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This all reminds me of somebody who posted on this forum to criticise in no uncertain terms somebody who had spent their own money on their own wedding dress, on the grounds that she had spent too much. I really don't see why anybody should justify what they spend their own money on to anybody else. We are hardly talking about a "Let them eat cake" situation. Oh, hang on though ..... :))

Yes, that's why I started the thread ..... This area presumably all comes under the same transmitter.

Apparently Freeview is changing in this area on 21 March. If you use Freeview you will probably have to retune for some channels. https://www.freeview.co.uk/tvchanges?utm_source=nmpipaidsocial&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=700mhzpaidsocial

FightingFit Wrote: --------------------------------------------- > > It's obscene reading your pathetic arguments Hmmm. Your posting history since registering on the forum at the end of January doesn't exactly indicate great intellectual capacity, so if I were you I would be wary of calling other people's posts pathetic :)

DulwichFox Wrote: ---------------------------------------------- > > Its obscene. Some Families don't have ?47.00 a > Week to pay for food for themselves and their > children. > The ?47 was for afternoon tea with champagne. I don't imagine many people go for that, but if they do, so what if it's a special occasion and they can afford it? Many families don't have as much to spend on food as you pay for an Indian meal out or a couple of pints at the EDT. Or a holiday in Turkey. Is your expenditure on those things obscene as well?

At least you didn't pay them in advance.

mary123 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I must add that as much as it was lovely to have > afternoon tea in central London, the time it takes > to travel there/back is very long and slow for the > distance, it took is 1.5_2hrs each way by bus,, > next time am happy to do a local afternoon tes Would definitely agree with that, but if you are meeting up for afternoon tea with people living outside London, or the other side of London, Central London may be more convenient for them (assuming they are not coming from the South, of course!) Also you can do London-y things before/after the tea (or lunch). My sisters and I sometimes meet up in the V&A, which has lovely rooms to eat in, but I don't think they do afternoon teas as such.

Le Chandelier doesn't exist any more, does it?

So Mary123, where did you go? Hope you had a lovely tea, wherever it was!

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I see you do not mention Ganapati much these days. > I suppose too many ordinary people go there these > days. Oh FFS :)) :)) :)) rupert james, I have a lovely man already, but thanks for the suggestion :))

Clayton1612 Wrote: But my garden is very shady and > the grass doesn?t grow. Apologies if you have already tried this, but you can get grass mixtures specifically for shady areas. https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=416

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Wolsely. > > Our full Afternoon Tea consists of assorted > finger sandwiches, fruit scones, a selection of > pastries and choice of teas, at ?37.50 per person. > Champagne Tea at ?47.50 per person. > > I think some people must live a very different > lifestyle to my self. > If memory serves, you often eat out at local Indian restaurants. I'm guessing poppadums, a main course, a side, rice and a bottle of Cobra probably come to around ?20. Quite likely more, depending on what you have. So a one-off afternoon tea (without the champagne) at the Wolseley (sic), a very nice restaurant in central London, for a special trip out with close relatives, comes to less than you would spend in your normal daily life on two run of the mill meals at a bog standard local restaurant. Correct? We all spend our money in different ways.

stringvest Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- It's surprising also > that in bird breeding season, the council send the > tree trimmers out, and people butcher their > hedges! https://www.trees.org.uk/Help-Advice/Public/When-is-the-bird-nest-season

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Wolsely. > > Our full Afternoon Tea consists of assorted > finger sandwiches, fruit scones, a selection of > pastries and choice of teas, at ?37.50 per person. > Champagne Tea at ?47.50 per person. > > I think some people must live a very different > lifestyle to my self. Some people occasionally go out for one-off treats with close family members. That is hardly indicative of their general lifestyle :)) I believe you eat out quite often at local Indian restaurants, Dulwich Fox. What would you pay for poppadums, a main course, rice, side dish and a Cobra? Twenty quid a pop? More? So an afternoon tea at a lovely central London restaurant would be the equivalent cost of less than two run-of-the-mill meals at a bog standard local Indian restaurant. But don't let that stop you having a go at me :)) Oh, and the two hundred quid a year I'm saving by changing to a water meter more than covers the cost of the occasional treat like this :)) You spend your money how you like, and I'll spend mine how I like. Live and let live. OK? :))

bsand Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The truth is buyers are paying top dollar for > shoeboxes in ED with it's relatively poor > transport links because it has an indefinable 4 > quid latte / 5 quid loaf cachet. Some first time > buyers must be saying I can get a 3 bed house and > big garden in Bexleyheath with top state schools > for the price of a 1 bed garden flat in ED , and > it's quicker to get into the city. I have just > cashed out and made such a move couldn't be > happier. Pleased you are happy. But then why are you still looking at and posting on the East Dulwich Forum?

