Shaggy

Looks like we are now the centre of moral depravity

I was there. It happened at 8.40, so I switched to the train (which was late) and a tube (which was delayed.) The police arrived at ED station just before the 8.54 to LB, judging from the sirens.

Chav, with your claim to have legal training and you forensic line of questioning I think you may have outed yourself. Either you are the Director of Public Prosecutions or the Lord Chief Justice. Which is it? Alternatively you could be an irritating know-nothing who spends too much time posting on the forum out of your arse.

Keef, I doubt they will struggle to meet the approval of their neighbours, whoever they turn out to be. The residents of the area certainly don't have a problem with council tenants. Is it nice being so self-satisfied?

Moos Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Shaggy Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > ANBODY > > WHO HAS A MORTGAGE SHOULD JUST JUMP INTO THE > POND > > IN PECKHAM RYE WITH STONES IN THEIR POCKETS > > I reckon anyone who does this will find themselves > standing knee deep in muddy water and feeling > extremely foolish. That was sort of my point.

Guess what? The FTSE 100 is having its biggest rally since it started in 1984. Bank shares are surging, and property shares moving up faster than they have ever done in the last 23 years. See what I mean by the markets flipping between greed and panic? We may not be all doomed after all. Unless they flip back over to panic tomorrow, in which case people will wtart shouting: "WE ARE STANDING ON THE BRINK OF A GREAT DEPRESSION THAT WILL MEAN THAT ALL HOMES IN EAST DULWICH WILL BE WORTH LESS THAN NOTHING AND ANBODY WHO HAS A MORTGAGE SHOULD JUST JUMP INTO THE POND IN PECKHAM RYE WITH STONES IN THEIR POCKETS AND ACCORING TO THE FT THING ARE WORSE NOW THEN THEY WERE DURING THE BLACK DEATH" http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a5ltLvxOzjvA&refer=worldwide

ibilly99 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > For folks that have been on Mars this is a > historically unprecedented financial crisis - as > the front page of the FT says we are on a > precipice - nobody is trusting anybody and the > credit markets are seizing up LIBOR is soaring and > huge wealth is being destroyed - there are no road > maps for this but if you are buying at the moment > DON'T this is a mega crash and has been expected > for a very long time. > > Moving forward there is just not the money in the > global financial system and where it is they will > be very reluctant to loan it to those that have > just p**ssed it away. Mortgage resets will be at > much higher rates and a load or repos will hit the > market prices are going only one way I'm afraid. CALM DOWN!! This is not an historically unprecedented financial crisis yet. Things could get much worse or the boil could be lanced. Market sentiment moves from greed to panic. Now we are in panic-mode. . We haven't entered a second Great Depression just yet, and frankly anybody who was surprised by Fannie, Freddie and Lehman hasn't been paying attention. The FT, by the way, isn't the Oracle of All Wisdom. They are happy to whip up hysteria now that some people are actually reading their turgid, complacently-written articles. It really would not be a good idea to put in an offer for a house this week, or next for that matter. The economy isn't going to get better overnight and a housing boom isn't on the cards any time soon. The only problem is that we have to trust our political leaders to act sensibly, and hope that people in Canary Wharf making their own decisions stop running around the room with their underpants on their heads shrieking ``THE WORLD IS ON THE BRINK!!!!!! THE MARKET IS PUKING ALL OVER US!!!! THERE IS NO CAPITAL LEFT IN THE WORLD!!!!"

What an interesting thread. It started off as a neighbourly warning about someone behaving oddly around kids, and was immediately attacked by the ED "Look At Me I'm Such A Perfect Liberal" brigade. Indispersed with fkwitted comments and expressions of outrage at those fkwitted comments has been info that someone is behaving in a suspicious manner in just about all the playgrounds in the area. It is a simple fact that covert filming of members of the public is simply not something that professionals do without exceptionally good reason. So, now that we know that we know somebody is behaving in this was around ED, has anyone told the police about this thread? They may well be able to say "nothing to worry about," or "thanks, we will watch out..." This forum is getting ruined by people who deliberately try to misconstrue simple bits of noticeboard info. Even the thread about card cloning turned into a slanging match. Perhaps for some items people could start with the word "notice" or "debate"? Notice: Break-in on X road Debate: Are breakins on the rise? There has just been one on X rooad again?

btw, just another comment on interest rates not going down any time soon... The BoE was split 3 ways last time round, so I don't think anybody can call what they are going to go with any real confidence over the next year or so.

Actually, the answer is yes. They have reached the bottom. I know this because an estate agent told me. So move along everyone, nothing to see here.

