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By (user no longer on site) OP 44 weeks ago
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So last night I went out out. And afterwards, I thought it was a bright idea to walk home. It took me an hour and a half, and I walked in my door at 1 am. I thought I live 15 minutes away.
So I learned a few things last night.
Espresso martini isn’t the only cocktail I enjoy, an old-fashioned is gorgeous
You can also buy three drinks for £38 in Prestwich.
I completely underestimate distance .
But it did remind me of the good old days walking home from nightclubs. And also I’ve not been on a long walk for a long time. My legs are aching.
What’s the furthest you’ve ever walked or hiked?  |
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Went out on a Ramblers ‘A’ walk once, you’d think a bunch of OAP’s going from one tea shop to another.
Nope, they’re like ex Marines, Paras or SAS and that’s the women, the guys are like mountain goats even in their 80’s 
You’d peak Snowdon and they’d want to walk up another mountain before the coach home. That day I think I did 16 miles and our leader was dropped off at the edge of Liverpool to cycle home  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 44 weeks ago
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You can also buy three drinks for £38 in Prestwich.
Are any cheaper drinks available in Prestwich ?"
Oh hell yes there are!!! Someone wanted an expensive drink (a whiskey). And the next guy said, ‘make that 2!!’ Haha.
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"50 miles london to Brighton i was young though "
I done a London (Trafalgar Sq) to Southend pier walk once, for Cancer UK, I suppose, 35 miles or so. Extremely knackering, but so rewarding. And like you I was also young |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 44 weeks ago
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You can also buy three drinks for £38 in Prestwich.
Are any cheaper drinks available in Prestwich ?
Three drinks. £38. Please tell me you had a bag of scampi fries to go with it at least?!"
Thankfully that wasn’t my round…. And no, we couldn’t afford to eat |
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Distance wise probably 25 miles but that was over mountain paths. First time it took 8 hours and second time 6½.
Time wise 11 hours covering just under 20 miles but including 7 peaks over 700 metres high. |
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By *a LunaWoman 44 weeks ago
South Wales |
I like walking. But I tend to have enough after about an hour.
I like to be able to sit down and contemplate a view. Have a cheese sarnie, drink some water. Ponder how knackered I am and then return home for a cup of tea.
I don’t see Snowden in my future! |
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By *ookie46Woman 44 weeks ago
Deepest darkest Peru |
I’ve done a few 12 mile walks for charity in the past few year and got plenty of steps in in the Peak District last year
I enjoy walking though so it’s always pleasure able
Hope they were good drinks Woody! |
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By *TG3Man 44 weeks ago
Dorchester |
"50 miles london to Brighton i was young though
wow, how long did that take? "
All i remember is my old man coming to carry me over the line that was the finish line and i was so disappointed lol it took from early morning to late at night |
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"Distance wise probably 25 miles but that was over mountain paths. First time it took 8 hours and second time 6½.
Time wise 11 hours covering just under 20 miles but including 7 peaks over 700 metres high. "
Also covered 80 miles over 5 days last September in Spanish mountains with a combined elevation of nearly 9000 metres |
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I've done some 20 mile hikes in the Peak District for charity. Numerous ones of max. 10-12 miles for fun...you have to walk a bit to get the best views.
Your story brought back memories of plenty of walks home from nightclubs...it always seemed like such a good idea at the time  |
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"So last night I went out out. And afterwards, I thought it was a bright idea to walk home. It took me an hour and a half, and I walked in my door at 1 am. I thought I live 15 minutes away.
So I learned a few things last night.
Espresso martini isn’t the only cocktail I enjoy, an old-fashioned is gorgeous
You can also buy three drinks for £38 in Prestwich.
I completely underestimate distance .
But it did remind me of the good old days walking home from nightclubs. And also I’ve not been on a long walk for a long time. My legs are aching.
What’s the furthest you’ve ever walked or hiked? "
Ah Woody - that evokes great memories of bumbling home after a big night out!
