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There are still people who are paid in cash and need to pay it into their bank accounts.

uncleglen Wrote: > I don't care who said what since the responses are > so predictable...in your bourgie way There's nothing wrong with a bit of bourgie, Uncle.

sidebirds Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm a girl. You actually - like - MISGENDERED me. > Possible "hate crime"? > Oops...I suppose there was a 50% chance I'd be wrong - apologies (and thanks for not being a snowflake about it).

Amy A Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >Sideboys remark about lattes and nibbles > was offensive to some extent because there's some > truth in it. It was silly and belittling, but it > referenced the real problem of house prices, > gentrification and social exclusion of lower > income brackets that I'm sure we're all > uncomfortable about, whatever side of the divide > we're on. Well, sidebirds' first EDF post asked for recommendations for cocktail bars in ED. He later said - sidebirds Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I live just off Lordship Lane so it's a > shame it seems there are no actual cocktail bars > on LL (or even in ED). Sounds like he'd quite like a bit more "gentrification".

Perhaps this place might help? Repair Cafe, SE1.

If you like great ice cream, try Giolitti - http://www.giolitti.it/en/

hpsaucey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > maybe it wasn't modelled well enough, or it wasn't > seen as a priority? Looks like it but it's a shame that they didn't seem to think about people outside the buildings. Much of that 1983 New York Times article applies to the new London Bridge, I'd say.

uncleglen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There is always a vortex of wind at the base of > tall buildings- Centre Point used to be the worst > in my experience. The problem isn't just at the base of one building - the whole LB entrance/exit area suffers from it.

I'm really surprised that this problem wasn't anticipated by the architects/builders...or if it was, it wasn't fixed.

It often seems incredibly (and unusually) windy outside the main station entrance/exit (by the News building/Shard) and I can't help thinking that this is due to the design of the new buildings in the area. (Here's a 35 year old New York Times article discussing the problem.) (Edited for clarity.)

redjam Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'd assume the reason they don't use that driveway > is because it looks like it's only a single-lane > width, so whichever coach was at the front would > block in all the others. And it would prevent > emergency service access, as mentioned above. > > ETA: Though it wouldn't be that difficult to widen > it and make it two lanes! It's not a single lane - if you look at the attached photo, you'll see that there are several cars parked under the trees in front of the main building and there's still space for other vehicles to drive past. It might be a bit too narrow for two coaches to pass, but - as you say - it wouldn't be difficult to widen that driveway.

A while back, edhistory posted this helpful photo - has anyone explained why the school coaches can't park on the drive in front of the school itself?

Cora - I edited my post to add his number. (For some reason I can't post a link to his website, but a search for "Broken 1210" will find it.)

A friend recommended Mike Hall at Broken 1210 (07889 207914) in ED to me - despite the website's name, he doesn't just repair Technics 1210s and did some great work on a couple of vintage Garrard turntables as well as giving me some really helpful general hi-fi advice. Good work, quick turnaround and fairly priced.

Mince pies and Christmas puddings on the shelves at my local Sainsbury's. Remember - it's "only" just over three months until Christmas...