Increasing stamp duty for foreign nationals would only be remotely legal if it applied only to foreign nationals from outside of the EU, so not sure that would create a great deal of difference.

Yesterday the machine took an unusual amount of time to spit out the cash -- probably because the computer had been hacked into by a skimmer. That was the give-away for me. However by that time, the fraudsters had the data they needed so it was too late. In less than 15 minutes HSBC had blocked my account and stopped anyone stealing any money -- so great service from them. Even though it is shareholders money, not mine, that they are saving by blocking the account, it has saved me a lot of hassle.

MadWorld74 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > both the HSBC machines have been tampered with. It > diesn't take a genious to spot it. Actually, smatypants, almost all of the cash machines in London have been tampered with in the past and still bear the scars -- the banks remove the illegal devices when they find them but don't put in a brand new machine. So it isn't that easy to work out which machines are rigged to defraud you. In short, you are wrong.

savage Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > they said to be closer to family, but also said > they'd been there 2 years (i looked up land > registry which says only just over a year) so i'm > now wondering if there's something more to it. They may not be lying. My cretinous solicitor took 18 months to register my flat, because the solicitors for the other side were even bigger numpeties. They may well have lived there for 2 years, but had a similar problem.

savage Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > they said to be closer to family, but also said > they'd been there 2 years (i looked up land > registry which says only just over a year) so i'm > now wondering if there's something more to it. They may not be telling lying. My cretinous solicitor took 18 months to register my flat, because the solicitors for the other side were even bigger numpeties. They may well have lived there for 2 years, but had a similar problem. ******** To err is human, But if you really want to fk something up, get a solicitor.

Right -- it is pretty simple. A real lynchmob, one with pitchforks and flaming torches is, of course, NOT the done thing. But a large group of people irritated with these guys, deciding to get together to mount concerted pressure on the authorities, is very much the done thing, and anybody who diagrees can go stuff themsleves. If enough people are concerned, and complain to the right people the situation will sort itelf out in one of three ways: a) They may be moved to another house b) They may be taked into custody for whatver police were visting with sniffer dogs for or c) They may be issued with a loud-and-clear FIFO ultimatum that gets them to see sense and behave... Whichever outcome happens depends entirely on the evidence that comes to light when all the complaints are looked at, and the reaction the residents have when approprate authorites, spurred by concened neighbours, get their fingers out and do something. So instead of spending our time airing our points of view in public, why don't the people who want to create peace and quiet on the street get in touch with each other and all arrange to send letters of complaint to the right people, making fair and measured points about the unacceptable nature of these people's behaviour. And we can leave the others to compare their own liberalisms and comment on articles that have interestd them in the latest edition of The New Statesman. (Edited for punctuation)

This is surreal. Even a thread about practical justice turns into a debate about M&S. No they haven't consulted.

Indeed. Cocktails anyone? Mine's a Molotov. PM if you get it.

If you don't know, you don't wanna know, stranger.

C'mon - I'll boil the tar if you bring the feathers.

Why don't we have us a lynchn' Y'all know what I'm talkin' about...

Jodie would really have Lee in a bare-knuckle bout.

bob Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >one had positiond the crap right on and in the middle on a large lemon slice looked like a lemon crap voluvont. LOL - very funny. Cats are so witty, aren't they!

Actually it is not considered the Emperor's New Clothes in France -- there it is considered the king of breads, far superior to the modern baguette. But stick with your industrial Kingsmill if you like. By the way, have you noticed that the phrase `The Emperor's New Clothes' is more often used by pompous fools who think they are more clever than everyone else, not by people who can see the wood for the trees? I have. SimonM Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > >>Best bread in the world though! > Have to disagree - to me it is classic "Emperor's > New Clothes. You used to be able to buy it at a > couple of LL outlets (you may still be able to for > all I know) and, having read a Grauniad eulogy > about the stuff I thought I would give it a > try...hmmm...not repeated the experience and would > not buy it again at even a sensible price... > > Anyway for ?10.50 I'd not expect merely a > half-decent loaf but also a winsome maiden clad in > white silk hotpants to serve it up on a polished > teak tray, sultrily ask me if I fancied "a > portion" and then offer to deflea the cat as > well....:))

Hey, spangles, why don't you write to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane and ask them if they will consider relocatimng to the upstairs room of the EDT. And, yet, you are right. There is no need for the largest antiques market in the world to be on Portobello Road. I'm sure you could convince them to move to Northcross Road. Then many of your problems would be solved. Or you could just move to Clapham.