Living next to Ashton Gate

[Jerseybean]

As per the title: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/what-like-live-next-ashton-8507279?utm_source=bristol_live_newsletter&utm_campaign=daily_newsletter2&utm_medium=email

[Leveller]

Sensible & interesting article.

[Oh Louie louie]

Thats not raynes road is it? One ends the city gates and the others Raleigh road, also I have my doubts about Emma, debbie peter and mark, imagantive names, if he would have chucked a Tarquin in from North Street, it would have been more accurate 

[Oh Louie louie]

My apologies can see the turning for Raleigh now

[Oh Louie louie]

I can't lie, this Emma character sounds like a massive busybody to me, she could check easy if there's a game on, before she goes shopping on Sunday lunchtime, you would think she may have noticed the amount of people and traffic in bemmy, its pretty hard to miss, she would notice that by the end of her street, most would turn around, then gossiping with a stranger about a neighbour earning a tenner for parking, I hope this blokes not building a extension, Jesus she would have a Field day

[Davefevs]

1 hour ago, Leveller said:

Sensible & interesting article.

That’s what I thought.

[Open End Numb Legs]

It would have been my dream to live near AG as a child, now I am an oldie - not so much!

If I did live nearby I would have thought a positive would be having a job at the stadium? Has anyone on OTIB ever done that?

[steviestevieneville]

Decent article , although I don’t see how they moan about parking when it’s parking permits everywhere .

does anyone know when the next phase of building is due to start ? Wikes etc obviously have a lease on those buildings 

[Leveller]

31 minutes ago, Oh Louie louie said:

I can't lie, this Emma character sounds like a massive busybody to me, she could check easy if there's a game on, before she goes shopping on Sunday lunchtime, you would think she may have noticed the amount of people and traffic in bemmy, its pretty hard to miss, she would notice that by the end of her street, most would turn around, then gossiping with a stranger about a neighbour earning a tenner for parking, I hope this blokes not building a extension, Jesus she would have a Field day

What, the Emma who said you just have to be aware of when a games on, in case you get caught out? The one who fully accepts the position? Wow.

[A Horse With No Name]

9 minutes ago, steviestevieneville said:

Decent article , although I don’t see how they moan about parking when it’s parking permits everywhere .

does anyone know when the next phase of building is due to start ? Wikes etc obviously have a lease on those buildings 

Appently clearance work will begin late summer

[Oh Louie louie]

I'm picturing the scene he and the lady who was in the unnamed street in bemmy in a doorway had quite a chat, didn't they, as you do with strangers outside your house

[Red-Robbo]

11 minutes ago, Open End Numb Legs said:

If I did live nearby I would have thought a positive would be having a job at the stadium? Has anyone on OTIB ever done that?

 

My niece works there and TBH the sub-contracting company that employs her are not the best: very demanding and skirting employment law when it comes to breaks etc.

A job's a job, but I don't think it thrills her, as a City fan, to have to deal with some of the unpleasant drunks among our supporters that she has to encounter. 

[Oh Louie louie]

Anybody who lives in the area will tell you street parking in Ashton bedminster windmill hill on a non match day is impossible most days and there's a very good chance you Will get your space took if you nip out you would get more common sense interviewing dot cotton of Walford 

[Open End Numb Legs]

33 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said:

 

My niece works there and TBH the sub-contracting company that employs her are not the best: very demanding and skirting employment law when it comes to breaks etc.

A job's a job, but I don't think it thrills her, as a City fan, to have to deal with some of the unpleasant drunks among our supporters that she has to encounter. 

I was hoping they would offer me £100k pa to walk out at HT and FT to tend the pitch with a fork. Maybe that is unrealistic.

[Oh Louie louie]

See if you can beat this for a bad job, my and another bloke in the summer had to go around scraping the chewing gum, off the steps in the stands, and other certain area's for the painters, was every summer for years for uplands construction, the last year we did it I can recall being in the atyeo, working, and Dave partridge was on the pitch, talking to the press

[Bazooka Joe]

7 minutes ago, Oh Louie louie said:

See if you can beat this for a bad job, my and another bloke in the summer had to go around scraping the chewing gum, off the steps in the stands, and other certain area's for the painters, was every summer for years for uplands construction, the last year we did it I can recall being in the atyeo, working, and Dave partridge was on the pitch, talking to the press

Suppose you couldn't be too chewsy.

On the positive side, you must have earned a mint.

[exAtyeoMax]

seems pretty fair and balanced

[Oh Louie louie]

Imagine going down, I dunno marksbury road, and talking to women on the doorstep you don't know, its a recipe for a right hander

[glynriley]

1 hour ago, Open End Numb Legs said:

It would have been my dream to live near AG as a child, now I am an oldie - not so much!

If I did live nearby I would have thought a positive would be having a job at the stadium? Has anyone on OTIB ever done that?

24 years just waitin' for a chance
To tell her how I feel and maybe get a second glance
Now I gotta get used to not living next door to Ashton Gate. 

[PhilC]

1 hour ago, steviestevieneville said:

Decent article , although I don’t see how they moan about parking when it’s parking permits everywhere .

does anyone know when the next phase of building is due to start ? Wikes etc obviously have a lease on those buildings 

The roads on the south side of North Street (I.e. nearest Ashton Gate) do not have a residents parking scheme.

[Oh Louie louie]

What do you guys think about marks story, moved here when the stadium was under construction getting gates of 10000, bit scripted to say the least, and again does he come across as Einstein, fgs can he not interview somebody who comes across as a little bit switched on

[slartibartfast]

Did like the guy who said that the stadium was here a lot longer than the people who complain !

[exAtyeoMax]

1 minute ago, Oh Louie louie said:

What do you guys think about marks story, moved here when the stadium was under construction getting gates of 10000, bit scripted to say the least, and again does he come across as Einstein, fgs can he not interview somebody who comes across as a little bit switched on

should have asked @CyderInACan. He's switched on

[Oh Louie louie]

Max, they are insulting our intelligence, and these story's, I'm incomftable when it comes to quotes from faceless people, its that bad I'm thinking about a career in journalism, I mean how hard can it be, faceless people no street names, I could do storys like that, but id probably need to learn how to spell tbh 

[Oh Louie louie]

As regards to the parking offence in raynes road, I guarantee they stole that off someone's social media, pathetic 

[exAtyeoMax]

16 minutes ago, Oh Louie louie said:

Max, they are insulting our intelligence, and these story's, I'm incomftable when it comes to quotes from faceless people, its that bad I'm thinking about a career in journalism, I mean how hard can it be, faceless people no street names, I could do storys like that, but id probably need to learn how to spell tbh 

This seems to be the norm in a lot of cases these days, I don't really care. BBC is full of quotes from Twitter. I don't take any of it seriously anymore.

[Oh Louie louie]

Guys come on, do you think this is a Human writing this tripe! 

[mjd]

Sorry I had afew beers but every time I look at the topic all I hear is that song living next-door to Alice hope it doesn't infect anyone else

[Davefevs]

5 minutes ago, mjd said:

Sorry I had afew beers but every time I look at the topic all I hear is that song living next-door to Alice hope it doesn't infect anyone else

Me too.

 

But I’m still humming the Balamory song (rather than oasis) for Ross McCrorie.

[RedM]

There has been a load of these articles on newsfeeds etc at the moment. In recent days I've had Luton, Wimbledon, QPR and Fulham pop up on mine showing local residents living nearby. Close season for sport jurnos I expect.