Elphinstone's Army

the mechanics of voting are rudimentary and primitive : in our block we have mail and voting slips coming for tenants who have long gone. Certainly there should be something with an address and name on and pictorial identity, it is all so sloppy, I despair. But after all the rhetoric which has been forthcoming these last few weeks, surely we have all put our mark where our mouth is? how can there have been a low turnout? perhaps as I did, people will vote post work??? Eight minutes left to change our world

rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > alice Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Always thought mr Jimmy was Jimmy hendrix > > > Interesting entry on that here: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Hutmaker How on earth did you find this? it's really interesting. I thought at first it was tenuous, but there is no reason why it cannot be true? thanks.

alice Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Always thought mr Jimmy was Jimmy hendrix hello Alice, I think perhaps we were meant to? but Hendrix lived in Mayfair on Brook Street, in a house formerly occupied by Handel. So I am not sure that if he was ill he would be standing in line in Chelsea, it's a bit of a bus ride, even allowing for artistic licence, but Steveo would know this. Where is he when you need him?

well you didn't get my attention, I didn't even look

Thank you for posting this - the spelling, grammar, syntax, split infinitives, and dull tone are not exactly dynamic. However, the gist is that nothing productive is being done by Wandle, The notion that somehow it is the resident's fault/responsibility/burden whether practically, fiscally or morally, to be utterly disingenuous. In the Spring magazine, Wandle picture and describe,l,000 new homes for south London. ready for 2021. at Grange Walk Bermondsey, 34 flats to rent and 22 for shared ownership, Valentine Place, 13 flats for rent and 6 for shared ownership. this can be seen on wandle.com/newhomes I realise the tenants want to stay in Peckham of course they do if they have chidren at school, or in fact, want to stay. But they are being disenfranchised, dismissed, sidelined, without being offered, as recompense for the upheaval, stress, inconvenience and imposition of indifference on the part of their landlords, Wandle, new accommodation in which they could at least be together. A forward completion time notwithstanding. Bearing in mind as someone pointed out earlier, there are no cracks showing yet in their current accommodation. Who can cut through the sheer bloody minded intransigence of all from the euphemistically described 'customer services' to the almost monstrous CEO Tracey Lees. There is another word I feel would describe the head of the fish but I fear is possibly libellous, usually involving lack of empathy.

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You certainly aren't drinking alone. I'm on the > Malbec, which considering the weather is quite > unusual for me. > > Louisa. hello Louisa, how are you holding up? yes it's heady, in this humid weather, but what the hell, Cheers !!

uncleglen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 'And I went down to the demonstration > To get my fair share of abuse > Singing, "We're gonna vent our frustration > If we don't we're gonna blow a 50-amp fuse"' > > and > > 'I saw (her) today at the reception > In (her) glass was a bleeding man > (She) was practiced at the art of deception > Well I could tell by (her) blood-stained hands' yes, is this from memory? Let it Bleed, wonderful stuff, remember the steel fronted Chelsea Drug Store, the Bach Choir and Madeline Bell singing backing, I suppose you know it was Delia Smith baked (and decorated) the cake?! Mr Jimmy was the guy playing the drums?

Jah Lush, I swear it was deliberately provocative, in order to draw you out... I watched the clip thank you, the wonderful Madeline Kahn, well all of them, what a romp. Of course there is nothing preventing You from discussing it ?! Should I take it that you are not anxious, merely miffed disappointed yet equable? I will be drinking alone at this rate.

Is anyone else feeling anxious/uncertain/nervous/trepidatious/concerned about the vote today, one way or the other? I am seriously considering two Kalms or maybe find the brandy I know is in the cupboard under the sink at the back in the corner. Which is pitiful really when I see the pictures of cars submerged, polling stations closed through flooding and trains cancelled and people wading through fords to vote. And I had only to walk 2 mins on damp pavement. I have enjoyed the debates, thank you, mostly reasoned arguments, passionately put, all thought provoking, some erudite, some not so much, all courteous, a credit to the Forum. I have 'You can't always get what you want' in my head, and have to believe the truth of the following line, but if you try sometime, you just might find, you get what you need...

