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simian110% MONKEY EVERY TIME ALL THE TIME JUST CANT STOP THE MONKEY
3,149 posts
Location: London


Posted:
hello hop people smile wave



due to unforseen rubbish evil landlord stuff...

mad2 meditate

...i've had to move out of my place in Clapham which i moved into only a week ago... frown



...and into a very lovely canalboat in Southall (West London Zone 4) smile smile smile



Thing is, i'm gonna need someone to share it with from mid-november ish

The rent is £325 a month (or £75 a week)

and an extra £20-ish a month to cover bills, council tax, etc...



SO:

Does any HoPper fancy living with on a boat with a monkey?

i'd sooo prefer to live with one of you idiots rather than with an "Ordinary Mature Adult" wink

so i thought i'd ask here before looking for people from the *shudder* "Real World"...



so if you or any friends you have are looking for a place in London then PM me. And feel free to ask questions and stuff in here. i don't even mind if you just wanna talk rubbish, cos it'll keep it bumped smile



oh yeah, about the boat... It's newly refurbished, i'm the first tenant to rent it. Here's some details:-



IT HAS:



Central Heating

from beautiful big iron radiators, reclaimed from a school i think... Heating bills inclusive in rent



Electricity



Broadband is available

(i reckon i'm gonna get it connected pretty soon)



Awesome Bathroom + Shower

with antique bathtub originally belonging to James Murray (who wrote the Oxford English dictionary) and huuuuge great shower head which makes it feel like you're being rained on. Did you ever have a shower at HellzBellz & Bambams' palace? Then you'll know what i'm talkin about biggrin



Kitchen with most mod cons

microwave, gas hob, electric oven, fridge/freezer & washing machine



Moored in a beatiful "Gated Community" in Southall

Secure... postbox for mail... Grassy... Space for play & fire... So pretty you wouldn't believe you're in London... Geese and Swans and that... very nice smile



erm... did i leave stuff out... oh it has lovely wooden flooring.

i'll see if i can sort out some photos so you can all see the lovliness.

awww go on, you'd love it. It's really really nice.

The only disadvantage is you'll have to live with a monkey ubbangel



Details again:

Move in mid-november, earlier is negotiable.

Rent is £325 a month (or £75 a week) + bills (£20 ish)

Interested? PM me if you wanna come check it out. I'll make you tea and everything biggrin

"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."


_Clare_BRONZE Member
Still wiggling
5,967 posts
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (UK)


Posted:
Me! Me! Me!

God, that sounds amazing monkey boy... I wish biggrin

Instead, I live in smelly northern ireland frown

Getting to the other side smile


Fine_Rabid_DogInternet Hate Machine
10,530 posts
Location: They seek him here, they seek him there...


Posted:
Why did you get kicked out!? Lame!

Sounds awesome smile

Hope it all goews well smile

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simian110% MONKEY EVERY TIME ALL THE TIME JUST CANT STOP THE MONKEY
3,149 posts
Location: London


Posted:
Written by: Fine_Rabid_Dog

Why did you get kicked out!? Lame!






according to the agent, he got a call from the landlord saying there's some change in the law being introduced that meant he had to reduce the number of tenants in the house. i was the last one in (moving in 4 days previously) so i was the first one out. He gave me slightly less than one months notice, so i moved out the following day and got my money back off him.



as i said, mad2 meditate



but the boat is awesome, so silver linings and that... rolleyes





Claire: move to london hug the monkey commands wink

"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."


The Troglodytenewbie
1 post
Location: London


Posted:
Ahem...

Correction on monkey's behalf for anyone bothered about baths, dictionaries or lexicographers ... the bath's not THAT old - It belonged to James Murray (who wrote the Oxford English dictionary) not Samuel Johnson. And as far as I know Robbie Coltrane never owned it either...

But it is big enough to fit several people in grouphug

... and simian is right about the land lord - he was mad

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simian110% MONKEY EVERY TIME ALL THE TIME JUST CANT STOP THE MONKEY
3,149 posts
Location: London


Posted:
whoops, thought it didn't look quite that decrepit.



monkey confusion rolleyes will edit...



nice first post ms troglodyte biggrin

"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."


Bubbles_SILVER Member
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,384 posts
Location: mancunian, United Kingdom


Posted:
wow sounds great and i really would but its in london. im not too keen about where i am now, fancy sailing up north? :P

just out of curiosity, 75, is that standard down south? seems like a lot

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Suibomaddict
577 posts
Location: Oregon, USA


Posted:
Ahh hell.. and here lately I've been thinkin of movin to London.. er.. or anywhere else really. Too bad it's not a reality, monkeys are funny and full of amusement.

Sounds like a great place, I'll start lookin for a job over there biggrin

g'luck on findin a roomy..

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simian110% MONKEY EVERY TIME ALL THE TIME JUST CANT STOP THE MONKEY
3,149 posts
Location: London


Posted:
Liquid Bubblegum:

i'd say 75p/w is pretty cheap for London (cos London is expensive). Any londoners agree\disagree?

"Switching between different kinds of chuu chuu sometimes gives this "urgh wtf?" effect because it's giving people the phi phenomenon."


animatEdBRONZE Member
1 + 1 = 3
3,540 posts
Location: Bristol UK


Posted:
grrr!!

If only I wasn't at uni!! I would so take you up on that offer otherwise...

