Congratulations Bristol, you've won a me!

I'm coming down on the coach next week, with the plan to look round, try and find a place to live, and a job.. Then hopefully I can nip back up north, and my Daddy's giving me a lift back down with all my stuff..

So.. um.. is there any really nice person in the area who would have a spare sofa for a day or two or could act as a sort of 'native guide'?
It's just I don't really know where I'm going, and though there's quite a few house shares and things available, I really don't want to agree to move in somewhere without going to have a proper look.. I'm not sure what areas are good, or dodgy, or hard to get to..

I would really appreciate it! And I can buy you a beer or two.. or three..

your welcome to come crash on our sofas for a bit if you like, our house is kinda crazy though and ill have some [censored] to do for uni, but probably a few free hours to spare somewhere...
o and good decision

There's nothing wrong with crazy

Um.. I'm probably going to be going down about tuesday or wednesday next week.. would that be ok?

If you cant cope with the nuclear waste site that is Oli's house we have a slightly smaller (but slightly tidier) place down the road. Welcome to Bristol

Yay!

Glad you decided. You'll be in good hands at the "house o'slack".

hahahaha Gayle, guess what we just called our new wireless network?

dunno? gaylord?

no, wrong fire troupe for that name.....

oi ! who said anything about nuclear waste site!? anyway, we were purged the other day, the landlord sent some cleaning ladies round...

i'm *really* scared if there is a house that is untidier than anywhere sandy lives.....

Oi sy! dont make me come up there and break your other leg for ya! besides you havnt a leg to stand on (no pun intended) with the mess your sofa pit has created.

OK, i admit ours has something of a 'lived in' feel about it but we do have a juggling studio and Tim just tidied cos he finished making his skate ramp so

Oli's isnt normally that bad either TBF, just last time we were round there the floor still had a hangover.

Edit: Rob you havnt been to Merlyns house have you?

Well.. if you can manage a more chaotic house than the one I stayed in in Brisbane (note to self.. remember to distinguish the 'bane' and 'tol'..)- which for a few days had 14 randoms, 6 residents in a 5 bedroom house.. I wound up in the space under the shed, which I had to share with a bush turkey

And thanks everyone for the welcome! *bounce* I'm getting excited now!

Just an update.. Will now def'nitelyt be Wednesday I'm going down, I just found a cheap train ticket and bought it..

I hope to meet lots of ya!

Bleh.. just an update on this- I *thought* I had a house sorted, but they called my back a bit later and said actually, someone else got it.

Which is a bit odd as the ad's turned up again on gumtree this morning, a week later..

And no my mother's poking me with a stick and saying they want the bathroom back to themselves, so.. umm.. is there any chance of a repeat sofa theft?

I'll hopefully be a bit better organised this time, and get houses lined up to look at *before* I go down.. so it really should just be a few days..?

I know it's pretty damn cheeky.. And this time I *will* remember to buy beer.

Keeping my fingers x-ed and send you MEGA ies...

Hope you find your nest soon. Unfortunately I can't be of much more help a this point.... (looks up "proundly" in the Merriam Webster dictionary )