HellNoHellYeah

William Rose accepts cheques. So does that pet shop on NorthCross Road, where I buy my husband's food.

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Spotted a man sporting a gold medallion, chest-wig, Bryl-creemed hair and nylon slacks that showed of his disconcertingly wide hips. He appeared to be soliciting female attention openly on the street. Do bear this in mind if shopping or having dinner locally.

Green & Blue are fab!

CTFU I think I have eaten from there and found it pretty nice but not mind-blowing. Not even earth-shattering. ojm Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm sure others will also have had the Dulwich > Tandoori takeaway menu through the door over the > last few days. Aside from its rather bland layout, > the main thing that caught my eye was some of the > almost hyperbolic quotes on the front page, from > some rather lofty journalistic institutions. > > I quote (spelling mistakes, grammatical howlers, > and all): > > "Dulwich Tandoori is easily the best of the five > Indian Restaurants in which it is located. Nothing > that should be specially recommended, whatever > they do, they do well. For the best Indian food > that money can buy, yoou can't beat the Dulwich > Tandoori" - Time Out > > "Most Indian restaurants are perfectly adequate, > very similar in food and standards, the trick is > to find one that stands out, this is one of those" > - Punch > > I call upon the investigative and intellectual > muscle of the EDF to mull-over the following > questions (personal opinion regarding my feelings > of the actual quality of their food aside): > > - Did Punch really do restaurant reviews during > its existence? Of distinctly non-Michelin-starred > Indian takeaways? > - Have editorial standards at Time Out really sunk > so low as to have decided against conventional use > of the grammatical institution of sentence > structure? And with such lofty recommendation as > "the best that money can buy", why no obvious sign > of awards, knighthoods or notoriety beyond our > boundaries? > - Why can't these quotes be found anywhere online, > other than the Dulwich Tandoori's own marketing > material? > > I dearly long to be proven wrong in hypothesising > that the whiff of rat is in our midst, and will > happily take back any such insinuation should > evidence to the contrary present itself.......

That's great. Congrats, and enjoy! Lewishamman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am almost sure there is a new brothel in my road > as I see men coming and going all the time when I > am home and I must say some rather unsavory > looking men in BMW's. I have not called the police > as I don't want to get shot but it is rather > unpleseant .

This is really interesting! JoJo09 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Gimme Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > One thing for sure is that spending a bit more > on > > a bottle is likely to lead to less hangover. > > Drunk an entire bottle of Alsace Riesling last > > night (probably about 9 or 10 quid a bottle) > and > > no trace of a hangover. > > Better wine generally contains less chemicals, > > therefore generally, less hangover... > > God knows what they put in the ?3 bottles of > > Aussie red! > > Bit like the difference between turkey > twizzlers > > and a bit of organic turkey really. > > > I'll second that! Got caught up in > recession-fuelled frugalness after being made > redundant and decided to purchase a bottle of > Pinot from Threshers as it was considerably less > than what i normally spend. I then spent the > whole of the next day confined to my bed apart > from a few trips to hug the cistern - took me > right back to my teenage days! It's definately > worth getting a quality bottle over saving a few > quid.

