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CS2x
from London (United Kingdom) on 2008-02-23 16:10 [#02178581]
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Why the FAFF is everything in this place "Private Property: Do not Walk Across" ? In Eastern Europe, you can ramble all you want in the fields and woods. Over here every other bloody footpath is owned by some shit and your access to it is denied.
The English countryside has been TAMED and privatized too much and it is not good. I like the other European countryside because they are good.
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2008-02-23 16:12 [#02178583]
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people own woods, fields and all that here as well, but you can still walk there as much as you like..in most places anyway. i mean, you won't see owners telling you to stay the hell off of their property.
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bogala
from NYC (United States) on 2008-02-23 16:57 [#02178597]
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I thought all the countryside in the uk was open to the public. Isn't that called fell walking? I think Madonna was trying to get the law changed
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iiiiiiiiii
from Gloucester on 2008-02-23 17:15 [#02178603]
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my understanding is that you can walk cross private property if there is a public right of way on the land and that you do not deviate from it.
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CS2x
from London (United Kingdom) on 2008-02-23 18:43 [#02178647]
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this is it.
No free roaming. Just boring pre-defined footpaths.
There are lots of lovely expansive areas, 'tis true, but also plenty that have revolting restrictions.
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Matik
from Oregon (United States) on 2008-02-23 19:08 [#02178659]
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Sounds like most places here in the USA, 'cept there aren't any paths. Do they also like to point shotguns at you for trespassing in the UK?
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bogala
from NYC (United States) on 2008-02-23 19:16 [#02178662]
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No I don't think so. I wonder if they have stuff like the Appalachian trail though
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iiiiiiiiii
from Gloucester on 2008-02-24 05:20 [#02178791]
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everyone has a gun in the countryside, havent you seen hot fuzz?
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Raz0rBlade_uk
on 2008-02-24 06:32 [#02178816]
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isn't the fact that we can't go where we want a big part missing in actual freedom?
perhaps the freedom to stop people going where they want to go is favoured in our world
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marlowe
from Antarctica on 2008-02-24 08:27 [#02178857]
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As far as I know, there are no trespass laws in Scotland; I've traipsed wherever I've wanted and never met any hostility.
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bogala
from NYC (United States) on 2008-02-24 17:51 [#02179002]
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Yeah, the trespass laws in Scotland are very lax. Ive walked into many homes. Took a shit, fixed myself a sandwhich all while the families are home and they never say a word.
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Zephyr Twin
from ΔΔΔ on 2008-02-24 18:27 [#02179005]
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hahaha nice
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FlyAgaric
from the discovery (Africa) on 2008-02-25 02:02 [#02179052]
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i never let those fences and signs stop me in the english countryside. although, i do warn you, never attempt to trek across vast farmlands under the influence of some psychoactive. there's an obstacle at every turn, and cows turn hostile.
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Raz0rBlade_uk
on 2008-02-25 03:27 [#02179059]
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haha yes that reminds me of the time when i was in some random field and suddenly realised i had been surrounded by 5 kind of angry looking cow bulls. not sure if they were bulls but they did look pretty mean.
if you want to know how it turned out, i decided to show no fear and just stand up and step forward to one of them and then stroked its head saying, 'see, we're all friends here, no need for any violence', whilst i'm thinking *fuck, i've eaten so many of you, please don't kill me*
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chalk_outline
from Perth (Australia) on 2008-02-25 06:58 [#02179085]
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lesson? stay away from the cuntryside
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FlyAgaric
from the discovery (Africa) on 2008-02-25 08:11 [#02179094]
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i too remember just sitting there. the cows were grazing far off in the distance. every once in a while i would look over and they would be closer. at first i thought it was just my imagination until the whole troop or herd, if you like, were on me. they had done it in such a secretive manner, as if they were deliberately sneaking up on me. then i saw one of those cow bull things which you speak of. it did not have any horns, so i thought it a cow, but it was mean looking, and made these ferocious blowing sounds. i wasted no time and got the hell out of there. i too am guilty for eating their brothers....or sisters, rather.
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bogala
from NYC (United States) on 2008-02-25 08:49 [#02179105]
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reminds me of that bestiality story where the guy was caught by the farmer in his field in the middle of the night with a step ladder.
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hanal
from k_maty only (United Kingdom) on 2008-02-25 08:52 [#02179106]
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still plenty of places to go dogging.
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Raz0rBlade_uk
on 2008-02-25 10:50 [#02179157]
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that's exactly what happened to me. they were all far away and did it all slow-like, and i had that same huffing sound too and that thing where they dig their hooves into the ground. it was a lot like 'the birds'. every time i looked up they were closer. i remember thinking, 'if i move, they'll run at me and then i'm definitely dead.' so i decided to stay put. must be a tactic they use when in a small group. kind of like velociraptors
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marlowe
from Antarctica on 2008-02-25 12:16 [#02179193]
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Well, they try their best to ignore Americans whenever possible, I guess.
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FlyAgaric
from the discovery (Africa) on 2008-02-26 04:21 [#02179423]
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interesting how we both had such a similar experience. i thought it was a freak occurence. changed the way i looked at cows completely.
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