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Simon - don't feed the troll. Honestly he's not worth even 5 minutes of your time.

I quite like a bit of Peter Gabriel if I'm in the right mood. Can he come off the hit list?

I think this is a good scheme. If you've been thinking about consulting with an architect on work you're planning then perhaps take a closer look at it. "Register for Architect in the House 2012 If you?re planning some home improvements this summer, our Architect in the House scheme can help. We?ll provide you with expert advice from an RIBA chartered architect ? and you can help to improve the lives of families in housing need at the same time. Join the scheme today, and you?ll also be in with a chance of winning great prizes for your home! Register today http://www.architectinthehouse.org.uk/?appeal=20120509-CO-01&consid=10694140&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Shelter&utm_campaign=1310406_4577+-+AITH+2012+-+Solus+Email&dm_i=57U,S346,3BQWAF,2A2HO,1 Run in partnership with Shelter and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), Architect in the House matches homeowners with an RIBA chartered architect who has given their time for a free consultation - and the opportunity to support Shelter with a suggested donation of ?40. Since its launch in 1997, the scheme has raised over ?1.5 million to support our work with those who are homeless or in housing need. Find out more on the Architect in the House website."

Charlotte - I think the general consensus is that the forum is for everyone. I do live in ED but my horizons are bigger and, thanks to the forum, I've made friends with other forumites in and out of the SE22 postcode. If you're buying and selling and travel is in issue for you then it's best to say that upfront.

So does this mean wer're not getting a Waitrose?

You need to get over yourself. Why exclude people for goodness sake? Terrible idea. Keep the doors open and you'll meet people from all walks of life (and Nunhead).

Sorry I got my days muddled up - that always happens to me in a bank holiday week. So, to be clear, members' booking opened yesterday (Tuesday) and public booking opens tomorrow (Thursday). Both Liz Fraser nights are well sold already just to members, but there are tickets still available. So you can go online now and buy a membership and get tickets, or you can wait until public booking tomorrow and buy without paying the extra ?45 for membership. Who knows what will happen tomorrow ? they might have held good seats back for the public on-sale, they might add another date(s), Ticketmaster or Seetickets might get an allocation. The only guarantee tomorrow is that the remaining tickets for the two dates (6th and 7th August) are going to sell out in a matter of minutes. If you decide to go online now I think (but I?m not certain) that you can view the seats online once you?ve put a membership package in your shopping basket. The front stalls have gone (but they may have held some back for tomorrow). There are seats in side stalls, rear stalls and terrace available. The side stalls are the best option. You can always phone them ? the box office staff are very helpful.

She's not sold out yet Titch. Go have another look. The website crashed yesterday and all sorts of crazy things happen to the SBC's website when they put Meltdown on sale. But go and have another look now - there are seats. All the front stalls have gone but you can still get side stalls.

Here I am again. It's Meltdown. Antony Hegarty's Meltdown at the South Bank. To say that Antony has lined up some pretty weired stuff is an understatement (although not a surprise). I've just spent the last 15 minutes listening to Diamanda Galas on You Tube and I'm literally terrified. But that's the joy of Meltdown. Somehow Antony has managed to coax Elizabeth Fraser out of self-imposed retirement for two nights. That's a bit WOW. This is the lady who turned down Coachella for ?1.5 million because she just wasn't feeling it. Needless to say that tickets are flying out so if you want to be there then I wouldn't hang about. I think public booking is on Friday and Elizabeth will sell out lightening fast. Members' booking opened on Wednesday. To be clear, I don't think she has any plans to do more gigs, she's likely just doing Meltdown then disappearing again for another 20 years. So go see her. What's to think about? http://ticketing.southbankcentre.co.uk/membership/members-area/members-home This takes my breath away http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu9KPfDKvoc Here's Antony chanelling Beyonce. Now I'm crying. And humble.

You are who you are.

Strictly speaking, not theatre. However, Secret Cinema is on again this summer. Tickets available from 3pm today (2nd May), here: https://shop.ticketscript.com/channel/web2/start-order/rid/3DVMV7K4/language/en I expect these dates will be an instant sell out but more dates will follow. Last Secret Cinema was in November; The Third Man with Vienna re-created in a warehouse near Spittlefields Market and everyone trading on the black market for the night. Good fun.

Is that you Katie Numbers? px

Will the organisers be deploying surface to air missiles for the security of all on the day?

Very interesting watch. Thanks for posting.

