JohnL

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There are many to choose from Ye Old Cherry Tree, > The Hamlet, Cheers and The Cherry Tree again. I > may have missed one out but I'm sure someone may > be able to tell us what it was. The Vale (they won't choose that ??) It has so much potential.

Cedges Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've thought about it, checked myself over and all > I've found is a touch if "unsuprised". Very little > "horrified" at all. > > False advertising OP. A few people won't like it at all - but the Elephant & Castle proposal is worse. (Squatters there now) WOnder if the Thomas a Becket could become one - being auctioned today if anyone wants it !!!

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > AAARRRRGHHH just googled it and the one in > Wandsworth has become a Young's Inn ie a HOTEL > GRRRRRR > > Can't think of much worse though I guess it was > always a Young's pub. > > Back to the Cherry Tree, so when is it reopening > then? And will it still be called the Cherry Tree ? By the way. What is the best pub review site these days (beerintheevening seems to be dying).

TreacleRabbit Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Usually I'm afraid it's because there are more > category 1 calls than there are ambulances. They > have to ask questions to prioritise based on risk > to life eg no breathing, poor breathing, weak > heart beat etc. The questions are evidenced based, > but not perfect. Every call is an emergency > (except of course the hundreds that aren't, but > there is no easy way to identify which is which, > hence the questions). > Ambulances do also have to queue at hospital to > handover patients, so sometimes many are out of > action. More money & more resources are needed, > and less time wasters clogging up the system > (obviously not this case). Some photos I saw recently (not London) of queues of ambulances waiting to drop off patients at hospital were frightening. Isn't that Command & Control/Administration - you'd think there would be a way around that.

mancity68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Went to the new bar/pub in Peckham tonight - Dead > Dolls Club. > > Really didn't like it. Burly bouncers on door > chatting to a bundle of their mates, pricey and > not great drinks, generally felt unfriendly. > > Maybe it was first night nerves. > > But really not feeling like going back. > > Of course, others may love it! I'll still try it Maybe the doormen/staff are based in Islington and not sure of Peckham yet. The Hope had local people (I was recognised on opening week from another pub :) ) There is a potential pub crawl too (Camberwell, Pelican, Hope, Dollhouse)

rbarton Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have tried to work in coffee shops all over our > local area over the years, you will be surprised > how hard it can be to get some work done in this > type of environment. I am confident that desk > rentals and coworking offices as whole will help > relive some of the highly demanded seats at Cafe > Nero SE22. I'd have said it would be a 'change of environment' for a few hours when doing something rather easy maybe ? Co-working does seem to be popular - wonder what type of company/ individual most use them.

goosey-goosey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I wish someone would carry out a similar stealth > hatchet job on the runty, sad excuse of a tree in > the middle of Goose Green (near the end of the > path). It's really out of place there. I heard the > school that planted it last winter made a mistake > - apparently it's not the type or size of tree > agreed with the Council. Isn't the best thing to > do with mistakes to rectify them? Trees do take time I planted a horse chestnut in Swansea at 7 - It still looks youthful 40 years later :)

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Again, it's pure conjecture. There could be any > number of reasons why the call was prioritised > incorrectly. Agree - I suspected with my dad they assumed he was already gone. Some of the decision making has to be heartless in a way.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Could well be a software bug, Fox. Hopefully this > will all be reviewed properly and promptly. It's the Algorithm ? - mind you I remember the same issue when my father died in 1979 (not that it would have helped) an earlier one .... http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/523599/Man-999-call-ambulance-bath-gallstones And here's the moral "He fell through gaps in the system because he was not pushy enough,"

Mustard Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > nunheadbelle Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I remember years ago when this was hailed as > the > > new way to work, better than paying for an > office > > or a hot desk. This IS a hot desk (especially > if > > you spill your coffee lol, sorry). > > > > It's good that there are more places offering > free > > wi-fi these days, which helps businessmen/women > on > > a budget and it gets you out of the house where > > you can meet others. > > Free wifi is the norm now and has been for years. > How does it help people on a budget if you need to > buy something to drink and eat possibly before > sitting down. Most people have wifi at home. > > I found I spent more by going out to use cafes > than I would by staying home. How could it be > otherwise? Like I said once - the Guy I saw interviewing in Starbucks very smartly grabbed an empty cup with a lid and placed it in front of him. A professional :)

*Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lou, should every lounge effort of yours (apart > from when you're on safe ground on gentrification) > now be accompanied by a comedy trombone, a vicar > peering over their glasses and someone's trousers > accidentally falling down? > > It would seem so. maybe that hipster guy who's trousers fell down when Nick Clegg walked past.

