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Does anybody have a wall hanger which they no longer need? It's for an acoustic guitar. Thanks!

I can't be a***d to read all this, and it isn't worth starting a separate thread, but I would just like to say that around 7.15pm this evening I came out of M&S on Lordship Lane. I pressed the crossing button, the green man came on, a car stopped. I was halfway across the crossing when a blue car coming from the Goose Green direction suddenly shot across in front of me. My reactions were too slow to get the reg number. The light on that car's side must have been red for some time before the car reached it. I sincerely hope that car drivers' disregard for red lights and the safety of pedestrians isn't going to go the same way as that of some cyclists. Not sure that last sentence is grammatical, but you hopefully get the gist.

No. No idea. The forum drinks are supposed to be a friendly get together for people to meet and chat, which so far they have been. That wasn't a helpful post, Cancerian. Perhaps you could explain it?

Oh FFS.

To be fair, it depends on the style you want, what texture of hair you have and how much of a precision cut the style needs. I have very thin fine hair (or did have, before it started going grey) and it needs a really excellent cut to make it look good. I'm on a pension, but I don't mind paying more for a cut which I know will make me feel good. Shingo at Kuki works wonders (though I'm presently growing my hair in preparation for a particular style, so if anyone knows me please don't judge his talents by my present "halfway" cut!) **Edited to add, Shingo worked his usual wonders yesterday and I now have the style I was working towards 👍 ** I think it's a matter of trying people out until you find someone who suits you and your hair. If that person is also relatively cheap, then that's great! I've had some truly awful cuts over the decades, and in the past whenever I found someone good, they at some point moved on, and (a bit like dentists) you could never find out where they had gone. At least Shingo owns the salon, so is unlikely to leave! That sounds extremely expensive! Where was it? Why did they not wash the hair? Was that the advertised price, for a trim (not a restyle?) with no wash?

I had to google Mobo, then felt stupid because I thought I should have known what it was. If anyone else doesn't know, it's Music Of Black Origin.

Hey you lot, let's try to keep on topic 🤣

Not everyone has a passport. Not everyone has a driving licence. If you have nothing to hide, I can't see the problem. And hypothetical assumptions about what a future government might do could apply to many things. That is not a good reason not to do them (imo). If Farage forms a government we will have plenty to worry about apart from digital ID.

My understanding is that those living near The Horniman buy the drinks 🤣

We arranged it specially for your birthday. We are psychic. Just sayin' 😂 PS That was a lie. Sorry.

The next Forum Drinks will be upstairs at the EDT (East Dulwich Tavern, on the corner by Goose Green roundabout) on Wednesday 15 October from 7pm onwards. Come any time at or after 7! We have a space reserved in the area to the right as you come into the upstairs room from the stairs (the end of the room where the windows are) . The upstairs bar won't be open, so please buy a drink before you come up! Do come and chat to other forum members in real life. There is no need to divulge your forum name if you would rather not. This is a social event, and not intended to be for publicising your business - there are other ways to do this on the forum. If you have mobility or other problems which make stairs difficult for you, please message me on here beforehand, and we can make arrangements to help you up (and down) the stairs. ETA: Oops! I double posted but deleted the wrong post! Sorry if you had responded to the other one!

I'm wondering if bins aren't possible due to storage issues (if there is nowhere to put them apart from blocking up the pavement)? Because I would have thought they would have been used otherwise? But I can't think of another solution, unless it's possible to get some kind of vermin proof bags, possibly reusable? Alternatively, to get the rubbish collected earlier, which might help to some extent?

I think that was some kind of franchise (?) within John Lewis?

They could include some framed forum posts! 🤣

Thanks, I hadn't seen that. I await the White House's response with interest!

Maybe people are just idly browsing around the forum?

Every time Trump opens his mouth something stupid or racist or both comes out of it, so I'm surprised you are surprised! Sadiq Khan has done a lot for London. Good on him for not responding to the Orange One, but a pity nobody else has (to the best of my knowledge).

Ah, fair enough. Sadly no.

Who? Danny Thompson or Richard Thompson?! I don't think we could/could have afforded either of them! We only started the Goose in 2008. Danny Thompson to the best of my knowledge (understandably given his instrument) only performed with other musicians, usually very well known. It never occurred to us to ask about Richard Thompson. I think we just assumed our venues would be too small, even DHFC.

Many many moons ago, I worked as a mystery shopper for a while (amongst a number of other part time jobs, including a mystery traveller on the buses 🤣) I was asked at very short notice to go and have a meal at that Harvester, because it was a bank holiday and they couldn't find anyone else to go. I thought, well, it would be a free meal, and they paid for a meal for two (on top of whatever tiny amounts they paid me for my reporting on it). I can't remember the exact details, but It was vile. To be fair, it wasn't as bad as a similar meal I once had at the Dog, and unlike that at least it was free, but it would take a lot of wild horses to drag me back to another Harvester. I don't suppose Spoons would be interested. They closed the one in Forest Hill, and at least that was an interesting building. And the Beer Dispensary nearby never did very well, though probably there were reasons for that (like a very small selection of beer). But yes, it would be nice to see a decent pub/restaurant there, although sadly I presume the skate park would then be turned into a car park, regardless of whether Southwark doesn't like cars.

Yes, he worked with Richard Thompson, as well. Sadly you've missed your chance to buy him a pint ....

Danny Thompson of Pentangle etc . Double bassist. R.I.P.

I didn't say I hadn't also posted off topic.