Ekona Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Having just moved to a new house in a new area, Jo and I decided to spend today exploring and seeing just the local amenities are like. I've only ever lived in one town for my previous 35 years on this planet, so this is new experience for me. We discovered that our new town has: - 10+ hairdressers - 5 betting shops - 2 small supermarkets - 2 butchers (with some very tasty looking meat, really must try some) - 2 very very very on the ball traffic wardens who don't f*ck about giving out tickets - 4 pubs - 1 wine bar! It's only a small town, but pretty much every third shop is a bloody hairdressers: I've no idea how there's enough business to keep them all going! Does anyone else love anywhere that has an excessive plethora of a single type of shop? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 (edited) In our village we have just one outlet!!! And it's a PUB!! In fact 14 seconds door to door. We don't need any other shops Need a hair cut Dan? Edited February 14, 2015 by Wasso 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 - 10+ hairdressers - 5 betting shops Are you still in Essex? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 What about hand bag shops Dan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 - 10+ hairdressers - 5 betting shops Are you still in Essex? Can you tell? I don't even have any hair that needs a cut to try any of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 Well, unless they do pubic styling, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Yes, Mold has a whole load of estate agents, most of them in one street. I don't know what you mean by small but Mold's population is around 10,000. It also has an Aldi, Lidl, a 24 hour Tesco, an Iceland, a large Co-op and a farmland shop. There's also a McDonalds and no less than 3 24 hour petrol stations, Buckley on the other hand just 3 miles from Mold with a population of 18,000 has naff all. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 (edited) Population of 11,053 here apparently, according to Wiki. Mold sounds heaving in comparison. Edited February 14, 2015 by Ekona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 We have an abundance of antique shops and coffee shops!! Come to think of it there are a lot of hairdressers and barbers, not counted them though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Yes, Mold has a whole load of estate agents, most of them in one street. I don't know what you mean by small but Mold's population is around 10,000. It also has an Aldi, Lidl, a 24 hour Tesco, an Iceland, a large Co-op and a farmland shop. There's also a McDonalds and no less than 3 24 hour petrol stations, Buckley on the other hand just 3 miles from Mold with a population of 18,000 has naff all. Pete So no point living in Buckley then 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 - 10+ hairdressers - 5 betting shops Are you still in Essex? Can you tell? I don't even have any hair that needs a cut to try any of them! Surely not there's no mention of a tanning salon or a nail bar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 We have a population of 604!! AND that includes the smaller village Little Bourton http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Bourton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Population of 11,053 here apparently, according to Wiki. Mold sounds heaving in comparison. Is this it Dan ? Al-Nashabiyah (Arabic: النشابية‎, also spelled ''Nashabieh) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located 19 kilometers east of Damascus city. Situated in the fertile Ghouta region, nearby localities include Beit Nayim and Outaya to the west, Marj al-Sultan to the southwest, al-Bilaliyah to the southeast, al-Qasimiyah and al-Jarba to the east, al-Bihariyah to the northeast, Adra to the north and Hawsh al-Dawahira and Hawsh Nasri to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Nashabiyah had a population of 11,053 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the al-Nashabiyah nahiyah ("subdistrict") which consists of 22 localities with a collective population 76,814 in 2004.[1] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Maybe Dan should start a "twinning" campaign? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 Syria is probably quite pleasant compared with the neighbourhood I moved out of 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetpilot Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Although i live in a relatively large town, it has its little suburbs so to speak, the village shops at the end of my road consisted of the usual, 4 banks, hairdresser, butchers, tea room, estate agent or two etc It now consists of one bank, 4 hairdressers, 2 beauty saloons, numerous charity shops, 5 estate agents, 3 bakers etc but more alarmingly, what was 6 pubs in a quarter of a square mile radius is now, 16 pubs and wine bars all open till 2am!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 Party round yours then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetpilot Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Party round yours then! It is the place to be, "apparently" If your 18 and like vomiting and fighting and everything else that goes with it Not really right in a residential area if you ask me, glad to have moved a bit down the road, Friday/Saturday nights were interesting with the windows open in the summer at kick out time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Fraserburgh has 4 lingerie shops. Always found that fact quite funnY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Bit concerned that you know the EXACT number Al 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 I'm actually rather proud of him for knowing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 We have a disproportionate number of restaurants and pubs, presumably due to that game in which oversized public school chaps chase a peanut shaped ball around a muddy field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Yes, Mold has a whole load of estate agents, most of them in one street. I don't know what you mean by small but Mold's population is around 10,000. It also has an Aldi, Lidl, a 24 hour Tesco, an Iceland, a large Co-op and a farmland shop. There's also a McDonalds and no less than 3 24 hour petrol stations, Buckley on the other hand just 3 miles from Mold with a population of 18,000 has naff all. Pete So no point living in Buckley then Free parking in Buckley though . Anyway, I almost forgot, Mold has a whole host of charity shops, an Argos, A B&M , Boots, WH Smith, a couple of chippies, a Subway etc. It's a market town too, they close off the high street every Wednesday and Saturday and still have half day closing every Thursday!! Pete 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 We have a disproportionate number of restaurants and pubs, presumably due to that game in which oversized public school chaps chase a peanut shaped ball around a muddy field. I used to live in St Margarets, so I know exactly what you're talking about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I'm actually rather proud of him for knowing It's a tiny wee town up in the NE of Scotland. It takes 10 minutes to walk around the entire town centre so it's quite memorable when you notice there are a large number of frilly knicker shops. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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