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If the owner is not wearing a hair shirt and facing bankruptcy then I am outraged.

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > God I really do hate what has become of some of > our old boozers around here. Snobs arguing in a > recession about how lovely and or b*llox some > overpriced food is. I bet the owner drives a > lovely car. > > Louisa. Yeah, damn him and his successful business.

This thread's been going over a week, it feels like it could go on for years.

walk your kids to school

SimonM Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Rye and the Rye park are vastly different > propositions! Don't know the official closing time > of the latter though, sorry. Are they not the same park, albeit with a short, jump-overable fence around the former? Or are you scared of the north end or something?

elizlondon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just to jump on this thread, does anyone know what > time the Rye park is closing this week? I fancy me > a picnic there tonight. > > Thanks > > > E There's literally acres of Peckham Rye that can't be locked as there's no fence around it, surely. You could sleep there if you really wanted. (!?)

Not In My Back Yard, I say.

Jog on the spot until the gate opens

This is another thread I'm getting framed for the grandkids.

Has anyone else been ill with anything recently? I had a bit of hayfever the other day, but it seems to have gone now. Goose Green area.

http://i40.tinypic.com/vrsmpz.jpg Anyone have any idea what on earth the story was with this one?

I went in for a mini jack to phono and they took about 15 mins to decide they didn;t have one, They weren't that great.

bon3yard Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think Bike parks are the way forward and am > surprised it not been picked up on as a > moneyspinner by the local council yet. The only > place I ever used to leave mine was outside the > Dulwich pool and now thats closed its kinda > scuppered my daily swim. The cycle parks outside > Peckham Pulse have far too many locks without > bikes for me to even countenance leaving it there. If you leave a bike for any amount of time in London it will get stolen. Even a ?100 lock can be cut with an angle-grinder. It's about leaving thieves enough time with the bike to be able to do it. Your bike isn't going to get nicked from Peckham Pulse if you lock it up properly with a decent lock and don't leave it overnight or something.

bon3yard Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think Bike parks are the way forward and am > surprised it not been picked up on as a > moneyspinner by the local council yet. The only > place I ever used to leave mine was outside the > Dulwich pool and now thats closed its kinda > scuppered my daily swim. The cycle parks outside > Peckham Pulse have far too many locks without > bikes for me to even countenance leaving it there. If you leave a bike for any amount of time in London it will get stolen. Even a ?100 lock can be cut with an angle-grinder. It's about leaving thieves enough time with the bike to be able to do it. Your bike isn't going to get nicked from Peckham Pulse if you lock it up properly with a decent lock and don't leave it overnight or something.

Nice to see what the Memory Lane area used to look like. Before they built those awful flats on it.

I can't remember the old menu. It's a good place to drink a pint of adequately-gassed lager without being disgusted or deflowered . * IDEA: This can go on the new menu, if there's space for testimonies?

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Albert's being done up, isn't it? NOT being the landlord of said establishment, I wouldn't know ; ) EDIT : Is it? I've not been for a month or so. I hope they don't introduce new a menu featuring wind-dried tuna and halogen lighting : (

charliecharlie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > bit late to suggest this... but take them to the > Prince Albert or the Wishing Well and scare the > fcuk out of them... > that will improve your street cred no end... > > Hackney... my ar*se! > Bunch of ol' has beens.... what is scary about those pubs? the lack of wind-dried tuna on the menu? Prince Albert is ace , and cheap too. (Disclaimer, I am not the landlord of the Prince Albert)

jim_the_chin Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'd be interested in seeing the evidence base for > these types of posters improving performance That probably isn't the point of them.

mrs f Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There is someone who sells a lot of bikes on > Gumtree from east Dulwich, a few bikes a day, they > are all photographed outside in what looks like a > garden, do you think this could be them or somone > legit? > Dulwich Monkey, it might be worth checking if they > are selling you bike on there.... > The one problem with bikes becoming more and more > popular is that the bike theves are on the up and > they are getting better and better.... b*****ds! Google the number - if you get a bunch of other Gumtree listings it's a hunch it might be a thief. Gumtree is rife with stolen bikes.

Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Probably a end of financial year, > spend-it-or-lose-it, silly season wheeze. The > public sector is always chucking their unspent > money about this time of year to ensure they > maintain budgets for next year. Similarly you often see a load of public service-based publicity posters (particularly police ones, fellow cowering residents of ED) regarding all the good work being done in your area when there's an election looming.

here you go, over at the guardian they're debating this furiously http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/blog/2009/may/26/charity-shop-donations

I am open to bribes if The Vale needs another login? If it's a goer I'll remove this post to cover our tracks. ;-) Just get the copy over to me by Friday each week plus a cheque, and I'll do the rest : ) Additional jibes directed at rival establishements (eg The other day I saw a man sobbing into his flat pint outside The Gowlett, which looked to be on fire), will be extra.

Gowlett always impresses out of towners. That's it really.

alachlan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > True but my point is that you can't discriminate > betweeen someone poor or apparently not poor > taking the stuff - either way your treatment > should be the same. Why not think of it from the > person's point of view taking this stuff. Do they > feel less repugnant about themselves depending on > how much money they have? They are either needy or > not, or thieving or not. I never actuually brought that part into it, that's someone else's issue.. It's obvious that at some point the items will cost money when they are put on the shelves. You wouldn't steal from a charity shop when the items were in situ, why it it any different sifting through the pile outside? Parking a car up outside makes it all the more hilarious though. I often chastise people for it outside the one next to Boss Man Wines. None of them ever look particularly destitute. Just cheap.