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rbrtdngl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Perhaps that is where Neil went wrong in last > nights Apprentice, if only he had thought of > combining the two! He could then have proposed to > Lord Sugar a business that mixed an estate agents > with a charity shop based on the principal that > everytime an agent sells a house the owner can > leave behind all there old redundant and unwanted > detritus that can then be sold in the shop. xxxxxxx Yeh Neil. Oh dear oh dear. That would certainly have been a better business plan than what he came up with :( Which isn't saying much .....

OMG just seen this, how awful. And if it was a suicide and they survived badly injured, doubly awful. So sorry.

I'd deffo be interested in outside ping pong tables :)

You are all stars, thanks :)

Leith has some nice places if you don't mind going out of the centre of town.

Sorry to hear that, but well done for trying to help.

Part of the front bar has not been used for a long time, and that is the part which at some point will be reinstated. It is presently closed off so far as I know.

DulwichFox Wrote: > In those days the 37 went from Peckham Bus Garage > all the way to Richmond. about an hour in those > days. > xxxxxx I thought it went to Richmond until relatively recently. Am I imagining it?

Great that you've done so much to try to help it, but I agree with the above that on balance it's better to leave it and hope that the parents will come to it. Easier said than done I know.

EDdownunder Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- I would rather a KFC or MacDonalds > that another Estate Agent or Indian takeaway. xxxxxx Well I wouldn't :)

spark67 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- quite relaxing when I get home form > work..who needs 3D TV :) xxxxxx All you need now is some ants to watch - equally fascinating :) We watched one struggling to carry a dead fly down a wall the other day.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Afraid the Goose Is Out! night on Friday 27 > > September with Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick > has > > now completely sold out (we had already sold a > lot > > of tickets before the concert was transferred > to > > The Ivy House, as they had been on sale since > last > > September, and once it was publicised to > > shareholders it completely sold out). xxxxxxxxx > Does that mean that only people with tickets can > get in...?? Genuine question.. not being > negative. > > Is there a separate bar/area for other drinkers.. > > Foxy. xxxxxxxxx Only people with tickets can get into the area where the gig is on - otherwise there would be not much point in selling tickets (and we could not afford to book artists of this calibre). Yes there is a separate bar area for other drinkers. The gig is in the back room which has the stage. :) Edited to try to make it clearer who said what.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Some pics below. > > not such a miserable mangy old fox. > > > Foxy xxxxxxxxxx I like the tee shirt Foxy :))

The tree in Ulverscroft Road is no more. Even the stump has gone now. All that remains is a tiny scattering of sawdust over the tree pit. R.I.P. tree. BTW I saw notices near Grove Park yesterday (or maybe in Grove Park itself, I can't remember exactly which road it was) to the effect that Southwark Council were giving residents a grant of ?600 to plant up tree pits in the road, as part of the Cleaner Greener Safer initiative. Very praiseworthy (though it seems an awful lot of money for a few plants, especially as many of the pits in the road are already planted up with hardy geraniums). Maybe the council could come and put some perennials in the holes left where they have cut down trees :(

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > Did not go to Richmond to walk around the shops.. > otherwise I would of gone to Oxford Street. > They may well of proved worse. > > xxxxxxxx So you did not take food or much water with you, but did not want to "walk around the shops". How were you expecting to eat, then, if you didn't want to go to a cafe or restaurant, of which there are many around Richmond and quite a few around Kew? If memory serves there are shops where you can buy food right next door to both Richmond and Kew stations, which is hardly "walking around the shops" :)) Does anything make you happy, Foxy? Ever?? :(

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I do miss the serve and volley thing a bit > though. > > I know what you mean. But in the 90s I seem to > remember people complaining that there were no > rallies any more! xxxxxxx That's true - but it seems to have gone from one extreme to the other!

