Twirly

I suspect that some of this debate is to do with taste. Art that is hung in a gallery you walk past and leave it there, if it's on your street corner you still have to look at it every day even if it's not to your taste. It's rather "in your face". Personally, I like the William Blake mural by Goose Green, but don't like the giant bee (though am interested in IngridB's description of the meaning behind it - I can't say I actually got that at all from it, looked more like multi-tasking/multiple consuming to me). But then you can't please all of the people all of the time. As for how it affects the house price, again, I'd have thought it would depend on whether the buyer likes the piece and wants to keep it, or if it would put other buyers off? Personally, if I was to buy the house with the bee on it, I'd probably want to remove it (but would keep the William Blake mural). I wonder, would the owner of the property be allowed to do that?

The number of people I see speeding, when I'm sedately doing the limit or just under, astounds me. I don't understand why more aren't caught/fined/have points/go on speed awareness courses/get barred. Had to laugh the other day though when I was overtaken at considerable speed (I was doing 20 - the limit) by a car and a van on Lancaster Ave, and then caught up with them at the lights where we all had to wait...

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > HonaloochieB Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > DulwichFox Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Did not know the Electrical Shop Caf? was > > > Licenced.. ? > > > > > > Foxy. > > > > DF, Twirly said she was GIVEN lots of free > wine, > > so all off the clock, sounds like a nice treat > for > > Twirly and friend by a good host. > > > > Wish I'd gone in there more myself now. > > NO.. Twirly said ' He mentioned that they were > applying for a later licence, possibly till 9. > > That would suggest they were already licenced.. > > and I said. 'Did not know the Electrical Shop Caf? > was Licenced.. ? ' > > Foxy It was well over a year ago, so I might not have got the nuances of the conversation correct in my post. I had the impression that they wanted to stay open later in the evenings to serve food, presumably with a licence. Thinking back, I think that they must've been licenced, as my friend (who's birthday it was) may have had a glass with her lunch, I was supposed to be driving later so didn't, but changed my mind as the rain was torrential that afternoon. The free wine was connected with a private event they were due to have later in the evening I recall.

Why not get an estate agent in to value it and ask their opinion? They will be able to tell you if it's worth it or not.

Just over a year ago I was in there and chatting to a chap who if not the owner was at least the manager (and gave my friend and I lots of free wine!) . He mentioned that they were applying for a later licence, possibly till 9. I guess they didn't get it. It is quite residential, so maybe that's why? Shame it closed though.

I assume they are all permanent, although the festival I think they were associated with only lasted a few days. There are several murals around the place, can't say that most of them do anything for me. http://www.dulwichfestival.co.uk/streetart

Bet it still dribbles...

Sorry to tell you PN33, but we had our 2 bed flat valued in March with a view to selling, but had to put it on hold due to my husband's redundancy. Just had them round in the last week and they've suggested adding ?20k onto the asking price they suggested when it was first valued, claiming "shortage of housing stock" as the reason. It's a case of the value being what the market will tolerate I guess. It's mad, but that's how it is I'm afraid. Of course we may not get what they are suggesting, and I'm not putting the budget up for what we're going to buy in expectation. Good luck with your home buying.

Well done First Mate. Glad things are being resolved, and thanks for keeping us all informed.

I remember reading an article a while back about an epidemic of bed bugs in the US, particularly New York. I seem to recall it saying that they are often transmitted by people travelling - they pick them up there and unwittingly take them home with them. See here: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/21/bedbugs-invaded-new-york

Totally agree that it's an awful waste of money due to the poor design. This morning they had alternate in and out Oyster gates, so people get caught up with each other coming in and out (better to have the out ones together and the in ones together to improve the flow). I'd like to know what is happening with the old entrance. If there was any way that could be made exit only and the new one entrance only it would work much better in terms of flow through the station.

I hope this gets resolved soon, and the "owners" prosecuted for animal cruelty. Also wanted to say well done to you first mate for getting involved and doing something about it.

