PeckhamRose

Two people walking down the road woke you up? What were they doing that elicited such noise? Did they have tap shoes on? Were they grossly overweight and thus causing reverberations to the structures? What what? Nice post, though!

I don't have the testosterone to race. I really do ride sensibly and carefully, and have always done so. I have a Virago 535cc. And Ted Max if you'd like - be happy to ride you round town. I took my 76 year old Uncle on the back a year ago; he was over here from NZ and said the day on the bike was a highlight. PGC I really do think your concerns are holding you back from having a great time. After all, I don't want to kill myself, do I. So if I ride safely to keep ME alive, you'll be alive too and you'll have had a great time!

I have to say I am mightily impressed. I could do stuff in mIRC but not in these pages.

You have kinda missed the point. I ENJOY doing this and taking my friends and visitors from UK and rest of world on my bike round London! Seriously, anyone fancy this ride? One afternoon in August I would love to take someone for such a ride for two or 3 hours. Marmora Man? Giggirl? Bellenden Belle? Huggers? D Carnell? PGC?

I throw my guests on the back of the motorcycle as it really is the only way to see London from the back of a bike. I ride them round the isle of Dogs and to Mudchute City farm and then back under the tunnel to Stave Hill, from the top of which are fabulous views. Then a run over Tower Bridge and through the City and a stop at the base of the Gherkin and a stroll round Lloyds and Willis Buildings, and then back on the bike and through the City and St pauls obviously, the Inns of Court and then north of Oxford Street and BT Tower (Fitzrovia) and then down to Hyde Park and stop at the Serpentine, then down to Chelsea, Worlds End, then over to battersea Park, and back home for tea. Sometimes we'll start further east at the City Airport. Sometimes not. Depends. I was thinking of starting a business taking people round London whose partners were on business in London and they had spare time so i could take them around. I know London well and it would be fun, but I am not an entrepreneur and I couldn't be arsed. If any of you lot would like me to take you round though, I'd be happy to oblige. We could discuss recompense another time....

The title of this thread won't 'alf appear confusing... um... tomorrow.

Grass and weeds is hardly litter, is it. Stop whinging! Phone 'em up and / or write to the councillor of your area. What Nero Said!

I know!

Yet all those people are in love with you?

T Brown have the contract for gas on Rye Hill and other council estates. But not for longer; they've had too many complaints about the quality of the work - allegedly.

I quite like Laurence - why do you refer to him as a 'tool'? He cares alot and works hard, and it's hardly his fault Youngs have done their heavy handed corporate number on the place, is it!

Just saw a kestral, yes a kestral, with a mouse in his beak, being chased by a magpie!

It IS a hike, there's them buggies in the way! But if all the clothes shops were all close together we'd realise just how similar all their stuff is.

Hahaahahahahahhaa! Brilliant.

Louisa is not just a snob she's ignorant. They are not dirty; but any smell may as mentioned above be due to the meat. I have not seen behind the counters, though. They may be dirty there, but I doubt it. Trading Standards and so on are pretty active undercover in Rye Lane.

As much as I adore our Eileen MBE the constant attempt to bring constant distinction to Peckham Rye Park SE22 and Peckham Rye Common SE15 is only of importance to cartographers and politicians. It's Peckham Rye Park to me, every glorious green open and closed space of it. And we cherish it.

When she dies I hope that the Queen dies a day later and spoils her thunder. I'm not a Royalist either, but the Queen does less harm (tho obviously the monarchy as a whole, might).

Tough luck MarmoraMan. I had no idea there were such parking regulations in your street. Why? It's not adjacent a major row of shops is it. Will he park it in the living room in future or does that sort of behaviour wait till he finds himself a bike-owning girlfriend and moves in with her?

OMG I forgot to add, I am on the SE15 side of the park and EVEN THIS side it is just as beautiful, indeed some of us benefit from a great view across the whole of London as well as the park. When you thinking of moving?

You are thinking of moving by what I call my front garden. I have lived here 26 years. Nunhead Cemetery is my back garden. This is a precious and beautiful place to live and we like to keep it to ourselves. The park - even more so since it benefiited from the ?million of Heritage Lottery Fund to do it up - is absolutely beautiful. But no, stay where you are. ;)

And a free buggypark

I met MrPR through an ad in Time Out 20 years ago this August. I placed the ad and got 88 replies. I lined up five of 'em. MrPr was number 3. Morning after meeting him I rang up numbers four and five and told them sorry but not worth meeting as I have met my man. True story. And if you PM me I will tell you what my advert was (it was a GREAT line and spoke nothing of my eye colour or 'GSOH' or astrological sign but you have to promise not to put it on here!)

Huggers is female, fool. Anyway, this is a difficult one. I wish you well, HNYN and would merely advise to offload on your good friends. And - Huggers - that was a great description.

I voted for Social Democrats. I am not sure if it was the most sensible thing to have done, but I did exercise my right without voting for the current lot.

Marmora Man - what do you reckon?