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I agree! I have seen quite a few people with full face helment in in and about london and when I asked them why they gave pretty much the same answer as above. Anyway, Sorry for the diversion off topic!

@rendel All good points and taken on board; I do indeed wear a helmet. I just get tired of the high jacking of practically every thread to do with cycling with the old "you lot all jump red lights and don't wear helmets etc" and the hissing you hear from members of the public chastising people they don't know for something that doesn't affect them. FWIW I don't think motor bike helmets are rubbish because they are fundamentally and structurally different to a bicycle helmet that offer considerable more protection than the small bit of foam on the top of my head. Perhaps I should get a full face helmet - but then my peripheral vision may be impaired?

The whole helmet wearing thing is rubbish anyway. One of the most common form of injuries in a car accident is head injuries, which can easily be prevented wearing a helmet. Do you wear one though? Do the general public get all high-horsey and preach to people they don't even know who are not wearing them? No. Same can be said for walking down the street. If you make it up to the most vulnerable to protect themselves then we'd all be wrapped in bubble wrap.

what sort of artists do you have? I may be interested in a few :)

Loads of small businesses do it: Brick Brewery did and that's now manifested in the new tap room and improved facilities there. It's a way for a community to invest directly into local businesses they feel deserve it and cut out banks and what not, which can only be a good thing if properly managed.

VP removals are highly recommended on the forum. We used them and I would happily use them again. We had two pick ups as well and no extra charge.

A couple of the partners at the law firm I work at have been rocking up in shorts recently. Looks weird with suit shirt tucked in but I am envious that they are much more comfortable that trousers in this heat!

I wish to add to this as well - I also found VP Removals here on the Forum. Vitek and Peter were absolutely amazing on the day, doing so much and packing the Luton Van amazingly efficiently. During the quote Vitek provided lots of advice of how to optimise the packing and safety. The examples of how to properly pack plates was so helpful and made the move on the day worryy free. Absolute care was taken with all of our furniture and stuff which was covered with protective blankets and strapping down so they didn't move during the driving. The price is unbeatable, especially for their expertise and professionalism and outright hard work on the day. We also weren't charged extra for picking up from two properties either, which we found other firms did. I would 100% recommend VP Removals and wouldn't even question who I'd call if I needed to move house again.

ruffers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm just channeling the Fonz. Got there before me. 10/10!!

>So it's really 35% above the speed limit before they do anything. That's ridiculous. What is the point of a 20mph speed limit if it's actually 27mph where you start to receive a warning letter? The fact it's not a fine and points is ludicrous. Also, why would TFL get a say if there are speed cameras installed just because buses go down it? One rule for cars one for buses (genuine question)?

pretty sure you can get tempeh in the chilled section (not frozen) of Organic Village Market near the East Dulwich Tavern; also holland and barrat on rye lane.

Robert Poste's Child Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for that. Had a quick google and it looks > like it has some similarities to quorn in that > it's made via fermentation involving mycoprotein, > but with 10% fat and 20% protein it's more > comparable to meat nutritionally; also in calories > at about 190 per 100g. Quorn has about 90 cals / > 100g, with 14.5g protein and 2g fat, so good for > me at the moment as trying to lose a few pounds, > but tempeh sounds like it would be great for when > you're cooking for a mixed group of vegetarians > and non-vegetarians. Tempeh is so good, and absorbs flavors very well. My personal favorite is to marinate in soy sauce and use as a sort of 'meat' on bbq skewers.

Siduhe Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Google suggests traditional Japanese - > http://www.nickhorntattoos.com/ and > http://www.nickhorntattoos.com/gallery/ Doh im an idiot! Thanks!!

Do you have any examples of the style of tattoos you do?

flocker spotter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So I contacted the council about the knotweed on > Oglander and the response is, it is for the > homeowner to request for it to be dealt with as it > is a chargeable service. > > It's so bad, the owner (no idea who it is) is > either absent or does not care? Where does this > leave everyone at risk of contamination? I was going to report some knotweed we had in our garden on behalf of my landlord and mentioned it to my neighbor who was horrified and begged me not to contact the council...He said that if you report knotweed to the council it makes the surrounding properties worth less in value due to having to disclose it when you sell, which I believe he is planning to do. In the end we worked on it ourselves and got rid of it. Not sure if that's a bit of an old wives tale though!

KrackersMaracas Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Has it already shut? Is there any hope of one last > amazing pizza???? With that chilli oil? And a > perfect pint alongside???? Already shut mate. I went there last night for a victory pizza and pints (finally had PhD thesis corrections accepted after a year long battle) and was massively gutted to see that it has closed :(

jimlad48 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Having literally just been repeatedly called a > '@#$%& four eyed c*nt' by a cyclist for asking > politely why they were going through a red light > right towards me,as i was crossing my goodwill to > them is reduced right now. No excuse for that kind > of behaviour. I get the same when I ask motor vehicle drivers why they jump lights as well (which I see literally every single day). I once had a coffee (thankfully only warm not hot) thrown in my face by a black cab driver when pointing out that he jumped a red light.

Yea I don't go in the FP anymore due to their insistence that the music needs to be as loud as an angsty teen in their bedroom after being grounded or something. It is also a tactic to reduce conversation and get you to neck drinks quicker; if you can't have a conversation you chug it down faster thereby spending more money at the bar. Maybe not all places are that cynical, but this is what I was told by a pal who worked in the Wetherspoons in Guildford when I asked why at precisely 8pm every night they cranked the music up to the point where you can't talk, even though hardly anyone was in there.

cheers for the heads up, I'll factor that in tomorrow. I reckon they'll be gone though.

Help-Ma-Boab Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Taps aff. Please say this is a Still Game reference haha?

Went to both the Half Moon and here for the first time on Saturday. I would say the half moon had a better selection of beer but was quite pricey. This place had loads of taps off, but as it's just opened I'll give them the benefit of the doubt because it's hard judging how much to get in. I'd rather see them run out than never have a tap off due to selling it quickly. Couldn't say anything about the food as we just had a couple pints, but to me that doesn't matter anyway.

Can vouch for Cod Fellas being decent, and always a friendly service. For ultra crispy batter and excellent chips Sea Master is absolutely amazing. I would travel a long way to go to that fish shop.

Last Saturday at about midnight some friends of mine witnessed 6 people on three mopeds essentially block off two ends of the side road they were on with two of the mopeds while the third moped proceeded to try and steal a motorbike which was parked on it (not sure which road but probably underhill rd between friern and barry rd). They were stared out and made to feel extremely unsafe/threatened so just ran home once past them. What is insane is the number of similar moped incidents that we hear about on this forum let alone the ones that do not get reported/not posted here!

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > People who move near a pub and then moan about the > noise make me puke - i love pubs but personally I > wouldn't move near one - if you do then that's > your choice Exactly this. I couldn't hack it but as micromacromonkey said above it's pubs like this that stops the area just becoming a suburban wasteland with no character. From being in bands over the years I've witnessed so many decent pubs with gig venues close down making it harder and harder for bands to play places. Most of the time it's because of something like this.

Ahh man really? What is it with the authorities listening to whinging neighbors? It's an effing pub, of course it's going to be loud on occasions.