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Pugwash Wrote:

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> I did a small shop in iceland recently - I had to

> go to the bank and thought I would pop in to get a

> few basics- picked up a few special offers for our

> dinner, some sandwich fillings, and whole bill

> came to ?8 - very good value and the food was

> lovely


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I too think Iceland is excellent value for basics - cheaper than either Sainsbury's or the Co-Op, and things like free range eggs and frozen peas are no different in quality.


It's not all cheap pizzas and processed food - you can just avoid those.


And the checkout people are lovely.

Otta Wrote:

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> Are there a lot of funeral parlours then? I can

> only think of the Co-Op.


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There's one on the other side of the road from the Co-Op, isn't there?


I think it's the one which always makes me laugh because the angel (I think it is) in the window is so out of proportion it looks as if it's had its legs chopped off. Sorry if in bad taste.


Presumably Brockley has an older population than ED if it's got four :))


ETA: Or else some dodgy restaurants ..... or bad drivers .....

apart from any suggestions about useful shops, places to eat, etc what Lordship Lane need is SENSIBLE PARKING regulations and maybe even a parking lot - for those of us who don't live within walking distance. You can hardly do some shopping and meet a friend for lunch if you only get 30 minutes' parking. It takes that long to post a letter in the post office!

Does Lordship Lane not have a good bus and train service (via ED station)? Can you not park in a side street like everyone else?


And if you must drive to the PO and park outside, there's a post office at the top of LL by Sainsburys where you'll never have to queue for more than 5 minutes.

steveo Wrote:

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> The last time I ventured down into the ex

> Dreamachine dungeon, there were a couple of blokes

> mending hi fi and mixing desks, and generally

> soldering and sticking valves into things.

>

> Mmm, solder. It took me right back.

>

> I think they need our support


Where's that? Sounds like my kinda place...

Otta I think they do all sorts of repairs. There's also various vintage kit for sale, though I don't know enough to determine if it's good gear or not (I'd assume it is because the guy seesm to know his stuff).


No 'extras', for sale down there these days though.

Lowlander Wrote:

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> And if you must drive to the PO and park outside,

> there's a post office at the top of LL by

> Sainsburys where you'll never have to queue for

> more than 5 minutes.


Except between 1-2pm weekdays when the sub postmistress goes on her lunch break.

KidKruger Wrote:

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> Otta I think they do all sorts of repairs.

> There's also various vintage kit for sale, though

> I don't know enough to determine if it's good gear

> or not (I'd assume it is because the guy seesm to

> know his stuff).

>

> No 'extras', for sale down there these days

> though.


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We went down a while back and found them quite unfriendly.


Mooched around for a while but nobody seemed to want to smile, let alone engage in conversation :(


Maybe it was obvious we were just curious, and probably not potential customers :(

Bic Basher Wrote:

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> Lowlander Wrote:

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> -----

>

> > And if you must drive to the PO and park

> outside,

> > there's a post office at the top of LL by

> > Sainsburys where you'll never have to queue for

> > more than 5 minutes.

>

> Except between 1-2pm weekdays when the sub

> postmistress goes on her lunch break.



Is open 0900-1730 all day every day, and until 1300 on Saturdays

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