Empty your mind. Be formless, Shapeless, like Water.
Put Water into a cup, it becomes the cup, put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, put water into a teapot, it becomes the teapot.
Water can flow, or it can Crash.
Be Water My Friend.


duballstarSILVER Member
slack rating - 9.5
2,216 posts
Location: Suburbiton, Yoo-Kay, United Kingdom


Posted:
hmm... very tempting but i can't afford to leave my current job until mid december at the earliest... there's a chance i'll be looking for a new pad in january but that won't be much help then will it? umm

It is our fantasies that make us real. Without our fantasies we're just a blank monkey' - Terry Pratchett


Mr ChutneySILVER Member
Tosser
1,712 posts
Location: Bristol,UK


Posted:
Simon- if a Job in London comes up I will be there- no question.

It looks like I might be getting a 6month job here in the countryside as of next Friday though-

Still, i suppose you could always use someone else and they make them walk the plank when I arrive wink

mcpPLATINUM Member
Flying Water Muppet
5,276 posts
Location: Edin-borrow., United Kingdom


Posted:
that's a kick ass flat dude! Tell dev-kev to employ me and I'd be there in a second!

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UCOFSILVER Member
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales


Posted:
*considers leaving Canterbury*

Gayle......!SILVER Member
Pooh-Bah
2,444 posts
Location: Bristol !!!!!!, United Kingdom


Posted:
*considers leaving my job, my house, my boyfriend*

Gayle.....!


BirdGOLD Member
now available in "advanced"
6,086 posts
Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom


Posted:
Not before the 5th of November you don't missy!!!! spank

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J-Jmember
41 posts
Location: Perth, Australia


Posted:
Sounds awesome. biggrin I'd love to live on a boat.

But sadly it'd be a bit inconvenient for getting to uni here in australia frown

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spaceySILVER Member
mischeivious pixie
291 posts
Location: Sydney, Australia


Posted:
having just returned from said house boat, i can highly reccomend it....you can even wave to other people using the canal....how exciting lol bounce2 clap (sorry simple minds and all that....)

its lovely, nice and peaceful, and a good spot for spoinning....

plus you get to live with a munky

hug

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FearpigSILVER Member
member - tee hee "member"
279 posts
Location: Bethnal Green, London, England (UK)


Posted:
Maaaaaaaaaannnnn that sounds awesome.

I'm supposed to be going down there after Christmas. How soon would you need someone down there? Your offer is too good to not at least ask more!!

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FrodoBRONZE Member
old hand
1,092 posts
Location: In a van, United Kingdom


Posted:
Cheap.. that is! i pay that in southampton!!

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newgabeSILVER Member
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4,030 posts
Location: Bali, Australia


Posted:
Sounds too good to be true!!!

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PukSILVER Member
Sweet talented nutter
2,615 posts
Location: Brisbane Oz, Australia


Posted:
i'd love to live on a boat witha monkey .

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TinklePantsGOLD Member
Clique Infiltrator, Cunning Linguist and Master Debator
4,219 posts
Location: Edinburgh burgh burrrrrr, United Kingdom


Posted:
i've always wanted to live on a barge - but i'm a very weak swimmer so its not one of my best ideas lol

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Helz BellzSILVER Member
lovin' it...
2,444 posts
Location: Bristol!, United Kingdom


Posted:
Hey monkey!
Wow that sounds like a lush pad you've got there. Would live to have a mosey round! And yep, our shower is pretty good innit!

£75 per week is cheap for London!!

Bargain at half the price.

hug2

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UCOFSILVER Member
15,417 posts
Location: South Wales


Posted:
I think you mean twice Hels.... wink

hug

mausBRONZE Member
Carpal \'Tunnel
4,191 posts
Location: Sihanoukville, cambodia


Posted:
**sulk**....i'm a very jealous mousey indeed...sounds like you've got a fantastic set-up....i've always wanted to live on a barge...came pretty close to buying one just over a year ago,but the censoredbank wouldn't let me.... frown

good luck finding someone,and if you need someone agin around february...gimme a shout! biggrin

mechBRONZE Member
Carpal \'Tunnel
6,207 posts
Location: "In your ear", United Kingdom


Posted:
sim, if i come live with you, will you come live with me....


then we could do alternate months?

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SmallBoy - xCarpal \'Tunnel
2,737 posts
Location: London


Posted:
If you're around when i get back (Feb) I'll give you a shout - x

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CantusSILVER Member
Tantamount to fatuity
15,967 posts
Location: Down the road, United Kingdom


Posted:
Written by: UglyCowsOfFrance


I think you mean twice Hels....





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VampyricAcidSILVER Member
veteran
1,286 posts
Location: My House, United Kingdom


Posted:
uuuh cantus, i think UCOF is right, its saying it is very cheap, as it would still be "Cheap at Twice the price", everything is cheap at half the price, cos its half price tongue

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animatEdBRONZE Member
1 + 1 = 3
3,540 posts
Location: Bristol UK


Posted:
Technically, they're both right.

The saying is 'cheap at half the price'

but 'cheap at twice the price' also works and makes sense.

Empty your mind. Be formless, Shapeless, like Water.
Put Water into a cup, it becomes the cup, put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, put water into a teapot, it becomes the teapot.
Water can flow, or it can Crash.
Be Water My Friend.


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