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Can I ask, when you say Lordship Lane, are you really talking about the sorting office on Silvester Road? I'm wondering if they're open for collections at all...

"Technically the government does not recognise that ED has a plane noise problem" The government is right!!

is this really such a big deal? we live in a city, and a big, important one at that. i take the point that it's not ideally designed, but fundamentally this is never going to change. sure, lobby to keep things in check if it winds you up, but i personally couldn't give a monkeys.. in fact, like the previous poster i rather like staring up and letting the traffic put me in mind of previous trips away. if it's ruining your walks, then go to the country. if it's ruining your dream of "living in a village", then go and live in AN ACTUAL VILLAGE to whoever it was that said they couldn't hear the olympics commentary, and other similar comments i'd say... do you not suspect you're being just a little over-sensitive? and i was creasing up at the claim that we've got military flights overhead! have you ever heard a tornado jet fighter? no? ever seen the red arrows then? now that's loud... and NOT what i'd call a prominent local feature i'll say one thing to try and show i'm not just deliberately yanking people's chains here... i DID actually get rather hacked off at Concorde 4 times a day or whatever it was... i DID think that was a bit much noice-wise. glad the old thing's been put out to pasture, courtesy of some marvellous french driving anyway, i'll leave it at that. any longer would be a bit much to ask given the difficulties in reading and comprehending incurred by the relentless, remoreseless, deafening, nay, satanically doom-laden sound overhead

I meant take her to the Vale, obviously

Sharapova's in some serious bother on no.1 court at the moment. If she wants to nip over to ED on the train I'll happily console her over a pint tonight. Maybe take her in the Vale, somewhere classy like that. Actually for Shara I'd push the boat out and throw in a curry at Mirash.

Exactly... when Navratilova was at his peak he was winning every event he entered

Did Becker really just say (about the football) "Germany have to win 2-0 because if they're only one up, Allah will come down and equalize for Turkey"?? You've got to love him. Also, why are all blokes called Boris nutters? Yeltsin, Johnson etc..

Anyonoe else enjoying the tennis? Thought Murray was pretty impressive just now. His serve is in good nick - I don't think that injury is an issue at all. The Frenchie was good value (why are French tennis players all nutters BTW? Leconte being the prime example) In the women's that Keothavong looked quite good earlier on... great serve and big forehand. I loved it yesterday when Baltacha sank to her knees and started sobbing, after winning a 1st round match - quality!!! Can't wait to see her reaction if she gets through tomorrow. It's good as well with McEnroe and Henman in the commentary booth.... Mac constantly ribbing Tiger Tim

Jack, as far as I know, William Joyce aka Lord Haw Haw lived just off Dulwich Common, in a little road called Allison Grove up near the College. I got this from Brian Green's excellent History of Dulwich which you'll find in local libraries and bookshops. Of course he may also have lived in Barry Road at some point... it's just he's more commonly associated with Allison Grove. Either way, I wouldn't expect a blue plaque anytime soon!

I've had a few pints with Hair and he's a nice geezer... knows the area well and is somewhat of a local historian. His real name's Malcolm and if you see him out and about he's always up for a chat... though I haven't yet had the bottle to ask him about his barnet. Apologies BTW, the guy that said Terry's has closed down was right... it's got a different name now (which I've already forgotten). Should just be called Hair's.

No, no, they're going strong. Was in there last week getting some paint / paying my respects

yea you want to check Hair out in the summer-summer-time, relaxing in his deck chair out the front of Terry's, Chicago Bulls gear on.... liek a cross between Boyz n the Hood and Carry on Camping