I was born and bred in Manchester,
I have lived and worked in various parts of the fair city,
I have seen good and bad in all aspects of Manchesters society,
i have moved out of the city to a small town in Lancashire,
I would recomend the small towns in lancashire than the cith of Manchester,
I havent been shot once since i left town, 3 times in Manchester.
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Quote by Tania
I am not working at the moment as I have a baby daughter to care for so no issues with leaving work. But I was told once that Manchester was a good place to find work (one agency was trying to find good staff to send over as they had a surplus of demand and a shortage of supply up there).
I can't buy a house, not even a garage. I would be renting.
Students everywhere? Hmm must keep some distance for the sake of my ears (I hear students play music loud) and my chastity (fast approaching 40 which is the age most young men lust after - it's proven!) LOL
Thanks for all the info everyone. You are brilliant!
Tania -
I don't know where you're living at the moment (i've moved to London from Manchester - and would thoroughly advise you to go the other way) but my advice is GO!
Manchester has everything you could hope for in a city and is just a much much nicer place to be than London. You can also get some great affordable flats from the Council - i had one for years and was very happy - just make sure you're looking in the right place.
they show some available on (or salford city council ) - but there are others available. Many people here will advise you about areas.
My friends have never found problems finding work, and the city is reasonably affordable.
Again, i'd thoroughly recommend the areas in the south of the city (proper) - Withington, Chorlton Didsbury are reasonably nice - as the areas in the North and East of the city (Harpurhey, Moston, Charlestown) are less nice and just a bit harder to get to. Think of south Manchester like north London - and East manchester like the east end.
If you want me to give you any other thoughts - please just pm me. i'm more than happy to spend ages chatting to you about how lovely manchester is and used to be involved with the media in the city, so have a pretty good knowledge of what's what.
And if you ever get back in to the meeting people/ swinging thing - i've discovered (since i've been in london) that if you look around this site - or in the chat room - that it's all happening in the North West, particuarly Manchester.
good luck with your travels - and do get in touch
boro xxx
Orgasminator
Quote by Johnno1973
I havent been shot once since i left town, 3 times in Manchester.
What kind of people/places do you hang out with/in? :shock:
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Quote by Phoenix
and it only cost me £45 a week.
When was that, 1950 ??
July 2004, actually
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Quote by Johnno1973
I dont hang about with anyone,
I was living in a place called Moss side which you probably have never heard of.
Dont move there.
Yeah i lived in moss side for a bit - the nicer end. I had a friend who had a ground floor flat on the Alex Park estate. He was robbed by someone pointing a gun at him through his bedroom window.
don't live on the ground floor in the Alex park
Quote by boroughb
I dont hang about with anyone,
I was living in a place called Moss side which you probably have never heard of.
Dont move there.
Yeah i lived in moss side for a bit - the nicer end. I had a friend who had a ground floor flat on the Alex Park estate. He was robbed by someone pointing a gun at him through his bedroom window.
don't live on the ground floor in the Alex park
I was the landlord of the Claremont pub for nearly 6 years.
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Wow it does sound great..I think I may move up there
go, go now
you won't be sorry
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Quote by Johnno1973
I dont hang about with anyone,
I was living in a place called Moss side which you probably have never heard of.
Dont move there.
Yeah i lived in moss side for a bit - the nicer end. I had a friend who had a ground floor flat on the Alex Park estate. He was robbed by someone pointing a gun at him through his bedroom window.
don't live on the ground floor in the Alex park
I was the landlord of the Claremont pub for nearly 6 years.
not surprised you got shot at. AM surprised you're still in one bit.
brave man - respect!
boro xx
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Alternatively, you could try
another cracking bit of ignorable advice from miserablemoggy
Orgasminator
Quote by boroughb
they show some available on (or salford city council ) - but there are others available. Many people here will advise you about areas.
boro xxx
Great link (still viewing first one and trying to figure out if I would qualify). Thank you so much.
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Quote by Tania
they show some available on (or salford city council ) - but there are others available. Many people here will advise you about areas.
boro xxx
Great link (still viewing first one and trying to figure out if I would qualify). Thank you so much.
yes you will qualify. the only qualification you need is that you want a house/flat. Oh, and like i said -the properties on the website are only a fraction of those they actually have.
i got a council flat and i was a young single man in employment
I guess you're not living council in London - otherwise you could do a swap - that's how i ended up down here in SE London
Sex God
I grew up in Moss Side and still had family links there till my mum died 18mths ago, and to be honest yes at times itw as bad, but in reality it is much better these days, there is a lot less gang violence and a far better sense of commmunity than there used to be!
Ps - I know the Claremont very well, was my family's local when I was growing up!
Ps - I know the Claremont very well, was my family's local when I was growing up!
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Quote by mistress_sassy
I grew up in Moss Side and still had family links there till my mum died 18mths ago, and to be honest yes at times itw as bad, but in reality it is much better these days, there is a lot less gang violence and a far better sense of commmunity than there used to be!
Ps - I know the Claremont very well, was my family's local when I was growing up!
Yeah - Moss Side is generally fine - avoid Longsight like the plague (has it got any better yet Sassy?) And Salford has some properly rough bits - particularly Ordsall and Little Hulton (birthplace of Shaun Ryder - say no more)
boro xx
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Quote by JudyTV
and it only cost me £45 a week.
When was that, 1950 ??
July 2004, actually
Whattttttttttt?????????..... Well you certainly wouldn't get it for that now
A 2 bed flat in the city centre will cost anything from £150 per week to £200 per week as of November 2005 plus Coucil tax, plus city centre parking both extra on top of the rent. This is certainly the case in postcode M1. However, the further out you go the cheaper ( in some areas ) it gets.
Judy
You would from the council. I did. If you don't believe me ask Mistress_Sassy.
you can live walking distance from Canal Street (god knows i did it enough) and spend that extra money having a good time...
Sex God
Yes You can, its about 15 mins walk, across form Castlefield, my mates live there now and pay £50 a week - for the whole flat!
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Quote by mistress_sassy
Yes You can, its about 15 mins walk, across form Castlefield, my mates live there now and pay £50 a week - for the whole flat!
You can always trust a City fan.....
blue forever
boro xx
Sex God
Mini - Hikack......................
Did I mention I was a Man City fan?
Did I mention I was a Man City fan?
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Mini - Hikack......................
Did I mention I was a Man City fan?
naaah.... i was saying that i am
lol
boro xx
Sex God
Woo hoo, thats two of us! Ooops 4, better not forget H,red and Dino!
Ooops 4, better not forget H,red and Dino! Quote by PoloLady
Mini - Hikack......................
Did I mention I was a Man City fan?
Did i ?,
Well if i didnt,
IM A CITY FAN ! ! :thumbup:
Don't do the thumbs up thing Dino - It makes it look like you have large hands
:shock: :shock: does it?that`ll never do.
Dino. (small hands, and proud !) :wink:
Don't forget the rain...
Oh and my eldest in a Bobby working, amongst other places, in Moss side AND IT REALLY IS A BAD PLACE WITH BAD PEOPLE
Agree with some of the other posts though. Manchester has some really nice parts and some really crappy parts, as does any other large city.
the reason to move????
Northerners. We have a monopoly on senses of humour and broad shoulders to go with it.
Oh and my eldest in a Bobby working, amongst other places, in Moss side AND IT REALLY IS A BAD PLACE WITH BAD PEOPLE
Agree with some of the other posts though. Manchester has some really nice parts and some really crappy parts, as does any other large city.
the reason to move????
Northerners. We have a monopoly on senses of humour and broad shoulders to go with it.
