robbin

Is the customer wearing that mask to protect himself from the food, or the other way around, I wonder!

Sign of the times. In the good 'ol days he would have been exiled to Orpington. Now he flees to Northcote Road in Cla'am!

Otta, You are right, "vile" is a bit strong. I accept that it might well have improved to shabby (or better) now. I was referring to 15-20 years ago when I went there regularly and the smell of fish and who knows what else seemed to linger in my nostrils for an hour after I arrived at work!

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > robbin Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Me too! Except for..... > > Don't beat about the bush, if you disagree with me > confront me on it! > > > It's not, Louisa, a particularly good community > > spirit to be so rude or patronising to our/your > > neighbours - is it? > > No you're quite right robbin, it's very rude of > me. But I don't particularly give a toss tbh, > that's how I feel! Your response is of course > totally not patronising. Nice to know you love > @?#%%# Stratford with its grotty Westfield so > much. I think however, that's not gentrification > that brought that about, it was more to do with > big retailers cashing in on the Olympic effect :) > > Louisa. Yes, yes, but the point that appeared lost on you is not only that your suggestion (that we had educated all these awful newcomers) was patronising, but also that it was in essence obviously quite absurd. The notion that new residents are heathens who are converted to our community spirited way of life is all a bit daft isn't it? But then, as you say you don't give a toss, I guess you are hardly likely to care if it is. So, I'll give up now on that topic. On the original topic, although the stall holders who Louisa says) fled to Orpington 30-40 years ago may have been a loss to the community still reeling from the recent decimalisation, I think the more recent stall holders from the last few years of this century now provide a good mix of goods to supplement the other traders in Northcross Road. The street has a really nice feel on a Saturday. I can even get my bike fixed and have a hot dog while I wait! Nothing too much to complain about there and I have no doubt the good people of Orpington also felt all those years ago like they had benefitted from ED's loss.

Me too! Except for the fact that I have no idea what her term "perfect storm" in this context means. Oh, and the suggestion that it is the "spirit of the old ED which has prevented gentrification from totally destroying the close knit community.." sounds like utter nonsense too. Have we people who were here pre-gentrification, really converted all those ignorant newcomers to our community spirited ways?! That all sounds rather patronising to me. I would give ED's newer residents more credit than that. It's not, Louisa, a particularly good community spirit to be so rude or patronising to our/your neighbours - is it?

Come on Louisa - "Reality"? Be honest - you made that up and it's far from reality - as has been pointed out (and as is pretty obvious on the face of your post!) I do agree with you though that Stratford now has a lovely shopping centre that seems to be incredibly popular - every time I have been there it has been mobbed. I remember back in the day hating having to arrive in Stratford on the tube and walk through that vile smelly shopping 'centre' on the way to work. It was truly one of the worst places I have been in the UK. Not now. Onwards and upwards... Keep up the trolling though - some of it is quite funny ; )

You could even pick up a big bundle of human hair to stuff your tired cushions with. There's loads of it blowing about in rolls in the road next to Peckham Rye station. It looks like a grisly sort of tumbleweed. It's free as well!

KalamityKel wrote: You weren't really "thrown" off the bus though were you? The driver simply refused to carry you and your goods. Sounds to me that although you're complaining about his manner perhaps yours wasn't the most friendly either. Works both ways you know and at the end of the day if the driver refuses to take a passenger on board, for whatever reason, they are perfectly within their rights to do so - yes it's true! Sorry, where in the OP does "thrown" appear? I can't see it anywhere.

bus drivers can be real jobsworths or sometimes a lot worse! Sounds like you got the latter.

But Spark67, you don't mention that they are also fat! Are they guilty of that ignorance as well? Louisa's particular perpetrators also had that bare faced cheek...

C'mon Louisa - picking on the fat kids at school would be a step too far don't you think? ; ) Robbin

I'm flattered you checked and impressed and a little envious you have the time to! I suppose you don't must no be spending all your time ranting at fat people and calling them fat! Nice... and classy! Robbin

3 little piggies wrote "And just to make it clear, I'm very proud that last week on the rowing course they was on, my 13 year old daughter and 14 year old son integrated with all the teens (including the big and scary monosyllabic ones). At the beginning of the week they were the only ones speaking to the overweigh, introverted and obvious outsider in the group, encouraging his participation and making sure to include him, whilst the others were making fun. By the end of the week he was a natural part of the group and his dad came over and thanked my two, as did the course leader." Wow - your kids are like angels... Very different, it seems, from the feral low life we are talking about at Goose Green.

This is what gge12 was getting at. robbin

Sorry to anyone who would prefer to characterise this as 'hysteria' but, without any hint of hysteria... 6' teenager that swears aggressively at an adult and threatens to punch a 6 year old in the face = feral low life. Simple really.

Feral low life. Let's not beat about the bush. Make apologies for them all you like, but that's what they are!

Get in line! Where's Wood Vale? I suppose I'll have to google it...

What/where is WV?

Did he not get her car registration number? That would enable her to be traced. If not, there may well be a camera somewhere that would help identify it (if you gave a description of the car). The police take these things (more) seriously now - or at least they should do.

I think I'll head back to the Daily Mail...

Decided not to get into this. Who cares... There's all sorts out there.

Ouch! Isn't that the very point cle?!!!!

Look on the bright side - it could be worse - you could have 'ladies' going through them! ;) http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,1341090

Brilliant! I must admit to being a bit disappointed you don't save 'your' space though. I bet you would though eh... if you didn't have off-street parking?

"It was our recycling bin so I was naturally suspicious (some people recycle unshredded bank statements)" Please see (1) above.