Horsebox

Sorry Sidhue, I don't recognise the Mortimer Variation as valid weekend play and as Branch Line edition trumps all between 02:00 and 03:00 I'm going with: High Barnet.

susanna Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We were visiting the East Dulwich Tavern Friday > night and only had two pints. Today my husband and > i experienced serious nausea and vomiting and have > bad kidney pain. Another friend who had joined us > last night just made it home threw up and actually > passed out. The only thing we commonly consumed > was the beer at the EDT. Having worked in a Pub > before myself i thought i could smell dirty beer > lines, but had some pints against my insect. > Has anyone else had some problems after drinking > at the EDT on friday night? > Please speak up i feel i have been poisoned! > > Thanks > > Susanna Susanna, sorry to hear that you got ill and I hope that you make a speedy recovery. How is your insect bearing up after all this?

T-mobile at The Castle end of Crystal Palace Road. Never had anything but good reception on any model of phone I have used.

is now open. Popped in there last night and bought some kabanos and some russian ravioli type tings, both pretty good but then I know very little about Eastern European produce apart from Pierogi dumplings. I get the impression they are struggling for business though - the place doesn't look that enticing, due in most part to the harsh lighting which is a shame as they have a lot of interesting looking stuff for sale. Anyone have any Polish food recommendations?

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Oh this sounds immense fun. Petanque in Peckham. > Can we throw down the gauntlet to that ED lot? Bring it on, PGC! We'll play for the piste and Bragging rights. First to 13 points wins, try not to kiss any fanny ;-)

Phil, sadly none of those materials you list are ideal for petanque - def not turf or shingle (check out Balls Brothers at London Bridge / Hayes Galleria for how not to construct a piste). Have never played on sand but can't imagine that it would make for a particularly good game. I've played on many different surfaces but my choice would be something similar to RedGra football pitch or crushed gravel (see Brockwell Park). According to the experts at www.petanque.org: The surface is important. A loose surface such as gravel (10mm to dust ) is preferred since its properties tend to hold the Boules back from rolling too far. --------------- There you go. Having said that, it's worth checking out The Leather Bottle pub in Earlsfield. They have a terrain which is,for the most part, playable. You might be able to pick up a few pointers on construction from the owners?

BigPhil Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > how big does the green/Area/ playing zone have to > be > I was thinking of an area in our soon be garden > bar that's an excellent idea, Phil. there is a real lack of establishments with terrain. International rules (yes, they exist :-) ) state that a terrain for international / national competitions should be 4m x 15m and for other tournaments 12 x 3 is permitted, but to be honest it's possible to play on any scrappy little ground up to about 10m in length and 2 or 3 across. I'm on my way out for the evening but would love to discuss this with you more and have a look at the area you have to work with. Can you drop me a PM with your number on it, maybe we could have a chat face to face? cheers.

woofmarkthedog Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Horse box....get a bl***y spine man > > Pre petanque....... > > Pre-tentious..... > > No wonder she ignored you.... > > Top bird....will now frequent the place more Pr-ick. Woof, slurp, etc

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > They are our last defence against Clowns LOL ????, you beat me to it(tu)

Very good thanks, BigPhil. If you're interested we meet every weekend and quite a few week nights as soon as the weather picks up. There's usually a spare set knocking around if you don't have your own...what say you?

That's good to know. Thanks, Wolfie. I suspect that you're just a little upset at not being able to read the whole Mrs Robinson thread. Would you like it serialised in the lounge? Perhaps a page per week to really keep you guessing?

Kill them with fire.

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Timothy Taylor's Landlord, Harvey's Sussex Bitter, > Young's Special, Fullers ESB, London Pride, > Wadsworth's 6X...I could go on with more bitter > but we'd be here all night. A nice cold pint of > Guinness. Tinned or draft Red Stripe and tinned or > draft Stella Artois. Good choices Jah, all of these but not so keen on draft Stella or canned Red Stripe these days. The former as a result of too many bland 'laaarger' pints and the latter as a result of too many carnival weekends where warm Stripe from a street vendor and a skunk spliff has sent me home from the party early.

