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mlteenie

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  1. Horrible news and I hope she recovers and they catch the scumbag. As my neighbour told me t'other day, as an ex-policeman and MP in 'Nam (I do not jest), when he pops down the Rye with his dog at night, he always carries a bright torch and a walking stick 'just in case'. You aim the torch in the eyes and hit the neck or knees, apparently.... unlikely to be fatal and they ain't going anywhere. Obviously, few of us would relish being in that situation, but somehow I find the guidance er, ...interesting.
  2. I came home at 12:30 last night and there were police and tape across the road (the ED station side). I believe it was a stabbing. Violent crime seems to be occurring more often and closer to (our)home these days.
  3. Just tried to get a meter, but they are restricted to a certain part of SE22, not my street. Boo!
  4. Just heard a very interesting slot on R4 about sustainable energy. Many of us in ED are rightly concerned about the environment, but perhaps like me, you are not really sure about what the most effective ways to help the planet are. For example, I have just heard that turning off our mobile phone chargers (as we are continually urged to do) saves 1% of the power used to run a 40W lightbulb all day: i.e., 1% of 1 kWh. Fair enough,, but to put that into perspective, that is the same amount of power used to run your average car for 1 second. Oh.:( I recommend that you scamper off to www.withouthotair.com and download Professor David Mackay's book (it's free) and we can all get some urgently-needed perspective. I thank you.
  5. 'Ooh, can I borrow a cup of lime pickle?....'
  6. As one who has already sampled champagne and red today (hic), isn't home drinking what's wrecking the nation's (middle class) health, etc? The pubs should be helping us get out more often.
  7. Gavin Hastings Eddy Merckx Alan Wells Mark Spitz My son (cos he's a great swimmer and I'm not!)
  8. kissing cheese?
  9. Ex-freaking-zactly! I really wonder if it is worth it.
  10. Perhaps a lost Alleyn's pupil up a tree
  11. There has been a Police chopper flying above Alleyn's school for at least 10 mins. It's annoying. How bleeding much does it cost to keep one in the air and does anyone know what's going on? No doubt a burglary in progress...................................... oh, it's gone now.
  12. Happy Birthday, Asset!
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  14. B-N, that is a fabulous clip. Nearly reduced me to tears (or is my hangover getting the better of me?) - it is like something out of a cyclist's dream, where I've gone to bike heaven. If only it could be like that here... one day, perhaps.
  15. Surely not when it's mixed with vodka, celery salt, worcester sauce and tabasco? Anyway, may poss get down there tomorrah eve and kill some more brain cells.
  16. Feck 'em!!!! Of course, the road diversion off EDG will be adding to the fun. I hate driving-to-school parents. Book 'em, Johnson!!!! (er, not Boris, more Bonzos).
  17. Re: scooting (and let's keep this on topic), how's about the main reason for cycling - it is more ecologically sound! Quiet, non-polluting and sustainable. Scooting is faster but the internal combustion engine's days are numbered. For anyone feeling nervous about riding/commuting, I think cyclinginstructor.com provide some free training if you work or live in Southwark (google them)
  18. mlteenie

    Mushrooms

    I promise I will never try and service abike when tripping out of my tiny! I am impressed with Jah not even knowing his name that time. Impressed but strangely not surprised. Yes Mockers, C. The Lapps get the reindeer to eat them then drink the reindeer piss.
  19. mlteenie

    Mushrooms

    I had a few bad trips on the old magic mushies, but the good bits stay with you forever. When I used to live in Herne Hill I spent weeks looking in Brockwell Park with no joy, until one day I stumbled upon a huge patch on the hill at the back of the cafe. Wahey! A few days later I went out to someone's birthday party then came home pissed, swigged down a bunch with a can of beer and went to bed. At three in the morning I awoke bolt upright, put on my running stuff and jogged round the south circular in the rain for about two hours as well as scuttling around Brockwell Park in the dark feeling like the guy in American Werewolf only with more clothes on...Strangely enough, haven't done anything like that for a while. Perhaps the time is soon. The other week I found a shaggy ink cap in someone's garden. I picked it rushed home and cooked it in butter with s & p. I was delightfully mushroomy with a lovely silky texture. Scrummilicious.
  20. One memorable mental driver came so close to me in a back street in Kennington that his bumper was actually in contact with my right heel as we approached the lights. I turned round with the words 'What the f*** is your problem!?'. This was in retrospect a bit silly, though thankfully nothing happened and we parted ways. One must learn to keep one's mouth shut most of the time, although it's not easy. Anticipation is definitely the key to road survival.
  21. I never shower after cycling to work. I think a change of clothes is the key. You only smell if you didn't shower before riding - fresh sweat doesn't smell. Also, I would recommend the crystal deodorants which are clean, affordable and non-polluting/more environmentally sound. I used one on a two-week cycle tour in Italy, and they really do work as long as your pits are clean first. As has been said before, it's the control freak aspect and predictabiity of route time (apart from the other benefits) that really win. The key moment for me (back in the early '90s when nightbuses were hell and sarf-bound cabs too expensive) was when, one beautiful summer evening in Green Park, my friend got on his bike and rode off as I contemplated how to get home to Herne Hill. Never looked back. I ride everywhere and as long as you look out for yourself and obey the Highway Code as much as possible (tut tut, geh!) you should be fine. I rarely have punctures or mechanical failures, nor too many scary moments with other road users. Like driving, cycling looks a lot more daunting from the pavement than it does when you are in the traffic. Anyone can do it and the more of us that do, the better off we will all be. BTW, Jim-the-chin, Edwardes do still do 2nd hand, but you need to look every day to catch something nice. They are usually outside by the front door. If you want a cheap new bike, I am quite impressed by Decathlon's offerings (I think the Rockrider is about ?100). Then there's always eBay.....
  22. Try googling it, Brendan. Should find it somewhere.
  23. Interesting how everyone seems to know their astro sign and even their Chinese sign.... I am the finest sign, Aquarius (and I quote: freedom-loving, perverse, original and independent as compared with the so-called 'normal' individual). Aquarius, Leo, Scorpio and Taurus are all 'fixed' signs, meaning firm, resolute nature, but could also mean damn stubborn. I'm a Fire Horse too. Of course I know it's all a load of bolleau...
  24. It is known as The Dutch Estate and the houses are actually made from those orange/red bricks but for some reason took a lot of blackening pollution. They were built around 1966.
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