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I think Vic and Bob used to drink in The Grove too (on Camberwell Grove)

I quite like GBK. Their burgers taste good. They may not be striving to 'push the boundaries of burgerology', but then it is only a hamburger and a theirs is perfectly satisfying.

If they travel far enough, they will eventually end up at a North London docking station.

Rocket Van & Box shop has a good coffee gaff / cafe attached, hidden just behind the Walworth Road.

It would be great just for cycling to Peckham Rye Station, Brixton or Oval tube, or just to the shops. We're in a densely populated area, with no high frequency tube or train service (and very slow buses). It's the perfect location for a short hire, point to point bike scheme IMO.

I'm really liking Better Call Saul - surprised there hasn't been more hype around it. Always a bit dubious about spin offs from popular shows, but it definitely stands up in it's own right IMO.

Sorry to hear this. It's a real problem on the area at the moment. Hope they manage to find the thieves.

It would be so simple to produce vehicles which were restricted to the speed limit with the use of technology. And it doesn't have to report on your driving to insures / employers etc, in order to restrict your speed. There is no good reason why new cars shouldn't include technology to prevent speeding - but the truth is, people wouldn't accept it.. because they like to have the freedom to drive fast.

I got the train in the end. Tried to get Thameslink from Denmark Hill to St Pancras, but train was cancelled. So went to Victoria and got the tube directly to Euston (which probably worked out just as quick). Had a bit of a 'mare on the way back (2 hours). Anyway, better than driving I'm sure. Thanks for the advice.

Thanks for the responses. Think I'm going to get the train after all.

Trollhunter?

Thanks Holloway

Hi, I need to get to Hemel hempstead tomorrow morning for about 10:30 / 11:00. Was planning on getting the train, but now wondering about driving. Does anyone do this journey regularly and have an idea about how long it takes in the car? Tom tom route planner saying just over an hour, but that sounds hugely optimistic to me. any advice much appreciated.

To be able to cycle to Brixton on a Ken Bike would be good.

I'm confused about the details of this meet up. Isn't (a) the Drum closed and (b) the year 2007 eight years past?

You don't necessarilly have to cycle into central London with them, more likely to the station, or high street. They have them in Putney, so don't know why ED, or Camberwell, or Peckham is too far out.

Good article about SE London being passed over yet again in terms of transport infrastructure. http://www.citymetric.com/transport/why-south-east-london-doesnt-have-boris-bikes-805

Great post Ty

Ex-council houses sold off at massive discount to people who then struggle to keep up repayments. Sell it on to one of these sharks, again for less then market value and suddenly it's part of someone's property portfolio. They rent it back to someone who would previously been renting from the council at full market rates and taxpayer picks up the housing benefit bill. Everybody gets shafted, except the 'buy to letter', who get's a lovely big subsidy from the state and claims it's free market capitalism in practice.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's just a matter of mutual respect and tolerace. > Try to teach your kids to respect dogs but not be > afraid of them. Train your dogs not to approach > strangers or jump up. Whilst this is undoubtedly true - the thread wasn't about kids hassling dogs. And whilst parents ought to encourage their children to be relaxed around animals, in the situations being discussed, it is wrong to infer that 'bad parenting' has any bearing on the distress of the child. Responsible dog owners should not feel defensive.

dwe Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well if my kids were quite far away and hassling a > dog I would expect the owner to be cross with me. Exactly. And when I caught up I wouldn't hesitate to apologise to the owner.

New openings in Peckham are relentless at the moment.

First Mate - you are the voice of responsible dog owners. Thank you.

Azira Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > rahrahrah Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Dog owners are all so freaking evangelical. > > So are parents to be fair. > > Signed, a cat-owning child-free person. There are definitely parallels. A lot of dog owners think of their animals as 'their little baby'.

Dulwichdarling Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for your insight rahrah but is it not > important for the child to know the dog is > playing? Therefore showing that there is no need > to be scared You think that the best time to introduce a dog to a child is when it's out of control and the owner is nowhere to be seen? You should apologies to the parent. Get your dog under control and then (if the child is calm) maybe try to introduce him. The problem is that you don't see that an off the lead dog jumping up around a young child, out of the blue, is not playful for the child.