Typically ?1000 to ?1500 http://www.gucci.com/uk/uk-english/uk/fall-winter-09/handbags/#0-1025779-228584A7M0R9022 Gimme Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > HellNoHellYeah Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Gimme Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Buying wine is like everything. There's a > > target > > > market. If you aren't the target market don't > > go > > > there. > > > If you don't like spending more than ?5 on a > > > bottle of wine then don't go to Green and > Blue > > - > > > use Threshers or the corner shop (or if you > > really > > > don't like wine but like getting drunk go for > > > Somerfield's special offer on Isla Negra). > > > If you really like wine and are prepared to > > spend > > > ?10 for something that is more expensive to > > make > > > but should also have more depth of flavour > then > > go > > > to Green and Blue. > > > > > > I don't like handbags and therefore cannot > > > understand in a million years why someone > would > > > buy a Gucci handbag for ?400. > > > But I'm not going to slag off people who like > > > spending a quarter of their monthly wage on a > > > handbag as 'pretentious knobs'. > > > > > > Green and Blue has been awarded best > > independent > > > wine merchant by Decanter magazine readers - > > who > > > probably know something about wine. Nicolas > is > > > universally despised by wine writers (from > what > > > I've seen). But not everyone agrees with the > > views > > > of magazines and wine writers so if someone > > thinks > > > that Nicolas is 'better' than Green and Blue > > > that's fair enough - it's their opinion. > > > > > > Personally I like Green and Blue for wine and > > > probably wouldn't go anywhere else in LL but > > > that's because I'm willing to pay a bit more > for > > a > > > bottle of wine than some people (but less for > a > > > handbag!). Bossman is (IMHO) pretty duff for > > wine > > > but they have a totally superb beer > selection. > > And > > > the local shop that does 6 cans of strong > lager > > > for a ?5 can't be beaten for a BBQ. > > > > > > Let's celebrate Lordship Lane. Something for > > > everyone! > > > > You can get Gucci handbags for ?400?? Never > seen > > one that cheap. > > > Never bought a Gucci handbag but I thought that > ?400 was suitably ridiculous for a handbag.... > :-) > How much do they really cost?

Green and Blue is actually very good. They don't do the hard sell and the staff are extremely knowledgeable but at the same time informal, approachable and not at all pushy. Nicolas, not sure I've ever been in there. Bossman, one of the workers there is just disgusting. Oddbins, reasonable wine selection (just about) but the staff I've met in there has no interest in doing his job at all. So my vote for best offy on LL goes to Green and Blue by a long shot. Not all of their wine is expensive either as I picked up a bottle for ?5-ish at one point.

Gimme Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Buying wine is like everything. There's a target > market. If you aren't the target market don't go > there. > If you don't like spending more than ?5 on a > bottle of wine then don't go to Green and Blue - > use Threshers or the corner shop (or if you really > don't like wine but like getting drunk go for > Somerfield's special offer on Isla Negra). > If you really like wine and are prepared to spend > ?10 for something that is more expensive to make > but should also have more depth of flavour then go > to Green and Blue. > > I don't like handbags and therefore cannot > understand in a million years why someone would > buy a Gucci handbag for ?400. > But I'm not going to slag off people who like > spending a quarter of their monthly wage on a > handbag as 'pretentious knobs'. > > Green and Blue has been awarded best independent > wine merchant by Decanter magazine readers - who > probably know something about wine. Nicolas is > universally despised by wine writers (from what > I've seen). But not everyone agrees with the views > of magazines and wine writers so if someone thinks > that Nicolas is 'better' than Green and Blue > that's fair enough - it's their opinion. > > Personally I like Green and Blue for wine and > probably wouldn't go anywhere else in LL but > that's because I'm willing to pay a bit more for a > bottle of wine than some people (but less for a > handbag!). Bossman is (IMHO) pretty duff for wine > but they have a totally superb beer selection. And > the local shop that does 6 cans of strong lager > for a ?5 can't be beaten for a BBQ. > > Let's celebrate Lordship Lane. Something for > everyone! You can get Gucci handbags for ?400?? Never seen one that cheap.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > louisiana Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > internet notification or nothing before long. > > Indeed... of course several banks/insurance > companies are starting to offer products which are > "paper-free". Seems like the obvious thing to do, > in terms of environmental impact, costs, and also > convenience. Paper bills seem pretty pointless in > most cases too. Often paper bills or statements are needed for ID purposes, when opening a new bank account, applying for a mortgage or whatever. Fuck the postal strikers, I am sick of them!

Is receiving post now a thing of the past. What is the latest status? Have Royal Mail closed down entirely for good?

What utter pricks! Excuse the pun!

Writing is notoriously underpaid. I should know. I do it for a living. That said, it is the best job in the world IMHO

TillieTrotter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I like Bossman for the normal quaffables and the > guy is really friendly. Nicholas for that certain > something. A tad too friendly if you catch my drift :X