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Beer's good, and they like dogs and kids, so I'm a fan - don't eat in pubs anyway, except Wetherspoons cos they r all too expensive for my meagre pocket.

MFG - I used to live in SE1 with an 0207 phone number, and it's true, having an SE22 postcode and 0208 number now, does feel like I've moved out of 'proper' London. Nice as it is, it does kind of feel like an add on to the real city.

And it has a scary carpet

It might stop raining soon

What the mirror don't say is that Denise Slapstick, the drunk driver, is also responsible for Southwark's alcohol policy in her health job!

I was just about to give an update on my week of climate camp adventures, but my mate called and demanded I pick up my neglected daughter from her house, so you'll just have to wait!!!

Me and my trusty hound are taking the train to Staines from Waterloo, and will bussed into the camp by the organisers - just incase any of you want to know how to get there.

I think the effects of climate change affect us all - is that right?

I know all you posh East Dulwichers love nothing better than to jet off on exotic holidays, but this week there is a chance to take a break in the UK at very low cost. You could pop along to the Climate Camp outside Heathrow. It will be an interesting and informative break. There is a programme of talks and workshops, so it's not just about protesting, it's a chance to raise awareness and educate yourselves. Not even East Dulwich will be immune from the effects of Climate Change. The exact location is on their website www.climatecamp.org.uk and has been splashed all over the telly, so you should have no problem finding it. The Camp organisers have published a list of workshops and other events taking place throughout the week and full details are on the website, [in PDF format], at www.climatecamp.org.uk/wshops.pdf Look out for the infamous Chav if there are any pitched battles with the old bill! (Joke, I'll be orf mate, can't be blotting my spotless copy book now can I??!)

Bodgit and Leggit - the names of the dodgy builders/painters/mechanics

I was brought up on Irish Rebel songs and was disgusted when I finally realised I was actually one of the despised British I'd grown up hating, despite the last Irish born descendent being my maternal Granddad and Grandma. My eldest daughter's dad is Irish tho, but he's not seen her since she was 6. After that I was around Jamaicans so much, I sort of forgot I was British again. Confusing stuff this identity lark.

your mum

woops sorry

Asset - still scary tho!! Keef - you look fine in that pic, and it was nice to see u and SeanMcG at the Jerk cook out.

aggghhh - I look like my mum!

Alternatively we could all carry guns.

I'm not sure how you guys can be surprised really, with Peckham next door. At least you don't all live in the middle of the North Peckham Estate (is it still called that?) or the Wooddene. I know many of the youths in Sydenham are also trying to compete with the Lewisham Ghetto boys, so we are pretty much surrounded! If we don't accept the need to address the disenfranchisement and inequality in our society that encourages people labelled as worthless, to find the means to climb up an alternative (violent criminal) system, we will see more and more of this kind of thing happening.

Louisa haven't you ever tasted jerk chicken, or jerk pork? It's the ultimate BBQ fare and tastes gorgeous. If you need educating on the delights of BBQ check out the Jerk cookout this Sunday at the Horniman.

Sometimes it can seem the only way to end intense emotional pain when you are in a situation you have no control over. It's not the only way, but at that moment, it can feel like it.

Am I the only Leffe fan? Leffe Blond is loverly. I love wheat beers too (or white beers) including hoegaarden.

Yep it has to be the crunchy peanut butter

SeanMG and Citizen - I was so busy chatting on Sunday that I was late to meet my Dad and step-mum in Elephant! I'd forgotten how slow the number 12 was, it was all ok in the end, and I managed to get them off to their hotel near Heathrow (handy for their flight to Oz) in good time. I hope I have a whole day free for the next one. I'm off to wade around in the Somerset mud for a few days so I'll see you all when I get back.

Hoolley - Voodoo? How do you know there is voodoo going on down Peckham Rye? Have you been invited in to see some secret ceremony or are you making racist assumptions?

So what about areas who don't currently have the skills to organise these things? Margaret Thatcher's sink or swim policy left many kids growing up with junkie and alcoholic parents who sunk. They have now grown into the youths who are shooting and stabbing each other in Peckham. I do agree they we are over-regulated and the state has abused it's powers and mis-spent our taxes, but I'd like to know what the libertarian answer is to the current inequality of social position and wealth and also inequality of inate ability. I was thinking about the council tax thing too, I personally would love to have a bit of land and just exist with my family, opting out of the capitalist system, but I would have to have some kind of income to pay for council tax, so couldn't really opt out completely. So not sure how this should be organised. Don't like local income tax, because rich people are already adept at avoiding income tax, so the burden will most probably fall to the less well off. Then I started thinking about business rates. If you tax business rates according to the size of the premises etc, it unfairly benefits geeks or traders in an office, over manufacturing businesses (and farmers?) who actually produce stuff. Come on, lets put our collective heads together and see the fairest ways to deal with these things instead of taking polarised stances and firing at each other, cos we have more in common than we have separating us if you re-read the posts. Then lets take power and do it! (sorry couldn't resist!)

I loved watching people clinging on for dear life on the back of the routemaster, or trying to catch the pole and missing! Always brightened up my day! Routemasters were nice, but if you have a baby in a buggie and shopping they were a pain in the @rse to try to board as you had to fold up your buggy, carry your baby and shopping, try to jam your buggie in the bit below the stairs which was only big enough for an umbrella, and then manouver bags and baby onto a seat without bashing people with your bags or baby. Repeat in reverse to get off. They were great if you were ablebodied and had no kids, but for everyone else, they were a pain. Got to admit they did look nice tho.