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A good tapas bar

Weegee Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > shame on those folk who downloaded (illegally and > from LoveFilm) They were friendly, but at the end of the day, shame on Blockbuster, Apollo et al who have been charging ?4 a night rental, with punitive fines if you're late returning your scratched and skipping DVD. They even latched onto the cybercafe idea 10 years too late. LoveFilm and X-Torrent etc are doing so well because they've seen that the market's changed completely.

Gowlett Road, The Gowlett pub, Gowlett pizza.

computedshorty Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I remember that Grocery store, and the > Oil/hardwear shop on the other corner and Noeths > the Bakers shop, and the Castle pub, two shops up > from it the family of Sidney Pitman came from > Jersey in a small boat to get away from the island > as the Germans had occupied it. > I have an old picture of that place about 1948 of > me Computedshorty on my bike on the right. note > the Bomb site facing Jennings Road with the > Emergency Water Supply brick built water Tank the > bricks were used from the damaged houses. > > See att. Pictures Then and Now. That bombsite today: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=jennings+road+se22&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=14.327693,39.506836&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Jennings+Rd,+London+SE22+9JU,+United+Kingdom&ll=51.45283,-0.074651&spn=0.007368,0.01929&z=16&layer=c&cbll=51.452565,-0.072984&panoid=Hs9jfcSoYK3wpzoNfSz0VQ&cbp=12,115.09,,0,5

I'm with you. That would ruin my day. At least it wasn't trotter's.

I'm obsessed by the misuse of the apostrophe.

Female sparrowhawk.

A rodeo

A decent noodle bar Motorcycle spares/repair/accessories If there must be 'chains': Leon Bodeans Itsu Northface/Blacks

Dunno, but i'd like to see that dark brickwork restored to its original colour.

I find it quite reassuring when I see them pulling over the uninsured - these drivers are statistically more likely to crash into you. I don't think they do tax though - that's the DVLA's job.

Mark Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I never realised those camera vans could check a > number plate with DVLA and from that and tell the > colour of the driver, decide whether the car's > nice or not, then issue an order to stop the > vehicle. Technology these days truly is amazing. The one I saw behind Buckingham Palace had stopped mainly eastern-European types. Maybe it was a different model of camera.

Is there a plain white van with cameras protruding out of the back windows, parked down the road from the operation? If there is, it's probably an ANPR op, tackling drivers with no insurance, outstanding fines or pulling over vehicles with links to criminal activity. There's often one set up by the Oval, on Vauxhall Bridge or behind Buck Pal.

Highway Code Rule 243 DO NOT stop or park near a school entrance anywhere you would prevent access for Emergency Services at or near a bus or tram stop or taxi rank on the approach to a level crossing/tramway crossing opposite or within 10 metres (32 feet) of a junction, except in an authorised parking space near the brow of a hill or hump bridge opposite a traffic island or (if this would cause an obstruction) another parked vehicle where you would force other traffic to enter a tram lane where the kerb has been lowered to help wheelchair users and powered mobility vehicles in front of an entrance to a property on a bend where you would obstruct cyclists? use of cycle facilities

You should've rubbed his nose in it

It's funny, Louisa, as a biker and a cyclist, it's cars, lorries and buses that seem to cause all the near misses and accidents I read about. And I love 'They tend to be arrogant and selfish'. Brilliant sweeping generalisation. You should get yourself on a bike. The sense of having all that freedom might make you less pent-up and bitter.

I've had slow service and indifferent food there too on many occasions. Very overrated.

I'd suggest getting a bike or a scooter. Takes me 25-30 mins to Baker Street in any conditions. Even a cycle only takes 35-40 mins, compared to 55 on the train and tube.

I heard them and thought it might be related to Brazil's win over the Ivory Coast a few minutes earlier.

They're here again - more polite, but couldn't contain his contempt when I said 'sorry, I'm not interested' (with a smile)

Was it theft or vandalism? I know friends who've had just one blade nicked, just to save someone a few quid at Halfords.

Do you drive an Algerian or Italian-made car?

Canada geese aren't native and they've pushed many indigenous wildfowl off lakes and ponds in just a few decades. Collared doves aren't native either.

Removing the traffic lights altogether and replacing the junction with a mini roundabout would solve all the problems - there's room too.

I've use ICE for years. Very useful.