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fl0wer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There seem to be several sizes of brown caddy, and > plenty of unused ones litter the streets in ED. > xxxxxxx There are two sizes - smaller for inside, larger for outside. They are often "littering the streets" because they are quite light, and if empty may get blown away in the wind. At least, mine has been several times - retrieved each time some distance away from its usual resting place :)

Peckhamrye Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > As it has already been sold I would think it is > too late to go down the community asset path? xxxxx Don't know a lot about it, but the Ivy House had already been sold to a developer before it was made a community asset, although the English Heritage listing may have been more relevant in their case, not sure. Sorry don't have time at the moment to check this out, but I'm sure somebody will know or have more time than me to look it up. ETA: I also don't know what the criteria for a "community asset" are, but regardless of size etc I would have thought it was at least worth checking out?

Huggers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Because it is slim I have now pushed my bins to > the end of the front bit that's furtherest away > from front door so it doesn't look so horrible. It > doesn't look half as bad as the full size. xxxxxx Thanks, I might consider this, I have a separately accessible space for my bins, also in the bit furthest away from the front door! I'll have to measure up. Could keep the blue bin always at the back except on recycling collection days. Or maybe I could cover it with something to hide the hideous blue. Like that lovely (joke) leafy fablon or whatever it's called these days :)

rahrahrah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Probably a long shot, but would it be possible to > have it listed as a community asset? xxxxx The Ivy House team might be able to advise on this?

rahrahrah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Good luck to them. At a time of 'housing shortage' > its scandalous to leave properties empty and > inactive for so long. xxxxxx Completely agree

Huggers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ive now got a slim blue bin and it s more discreet > than the overspilling boxes I had. xxxxx Is that the same size as the small green bins, Huggers? I suppose it's too much to hope for that it's dark blue instead of bright blue? The council did say that they would move to a less bright blue when new bins were ordered, but when on earth is that likely to be? Never, probably, unless they're biodegradable .....

lane lover Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > I find the green bin is too big as well. The size > of the blue one (while unsightly) is required. xxxxxxx You can get a smaller size green bin (it's larger than the small brown bins, but quite a bit smaller than the ordinary green bins). Just ask the council. They'll take the old green bin away. The blue bins are absolutely hideous, so I have two boxes instead, which are at least dark blue rather than bright blue. However they're often not big enough, epecially at Christmas with all the paper and bottles .... But there is no way I am having a bright blue bin, it's bad enough seeing all the others down my street :(

Well I don't recall the Drum ever having live music - I remember the lock-ins though :))

LukeyFoxtrot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I terribly miss the Dream Machine xxxxx Yeh so do I

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is the landlord the booker? If so, he's annoyingly > difficult to nail down. xxxxxx No idea. I was there as a punter, not a promoter. Wouldn't want to deal with him if I was trying to put on a gig there, though :))

Robert Poste's Child Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In my tiny garden there were three robins. Two > were doing a little dance and the third looked > like it felt left out. xxxxx That's weird, because robins are territorial, and it's rare to see more than one at a time in Winter .... http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/r/robin/territory.aspx As regards the foxes, I heard one squealing tonight ....

Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We'll have the Reiki practitioners complaining > about hippies next. :))

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It is a great venue - because of the bands they've > had on, not because of the place itself. Which has > improved in recent years, but is still a bit > 'rustic' with an awkward layout. > > I've seen some really memorable gigs there... > Boards of Canada, Shonen Knife (set of Ramones > covers), J Church, Frank Turner.. even played > there a few times myself over the years. There > really are surprisingly few established venues in > London for underground or up-and-coming bands. > > Heard some stories about the landlord, but never > met him or experienced his moodiness first hand. xxxxx Ah, OK, if because of the bands that makes sense - though depends what you like of course. Very small stage, though, IIRC? Though it's a few years since I've been there. Glad it wasn't just me the landlord had a go at :))

Neil/Dani Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Windmill Brixton, hands down the best venue in > these parts. Voted 3rd best venue in London 2012 xxxxxx Grumpy landlord though, unless he's recently changed :)) Who voted it 3rd best venue, and why? I've been there a few times and didn't think it was that great.

