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The Roundhouse to be dug up and moved south.

I'm afraid not Paul; they're coming to pick it up on Friday so they can bring the new one. I'll definitely be Christening the new one but hopefully not with red wine.

You're right about positive vibes Dopamine; we need to spend as much time praising as we do complaining. Here's a link to the sofa company. Give them a try - you'll have a stress-free purchase. http://www.sofa.com/

I've been re-furnishing my house so inevitably spending a lot of money and dealing with lots of different retailers with varying levels of customer service. Sometimes it feels like no matter how much money I spend, getting what I want is not as easy as it sould be. I despair of what passes for so called customer-service, I really do. Except for the marvellous www.sofa.com - in a league of their own. I bought a sofa from www.sofa.com and it arrived yesterday. I wasn't completely happy with it. I wanted a bigger one - my mistake - I should have measured properly and ordered a bigger one. So I phoned them to see if anything could be done and they're picking it up (free of charge) and delivering a bigger one (free of charge). No drama. When you phone them, you don't get put on hold or passed on to someone else or phoned back. Whoever picks up the call deals with the call - no hold music! They have a showroom at Chelsea which is a bit out of the way but when you get there they let you make yourself a cup of tea. Others could learn from them on the customer service front. I've got a Stella BTW, which is lovely.

I watched the CG programme on catch-up and enjoyed most of it. It didn't start out well; just a bunch of people showing off their posh kitchens - that's of no interest to anyone. The Farm and the people who campaigned against the roads - that was excellent. The Farmer was SE London's very own Rooster Byron! What's not to like?

Dreamchild - I'd forgotten about that film but I enjoyed it at the time.

?10 is so cheap it's practically putting the West End on a par with Peckham Plex. The play I'm most looking forward to is Privates on Parade with Simon Russell-Beale. I've booked a date near Christmas so it will be my personal panto. There are still some of the good ?10 seats left for this - the back of the Grand Circle - reall bargain. Can't wait.

Hello Ted I spent a staggering 8 hours at the Noel Coward yesterday for GATZ (which was brilliant). Personally I wouldn't go up to the top deck - it is a bit high. There were ?10 seats also in the stalls and the first circle (I think it's called the grand circle) and those have mostly been snapped up (but you might get lucky). The best seats left for ?10 are those in the 2nd circle (again, don't know what it's called) on the arms of the circle. Otherwise, I think the best bargain seats are those for ?27.50 on the very sides of the first circle. Those are the ones I've been booking and I went and looked at the view from the seats yesterday during one of the intervals in GATZ and they are terrific seats and a bargain at ?27.50. You can check the seats on www.theatremonkey.com but the seating plan shown is for GATZ which has removed most of the stalls. Hope this helps.

On a wet June Monday morning how can you not smile at "The Corpse Wore Pasties" by Jonny Porkpie? That made me so happy I want to be Jonny's girlfriend. Or, such treasures as "The Vengeful Virgin", "Honey in his Mouth", "Say it with Bullets" or, a personal favourite, "Losers Live Longer".

Michael Grandage, the ex-artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse, has formed a new company and has put together an amazing programme for this year/next year. He will be based at the Noel Coward Theatre on St Martins Lane, and his programme of 5 plays include the likes of Judy Dench, Simon Russell Beale, Jude Law and Daniel Radcliffe. Best of all, there are masses of ?10 tickets for each show. You can book online or go to the theatre in person and book at the box office. http://www.michaelgrandagecompany.com/

Ha ha. I've got a bottle of Malibu I can bring round to you once the sherry's gone. Px

You've got that backwards. Where ED goes today, the civilised world follows tomorrow. I have no idea what I'm talking about but I've had a caffeine rush and I'm just trying to lighten things up.

Is there some reason why you can't switch the TV off or change channels when some programme comes on that, for whatever reason, displeases you? It's very "Alf Garnett" to be shouting abuse at the TV in this day and age.

There's a Sycamore on some land next to my garden. My builders chopped it down last year but it has grown back so I need to chop it down again and put that rubber stuff round the stump. Sycamore is a horrid tree. This one used to take all the light away from my poor little garden. It must die.

There should be a sarcasm font. Coloured yellow with a scull on either side (a nod to McQueen there).

You get service with a smile at Rye Books. Very pleasant people.

It's very cowardly to leave a note venting like that. Rise above it and don't let it upset you.

Isn't that a cocktail. Bit early isn't it? Slippery slope.

How to avoid speaking with Eddie Izzard when he's sat at your desk? No, I give up. Were you on drugs? Shamefull.

Cake please.

Eddie's absolutely right about everything and I would. I have a thing for Eddies (Izzard / Vedder).

So sorry Rosie. Eddie Izzard.... Pears can just f*u*ck off too. 'Cause they're gorgeous little beasts, but they're ripe for half an hour, and you're never there. They're like a rock or they're mush. In the supermarket, people banging in nails. "I'll just put these shelves up, mate, then you can have the pear." ? So you think, "I'll take them home and they'll ripen up." But you put them in the bowl at home, and they sit there, going, "No! No! Don't ripen yet, don't ripen yet. Wait til he goes out the room! Ripen! Now now now!"

Well spotted Alan Medic. The "classes" had passed me by. But that happens a lot when I'm on the forum in the wee hours and a few glasses of red. Sounds like you all need to get together to talk about the problem. From what you've said, sounds like you're the one doing all the compromising. That's not really how it should work. Sit down and talk about the parties, the 5.30am unwanted wake-up calls and the classes. Find a way forwards that everyone can live with.

Chick Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Northlondoner certainly has no chips on any > shoulder. Do you watch constant reruns of Love > Thy Neighbour? I thought ?chip on the shoulder? > went out with bell bottoms & flares. > > I hate that term, it?s only ever used by racists > or the magnificently ignorant. > > Which are you? "Chip on the shoulder" is a perfectly valid use of English. It has no racist connotations and to label someone a racist or "magnificently ignorant" just because you don't like the words they use to express themselves is ignorant.

My house is fully soundproofed between floors. It was done as part of a rennovation. It cost a lot of money and the work was disruptive. This corner was cut on so many ED properties and it creates misery for the residents. Without proper soundproofing the only way forward is compromise and a spirit of goodwill on all sides. Tallulah - you have compromised. Personally, I don't think it is unreasonable that someone should have the occasional party and be playing music at 11.30pm. Yes, some people do need to sleep at 11.30pm. But some people (most definitely myself) need to sleep at 5.30am.