JohnL

A lot of shouting outside on Rye Lane now and pointless me topping up weekend supplies at Tesco as it will have been cleaned out.

I hate this weekend

Maybe someone could design streets so they don't transmit sounds - I hear every conversation on street level from the 4th floor never mind the shouts and screams,

And why do taxis beep there horns at the festival goers.

On 05/05/2025 at 09:35, malumbu said:

The decision to leave the EU was a poor one, but I'd avoid the term stupid when applied to the masses (the decision was of course stupid) and blame those who willingly misled.  A certain N Farage (pronounced with a hard G rather than the soft G he affected, rather continental eh?) being one of the main culprits.

He blames the Tories for not delivering Brexit, and not really clear how Labour are playing this.  But ultimately what sort of Brexit were people voting for?  And ditto what future were people voting for last Thursday?

I have heard a few times that Cameron thought there was going to be another coalition government and he needed some policies that he could easily throw away in bargaining with the Liberal Democrats.

So he proposed the referendum planning to bargain it away after the election.

Then he won and was stuck with it.

Maybe that was stupid 🙂

Noticed that next door the Bishop is shutting at 1:00am on a weekend - has been 2:00am for years

Thats the same time as the EDT.

Road works to relay gas mains on Rye Lane are supposed to go on all summer along with noise - I hope they don't remove them for the outsiders to celebrate in what they consider an edgy part of town.

There's another free festival on bank holiday monday following the Gala one.

You don't have to put your age on an application .. obviously if interviewed you will be seen but then have your notes prepared to make sure they know why you're the best for the job.

Make sure to make any CV achievement not chronologically based (which is popular now anyway).

Some jobs advertised online don't exist and are just for collection of applicants.

Pool of blood as I walked passed - fenced off and a police car - horrible we have had less violence recently

On 18/10/2024 at 23:15, Sue said:

Despite our best intentions, we used to go here every Christmas Day (when we were in London)  after The Ivy House closed (well, we had to pass it on the way home, and our willpower failed us)  so this year we thought we would book Christmas lunch there.

Sadly they are not opening at all on either Christmas Day or Boxing Day, let alone doing food 😥

 

Christmas Eve is the same if you're unlucky enough to be around and not left London for the season - almost every pub closed by 8PM

Last Christmas The Bishop was open though ... and jam packed.

May make sense for the HA

For the residents I guess this means the freeholder becomes some financial organisation that's likely to further increase service charges/ground rent/lease extension charges (whichever is applicable).

Twitter - I know some may like it being X but it is a cesspool these days.

As we stop using royal mail we forget - not used it for 5 years then had a letter needed to go to a solicitor

I used old stamps I've had for years - no they're not allowed you need posh bar coded ones now- that letters gone into the Ether -I'll try another.

Tempted to go back to what I did in the 1980s write  "FIRST CLASS URGENT" on the front underlined and a return address on the back but it'll probably wind them up.

I suspect Rye Lane is seen as an experience and purposely kept as it is.  

For some visitors there is an attraction in the grittiness.

That white building outside Peckham Rye train station has been graffitied during the festival.

You can see they're scared to take down the security fences as it will become a grafitti wall - theres a security guy and a dog in there but what are they going to do.

19 hours ago, first mate said:

I sat and watched hordes of 20-30 somethings arriving, all white, seemingly young professionals, mostly heading in from PR overground. I get that the event is enjoyable for London's young white professional demographic but it is a want and privilege, not a 'need'. There must be literally thousands of fantastic indoor music venues, there for the taking. Leaving the park free for those wishing to enjoy nature and/or the outdoors.

I think its mainly non locals- I see them coming down Rye lane  and returning later - they don't stay for long afterwards  (except a few) - they don't catch buses just walk to the train.  They stop at Tesco to buy beer (good for Tesco then).  Angel Oak had a juice bar on Saturday but not sure how well they did.

There was a load of paper scattered around this morning by Nigel Road - not sure what from.

A load of police/private security were escorting them across East Dulwich road on Saturday night - not sure whether something happened or they just needed escorting.

When they pour past my flat at 11:00am and back up at 8:00pm plundering Tescos like marauding vikings - they just get dirty looks - surprised they don't ever comment on the unfriendly locals.

I used to be able to go to Melbourne Grove - chat to the receptionist and get a same day appointment - I guess it was a cancellation but one was available if I hung around or went for a coffee - this was maybe 10 years ago.

I guess this is banned in the new surgery.

There's a hint on what happened here but see nothing else
https://www.cio.com/article/2069427/payment-processing-outages-at-uk-retailers-raise-reliability-issues-for-cashless-transactions.html

So who actually checks that the above is followed - are there going to be "surprise" inspections ?

2 hours ago, first mate said:

Can anyone explain why an events space is needed here at all, when Dulwich Park is literally on the doorstep?

Loads (and it was loads) came down through rye lane - I saw them go down and come back up (around 10:30 pm) - so businesses in Peckham get a boost I guess.  The council see the park end of Rye Lane as a nighttime cafe/bar  area too so they all come here after the park event

Rye Lane was crazy on bank holiday, there was some kind of drill music rave in the Angel Oak and shopping in Tesco Rye Lane was full of festival goers.

The Nags Head seems to have a 3am license on weekends that something happens too.

I sometimes think that the suburbs beckon and I'm too old for here.

But Southwark council just said they will give me 60 quid towards my Electricity bill - maybe the festival subsidized it 🙂

Just popped down to Peckham Rye

Overground cancelled - looks like more cancelled than not. But its better than getting us to work then saying no trains to return I guess.

Popped back to WFH

Spartacus Wrote:

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> This all strikes me of vigilantism.

>

> Taking the law into their own hands because they

> think driving a car is a crime and some on here

> seem to publicly support it.

If we had a unlimited supply of cheap energy which didn't have any effect on the environment.

I wish that test tube really had contained cold fusion :)

Angelina Wrote:

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> Nothing to do with the government policy then, or

> overseas investors?

I'm coming to believe that cut in Stamp Duty caused a lot of issues that haven't worked through yet.

Overseas investors is a problem in some areas - not so sure it is in SE22 and SE15

If you're in Shared Ownership and you move to get a job you'll find

- its difficult to sell as there are issues with cladding (this is the same for many flat owners)

- You're not usually allowed to rent out as a term of the lease but with all the issues Housing Associations are relaxing this.

- I've seen flats left empty.

Ask a housing association as so many people seem to want to move out and can't - they must have a load of flats to rent out.

Alan Medic Wrote:

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> Anyone hopeful there might be a friendly take

> over?

Elon Musk ?