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jonsuissy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > danrees Wrote: > > > > As for that useless man who occasionally sells > > railway tickets... > > What do you mean by this. > He's a good guy who does his job very well, even > gets put into hospital after being beaten up for > it. > How dare you say that xxxxxxx I don't know if there is more than one person working there, but I have had problems trying to buy tickets there in the past - on more than one occasion - and once even had to go to Denmark Hill station to buy them because he refused to sell me what I wanted and just told me I couldn't have them !!!! I've heard of people having off days, but that was ridiculous !!!!

There were two soft toys sitting on a wheelie bin near the (ex) F(E)denberg at the weekend, one was a black and white panda I think but I can't remember what the other one was. I thought they had been put there as unwanted in the hope that someone would take them, but it's possible someone had dropped them and someone else had picked them up and put them on the bin. Sorry if this is a total red herring, I realise it's the other side of Lordship Lane. Hope she finds the teddy.

Keef Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think The Palmerston and Franklins should both > be legally forced to change their frontages so > that I don't think they are pubs and go in for a > pint, only to feel that I'm getting in the way of > the running of the eatery. > > I remember going to The Uplands with my dad for a > couple of lock-ins just before it was all changed, > and it was great! That said, it had a bit of a rep > for trouble before that. xxxxxxx Whilst I know what you mean about the Palmerston, it's still a great place for a pint imo (it's true you can't always get a table, but we very rarely can't find somewhere to sit in there). Yeh the Uplands used to be really rough, now it's just vilely non-atmospheric. Can't understand why they don't get some advice, don't they wonder why they're always virtually empty??? And can anyone explain why those hideous lamps outside are DIFFERENT SIZES, it's bothered me ever since they put them there :))

Hard to generate interest? Wash your mouth out, rofl :)) We don't intend to be precious about our definition of "folk" - on the other hand, I have certain preconceptions of "acoustic" nights based on dire past experiences - I would love to be proved wrong, of course, but the terrible memories linger ...... KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sounds good to me I will keep checking the boards > in hope of an inaugaural (?) folk night. > One trick may be (if hard to generate interest) to > call it 'acoustic', never failed for the 12 bar > club !

Sorry for any confusion, I was indeed talking about the one opposite the side of the EDT, NOT the Blakey one, which is still there, thank goodness! And yes it was graffitied (?sp?) but it was still very lovely and better than the bare wall there now which you can see dim traces of the mural through, grammar. Can't think how I never noticed it was gone. I have lived in ED on and off for sixteen years, and it was part of the charm of ED to me. AllforNun Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thats outrageous if that is true. That mural > depicted William Blake's vision in Peckham Rye and > had had a lot of well thought out local > references. Which ignorant tit did that.

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Blame me I ordered it to be done. Sorry. > > Louisa. xxxxxxx Why????

There used to be a mural on the side of the house opposite the side of the EDT, at Goose Green. I've only just noticed it's been painted over - anyone know why? I really liked it :'(

Harry Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Globe in Topsham is very good xxxxxx Not as good as the Bridge Inn, which used to be my local when I lived in Topsham :)-D Though the very eccentric landlord/lady are no longer there, I think :'(

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Great idea, would love to have such a folk night > so local. > Drag that I cannot be there on Sunday those as out > of town. > If you make any headway pls post here and let us > all know about it ! xxxxxxx We had a constructive and enthusiastic meeting, things are moving, watch this space :)-D

The Mind shop used to be quite unhelpful but I have found them very good of late and they have never refused to take anything. I know it's a way away, but Trinity Hospice on Clapham Common will always take stuff for their shops (in my experience), you can take it to the hospice itself and they store it in a room there, and have loads of storage space (though maybe better phone first) - they've never refused anything either. They also take foreign coins you don't want kicking around. St. Christophers - can't say - haven't used it much except for books, which seem to be a lot cheaper than the Mind shop (unless they've put their prices up, haven't been there lately). Anyone know why the Mind shop doesn't have children's clothes or toys ????

I got one of those cheapo wormeries from the council, they look nice because they are made of wood, and are quite compact. Problem is I produce far more veggie etc waste than I can use in the wormery. I now think I would have been better getting a (very) small compost bin, and saved all the hassle of the worms (eg wondering whether they are surviving the cold weather or have all snuffed it :)) )

As this original thread was lounged, some people may not see the new Folk Club thread in the "East Dulwich Issues and Gossip" section, so I am copying the first post below. Sorry for any confusion - seems stuff is just relegated to the lounge if "not enough interest" - even if people are still posting .... Hi all There seems to be a fair amount of interest in the possibility of an ED folk club (YAY!!) so a few of us are meeting up at The Plough at 3pm on Sunday afternoon (27 January) to kick some ideas around. If you'd like to come, or know of others who may be interested, please PM me (don't want to post my details on this thread at this point) - you DON'T have to be involved in organising any of it, we just want to get a feel for what is feasible and what people might like. All folkie tastes catered for from Copper Family to Seth Lakeman via Tunng (not that I'm suggesting any of them are likely to be coming to ED in the near future, lol. Though Tunng might ). Anyway, would be great if we could get something off the ground, even if very small scale at first. Sue