MrBen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- There is a manager > appointed, builders are finishing the > accommodation upstairs and a Goose is Out night > has even managed to steal a night of it's own > before any official launch. > xxxxxxxxx Afraid the Goose Is Out! night on Friday 27 September with Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick has now completely sold out (we had already sold a lot of tickets before the concert was transferred to The Ivy House, as they had been on sale since last September, and once it was publicised to shareholders it completely sold out). However tickets are still available for our second Ivy House concert on Friday 25 October with the wonderful Scottish singer Ewan McLennan. Last time Ewan came to The Ivy House we also sold out, so if you'd like to come buy your tickets now! You can find out more about Ewan (and the excellent support acts) from: http://www.thegooseisout.com/events.html#ewanmc and buy advance tickets online from: http://www.wegottickets.com/thegooseisout Advance tickets will also be available from The Ivy House once it re-opens, or you can buy them from us at any of our gigs (though we don't run any ticketed gigs over the Summer festival period). We are so looking forward to being back at The Ivy House!

It's probably too late for you now, but Snapfish often have offers on (30% off at the moment). It's very easy to upload pix to their website, and they have very speedy delivery (mine arrived in two days.) I got 100 6X4 prints for just over six pounds, with free delivery. Saves you a trip to Boots and all the hassle you seem to have had. And the quality of the prints is very good, in my opinion. They're always having offers, though their half price 7X5 prints one has just finished. ETA: I can't find a way to link to the Snapfish page without it coming up as my account, probably because I'm permanently logged in or something, but if you google Snapfish it should come up first.

Fox, I'm sorry you had a bad day, but Google (before you set out) is your friend :) There are often transport issues in London at weekends. And Kew hasn't been a penny to get in for - oh, about fifty years :)) And surely you could have taken food/water with you or found somewhere to buy some? There are shops in both Richmond and Kew (by the station). And to expect anywhere near the river, especially which has riverside pubs like Richmond, not to be rammed on a scorching hot Sunday was a bit naive, maybe? Personally I think it's quite nice to be somewhere where there are lots of people on a lovely day all enjoying the weather. And the walk from Richmond to Kew along the river is a very pleasant and leafy one, if memory serves, I can't understand why you thought otherwise. You should have walked round the corner to The Actress and watched the tennis, instead :))

StraferJack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Speeches ( winner and loser) were small things of > beauty > > Made me feel world can be better place. > > That's sport xxxxxxx Totally agree. Great match and lovely speeches. I do miss the serve and volley thing a bit though.

mlteenie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- The cops > said they know a stall at E&C market where stolen > phones are sold. xxxxxx So why aren't they doing anything about it then?!!

NomDePlume Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > After five years of continued disappointment I > finally managed to get into full time paid > employment, quite an achievement for a 55 year > old. > The government in their rabid kneejerk response > have cut all return to work provisions, There was > up till April a "job grant" and a run on with the > dole payments to tide you over until your 1st > pay-packet. > My question that nobody at the jobcentre or work > program has an answer for is.... between the last > benefit payday and work payday is a six week gap > in income "how the hell do i live on f@ck all xxxxxx Congratulations ono your new job, NomDePlume. This income gap has always been an issue when you are paid at the end of the month. Would your new employer give you a loan on your first day of work to cover the gap, to be paid off over maybe your first few months? I remember when I first started work (many many moons ago as I'm now retired!) companies used to do this, precisely because they realised that you would have no money for a month. The upside of course is that if you leave a job, you have your month's pay on your last day but so far as I know you are still entitled to claim Jobseekers' Allowance (or whatever) from your first day of unemployment. That at least used to be the case. Though that pay would presumably count towards your savings, if that was an issue because you weren't eligible for contribution-based JSA, or whatever it's called. So the system actually balances out.

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think the test should be how they would react if > you did complain about the take away - it would be > nice to think they would compensate you in some > way and show you that they value your custom. xxxxxx I can't understand how a fish shop would not notice that they were cooking bad fish?

Laminate also seems to make a horrid crackling noise when you walk on it. And it never really looks like real wood. I can see the temptation, but I think it's a false economy unless, as Lowlander says, you need a quick fix but won't be staying to see it in a few year's time.

Thanks LucyA. No pigeons in Trafalgar Square any more? That used to be one of the highlights of my childhood :)