Sue

We were very happy with Tokiko who did ours, but we don't sell things through it. http://www.thegooseisout.com

I always vote. Though often these days it seems to be just voting for the ones you dislike least ......

khedley Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's completely bonkers but I believe it's been > converted (to a reasonably high standard) into a 4 > bed - still wouldn't pay that money & I live on > the same street!?! xxxxxxx I live on the same street as well :) A house a few doors down from that one - converted around December/January from two flats - has also recently been sold. It was on the market for a similar price ie over ?800k, but I don't know how much it went for. It has been "done up", but only has three beds. It seems to have taken some time to sell it, but I guess the market has now caught up with what seemed very overpriced in January. It was originally owned by a housing association, so I hope they got a decent price for it before the developer got his/her mitts on it ......

Thanks Socks! ETA: But presumably they may be plastered with Halifax advertising??? ETA: I see they are a "proud partner of the Big Lunch" :)

Sounds scary, hope nobody was hurt or major damage done?

Passed by yesterday and it now says bar/cafe or words to that effect on the window, so - guess it's deffo going to be that, then :))

Any news on when the Ulverscroft Road one will be installed?

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There's a basement too though, innit. xxxxxxx Yeh but that's quite small too, n'est ce pas? Perhaps it'll just be a shop for their "other objets", as described on the website Vik gave the link to. Nitpick: Shouldn't it be "other objects" or "autre objets"?? Though not sure the "autre" is correct as is remembered from my French O level in, oh, 1965 :)) :)) :))

It's a very small space to be selling furniture in, isn't it?

*Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The last 20 pizzas we've had at The Actress have > been steadfastly tasty. > > There was one off day. They took the offending > item back without question, refunded the money, > gave us another one free - and threw in a free > drink. xxxxxxxx Bloody hell. Clearly I wasn't assertive enough :))

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why the hell anyone would want to read a book from > a telephone screen is beyond me. xxxxxxx Because a mobile doesn't weigh a f-ing ton?

StraferJack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > She's a killer qu....:: > > "you don't. You can't pick and choose what is > legal and what isn't." > > Sounds reasonable. Know ANYONE who is that holy? > You don't knowingly break any laws? None? > > Unrelated sidenote. Ivy house is doing well. Many > said it wouldn't you know xxxxxxx Very naughty, Strafer Jack :))

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Don't forget (pretty decent) pizzas at the Actress > too. > xxxxxxxx Really? The last pizza I had at the Actress was, sadly, absolutely disgusting. It arrived at the table virtually raw. I sent it back and it didn't arrive again much better, but I ate it and paid because I was starving. If memory serves, it was something like leek and pea shoots, which was weird anyway even without the raw dough. Some of the Actress pizza combinations are just bizarre. I'm just going straight to the Gowlett next time. Fantastic pizza. The Actress is just round the corner and the Gowlett is a trek, but needs must ......

Levina Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Does anyone get seriously annoyed at the sound of > chewing, even if the person is chewing with their > mouth closed? xxxxxxxx Yes. Apples are the worst.

El Pibe Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Somebody posted up a message from that Stephen > chap's facebook page. A sad tale for sure, but > does it make me a bad person that my instant > reaction was > > "mom? mOm? what the f..?" xxxxxx Maybe she's American?

A small terraced house on Ulvercroft Road "in need of some modernisation" has just been sold for ?815k . Where will this end?

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue, don't forget Review on Bellenden Rd! xxxxx Yes, you're right, sorry forgot that one :)

Nicoledulwich Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Rats do live in nice big lush spaces too and > Dulwich park is one such place...shouldn't be a > problem unless there are too many one day. Just > part of life and nothing to worry about. xxxxxx Completely agree!

James Barber Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Hi Sue, > It is good. > How about your street joining in? xxxxxxx Sadly I have too much to do already (including forthcoming street party involvement!) and have no children young enough to want to play in the street, however I will mention it to neighbours who have :)

dimples Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > High gb2014 , there is a fantastic bookshop > already up there called rye books ! > Go up the road to the empty shop turn left and 100 > yards down that road it's there :) xxxxxxxx We are very very lucky in East Dulwich to have three independent bookshops within easy reach. Apart from Rye Books (at the Barry Road end of Upland Road), there is the lovely Chener Books in Lordship Lane just near the Goose Green roundabout, which has a great selection including a whole separate kids' section, then there is also a bookshop in Dulwich Village (though no idea what that one is like as I've never been in it). Oh, and I think there might be one in Herne Hill as well? There's certainly an Oxfam bookshop. Plus one in Sydenham and one in Crystal Palace, though they are not within walking distance unless you're a dedicated walker :) So if you aren't completely converted to e-readers yet, lots of choice! ETA: But of course they have somewhat different difficulties these days, though akin to those of the yellow shop with the arrival of supermarkets in the area - ie the arrival of Amazon.

James Barber Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lovely piece of casework. Residents on Heber Road > asking about how to enable kids to play on the > street - > http://jamesbarber.mycouncillor.org.uk/?p=2461 > > Today's Southwark News lists 4 dates, 1 a month > starting Sunday 25 May 2.30pm to 5.30pm, where > Heber Road between Cyrena and Landcroft Roads will > be open for kids playing on the street. > > If you'd like this to happen on your street please > get in touch so we can help you organise this. XXXXXXX That's a fantastic idea! Well done Southwark!

I think it must be very difficult to run a small local shop like that these days, when most people are getting their main things from supermarkets (or in ED, maybe in "posher" local independent shops). He presumably has to buy everything he stocks in bulk, in certain minimum quantities, regardless of whether he thinks he is going to be able to sell it within the sell-by date or not. So he has the choice of selling things past their sell-by date (I'm not condoning that, btw, although with most things I doubt it is an actual health hazard) or binning them at a loss to himself. Or stopping selling them altogether, which means even fewer people will come to his shop. Rock and a hard place. For somebody who has had a shop in ED for fifteen years, that's a sad position to be in. No wonder he's lost interest in his business (if indeed he has). I'd be pretty grumpy too.

steveo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bird flu xxxxxxxx :))

adonirum Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Having read your post carefully ............ > > I always thought this was one of those rare > occasions when you were indicating "sarcastic" > affection, Sue. > > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Eh? How do you make that out? What is your definition of "sarcastic", then, because it's clearly different from mine! And why don't you just leave me alone when this is supposed to be a thread about rats in Dulwich Park? All the xxx s in the last three posts have been yours. If you want to continue to have a go at me, why not start a new anti-Sue thread in the lounge? Provided of course this thread hasn't already ended up there :(

adonirum Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I always thought you were indicating "sarcastic" > affection, Sue > > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Maybe you should read my posts more carefully, then, as I'm rarely sarcastic, in inverted commas or otherwise :) Not sure why this sudden interest in the way I write my posts, however.