HonaloochieB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Horsebox Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > HonaloochieB Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Horsebox Wrote: > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > ----- > > > > HonaloochieB Wrote: > Do you mean 'other' as in the 'having a bit of > the' or as an alternative to? > If you're going to go about being me, then it's > only right and proper to let me know which it is. > > Lord knows I don't ask for much. You're confusing yourself now, or maybe you're confusing me. Ask the waitress, but don't hold my breath.

Mikecg Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Did you actually want to be served, When I visit a > cafe etc I make a point of directly talking to the > staff firstly by beckoning them and then verbally > if they don't pick up the signal. Yes, I did actually want to be served. Perhaps that's where I went wrong, saying hello to the waiting staff instead of sitting down and beckoning them over like naughty children.

HonaloochieB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Horsebox Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > HonaloochieB Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Horsebox Wrote: > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > ----- > > > > Has anybody else been met with such > > > indifference > > > > from a waitress? > > > > > > Milly from The Golden Egg in Brixton when I > > asked > > > her to my mate Dick's party in Ferndale Road > in > > > the early seventies. > > > > > > Has Tony.London Suburbs hijacked your PC? > > Wait a minute. HorseBox? HonaloochieB? > You're trying to throw suspicion on Tony London > Suburbs. Who in this instance stands before us, > innocent as a newly-laid egg. > But in real life you're me, aren't you? > I knew I hadn't been feeling myself recently. I haven't been feeling myself lately, either, and I definitely haven't been feeling the waitress in Cafe Provencal. She was slack in the other sense.

How do you make a duck sing? Put it in the oven 'til it's Bill Withers.

HonaloochieB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Horsebox Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Has anybody else been met with such > indifference > > from a waitress? > > Milly from The Golden Egg in Brixton when I asked > her to my mate Dick's party in Ferndale Road in > the early seventies. Has Tony.London Suburbs hijacked your PC?

BigPhil Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > got as far as the late pre petanque > breakfast...... classic!!!!! It's very important to have a decent breakfast before attacking the piste. Calms the nerves and also helps to soak up the Ricard. Wolf - I sense you don't want this to turn into a Mrs Robinson style epic?

I realise this is a few days after the (non) event but anyway, it's been a slow day at work... Went there Sunday on way to Brockwell Park, for a late pre-petanque breakfast. Walked in said hello to the staff and found a table in full view of the till/coffee machine bit. Waited a few mins for it to be cleared and for us to be given menus, nothing happened...went to the mens room, came back, table still not cleared, no menus. Each member of the 3 or 4 waiting staff kept glancing in our direction but avoided coming over. After 5 mins we got up and left, walked past one of the dopier looking lasses and told her we'd been waiting for over 5 mins for somebody to acknowledge us, her reply "Well I saw a tissue on your table so assumed you'd been served, oh well" and shrugged her shoulders as we walked out of the door. Has anybody else been met with such indifference from a waitress?

But Wolfy, when such a shop is criticised it threatens to destroy the very fabric of the area. East Dulwich may crumble and Lordship Lane might turn into one long stretch of curry houses and betting shops and...oh, wait..

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > lenk when will you give up the ghost and go and > pester another forum? > > Louisa. Oh, the irony!

Awesome, *Bob* - that really got me laughing(tu)

woofmarkthedog Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Have you > tried any twin tip fat powder > skis........snowboard influenced shaping and > technology, basically like a pair of Subaru > imprezas on your feet..........wheyyy > Woof, I was skiing on these last week: http://images.usoutdoorstore.com/usoutdoorstore/products/full/slmn_lord_skis_09.jpg Great for carving powder and jumping but having never used anything like them before it was almost like taking a step backwards, skillwise, and I really had to force myself to attack the slopes and not be a pussy about things. Where are you staying in the GM?

Skiing wins. I've just got back from a week in the Grand Massif (Les Carroz, Flaine etc) - 5 skiers, 1 snowboarder and we were ALWAYS waiting for the boarder to catch up, do up his bindings, get up off of his ar$e yadda yadda yadda. DieBoardersDie!;-) Snow conditions were the best I've seen in years with inches and inches of powder even on the lower runs. Visibility could have been better and there was only one sunny day but the snow made up for that. Might be going back for a sneaky weekend in April.