*Bob*

Don't men generally like cooking cos they know da lay-deez love it? Good cook = knicker access. Go on - deny it.

Tis true, Christopher.. I suppose people do think in terms of train stations, although they're not always relevant. If you live on the at the Peckham Rye side of SE22 though, Herne Hill seems separate enough. It would be a brisk half hour walk and just as long if attempting it on the bus. This is of course the (*straightens tie pompously*) "East" Dulwich forum. So technically even the Village is 'out of bounds' as well. I suspect you may be a Village interloper! Light the torches! Gather pitchforks! OUT! OUT!

Christopher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > When will readers of this forum click that > "Dulwich" does not start and end on Lordship > Lane?! But it certainly ends before you get to Herne Hill. Which is a different town, really, innit?

TillieTrotter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- I object to having to listen to coked > up assholes all night.. Maybe, but small particles of cocaine don't generally tend to fly out of said C.U.A.'s noses and lodge themselves up your own nose, whether you want them to or not. If they do, let me know where you drink.

If it wozzunt for me (*cough*) an' all the taxes wot I pay on me fags (*wheeeeeze*) the NHS would be on 'er knees.

I'm gonna have to go for 1976. If only to run my fingers through that beautiful hair.

Brendan.. are you sure about 1985?

1979 was a very lean year, I'm guessing.

I liked 74 as well (not my final choice, I should say) although the jowls looks a little heavy, the chin a little pointy, and the eyes possibly a little too far apart. Other than that.. nice, nice..

Who's your favourite 'Rose of Tralee'? You may pick one from any of the years 1959 through to 2006.. and we can all have a chuckle at your choices. http://www.roseoftralee.ie/catalog/roses_59_05.php/cPath/83/page/1

Rather than intruding any more upon this most worthy thread - would anyone like to play Pick A Rose with me in The Lounge?

Some of the grave plots in Camberwell (old) cemetery are fantastic (in the old-fashioned sense of the word). Well worth a look if 'the oven' isn't for you and you need a little inspiration.

I didn't even know there was an Irish festival. What exactly is happening and when is it? On a side note: The Irish, Scots and (to some extent) the Welsh seem to have cultivated (in collaboration with the film and television industry) this myth that they are peoples blessed with uncommonly good looks. However, I can report from experience that the general level of mingingness is no better than that of England, which is pretty poor in itself.

Bring back Skol 'Bandits'! What's a bit of mouth cancer between tobacco-lovin' friends?

However.. People who have harmful intent towards children are sick (ie ILL and need treatment as well as locking-up). People who eg drive like cocks are perfectly well but still seem to think it's just fine. So in fact, one needs treatment and the other needs a slap.

Aw, c'mon.. What can be more relaxing than walking into a pub and bumping into a myriad of dangling Bacardi Breezer placards, twirling in the breeze, like barrage balloons floating over London during WW2?

I don't mind the odd unjust war, but the rise of the SPORTS BAR is unforgivable.

Annasfield Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I like proper pubs - I seem to recall that they > have sport on too. . As soon as I see a giant screen in a pub I make a run for it. Since when did 'proper pubs' start having sport on?! I blame America (for everything)

Just tried the PO out of curiosity Buildings and contents came back as nearly ?700, so worse than Halifax (current insurer). Spadetownboy.. sniff.. you got me all excited for nothing. (As excited as one can get about insurance anyway)

It sounds like a great deal. Though not all insurance policies are created equal!

Ahh.. back in the 20th Century, you mean?

That's Scotchmen for you.. always getting in a flap about something or other.

If the building hasn't been underpinned, or if there's never been a claim for subsidence, then you won't have any problems getting getting building insurance (as ClareC says, Halifax are a good bet and this is normally their policy for SE22. We're with them as well). Even if your building has shown significant movement and might even be on the verge of needing underpinning, as long as a claim hasn't been made you should be ok. The problems start when there has been a claim made in the past.

Definitely shop around.. In areas where subsidence is less common, the homeowner can often be held to ransom by the insurer, but here in ED underpinning is so common that you should have more options - more so if you've had remedial work done properly and have all the documentation to back it up (the structural engineers report which Mark mentions is key) There's a scheme called PUPS (previously underpinned properties) though I'm not sure if this is more for people who are having problems getting any cover at all. Local insurers may give you a better deal, as they are more familiar with the score here in SE22.. If you are confident the problem is unlikely to reoccur, you can also offer to increase your excess which will greatly reduce your premium.

As ever, a TOP TIME was had by all. It never ceases to amaze me how you can cram 200,000 people into some fields with very basic facilities, watch them guzzle booze, class A drugs and smoke themselves silly for four days solid, and still fail to hear a voice raised in anger all weekend - let alone anything approaching a fight. Good to see everyone on the forum is still bitching and sniping about the same old guff though. I look forward to joining in, once my seratonin levels take the inevitable plunge.