PeckhamRose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Would not M&S be a threat to the East Dulwich Deli > though? > And why think that a library would necessarily > increase pedestrian traffic? > > WOuld you / do you all use your local libraries? > I hardly ever do. I went to one a few weeks ago - > I think I mentioned it - and asked if they had a > Chekov play book and the Librarian told me that in > the whole of Southwark Libraries there is not one > Chekov book. > > Good computer system tho.... > > If people and the market economy needs more flats > then more flats it has to be. > Personally I think it should be a big post office > with forecourt parking, but - you know - it's not > about what we WANT. xxxxx You can order books and CDs etc from the library, even if they aren't in the library system at the moment. Admittedly this can take some time, but they just bought a book for me to borrow which I'd have had to pay twenty quid for. Sorry admin, I know this is off topic, won't do it again :)

Hi all There seems to be a fair amount of interest in the possibility of an ED folk club (YAY!!) so a few of us are meeting up at The Plough at 3pm on Sunday afternoon (27 January) to kick some ideas around. If you'd like to come, or know of others who may be interested, please PM me (don't want to post my details on this thread at this point) - you DON'T have to be involved in organising any of it, we just want to get a feel for what is feasible and what people might like. All folkie tastes catered for :)-D from Copper Family to Seth Lakeman via Tunng (not that I'm suggesting any of them are likely to be coming to ED in the near future, lol. Though Tunng might :)-D). Anyway, would be great if we could get something off the ground, even if very small scale at first. Sue

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Nero Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue, > While I like to see the good in everything, your > attitude is wrong. It's like saying 'Oh, I'm so > pleased the axe man only cut off my left arm and > not my right. Good for him!'. Don't accept second > best from a service we pay for! Nero xxxxxxx Oh, I don't. I once had a stand-up row in the sorting office and they threatened to stop delivering my post. But in that case I, and they, knew the facts of what I was irate about. In this case, I can't prove my letters have been held up in ED. The (ironic?) thing is, I was once a senior manager at Royal Mail HQ :))

Frisco Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "Life's too short" > > Which is why it's probably important to be able to > read and understand signs. >:D< xxxxxx And important to make the signs clear in the first place :)-D

Frisco Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "(and if this is because they can only trade six > hours on Sunday, why aren't they open till > midnight on Saturday??)" > > That's presumably a commercial decision by > Sainsburys, although all other supermarkets seems > to stick to that time too (possibly due to not > wishing to break ranks with other supermarkets > and/or estimated demand), so this important (??) > question might be best directed to Sainsburys. > While you at it, perhaps you could ask why they > don't open earlier than 8.30am on Mondays. xxxxxx Life's too short :))

Fuschia Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.communitiesthatcare.org.uk/Safer%20Lond > on%20Youth%20Survey.pdf > > According to section 13 fig 3, 7847/11458 or 68% > of respondents are included in that part of the > survey. > > I think maybe the Kings report should have said > 12% of white respondents said they had carried a > knife, 12% of black caribbean, 6% of black african > and 6% of asian. Which is a more even spread than > saying "12% of those who carried a knife were x" > (depending on the proprtion of x in the cohort) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx This is the second report I have seen recently which misreports or misinterprets statistics. Interestingly, in both cases the statistics were around ethnicity. I think it's very worrying that people who don't appear to be sufficiently numerate are writing reports of this type, since most people reading them will not notice that there is anything wrong. :(

Thanks :)

Shu.Kurimu.Sensei Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ooh, well bus is ok if you leave a bit early, but > getting a bus during rush hour from ED is a bit of > a nightmare really as the buses are well > overcrowded, most unpleasant - you really have to > rush for a seat. Its crazy how few buses are put > on the roads between 7-8am...But I agree, given > the options, going by bus is the nicest option for > public transport. Still can't go on one without > thinking it might get blown up by some dickhead > though as the threat of nutters willing to kill > for the glory of their stupid invisible friend > here is of course very real and hasn't gone away > at all. xxxxx And these "nutters" don't use trains at all, then??? And their "stupid invisible friend" is, er, who/what exactly??? Maybe you should say what you mean (6)

Should go by bus. Cheaper - and more likely to find a seat where you can sit and read in peace ;-)

Keef Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Fair play Sue, I had seen folk acts there before, > but you're right, it was also full of singer > songwriters. xxxxx Didn't mean to be provocative, sorry if that's how it came across :-$ Just, the acoustic club I used to go to (not in ED, other side of London), many weeks was very very very boring :)) Some of the singers did the same stuff week after week, and many were up their own (censored). And hey, I was far too polite to sit and read a book :)) Will definitely check out the Plough (must be the only pub in London whose phone number is impossible to find, apparently .....)

Fuschia Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >> > The Safer London Youth Survey 2004 found that the > rates for knife carrying in the capital > are significantly higher for white British and > black Caribbean young people than for black > African and South Asian young people. Of the > respondents who indicated they had carried > a knife in the past 12 months, 12 per cent were > white British, 12 per cent black Caribbean, 6 > per cent black African and 6 per cent South > Asian. > >. xxxxxxx Eh? Shome mishtake shurely?? Who were the other 64% then???? ?????????? :-S

Just wanted to say how touched I was by this thread.