Have you tried Croydon?! <g> Whenever I go there, (which is not often!) I memorise where I'm supposed to go on the map, and when I get there, I find the place bears absolutely no relationship to the map whatsoever. It's as if the people who drew up the A-Z thought the place was so complicated they might as well invent the streets they put in the A-Z. Last time I went there, it took me an hour to get home - a journey that should have taken 15-20 minutes at that time of night. At one point I found myself heading out of town for the motorway.
Please don't mention the circular roads to Croydon Borough Council - it's the one horror they haven't yet inflicted on Croydon! Regards, Annette in London, only a few miles from Croydon, but will NEVER go there again > You should try Canberra, which is built on circular roads. I was visiting a > doctor there recently, and wanted to visit a friend about a mile away to the > north of the surgery. But as that involved a maze of roads, I opted for the > simpler route of turning south, and linking up with a major road that would > curve around to the east then back west and end up very close to where I > wanted to go. According to the street directory, that is. > > I never did find the major road, but some 10 minutes later I found myself > at the intersection of the street where I wanted to get to, without ever having > been on the major loop road! Since then, we've nicknamed my car the > Tardis! > > I don't know how many times I've headed out there for somewhere new, and > found myself either suddenly in the heart of the city, or just travelling in > circles. The place is just like the garden in Alice in Wonderland. The only > way to get anywhere is to head off in the opposite direction! > > Noelene in Cooma To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
