Jeremy
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I would say that if the signage wasn't clear, appeal. But beware it is a long, drawn out process... it seems to be standard practise to reject your first appeal, no matter how solid your case.
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I'm kinda on the fence on this one. I've heard that there are not enough artists studios in London to meet demand, which seems like a missed opportunity both culturally and economically. But on the other hand, tbh I think this is a better outcome for the majority of Peckham residents.
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?120K? A good salary of course, but a decent accountant or programmer (with no mgmt responsibility) can earn that. Not convinced it's CEO money. Especially in London where the lure of the private sector is strong.
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LondonMix Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yeah, Jeremy heard that too. I hope its true as I > like a few of the brands Question Air carries. The sign's in the window, so it seems like a done deal. Looking at their prices though I can't imagine I (or Blah Blah) will be customers.
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Southwark council is a relatively large organisation, with thousands of employees. 200K is a lot of money, but what do people think an appropriate salary is for chief executive of an organisation of this size?
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I think it's a constructive point. The point being (I assume) that there are no absolutes. One person's modest purchase is another's self-indulgent luxury. Even the concept of "value" is pretty subjective. You live in ED, BlahBlah? You're already spending money on a luxury every month. Why not Catford or Croydon? Do you NEED to live in zone 2?
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Well I think outside big cities ethnic minorities are often more integrated because there's not much choice. When there's only one other african/indian/etc kid in your class, you learn to integrate pretty damn quickly.
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Me and a friend went to one of these things about 10 years ago. It was awful... just awful...
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I don't really give a hoot if people want to wear their own clothes, eat their own food, go to their own church, whatever. But what really is frustrating is when people don't learn to speak the language (English expats are even worse, of course).
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Looks like the site is going to become something called "question air".
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Oh dear... poor old blah blah...
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Be careful there Blah. Very hard to say that kind of thing without being hypocritical. We're all free to spend our money on the things which are important to you. Some would say buying a 20K car or a 2K television is obscene.
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Anonymous: Powerful activist group or disillusioned youngsters?
Jeremy replied to Ridgley's topic in The Lounge
Sorry... I know this is gonna sound out of touch... what exactly is the problem with the bedroom tax? Is it simply that people want to keep their houses? Or is it that there isn't anywhere smaller available (so they have to either pay the penalty or face eviction)? -
How dare somebody spend their own, hard earned money on a wedding dress! A WEDDING dress of all things!
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12V LEDs... plugged into a 240V transformer... which it sounded like Sue was proposing to plug into an outside socket... what could go wrong.
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Some more serious advice - not worth the risk. You can't just look at a light and assume it is watertight.
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The Lord giveth...
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Plug them in. Turn them on. Pick up string of lights. Walk into shower.
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"Shed" Sells for ?1m near Bellenden Road
Jeremy replied to Tractorlad's topic in General ED Issues / Gossip
Yeah that's a good point. They did exactly that with the plot on the bottom of Bromar Road. In the end the developers applied (and built) something completely different, but I'm sure it made the plot a lot more attractive. Maybe the buyer knows something that we don't. -
uncleglen - it seems to me that council tenants could often do more to maintain their properties and keep them in decent condition. My previous neighbours were in a council house, and every weekend the guy seemed to be doing repairs or decorating. While others seem to leave their houses to rot and won't even pull out the weeds.
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Lordship Lane bars about 7 years ago?
Jeremy replied to writerEm's topic in General ED Issues / Gossip
TBH Four Quarters reminds me a bit of Inside 72. But with added arcade games. It has a similar ramshackle dive-bar vibe, and proper music. -
We've also used purlfrost a couple of times. It looks fine. You obviously need to measure up very carefully. And you need to take your time sticking it up... don't attempt it without two pairs of hands.
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Dopamine1979 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Otta Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > > A good example of context is the N word. > > Interesting piece on this topic by rapper Talib Kweli. > https://medium.com/cuepoint/nigga-please-93b5d29a615
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Lordship Lane bars about 7 years ago?
Jeremy replied to writerEm's topic in General ED Issues / Gossip
Think lots of bare coarse chipboard. Unfinished concrete floor. Walls with layer upon layer of random posters glued to them. JD/Jager bottles holding red candles. Loud music, ranging from drum & bass to metal. One of those multi-bottle Jager dispensers behind the bar. One single, barely servicable toilet. Chairs and tables rescued from the tip. Not open during the day. No buggies. If it was transported to Peckham in 2015 it would be rammed. -
"Shed" Sells for ?1m near Bellenden Road
Jeremy replied to Tractorlad's topic in General ED Issues / Gossip
Blah Blah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Or as someone said above, the council could have > built new homes on it and sold a couple privately > to pay for the homes to rent. I don't think that would be a good move. More economical to develop larger sites.