Please read my post above. As soon as I have time I will look things up. And yes, take it as an insult if you like, it was also a true statement of my position. Anybody reading through this thread can see how many times you insulted me, but maybe that doesn't count. Anyway post away now, because I have other rather more rewarding things to do today :)

I am getting ready for a gig tonight, and I'm also trying to put together our new website. If you have more time than me, then I expect you can google and find some results online, or reference to them. Parapsychology is about more than "psychic dogs" and "haunted buildings", but hey feel free to spread disinformation. Once I have some free time, I will have a look. And clearly intelligent people think they are likely to find positive results, or they would hardly spend time doing research. And funding bodies would not pay for it. You don't embark on research expecting to disprove a hypothesis, at least not in my experience.

We've got Reg Meuross coming to The Old Nun's Head tonight, in the room upstairs. He's a fantastic singer-songwriter, and he's just won a FATEA award for Best Male Vocalist 2013. Details in the "What's On" section. http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?6,1245415 ETA: Was a great night! Sold out! We hope to book him for The Ivy House in the future - larger venue :)

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What we have on offer > on North Cross is a very small start up market, > and it seems to have been that way for some years > now without any signs of expansion. Like > everything in ED, it's a half hearted attempt. Why > can't we go for it properly if we want a market, > close the road off and invite local trades people > to setup stalls along the whole road? xxxxxx Yes, I don't understand this really, though I can see there would be difficulties for vehicles if the whole road was closed. A while ago there was supposedly a push by the council to get more stalls into the NCR market, wasn't there, but it doesn't really seem to have expanded that much. And if I recall some people who wanted stalls were not allowed them on the basis that "there is already a shop selling that in Lordship Lane" - yet there is a cheese stall, despite being a specialist cheese shop just round the corner. And a bread stall, despite there being many LL shops selling bread. So how does the council decide who can have a stall and who can't? Does anybody else remember that thread?

Dopamine1979 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This thread is great. > > I particularly love the Passive Aggressive > exchange of terms of endearment between Sue and El > Pibe. (Sweetie, Dear, Poppet etc) > > :) xxxxxx I hoped that El Pibe was attempting to be funny by calling me "love", but I did fear that he was just continuing to be patronising, hence my response. Serious academic research has been done and probably still is being done into various aspects of parapsychology, including by controlled experimental methods. I really find it hard to understand why some people on here who clearly have no knowledge whatsoever of research methodology, and are unable to understand why their logic in attempting to present an argument is flawed, have to mock any aspect of the so-called paranormal. Nobody would ever have found out anything about the world if everybody took that kind of approach. There are many aspects of quantum physics which could be mocked on exactly the same sort of basis - being quite unbelievable from a "normal" world view - yet I don't see that happening. Strange, eh.

Where is the angel picture from, purplebreeze? It's very sweet.

NewWave Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Its a street with a few stalls. xxxxx I agree. Hardly even a mini-market.

I think those photos are really touching and beautiful. It was a different time. People didn't have cameras etc to constantly be recording the lives of their children, relatives and friends, as we do now. A photo like that might be the only thing somebody had to remember their dead child or other loved one by, apart from their own memory, and was probably very comforting.

LadyNorwood Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > > > On a completely separate issue: > > > > I hung up for the birds a large lump of fat from > a > > ham my sister had cooked and brought. It was > hung > > securely (I thought!) from a string high up on > a > > pole away from anywhere cats etc could reach > it. > > In fact I saw several cats attempting and > failing > > to get anywhere near it. > > > > Then one morning the ham had completely > > disappeared - nowhere in the garden. Must have > > been a fox, but how ON EARTH could it have > reached > > it? Can they jump that high? > xxxxxxx > Probably squirrels..... xxxxxxx They must have been extremely strong squirrels :)) It was all the fat from a whole joint of ham!

El Pibe Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Muslim scholars, theosophists, hell, even > scientologists discuss stuff rationally. That > doesn't lend it any credibility, it's all based on > faith. > > And I'm still waiting for the evidence pumpkin. > Without that it's just a faith based position, and > more power to you for your quaint beliefs, who am > I to belittle them ;-) xxxxxx You don't actually know what you're talking about, do you? Never mind :)

FJDGoose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Surrey Quays is great - ive lived here for years , > really near the river , southwark park and the > Angel ( lovely pub with views of tower bridge etc) xxxxxxxx And don't forget the Wibbly Wobbly :)