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Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Agree the interior design definitely needs > tweaking. Looking on the dining area from the bar > it appears to me a bit like a school dinner hall > or works canteen. xxxxxx Is the restaurant part laid out like the Mag(nolia) was, then? Because that always seemed like a quite bare and characterless eating area to me.

taper Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Good if long article on closed-mindedness and > scepticism, including briefly on ghosts. > > http://skeptoid.com/mobile/4134 > > "So don't focus on buzzword labels like "closed > minded" or "true believer". You can be both of > those things and still be able to properly analyze > evidence and draw a supported conclusion. " > xxxxx So - have you "properly analysed evidence" and "drawn a supported conclusion" ??

Twirly Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If the technicalities won't let you do exactly > what you want, can't you just view/use both > calenders at once? I have my own one, but then > also access to several clinic ones and I can view > them all at once both on PC and phone (though I > have to keep an eye on how I enter things on my > phone as I sometimes end up with stuff on the > shared diary by mistake). xxxxxx Yes, thanks, I can view/use both calendars at once and have been, but it's a nuisance. I'd rather just have one!

Chick Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This whole thread is barking. xxxxxx Charming as always. Closed-minded as always. Prejudiced as always. :( ETA: Guess you had to have another dig as nobody bothered to comment on your station "joke" on the first page?

unlurked Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Leaving pubs that charge too much also adds to > gentrification and loss of a native community. xxxxxxxx That's true, but also there comes a point when you (meaning I) don't want to drink in certain places because of the gentrification. > Make a stand. The fools with the cash also accept > crap service and quality in these pubs. xxxxxxxx True - but then why would you want to drink there too and accept crap service and quality at inflated prices?

shaman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > what I am saying is that there are many things in > the world we don't understand but also a lot we > do, but fear and prejudice make us fearful of the > unknown and the known. xxxxxx Yes, well said. Particularly prejudice, perhaps.

OK, so I created a new combined calendar and (after a bit of faffing about) imported the contents of my existing two calendars into it, expecting then to be able to delete the old ones and just use the new one for 2014. Because it was all getting a bit complicated with two, even though I could see one from the other. BUT It appears the two existing calendars are both by default designated "primary" calendars - one for my Goose email address and one for my Sue email address. Even though they're both under the same name. And having googled blah blah, found that: "Note: It is not possible to delete your primary calendar. Instead, you can clear all the events, rename it, and schedule new events to effectively replace your original primary calendar." SO, it seems that I can't just have one calendar which I can put stuff into from both email addresses? Which is a bit useless? Also other people need to be able to view it/them and it would be a lot easier if there was only one. Advice please? And then I've got to find out how to access it/them from my phone, AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH :(

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- If I can go to the > pub round the corner from me in Sydenham (regular > back street boozer, nout special but nice enough) > and buy a 5% lager for ?3.30, why do I need to pay > around ?4.20 for it in most pubs in ED? xxxxxx Not defending them, but maybe part of it is higher costs than in Sydenham? Rent etc?

They told us we could have our concerts there during the week, but not on a Friday night when bingo was sacrosanct. Too late now!

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Morally, politically and financially bankrupt xxxxxxx Yep. Serves him right, the vile bastard.

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > El Pibe Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > The Dog had Harvey's on tap over christmas. And > is > > it me or has the service improved, admittedly > from > > a very very very low starting point. > > > If you got served in under 30 minutes it's an > improvement. Have always hayed going to that > bloody pub because of the service. > > I am a lager drinker, Heineken is my favourite. > Even my choice of drink makes me feel like an > unwanted pimple in East Dulwich these days. xxxxxx I've never had a problem with being served at the bar at the Dog, except on very busy nights like after the Brockwell Park fireworks, and even then it was nothing like 30 minutes. Have had major problems with the food there though :)) The EDT has Heineken, doesn't it?

