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JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bit of a protest on Holborn today > > Some activists chained to a doorway. Police look > confused. office workers milling around. jeez watching them arriving in droves to Balcombe, do they realise they'll have used more in bloody petrol to get there (and back) than that well will likely produce if it brings in oil. Disclaimer: slight exaggeration perhaps but you get the gist!

Marmora Man Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > polla2256 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I've made my mind up - fracking is not the > future. > > It will cause issues and I want fusion NOW. > > Imagine if the UK ploughed the money earmarked > for > > HS2 into fusion. > > Glad yuo've made your mind up. How? I'm still > trying to find objective evidence on which to base > a decision. The former Government Chief Scientist > David King has dismissed most of the concerns > cited as irrational. Others tell me I'll be able > to light the gas coming from my cold water tap. > What is truth? I'd take Sir David King's word over the reactionary opposition from those with vested interests anyday. (Mind you, the Chief Scientist was always extremely pro-nuclear. Anything we do now in that respect is probably a bit 'too little, too late').

This weekend, I had the pleasure of learning guitar (and...to an extent, flute) at early o'clock. (during endless repeats of Marvin Marvin blaring in background on TV). Personally taught by my friends 7yo + 4yo. It was pretty good fun actually. We didn't progress to ukelele tho, that will be next time. Anyway, in spirit of this thread and keeping it simple, how's about a decent chop, watercress & a VERY decent glass of wine (all for ?15) at Quality Chop. Solitary dining essential.

but there are so many regular posters AQ, how would anyone remember all of them in order to send a PM? way I see it, regulars can usually work out pretty sharpish who the not-so "newbies" are. people's posting styles and familiarity with the forum/other posters/local places or events are fairly obvious. most name-changers don't deliberately try to come across as new posters, do they? (I mean, what sort of idiot puts numbers after their name to help them remember their login name anyway?) :))

the CPT.

Annette Curtain Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Somebody lend me a nail gun please, so I can > staple my eyelids closed for the next 8 weeks. > > If you haven't had the misfortune to see That > Puppet Game Show 'show' then count yourself lucky. > Take my advice; you'd be less traumatised by > watching Blankety Blank on an eternal loop whilst > ripped to the tits on crystal meth, locked in a > Travel Lodge single room with the aircon off & > strapped to a chair with cling-wrap, eyes forced > open with cocktail sticks. > > Jim Henson must be turning in his grave. > > http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/aug/0 > 9/that-puppet-game-show-muppets-successor I haven't seen the show nette but your reviews are priceless. you should have a TV column, you're waaay better than those that get paid for it.

what quids said. govt's own target for 20% renewables by 2020 (which won't be met) leaves 80% to find from non-renewables which if we are not going to get by going down nuclear route leaves oil, gas or coal. and that's leaving aside the imbalance we get from wind (too much).

maxxi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > wait til Christmas when they get the kerr pinks > in. you've met my mum then?

HonaloochieB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Taytos and red lemonade, I'm six again sitting in > Bradley's pub in Laban with my family. > > I was about to go on about it being Proustian and > everything but I might want to visit Bradley's > some time soon and I'm unsure as to the number of > poets/writers might frequent it these days. > I wouldn't want to alienate or bore anyone to > sleep. > > So, so far as Bradley's goes I'll work on the > basis Proust=Stupor and just leave it at that.ank ooh Honaloochie, I've never stepped foot in the Irish shop but its not because I haven't wanted to. Next time I'm in the area, see if I won't! Those Taytos and Red Lemonades are all mine I tell you.

jeez this thread IS hilarious, am with Laddy Muck! where's your sense of humour people? anyway, everyone knows that Hindmans Road is the dodgiest in ED ;-)

blimey not the first person to ask a question that could be solved in person if you're a local or by google but anyway... http://londonbeer.wordpress.com/london-breweries/ is it the Rye Lane brewery?

