Otta

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Otta, I presume you were down there drinking in > the evening? saturday in the day was packed up > that end Yep, 8 - 11pm on 25/7 (not 1/8). We actually popped in to the cinema to grab some leaflets, and there was hardly anyone about. But as Jeremy says, probably lots of people away that weekend. Just seemed odd to me because I've not actually been out in ED for ages so I really noticed it.

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Andrew1011 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > When I moved to East Dulwich it barely had > shops > > let alone chains, although the largish Co-op > store > > was still operating on most of the Lordship > Lane > > site between North Cross and Shawbury Roads. Oh > > and a Tesco, roughly the size of a small Tesco > > Express, and still the size of the current shop > > unit, on the corner of North Cross Road had > > recently closed down. I can't recall which > > supermarket company then had what is now the > > Co-op, but it was a smallish chain and not one > of > > the big four or five. > > > > > What year was that? > > The Co-op used to be Somerfield. That wasn't that > long ago. > > Londis on the corner of North Cross Road was a > 7/11 I think. When I was very young it was a Tesco, then it was 7/11 from sometime mid 80s. Not sure what it was between 7/11 and Londis, but pretty sure there was something between them...

RE Smoking, it is much more common to smell weed upstairs than it used to be. But weed smoking on the streets in general is much more common that it used to be, so guess that's to be expected.

I don't like the front seat, I always think we're going to crash in to things. But I do like to be upstairs looking out the window. I do honestly think that some people feel less safe upstairs though, which is fine. Just don['t stand in the fecking stairwell!

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Otta - lots of people away on holiday. The office > and train both seem quieter than usual this week. Yeah that was my theory. Was a bit disconcerting.

I much prefer it upstairs. If it's during school run time I guess some people may avoid in order to avoid loud groups of teenagers taking the piss out of each other. I generally find that funny.

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I was out down there last Saturday for the first time in ages, and was struck by how quiet the whole Lane was (started at Lordship and went down to Bishop).

I seriously doubt that anyone close to Cilla Black will ever read this thread.

This thread is turning out brilliantly.

Blah Blah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > you are also > mocking the people who have died. I doubt they're particularly bothered, what with being dead and stuff.

In another thread our beloved foxy wrote DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Funny how Peckham does not have a Curry House. > (Apart From Ganapati) > which isn't really a Curry House in the usual > sense. > > Used to have two on Peckham Rd. One of which was > where I had my first Curry. A Chicken Ceylon. > (1970)ish And it made me think of my first curry. When I was 16 I played bass in a band. I was by far the baby, singer was 21, guitarists both mid to late 20s, and drummer in his 40s (his daughter went out with the singer). They had a tradition of putting any gig earnings in a pot, buying gear for the band, and then going out for a curry and loads of beer once a year. So probably around Christmas 1994 we met in The Clockhouse for some beers, I was drinking Guinness and I remember they kept pouring JDs in to my pints, which I continued drinking because despite being the youngest, I wasn't the biggest lightweight in the group. Then we went to The Curry Cabin. In those days they must have had green light bulbs, as I remember it being quite dark and green in there. You couldn't really see the food that well. Had a lamb rogon josh, pilau rice and a keema nan, plus the obligratory (in those days) Kingfisher beer. It was lush!!! Guess most of you would have had a curry long before your 16th, but my old man is very much a Brit classics meat & 2 veg kinda guy, so I was a teenager before I tried anything like pasta, Chinese etc etc. So there you go, completely pointless thread, but why not.

Ah yes, "the brand" passed away. Very young, that is sad.

Hang on, what has upset you? I've totally lost the plot.

Lions need to take care of their teeth too.

But a catalyst to what? More chains? In which case there would be a whole.new bunch of.moaners.

Beej Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > give me a 70's 80's and decent budget any > day of the week.. Is the decent budget so that you can improve the ugly bits?

I used to give the movocol in syringes one at a time. Took a while but she got used to it.

Just for the record, I (and I don't think anyone else) was not suggesting that this behaviour is acceptable when I said I thought it was normal. It's clearly very naughty and he should be told off (like the idea of a replacement from his pocket money). It's just the way I read the OP I thought it was asking whether this behaviour is so abnormal that it could suggest a bigger issue, and I don't think it does. My cousin and I tried stealing some sweets from a shop once when we were around that age. Her mum found out, we got a bad telling off, and we learnt our lesson. Neither of us went on to a life of crime.

So what's the problem with them being Polish, is it relevant to anything or have I missed something?

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There you go comparing deaths again. > > Can we, who feel that way, not just say that Cilla > is a sad loss. I wasn't comparing anything with anything. And yes, my whole point was that anyone can feel sad about any death. Just don't over egg the pudding. And why did Cilla need her own thread?

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Most people reading this thread will know who's talking bs and who isn't. Well I agree with this bit at least.

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Taking friends and family out of the equation then > we are analyzing whether a loss of someone you > never met can be a sad loss. Of course it can. > > Comparing it to the death of a child is just > asking people to feel uncomfortable in feeling the > loss of a celebrity, nothing wrong with feeling > sympathy or some level of sadness or grief for our > Cilla. There is nothing AT ALL wrong with feeling sadness at the death of any one, celebrity or not. I've felt pretty sad about deaths before now, Peaches Geldof for example made me sad because it was tragic and a total waste. Others think she was just a stupid spoilt skag head who deserves to burn in hell for abandoning her infant child. We all have different feelings about different things, that's fine. But it's the "such a loss" / "great loss" thing that winds me up. A TV presenter who's hey day was well behind her. You could easily argue that someone like Heath Ledger was a greater "loss" in terms of what he still could have offered had he lived on.

Clare_T Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Movicol is great if recurrent constipation is the > issue. Indeed, and doctors told us it's not remotely dangerous, so if they're really backed up you can give them up to 8 sachets for a couple of days to just clear it. Then 1 - 2 a day until they're all regular.

TOTALLY normal IMO. And I wouldn't linger on the fact he did it to his younger cousin, he's not really old enough to think of it in that way, he just saw chocolate and worked ouit a way to eat it. My 3 year old daughter has been known to take things she shouldn't and go off and hide whilst she eats them. She's too young to be a good liar and will always admit her crimes, but I fully expect her to get more devious. I don't think it means he'll grow up to be a psycho or anything.