Well Southwark say "We will enforce the law within Southwark and ensure that all public areas are clear of obstructions." and they list "branches, bushes or hedges that overhang or block" So if your bush overhangs or blocks you're bang to rights. I'd advice you set-up your bush on the middle of the pavement in Rye Lane as nobody will really take much notice of it there.

keano77 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Come back laptop squatters, all is forgiven > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/virals/1 > 1675023/Hipsters-really-are-using-typewriters-in-p > ublic-places.html The sad hipster claims he was running a business typing stories. I'm sure he's made it all up. http://www.theawl.com/2013/09/i-was-a-hated-hipster-meme-and-then-it-got-worse

It's a lovely space - the issue was always the customer service apparently. I remember a post on here slagging off all the other pubs and ending "I went into the Cherry Tree (Vale) and it was just perfect". Cue derision and mocking.

Ahh OK then - missed it. He sounds like a real weirdo I'm afraid - I can't understand why he'd do that. He needs a "Kin Geri" (Karate kick to the groin - one of the few I remember).

Jacbuc Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think the description by Boxer is a man behaving > in a very concerning way - he groped her, followed > her and exposed himself. I don't know what > constitutes a real danger in your book but I would > have been terrified. Again Boxer, I do hope that > you have reported this to the police. Serious and needs to be reported I agree (I still can't see the reference to groping though). But we should not be intimidated by schoolboys who need to be marched home to mummy - they only intimidate by there being 8 of them - on his own it would be a different matter - a coward no doubt. The police/council do have a mechanism to remove these people from the area if necessary.

uncleglen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm trying to decide if she would be a better > option than George Galloway....bring back the > Monster Raving Loonies please...at least they > didn't try to pretend that are sane. (btw I've > never voted Labour and I'm not about to start now) They never went away. Call themselves OMRLP a lot now They have 7 councillors Galloway is dangerous as he does speak well.

What is going on (maybe the heat). Some guy exposed himself to everybody in the Alex on Saturday (no, i do not want to see it). I remember my mother laughing so much when some guy exposed his tiny todger in Swansea car park back in the day. These are inadequates not a real danger IMHO.

Is someone getting agitated and upset because of their situation really a sign of mental illness ? Some fellow Celts tend to 'go off on one' - and Londoners sometimes find it frightening or funny (or both).

steveo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We'd be better off with Russ Abbot Cooperman with Blunderwoman as deputy would be good.

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have respect for anyone that could sit in a pub > all day and actually work, only stopping for pizza > and pint at the allotted lunch hour. Don't forget Obama had a beer for Breakfast at the G7 (apparently a german traditional breakfast). And if he can ....

I stood at the bar - pint in hand - at the Camberwell Arms for a couple of hours. Got the feeling they didn't like it :)

dimples Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My husband has had incredible problems with the > insurance when out of the blue someone has accused > him of clipping his car in under hill road one day > when he hadn't even used his car that day and we > don't even live on that road so really don't know > how they managed that but in the end once we'd had > loads of phoning around the insurance can down ! This is wasting your time however - maybe a whole weekend - I'd be tempted to charge it at an hourly rate. :)

Better call Saul :)

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > JohnL - sounds like you are an incredibly slow > shopper. I don't enjoy the experience, so make a > list and get in and out asap. > > 3hrs is a very generous limit, why not just stick > to it? Or is this whole thing just about "sticking > it to the man".. I am, I'm afraid. I look at the dates on everything, I never have a list so I get distracted. I have to go down every aisle too.