You leave the club at 2.05am and realise you’ve done all your money buying that woman and her ugly friend drinks and she still didn’t put out. So you’re faced with a long, lonely walk home which only takes 10 minutes in the car but somehow takes three hours on foot.
I once took three hours to walk home in flip flops. My feet were filthy and fucked when I got home at 4am. |
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"So last night I went out out. And afterwards, I thought it was a bright idea to walk home. It took me an hour and a half, and I walked in my door at 1 am. I thought I live 15 minutes away.
So I learned a few things last night.
Espresso martini isn’t the only cocktail I enjoy, an old-fashioned is gorgeous
You can also buy three drinks for £38 in Prestwich.
I completely underestimate distance .
But it did remind me of the good old days walking home from nightclubs. And also I’ve not been on a long walk for a long time. My legs are aching.
What’s the furthest you’ve ever walked or hiked?
Ah Woody - that evokes great memories of bumbling home after a big night out!
You leave the club at 2.05am and realise you’ve done all your money buying that woman and her ugly friend drinks and she still didn’t put out. So you’re faced with a long, lonely walk home which only takes 10 minutes in the car but somehow takes three hours on foot.
I once took three hours to walk home in flip flops. My feet were filthy and fucked when I got home at 4am."
I’m thinking perhaps the flip flops were the reason she didn’t put out  |
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"After a night out about 12 miles including having to walk across the Humber Bridge. No taxis that night 
Bit like the Forth Bridge. Has its own eco system. It's always freezing in the middle "
It sure does |
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"After a night out about 12 miles including having to walk across the Humber Bridge. No taxis that night
Bit like the Forth Bridge. Has its own eco system. It's always freezing in the middle
It sure does "
Hoping you were going back to the correct side of the humber  |
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15 miles along the Wirral coastline to raise money for charity. Not that bad, you might think. But to make it harder, we walked on the beach and not the prom.
My boyfriend at the time had run me a bath when I got home and I couldn’t lift my legs up high enough to get in it, they were BURNING. |
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"After a night out about 12 miles including having to walk across the Humber Bridge. No taxis that night
Bit like the Forth Bridge. Has its own eco system. It's always freezing in the middle
It sure does
Hoping you were going back to the correct side of the humber "
I sure was. Home. Where a large cuppa was definitely needed |
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"After a night out about 12 miles including having to walk across the Humber Bridge. No taxis that night
Bit like the Forth Bridge. Has its own eco system. It's always freezing in the middle
It sure does
Hoping you were going back to the correct side of the humber
I sure was. Home. Where a large cuppa was definitely needed "
Yorkies unite |
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"After a night out about 12 miles including having to walk across the Humber Bridge. No taxis that night
Bit like the Forth Bridge. Has its own eco system. It's always freezing in the middle
It sure does
Hoping you were going back to the correct side of the humber
I sure was. Home. Where a large cuppa was definitely needed
Yorkies unite "
That’s the wrong side  |
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"After a night out about 12 miles including having to walk across the Humber Bridge. No taxis that night
Bit like the Forth Bridge. Has its own eco system. It's always freezing in the middle
It sure does
Hoping you were going back to the correct side of the humber
I sure was. Home. Where a large cuppa was definitely needed
Yorkies unite
That’s the wrong side "
Oh birdie. You're a yellow belly! Good job I fancy you  |
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It wasn't the longest walk ever, but it did feel it. I was working in Dudley when the snow came down. No gritting had been done. The Birmingham New Road was at a standstill. After sitting an hour on the bus and going about 300 yards I got off and walked home. It's about 6 miles. In the snow. In work clothes. Getting dark. Battery running out on my phone. If you ignored the smell of burning rubber as lorries failed to get a grip of the tarmac, it was actually very beautiful. And that's not something you say often about Dudley or Wolverhampton. I'm glad I walked it. A few years earlier my sister had been in the same situation and stayed in her car. She was in it 13 hours. |
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By *lan157Man 44 weeks ago
a village near Haywards Heath in East Sussex |
24 miles non stop along South downs in my teens . Much later in life I walked up Snowdon. Took 3 hours up and 2 hours down in snow and cloud . Would like to do that again . |
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By *rAitchMan 44 weeks ago
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Furthest I've walked in one go was the 42-mile Lyke Wake Walk, which starts near Northallerton and finishes at the cost walking across the North Yorkshire Moors. That took me 13 1/2 hours.