Am slightly outside the specified demographic (though my husband is still just within it) and although we don't have children we do need somewhere bigger as I partially work from home now. I've been here for 15 years, have grown to love the area but have to leave as we really want a house, and simply can't afford it here, so are off to a more affordable area. However, the person/people who buy my flat will be very different from me. I bought by myself on a salary that was slightly lower than average at the time for London. Judging by recent valuations, you'd have to be on around ?100k to buy it now, on one salary. Hardly average (not quite sure what average is, as it depends on where you look, but one site I checked suggested it was ?34k in London). Even having two salaries could make it a struggle. And I am quite aware that whereas the influx of Claphamites may be resented in ED, all of us who have made some money on our property in ED and are then moving to more affordable areas are doing the exact same thing.

I tried to go last night (Tuesday) without a reservation at about 7.30, nothing available till after 9, the place was heaving! Clearly the place to be in ED at the moment.

Definitely get councillors, MPs and press involved. Having a problem is one thing, giving out information on how to get water is something else entirely, and I'm pretty sure they do have legal obligations. Yes, just had a look at the Off Wat site: http://www.ofwat.gov.uk/consumerissues/rightsresponsibilities/interruptions which says: Emergency interruptions If the supply fails or is interrupted for emergency works, your company should tell you: that the supply has been interrupted or cut off where to get an alternative supply the time by when the supply will be restored the phone number from which you can get further information Replacement water supply If the piped supply of water fails, the companies must provide at least 10 litres of water per person per day to affected consumers within the first 24 hours, and maintain this until the piped supply is restored. They may do this by providing bottled water or through bowsers or stand pipes. Hope this gets sorted for you soon - I remember what it was like when our water was cut off a few years back when it was hot, it was awful, so you have my sympathy.

That's a shame - MrTwirly and I actually tried to go there on Sunday night. Rather liked it too.

Thank you Pickle - will try them, just didn't want to have a wasted journey.

Where can I get my car washed in East Dulwich this evening/tomorrow morning please? Had intended to get it done at Sainsbury's just now, but the guys were absent. Having searched on here I found out about the place at Dulwich Hamlets - anyone know what their opening hours are? Really need to get the car washed as it's covered in aphid goo and bird poo - both have been using it for target practice!

Try Clarence: 07917 196800 Lovely guy and excellent, reliable plumber.

I hear what you are saying Cyclemonkey, but I suspect that adults don?t engage with children they don?t know because of the fear of a) being suspected of being a paedophile or b) getting grief from the parent for interfering. And to be honest, why should another adult get involved if the parent is there ? the parent should be sorting out any bad behaviour! If you mean another adult known to the parent and child, as in your example, that?s different. I don?t have children myself, but have always asked friends with children their permission to tell the child off if I deem it necessary, and they?ve all said yes with enthusiasm (I?d feel odd doing it in their presence if I hadn?t asked permission first though). The parents then know that I?m looking out for the welfare of their child, and they can relax a bit more.

That's very sad news. Condolences to his family. I bought the flowers for our wedding from him, and he very kindly stored them for us overnight until I could collect them (we did the table arrangements ourselves), as well as giving helpful advice on what would be in season thanks to the weather, and what to use instead when what I wanted wasn't available. He was so helpful.

Sue, it's the Blue Brick Cafe (I assume)

El Pibe Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Really these threads boil down to "some people > with [_______] are inconsiderate arseholes" > > The blank can be filled with buggies, children, > bikes, cameras, bus passengers, cars, cigarettes, > class x, red hair, baseball caps, funny accents, > white skin, black skin etc etc Totally agree. Not sure there is much that can be done about it though. > The target is a red herring, it's irrelevant, some > poeple are nice and some arent, all these threads > do is reveal the prejudices of the complainant. Not so sure about this bit - what do you mean, "prejudices of the complainant"? I just thought it was a place to have a bit of a rant in the faint hope that the offenders might see it and change their behaviour (unlikley).

Stacey-lyn, why on earth should the council, and us via our taxes, pay for widening of paths when good old-fashioned manners, which are free, is the solution to the problem? On most pavements, a pedestrian with or without a buggy can pass another pedestrian, with or without a buggy, with no problems if they go single file. But some people think that their conversation is far more important than anything else, and force others to dodge and weave around them.

Try Turners on Barry Road. I damaged my front wheel a few years back, and the suspension was knocked out of whack too (just about managed to drive home after the RAC had checked it out, at about 20pmh). They were very good, but it may depend on the make of car (mine is a Ford Fiesta). They are a garage that do repairs, but also have a tyre shop too (and rescued me on another occasion when I had a flat tyre).