woodrot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > dinner table chat c. 2004 " Yes, I live in East > Dulwich, its technically an SE15 postcode, but its > really East Dulwich" > > dinner table chat c. 2013 " Yes, I live in Peckham > " dinner table chat c.2014 "Yes, I live in Peckham, North Peckham" etc (y'know the edgy bit)

oh very best of luck to you Marmora Man, always enjoyed reading your posts on here. Hope you (virtually) pop back on to ED(F) now and again, do regale us with tales of beautiful Cornwall. Your presence will be missed if not. *raises a wee glass of single malt* Slainte!

cronuts have been and gone in London, its all about the duffins now. disclaimer: never tried 'em & agree they all sound absolutely minging.

what an incredibly mean-spirited thing to do! what twats

david_carnell Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's a French wine shop. They probably are > charging that much to get you back for drinking > such horrid new world muck. > > Have an armagnac. Arf! the trouble is you can't get good armagnac anywhere in East Dulwich. Green & Blue (RIP) were the only place I ever found a half decent one.

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Please tell me someone else is watching "The > Returned"? > > Seriously creepy, impossibly gorgeous women, can't > work out plot at all. really want to see this as its had such great reviews, also the sinister soundtrack/music by scottish band mogwai is rated highly. hoping I can watch it on catch-up too.

oh the poor dog, I hope that somwone was able to get fresh water to it. Did the RSPCA eventually turn up? shame you could not look after it first mate, thank god you were nearby to summon help. agree wtih KK the owner should absolutely be prosecuted for negligence, shameful leaving an animal without access to water.

really wish the BBC news would desist from quoting Ed Balls on the economy. He was Chief Sec to the Treasury when they trashed it after all.

...you have socks that are older than most of your colleagues.

indiepanda Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Come to that Harry is really called Henry - the > last Henry (VIII) had six wives, two of them he > had executed and two he divorced. > Hardly any traditional Royal name is untainted by > some pretty bad history associated with at least > one of the monarchs with that name. ah yes see your point indie, you're right there aren't many historical names that are untainted. to confuse matters, wasn't henry VIII known as david as well? Still with Egbert. King Prawn to his mates.

Saffron Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So to see a woman like Catherine who has professed > a deep desire to have child, then go on > successfully to attain that desire with both > mother and baby healthy is indeed a thing upon > which to be congratulated. Personally, I received > many congratulations on the birth of my child, > some from people I barely knew, and a few from > perfect strangers. Of course I can't speak for > every woman, but I cherished every congratulation > that I received, as did my husband and our > families. > > To people who are naysaying the royal birth, what > would you be saying if Catherine had had a > stillbirth? Nothing, I hope. > > http://www.uk-sands.org/home.html > http://www.bigbuddhafilms.co.uk/films/documentary/ > still-born-still-loved/ I think I do see the point you are making saffron, that some people are simply congratulating on a safe, healthy birth. (Although I'm not sure that those updating FB the way Otta mentions is the same thing, maybe for some it is. One of my FB friends is what I call a 'professional mourner', guaranteed anytime a famous person dies/falls ill etc, she's right up there adding to the nauseating, mawkish sentiments. Some people are the opposite 'professional congratulators' in this case, I dunno...?) I also think its nice to hear that you and your family cherished every single congratulation on the birth, even from strangers. Having never experienced it myself, its interesting to hear how it feels from the parents point of view.

good grief zeban, you edit your posts so frequently (and before I even managed to type out my reply above). Why so defensive? no-one was saying you shouldn't be interested in edf or what forumites had to say. however, for someone who was complaining about the UK media circus on birth of royal baby and being glad they weren't in the UK, I'd imagine that you'd be avoiding threads with "after great excitement....a baby boy" in the title, rather than seeking them out, thats all. Obviously I was wrong.

I see what you mean. Well, I'm living in the UK and I've managed to avoid the media circus, imagine a lot of us have. Like any new parents, they probably want to avoid it too but don't have a choice as it comes with the territory. (as William's mother found to her cost, sure that fact isn't lost on him).

zeban Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am so relieved I don't live in the UK right now out of interest, zeban, why are you bothering to post on a thread with baby boy in the title then? assuming you presumably wish to avoid the media circus/press/publicity/discussion around the whole event?