Re: Lords Cricket Ground disused tunnel

On Thu, 17 Apr 2008, Mizter T wrote:

> On 17 Apr, 16:38, John B <s...@johnband.org> wrote:
>> On 17 Apr, 16:09, Mizter T <mizte...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> On the gripping hand, who goes to Homebase without a car, anyway?
>>>
>>> I do! By bike, on foot and by public transport. I genuinely know some
>>> people who made multiple trips by tube to Finchley Road to get to
>>> Homebase whilst they were doing up their new place.
>>>
>>> A car is pretty useful though!
>>
>> I've been from Finchley Road Homebase to Finsbury Park by tube laden 
>> with DIY products several times [because I used to work on Finchley 
>> Road rather than out of /sheer/ insanity], and even once from there to 
>> Whitechapel [on way back from visiting friends in Kilburn].
>
> Indeed, it's hardly an uncommon occurrence, and not everything from
> Homebase weighs a ton or is awkwardly bulky. Even for larger items, if
> one travels off-peak and is perhaps assisted by a companion then it
> can be conveyed on public transport.
>
> I'm quite sure that if one was to watch the comings and goings at
> Finchley Road Homebase then a significant minority of punters would be
> seen leaving the car park on foot, and Homebase bags aren't going to
> be rare sightings at Finchley Rd or West Hampstead stations either.

Fair enough.

I once brought six chairs from Habitat home on the tube.

Not all at once, though.

tom

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