Jeremy

Up-and-coming bands play at the Academy??

For the first few posts, I thought you were all talking about Eastenders. Still missing Simon (Wicksy) after all these years, but Sharon Watts is back after mucho botox and gin.

Pretty hard for theatres to make ends meet, I imagine... especially if it's not a West End theatre with big name shows and ?50+ tickets. Not necessarily a case of being mean.

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Rochester looks nice... Strangely enough, some friends of mine thought the same thing recently. Until they went there.

StraferJack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > well, that was also the thinking people had back in the early 90s. To be pedantic... rates actually fell in the early 90s, it was the late 80s when rates rocketed from 9ish to 15ish over 2 years. But even then, there'd been a long history of rates at around the 10% mark. And proportionately, it was much less of a shock than a sudden rise from say 0.5% to 4% would be.

Rates will rise, but it will surely be very slow. Maybe inching up 0.25% a year over a period of several years.

I had no idea you could send your kid to a Surrey/Kent grammar if you lived in London. Don't you have to live reasonably locally to get into a particular state school?

As we've previously discussed henry... you need to think about lines of sight when approaching a junction. In built up areas, you can't see what's coming round the corner until you're close to the corner. Also remember the fact that the driver is sat a metre or so from the front of the car, and bear in mind that the visibility is even more restricted if the object is on the pavement. In these cases, you physically can't see what's a few metres along the pavement before the front of your bonnet is sticking out past the pavement. You cannot expect drivers to have x-ray vision. It is basic geometry - I would draw you a diagram if I thought it would help. But I'm starting to doubt it will! The answer: everyone should be careful when approaching junctions, including pedestrians, cyclists, and of course drivers.

Is Wahaca really that bad? Only ten years ago, Mexican food in London basically meant a plate of melted cheese with some salsa on the side. Wahaca raised the bar - but of course it's not really possible to maintain the quality while expanding at such a rate...

Yeah... this isn't Camden! The Windmill in Brixton isn't TOO far though, and they have same excellent bands going there - a few touring bands from Europe and US, as well as local London bands. Another local band here - although for some reason they don't seem to play many gigs! https://soundcloud.com/#zonderlings

tommo... what are you looking for, pub bands playing covers, or up-and-coming originals bands making a bit of a racket? It's a fairly suburban area, so not much around... but the latter can be found in New Cross and Brixton. The former can sometimes be found at The Hob in Forest Hill, as Otta said. Music at The Half Moon tends to be more of a one-off thing than regular band nights. There are a few folk gigs locally - not really my bag, but I believe they book quality acts and are well attended.

I like Ricky, but there's no glory in a dodgy decision... I guess there will probably be an appeal and rematch.

Didn't see the show... but Forest Hill is better value, more 'up-and-coming' (therefore potential for profit if that's what you're after), possibly has bigger houses, and has cracking pubs in the shape of The Sylvan Post and The Hob. It's not the most beautiful area, but I can see why people might go for it.

henryb,I actually understand your POV here, but it's obviously coming from somebody who doesn't drive and doesn't appreciate what the lines of sight are like when pulling out of a driveway or side road. But this is a bit of a freak occurrence, isn't it? So there's not really much to be learned here, other than cycling on pavements is stupid, and drivers need to expect other people to do stupid things. Both should be obvious already.

The Clock House now feels like the bar of a Holiday Inn. As for Hoopers... a deal is a deal, but I really doubt this is the best place for such disputes...

TBH if you're going out primarily for a drink, well priced, simple pub grub is exactly what I'd want. Good luck to the Ivy House, hope to make the journey over there one day soon...

Best of luck, I wish you well. But maybe selling your services on the quality of your work would prove more productive than the sympathy vote!

Yep.

Selfridges food hall.

I play in a rock band and TBH I wouldn't dream of forcing our racket on the innocent public. I imagine the noise level is similar. We have to cough up for a rehearsal room, so don't see why these guys can't do the same...

I did my Indian visa photos at snappy snaps in Camberwell.

I've always thought it seemed like an incredibly pointless show... especially at the moment when there is so little to choose from on the market. And the way prices have been going, the last thing we need is extra publicity! Still, I suppose it's fun to see your area on TV.

I don't cycle (too chicken) but the old line about "cyclists don't pay tax" is pretty silly, especially when a) they do and b) the road infrastructure was designed with zero consideration for cyclists. Cyclists are here to stay, so how about some constructive opinions on how we can cooperate rather than just 'us vs them' yet again...

Yeah I think with UDT it was a case of his posts being so outrageous that there was only a small set of possible responses. TLS... actually I did side with him occasionally, but always wished I hadn't.

I gotta take a share of the blame for the way the thread turned out... but hopefully it will die a death now its been moved.