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I think through my arguements a lot more. I'd argue black was white if I was having a ruff day and felt like a barney, but this forum is made up of people who know a lot more about... well, most things, really... and can put me on my arse then tear me into tiny pieces if I haven't really thought through my position. I like that, it makes me far less aggressive and more deliberate/moderate. So thank you, posters-all. :)

She Bangs the Drums - Stone Roses

Olivia Colman? Seen her around LL a couple of times.

Cassius Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Nono...House's boss...what's her name now? > > Culley (not sure of spelling) Cuddy... I'd prefer Cameron myself. Actually, going to have to bring this back to GreysAnatomy - Addison it is (although stoopid name) Man, for a real-life medical type I sure watch a lot of trashy medical shows... *strikes unnecessary muscle pose as aware that girls are peeking into the EDF locker-room*

Maid of the River - Levellers

We use these bodum re-usable one-cup things http://www.bodum.com/b2c/index.asp?id=K1791-01&famId=10&famSubId=&shpId=4, because we have different coffee (Mrs.number5 has hers with ground chicory, I think this tastes of evil) Totally agree with the 82deg thing when making filter, although not obsessively enough to have home thermometer or anything! We just don't start getting cups, filters etc ready until kettle has boiled, lets the water cool a bit. Never have milk, although my favourite take-away coffee is a flat white (I defy anyone to go to NZ and not fall in love with them!) Recommend experimenting a bit with different beans, roasts etc as I didn't have proper coffee until I left college at 21, and then discovered Monmouth Coffee in Borough Market. Staff are happy to chat about what you want out of your coffee, make sample cups etc. Has greatly improved my coffee life. we stick to normal sainsburys most of the time, then I pick up a bag of different beans from Monmouth on the friday before our joint weekend off as a treat, when we revert to cafetiere. Beans/grounds not be kept in fridge/freezer, lots of flavour lost at either end of temp spectrum - back of a cupboard is fine. Think that's it!

my God, next thing it'll be drug free... Some things are just tradition and should not be interfered with ;-)

pheew, sounded worrying (tu)

mockney piers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > last day at forum :( (?)

*Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Vauxhall isn't far away. > He can meet various men of his dreams - several > times a week - if he moves down from Sheffield. Sunday breakfast opening at "Fire", although that seems to be rather more GHB and ketamine than drinks and light-hearted chat with perfect man...

annaj Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Interesting reading indeed Kel. > And I'm gald to see Ros, the flawed-but-sexy > brunette, winning over Mary, the perfect blonde. > ;-) Muchly proud of the wife for this, as Ros would be my choice (I'm under 30 so it doesn't count), although I can't work out which is more sexy - Ros, or that my wife arrived at the same conclusion >:D<

Brendan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Got tickets for the Beach Boys. Seriously?!?

When I worked at King's A&E there was discussion about whether or not the triage nurses needed stab vests, after a number of fights and incidents in the waiting room in which the triage nurse was either the target or got caught in the cross-fire (metaphorical, no waiting room shootings...). Was abandoned as unnecessary, but highlights that public work in the Camberwell/Peckham area can be dangerous: the officers that HH was with were wearing stab vests, so she did. I don't blame her, and I'd have done the same. I think the hairnet/hardhat arguements are very reasonable: the answer to John Humphrey's question about needing a stab vest should be "Normal people don't, but the Police force do, and I was on a walk-around with the Police, you muppet!"

But then we'd surely be discussing the price of horse-shoes? ;-)

Brendan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > it will be another charge and there are many > people who depend on their cars for their > livelihoods. True, but then it does always have the advantage that it makes people address whether or not they really need a car. Or gives them the option of paying it and then having a decent whinge about how costs are always targetted towards the private motorist, possibly on some sort of local online forum... ;-)

don't worry mockney, mine too ;-)

SeanMacGabhann Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've no answers but it's > thought-provoking. Dammit, man, I want answers ;-)

