Your Neighbourhood

Eichhörnchen · 09-14-16, 02:57 AM

STEED at home

Whenever I look at someone's Profile page for the first time, the thing I most like to know is where they live.

Some regular contributors' neighbourhoods are already familiar, because they sometimes post about them and they are beautiful.

I don't want you to tell me where you actually live, instead I just want to know what you see when you look around outside your place of residence; do you see a busy cityscape, a quiet old town, flat farmlands (such as I do) or woodlands, or maybe you live in a shed on an allotment, like STEED, and see rows of vegetables. Think of the area say about a mile radius; what's it like where you live?

Onkel Neal · 09-14-16, 04:35 AM

Great topic, pictures would be nice

Tango589 · 09-14-16, 04:36 AM

I live in a bog-standard 'village' in North Kent. I'm surrounded by a mix of 1970's houses, 1900's cottages built for the workers of the local paper mill and a varied assortment of decent folk, chavs and n'er-do-wells. There is motorway access just up the road, a train station 5 mins walk away, and if you want to drive for 10 mins in the right direction you quickly find yourself in the Kent countryside with fields and old country pubs in quaint villages.

Dowly · 09-14-16, 04:55 AM

Surrounded mostly by flats, but also bunch of greenery; patches of forest etc.

Within a 5-15 minutes walking distance I have: a bar, grill/pub, kiosk, beach, two grocery stores, drug store and a hospital, so that's convenient.

View from the window:

Von Due · 09-14-16, 05:13 AM

After years living next door to a bunch of kids whose stereo was confiscated every Saturday morning by the police, I now live in a place where the most noisy thing is the rare lawnmower. That change sure did not hurt.

Around here there are family homes and more family homes with (somewhat) well kept gardens. Got a nice view over the river and the quay where the cargo ships (and the odd cruise ship) dock. On a better day I can see several km towards the islands down south. Hop on the bus for a 10 minutes drive to town and the shops and I say that's central enough for me. Train station 15 minutes drive away, airport about half an hour for a few more weeks before they close (thank you, politicians for playing your little games).

Catfish · 09-14-16, 05:22 AM

^^ @Dowly: grill/barbecue spot looks nice

No photos here, but second-last house on a dead-end street, rest around is woods, one half preserve area, the other water preserve.
Half an hour to Hannover, all necessary facilities like five different groceries, six restaurants, two drugstores, also several doctors plus veterinaries, all within walking range. But no hospital, 30 minutes away by car.

All else like on Steed's photo, but the door has no hinges and it's a bit wetter (catfish like that).

OT if someone gets a direct message from me is it called carp DM ?

Commander Wallace · 09-14-16, 06:43 AM

When I look out my front door:

I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.

I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.

" What A Wonderful World "

Louis Armstrong

Seriously, That's not far from the truth as I'm in the countryside.

Jimbuna · 09-14-16, 06:48 AM

My place of abode (already posted numerous pictures) is situated on a small private housing estate (six cul-de-sacs) situated half a mile from a large (once industrial) river and less than two miles from a harbour entrance and the coastline.

Shops and plentiful amenities are only a few hundred metres distance and a vibrant town centre (population in and around the area is approximately 65,000) a mile or so away.

The nearest cities being Sunderland seven miles and Newcastle ten miles, the airport sixteen miles.

Osmium Steele · 09-14-16, 07:00 AM

We live in a nice, small housing subdivision. The Grand Rapids metro area is north of us, about 15 minutes on the highway. East, west, and south, farmland with the occasional housing development thrown in.

We're small town, but just on the edge of the big town.

Eichhörnchen · 09-14-16, 07:11 AM

About 50 yards from my house

As you can see, it's very flat here and that's because I live on...

The Wash, a sort of incursion of The North Sea, around which the reclaimed land is known as the fens. Reclamation began as early as Roman times, and then later the influence of the Dutch on the engineering of the landscape means that it now resembles The Netherlands, the roads often raised up on embankments with steep-sided dykes (known as drains) on either side: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wash

This is a photo I took of our local bird reserve on the nearby marsh.

