Chillaxed

Longboy. Didn't you post not long ago complaining about noise in your road? 'Shut it you Gary!' was the phrase you used I think? Looks like you've deleted it now.

Kids playing in their own garden in summer after 8 in the morning doesn't strike me as anti-social or inconsiderate behaviour.

This thread pretty much sums up everything that sucks about the EDF.

Am I right in thinking that the train to LB from ED early on a weekday morning will be more or less OK? Or will hoardes of American tourists staying in Croydon be descending on LB via train at 7.15 in the morning?

Lishyloo, have you ever considered a career as a children's TV presenter? You're like a little ray of jazz-handed sunshine, and I'm sure kids all over the land could benefit from your relentless feel-good optimism in these dark and gloomy times. Nice. Hope you don't mind, but I'm going to be using the phrase 'little ray of jazz-handed sunshine' at every opportunity henceforth (and claiming it as my own invention).

Moving the bins is all well and good, but I'd prefer he or she didn't put them out there in the first place. Plus passers-by might think I'm the kn*b who reserved the space.

"your and your children's lives put at risk by lorries mounting the pavements as road is too narrow" FFS

Dear car owner on Frogley Road (south side), Stop reserving a parking space with your rubbish bins. It's selfish. Thanks, Chillaxed

What Otta said.

I think, like me, most ED buyers can't find what they want in SW for their budget, and end up here. By 'end up' I mean, in my case, 'very happily chance upon' ED, as I think it's great.

I used to think that the Council were muppets for forcing people to cut back their hedges. Until I almost lost an eye to a rogue rose bush stem. Which I didn't see bacuse I was looking down in order to dodge some rogue dog shit. I stay indoors mostly now.

Hi RockyZool, welcome to ED and the EDF! I see you've learnt an important lesson already: there are hidden protocols on the EDF set by 'elite' posters (by volume) so best preface even the most innocuous post with a pre-emptive apology! I recommend you head down to Homemade for breakfast one morning, followed by a stroll in Peckham Rye Park. You?re also close to the old cemetery which has its charms. ED, like any other London 'hood, has its negative aspects, but for me at least these are heavily outweiged by the postives. Enjoy!

I note the Natures Calendar website's third point on Sycamores: "Stout twigs with fat, green buds" Suffice it to say I won't be cutting down the thing if this is the case.

Thanks for the responses, guys. Just reading KK's post made me tired, so I think I'll get the professionals in after consultation with the affected neighbours (funnily enough no-one has said anything to me about the shade or seedlings, so maybe they like at least the former).

With apologies for high-jacking the thread... I have a Sycamore in my backyard, and though there's no issue with it affecting nearby houses, it provides too much shade for our liking and as KK notes, you can waste half your life digging up its many-numbered offspring. So: - can I trim the tree now, or should I wait for autumn?; - if I cut it right back to the trunks (there's two main ones as far as I can tell, though I'm sure someone will tell me they're branches) will it regrow?; - if I dig it out altogether, is this doable without heavy machinery (I?s say it?s about 8-9 metres high at the moment, with a 6 metre spread. Thanks, Chillaxed

Definitely would like to see a mural/street art/proper graffiti on the giant white wall on Spurling Road. By 'proper graffiti' I likely mean the 80's stylings Otta is thinking of (you know, think flat top, ghetto blaster,and maybe a piece of laminate ktichen flooring you found in a skip to 'break' on). I most definitely do not mean the sh*t tags that d*ckheads leave anywhere they possibly can for God knows what reason (though having a tiny penis is my guess).

There go those damned middle classes mucking things up again. Daffodil stealing, M&S loving/independent shop hating, proper boozer destroying, b*stards. And now they're setting their dogs on our squirrels!

ED was looking very nice indeed this morning on my walk to the station. Maybe it's just the good weather skewing my perspective, but I was struck by how clean the streets looked. Not even a chicken'n'chips box. Thanks to the street cleaners, then.

Thanks for the info, appreciated. I'm surprised some are ignorant of the offence caused if they're that blatant (noting of course that I didn't know what a golliwog was beyond a brown or black-skinned doll). But I think the approach Sue, the e-dealer and others have taken to the lady in question is the right one.

Could someone clarify for me what a golliwog is, as opposed to a doll with brown or black skin? I assume the former is offensive and the latter isn't?

I know, annoying isn't it. Best (or worst) example I've seen was where EDF's resident 'chip on shoulder personified' claimed that stealing daffodils was a middle class problem.

I may be wrong, but didn't I read somewhere that ED residents petitioned against Iceland moving to LL back in the day?

Well yes, ha ha, I guess it does. Big shout out to my wife for dealing with these symptoms when she was preggers!

OK, thanks for clarifying. Both attitudes make no sense to me. For the record, I'm for M&S 'cause I'm lazy and like their Cook! ready-meal range, on balance more than I like Iceland's range. I won?t be making any comment on the planning application though, as it's not a vote for M&S or Iceland, it's a vote for refurbing (re-moding even) the existing building.

I find that a strange objection, Undisputedtruth. Why do other people's shopping habits bother you? I couldn't give a toss where other people shop.