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Mr Lush You don't know anything about me - don't cast your own prejudices onto me. Class snobbery has nothing to do with me not going into the Oglander. It simply is not very inviting, which is presumably why the owner wants to turn it into flats. Cheers

I agree Ted. I lived opposite the Oglander for three years and never once went in there. We thought it was hilarious when they stuck up 'Tapas Bar' signs.

must be the Oglander - nice plans too: RDA Oglander

does anyone know anything about those 'local currency' schemes - some sort of tokens/money that can only be used in local shops?

I'm with you on this Sean - I've never had a parking ticket or a fine in twenty odd years of driving, cos I play by the rules. I don't find it difficult.

if I'd got caught leaving steaming dog turds behind in a public park, I'd hang my head in shame and expect worse than a bit of name-calling.

I think we need an ED Hall of Fame - a job for those happy snappers perhaps?

Plough DIY - yes they are great in there. I also like the Mon Petit Chou staff.

Great idea *Bob* - all that negativity makes me feel ill. My vote goes to the wonderful Mr Banfield (wood merchant)

Nero, you enjoy The Plough, and I'll enjoy The Herne with my kids on a Sunday, until the licensing laws or The Herne's manager tell me otherwise. Cheers :)-D

sorry to hear you don't approve Shambles, I popped down on Sunday for a pint with our small boy in tow and thought it was wonderful to be able to sit in the garden with good trad ales. Yes, irritating you have to book for lunch (though it is quality food) - they told me a few weeks ago they were planning on getting a barbecue going in the back bit, but obviously not yet. At least when your heavily pregnant friend has her baby, she'll have a great child-friendly pub to go to :))

and Enid Blyton was born above the DIY shop - what a bonus.

We went to Hoa Viet in Camberwell at the weekend, and were very impressed with the food and the service - if you can match this, you'll be on to a winner IMO

Yes, agree on this - cars parked close to the junction with Underhill Rd opposite Banfield's wood yard obscure the view up Barry Rd as you nudge out of Underhill - leaving a very high chance of being taken out by any boy racer coming down Barry Rd. Mr Councillor please fix this before people die. Thanks XX

Ant Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I liked Microserfs, and Generation X; the rest > weren't anywhere near as good imo. A bit > disappointing. I think these two are the most original of his books, but Girlfriend in a Coma, Life After God and All Families Are Psychotic have got more heart. After that, I think his fiction went down hill a bit, though I did enjoy his odd but marvellous one-man show in Stratford-on-Avon a couple of years ago. Another favourite is Haruki Murakami - Norwegian Wood and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle in particular float my boat.

yes - huff haus - featured on Grand Designs a couple of years ago. Sort of a flat packed house made in a factory in Germany, then assembled by a dedicated team in a couple of weeks.

Here's a few of mine - had to chuck in a bit of NMH as well Mockey! David Bowie - Candidate I'll make you a deal, like any other candidate We'll pretend we're walking home 'cause your future's at stake My set is amazing, it even smells like a street There's a bar at the end where I can meet you and your friend Someone scrawled on the wall "I smell the blood of Les Tricoteuses" Who wrote up scandals in other bars I'm having so much fun with the poisonous people Spreading rumors and lies and stories they made up Some make you sing and some make you scream One makes you wish that you'd never been seen But there's a shop on the corner that's selling papier mache Making bullet-proof faces; Charlie Manson, Cassius Clay "If you want it, Boys, get it here, thing" So you scream out of line: "I want you! I need you! Anyone out there? Any time?" Tres butch little number whines "Hey dirty, I want you When it's good, it's really good, and when it's bad I go to pieces" If you want it, Boys, get it here, thing Well, on the street where you live I could not hold up my head For I put all I have in another bed On another floor, in the back of a car In the cellar of a church with the door ajar Well, I guess we must be looking for a different kind But we can't stop trying 'til we break up our minds 'Til the sun drips blood on the seedy young knights Who press you on the ground while shaking in fright I guess we could cruise down one more time With you by my side, it should be fine We'll buy some drugs and watch a band Then jump in the river holding hands Neutral Milk Hotel ? Holland 1945 And now we ride the circus wheel With your dark brother wrapped in white Says it was good to be alive But now he rides a comet's flame And won't be coming back again The Earth looks better from a star That's right above from where you are He didn't mean to make you cry With sparks that ring and bullets fly On empty rings around your heart The world just screams and falls apart Prefab Sprout ? Appetite Here she is with two small problems And the best part of the blame Wishes she could call him heartache But its not a boys name If you grow up to be, just like him, just like me Youre fighting for exclusive rights, For honeymoons each sleepless night In which case Ill call you appetite Yes I think Ill call you appetite So if you take - then put back good If you steal - be robin hood If your eyes are wanting all you see Then I think Ill name you after me I think Ill call you appetite Leonard Cohen ? Suzanne Now Suzanne takes your hand And she leads you to the river She is wearing rags and feathers From Salvation Army counters And the sun pours down like honey On our lady of the harbour And she shows you where to look Among the garbage and the flowers There are heroes in the seaweed There are children in the morning They are leaning out for love And they will lean that way forever While Suzanne holds the mirror And you want to travel with her And you want to travel blind And you know that you can trust her For she's touched your perfect body with her mind. REM ? Driver 8 I saw a treehouse on the outskirts of the farm. The power lines have floaters so the airplanes won't get snagged. Bells are ringing through the town again, Children look up, all they hear is sky-blue, bells ringing And the train conductor says "Take a break Driver 8, Driver 8 take a break We can reach our destination, but we're still a ways away"

haha my little boy's a red rubber band grabber too!

Nice one Keef, Coupland's my favourite - Girlfriend in a Coma is the best IMO

good point Louisiana. I bet no-one would catch you scoffing Italian-style flat bread or knocking back late nineteen-eighties vintage Chateauneuf du Pape.

and they sell beer as well as pizza in Mon Petit Chou - pizza = yum, beer probably bottled :-S

Keef Wrote: > However, I imagine one day when I have little > keefs (Eeek), I will be pleased of somewhere to > take them where I can get a beer and a pizza ;-) Big Keef and little keefs in need of beer and pizza could also head for The Gowlett - better pizza and better beer, though admittedly, it's less of a clinical chainriffic experience than Pizza Express, which does have its place.

where do you stand on cacti?

Is there some sort of ED rule book? eg people with interest in cacti = salt-of-the-earth darlings people who like Italian bread and/or wine = loathsome bourgeoisie I think we should be told before the revolution comes. Though obviously, people who bang on about house prices the whole time will be first up against the wall ;-)

thanks Polly, nice to meet you - the 'v cute son' is not so cute when he's dragging me and Mrs Blinder999 out of bed in the morning to play Star Wars Top Trumps :)