As I drove through Holbeck today they were in the process of knocking down the high rises. You will not recognise Holbeck soon. Not a bad thing I suppose but I love old Leeds, like the dark, wet tunnels and arches, slightly scary and depressing places for those outsiders that dare venture into Leeds. They're even trying to make them into looking like the inside of a nightclub.
________________________________ From: Nigel Barber <[email protected]> To: John Lee <[email protected]> Cc: Richard Walker <[email protected]>; LEEDS LIST <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, 12 May, 2010 17:26:00 Subject: Re: [LU] Damned united Yeah, North Yorkshire is has a magical, roughly-hewn beauty that makes my chest swell with pride. Need to walk it one day. London still makes my wallet wince - you can't scratch your knackers without blowing a tenner, but as a hothouse for the brightest, the beautiful and the best it has few equals. Nigel. On 12 May 2010 15:51, John Lee <[email protected]> wrote: but then again, I was down in that there London yesterday - god it's grim, especially when it's cold and windy - crap flying around everywhere, miserable faces, over-priced everything. I can't wait till the train doors shut and I leave the s***hole behind me! > >you should come to North Yorkshire Maggie - beautiful, and full of Tory MPs!! > >John > > >--- On Wed, 12/5/10, Nigel Barber <[email protected]> wrote: > >Being a converted Londoner, I'm still sensitive to being patronised (and >>some poor unfortunate will get filled in), but face facts, it IS fucking >>grim up North. When I'm home, I still get the sense that a battering is >>waiting round every corner, >> >> > -- blog.mindbrix.co.uk/2010/01/20/zoomable-gallery/ www.concentrichron.com -- Mindbrix -- Dream it, draw it, build it, love it 69 Derby Street Beeston Nottingham NG9 2LG +44 7905 311 352 [email protected] www.mindbrix.co.uk Skype: ntbarber twitter.com/mindbrix _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away
