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Well, I'll start.

The Kenton/Northwick Park thing is a bit of a bugger because of Preston Road, so try TIP 1.
TIP 1: Run between Preston Road and SOUTH Kenton - it's quicker than running to Kenton by about 5 minutes - (Journey Planner - Preston Road - Kenton via South Kenton)
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You may think that is the best option but plenty of us have been in this game a lot longer than you have...

I don't agree with sharing "tips" as then it makes it far too easy for new challengers to come along and go ah yeah, there we go, I now have a simple basis of how to plan a tube route.
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I was waiting for someone to bring the age-old subject of route-revealing up.

Fortunately, Sam is one of our more subtle members ...
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Here's my tip:

Visit every London Underground station in the shortest time possible.
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Here is a whole page of tips: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tip
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As long as no-one mentions the 107 bus between High Barnet and Edgware we should be fine.
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I'm totally with sam on this. My one tip is get out there and research it thats how I had to do it & this is the same for many others on this forum.
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Tips I'm willing to share is free parking in London that I've spotted and other people have told me about.

- Chesham (Free anytime)
Bury Lane near girl guides hut. It doesn't look like you can drive down there but you can! Though parking at Chalfont station is sometimes a better option. 10mins walk to the station.

- Sutton (Free anytime)
Thanks to Matt and Sam for this one! Downside Road. 15mins to Sutton station with plenty services to Victoria etc.

- Walthamstow (Free anytime)
Morgan Avenue close to Wood street station.

- Near to Warwick Avenue (Free Saturday/Sunday)
Lots of bay parking. 5mins to station. Perfect for R15.

- Kensington (Free Sunday)
Queensgate Mews. Just follow the M4 and A4 into London then turn left. Simple!

I'm sure the Londoners on the forum will point out lots of others!
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tip no 1 dont stand in front of a tube train they are very heavy
tip no 2 always rate your women on the tube from 1 to ropinole.
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palkanetoijala31 wrote:tip no 1 dont stand in front of a tube train they are very heavy
tip no 2 always rate your women on the tube from 1 to ropinole.
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palkanetoijala31 wrote:tip no 1 dont stand in front of a tube train they are very heavy
tip no 2 always rate your women on the tube from 1 to ropinole.
How about not asking female tube drivers for their number...
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palkanetoijala31 wrote:tip no 2 always rate your women on the tube from 1 to ropinole.
What is ropinole? I Googled it but got only a few results and a suggestion that it could be Ropinirole, a drug for treating Parkinson's disease. What has it got to do with women on the Tube?
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Root wrote:
palkanetoijala31 wrote:tip no 2 always rate your women on the tube from 1 to ropinole.
What is ropinole? I Googled it but got only a few results and a suggestion that it could be Ropinirole, a drug for treating Parkinson's disease. What has it got to do with women on the Tube?
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OK, as much as I love this forum to branch out, date-rape drugs and their use on female tube challengers are off-limits from this post onwards.
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Good decision, Neil, though I think you're missing out on a brilliant opportunity to increase the traffic this website receives.
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