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Jacbuc Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >how old would you say the children were charlie? There were no children at the doorstep. That was her story. Kids at home, electricity run out, lives at no. 33 and... "I'm calling the police now," I said and she turned and hurried down the road. Charlie

I was a bit disappointed that the police didn't nick her. She went off towards Dulwich village and I was hoping for a takedown, sirens, some sort of drama. Nothing. Anyway, keep an eye out and don't give her any cash. Nothing wrong with dialling 999 - you need to act fast to catch her before she gets away. Dialling the local police station would lose you valuable minutes. This woman is a serial criminal. She should be arrested and prosecuted. So dial 999 if she tries it on you. Charlie

Oh well. Police clearly can't be arsed to do anything. Woman "Lisa" is long gone. I hate to think that anyone would actually open their door and hand over their cash to this thief. If you're going to run a scam, at least make it original or interesting. Charlie

She's just banged on my door with the kids and no leccy story. Dialled 999. She's off up the road. Lets see what happens. Charlie

They sold my house for me. But they forgot to do the paperwork. Anyway, who's next? Foxtons? Maybe we should have a sweepstakes. Charlie

Love the shop, and the gig or two I've been to have been fun. Can you find a way to make it earn you a profit without the charity angle? Charlie

Next time try to address the size of the gaps between the slats for a better finish. And creosote will help to protect it through winter. Charlie Moos Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've only ever successfully made one thing in my > life, but I think it's a good one. > > > > (argh, sorry, huge picture)

All over, in a classic touring car series. Last week at Brands Hatch. Season is finished now - next race is March 22. Last race: http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/charliemoseley/brandsHatch9.jpg Charlie

Racing car. Bought last year. Running strong now and giving me lots of excitement: http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/charliemoseley/brandsHatch1.jpg

Set one up yourself! Charlie

Any suggested benchmark?

Not a bad suggestion, so say a garage is ?100 a month and cost ?10k to build and is built on 100sqft of land. Multiplier = ?100 a month for every ?20,000 of sale. ?20,000 for a garage - ?10,000 to build = ?10,000 = ?100 per sqft. Hmmm, too much. I have done a scan of some land for sale on Rightmove in various parts of east and south east London and for residential land it seems to come out between ?15 and ?50 per sqft depending on if it has planning permission on it or not. Charlie

If I were to look at my back garden and think about building a workshop at the back of it, how could I value the land that it will be built on? By the square foot, obviously, but what can I compare it to? Does any bright spark have any input as to the cost of land in East Dulwich for building a garage or workshop. Not residential. Freehold cost. Your thoughts welcome. Charlie

Was the ticket machine at the station out of order? Charlie

jaybee82, I've sent you a PM.

I've been downloading Generation Kill - a seven part mini-series about a small company of marines during the recent Iraq conflict. It's by David Simon and Ed Burns of The Wire. Made by Brits and shot in South Africa. It is interesting. I thought there would be more action but I think it is designed to show the Catch-22-esq reality of ground troops - guns don't work, they get lost, missions change, incompetent people order strikes on the wrong targets, etc. It's an HBO series and the production values are great, the script is lively and after watching one I have actively gone searching for more. However I don't think it has the same level of excitement and drama as the Wire. It's worth seeking out though. I am five episodes in with two to watch. Charlie

In defence of Foxtons I think their shop front in Lordship Lane is great - much more interesting than the boring estate agents with cards in the window elsewhere. They are good at selling houses. Maybe not the most popular of businesses but they are not the devil incarnate. And at least all the branded minis have disappeared. Charlie

macroban Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm not very good with numbers. > > Does this mean the young lady from Foxtons has to > close ?1.8m of house sales per week to keep her > job? I think it's 1.2 million - based on a 3% commission. And not to keep her job, that's the next step up from basic. Charlie

I'm just trying to buy a property through Foxtons and the Foxtons agent (typical Foxtons chick!) was telling me she has to make ?36k a week in commission. That must be a challenge at the moment. Charlie

I embraced it by taking my business there rather than going to the place I normally go to. Yes, I am qualified to comment. No I am not slagging anyone off. I was a bit annoyed by the poor service I got but it's not the end of the world. The owner seemed like a nice guy and I appreciate that he should be supported for opening a local bike shop. On this occasion he wasted my time and lost a piece of my bike. I'm pleased that otherwise people have received good service. I hope the shop survives and thrives. Charlie LibraCarr Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi, > > Is it not time that we embrace a new business that > is trying to succeed in the current downturn?. > The new shop has placed itself in a arcade that is > dying. Three recent owners in the fish and chip > shop in as many years. The pottery shop that has > gone into receivership twice, the chinese > restaurant that is always empty, the newsagents > that has had to resort to obtaining a offsales > licence to compete and the bad reports of the so > called gourmets that frequented the Locale on its > opening week. > > I think that you should take a look at yourself > and ask if you are qualifed to comment! It is my > understanding that the bike people have opened a > shop to service sales through to after sales and > beyond. If they wanted to open up a lock-up or > garage, they would have done just that, without > the huge rent/rates applicable to this area. > > It is so easy to slag off companies/individuals > that try to provide, in good faith, a service ie > Budgens, Raisin, Magdala, Booteeki, and more > recent the comments on the traders in North Cross > Road. > > If you are so expert in trading style help these > people out, do not sit behind a computer and write > negative piffle as it is you that embarrass > yourselves. > > Here endeth the second lesson. > > Regards, > Libra Carr.

But if a thread title reads "Is Franklins any good?" why do we need a moderator to add "(advice wanted)" onto the end of it? Isn't that obvious? Charlie

Why do the forum moderators feel the need to add "(wanted)" and "(advice wanted)" to thread titles? Charlie

The rhubarb and custards were great. Best were Labrynth (1991), The Brain (1991), various raves between 1988 and the end of 1992 when it all went wrong IMO. Big club in Wandsworth was Club UK - it was rubbish. Charlie

You'd think when you decide to open a bike shop in East Dulwich that you'd sort the shop out before you open, offer good service, be thorough and be polite. Oh dear. The new bike shop took my wheel in last weekend for a new spoke and to true the wheel. On Wednesday I get a plaintiff message "we've got no spokes". Today I got to the shop and listened to the manager/owner telling me how hard he'd tried to fix my wheel. He'd given me a black spoke that was too short, the wheel wasn't trued, he'd lost the axle and had to give me a replacement. And when I was there he was rude to the other shop assistant and rude to a customer (approximately 10 years old). What an embarrassment and this is such a shame because a local bike shop could be great. Charlie

mockney piers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > shhhh chaps, please. > > There's David Simon's Iraq drama thing, hopefully > that can help. What's that? Charlie