TJ

Yes, pls tell where - I will drive my backfiring old banger past at every opportunity.

the white stuff on your shoes is not just salt from the road, but also fat liquors and your sweat in the leather seeping out and solidifying. Easy solution is to wipe clean with a damp cloth then use a leather nourisher (Bally does an excellent one for shoes) and then polish with wax polish as usual. Also - don't let your shoes dry out before you do this... and dont ever dry them nr a radiator. Never - never use silicon polish or instant polish. Just adds to the problem.

I don't think parking a scooter on a pavement is always illegal. Its a grey area, and if the attendant doesn't know the rules, can easily get it wrong. On the road in question, a scooter could be considered an obstruction on one side, but because of the layout on the other side of the road, there is a legal argument to say they are not obstructing (wheelie bins are a permanant feature and a scooter has a narrower profile, so is in effect less of an obstruction). I would always make sure a wheelie bin is next to your scooter to prevent the issue.

got to say - find virgin excellent. only went tits up once for 30mins when it was still NTL - use it 10-12 hrs a day for home business & personal with no problems. their customer services seem to have improved too and even are polite and in the uk so you dont have to yell your password at them 4 times and then enter polite 'banter' about the lovely weather (as rain lashes against the window).

Oh - I just remembered, i once saw him get out of his car (old crappy thing - not a parking enforcement van), not wearing a uniform and give a car a ticket that was parked in the disabled bay - it was about 8am on a sunday morning. I wonder what that would mean from an appeal / legal point of view? What hope have we got if the wardens are giving out tickets on their days off!

i wish we could have a good pizzeria - even a pizza express would be ok, chain or not. italian with pizzas would be ok too. i also think a good interiors shop would work - not silly little ?10 nic naks and crap vases, but a good place selling classics and cool stuff. There is one in honor oak nr the station which is excellent.

Hi Sophie. if you are taking about hillcourt, just take a photo and appeal, they normally overturn it. It is one overzealous guy who also targets the disabled bay that is never used (appeal in progress on that one too) Also a good idea to have a drawstring bag to cover the plate when parked as a warden is not allowed to move it to read the plate.

wow - My house seems to be surrounded by hits - i often wondered if the space next door was because of damage.. is this the most exhaustive list?

Its not an ET4 but off a GT125/200 - I had the same happen. In Clapham if it makes you feel better.

Crap food is crap. Italian or not. Tourist traps are crap the world over. Italians tend to be a friendly bunch. You can't trust them, but I like them none the less (having spend a lot of time in all regions over the last 8 years for work & holidays) Spread your wings and get away from the forum a bit more often.

I just find the Snorky attitude unnecessary. Or do I just find Snorky unnecessary....? I would like to suggest a flight to Turin in October (truffle season) , take a cab to Alba. Walk over the hill past Barolo to a little place called the Three Stars and have their tasting menu. Tell me then about your attitude to italian food. Oh - the wine may be ok too. Enjoy.

I am so glad that it is something of note - and regardless, I think Snorky is about due a writ and being driven out from ED for being such a miserable toad. Good luck to the new owners - and Snorky - if i find you in there I am going to push your face into your plate.

All I need is to know if there is a trick to getting the bay removed. It is ridiculous to have spaces permanently allocated to someone who does not exist.

It will, yes. Why you feel the need to question the validity of my post is also strange. Do you know the space I am talking about? If you can't help just butt out. Unless you are my neighbour - in which case you need to get out more.

On a loosely similar subject, we have a disabled parking bay on our street. The person who it was put there for has since moved on but the space and signs remain in place - as do the bastard parking attendants. I have spoken to the council, and they were their usual useless 'Jonny no-stars' selves who said nothing could be done. Our street is heaving with cars (most houses seem to have 2.4 cars as well as children) and the space is needed. Advice pls?!

Is it the EDT?

Or should that be out?? Just a cheeky friday afternoon conversation starter!

Nice pub, but without stating the obvious, it doesn't offer enough. If you want dinner, you go somewhere else, if there is a large group of you - you go somewhere else, if you want to watch the rugby / football, the Magdala is best, if you want a lively night out, you go somewhere else. etc etc. It needs to catch up or die. Sorry for those of you who love it as it is, but as is clear, you are a small minority who don't spend enough and it is going out of business. Like you say, spruce up the garden & lounge, serve some simple food (not Brakes catering and something other than gastro) and maybe advertise and it could be ok. Plus the freehold should be no more than ?150k Oh, and move it 300 metres to LL.

I do this weekly. Best route (early morning flights) is south circular to clapham, through battersea, take a right onto trinity road, over wandsworth roundabout, up wandsworth bridge road, right at the end then left immediately to fulham broadway, up north end raod, take a left when you hit cromwell road /A4 then stright to heathrow. Pink elephant ?21 a day in business parking plus excellent shuttle. Panther cars will do a single trip for ?40. Public transport - don't bother. If you want to punish yourself, then Heathrox Express, then bakerloo line to charring x, then either on to Honor oak park or east dulwich depending on preference. Gatwick much easier. Honor oak park - East Croydon, East croydon - Gatwick. Don't bother with Herne hill, much slower.

I know someone called Titus Gabert which he will regret once he gets to school. I also have seen a hairdressers in Hackney called... wait for it.... It will grow back. Incredible