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alldownhillfromhere Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Let's face it, EDF has always had a reputation for > being snotty and rude. I've lurked here for about > a year before joining, and in that time I've seen > some spectacularly unpleasant behaviour. I joined > the other day and posted, and within a day was > being called 'an odious little sh*t' and a > 'heartless bastard', because I made a mildly > contentious point. I'm no fainting violet, but I > can see why many people would find that to be > unnecessarily rude. To be honest, I actually think > the two posters who were rude to me misunderstood > my post - if English isn't their first language, I > can recommend a course - but that doesn't give > them an excuse to behave like morons. xxxxx Many people would find your "mildly contentious point" very rude. Somebody was trying to help out their neighbour by finding somebody to board up their window for them, and you told them to do it themselves and it wasn't rocket science. Personally, I'd say that was "snotty and rude". And English is my first language (and I'd say "if English isn't their first language, I can recommend a course" was a pretty snotty and rude comment, as well. By all means post on here as rudely as you like - but don't then accuse other people of rudeness!

HonaloochieB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Knock Knock Knockity Tap Tap! > xxxxxxx Ever thought of writing a kid's book? :))

Ann Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Would definitely register as door to door free if possible. xxxxxx So would I. Had the RSPCA knocking yesterday, during the day however. I give money to charity, but I want to choose what cause I give to and when, not be approached in the street and in my own home in a way which feels quite intrusive. I used to be as polite as possible, but am increasingly going into Grumpy Old Woman mode. Poor people who are doing the knocking, however. I hope they are getting a decent wage. Paid for by the donations to the charity, I suppose, unless they are volunteers.

Voyageur Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Bic Basher Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > ED - NAGAIUTB Wrote: > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > ----- > > > > Is there still a (small) Boots in Forest > > Hill? > > > > > > Yes, but has a very limited range of goods. > > Does > > > have a pharmacy though. > > > > xxxxxx > > > > But you can order stuff on-line, including > small > > things like lipstick, and collect it there > without > > having to pay a delivery charge. > > Only free if you have paid ?20 or more. xxxxxx They must have changed it then since I used it, which was a few years back.

Bic Basher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ED - NAGAIUTB Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Is there still a (small) Boots in Forest Hill? > > Yes, but has a very limited range of goods. Does > have a pharmacy though. xxxxxx But you can order stuff on-line, including small things like lipstick, and collect it there without having to pay a delivery charge.

I'm bemused. If this thread is likely to get the forum sued, why hasn't it been removed, or reported so that it can be removed if mods haven't seen it? Apologies if somebody discussing the threat to sue has already reported it.

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ah, Sue! I remain Watson to your Sherlock > > *bows deeply* xxxxxxxx :))

*Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Come on, Sue - think about the possibilities here. > > > You could do Goose. When the Goose is ready, you > can bring it to the table announcing "THE GOOSE IS > OUT" whilst looking intensely at the camera > motioning to said goose which has details of the > next gig written on its back - in streaky bacon. > > Followed by four hours of modal twanging on > miniature wooden instruments. :)) :)) :)) I now have a great desire to acquire some miniature wooden instruments. Maybe I could fashion some tiny concertinas out of matchsticks :)

titch juicy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > yes, big problems > > am on my 17th consecutive day of no hot water or > heating > > and have half a living room, as a lot of water > came in through the front of the building, and > through our ceiling- also for the past 17 days xxxxxx OMG that's terrible. Who are these people?

ratty Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bromley rocks! I live here now! xxxxxxx I take it all back! I no longer lose the will to live when I go to Bromley! I feel the ratty vibe all around :))

Kingy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > this is all wrong - wrong wrong wrong - face to > face real - this is wrong - you know where i will > be and you know who I am cos I post the gigs on > here - it's not a 'forum' it's a bulletin board - > there's the gig - take it or leave it - full stop > you would get more people to go to a gig round > here these days if it was affiliated to a > knitting/crochet club xxxxxxx Well our next gig isn't affiliated to a knitting/crochet club, and it's been sold out for weeks :) You seem to have a thing about full stops, Kingy? ETA: And yes, face to face is real, so it's a bit hard to understand why you chose to call a pub owner a "knob" on a public forum, with no immediate explanation, and no apparent provocation save the mention of his pub on a thread. ETA: And subsequently called him even worse, which I'm not going to repeat here.

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Dazzer's spelling is strangely reminiscent of Da > Manager's. xxxxxxx Registered 2008 though, Da Manager 2013. Oh sad, sad person that I am :) ETA: And generally, the lower case "i"s are a CT giveaway, which don't appear in Dazzer's - er - case. ETA: Though the use of "slating" is interesting, I give you ....

EPB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 32 North Cross Road has just sold at auction for > ?630,000. xxxxxx Do you know why it was auctioned? I assumed there must be something quite major wrong with it?

buddug Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I can't bear Oxford Street anymore so I always go > to Bromley. So quick on the train or 20 minutes by > car - never any logjams - and ridiculously cheap > to park in the small multi-storey car park there. > The Glades shopping centre is a treasure trove! It > has everything. And it isn't dismal at all, Sue! > Especially at Christmas. xxxxxxxx Really sorry, Buddug, but shopping in Bromley makes me lose the will to live. I had to go there a year or so back because my sister wanted something from Lakeland as a birthday present. I could feel the life slowly ebbing from me ....... But each to their own, eh! I pretty much hate shopping centres anyway. ETA: I think there is still a small branch of Boots in Forest Hill. If you order something from Boots on-line, you can collect it there, which is quite useful.

