Jeremy

I find Bromley rather faceless and uninteresting... but I don't think it's wise to make these sort of generalisations ("people from Bromely are racists") based on a few personal experiences.

That's more like it. Nice and inclusive now.

lane lover Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A wee bit racist dont you think? OK... let's change it to "saffas aussies and frogs". Feel free to add more.

does ... not ... compute ...

edhistory Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not Dalston. > > I am reliably told (by estate agents) that these > and others are colonisers from the SW postal > districts, both north and south of the river. > > John K Nope. Blue Tit London - Dalston, Clapton, Peckham.

first mate Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Jeremy aside from convenience in terms of having > to walk a few hundred yards less to shop when > stepping off the train, do we really need another > supermarket-type store? No... of course we don't need it at all. I'd probably use it occasionally - maybe once or twice a month - so for me it would be relatively useful compared to, say, a garden centre. I don't see it as a threat to independent shops. Others may not find it useful and would rather see something else there, and I'd respect that opinion too.

Timein - I am 'pro' as I live a 5 min walk away and use the train every day. I would find it useful, as it will be quicker than going to sainsburys and less crap than the cost cutter. Your description of muggings/stabbings/gangs is ludicrously OTT.

Dalston blow-ins...

Tell me about it.

Bromley has character? Agree that places like Croydon and Bromley don't need a tube though, they're towns in their own right.

Only a minor upgrade... doubt you'll notice any difference.

As edcam and Vik say, it's for sale. No plans yet.

I've been called worse.

Will PM you...

reeko - this is exactly what we've done. We simultaneously changed our existing mortgage to BTL and took out a new mortgage on another place. Banks are quite picky about giving out BTL mortgages, so as well as having to satisfy the stricter-than-usual LTV ratio, they want to see that the rental income is going to cover the mortgage with a decent amount of "buffer". It wasn't our first choice, but a problem came up when we were selling our place, so thought we'd give the rental thing a go for a while.

It seems unlikey. Maybe keep one "just in case", and chuck the others in the bin.

Pastries? Coffee? Porrige? Surely the area will become saturated with gang members eating their breakfasts. I demand to know what is going to be done about this.

I agree that the area is a hotspot for muggings, stabbings and gang culture. Only last week, I was walking by the station and a local gang tried to get me to join their "crew" (I had to politely decline of course, but I was almost indoctrinated into a life of crime and listening to bad hip hop through my phone speaker). I also worry about the negative impact of Morrisons. If we had a Waitrose instead, the youth could learn the joys of pork belly, asparagus, and Pippa Middleton recipes. They'd be too busy enjoying tasty food to go around stabbing people - win-win! I mean, Mossisons indeed? You're right, it is only for one thing. Drink. I tell you what percentage of the store will be alcohol - 100%! (which means all of it!) They may as well just give out free White Lightning to anyone with a hooded top and a mean dog. Surely there must be a petition we can sign to stop this awful shop coming to our neighbourhood. I demand to know!!!

Maybe they should have set up on Abbeville Rd instead?

It's always been way posher (or at least more expensive) than round here. The bacon sarnie doesn't surprise me. The beef... I assume that would have to be a damn big bit of fillet, or a 3-rib roast...

Say the counci, for whatever reason, decided to sell the leisure centre, or part of one of the parks. Would the community really be capable of raising the many millions of pounds these would be worth? It's a far cry from a few hundred shareholders putting in a couple of hundred quid each.

woodrot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > he banned me Pretty sure you quit last time..

It seems really bizarre to use dangerous driving as some sort of defence for dangerous cycling. You could just as easily say "it doesn't really matter if I drive at 100mph, because here's a news story about a drunk airline pilot".

Parish smarish. Who cars what the church says. At least the post office are vaguely relevant to the 21st century... for now...

A friend just mailed me to say that this thread sucks.