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My dad had a great story where he moved a sofa from Whitechapel to Mile End (big, haevy duty old style thing) and he bought the lifters a pint at every pub they passed, which they drank sitting on the sofa....if they went straight up the Whitechapel Road that's a fook of a lot of pubs, or was in 1960.

Stephieee Wrote:

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> That would be perfect, I didn't even think someone

> would be able to loan me something like that.

> Would I be able to borrow it this weekend? I will

> of course provide baked goods in return!


if you still want it let me know,

Indeed, and I'm sure somebody would offer a lift. I'm not around and have slipped discs. The old, only 100m thing reminded me of a time I Helped an elderly lady with 1 bag of shopping. Only 1 bag...once I'd dropped it at her door, I ended up moving a chair, 3 book boxes from upstairs downstairs and various other bits and bobs..40 mins later the crafty devil had gotten a mini removal out of me. Good deed done though.


Jeremy Wrote:

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> It's only 100m - would take two people literally 2

> minutes to carry. I'm sure if you post the name of

> your road, someone nearby will volunteer to help

> you.

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