Whilst many comments are attempting to pin the tail on the donkey, this does not help the residents of Solomons Passage who will not be thrilled to receive the Wandle propaganda in the guise of a house magazine, the cover of which declares, '1,000 new homes - tackling south London's housing crisis' with an abject lack of irony, awareness or concern.

singalto Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Snarl and the police say it is the work of one > person. Copycat killings can be ruled out as much > of the info regarding the killings have not been > released. I believe you have just proved my theory. This appears to be the work of one person as the MO is identical, shared online. Details may not have been released in the traditional manner, but in this day and age this is irrelevant. As you will realise when a cats in both say, Perivale and Nunhead are killed and mutilated on the same night. As may well have happened. Whilst you are stuck with a 'one killer with a fast bike' intransigence then you are impeding a wider investigation.

steveo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No fool like an old fool Al so rude, and out of context anyway.

rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I sort of half agree with you Abe, but sometimes a > little discretion has to be exercised - for > example there was an article in The Guardian > recently reporting how Brighton council had been > ordering people to tear down the cycle storage > boxes in their front gardens as by law any > development beyond the street facing building > boundary needs planning permission. If Southwark > suddenly decided to follow the same course I think > most would agree it was a pointless waste of time > and money...there are some laws more honoured in > the breach than the observance, as the Danish chap > said. > > How about Glazer Delmar can keep their ad in > exchange for some pro bono advice for the > Solomon's Passage residents? Just a thought... Also, the Brighton example which you offered referred to many bins and covers : this solicitors sign is singular, and more easily dealt with ha ha ' maniacal laughter '

rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I sort of half agree with you Abe, but sometimes a > little discretion has to be exercised - for > example there was an article in The Guardian > recently reporting how Brighton council had been > ordering people to tear down the cycle storage > boxes in their front gardens as by law any > development beyond the street facing building > boundary needs planning permission. If Southwark > suddenly decided to follow the same course I think > most would agree it was a pointless waste of time > and money...there are some laws more honoured in > the breach than the observance, as the Danish chap > said. > > How about Glazer Delmar can keep their ad in > exchange for some pro bono advice for the > Solomon's Passage residents? Just a thought... a fine sentiment displayed, however : see my earlier post : Glazer Delmar take instructions from landlords and not tenants. This was my seemingly tenuous link to the sign outside Londis, i.e. : when I asked at reception did the company deal with landlord/tenant disputes I was told, we work for the landlord. I am also a Wandle tenant, but not from Solomon's Passage, at my wit's end with them. And then spurned by my local solicitors; and despite Steveo's assumption that they will work for fiscal reward = ergo, the sign has to come down - see my logic and reasoning?

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What is this electric swatter thing called? Sounds > easier than trying to squish them on the ceiling > with a broom handle :)) Sue they have them in Poundland! (need battery)

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Elphinstone's Army Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > Steveo > > throw away your spade, you are out of your depth > - > > literally and figuratively > Yes ! you are quite right Sue, where that came from who knows, thanks for pointing it out, Confused by Idioms! > > How can he be "literally" out of his depth? > > Unless he is presently in water?!

steveo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Mr Army: My original response was wrong and I > admitted it. What I meant was that Glazer Delmar > will work for anyone who can afford to pay them. > > And I suspect you knew that was what I meant hello steveo, I did not say I could not afford the advice from GD, it would not matter, they do not represent or work for the tenant, and this wry throw away line of mine has gathered speed. It was an alert as much as anything. Thank you for your reply, the sign will, I suspect, stay.

go to bed and stop fretting, you have an early start tomorrow remember ! safe travels

steveo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hung like a bee hello steveo, I will try to be gentle with you as you are young and foolish. You cannot have escaped the media coverage of this man, and must have absorbed at least a modicum of his influence on the world of sport, politics, entertainment, what a powerful presence he was. To be diminished by a puerile remark was unworthy and hope you feel well and truly admonished embarrassed and ultimately ashamed. A complex man, granted, and not necessarily a 'nice' man but one who made us all think and consider, the white man, the black man, he was a mirror to our feelings, prejudices, racial experience, and sterling entertainment whilst taking Michael Parkinson apart. He was close to Prince, they had a good rapport. We forgave him many things, for the fortitude and charisma he afforded, and sad that he has left us, a mighty presence in our midst, a bright light extinguished.

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Elphinstone's Army Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Many years ago I had a 45 rpm of Cassius Clay, > > singing 'Stand by Me' which I really loved, b > side > > was 'The legend of Cassius Clay', - "This is > the > > legend of Cassius Clay, the most beautiful > fighter > > in the world today" > > > > Does anyone else remember it? > > > > I also remember Ali on Parkinson, and his > > 'bluebirds fly with bluebirds' speech, and > always > > the quick quip. > > > > And with the torch at the Olympics. > > > > Rest in Peace, Champ > > > hello Otta, thank you for this : I realise I could have looked it up/googled/youtubed, but my posting was spontaneous. I am impressed that you did this, you are my hero, thank you, Jenny x x

steveo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > However, I'm sure they'd represent any tenant who > didn't need legal aid or pro bono. > > Or who was a tenant of an existing client. the existing client being the landlord - Steveo throw away your spade, you are out of your depth - literally and figuratively

This firm work for landlords but not tenants. On this premise alone I believe the sign should be removed.

Article in the Guardian this morning on John the Unicorn under Gran Designs (sic)

I thought you were telling us Frank's was open ?!

steveo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hung like a bee unnecessary, immature, disrespectful