BrandNewGuy

PokerTime Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > They have no solutions BS. That's why some of > these tenants are getting into arrears. There is > something called 'a discretionary housing > payment'. That is a fund the government allowed > LAs to set up to help those in difficulty with the > tax. They don't "pay the tax". They have a reduction in benefit.

Re the bird feeding, I think the mild winter has meant there's a lot more natural food out there than usual, so the birds haven't needed to use garden feeders, which they would rather avoid. Several people I know who participated in the Garden Birdwatch this year saw absolutely nothing for the whole hour, whereas in previous years they've had plenty of activity.

PokerTime Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > But the bedroom tax is only going > after those in receipt of housing benefit. Well, that's because it isn't a tax, it's a reduction in housing benefit. You can argue that that reduction is wrong, but calling it a 'bedroom tax' doesn't help the argument.

Meanwhile, some good news - Dulwich Hamlet's convincing 4-0 win at Carshalton last night puts them three points clear at the top of the table.

Another lifelong Villa fan here - I'll be signing up. There used to be a very active London Lions Club in the 80s and early 90s, back when group travel tickets on the train was the cheapest option. Many memorable trips...

Teabags attached to each other in pairs. Why? You've managed to cut them up thus far, so why stop at the very very last hurdle?? Lazy b*stards.

Banjo: B?la Fleck.

There's ten of them there. You'd hope that would be enough...

LadyDeliah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > BrandNewGuy Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > henryb Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > > > In my view driving a car in the busy, > polluted > > > city is more anti-social than cycling on the > > > pavement. > > > > Uh? So what you're saying is, "Here's a worse > > thing than the bad thing you mentioned, so it > > makes your bad thing less bad." Stabbing people > is > > worse than spitting at them, too. > > > And then Brandnewguy decides to ramp it up by > bringing in stabbing and spitting at someone. I didn't ramp it up, I made IMHO a perfectly logical point that referring to a worse deed doesn't affect the rightness or wrongness of the original deed. The stabbing and spitting thing was an analogy. Do you know what one of those is?

Another vote for Fahey. One of his more modern acolytes is William Tyler (former Lambchop guitarist). Wonderful stuff, but with feeling, too - unlike a lot of the fast tricksy players.

LadyDeliah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Stabbing and spitting are assaults, cycling on the > pavement responsibly without harm to anyone cannot > be compared. Driving on the other hand causes ill > health by way of exhaust fumes, congestion and > damage to the roads. Driving on the road is legal. Cycling on the pavement is dubiously legal.

henryb Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In my view driving a car in the busy, polluted > city is more anti-social than cycling on the > pavement. Uh? So what you're saying is, "Here's a worse thing than the bad thing you mentioned, so it makes your bad thing less bad." Stabbing people is worse than spitting at them, too.

... and Valentine's Day on Friday. Paltrow's agent has been contacted.

Richard Thompson

Two lnes going straight ahead, coupled with the inevitable parked cars just up E D Road blocking one lane, does lead to the occasional exciting game of 'chickie run' a la Rebel Without A Cause

Best 'f*** you' guitar performance ever

George Brown after a 'long night' in the Commons:

Talking of the Herne Hill Sunday market, their website states: "locally produced foods and arts & crafts from within 100 miles of the market". So I'm looking forward to West Country cheese from Bath, dressed crabs from Southwold, crisp apples from Worcester - and lovely fresh fish from Boulogne. They might not have stuff that's been flown from half way round the world, but it's not exactly what most people would call 'local'.

A great piece on 'how to make a living playing music'. "If you are a very materialistic person, skip this article, I don't think you are going to like what it says." http://dannybarnes.com/blog/how-make-living-playing-music

AbDabs Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Last night I arrived to catch the 18:50 from LB. I > got on a train that left at - guess what - 18:50. > OK, so it wasn't 'the' 18:50 (I think it may have > been the 18:20), but I don't really care if the > train is called Fred as long as it goes when I > want it to. Agreed - which is why I rarely check the live timetable for LB - ED trains. With trains leaving every ten minutes I don't really care if you get 'the train before' or the one you wanted. Like the tube, where the only timetable anyone looks at are first and last trains.

indiepanda Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Curious article - quotes Nunhead as the area with > lowest life expectancy, then in the interviews > with the people from the poorest areas it's Newham > they are from not Nunhead. Agreed. This looked not quite right from the start.

titch juicy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lack of information? > > I was waiting on platform 13 at 17:45 for the > 17:50 and a loud announcement (loud enough to hear > over my earphones) advised that the 17:50 to > Wimbledon was delayed by 18 mins due to signal > problems in the Peckham rye area. What more > information are they supposed to give? Yeah, I ewas there too. This was my cue to go and get the no. 40. I'd also been waiting for the 17.40, which was cancelled at about 17.38. And an 18-minute delay isn't something that suddenly happens is it?

Well no, it was nothing to do with the refurb. A signal problem in the Peckham Rye area, apparently. A major part of the problem at the moment is the woeful lack of information at London Bridge and the inability of staff to communicate what information they do have. If the trains are buggered, just tell me and I'll hop on the no. 40 rather than hang around for ages like an eejit.

Golf on a large-screen TV *above the fireplace*!

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Good stuff. Is Clarkshaws beer available in in > bottles? I think they're experimenting with bottling, but currently I think it's only available on draught at a variety of local pubs. Their website gives a map of them, but for up-to-date info, their Facebook page is helpful.