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I know that I don't have a right to park my car outside my house in London etc etc, but it still seems a little unfair when our road is swamped by estate agents vehicles. I can only imagine it will get worse when the Foxton's minis appear. If we had permit parking then would the estate agents be allowed to get permits for so many vehicles? The photo below is fairly typical for our road and we quite often see as many as 6 of these beetles parked up. It would be nice if they could just spread them a bit more around the local area so they weren't so obviously taking up so much room :) http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1124/1359452280_ea0dee42dd.jpg?v=0

I think I might be and was going to read the article, then I saw where it was from...

Bellenden Belle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've heard very off-putting tales about the > customer service at tcc - can you reassure me? yes - I'm with susyp - it's unbeatable

DaveR Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I thought the food in Sema Thai was pretty good > for 'high street thai', and would go back in > preference to TCC Wow - if it beats TCC it must be good?! Is it similar prices? I presume it's not BYO either?

Get delivery from 3 Monkeys in Herne Hill. Pretty close to TN standard.

That's a really interesting point LtP. So really those percentages should be coming down as they aren't doing any more work!

can't believe this is lounged! seems very ED related to me....

I used to live near Bromley too James - well escaped!

ooh - cool. I play this already so will join the league... is definitely the best ff out there

erm - It's a DIY store. If I'm walking down the street and I see a smart frontage of a clothes shop I do probably think "that shop looks nice, I'll take a look inside and see if there's any clothes I might like" If I'm walking down the street and I see a smart frontage on a DIY shop do I think "that shop looks nice, I wonder if the have a nice Bosch 700w cordless drill"? Just not worth their while to look too flash. It's a great DIY shop and they are good value for money. If they started tarting it up I'd be wondering whether my drills would start costing a bit more... I'm happy with it as it is I'm afraid. Plus it makes for a bit of diversity as mentioned plenty of times on this forum.

mockney piers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This ones not bad > 'Scientifically' measuring East dulwich (from my > old address anyway) at 58% good. > My new address atop dog kennel hill in SE5, is 2% > better. In your face Lordship Lane ;) > > http://www.walkscore.com > > Tee hee, and letchworth from whence I > escaped...24% Bwah hah hah Hmm - I live just off LL and just scored 82, so back at ya Mockney! It does work with postcode by the way...

Just spotted this article from last month... http://www.people.co.uk/news/tm_headline=fury-as-1-300-cop-shops-face-chop&method=full&objectid=19457394&siteid=93463-name_page.html

I love White Stuff gear, so I'll be in with my voucher :). White Stuff doesn't really fit into the sort of "chains" that I don't want to see on LL! Are you planning on any evening openings?

I had "Your Song" by Elton John. If you think that's cheesy, my brother had the Titanic song (can't remember name) by Celine Dion....

LostThePlot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > nutty Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Maybe when my strict training schedule is over > after this weekend I might allow > > myself a beer or two again and come out.... > > Nutty, can I ask two questions > > What sort of pace/distance are you running at > currently? > Assuming we are of a similar pace (Se my runs > here > > Would you want a training partner for some of your > runs? > > Eric Eric - you are way out of my running league! Thanks for the offer but: a) I'm only running between 5-10k a session as it's part of a triathlon training (so quite often do 20-40k on a bike first then run) b) The triathlon I've been working toward is this weekend so training will be much less often afterwards c) I hate running, maybe because I weigh so much it hurts! (so re (b) unlikely to do so much running in the schedule post-tri) d) I have a baby due in September so suspect all training may go out of the window to make time for sleeping :) Again thanks for the offer, I suspect there are a few more accomplished runners on here who may join you if you start a dedicated post.... I like the sound of this wave - any ideas anyone?

I think that's the closest I've come to forum drinks.... ran past the dregs of you tidying up late afternoon. Maybe when my strict training schedule is over after this weekend I might allow myself a beer or two again and come out....

A bunch of property developers kept advertising a house despite accepting an offer from me and claiming the house was off the market (so I ended up getting gazumped). It has certainly made me more wary of them. But I guess there are some nice ones too!

*Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If the building hasn't been underpinned, or if > there's never been a claim for subsidence, then > you won't have any problems getting getting > building insurance (as ClareC says, Halifax are a > good bet and this is normally their policy for > SE22. We're with them as well). Even if your > building has shown significant movement and might > even be on the verge of needing underpinning, as > long as a claim hasn't been made you should be > ok. > > The problems start when there has been a claim > made in the past. I own a house that has had a claim made in the past and been underpinned but Halifax still do me quite a good deal.

I thought the police weren't allowed to chase kids on scooters any more in case this kind of thing happened? (note - not sure I agree with this but definitely heard it somewhere)

Isn't it called "Target Arms"?

Wow Louisa - strong words from one visit - perhaps a little harsh?! I've been a couple of times and I think it rates alongside Le Chardon. The nights where they have live music are great, but is a little overpriced (like Le Chardon). I believe the owners also own the little coffee shop in the village.

Dulwich DIY are always super helpful - they might point you in the direction of what you're looking for if they can't do it themselves?

Agree that they should have a meaningful punishment. Should really be approx the amount of extra money they've made by breaching the rules - I'm sure some clever bloke in the council can work out what that might be.... Perfectly happy to have them stay if the planners are happy to grant permission for liegitimate reasons, but they shouldn't do so because they have been "bullied" into it.

Keef Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why was 6 scared of 7? > > Cos 7, 8, 9!!! :)) > > Why did the baker's hands smell? > > Because he kneaded a poo :-S Ooh reminded me of: Why does Tigger smell? Because he's always playing with Poo.

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