*Bob*

Fair enough. Cheese tasters. Parking. End of society as we know it. On we go.

Strictly speaking, if people want to talk about M&S - they should use the old thread.

Ok you win Kids these days don't know they're born. You're a real hero. Enjoy your evening.

rupert james Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I was not lucky I worked my arse off to buy my > house. But - you know - you *could*. And now, you know - they *can't*. So you were lucky. Because at least you could.

It takes a fairly warped sense of awareness to see a whole group of people who - unlike you - could never afford to buy a house without help, regardless of what job they might be able to get .. and still not realise it's you who's been the lucky one. Crazy.

You're doing really well, Louisa. Deep breaths. "Cool wet grass.. cool wet grass.."

rupert james Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > When we and my generation bought it was it was > very different. That's right - when you bought it was actually affordable for most people to own a home.

I think you took that a bit too seriously Rupert. That said, there is actually quite a bit of difference between only having ?1 and having a property worth ?1m that you haven't sold. Ask someone who only has a pound what they think if you don't believe me.

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm running out of reasons to visit LL. A real > shame. Me too. Quite frankly if it weren't for the butchers, the fishmonger, the various grocers / greengrocers, the barbers, the stationers, the DIY shops, AJ Farmer, the cheese shop, the restaurants, the cafes, the pubs and the cinema ... I'd probably move.

Louisa doesn't shop at Iceland. She's too busy shopping in Space NK and going skiing.

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- lots of elderly people who were reliant on > Iceland now having to struggle to Peckham or > further to get their weekly shop. Surely some of them could release half a million pounds or so of equity from the house they bought back in the day for ?10 - and get their shopping delivered by Ocado?

If I lived in a small town, or was particularly well known, or had a thousand Facebook friends who aren't actually my friends, or didn't know how to use the privacy settings properly, or had my address anywhere on the web, I might be concerned. However I don't, I'm not, I don't, I do and I don't.. so I think it'll be fine.

No, I'm just not paranoid about things that are very very unlikely to happen.

Do you have a lot of Facebook friends who are burglars then?

Oscar Mayer (or whatever it's called now) bacon, Warburtons white toastie, Heinz tommy K. That's all you need.

I'll bet you a packet of cheese tasters it'll do ok!

Either They've made a terrible mistake Or They've looked at the demographic, done their sums, and worked out it'll do fine without both of those things. Bearing in mind the investment cost, I think we'll have to assume the latter.

That said, if had I known I could have been within an arms reach of a packet of cheese tasters within a mere decade, it still might have been worth it.

Some people moved here when there were no cars - and a tram. And 'penny chews' were in fashion. But things change. If parking is a nightmare, no-one will drive to M&S (a 'convenience' store) because it won't be 'convenient'. You only have to make one trip for a bottle of prosecco in your Range Rover (?m&slazystereotypes) and spend fifteen minutes driving around the block trying to find somewhere to park - to be put-off doing it on a regular basis. Things will find their natural level, which might be busier. But then we looked at some houses around there ten years ago and the streets were jammed-up enough even back then to be happier a bit further out.

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Unless you live in the immediate roads surrounding > this store, I don't think you have have a direct > stakehold in this issue, and that's fine. But > think of the poor sods who can't park outside > their own house. That's the deal when you live next to a high street. On the upside, you live next to a busy high street. On the downside, you live next to a busy high street. The busier the high street gets, the more you get/lose depending on what you want from it, that's all there is to it.

I'm gonna be first in line to get a bag of cheese tasters, maybe two. I'm literally quivering with anticipation. Beyond that, long-term plan: well, if there's a picnic somewhere or we're going camping and can't be arsed doing anything more stressful than drinking heavily and tearing the cellophane lid of something pre-prepared and edible - count me in.

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Can anyone tell me where the nearest M&S foodhall > or Waitrose is in this part of SE London? You > can't because there isn't one! I believe Ocado have this demographic covered - anywhere and everywhere. No-one goes to M&S food to do their 'weekly shop'. Jeez, Louise.

Everweb.. I have seen that one mentioned. Looks fine. I assumed the place would be crawling with standalone easy web apps, but it looks like the choice is actually quite limited. I suppose trying to tie you in to an ongoing payment/subscription is very much 'the thing' these days. Cheers All

That's the sort of thing.. Looks like PC only though, alas

Agree completely Joe n Dave et al Those that believe that Corbyn (Cor-Byn! COR-BYN!) has *any* chance of winning a GE simply have no idea how a GE is won and lost. That said, I suspect his most devoted supporters don't even care anyway - so it's all moot.