It was reconstituted bamboo. In a wet area! And unsealed!!
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Nicer areas of Guildford and it's surrounding villages. All of Farnham! Some parts of Woking and it's surrounding villages. And a lot of Haslemere and a lot of Godalming and it's surrounding villages. Dorking? Parts yes. The Holmwoods. Box hill. And there are some right posh bits in Redhill and Reigate.
What makes Surrey expensive? Simples. Commuter belt baby, commuter belt. Good road and rail links to London. Easy access to the south coast, ferry ports, chunnel. Good schools, generally. Good shopping. And farm shops. Everyone loves a farm shop. Which brings me back to...
Famous people I have met. Before me moved to France we lived within a 1 mile radius of - Roger Taylor, Damian Hill, Penelope Keith, the Bummley's - Virginia and Peter Bottomley Tory MP's (Health and Roads and Transport), Rick Wakeman (he of Yes and Knights of the Round Table - progressive rock), Terry Scott, Chris Evans (the ginger whinger dj), Ronald Pickering, Ricky Parfitt (rip). The list is endless, and that's just a mile from my old house. Always bumping into them in the farm shop in the village or the local town. All very unassuming and normal.