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Louisa Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I agree with you guys. And also, I miss being > able > > to get a nice strong Kentish/Sussex real ale in > > any pubs around here. It all seems to be about > > fancy continental lagers these days or am I > > missing the point? Landlords/pub companies, > stop > > trying to appease Clapham blow-ins and feed me > my > > brown ale! > > > > Louisa. > > You don't normally make me laugh Louisa! but I > liked this one. :) xxxxxxx I took it as serious! :(

That's weird, because all our regular gigs are on a Friday night. We were looking for a regular monthly concert venue, before The Ivy House reincarnated, and we went to the Liberal Club and really liked the space, which would have been ideal for us. Maybe they just didn't like the look of us! :( We liked them! :( We were definitely told they had bingo on a Friday night and wouldn't change the night .... We have an excellent reputation with agents, artists, venues and audiences re our organisation/management of gigs ... we could have given them references! Water under the bridge now, as our concerts are at The Ivy House and we don't intend to move them unless they chuck us out! :)) (Next one is John Otway on 31 January - tickets selling fast but still some left if anybody wants to see a truly manic performance from a legendary two-hit wonder :)) )

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I agree with you guys. And also, I miss being able > to get a nice strong Kentish/Sussex real ale in > any pubs around here. It all seems to be about > fancy continental lagers these days or am I > missing the point? Landlords/pub companies, stop > trying to appease Clapham blow-ins and feed me my > brown ale! > xxxxxxxx Try The Ivy House, Louisa! :)) Scroll down the menu past the fancy lagers: http://www.ivyhousenunhead.com/docs/beermenu.pdf If you don't like any of their choices, they are asking people to tell them what they want ....

Thanks. And the bingo??

maxxi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not a great pub, possibly an alright one if there > are enough of you but otherwise a bit of a cold > experience. Can't speak for the food but as a pub? > no. not really. seriously. nope. xxxxxx The Mag (in its Magnolia incarnation) always felt a bit "cold" too. Can't remember much about the Magdala apart from the yellow! It's a pity if they haven't improved the vibe, after all the time it took to finally open The Patch. Not been down there and don't intend to, even though it's one of my nearest pubs. I can't understand how it can be touted as a "community" pub with brunch at ?16, even if it comes with bread with flakes of gold on or whatever. Very mixed messages have been given out, in my opinion. If you're going to run a gastro pub competing with the likes of Franklins and the Palmerston, then just say so from the outset. All the other stuff - vertical horticulture on the roof, schoolkids growing your veg etc - is all very laudable but somehow doesn't fit. Not in my world view, anyway, which I fully admit may be bitter and twisted due to currently living on a pension in an increasingly affluent neighbourhood :))

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ?4.40 for a Guinness. Is that the most expensive > in ED? xxxxxx I often drink Guinness, but usually where there isn't a decent selection of draught ale, and I'd say probably yes. ETA: Shouldn't this thread be in the restaurant/trade section?

What are your twitter and facebook names? ETA: We tried to put on gigs there ( http://www.thegooseisout.com ), but were told that Friday nights were impossible due to bingo, is that still the case?

dontpanic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- On > further discussion I realise that there are > appointment pre-bookable, if you ask specifically > - after 6.30pm and early morning, but obviously > only for those people who presistently ask or moan > on being told 'no appointments bookable' > > Its inconsistent and not fair if you aren't the > type to get upset down the phone xxxxxx Completely agree, but complaining on here won't give you a snowball's chance in hell of getting things changed, maybe complain to DMC or to the place given in a post above as well?

Excellent dontpanic, hope you'll post future gigs on the forum?

the-e-dealer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well I hope they have gone home by now. There I > said it! xxxxx Eh? Who?

Roundabout Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Going back some 45 years: xxxxxx Ah, Ok, you've beaten me by 20 years! :) ETA: But freezers were quite a new development 45 years ago, I think!

Roundabout Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And before them ? It was a Sainsbury?s freezer > centre: xxxxxx Are you sure? The Bejam store sold freezers as well as frozen food. I think I actually bought one there. ETA: I've never heard of a "Sainsbury's freezer centre", but I stand to be corrected!

Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A 'friend' of mine (ex work colleague) posted two > pictures of herself on FB on NYE. She asked which > dress should she wear out? She had her hair > arranged differently in each too. I decided to > impart my view about the dress and the hair. This > opinion soon got two 'likes' from her multitude of > 'friends'. I was somewhat surprised to find she > had hidden my post soon after.Should I unfriend > her? xxxxx :))

El Pibe Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Luckily I'm moving somewhere that people don't > really associate alcohol with social occassions > and environments..... :/ xxxxx Blimey, where's that?