I've asked a group of kids that were kicking a ball against my wall when I was on nights (so trying to sleep) and I went for polite reasoning, as this is how my parent-friends talk to their children of same age - kids looked at me like I was a moron, then kept on doing it. I went out and again, polite, calm explanation that what they were doing was not very nice for me, could they please stop and maybe find somewhere else to play with their ball. They said ok, but didn't move. I stood and waited and eventually they moved... over the road to a group of adults chatting. One child talks to one adult, same adult comes over just before I close my door to point out that I can't tell her child what to do. Apologised for misunderstanding, but I had asked, not told. She turns away mumbling a combination of expletives and patois. She tells the kids not to worry. The kids eyeball me as they walk away. I think that there really must be a happy medium. I'm not advocating the days of any adult giving any child a swift cuffing, but the world revolves around children in many ways, and I think that child-protection and paedophilia have made people very suspicious of adult strangers socially engaging with children in any way. I also think that the problem arises if parent and other adult disagree over whether behaviour was wrong, because the parent has the veto, and then disciplines the other adult (as happened with me). Too polite? If I had barked at the kids, then responded to the defensive mother that if she managed them better then I wouldn't have to, would my point have been heard? Do you have to appear angry to demonstrate that something is annoying you? Great, except what have the kids learned during this situation? Behaviour excused, self-centred view of world vindicated. Or strange adults are scary, angry people. Can't win. But... Conversely, when I'm at work (as a nurse) and in uniform, people waiting for doctors will hand me their children with a level of blind trust, and ask my opinion on their minor foibles of parenting. They will also have no inibition in physically disciplining their children in front of me in a way that I doubt they would openly. Never a comfortable experience. But if people are in hospital and their children are running riot, I can talk to the children and the parents and both listen, almost like I'm disciplining the parents too. I'm a stranger in both situations, yet it's context that determines whether or not my opinion counts for anything.

kford Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- gangs of youths climb aboard the > back of the 36 bendy-bus, with no intention of > swiping their card? I'd like to add a point of clarity here, because this is very much your perception. If you're under 16, you have to carry a photocard for if challenged, but you don't have to touch in on a bendy. If you're under 14, you don't need anything. If you have a travelcard, you don't have to touch in on a bendy. If you have a bus pass, you don't have to touch in on a bendy. You see these kids and you assume they are naughty young hoodies that are fare-dodging... and I'm sure a few (maybe most) are, but there was a thread a while back where half of the forum ranted about how dirty the 12 is then admitted to not paying for it pretty regularly. I don't touch in on bendies because I have a travelcard. But to the outside observer, I appear to be fare-dodging. (I conceed this is a genuine problem with bendies, as the "he's not paying, why should I?" mentality kicks in.) When the inspectors get on, a number of people try and give them a bit of flannel (my personal favourite is "I have an oyster card but it's at home") and y'know what, it doesn't work. But it's rarely the kids. *Echos SeanMac about above-law mentality* What I find particularly odd is the number of threads that pop up on this forum with a variable situation (parking, littering etc) where the subtext of the thread-starter seems to be "I got caught, and I don't like it. Shouldn't I be above the law when I think I've got what I consider to be a decent defence?". The thread-starter then always seems genuinely suprised when the response from the wooley lefty ED is "... err... well, no..." To get the thread back on track to ED before it gets lounged, do we think the parking facilities for residents in ED are sufficient, and if not is that the reason that this kind of mess occurs? As many of us are in Victorian conversions, that means 3 properties with curb space probably only wide enough for 1 car, 2 at a push. Some residents permits perhaps?

Does it matter, shoshntosh? I've never quite understood the ED mentality/ettiquette re:chains. I mean, if something small and local from ED did really well and could expand to add a couple more branches to other nice residential bits of London, we'd be really chuffed for them. How is it any different for these guys who started elsewhere in London and are opening up branch number 4 here? Is it that they need to start here? How many branches does a successful local business get before it becomes a dirty big-business chain? I think that a nice Italian is one thing that is (suprisingly) lacking in ED, and I wish these fellas the best of luck. I'll certainly be giving it a go.

Hurrah! I'm allowed a beard... although very 21st Century that this is how I find out ;-) I'm actually a slow grower myself, so if anyone asks I'm wussing out with either "yeah, can't be arsed to shave" or desperately claiming the Hugh-Laurie-in-"House" chic Thanks MikeP, thought I spotted you too but didn't want to disturb. Recessive-Ginger Power!

no before and after pics?

We're within your search area BARA, so will keep our eyes open.

kford Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sean, - read ratpack's email again. That's what > it's like if you drive in London, even very > occasionally, like I do. Even the most careful > motorist will get caught out. You say you don't > anymore, so you can't really comment. I hate to come down hard, but kford I do beleive you are talking out of your arse here - seanmac might not drive at the moment, but he pays his taxes, he spends a butt-load on transport that goes to the coffers, I'd say he's entitled to "comment". Democracy, you see.

Hello ronnyb - a brave leap! All makes sense to me, but then I don't drive a car or a pram, so that would favour me greatly. The smoking thing also rings true, as I have no intention of buying food from a stall that everyone is smoking over. Doubt it will ever happen but seems to make sense... although I guess most of the traders would need access, so no idea how the logistics would work.