fishbiscuits

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don?t personally see the issue with a > parent taking some responsibility and ensuring the > shared environment of a cafe is comfortable for > everyone. Totally agree. My point is that the moaning on here about selfish parents and brattish kids is totally out of proportion with actual reality.

DovertheRoad Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Surely this is just normal practice for 99% of > parents. It's just the 1% that seem to make the > east Dulwich forum. I have never, ever been barged out of the way by a mum with a buggy when walking along the pavement. I have never seen a child using a potty in the middle of a restaurant I have never come across a child called Jocasta, Cordelia, Tarquin or Barclay in the playground. I have never sat in a restaurant while kids run around me screaming, and their parents ignore them Sometimes I think I must live in a different city to some of the posters on here.

worldwiser Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A delightful place with just the most friendly > staff who are unashamedly child-friendly. I remember taking our daughter to Aneto a while ago, for a bit of pasta for her tea. She kicked up a proper tantrum, screaming and crying. There was no shuttin consoling her. So I just paid up and apologised to the guy. He smiled and told me not to worry about it, and offered to put the food in a container to take home. It's good when adults can behave like adults.

FJDGoose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How would you explain it then fishbiscuits ? Er.. how about... it was an actual living person.

Amazing how some people skip right past any potential rational explanations, and jump straight to ghost/poltergeist/magic/god/etc.

You try doing 7 hours of physical work a day, and then tell me it's not a full day's work! But, like the last poster said, I would expect to pay a fixed price for a job, not a daily rate.

I was almost wetting myself with excitement when I first heard we were getting a craft beer and bbq joint. But the beer was just that little bit too expensive, and the bbq (which was only OK) disappeared after a few months. The space felt soulless and vaguely reminiscent of somewhere you'd eat at an airport or shopping mall. But I'm glad the Aneto guys are expanding, they seem like nice people and we go there for breakfast quite often. Are Aneto now occupying both premises, or is the old Aneto site now vacant?

doogsey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Another vote for ED to London Bridge, although I > would take the bus over the tube these days. Since > bank junction was closed to non-bus traffic the > bus only takes about 10 mins from LB to Moorgate, > so should be quicker and much more pleasant than navigating the tube. I think time-wise, there really isn't much in it between tube, bus and walking. My own experience of the bus (I often use it when I planned to walk but wuss out because of the weather) is that it is very rarely as quick as that - but then, I usually have to travel at the absolute peak of rush hour. But I do think it's probably the most comfortable option.

I work in Moorgate. The quickest route - when everything is working - is still the train into London Bridge then northern line to Moorgate. It usually takes 10 minutes or so to get down to the tube platform and actually get on a train. Or you can walk from London Bridge in around 20 mins (allow 25 mins at peak time for getting past the hordes of shuffling phone zombies). But if you are walkable to Peckham Rye, you can also get the overground to Shoreditch High St or the train to City Thameslink. They are both a 15 min walk from Moorgate. Southern trains are unreliable, so having alternatives is very handy. Don't bother trying to catch the Hammersmith & City between Whitechapel and Moorgate. Too infrequent.

Anyone know if they're doing pizza still? Or maybe a bit too much to ask seeing as it's just re-opened... I did walk past the other evening and it seemed busy which was great to see.

Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Anyway,question for Rendel. Why would you call > yourself an atheist when you could say agnostic? > Surely the former is putting all your eggs in one > basket and the latter is a case of just don't know. Sorry, I know you didn't say "question for fishbiscuits", but I have an interest in the subject. There's nothing wrong with putting all your eggs in one basket if you have a strong belief. Many people - myself included - believe that the harm religion causes in this world vastly outweighs the good. Perhaps if more people stood up and said "seriously, there is no god, it's all just made up fairytales" then we might be able to start leaving all this nonsense behind us and move forwards as a civilisation. Anyway, you could just as easily ask the question of a theist. "You can't prove that your god exists, so why can't you just call yourself an agnostic"? Except that it would do no good... most religious people probably lack either the desire or capacity to really critically examine their beliefs. rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well I suppose one could - I believe even > Professor Dawkins has said he's an agnostic > because he can't actually disprove the existence of a deity. I do recall him saying that he cannot be 100% sure that god doesn't exist. But that's an acknowledgement that it's almost impossible to disprove a fictional phenomenon - especially when it is claimed that it conveniently functions outside and beyond the known parameters of physics! We can't prove that Father Christmas or the Loch Ness Monster don't exist either. Yet we don't sit on the fence about those. So why sit on the fence about god? Or ghosts, for that matter.

