capt_birdseye

116 LL, it's gonna be a gym.

You should have been here in the Ice Age, those were the days. Organic mammoth on your doorstep, Iced mammoth Frapuccinos and ethnic mammoth cushions. http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/1076/edee8.jpg

The Plough was much better in my day: http://www.lordshiplane.co.uk/oldpics/plough.gif

CrystalClear Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I rather like East Dulwich. It was much nicer before they built all the houses in the 19th Century.

Ok, I'll try not to panic toooo much. Just seems that a lot of people (especially on this forum) complain about the changing face of the area, yet when given the chance to express their thoughts on how things are and what they would like to see most people just aren't interested/can't be bothered.

Jockey, I hope you and your money will be very happy together.

Well the old ED is gone for ever so you'd best take the cash and run. My point is, why bother moving to FH if you think you'll have to move again in a few years for exactly the same reason as you're leaving ED? Why not move somewhere that's likely to be sh*t for a lot longer and save yourself the hassle of having to move every couple of years? Actually does it really matter where you live? You sound like someone who is happiest sitting at home on your own and swearing at the telly.

How sad, yet predictable, that so few people saw fit to respond.

Jockey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Two good things to come from the last 8 years - > Rise in house prices, decent pubs. > > I'm off to Forest Hill - and when FH becomes like > Dulwich (as concentric ring expands like a bad > smell), I will go to Sydenham. So you don't like what's become of ED but you're more than happy to cream off the huge increase in equity that's a direct by-product of the changes. Why don't you skip FH and Sydenham and move to Penge and donate any left-over cash to a worthwhile cause?

Going Blank Again - fantastic album

Yeah. I loved the East Dulwich of 12 yrs ago so much that I moved to the other side of the planet.

Were Hurrican #1 any good? I see they were formed by Andy Bell, guitarist with Ride (ace band) and now bass player with Oasis (over-rated band, long past their sell-by date).

Whenever there's even a tiny bit of rain you get the huge puddle on the platform.

I grew up in Clapham. My family moved there in '83 and quite frankly it was a bit of sh*t-hole. Northcote Road was a dump with a cr*ppy market selling decrepit vegetables. The estate at the top end of the Northcote Road housed an IRA bomb factory which was discovered on the same day as the Lockerbie disaster. It still wasn't all that when I went off to University in 1992. I moved back to London in 96 to find it considerably changed, both in the people who now lived there - a major influx of affluent young people, and the make-up of the street itself, lots of trendy bars & restaurants, coffee houses and a revamped market. Yes the level of change shocked me but I can't see it as anything other than a vast improvement to how it was before! So for people to continually hark on about how "bad" Clapham now is really makes me laugh. OK, I can't afford to live there any more, so I've ended up in ED, but you don't hear me bleating on about the nasty rich people who forced me out of the neighbourhood I grew up in. It's called change, it's called progress and let's face it, it's for the good of everyone. Incomers move into a nice, upcoming area and existing residents, if they so choose can cash in the massive equity they now have in their homes. Populations shift, especially in London, I doubt you'll find many London families who have lived in the city for more than 5 generations. It's what makes this city special, the fact that it is constantly changing. Thank you for listening, I'm here all week.

Elvis is alive and well and is working in Somerfield. Fact.

Isn't the CD dead? I thought all this gubbins was done over t'interweb these days.

Thanks for the informed reply Leto. Better than JennyB saying its because "people like chicken". Duh.

Any good? Looks grim as hell with the horrible orange paint-job. But always looks to be rather busy.

Yes it was.

I'm not even sure it's a lack of love. These women may claim to love their children, but they have a completely perverted sense of morals. There was another case on that "Real Story" programme a while back, a father was killed when a yob (already on an ASBO) he'd confronted in the street punched him in the neck, from behind, causing a massive haemorrage. The boy did about 18 months in prison. His father and grandmother were both interviewed and praised the boy for standing up for himself.

So what do you do if your close-knit family is like this? Shock at women goading toddlers

Please stay off-topic

snorky Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > yes I drive - yes I have a car - yes I would pay > for a CPZ ( not the whole thing mind you, just my > share ) Fair play to you then. As for the five-car maniac, I was just interested because I remember someone (not sure who) complaining about all the newcomers and their cars. This guy is obviously a bit of statistical freak but I guess it's dangerous to assume that it's just the invading legions who are contributing to the parking nightmares we face. I'm certainly in two minds about the CPZ, yes it would be great to be able to park on my own street on a Saturday, but having to pay an annual premium likely to cost upwards of ?100 for the privilege rather puts me off.

Some people like chafing ;-)

When I was at school there was a trend of people drawing "nob n' balls" on other pupil's chairs. If you inadvertently sat on such a chair you would be termed a "batty-man". Placing a piece of paper between yourself and the chair offered protection. I guess this could be seen as crude means of sex education.