Coffee Time

[Lord Lordship]

Is it just me, or is anyone else getting thoroughly sick and tired of all these mothers invading the coffee shops of East Dulwich day after day? I was in Caffe Nero the other day and thought I'd stepped into a nursery by mistake - the place was wall-to-wall mothers and their yapping offspring. I could barely hear myself think.

Do these people have nothing better to do all day than sit around sharing a skinny Cappuccino between four, whilst talking about house prices and speculating as to when M&S and/or Waitrose will arrive on Lordship Lane? Do they have no homes to go to? Don't they know that they can safely plonk their sprogs down in front of a Tweenies DVD and get laced into a bottle of Gin for the afternoon, before their hubby gets home after a hard day at the Stock Exchange?

[Keef]

Are you a wind up merchant? If not, take cover, because I suspect you've just made lots of enemies!!!

For my part, as long as it keeps them out the pubs, they can have the coffee shops! ;-) *legs it!*

[georgia]

Ha ha Keef. >:D<

I guess they've as much right as anyone else to use the coffee shops. But of course you are only winding us up....

[Jeremy]

Yes, we all know that city traders work "at the Stock Exchange".

[*Bob*]

I love these threads. Why do they always seem to come from first-time posters? Hmmm..

What were you doing in Caffe Nero, Lord Lordship?

Formulating a cure for cancer or solving the world's energy crisis, no doubt.

[MadWorld74]

GO Lord Lordship!!... it's a freeworld and damn we can make enemies if we want to. ;-)

[Fear 'n boozin]

Keef, I think you've hit the nail on the head there. Jeeze, just imagine what the cpt would be like if it were full of yummy mummies....mmmm, ok, maybe not soo bad, but screaming children, even quite children, they'd make me feel guilty about smoking, them with their beady cute eyes, looking at me, screaming at me....'but you're killing me...' *shudders*. Now, surely we should debate just how many coffe shops ed needs...

If I could, I'd Lounge meself.

*Lounged* (awaiting Mr Admins approval. Obviously)

[Brendan]

Well it seems obvious from what has been said here that ED needs just enough coffee shops to keep the baby-buggies out the pubs so the rest of us can smoke guilt free for the next 22 days 9 hrs and 35 minutes.

[Keef]

Hell Yes!!!!!!

[Lord Lordship]

*Bob* - I'm glad you love the thread that I have started. I hope I can continue to be as inspired with my subject matter in the future.

Oh, and by the way - the cure for cancer is coming along nicely. If only these damn babies would stop screaming for a few minutes I might yet have my Eureka moment.

[RosieH]

I've heard that a little antihistamine sends them right off to sleep...

[Lord Lordship]

RosieH - that could be the answer. Antihistamine for the mums and valium for the kids.

[MadWorld74]

free valium for all ED locals, now hell yeah!.....

[RosieH]

Don't need valium, we're getting the White Company (ah, that's another thread).

[James]

Perhaps Lord Lordship is the Mr Hyde to Dulwichmum's Dr Jekyll. If you catch my drift?

[*Bob*]

I reckon Louisa's down the internet cafe with a hipflask and a few likeminded pals.

[RosieH]

I was hoping for a dark overlord

[SeanMacGabhann]

Come on *Bob* - no need to pick on Louisa for no reason. She's been very pleasant of late and it's a bit mean to pick on someone on a thread where they haven't said anything

Is this thread about coffee places or the tired old subject of mums?

Both have been discussed to death hereabouts - I do remember being shocked years ago when I went to Pizza Express in the village (I was young) and how LOUD it was for a Thursday afternoon - but to be fair most of us are at work and if I was a mum/dad/au pair I would want out of the house so good luck to 'em I say

Far better to tootle of to Jack's for your cuppa Joe

[Keef]

Mrs Keef made me go to that Pizza Express with her nephew on a Sunday, with a hangover!!!!!!!!!! I don't think I need to say anything more about that!

[SeanMacGabhann]

Dante's 4th circle of hell I imagine Keef

http://danteworlds.laits.utexas.edu/gallery/0601circle.jpg

[Fear 'n boozin]

bet you did the running man keef!

[MadWorld74]

Try going to GBK with a hangover!!!!! It's like a scene from a vicious 1960's psychedelic flick....oooh the colours, the noise...the the...(crawl under the table and wait until everyone's gone it's all too much)

Anyway, hehem, back to the thread.

[macroban]

If Caffe Nero does not have planning permission, is it illegal to drink there?

[Keef]

Cool, an illegal drinking den in our very own ED! >:D

[Fear 'n boozin]

This probably isn't the thread for this, but it should have been lounged ages ago, so I doubt it matters...Anyway, if is illegal, can we all pop down enmass with some old skool ghetto blasters and drink our coffee whilst breaking the law? It'd drown out them children.