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    Rob Philpott
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    Took the wife and kids up to the viewing platform yesterday. Thankfully, the children are both under 4 so only my wife and I paid - £30/each. Add on the family photo - £25!! the total was £85 - quite a bit for a view. It is signficantly higher than any other view of London I've seen though, but not that scary. Scary is something I like when going up tall places, and St. Pauls still delivers the goods on this the best after hundreds of years. Still - worth a look if you're feeling flush.

    Regards, Rob Philpott.

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      Took the wife and kids up to the viewing platform yesterday. Thankfully, the children are both under 4 so only my wife and I paid - £30/each. Add on the family photo - £25!! the total was £85 - quite a bit for a view. It is signficantly higher than any other view of London I've seen though, but not that scary. Scary is something I like when going up tall places, and St. Pauls still delivers the goods on this the best after hundreds of years. Still - worth a look if you're feeling flush.

      Regards, Rob Philpott.

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      Methinks the urine is being extracted by the owners... :sigh:

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        Methinks the urine is being extracted by the owners... :sigh:

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        In great volumes.

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          Took the wife and kids up to the viewing platform yesterday. Thankfully, the children are both under 4 so only my wife and I paid - £30/each. Add on the family photo - £25!! the total was £85 - quite a bit for a view. It is signficantly higher than any other view of London I've seen though, but not that scary. Scary is something I like when going up tall places, and St. Pauls still delivers the goods on this the best after hundreds of years. Still - worth a look if you're feeling flush.

          Regards, Rob Philpott.

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          Septimus Hedgehog
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          £85? If I was ever in two minds about going there, those prices have resolved it. I'll pass it up. I agree about St.Pauls. We went there once and the view up top looking down truly does deliver. :)

          If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.

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            £85? If I was ever in two minds about going there, those prices have resolved it. I'll pass it up. I agree about St.Pauls. We went there once and the view up top looking down truly does deliver. :)

            If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.

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            Dalek Dave
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            When you stand atop St Paul's you are still lower than standing on the platform of Salisbury Train Station. However the view is slightly better!

            --------------------------------- Obscurum per obscurius. Ad astra per alas porci. Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur.

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              When you stand atop St Paul's you are still lower than standing on the platform of Salisbury Train Station. However the view is slightly better!

              --------------------------------- Obscurum per obscurius. Ad astra per alas porci. Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur.

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              Mark_Wallace
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              Dalek Dave wrote:

              However the view is slightly better!

              What, you can see Luton from Salisbury Train Station?

              I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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              • R Rob Philpott

                Took the wife and kids up to the viewing platform yesterday. Thankfully, the children are both under 4 so only my wife and I paid - £30/each. Add on the family photo - £25!! the total was £85 - quite a bit for a view. It is signficantly higher than any other view of London I've seen though, but not that scary. Scary is something I like when going up tall places, and St. Pauls still delivers the goods on this the best after hundreds of years. Still - worth a look if you're feeling flush.

                Regards, Rob Philpott.

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                £85! Have I mentioned to you a bridge that MehGerbil is selling? I'm on commission but you'll love it, it's right up your street.

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                  Took the wife and kids up to the viewing platform yesterday. Thankfully, the children are both under 4 so only my wife and I paid - £30/each. Add on the family photo - £25!! the total was £85 - quite a bit for a view. It is signficantly higher than any other view of London I've seen though, but not that scary. Scary is something I like when going up tall places, and St. Pauls still delivers the goods on this the best after hundreds of years. Still - worth a look if you're feeling flush.

                  Regards, Rob Philpott.

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                  RugbyLeague
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                  I took my wife up the Oxo Tower

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                    I took my wife up the Oxo Tower

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                    My nose has just received a coffee enema.

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                      Methinks the urine is being extracted by the owners... :sigh:

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                      Reiss
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                      Well it is a building with large windows....

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                        My nose has just received a coffee enema.

                        speramus in juniperus

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                        Is this the first jumpf to CP of a meme from mumsnet[^]?

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                          Is this the first jumpf to CP of a meme from mumsnet[^]?

                          “I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks

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                          Nagy Vilmos
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                          I can't believe I'm saying this, but that thread is funny.

                          speramus in juniperus

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                            I took my wife up the Oxo Tower

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                            Is there a Double Sens that I did not get, here ?

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                              Is there a Double Sens that I did not get, here ?

                              ~RaGE();

                              I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb

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                              Just don't bend over in the showers at RugbyLeague's club.

                              I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                                Just don't bend over in the showers at RugbyLeague's club.

                                I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                                Rage
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                                That is some nice piece of advice, thanks.

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                                  Is this the first jumpf to CP of a meme from mumsnet[^]?

                                  “I believe that there is an equality to all humanity. We all suck.” Bill Hicks

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                                  RugbyLeague
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                                  A few years back there was (and still may be) a restaurant review site where the Oxo Tower received lots of rather amusing reviews based on the "took her up the Oxo Tower" meme

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