Muley

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- What with all you self congratulatory lounge bar lawyers putting the world to rights thinking you're intelligent and boring the pants off of everyone. Priceless!

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Muley why do you think the murals are created by > local people ? > And if you mean the people who own the walls > should check with their neighbours first before > creating them, should that include passers-by ? > If everyone likes the mural that a person creates > on the side of his house, is he a tool ? > If 15% do not like the mural that a person creates > on the side of his house, is he a tool (or only > 15% tool) ? > Would respect for neighbours only be demonstrable > in ED if there were absolutely NO murals, or only > if there were murals that had gone up with 100% > approval from 'the neighbours' (and please clarify > if that includes passers-by) ? Blimey KK, stick, wrong end, getting hold of... DF wrote "Show some respect to your neighbours. Not everyone wants to live in a ghetto", to which I responded "Maybe 'show some respect your neighbours' by not being a tool". Really Foxy? You think ED is being turned into a ghetto? Do you feel that you are personally being disrespected? KK, you asked 'Would respect for neighbours only be demonstrable in ED if there were absolutely NO murals, or only if there were murals that had gone up with 100% approval from 'the neighbours' (and please clarify if that includes passers-by). Clearly Foxy thinks so.

Maybe 'show some respect for your neighbours' by not being such a tool

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well I recently saw some 'idiot' with a child at > the rear of their bicycle > and a second seated on what appeared to be > another seat on the cross-bar. > > I simple could not believe it. > > Bicycles are dangerous enough without endangering > the lives of your kids. > > DulwichFox Hmm, interesting view. I used to regularly take my two kids on the bike that way, which they loved. The seat on the cross bar was a 'Weeride' (very comfortable and protective for the child), which makes the bike very stable as it centres the child's weight with that of the rider, counterbalancing the weight of the child at the back. This included going up and down Dog Kennel Hill on the nursery run. I do not consider myself an idiot, nor would I do anything to endanger my kids. Even my wife, despite being terrified of cycling in London herself, felt confident that I could keep them safe. You seem to have a very strong opinion there. What's your experience of cycling , Foxy?

And a gay sauna, obviously!

Blimey, I find myself in agreement with Foxy! Well done jack-G-S for your post. All road users owe courtesy to each other, especially those more vulnerable. That's why it's infuriating to see dangerous driving, but also to hear about cyclists like that ar*sehole titch juice described ploughing through pedestrians on a crossing. Blah Blah, what was the point of your post?

Eh? Ah, no. I think its a given that your Jaffa cake is best consumed whole in one gulp, thus avoiding any rogue crumbs. Or is that just me being a greedy sod?

*pauses to reflect upon the ramifications of over hasty posting*

Oh reflection, maybe that should have gone in the irrational rage thread.

Have just inadvertently eaten a Jaffa cake upside down. Instead of soft sponge on the tongue and rich dark chocolate loveliness on the palate everything was inverted and it seemed momentarily that a terrifying new world had emerged in which the natural order of things was lost and that life itself was balanced precariously on the very edge of a deep pit of chaos and despair. Then I thought to myself 'Oh well, at least the orangey bit stayed in the middle' and a sense of perspective returned.

Matthew, as you've expressed concern about noise, can you guarantee these dogs kennelled on the street won't be causing a nuisance with their barking? Just askin'...

Certainly, the aesthetics of the design could be improved, and probably will if the scheme is successful, but the idea remains sound. Is the opposition to the hangers based solely on aesthetic grounds? As previously stated it's unlikely that the designers would have overlooked a dampening mechanism on the gate, so noise is unlikely to be an issue. It also seems to me irrelevant if the cycle hangers take up a parking space, or if that space is regained due to resulting increased bike/reduced car use. If a motorist owns two or more vehicles they can (and will) park them on the street. If a cyclist owns two or more bikes and wishes to keep one secured in a hanger, they can. BTW, a quick glance anywhere around ED will prove that the streets are hardly lined exclusively with beautifully designed German cars!

matthew123 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------ "but it is somehow assumed that the rest of us are doing cartwheels over the idea of these pieces of metal junk lining our streets" Such as cars, for example?

#cockwomble

Annoying popular anthems that you're expected to 'dance' to as part of a group at parties, punching the air and shouting the lyrics- "Born in the USA, I was borrrn in the USA..." "It's up to yooo New York, New Yorrrrrrk" No. Just feck off.

Ironing boards. Loathsome proxy bastard ironing boards.

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Comparing Penge or anywhere else to Dartford is > below the belt man. Just to say that Dartford has a WAITROSE, while ED and Penge don't, so suck on THAT! BTW, good to see the return of the estimable EDF term 'cookwank' on this thread.

Hearing 'All the young dudes' on the canned muzak in M&S today, with the line "And Wendy's stealing clothes from Marks and Sparks". Laughed out loud but then had to explain to my ten year old why this was funny. Except, of course, it's not funny because it's wrong to steal and you can get into a lot of trouble, etc, etc. All this while my wife looked on, smirking and rolling her eyes. At least for a fleeting moment it made me laugh.

Yeah, don't f*ck with the pandas- they're much harder than wrestlers

Ah DM, I can picture you taking a turn around the quiet room on a Pashley Princess, sporting a floral print sundress, a G&T and a huge handbag, but winning an Olympic gold or the Tour de France? Mais non! Oh, BTW Dulwich Village Idiot, this is how it's done. Watch and learn...

Now dulwichmum, that's SIR Bradley Wiggins- a little respect for a knight of the realm please!

Joggers who spit as they run down the road. If you really have to gob out your phlegm in the street, perhaps you could have the courtesy to aim into the gutter rather than splatter it over the pavement?

Birds. Look, I like you and all. You brighten up a sunny day with your cheerful chirruping and I will happily chase cats out of our garden so they don't threaten the robins nesting in our tree. But, BUT, what, at the first glimmer of light, is the dawn chorus all about? I mean, really? You all have to get together and scream your soddin' beaks off? If the neighbours had a party that loud at four in the morning I'd be phoning the council. Sort it out will ya, it's just plain antisocial.

Pulls black balaclava over face and glances round. Nothing moving, or any visible sign of life. Tiptoes in to Quiet Room, silently removes bomb from backpack, conceals it, and sets timer. "Enough Semtex to bring the whole place down. In twenty minutes 'goodbye Quiet Room and all who sail in her'. Mwahahahaha". Exits silently, still laughing evil laugh...

lane lover Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > FFS, do you seriously have that much time on your > hands? > > If this is your biggest problem in life, then good > to you! > > Seriously, get a life! Well LL, If you're able to be so dismissive of the matter then 'good to you'. Me, I've sustained severe spinal damage which means I now walk, laboriously, with crutches and my balance is shot. Dodging around overgrowth, especially on uneven paving, is a real hazard. Still, as it's no bother to you, maybe I should just 'get a life'.