On 17 Apr, 16:38, John B wrote:
On 17 Apr, 16:09, Mizter T wrote:

On the gripping hand, who goes to Homebase without a car, anyway?

I do! By bike, on foot and by public transport. I genuinely know some
people who made multiple trips by tube to Finchley Road to get to
Homebase whilst they were doing up their new place.

A car is pretty useful though!

I've been from Finchley Road Homebase to Finsbury Park by tube laden
with DIY products several times [because I used to work on Finchley
Road rather than out of /sheer/ insanity], and even once from there to
Whitechapel [on way back from visiting friends in Kilburn].


Indeed, it's hardly an uncommon occurrence, and not everything from
Homebase weighs a ton or is awkwardly bulky. Even for larger items, if
one travels off-peak and is perhaps assisted by a companion then it
can be conveyed on public transport.

I'm quite sure that if one was to watch the comings and goings at
Finchley Road Homebase then a significant minority of punters would be
seen leaving the car park on foot, and Homebase bags aren't going to
be rare sightings at Finchley Rd or West Hampstead stations either.

Though one definitely doesn't want to spill that tin of paint on the
tube!