The Yorkshire Three Peaks is 'only' 22 miles, but that took 11 hours, mainly due to the snow. |
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"After a night out about 12 miles including having to walk across the Humber Bridge. No taxis that night
Bit like the Forth Bridge. Has its own eco system. It's always freezing in the middle
It sure does
Hoping you were going back to the correct side of the humber
I sure was. Home. Where a large cuppa was definitely needed
Yorkies unite
That’s the wrong side
Oh birdie. You're a yellow belly! Good job I fancy you "
I am darling. Not a Yorkie in sight. They’re not for girls anyway |
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"After a night out about 12 miles including having to walk across the Humber Bridge. No taxis that night
Bit like the Forth Bridge. Has its own eco system. It's always freezing in the middle
It sure does
Hoping you were going back to the correct side of the humber
I sure was. Home. Where a large cuppa was definitely needed
Yorkies unite
That’s the wrong side
Oh birdie. You're a yellow belly! Good job I fancy you
I am darling. Not a Yorkie in sight. They’re not for girls anyway "
You can share my chunks anytime |
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"I have fondling memories of 10+ mile walks home from nightclubs with a stripper. Sometimes we would stop for a little 'nap' along the way."
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Ah, those halcyon days, eh? Once a champion lover always a champion lover.   |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 44 weeks ago
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"You can also buy three drinks for £38 in Prestwich...
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Where on earth is "Prestwich".….…?
Near Bury Greater Manchester"
^ a place where they believe is twined with New York! |
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By (user no longer on site) 44 weeks ago
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I once walked home from a club (had lost my friends) and arrived with one shoe and no knickers. Still don't know where I went or what happened but it was better than that year's New Year's Eve result. 
You're not the only navigationally challenged forumite, shall we say. |
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"15 miles along the Wirral coastline to raise money for charity. Not that bad, you might think. But to make it harder, we walked on the beach and not the prom.
My boyfriend at the time had run me a bath when I got home and I couldn’t lift my legs up high enough to get in it, they were BURNING."
I used to do that walk every year. Raised loads of money. But I stopped after I got sunstroke one year |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 44 weeks ago
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"I once walked home from a club (had lost my friends) and arrived with one shoe and no knickers. Still don't know where I went or what happened but it was better than that year's New Year's Eve result.
You're not the only navigationally challenged forumite, shall we say. "
We should have local fab friends that leave their sheds unlocked for times like last night. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP 44 weeks ago
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"Accidentally walked 10 miles taking the dog out on a lovely day. Didn't realise we'd actually gone that far until checked on my phone. "
Did the dog sleep well that night? |
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"Accidentally walked 10 miles taking the dog out on a lovely day. Didn't realise we'd actually gone that far until checked on my phone.
Did the dog sleep well that night? "
We both didn't move far from the sofa when we got home  |
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By (user no longer on site) 44 weeks ago
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You can also buy three drinks for £38 in Prestwich.
Are any cheaper drinks available in Prestwich ?
Three drinks. £38. Please tell me you had a bag of scampi fries to go with it at least?!"
I was thinking the same |
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By (user no longer on site) 44 weeks ago
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"I once walked home from a club (had lost my friends) and arrived with one shoe and no knickers. Still don't know where I went or what happened but it was better than that year's New Year's Eve result.
You're not the only navigationally challenged forumite, shall we say.
We should have local fab friends that leave their sheds unlocked for times like last night. "
I've slept under bushes before. A shed would be a step up! |
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