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shelia & brucie Nov 8th 2006 9:13 am

Cairns 'v' Bradford West Yorkshire.!!
 
JUST A QUICK THREAD!!
ONE OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS LIVED IN CAIRNS AUSTRALIA & MARRIED A AUSTRAILIAN BUT GOT VERY HOMESICK & THEREFORE MOVED BACK TO BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE.PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COMMENT. DO YOU THINK THEY ARE INSANE!! :confused: :eek:

Wendy Nov 8th 2006 9:20 am

Re: Cairns 'v' Bradford West Yorkshire.!!
 

Originally Posted by shelia & brucie
JUST A QUICK THREAD!!
ONE OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS LIVED IN CAIRNS AUSTRALIA & MARRIED A AUSTRAILIAN BUT GOT VERY HOMESICK & THEREFORE MOVED BACK TO BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE.PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COMMENT. DO YOU THINK THEY ARE INSANE!! :confused: :eek:


Yes.

busterboy Nov 8th 2006 9:24 am

Re: Cairns 'v' Bradford West Yorkshire.!!
 

Originally Posted by Wendy
Yes.


Seconded. Double YES! Chucked it, big style.

Was in Rotherham today....shXt-tip....all the money has gone to MeadowHall, centre of town was like something from an original kitchen sink drama.

Wendy Nov 8th 2006 9:30 am

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Originally Posted by busterboy
Seconded. Double YES! Chucked it, big style.

Was in Rotherham today....shXt-tip....all the money has gone to MeadowHall, centre of town was like something from an original kitchen sink drama.


Rotherham is wonderful compared to Bradford, now theres a dump and it was getting worse by the day.

busterboy Nov 8th 2006 9:33 am

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Originally Posted by Wendy
Rotherham is wonderful compared to Bradford, now theres a dump and it was getting worse by the day.


OH's family originally from Bradford. If we drive through, we don't stop the car!

Jerseygirl Nov 8th 2006 9:36 am

Re: Cairns 'v' Bradford West Yorkshire.!!
 

Originally Posted by shelia & brucie
JUST A QUICK THREAD!!
ONE OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS LIVED IN CAIRNS AUSTRALIA & MARRIED A AUSTRAILIAN BUT GOT VERY HOMESICK & THEREFORE MOVED BACK TO BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE.PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COMMENT. DO YOU THINK THEY ARE INSANE!! :confused: :eek:


Of course they are clearly insane...they should've chosen Sheffield. :p

busterboy Nov 8th 2006 9:39 am

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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
Of course they are clearly insane...they should've chosen Sheffield. :p


OOOHHHH especially that housing estate overlooking the station, the huge red and cream one! (someone told me those were now a 'des-res' but I think they were having me on)! :)

shelia & brucie Nov 8th 2006 9:41 am

Re: Cairns 'v' Bradford West Yorkshire.!!
 

Originally Posted by busterboy
OH's family originally from Bradford. If we drive through, we don't stop the car!


I WAS ORIGINALLY FROM BRADFORD & BELIEVE ME I DEFINATLEY KNOW EXACTLY HOW YOU FEEL, ITS A COMPLETE DUMP!! THAT'S WHY I NOW LIVE IN THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND!! :) :)

tony4563 Nov 8th 2006 9:59 am

Re: Cairns 'v' Bradford West Yorkshire.!!
 
Sadly, we still live in Bradford too (That is until we get our Visa's granted) :) To be fair, they are tryin to spruce the city centre up, but at the end of the day you can't polish a turd can you. Having grown up here and seen the steady decline of a once beautiful city, I won't be sad to see the back of it.

busterboy Nov 8th 2006 10:04 am

Re: Cairns 'v' Bradford West Yorkshire.!!
 

Originally Posted by tony4563
Sadly, we still live in Bradford too (That is until we get our Visa's granted) :) To be fair, they are tryin to spruce the city centre up, but at the end of the day you can't polish a turd can you. Having grown up here and seen the steady decline of a once beautiful city, I won't be sad to see the back of it.

Fabulous phrase....I think my life would be complete if I could find a way to use it at least once a day!

I think a lot of people are sad to see the demise of some of the tradtitional towns...like I say, I was in Rotherham today and you could really see that there had been real money there once.

shelia & brucie Nov 8th 2006 10:04 am

Re: Cairns 'v' Bradford West Yorkshire.!!
 

Originally Posted by tony4563
Sadly, we still live in Bradford too (That is until we get our Visa's granted) :) To be fair, they are tryin to spruce the city centre up, but at the end of the day you can't polish a turd can you. Having grown up here and seen the steady decline of a once beautiful city, I won't be sad to see the back of it.


you poor soles where abouts in bradford are you living, & where are you hoping to live in oz. we liked that statement as it is so true.... :p

shelia & brucie Nov 8th 2006 10:08 am

Re: Cairns 'v' Bradford West Yorkshire.!!
 

Originally Posted by tony4563
Sadly, we still live in Bradford too (That is until we get our Visa's granted) :) To be fair, they are tryin to spruce the city centre up, but at the end of the day you can't polish a turd can you. Having grown up here and seen the steady decline of a once beautiful city, I won't be sad to see the back of it.


one of my parents lives in allerton & the other in eccelshill :p

Wendy Nov 8th 2006 11:28 am

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Originally Posted by shelia & brucie
one of my parents lives in allerton & the other in eccelshill :p


I lived in Allerton, a street just off the top of Saffron Drive.

Wendy Nov 8th 2006 11:29 am

Re: Cairns 'v' Bradford West Yorkshire.!!
 

Originally Posted by tony4563
Sadly, we still live in Bradford too (That is until we get our Visa's granted) :) To be fair, they are tryin to spruce the city centre up, but at the end of the day you can't polish a turd can you. Having grown up here and seen the steady decline of a once beautiful city, I won't be sad to see the back of it.


Did they ever find a new investor for the building work they were doing on Broadway?.

tony4563 Nov 8th 2006 12:13 pm

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Ah, Saffron Drive...They've still got the gun turrets there since you left Wendy. I read in the Telegraph & Argus (local rag) that vandals broke into someones house on that road and decorated it :)


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