Marmora Man

This is exactly whatr my wife has suggseted and I intend to do so this weeknd - it will be a strange new hobby, but so what! Allison Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have a dog and I get quite incensed when I see > dog waste everywhere - please note this small > irresponsible minority who let their dogs cr*p > everywhere would hit the roof if they stepped in > someone elses... > > Anyway, this may sound bizarre but what the hell, > get some chalk and the next time you see it, chalk > around the offending turds and write, CLEAN THIS > UP! on the pavement. It may be just enough to > shock and embarrass the person... > > Admittedly people might think you're a bit odd but > something needs to be done!

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > you're a long time dead ratty, I'd rather waste a > few mins on the bus that hasten my appointment > with the Scythed one You're faster than me - 20 mins to E&C.

jocelyn Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Spotted - a few times this week bunch of kids > wandering around Forest Hill Road area every night > about 6 ish with black pit bull looking dog. I'll > see whether this may be the culprit! I'll do some wandering around that time too - see what I can see.

Having lived thru' the housing recession 91 - 95 my experience is that London house prices tend to stall and flatline while everywhere else outside London house prices fall. If you're moving outside LOndon - wait a while and then there should be some good buys. If you're in London - sit it out and it'll probably be OK. Exceptions for London flatlining are areas that were "up & coming" as a result of high prices in adjacent quarters, so, as a local example, why pay high in Peckham when ED prices have stalled - or why pay high in ED when Clapham / Battersea have stalled? All in all the best way to regard house values is as Monopoly money - whatever you receive for your 2 bed flat, 3 bed terrace or 6 bed mansion today you'll have to pay out the same sort of money to replace it. Of course if you're mortgaged to the hilt then a fall hurts - I've been there so I sympathise.

Marmora - obviously!

Thanks all. Old man and Jack Russell ruled out as the major culprit. I've tried the community wardens with no effect. Will keep looking out at odd times - so far this week has been OK since my last clean up on Saturday.

lozzyloz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > F@*k that! Problem solved . . . > > http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/file.php?5 > ,file=828 Looks like Ken's nuclear free London just went for a burton.

Welcome. Most of us would recommend East Dulwich - probably slightly less costly than Dulwich proper. No. 63 Bus (starts at Forest Hill Tavern and goes past Peckham Rye and via Camberwell to Kings CRoss, passing through Elephant & Castle and passing by Southwark Tube - so Peckham Rye side of ED may be a good bet. Don't know many B&B's but see B & B Threads EState Agents are a hot topic here - but a swift walk along Lordship Lane will give you about 15 to choose from. You'll like it here (both ED and this forum). Enjoy.

Driving past the spot today I noticed just how much signage there is along our urban roads. The majority of us, probably, drive on 50% auto pilot following car(s) ahead of us and setting speed accordingly. The working assumption becomes that it's OK to do what's being done by the vehicles in front & alongside us and that the road is the driver's highway and won't be disturbed. There have, I understand, been experiments in Europe where all traffic control measures and signs were removed - with a resultant greater attention being paid by all road users - pedestrian, cyclist, motorist and public transport drivers and a consequent reduction in accident rates. CAn anyone substantiate this?

The Crimean Quadrant (Marmora, Therapia, Scutari & Mundania) is currently plagued by a dog walker & dog that do not observe the accepted courtesies of owning a dog - leaving piles of dog c*** along the pavements of all four roads. This has all occurred in the last three months - so believe it is someone that has moved in recently, not a long term resident of the area. I've watched and lurked and eyeballed at different times of day and night but still failed to identify the recalcitrant owner or dog. Others are also on the lookout. The council is aware of the problem but extra signs and "bag it & bin it" pavement stencils have had no effect - what else can be done?

I was there with family. First saw Swarb performing with Fairport in 1969 in a muddy field in Hertfordshire. Followed the band for maybe ten years - then sidetracked into earning a living. Wanted to induct wife and two sons into the pleasure of Swarbrick's playing. It took with eldest son, a violinist but not the rest. Agree the venue was great and the evening - reminded me of so many memorable folk club evenings in the 70's, except for lack of smoke, even down to the variable quality of the floor artists and the slightly over the top drunk in strange hat! Full marks to the organisers.

lozzyloz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Someone should invent a system where you can > perforate all roads including motorways to allow > more water to reach the water table. Front gardens > seems such a petty thing in that context. They'll > be bringing back tax on windows next. I like this idea - I think Imperial College research into this kind of engineering challenge - we need to suggset it to them. I can see some difficulties in that small holes in tarmac can become rapidly huge tank traps through erosion - but that's what engineers are paid to solve.

