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Is that from the fire station that was destroyed by a V1 in WWII?

Plus there's the argument against having a megachain barge its way onto LL, opening the floodgates...

Having a McDonalds is like having a cigarette - the smell makes you really, really fancy one, then half way through and especially afterwards, you deeply regret it.

It's called 'The Stealth House': http://www.channel4.com/4homes/microsites/S/stirling_prize/manser_stealthhouse.html

I chop 'em into roughly the shape of the blue bin, and place them on top of the box on recycle day - they always take them.

They're going to have their work cut out next year, when the new road tax system comes in, and anyone driving anything bigger than a 1.4 Golf will have to cough up more.

Dunno, but the trompe-l'?il effect seems to slow drivers down when I drive or walk down there.

If they can't help their behaviour - if it's Tourettes, for example - then perhaps they deserve a bit of sympathy; if they know exactly what they're doing, and are just doing it to wind us locals up, they should be brought to book. I wonder if the council tells them off for not sorting their cans from their bottles?

They're clumsy devices that arguably don't work on the real problem - motorists who charge over them: drivers of company cars and especially vans; stolen or uninsured cars; un-MOTd cars and worst of all: bin lorries; so they're not a solution if your aim is to stop speeders. And they cause loads of pollution, as motorists grind along at high revs in 2nd gear, accelerating away after each bump. Cyclists hate the full width ones because they wreck your wheels; they hate the cushion ones because drivers swerve without warning to straddles them. And to motorcyclists, on a dark night, in the wet, they're lethal.

It's similar to that pre-tram shot you posted. Fascinating.

Yes, the interior of such a fine old building deserves something modern yet sumptuous, like The Wolseley. It's a bit faddish at the mo and probably only looked good when it was brand new.

Been there a couple of times. Good on a balmy summer's eve (i.e. not today), out on the terrace. Food is well-prepared and tasty, if a little try-hard for the 'burbs. No real complaints though. Mrs Kford says the set lunch is a bargain, if you're planning a girly get-together.

It wouldn't make a mark, it's so feeble :(

Where's my .22 BSA Meteor?

Baker Street. 20-25 mins on motorbike, depending on weather and lights.

Reminds me of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPxO9oJEWJ8

And that's saying something...

EDOldie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hope someone saves the sign, proper landmark. Many a time I've walked past a bit tipsy and thought of pinching that, for historical purposes, of course.

Went there after several years of walking by and was pleasantly surprised by better-than-average Mexican food (which is saying something), but, alas, it is tired inside, with depressingly over-attentive staff. A makeover might only delay the inevitable: that we in the UK will choose Indian or Thai or Gastropub over re-fried beans and enchilada.

Which stretch in particular? For how long?

I weep for the future.

FYI: http://www.fta.co.uk/information/london/lorry-control-scheme/lorry_ban_2pdf.pdf I suspect the Somerfield truck comes under the 18-tonne threshold.

But is Giraffe a fast food chain? How about Ping Pong, or Samurai? - Oriental food for people who've never eaten Oriental food before.

Wagamamsas & McD's? So that's who it was sold to... Didn't know about Pret, Sean. Why would they do that? It's still a growing brand, while theirs is plateauing

There's not enough passing trade for a Pret, or even a Subway. They're both owned in part by McD's, by the way, too. Leon is pretty good, but again, not enough trade. It would have to be a Nando's, with its everyman demographic, in store for us.