That sucks. All I've had from Soho was a confusing email confirming my original booking. I was going on the Thursday. Good news about Somerset House though - it's a great setting. Last year I saw My Morning Jacket on the Sunday night and it was wet and cold - but still a good night. Am I the only one that thinks that Tim Minchin is so wrong for Somerset House? He's great live but I'd want to be sitting down somewhere indoors.

You absolutely have every right to park and I don't blame you for anything at all and if someone has damaged your car intentionally then that's unacceptable and yes I would be hurt if someone damaged something of mine. Nobody has the right to be territorial about the space outside their house; it is not "their" parking space. I used to have a neighbour when I lived in Melbourne Grove who used to leave me notes if I parked in "his" space. So I do understand, really. I think anyone who interferes with you or your car is wrong to do so. To clarify, I think you're right and they're wrong but honestly, I don't think you being right and them being wrong is going to help.

Have they actually cancelled those Soho Theatre gigs now? I had an email from them yesterday which was very confusing and I meant to phone them. So definitely cancelled then? Well that's a bummer. I've also booked my Tindersticks for Somerset House. It's on a Sunday night so we can all catch the 176 home together.

I recently saw Abigail's Party at it's sold out run at the Menier Chocolate Factory. It's transferring to the West End for a while and I would recommend it highly. Here's a link to book. If you enter the promo code - CHOCMAIL - then you'll get discount. https://www.menierchocolatefactory.com/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=2A980F44-BF8A-4BA9-9227-D53BF3CA5A4A&sessionlanguage=

Personally I'm not really feeling this year's Somerset House line-up, but here is a pre-sale for those who want to book before the main-sale tomorrow (Friday). http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/promo/5hurx6?dma_id=&wt.mc_id=EML_NTF232678_64[button1url

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Yes I'm sure you're right that the OP was simply asking for some understanding. I may very well have read something into her posts that wasn't there. If I did that then I apologise. I don't think "understanding" will help. Kings has parking needs which are not being met and using a residential street as a car park is inevitably going to cause resentment. We can all take the moral high-ground and make the Grove Park residents out to be the bad-guys, but it won't help. Of course she can continue to legally park in Grove Park. That's undisputed.

Good for you - please feel free to shamelessly plug again when you've got a gig.

What I wrote in my post is that the OP has options available to her. She can take public transport (as most of us have to). She can drive and park further away from the hospital and then walk or take a bus. Or, if she feels that she absolutely must have a car parking space and her employer is not offering her one and it's a deal-breaker then she can always find an employer that meets all of her needs. Another option for her is to continue to park in Grove Park but this seems to be causing her distress (?it is very hurtful?) is how she described it. What is not sitting so well with me is a sense of entitlement. Again, I apologise to the OP if I am interpreting her incorrectly, but this is how her posts came across to me. Grove Park is not a controlled zone and she is able to park there legally and without any interference (i.e. notes on windscreens, vandalism, dirty looks or whatever else). As other posters on this thread have already pointed out, it is wrong for Grove Park residents to leave notes or otherwise intimidate the OP. However, if Grove Park is being used as a car park by Kings hospital workers then this is going to cause resentment and that is a fact and that is human nature. It is pointless to pass judgement on the residents of Grove Park for not being understanding or leaving stupid notes. The fact is, there is a problem and there is friction there and it?s not going to be resolved by anything we post here. Until such time as the OP comes back on here to clarify that her car was damaged as a malicious act of vandalism by a resident of Grove Park then I refuse to jump to conclusions on the matter. My car was damaged whilst parked outside of my house three times. It wasn't vandalism; it was careless driving. It happens. To conclude, I don't believe the friction with Grove Park residents will go away any time soon. The OP is perfectly at liberty to continue to park there (and should be able to do so without interferrence). The OP also has other options available to her.

Chippy Minton Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sorry giggirl, but I find it ridiculous that > you're suggesting someone should actually leave > their job because they don't like their car being > damaged or having notes left on it even though > they have parked perfectly legally on a public > highway! Sorry Chippy Minton but I find it ridiculous that you're attempting to put words into my mouth that I simply aren't there.

The OP merely states that her car has been damaged whilst parked. She doesn't give any more information than that. So, on the basis of the limited information given, I would say that parked cars being damaged is a risk you take. It happens all the time. Same thing could have happened whilst the car was parked outside her own house. If and when the OP offers further information on the circumstances of the damage then it will be fair to make comment, but otherwise I think it is best not to jump to conclusions.