Brendan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You would think if so many people were getting > fined at the same place the logical thing would be > for the council to sign post it more blatantly. I > mean it is surely not in their interest to go > collecting punitive monies from the public. Fines > are just there as a deterrent. I take it this is irony?

ratty Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So what you are saying is that it is your fault > Marmora Man! :p You owe me ?60 now! Sorry! How about a beer on the 4th?

I've always been lucky / favoured there and only once had a bad experience. Just as it opened I did have a fairly lengthy and friendly chat with the lady owner (don't know her name) and subsequently she has always acknowledges me when I visit - which may help. Like Sean I like the place, the selection of teas and the way in which drinking tea forces one to slow down and relax in a way that grabbing a S******** expresso / Latte / Whatever never does. While not subscribing, totally, to stereotyping - a number of the staff do appear to be French and may be just "doing that French waiter thing"

My wife & I were pinched for the same "crime" but I went back to the scene, the photographic evidence was 200 yards short of the junction and, at that time, there was only one "No Entry" sign, I challenged the fine and Southwark Council backed down. However, they did then put up a second "No Entry" sign to make the need to turn off more obvious.

What does a Civic Centre do / provide? It sounds like a space for something to happen in - that's what church halls and the like are for. The idea of paying extra council tax for a space doesn't do much for me.

When I worked in healthcare (8 years ago now) Laser eye clinics were the rage in the private sector but very few Consultant Opthalmologists were opting for it. Most felt the techniques needed longer testing period to determine after effects some years after surgery. By now tho' there should be a decent body of evidence, particularly on long term impact to enable you to make an objective judgement.

I'm not sure it advances my case in any way at all but that seasoned political commentator, Madonna, has come out against Red Ken as she terms him.

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Guy Fawkes where are you now that we really need > you? I'd settle for a selective cull - reduce the number of MPs to 400. Top of my list - Harriet Harman. Buy up Dolphin Square with the money saved and and give MPs free furnished accommodation and a daily subsistence allowance - ?20 / day should enable them to cook some pretty nutritious meals. Expenses for business entertainment - ie only that which genuinely furthers research not cosy chats with journos, mates and mistresses.

Paving over gardens is a bad thing - leads to greater run off and can lead to flooding. Therefore discouraging people from turning front gardens into parking spaces is a good idea. However, this tax hike is more about fund raising for councils that good ecological awareness - I'd prefer to see greater efficiency from Southwark Council than this punitive tax rise.

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Although the idea is a good one pubs are > modal...so it depends what your mood you're in, > who your with or what you're looking for Not just modal - but also time / generational. That fantastic uni pub won't be the same 20 years on - tho' the memories will be vivid. I'd add to my first post: Goose & Firkin - the original Firkin pub, A few pints followed by pizza and more beer at Pizzeria Castello is a fond memory of the mid 80's (and living in Red Ken's London to cross refer another thread) The Ferry in the back streets of Norwich - by the river. Can't remember too much but the sign "Fag Ash Lil no longer smokes but plays jazz here on Saturdays and Sundays" has stuck in my mind. The Robin Hood, Elsenham, Essex. Long since converted to a private house. It's where I drank my first, illegal, beer and subsequently my first legal beer 2 years later. Old fashioned and quiet the publican knew everyone in the village and kept an eye on the underage drinkers. The Duke of York in N. Devon. Run by an Italian, great log fire, no musak, story telling once a week, folk club and centre of the village cricket. First outing for my son, now almost 18, 3 weeks after his birth. The Ferry, inner harbour, Portsmouth. Grimy, smoke filled, tiny pub frequented by fishermen, tough sailors and tougher women. Good beer, food limited to ham sandwiches and crisps.

PeckhamRose Wrote: ----------------------------------------------------- > > 2) The Phoenix when it was The Phoenix & Firkin, > Denmark Hill, when the Firkin Brewery section was > visible and they made DOGBOLTER beer (strongest. > And Phoenix (middle) and Rail Ale (mildest). I planned my marriage at he Phoenix in 1988 - my wife was living just off Camberwell Grove. Have also drunk at Sean's pub the Fountain in Whimple - getting worrying this, am I stalking SEan or is he stalking me?

You diirrty old man - Steptoe & Son.

I remember the Double Locks - it used to be great. Sad to hear it was sold on.