09-14-16, 02:57 AM	#1
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,746 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Your Neighbourhood STEED at home Whenever I look at someone's Profile page for the first time, the thing I most like to know is where they live. Some regular contributors' neighbourhoods are already familiar, because they sometimes post about them and they are beautiful. I don't want you to tell me where you actually live, instead I just want to know what you see when you look around outside your place of residence; do you see a busy cityscape, a quiet old town, flat farmlands (such as I do) or woodlands, or maybe you live in a shed on an allotment, like STEED, and see rows of vegetables. Think of the area say about a mile radius; what's it like where you live? __________________ Last edited by Eichhörnchen; 09-14-16 at 04:32 AM.

09-14-16, 04:35 AM	#2
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,284 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	Great topic, pictures would be nice __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

09-14-16, 04:36 AM	#3
Tango589 Still crazy as ever! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 3,358 Downloads: 180 Uploads: 1	I live in a bog-standard 'village' in North Kent. I'm surrounded by a mix of 1970's houses, 1900's cottages built for the workers of the local paper mill and a varied assortment of decent folk, chavs and n'er-do-wells. There is motorway access just up the road, a train station 5 mins walk away, and if you want to drive for 10 mins in the right direction you quickly find yourself in the Kent countryside with fields and old country pubs in quaint villages. __________________ Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way...

09-14-16, 05:22 AM	#6
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,897 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	^^ @Dowly: grill/barbecue spot looks nice No photos here, but second-last house on a dead-end street, rest around is woods, one half preserve area, the other water preserve. Half an hour to Hannover, all necessary facilities like five different groceries, six restaurants, two drugstores, also several doctors plus veterinaries, all within walking range. But no hospital, 30 minutes away by car. All else like on Steed's photo, but the door has no hinges and it's a bit wetter (catfish like that). OT if someone gets a direct message from me is it called carp DM ? __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

09-14-16, 06:48 AM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,198 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	My place of abode (already posted numerous pictures) is situated on a small private housing estate (six cul-de-sacs) situated half a mile from a large (once industrial) river and less than two miles from a harbour entrance and the coastline. Shops and plentiful amenities are only a few hundred metres distance and a vibrant town centre (population in and around the area is approximately 65,000) a mile or so away. The nearest cities being Sunderland seven miles and Newcastle ten miles, the airport sixteen miles. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

09-14-16, 04:55 AM	#4
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,005 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Surrounded mostly by flats, but also bunch of greenery; patches of forest etc. Within a 5-15 minutes walking distance I have: a bar, grill/pub, kiosk, beach, two grocery stores, drug store and a hospital, so that's convenient. View from the window:

09-14-16, 05:13 AM	#5
Von Due Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,660 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	After years living next door to a bunch of kids whose stereo was confiscated every Saturday morning by the police, I now live in a place where the most noisy thing is the rare lawnmower. That change sure did not hurt. Around here there are family homes and more family homes with (somewhat) well kept gardens. Got a nice view over the river and the quay where the cargo ships (and the odd cruise ship) dock. On a better day I can see several km towards the islands down south. Hop on the bus for a 10 minutes drive to town and the shops and I say that's central enough for me. Train station 15 minutes drive away, airport about half an hour for a few more weeks before they close (thank you, politicians for playing your little games).

09-14-16, 06:43 AM	#7
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,017 Downloads: 360 Uploads: 0	When I look out my front door: I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And I think to myself what a wonderful world. I see skies of blue and clouds of white The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night And I think to myself what a wonderful world. " What A Wonderful World " Louis Armstrong Seriously, That's not far from the truth as I'm in the countryside.

09-14-16, 07:00 AM	#9
Osmium Steele Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Upper midwest USA Posts: 1,101 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	We live in a nice, small housing subdivision. The Grand Rapids metro area is north of us, about 15 minutes on the highway. East, west, and south, farmland with the occasional housing development thrown in. We're small town, but just on the edge of the big town. __________________ In the month of July of the year 1348, between the feasts of St. Benedict and of St. Swithin, a strange thing came upon England... My U297 build thread

09-14-16, 07:11 AM	#10
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,746 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	My contribution: About 50 yards from my house As you can see, it's very flat here and that's because I live on... The Wash, a sort of incursion of The North Sea, around which the reclaimed land is known as the fens. Reclamation began as early as Roman times, and then later the influence of the Dutch on the engineering of the landscape means that it now resembles The Netherlands, the roads often raised up on embankments with steep-sided dykes (known as drains) on either side: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wash This is a photo I took of our local bird reserve on the nearby marsh. __________________ Last edited by Eichhörnchen; 09-14-16 at 11:36 AM.