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oilworker Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue - do you ever engage your brain before > attacking the keyboard?? On your analysis all > events which are "comunity events" are worth > supporting with tax-payers money right??? xxxxxx Did you read what I wrote above? I suggested the event got sponsors. I also agreed that there were more important things to do with a limited amount of council money. Whose brain is not engaged here?

Yes, hence my edit above and my earlier suggestion

Huguenot Wrote: -- > Why should the taxpayer be funding an Irish > advertising campaign? > xxxxxx It isn't an Irish advertising campaign, FFS. It's a community event. For people living in the area. Whether they are Irish or not. Jesus wept. ETA: Let's ban all forms of public enjoyment while we're at it, why don't we. ETA: And I'm not suggesting the council should continue to subsidise this given the cuts they have to make, hence my earlier post suggesting an alternative.

FFS, what's wrong with having an Irish Festival that's open to anyone to go to and enjoy?

oilworker Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Actually, you're right Sue. My description was > wholly based on a vague generalisation and crude > stereotyping of all things Irish. So there wasn't > any bright green clothing, warm Guinness or > "tiddly-tee" music??? If not I take it all back. > (But it would seem rather pointless to hold an > Irish festival without any of the foregoing??) So > in your own words Sue, what WAS the attraction of > this festival and why should we lament its > demise?? xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I just object to people criticising and stereotyping without any basis. I've only been to this festival once - it was OK. I think anything which gets the community together is a good thing. Sorry if you disagree :-S

oilworker Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I for one shan't be lamenting the loss of the > Irish Festival. xxxxxxx I guess you never actually went to it, judging by your description .....

Could the organisers not get sponsorship from some appropriate organisation/s, eg Guinness or something, rather than depending on council funding? It's not like it is a huge festival, after all, the costs of running it can't be that enormous? I know everyone is strapped for cash, but businesses are still sponsoring events. That could turn the festival into a win-win situation for everybody. ETA: As well as the festival PeckhamRose mentions above, there will be a second Aquarius Festival this year - bigger and better and on a non-clashing date this time :))

I'm in no way an expert, but many of the posters on the other forums don't seem to rate hardwax, can't remember why without lots more googling :)

So not only will we miss the blossom, if they are fruit trees we will get no crab apples etc in the Autumn either. Agree it is probably a budget thing. James Barber?? ETA: I've emailed the council, thanks for the email address Nappy Lady

Forum discussions seem to favour either Danish Oil (by a reputable maker such as Rustins) or Tung Oil, however the latter is not suitable if you have a nut allergy. I believe Danish Oil is a mixture of Tung Oil and Linseed Oil, but I might be wrong about that. So possibly also an allergy risk? You do need to oil them to prevent water damaging them. Also if water seeps in you may get black mould, which is a potential health hazard as well as being unsightly. ETA: There's also discussion about the merits of a quick drying oil over something that dries less quickly but soaks in further and hence gives greater protection to the wood

The Minkey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > London Bridge businessman forced to live in broken > down van due to adverse personal circumstances, > desperately trying to effect repairs to escape the > righteous indignation of local council tax payers > in East Dulwich. > > "They seem like plucky birds not afraid to speak > their mind." It's always easier to speak one's > mind to everyone apart the person who's pissing us > off. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Yeh, and also to hide behind forum names so they can speak their minds anonymously.

I'm probably going for wood in my kitchen, probably oak, but will be distressing it before oiling. Delighted with the new wood worktop I have in my bathroom, though early days. But I agree there's a balance to be struck between appearance and practicality. Depends whether you're trying to create a space you love being in, or just somewhere to prepare and cook food, I guess. If you love being in a room with non-wood, very practical, minimal care needed worktops, that would be the ideal option of course :)) ETA: I was googling last night, and there's quite a few DIY and other forums discussing the pros and cons of various materials for worktops, and also the best oil to use on wooden worktops. Quite a variation of opinion though, as I guess you would expect :)

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Marmora Man Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > However, if the "broken window" theory is believed > then ignoring these low level crimes sets a > general tone that leads to the next level being > ignored and so on - eventually ceding control of > areas to criminality. xxxxxxxx I agree with this, but do we have any evidence that the police are deliberately ignoring the drug dealing? Cuts in funding for the police aren't exactly going to help the situation, though.

CTVM, you're also welcome to park outside my house - just round the corner from KK's. I'm pretty sure his curry will be better than mine though :) Please don't judge all East Dulwich residents by the comments of some of those who have posted on this thread.

Hey, cool, thanks :)

Senor Chevalier Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is anyone buying this "van won't start carry > on...?" xxxxxx There really are some very unpleasant people on this forum, judging by their posts :-S

What's the significance of "The Poor of Battersea"? :)

Thanks both for going to all this trouble, that's really helpful. No more Goose gigs, then. Thanks.

The Goose Is Out! has gigs at DHFC and Upstairs at The Mag, and a singaround at the CPT. We also run some or all of the music at various local festivals and street parties. We have nothing to do with the Victoria Inn or the Actress, so I have no idea what you are intending to imply by your comment, which I take exception to. The Actress is one of my locals, I live round the corner from it, I like it and I say so on forum threads - is that some kind of crime? To the best of my knowledge, they don't even have live music there or at any of the other pubs owned by the same people! (Edited to add: We used to have gigs at the EDT, who asked us there originally and then kicked us out when they turned the upstairs into a short-lived Private Members Club. However this is not run by the same people, and in any case I have certainly not bigged up the EDT on the forum given the way they treated us at the time.) My suggestion that it was too hot in the summer to have the shutters (not the windows, I believe) closed at our gigs was based on fact. If you ask anybody who was at our Eliza Carthy gig on 2 July last year they will tell you that people were practically fainting with heat despite, if I recall correctly, trying both opening all the windows and also trying the air conditioning. I also, if memory serves, said that the venue with the shutters down resembled the inside of an airraid shelter. I have no recollection of saying that some sort of exception should be made in our case, but if you can find a statement that I did, I am of course happy to admit that my memory is crap.

Didn't realise Peter Stringfellow was quite that old :))

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DJKillaQueen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- where you > had an issue and seemed to think that part of the > licence shouldn't apply on certain nights (and > have had a grudge against me ever since for > insisting that it applies at ALL times xxxxxxx Eh? What on earth are you talking about? When have I ever suggested our gigs should be some kind of special case? ETA: I suggested you come and say hello at our stage at the Aquarius Festival - which you didn't - how is that "having a grudge against you"??? ETA: The trouble is, DJKQ, you may sometimes make some good points, but when you post inaccurate information, unfortunately it throws doubt on the veracity of the rest of what you post.

And you, DJKQ, are intimately familiar with all the details of the "one thing after another" (what?) and "recent trajic (sic) events" are you? ETA: And yet again, you choose to ignore my actual point (ie he did not deliberately mislead).

Dear oh dear :))