Jeremy

Surely we all know the downside of gentrification. Rising rates for established local businesses, increasing rent and house prices for existing residents. People can feel they've lost their stake in the local area. People are forced to move out, communities are lost. The Bellenden Rd area has without doubt undergone substantial gentrification in recent years. Rye Lane is arguably in "stage one" gentrification where we've started to see an artistic community, nightlife (therefore the "hipster" element), events, and unloved properties being put to good use. Time will tell whether this leads to full-on middle class invasion. From a selfish point of view, I'm happy that there are now a few bars and restaurants around, and that the area's coming up in the world. But the process comes at a price.

I dunno. According to JB, Waitrose are keen on the Iceland site. People like Waitrose.

The point of these small format stores is that they're local, convenient, and open long hours. If you have the luxury of popping in to the ED Deli/W Rose/etc on any given day that's great, but it's not representative of the typical working adult.

I take your point jesska, but as you say, people in Japan seem to behave in a considerate manner. If cycling on the pavement was legal here, people would bomb along with no consideration for others and there would be carnage!

I wonder... what's the plan for the large vacant building opposite Goose Green, near the swimming pool? Surely the site would be perfect for a medium sized supermarket.

Countrlass22 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > traffic influx a slight concern Why? Surely anyone in a car will drive to Sainsburys 100m up the road instead, where there is plenty of parking.

Without doubt the guy's in good shape, and has had a little work done to iron out the wrinkles. But those pics look really fake to me. It looks like the face was cut out and stuck on.

Looks like Chis benefitted from another premature stoppage! I imagine Haye/Fury will get rescheduled, too much money to be made for it not to. Wonder if Fury can take another fight in the interim?

Every fighter at MW/SMW/LHW is out of their depth when they step into the ring with Andre Ward!

It just makes you sensible, EP. We're all just trying to make our way in this crazy, crazy world.

Yeah... but in Japan cyclists behave like pedestrians... they generally cycle slowly, along the pavement, for a mile or so to get to the nearest station. The cycling culture is very different.

Takes me 30 mins to get to Catford!

Some of the posters on here need to realise that just because there are bad drivers and stupid pedestrians around, that doesn't mean that dangerous cyclists aren't a problem too.

Not sure about Thamesmead coming on a lot. But a block of flats with shops on the street level seems overwhelmingly likely, doesn't it?

Wikipedia says it was used as the geographical centre for administrative purposes in early 1800s, but that this designation is now obsolete...

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I fell for the 27" iMac when I saw it - but ?1500 is a lot. Yeah it's a hell of a lot, for fairly modest spec. But to be fair it's a smart looking piece of kit with a really nice display. I guess value-for-money can be subjective.

henryb Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Here is a recent one in London - father killed in front of his son. Are you using this tragic accident to deflect critcism of cyclists behaving dangerously?

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm not musical, but would respectfully suggest, > Jah, that you are missing a 'der'. Not your day > is it? I'd say the third note is more of a "ghost note"... so maybe "der der mm der dum"

At home I run Win7 on a PC and OSX on a Macbook, and they're both very stable. I can't hand-on-heart say that the Mac is better, just a case of personal preference. IMO Macs are generally a little overpriced, although saying that you can get a basic spec Mac Mini for ?500, which isn't too bad really.

The problem is that the loft companies like to put the shower room at the front of the loft, so they can use the full-height area for the bedroom. So it's a choice between a larger bedroom and a macerator toilet, or an awkward shaped bedroom but conventional toilet waste.

Looks like otta, carnell and woody are in for an interesting night at your place then.

Water park.

Andersons... the cake I had the other day was great, but the coffee tasted strangely sour and "fruity"... is it just me?

Chick Pea Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The OP did not want to know how to get to > Bluewater and Westfield, the question was is there > a shopping mall or proper high street in the > area. And that question has already been answered. So what is your point?

Of course they can threaten anything they like! I would have thought any sort of victory would be unlikely, but I suppose it's not worth admin's time to go to all the hassle.