rahrahrah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Another point of view: > https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2017/10/w > hy-you-should-give-money-directly-and-unconditiona > lly-homeless-people I mainly agree with the article. But it does ignore the issue of aggressive begging (not something I've experienced round here recently, but certainly did "back in the day"). Aggressive beggars need to be the exception to the rule... don't give them a penny.

natty01295 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What do you mean??? What do YOU mean?

natty01295 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Peckham Pizza Shop > > http://www.pizzapickup.co.uk > > OR > > https://hungryhouse.co.uk/~m/pizza?clid=goog_mr3&g > clid=EAIaIQobChMI-PnL7t_22AIVSyrTCh1ZOQslEAAYAiAAE > gJF9vD_BwE Nstty.. convince me you're not a bot..

Yeah, the time limit makes sense, but I don't see how that disproves the practice in a caf?? I'm not saying that's what they do here though, of course. Just saying that I think it would be possible, in theory, to do it! I should add that the scrambled eggs at my work are rubbery and disgusting, and I am sure they are made with those nasty cartons of pasteurised liquid egg. Bleugh.

JoeLeg Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > DulwichFox Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > > With Scrambled Eggs, you can make a big pan of it > > and keep it warm. (easy) > > Then just put a dollop of it on toast and you are > > done. > > I cannot begin to describe the multiplicity of > ways in which doing that in a serving kitchen is > an invitation to cross-contamination and general > bacterial infection. Never seen it done, would not > eat anywhere that does it. Most hotel breakfast buffets include a big tray of scrambled eggs being kept warm. My office canteen has a big container of scrambled eggs in the warmer every morning. It's really, really common.

Could you have a water tank installed, and feed all your (non-drinking) water from that? I would have thought that would pretty much solve the pressure problem.

mynamehere Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ask for a charge point on your street. Do you have personal experience of requesting a charging point from Southwark (with a positive outcome)? Are there other EV owners on your street, and is there much "competition" for the charging point?

Nigello Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Won't the council install a charging point for you? Not that I know of! I'm sure the infrastructure will get there fairly soon, but at the moment I think it would be very hard to use an EV without your own private charging point.

If I had off-street parking where I could install a charging point, I'd probably already have an electric car. But otherwise, I'd be very reluctant. A plug-in hybrid seems a better idea, so you can charge it when the opportunity arises, but you can still use it either way.

Have you hit a glass ceiling, or just looking out for a window of opportunity? I guess all jobs can be a pane sometimes.

drewd Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Very interesting point from James about wheelie > bins needing to be stored off the pavement. I > would say that about half the residents on East > Dulwich leave them out on the pavement permanently. KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I agree with the no. of bins on street being too many. > Some households, however, unfortunately cannot avoid it. Yeah a lot of houses don't even have front gardens. Particularly three storey houses, e.g. Rodwell Rd.

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > fishbiscuits Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > > Varnished chipboard. It's the new polished concrete. > Yes it is, and it's just weird. But I'm guessing very cheap. The raw materials, yes. But I think quite labour intensive... would probably require lots of coats of polyurethane plus buffing to get a smooth finish.

Varnished chipboard. It's the new polished concrete.

Transfer from the train to the tube takes much, much longer than it used to. And either route you take (via the lower concourse, or via the main exit and down the escalator) takes you through an arcade of shops. Seems like retail is the main driver.