Alan Dale

Spangles30 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It is 'great' IN YOUR OPINION Alan Dale. It is not > 'great' in my opinion. I am hardly 'jealous' of a > road which has a poodle parlour and close > proximity to Peckham High Street. I thought you > were into defending Camberwell anyway. You seem jealous. You have irrationally strong opinions about this Spangles. What's really the matter?

Spangles30 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The discerning amongst us will go to IKEA

Keep your hair on Spangles. Bellenden is great. You needn't get jealous as you are free to visit or even move there yourself!

I'm not sure many of the England football team would have got into grammar school either. I should have said: 'I think that if England keep getting to the final then rugby might become popular enough to draw the interests of comprehensive school children and then I expect that Dulwich College will rarely be represented again' My comprehensive school had a rugby team. The lads who played were the fat kids and the hairy, early developers who were crap at football.

Keef Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Alan, I played rugby at a state school, and we > played against plenty of other state schools. > Reason the private schools would always be miles > ahead was that they had better facilities, offered > scholarships to boys with promise from 14+, and > gave them a lot more training/coaching. > > Can't see that changing. You may have played rugby at school but I'm sure the best sportsmen in your year played football. (No offence!)

mishadreams Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi all, > > just in case you were unaware ! there are 2 > Dulwich boys playing in Paris tonight, Nick Easter > and Andy Sheridan, both played for Dulwich college > 1st XV as schoolboys. makes it personal doesn't:)) Has anyone from Dulwich College ever played professional football? I realise that rugby is a fringe sport with only nine international teams taking part but I am still surprised that a single private school could provide two players in the current national team. Too much of a coincidence surely. Is the game perhaps a bit elitist? I think that if England keep getting to the final then rugby might become popular enough to draw the interests of state school children and then I expect that Dulwich College will rarely be represented again. Victims of their own success so to speak..

I think it's a great area. Don't worry about anecdotal tales of knife crime. There are certain elements in ED who envy Bellenden its success. Once a guy got hit in the face with an axe in Hampstead. Poor guy. Great place. If you are unsure about Bellenden then go and check it out. We take the kids to Petitou quite frequently, I watch football in the Wishing Well, we use and have used a few of the local shops (Casa fireplaces for example, the woodstain shop on Maxted Road, the curtain menders next door). It's an exciting and still improving area. I have never once felt intimidated or unsafe around there.

Good stuff Sean. Walk in the morning. Bus back up the hill at night. Weekly travel costs- ?4.50.

sillywoman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Alan Dale Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Used to live in Cloudesley Road between 1998 > and > > 2000. > > > Me too Alan Dale. Before your time though. I was > there from 91 - 95. I loved it. Moved south of the > river because of University access though and have > never looked back. I've been in ED now for 12 > years & am married to a Herne Hiller born & bred. > Whenever I go 'up north' now it all seems so > cramped and dingy. They don't have as many good > parks as we do but they do have more garden > squares so it probably evens out? > > I do agree though that an easy walk to the city > and all it's history and culture is the only thing > missing from ED. It's funny this thread should > come up as just recently it's been striking me how > like Upper Street LL is becomming. I don't see > this as a bad thing at all - just natural > demographics. > > SW Small world. Great street althought there was a bit of a problem with dog dung. I still go back occasionally to eat in The Crown. I used to drink in the Albion a bit too. Very good. You should try walking to the City from ED. I walk form Camberwell and I'm only 15 minutes closer than say Goose Green. It might be quicker than you think..

snorkyfullyhedgedtoavoidlossbutexploitanymarketfallageddon and firkin

The Pier Joking apart it would be nice to have a local owner managed organic butcher - the meat at Sainos is a bit average.

Maurice on the other hand isn't saying much. Mo? What about the thieving scroungers sponging off you and your tax evading mates in East Groveland?

Exercise your right to buy Amanda with a law degree, sell up and buy the farm in Slovenia. Go on - I dare you.

peckhamboy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > TGI Friday Now we're cooking!

spadetownboy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > lozzyloz Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > > only if the drivers can be otto lookalikes. Keef? Looking for a new job?

Gregg's Spudulike French Connection

ChavWivaLawDegree Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bob - I'd get a big farm with woodland and a fast > flowing stream on a relatively high piece of land. > > Sounds awesome. You could have paintball and white water rafting. You'd make a bundle out of stag dos.

A bit like Eyes Wide Shut...

Maurice Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My home is valued at far more than most over in > ED, which is the great irony/tragedy. I owe > nothing on it but have spent a lifetime restoring > it. Behind my closed gate and door I'm happy. At > my age, moving isn't terribly inviting. My heart bleeds for you Mo.

I am proud to live in a City where all children get free travel.

Why don't you get angry about tax evasion Mo? Seems you like to target the defenceless...

That's true. The bird at the job centre told me that I could apply for housing benefit even though I told her my Mum and Dad were happy to put me up for free...

DaveR Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If > you include under 'fraud' anybody receiving more > than their strict legal entitlement, it is a truly > massive sum. You don't - that's bad admin not fraud. I agree that some elements of the benefit system should be simplified but calling the problem benefit fraud blames the recipients rather than the providers of the benefit. That's not fair.

I got job seekers allowance after Uni before moving to London. It was about ?30 odd quid a week. I only got bevvied on cash that I borrowed or defrauded from my parents...

All kids get it Mo. Are you saying benefit fraudsters don't spend the cash they steal? I think they spend a higher proprotion of the cash they steal than tax evaders do.