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Reply 20

carcrazymat

Jecnic do you have a car? and are you wanting to bring it?

my mate who is now residing at Storthes Hall is moving to Snow Island for the second year and he has to pay £400 for a parking space!

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Reply 21

jecnic

well i have a car....but ive not passed my test...if i ever do in this century you will all hear the screams of joy and relief!! but i dont think i would bring it if i lived at snow island..everythings near! an plus train ticket is only a tenner home! x

Reply 22

Apache

carcrazymat, thanx. i will be eagerly awaiting the pics :smile:

about renting, if i feel that the accomodation is poo after the 1st year, i most probably will rent a house :smile:

also, i have a car, but im guessing 1st yrs cant park at uni?

Reply 23

carcrazymat

where do you want to park?

it costs £5 a year for parking at Storthes Hall accomodation, spaces are plentiful but they do get filled quite easily however there is an overflow so you can always find a spot.
At Aspley im not quite sure but i think its very limited. At Snow Island like ive said it will cost you an arm a leg and a kidney lol.

Its not worth bringing your car in when you have lectures as you can't park on the grounds without a special permit. Others places to park are obviously carparks but the cheapest i found was £4 for 6 hours in the town centre. :wink:

you can park in Sainsbury's which is almost opposite the campus and be cheeky and wait for the man in his parking booth to go home :biggrin:

Reply 24

jecnic

thats why u should go to snow island and walk! so im not the only first year! :smile:

Reply 25

carcrazymat

I only started uni last September and the Storthe's bus has become my best friend :biggrin:

ooooo and the free Metro newspaper is my faithful travelling companion :biggrin:

Reply 26

Apache

is there wireless internet in storthes? what are the facilities like around there?

would a bike be advisable?

Reply 27

carcrazymat

wireless??? nope its a network, and a network only i believe. That's why it can be rubbish, There are rumours that they have capped the connection speed of evrybody unfairly as they want ppl to buy upgrades. This fits the bill as there is advertising showing reduced rates! Im not happy about this as ive bought the best in the first place!

As for a bike i don't really think you will need it. From the furthest point the onsite shop is about 2mins away and the D-Bar is about 5mins away. A bike would be good if you want to keep fit as there are many hills around as Storthes is practically set in the countryside.

Reply 28

jecnic

snow island, tho has everything within 2 mins walk away, an im always talking to my friend on the net from there she says that its fine, i can send u some pics that she has sent me of the rooms x

Reply 29

Anth

A bike would be daft unless its for trails. The hill up to Storthes wouldnt be fun to do with all of your books and stuff after a day of lectures.

I agree with Mat that the bus is canny enough. Aye, it goes up the hill at 2mph and you are crammed on it like sardines at certain times of the day, but its decent time for reading, listening to music or talking to random people (like I did for the first few weeks).

No wireless internet, but you get a network cable to plug into the main (crap) network. Facilities arent too bad. Laundrette is a rip-off and is hectic at times (especially when half of the machines arent working) and the shop doesnt sell much decent food (mainly alcohol and pizza), but the place itself is canny.

Reply 30

Apache

ok. what IS the network speed? do they block porn sites? haha

Reply 31

carcrazymat

'block porn sites' LMAO

somebody had to ask :biggrin:

do you think with roughly 1500 teenagers living at Storthes they would block porn?

The answer to your question Apache is no they don't!

Reply 32

Chewy

Does that mean you have tried mat? lol :wink:

just messing of course

Reply 33

carcrazymat

Yep i sure have chewy :wink:

Reply 34

carcrazymat

These are pics of my room at Storthes Hall. Its a typical single room, you can also get a double room which im guessing is bigger but i havent been in one yet. The Sink is to the left in the bathroom photo.

Its not exactly what you would call luxurious but its big enough trust me :wink:

Cheers, Mat

yeah i always thought the rooms were really a decent size to be fair.

Wow your shower curtain doesnt have black grub marks at the bottom. Most peoples do and even if you request a new one they give you an older one which can turn out to be just as crap.

Reply 36

kobrakai

The only crap thing about the bathroom is how it floods whenever you take a shower...

Reply 37

Apache

dont take a shower then :smile:

lol. what's the kitchen(s) like in storthes?

Reply 38

kobrakai

How else do you suggest I wash my hair? [Don't say in the sink, tried it and it hurts my back]

Kitchen's are alright. Depends what block you're in as to how big it is. Mine's twice the size of my friends.