Sue

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > he informed me that the > Co-operative buyout/merger was only completed a > week ago and that both stores would in time be > reverting to a Co-operative store format. > > xxxxxxx Did he give you any idea of a timescale for that?

KalamityKel Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What did they say when you told them about the > state of their sausages Sue? xxxxxx I didn't have the heart. When they arrived, I said "ooh, that looks nice" and the person who brought them over said "Yes, we've got a new chef, he's really good." So that made the first mouthful even more disappointing ..... But basically I bottled out. However as I left most of it maybe they might have realised ..... Shame, I'd have loved to have found a nice quiet spot just round the corner to read the papers and have lunch and a pint after a hard night at the Goose, but lo, it was not to be :-$

Song to Aging Children Come - Joni Mitchell Erm, actually I think it's songs :-$

I think it's a lot nicer than it was, would be a great place to have lunch BUT went there once since the new chef and the renovation, the food looked very nice when it arrived (supposedly Cumberland sausages and mash), beautifully arranged on the plate, but the sausages appeared to contain no meat at all and had the texture of a damp flannel, and the mash was curiously tasteless despite the use of three different fresh herbs mixed in and placed around the sausages. Wasn't that cheap and wasn't good value for money at all - we're back at Franklins for their excellent Welsh rarebit for a fiver. Shame, because the Uplands is just round the corner from my house and I really wanted to like the food :-S

georgia Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > They have invited us as they > are fairly new and want to meet some people who > live in the area. xxxxxxx Eh? They've invited us as nothing else they've tried to get punters in has worked, and they're desperate to get some good publicity via the forum instead of the rather lukewarm reception they've had (on the whole) up to now. They will be pulling out all the stops on the night to make sure forumites speak well of the venue after the forum drinks, hence the free food etc. Not that I've got anything against The Lodge, obviously, oh no not at all :-$ It was a great idea to do away with all the well-attended music and comedy gigs upstairs @ EDT and turn the space into a Private Members Club, RIP. Sorry to be cynical.

KalamityKel Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Steady on Sue... the guilty person probably knows > you mean them... ;-) > > (that sounded better in my head than typed!) xxxxxxxx I'm booking my ticket for Australia as I type .... :))

Maybe her skills didn't stretch to cloning two credit cards at once :))

*Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Tell me about it, Sue. > So I do hope things turn-out better in HH.. maybe > just try and set your stall out a bit better, so > to speak. xxxxxxx Hey, nothing to do with me mate, I'm not the Dream Machine, just a supporter :)

Blimey. Maybe that will shut up all those apologists for Somerfield staff who insisted that not a single one of them could possibly have done any wrong, all the evidence to the contrary. Sorry to be harsh.

WickedStepmother Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > To be defended succesfully, whatever it was that > they say you said has to be A) true and B) in the > public interest or C)fair comment, clearly > identified as such, and based upon fact. > > xxxxxxx Well yes, sorry, perhaps I wasn't clear. He could take legal action, but if what Bathsheba said is true, he wouldn't win a case in court was what I meant. But hey, the only course in law I've ever done was employment law, so what would I know :))

cate Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Absentminded, next time you call Southwark > Environment Health, on 0207525 2000 and report it. > They send someone round if it doesn't go off in a > certain amount of time, ie. 20 minutes, and then > they write to the owners of the property, who can > be fined if it happens again. There should be a > keyholder in the case of an alarm. xxxxxx Yeh, the noise team has a great success record. Because if they don't come round within their target time, they don't record the call. In my experience. So consequently as they only record the ones they make in time or at all, they get near 100%. Though of course it would look a bit odd to make 100% so I guess they must record a few they don't get to. Oh, and if someone in your road is making so much noise you can hear it at the other end of your house with all the doors and windows closed at 4am on Christmas Eve, and preventing you getting to sleep, and if they are making so much noise they can't hear you when you bang and shout on their door, thus doubling the pain for the other neighbours, don't bother calling the noise team because they don't work on Christmas Eve. Rant over, sorry :) They do come sometimes :)

markeddie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Your replies are just so flawlessly executed, i > feel genuinely hurt by such stinging prose. > > Simply thought mentioning that they did the > occasional gig would have you in uproar. You had > trouble enough grasping the selling of goods. God > help you if you ever go to rough trade in brick > lane.."whats this ..a shop that sells t-shirts, > music and has live gigs...i don't get what they're > trying to do...it'll never work, people like me > simply wont come"....Thank f*** > > Good luck servicing the Megan this weekend and > reading the supplements. xxxxxx I say, that's a bit harsh :))

Administrator Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > cate Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > But no names were named. > > It does not matter, an individual can be > identified from the post and that would be enough > to take legal action against the forum. > > xxxxxxx Surely that would only be the case if what had been stated was untrue?

RosieH Wrote: > > Back on topic, I will recommend that new Davina > stock this kind of stuff - surely that's what the > good people of ED are looking for. xxxx Yes, that's what I was hoping for, but it seems not. It's not clear to me quite who they are aiming at, though they do seem to have a wide selection of kids' shoes .....

RosieH Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue, that's very good and if I knew where it was, > I'd hie me hence to Bridport (is it in Wales?) - > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Dorset :)

I'm Down - The Beatles

RosieH Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks Sue, probably quicker just to order them > online but will have a peruse at the weekend and > see what's what. > > (if you are looking for some, these are what I > found ) xxxxxxx Thanks, only trouble with buying shoes online is getting the size right as I have strange feet :)) They do look good though :) Though, er, my present pair were a fiver from a stall at Bridport Market and have lasted me a couple of years :))

Personally I'd be really happy if it was a Co-op, but failing that Waitrose or M&S would do me :)

Hey good luck, we'll be down, let's try to have no date clashes :)) Really sorry to see you go and Boss Man must be even sorrier, his sales of Stella will plummet :))

Oh yeh forgot, I have Vodafone for my work mobile too and reception is fine. Hate the mobile though, horrid Nokia :))

RosieH Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hey Sue, or anyone else who's been in, happen to > know whether this new ethical footwear concept > includes converse-style trainers? > > xxxxxxxxx Pretty sure not, as I could do with some as well :)) Sadly there wasn't a single pair of shoes in there I even wanted to try on :-S Really disappointing. Maybe they will get some new stock in. You could always ask if they could order the trainers for you?

You Go Your Way, My Love - Anne Briggs

I use Orange, reception is good where I live (North Cross Road area) and I got an excellent deal from them, but I think that's because I don't have high useage.

sazzle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I read in the paper that sainburys have bought > some shops from co-op, so it could be another > sainsburys? > > xxxxxxx Yes I saw that as well, and it said that they were turning most of them into Sainsbury's Local, or whatever they're called. I wouldn't rule out having two so close together, I use Somerfield because Sainsbury's is a long walk and there's no point driving there unless I'm doing a rare big shop. I wouldn't like a Sainsbury's Local, but I would probably use it. I do hope it becomes a Co-Op, though. :-S

Mikecg Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Stones 1965, Brian Jones period. > > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Yep, I claimed that he was smiling at me, sadly all my mates claimed the same :)) That was the era when if you were a girlie you had a sore throat after every gig. We used to scream at people we didn't even like much (when they were singing, obviously, not when passing them in the street etc) :))