Earl Aelfheah

FFS. Someone loses their phone and concludes that it's been stolen by a gypsy based on some fairly random associations.... yes, people are going to question their conclusions. To claim that this is unreasonable, let alone abusive to the OP is nonsense (the comments relating to parenting etc. which came later aside). It may have been 'obvious' to some that the OP was 13, but I have to say that it wasn't to me. How ironic that people jump in to make accusations of smugness and sanctimony.

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Good post. It seemed obvious to me that she was a > young person (wouldn't have guessed as young as > 13, but maybe later teens), and that the word > Gypsy wasn't meant in any nasty / racist way. > > Some people on here just like to jump on stuff > like that in order to show how right on they are. > > Hope her phone turns up, or that she keeps a > closer eye on the one Santa brings her ;-) No one called the OP nasty or racist. They questioned the fact that she had jumped to what seemed a pretty random conclusion about the perpetrator, based on the events as she'd described them. Whether she's 13 or not (and it wasn't obvious that this was a kid posting), that's still a fair thing to point out.

I've always preferred crab to be honest.

I'm pretty sure it's the dachshund personally.

It's sailing close to the wind there. Any minute they're liable to turn from cuddly indie to rapacious corporate evil doer.

At what point does a successful, independent business (which obviously everyone applauds), turn into a dastardly, evil chain store (which we all abhor, naturally)? 4 stores, 10, 100?

yeah, must admit I had been trying to resist.... But even putting the use of 'gypsy' aside, the case against the alleged perp isn't exactly watertight.

I can't help thinking that at ?5 a lobster, something is probably wrong with how it's being reared.

You dropped your phone and when you went back, couldn't find it. 'some people' thought they saw an old lady pick it up. Your friends said they met your friends mum who said something similar happened to her and it was a gypsy?!? Well my brother's cat's mother's friend met a man who once saw a dachshund steal an ice cream. I think I agree with Peckhampam view on this. Sorry you lost your phone though.

Spot on Spark67. To the miserablists- move along, nothing to see.

Agree that the queues are pretty mad, but great to see a new business doing so well in first couple of days, let's hope it continues.

So why is that a problem?

Really pleased with some of the new additions to the area lately. Things had become a little stale recently, but we seem to be seeing another flurry of new developments and interesting changes. All good stuff.

Errrr....sure, it's the same chain. What were you expecting?

No screaming kids in there when I popped in (guess if you go early there's always chance of bumping into after school crowd). I phoned in order, turned up and collected my pizza with no queuing. Was great pizza and reasonably priced. Excellent addition to the lane. They've done wonders with what was a cursed layout in that place. Good on them.

Crazy queues....

Got a couple of take out pizzas tonight. Very nice indeed.

Yeah, I think they're just posh ham sandwiches. :-)

... maybe it's, if not the new ED, a new Penge that's emerging.

Beer Rebellion are also looking to open up in Penge I think.

Iceland do a doner kebab pizza: http://groceries.iceland.co.uk/iceland-deep-pan-doner-kebab-pizza-432g/p/50772 at least until they become an M&S

I just think that it is ridiculous that the tube network has a massive hole in it. That out of 270 stations only 5 in SE London, outside of Zone 1 and yet it doesn't get addressed. Instead money from the transport budget is used to fund tourist attractions like the Emirate Dangleway, the garden Bridge and vanity projects like the 'Boris bus'. The latest extension of the northern line serves an area where there is no current demand or existing community - it's is just a huge public subsidy to a development of luxury flats. So yes, I think it's reasonable to demand that transport priorities shift, so that the budget is used to improve provision for existing London communities, rather than serve the interests of property developers or the mayors ego.

Salsaboy, that comment is ridiculous. Yes, please don't check your mirrors folks, if you hit a cyclist, they'll probably have deserved it.

Will you support the call for an investigation into the Heygate Scandal? http://www.change.org/p/heygate-estate-scandal-demand-an-investigation

.. sorry that's Vulcans