*Bob*

There's only one real place to be seen around there - the EDF. Usual table near the window, Lou?

Justin Bierberlake.

The media sword cuts both ways, that's how it goes. You can't turn it off. That said - as 'showbiz couples' go - in a world where 'having a certain shaped arse' or 'wearing a dress' is enough to generate a double page spread most weeks - their work is a good deal more admirable than most.

Please tell me this is a lift-manufacturer gag, Mick?!

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I bought a thick sliced white loaf and some milk This is Louisa, reporting from M&S in East Dulwich. More news as it happens. Back to you in the studio.

cordsm Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > DF is right. There were lots of energetic, > serious-looking people wandering around the Co-op > with clipboards a few evenings ago, discussing > plans. While they were there, the tills were all > manned and the everyday staff were working at > lightning-speed. Back to normal now though!

Malumbu - it you're really tired of seeing all this clickbait nonsense, I have one weird trick that I guarantee will make them go away.

Seabag Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Oh *Bob* won't they take 'him' with them ? > *sad face* They'll probably use a lot of the same music but, alas, the royalty rate is less than a third of BBC1. Could have been worse I suppose (Channel 5)

red devil Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm gutted at the news...that Bake Off is going to > Channel 4 Not as gutted as the bloke who writes all the music. That's a 75% drop income.

A 'supermarket'? What kind of masochist would go there?

What IDIOT would choose paying a whole ?1 for a 2Kg sack of ready-made ice cubes instead of filtering their own water through a Brita jug, carefully pouring it into 30 ice cube trays, carefully carrying them to the freezer, trying to stack them all up without spilling the water, mopping up the spilled water on the floor and in the freezer anyway, waiting for them to freeze, squeezing them all out into a bag as your thumbs go blue - and remembering to get it all done 'in advance' of your friends dropping by en masse instead of remembering the instant they arrive that 'sorry I don't have enough ice'?

What's wrong with saturating perishables with salt, placing them in a bucket and lowering down into a well during the warmer months? When I see the johnny-come-lately 'new' East Dulwich types with petrol-drivel engines and refrigerant gases - I truly despair.

The one-day travelcards with a certain year date that - due to some sort of computer glitch - opened every underground barrier - for the best part of a year. Thanks, LU!

Walked right into that one .. sly, ????

.. or which year you moved away

East Dulwich can now be added to the list, obviously. Everyone knows it peaked in 2010 / 2006 / 1998 (delete as applicable depending on which year you moved here)

As soon as it starts snowing, you'll be the second to know. As for the Co-op, I don't know. Off the top of my head - they could do away with the cereals aisle and install a single bowling lane. Wednesday night could be 'Grindr Night' - with 2 for 1 on whole chickens. A terrifying clown out front after school doing free face-painting would be a hit with the kids.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Popped in to the Co-op today.. 13.15 ..The place > is a disaster area... > > No croissants.. cinnamon swirls ... and other > cakes. > > No bread / rolls . just some sliced bread.. > > Depleted Veg. section. > > Pizza shelfs empty.. > > Virtually no milk except flavoured stuff.. > > No Customers.. No queues.. > > They are suffering.. Cannot see them surviving. Yeah I went in there yesterday, enticed by the 'no queues' and only needing a few things - but found it a slightly 'Soviet' shopping experience - so M&S it was. The lower footfall has clearly thrown their stocking into disarray, not that it was particularly great in the first place. Whatever you think generally about the M&S store and teething troubles aside, it's got a proper air of 'well-thought through'. They've zero'd-in and they know what they're doing. The same can't be said for the Co-Op.

Hard to believe .. that Channel Five has made something worth watching, I mean. Can it be true?

What is there to say on the subject of state, private and grammar in England that hasn?t been said many times over? The system is screwy, unfair, playable, riven by class and social division and of course - economics. Will I eschew 'the game', and make a principled stand against the tide from this sea of unfairness - in the hope of achieving a better educational system for all..? .. will I bollocks. I?ll be doing all I can to crowbar our kid into the best possible place, using any reasonable means at my disposal.

Personally, I'm going for wine. Foolproof.

How do you buy gold? Do you have to store it at home in a safe? Or hire a safety deposit box in a vault? Or are we talking portable and visible, like Mr T?

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- There seems to be an > obsession on this forum with talking up things > they like, and talking down things they don't. I > much prefer to take the central route which is > more constructive... 'lolz' Sorry, sorry - I know you're still on a yellow. You're doing well btw!

I think you'd be hard-pressed to find any salon hair stylist who doesn't do extra-curricular cash work on the side if they have time. So if there's anyone you've liked in a salon, tip 'em the wink.

I bought a chocolate chip cookie in there yesterday. Patrick McGoohan and Rock Hudson were fighting over a microfilm in aisle three and penguins were blocking most of the bakery section. I'm going in for cheese tasters today - but I'll definitely be taking a coat.