Mine would be no food, just Stella. Like it or lump it. Perhaps you're right Annette Curtain, I should apply :)) (I'd burn in hell first ...... )

Brilliant! :)) :)) :))

Bromley is pretty dismal. Are you specifically wanting to avoid Oxford Street, as otherwise I'd have thought that was your best bet - not hard to get to from ED.

darren Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have been following a lot on this forum for a > while now and rarely post anything , but it does > seem to me ,that > some people enjoy slating off Buisness people who > are trying to make a living (very hard to do in > this age)weather it be a publican or a band ! > At the end of the day ,were all trying to make a > living. > If you have the time to sit onfront of a screen > allday , slagging off people , well it seems you > have no work , and must be scrounging benifit,s . > No one else has that type of time to spare, unless > your the Victor Meldrew type . > I like and agree with Kingy,s post,s ,and would > like to no when his band is playing again in East > Dulwich. xxxxxxx I'm guessing you probably drink in The Cherry Tree? Wild guess, I know. ETA: Would you like to share with us your definition of "the Victor Meldrew type"?

giggirl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Ok they may have got too enthusiastic with the > poster thing but if we can just put that to one > side and consider offering some support. I'm all > for a night out in my own post-code that is > affordable with no taxi fares involved. xxxxxx Yes, agree. I fancy going too. Can't remember the last time I went to the circus.

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > StraferJack Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > "Dear Sue - collectively my band has around 250 > > years worth of gigging experience (yes 250 > > years)" > > > > To be fair to kingy an his band, they are the > best > > trio currently gigging around south london > > xxxxxx > > I have no idea whether that's true or not, and it > depends who you compare them to (Fran McGillivray > and Mike Burke with their drummer are a pretty > damn good trio, for example) but it doesn't have > any relevance to what he was posting about :) xxxxxxx Sorry StraferJack, missed it completely :))

Oh duh :)) ETA: Sorry, that was in response to Jeremy and the comment about the trio

StraferJack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "Dear Sue - collectively my band has around 250 > years worth of gigging experience (yes 250 > years)" > > To be fair to kingy an his band, they are the best > trio currently gigging around south london xxxxxx I have no idea whether that's true or not, and it depends who you compare them to (Fran McGillivray and Mike Burke with their drummer are a pretty damn good trio, for example) but it doesn't have any relevance to what he was posting about :)

Annette Curtain Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Aside of that, is The Goose your sole business or > is it a paying hobby ? xxxxxxx I'm retired and FJD is looking for work. So depends how you define a sole business - or a hobby :) It's hardly "paying" - it's a financial cliffhanger at every gig, apart from the ones we know will sell out! ETA: Oh, and before anybody asks - yes it's all declared for tax :)

As I previously suggested, let's discuss it over a pint or two some time. Years of experience does not necessarily make you right. We had many gigs at Hoopers Bar. Jamie Hooper always paid us exactly what was agreed, whether it was heaving or quiet, and we would never have dreamed of passing a hat round as well. Are you saying that you've run open mic gigs with maybe a dozen or more sets of artists turning up and have paid them all to play even if there was hardly anybody in the audience who wasn't actually playing? You must be bankrupt :)) :)) :))

Kingy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Er, Sue...er I did not introduce the subject of > Hooper's to that thread - I commented on it after > somebody else had introduced it and I believe I > also said this was not the place to discuss it > after you had asked for an explanation, quote - 'I > agree that this is no place for it but you asked > for it' unquote - but of course you will be right > and I will be wrong, because you are always right, > even though the logic you have about charging > musicians to play is not actually charging them to > play stumps me, you are probably right about that > as well > > Jamie Hooper knocked me, he welshed on a deal and > lied about it - and he did it in a slippery and > underhand way. I am glad his tin pot pub has > closed down, the people at The Cherry Tree, > despite their obvious problems with some members > this board, and you in particular, paid in full, > every time, even though they were losing money on > the deal. > > It's not a pub I had ever been in before and > everybody from the chattering classes gave me > 'warnings' about it - but I didn't have any > problem with them > > Excuse me, Jesus - or is it God - you only see > what you choose to see and disregard the rest, > maybe you have both fingers stuck in your ears xxxxxxx God Almighty (to continue the religious theme) Kingy, if I didn't know you off the forum, from your recent posts on various threads I'd think you were what you called Jamie Hooper :)) :)) :)) The main problem with your Hoopers posts, as various people pointed out to you, was your slagging off of somebody who was not there to give his side of the story. Various people also pointed out to you that it is not the done thing to pass the hat round at a gig where you are already being paid. Your dispute with Jamie about what he was paying you was after you had passed the hat round, not before. I really can't be arsed to explain things to you about Hankdog's open mic, maybe go to a few ticketed open mic nights and see what other people who run them do, and maybe use your undoubted "intelligence" to consider why they do it. An ex of mine used to frequently sing at open mics in North London, and had no problem in paying an entrance fee (albeit a discounted one because he was performing) because he knew only too well the amount of work that went into running it. And if the organiser had not charged performers entry, he would have made probably a couple of quid a night, because 99% of the people going there were performers. No wonder, it was f-ing boring, nobody except another performer would choose to pay to hear a bunch of singer-songwriters navel-gazing all night, with a few rare and talented exceptions (my ex being one, obviously :)) ) Suggest you read the old Cherry Tree thread to see why many people round here have a problem with the owners. Their "problems with me" (though God knows why they have always singled me out) are because I have publicised on here, as have others, the way they (mis) treat their many many managers and chefs. If you choose to continue to have gigs there, up to you, but I for one will not patronise the place. Surely the manner in which they have posted on this thread must indicate something to you, or perhaps it is you who has your fingers stuck in your ears? :)) :)) :))