Big Hole (now a tree) in Goose Green Roundabout

[Moos]

Tch, MacRoban, not worthy of our wise Chancellor. Problem?? Opportunity? One tree and a brawny young chap to hold up the other end / act as fan-wallah.

[jumpinjackflash]

Exactly - young, well muscled and preferably oiled up. Hmmm, maybe I should put up an ad in the Wanted, Offered section..

[Administrator]

Please stay on topic

[jumpinjackflash]

Sir, Yes Sir

[Sue]

When I voted I made the point that they shouldn't have anything which blocked visibility.

Quite apart from other issues.

I suggested large plants rather than a tree.

A palm tree is really going to blend well with the surroundings, isn't it. Not.

Oh well, at least we aren't getting some council person's idea of good art. Or a twee signpost (whose idea was that ffs).

:-S

[Brendan]

Why does it need to come from Chile anyway? I saw a palm tree in the garden centre in Streatham just the other day.

[Michael Palaeologus]

Streatham is in Lambeth, we cant have anything from Lambeth filling our 'ole!

[monica]

Oh Brendan i think i actually love you, you funny funny man, southwark like to go all the way and find a authentic palm tree, so chilli me thinks is a lot more exotic then streatham.

[Nero]

A palm tree? What about a nice oak? Sheesh. PCGM!

[Asset]

global warming Nero

[Brendan]

Global warming my bum! I had to put the heating on this weekend! If this weather carries on the roundabout is going to look like one of those news reports you get from Florida when they get hit by a Hurricane. All rain-lashed streets and a palm tree bent sideways by the wind.

[KalamityKel]

Or hit by a bus/lorry

[Mark]

I see a tree has been put there, a palm tree. A short stubby one at that but I definately saw it this morning. Did anyone else see it?

[Torben Pieknik]

I've seen it, I think it was there at the weekend. It is pretty stubby.

[Mrs Y]

Does it look like a pineapple?

[Ant]

Yes, I've seen it. Quite like it. I think the short stubby ones like that may be date palms, but someone who knows more about this sort of thing may well know better.

[*Bob*]

I give it a week

[macroban]

Is this the ?35k tree we paid for?

I must go down that way at the weekend.

[Sue]

?35k???

Where did that figure come from - have I missed something?

:-S

[Drxyster]

"Their digging it round and it ought to be square"

[macroban]

I walked down Lordship Lane this morning to visit the tree. It's not a tree, but it's quite nice.

[Gilles]

Is it like that tiny monkey puzzle tree on the corner of the common that nevers seems to grow?