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Gallery Road is peppered with holes, isn't it?

Thanks, blinder99, 35 mins sounds like a good workout. And two near misses is good going!

blinder999, how long does that take? I currently motorcycle to Baker Street (20-25 mins) but will be mixing that with some pedal power next year. Your journey looks similar in length.

She's operating out of a house just up the road. Mrs Kford found out by accident the other day when she went for a session. They're planning a move to Peckham Rye in the new year.

A friend of a friend was a bus driver in the Midlands. If he had a bus full of rowdy or miserable passengers, which was often, he would say to himself 'you're all a bunch of arses, aren't you?' then jab the brakes a couple of times to make the passengers nod 'yes'.

SBS - Small Bus Syndrome.

EDOldie is correct but it's a chore to get the tandoori chicken right, as Heston Blumenthal will tell you. I agree with Jeremey, there is a lot of slop around, and crimes like serving Balti as a takeaway or all-you-can-eat buffets are rife on LL (and in London generally). My experience of BBC is that it's just a bit... bland.

BBC - curry for people who have never eaten curry before.

B'dum-tish

Out of all the Italian chains (Zizzi, Bella Pasta etc), Stada is one of the better ones. However, it belongs in Clapham or the West End.

'Ethnic cleansing' - hang on, these families are not being forced out; they're taking the money and running. The large Indian family we 'displaced' moved because our property was too small for them and they fancied moving out to somewhere quieter. They were seduced by the estate agent doordrops, obviously. Maybe we should follow them up with leaflets saying 'Please stay and help keep ED diverse'. Jerk Rock closed because it was rubbish, by the way. If it was a decent ethnic restaurant, I'm sure it would've survived.

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Last year I was riding my motorbike through Bellenden 'village' when some youth threw a tennis ball at me from across the road. It bounced square off the top of my helmet. Initially I was insensed, but afterwards I had to admit, it was a good shot. They were laughing their balls off, so to speak.

Polystyrene store/factory, apparently.

1 property - 1 car = OK 1 property - 9 cars - chaos. Can't they share a car or two, or walk?

I suppose it is, but they do do green curries and the like. It's like a Thai but with thicker sauces. Yum.

Get out to Lombok in Herne Hill. Lovely.

I heard they all originated from the set of The African Queen, filmed partially on the back lot at Pinewood. They were released in the trees to add some authenticity to the scene, but just buggered off into the wild. They spread east through Richmond Park and Wimbledon Common, now they're on the Rye and doing very well, pushing the local birds out.

Wow - not a trace of that image left anymore.

There are a few basic rules to being a pedestrian, this being one of them: on busy roads, use the pelican crossing and only cross when the little man is green, not flashing green or red or if someone insists on letting you out, as they may not be aware of other traffic.

The films date the cinema shot to early 1937.

Hmm, just read the incident description again - stopping or slowing to people out or to cross when the flashing man is red, unless you're in stationary traffic and have left a gap, is a menace. As a motorcyclist, I'm forever looking out for this bad practice. The guy behind should've stopped to share details - he may have a 50-50 case.

I agree, tell the police. I suspect he's got no insurance/mot/unregistered.

GM's in Melburne Grove are open late - 9pm I think - and blokes' haircuts are half price on Mondays. Typical price for a scissor cut: ?10-?15.

They've always been fine with me, even when I had to return a printer cartridge. It is slightly League of Gentlemwn though.