Rolo Tomasi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > https://www.thewolseley.com/ Probably too late as you are probably on your way, but I had afternoon tea at The Wolseley with my sisters a year or so back. It was excellent. Amazing room, good service, lots of yummy afternoon tea type food. We booked a table, but I don't know whether that's essential. Probably best to be on the safe side. Looking at their website, I didn't know that Zedel (just off Piccadilly Circus) was associated with them. Also a lovely (different) room and good service, but let down by the quality of the food in my opinion. Good value for money though. Sorry, I'm digressing from afternoon tea. The Wolseley (or similar) would definitely be nicer, and more memorable, than one of a chain which tend to be similar wherever you go. Have a lovely time wherever you go!

Great pic! Toadsporn :))

Saw two Nuthatches in the woods this afternoon, walking up a tree. Also heard a woodpecker.

Don't worry Rendel, I'm not posting on this thread any more, I am feeling quite confused :)) ETA: You have a good weekend too!

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Louisa Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > > YES I was invited by StraferJack > > > to the drinks on various occasions, and as he > > > would testify I?m sure, extenuating > > circumstances > > > prevented me from attending. > > > > > > > > > So your point is ..... ?? > > > > The drinks were open to anybody, you didn't > need > > to be invited. Unless we are talking about some > > more selective forum drinks than the ones which > > were posted up on here and changed pubs from > month > > to month? > > My point is, you talk as though not attending > forum drinks or publicly displaying your real life > self on a internet forum is somehow strange? I > would have thought most people would be dubious > about doing that, it?s not a points scoring thing. > If you choose to do that, all power to you. I > choose not to, and your point is? > Sorry, you've lost me. Fine if you don't want people to know who you are, though personally I think it's nice to know who people posting on here are off the forum, as it's a local forum, but then what point were you making in saying you were invited to the forum drinks, if you didn't actually go? Wading through treacle time again :)) Are we having "a good argument", by the way? :)

That's interesting, thanks James.

flocker spotter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > For an example of why regular posters/ beautiful > people/ in crowd may have departed, I would > suggest an objective look at the passage of this > thread as a starting point. Sort it out. "Sort it out" ?!?!?! What does it have to do with you, exactly? You don't have to read it! Leopards don't change their spots. ETA: Oh, and it's the lounge. Lounge is different. As in real life, conversations may take various directions.

Wondering what everyone is paying. I've just been quoted ?26 pcm (rounding up) by Plusnet for unlimited fibre broadband and line rental, on an 18 month contract. That's quite a bit cheaper than I'm paying at the moment (?34 pcm) but also quite a lot more than if I was a new Plusnet customer, especially if I went via Top Cashback who have ?80p cashback on Plusnet, which over the 18 months would bring the monthly cost down to around ?20pcm, if my maths is correct. It's a hard call, because I'm wary about changing from Plusnet for several reasons, partly in case anything goes wrong with the switch and I'm left without broadband for a while, and partly because Plusnet do have good customer service, in my experience. ETA: I did do some negotiating last time, but I'm not sure I've got the energy to go through all that again ....

rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- If you want an animal > that really gives the bible credibility a good > shake, look up Abraham's domesticated camels... Credibility and bible are not words I would use in the same sentence ....

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- YES I was invited by StraferJack > to the drinks on various occasions, and as he > would testify I?m sure, extenuating circumstances > prevented me from attending. > So your point is ..... ?? You've never actually divulged your real identity to anybody on here, although on various occasions you could have done? :)) The drinks were open to anybody, you didn't need to be invited. Unless we are talking about some more selective forum drinks than the ones which were posted up on here and changed pubs from month to month, and which I used to occasionally go to? In which case, I was never invited to the ones for the select few :))