Brixton news, rumour and general chat - February 2015

[Rushy]

Some old Fridge signage up for grabs on ebay if any Fridge fan has a spare £100.
I think it is estate agent board type plastic.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unique-Ge...usic_Music_Memorabilia_LE&hash=item2a4ba578a7

 

[Greebo]

<snip> It was heartbreaking to pass a homeless sleeper outside St Matthews Church tonight. I put a couple of quid by his side but he didn't stir. It's at least -2C at the moment. <snip>

Good work - it's disgusting that so many people have to sleep rough at all (I realise hidden homelessness isn't great either), let alone at this time of year.

 

[Peanut Monkey]

I'm in the Grand Union at present. I've never felt so out of place in my life. Most people seem to be about ten years younger than me, and the guys approaching my age are all wearing expensive jeans, jackets with open shirts and leather shoes. It's like a uniform. Plus the fucker behind the bar tried to serve my £5 pint in a plastic glass.

But I'm mostly annoyed about not being young any more.

I feel like that in the Dogstar these days.

 

[editor]

I feel like that in the Dogstar these days.

When I DJ there I am unquestionably The Oldest Man In The House

 

[editor]

Some old Fridge signage up for grabs on ebay if any Fridge fan has a spare £100.
I think it is estate agent board type plastic.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unique-Ge...usic_Music_Memorabilia_LE&hash=item2a4ba578a7

£100? LOL.

 

[Spymaster]

£100? LOL.

Music memorabilia?

Can't blame them for trying I suppose.

 

[editor]

Still there!

Is Brixton’s flattened crossing light now a permanent art installation?

 

[snowy_again]

I'm amazed that's still like that - given the access (bobbled paving) it crosses...

 

[cuppa tee]

Still there!

this years answer to the caravan on Brixton Road ?
speaking of which a sharp eyed neighbour of mine has worked out where it came from........

 

[peterkro]

Some old Fridge signage up for grabs on ebay if any Fridge fan has a spare £100.
I think it is estate agent board type plastic.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unique-Ge...usic_Music_Memorabilia_LE&hash=item2a4ba578a7

I'm fairly sure that's not a sign from the Fridge having worked there for a number of years I've never seen it.

 

[Rushy]

I'm fairly sure that's not a sign from the Fridge having worked there for a number of years I've never seen it.

It certainly matches the photos of the frontage.

 

[twistedAM]

I went to f Mondays last week and I thought they did a nice coffee.

Not too friendly though and the room felt a bit sterile.

I've no doubt ill go back plenty though, it's next door to kids centre and strong coffee is usually needed before during and after any visit

If you want strong coffee go to Adams Bakery about a dozen doors down. Half the price and twice as strong.
They do use expensive beans in F Mondays though and I had a couple of cups out of curiosity but I work round the corner and can get a nicer cup using Union or Illy beans and an ancient Krups machine. Then again I'm thoroughly into Italian style coffee so the more subtle Yank/Kiwi blends do little for me.

 

[Yelkcub]

I'm amazed that's still like that - given the access (bobbled paving) it crosses...

It's called 'tactile paving'. /bore

 

[brixtonblade]

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If you want strong coffee go to Adams Bakery about a dozen doors down. Half the price and twice as strong.
They do use expensive beans in F Mondays though and I had a couple of cups out of curiosity but I work round the corner and can get a nicer cup using Union or Illy beans and an ancient Krups machine. Then again I'm thoroughly into Italian style coffee so the more subtle Yank/Kiwi blends do little for me.

Adam's is good.

 

[han]

Well, I've reported the flytipping on our street (Doverfield Rd) four times to Lambeth Council since mid December. Still, they do nothing, despite my emails copying Chuka in. So I've given up on communicating with them directly, and am taking it to Twitter. You can see from this photo that wheelchair users have to go into the road in order to pass this pile of crap.
Furthermore, on a walk to Streatham last week, I counted 5 double mattresses and a fridge on my way to Dr Dolittle's.

 

[Onket]

What the fuck is wrong with people?

 

[editor]

Well, I've reported the flytipping on our street (Doverfield Rd) four times to Lambeth Council since mid December. Still, they do nothing, despite my emails copying Chuka in. So I've given up on communicating with them directly, and am taking it to Twitter. You can see from this photo that wheelchair users have to go into the road in order to pass this pile of crap.
Furthermore, on a walk to Streatham last week, I counted 5 double mattresses and a fridge on my way to Dr Dolittle's.

By coincidence, I took some pics of that awful mess last night.

 

[Maharani]

It was heartbreaking to pass a homeless sleeper outside St Matthews Church tonight. I put a couple of quid by his side but he didn't stir. It's at least -2C at the moment.

I felt compelled to write a short piece but I know it's not going to make any difference but it certainly made me appreciate how lucky I am to be able to go home to a warm bed tonight.

It’s minus two degrees and there’s homeless people on the streets of Brixton tonight

The church should be open for the homeless. Many open cold weather shelters during the winter months.

 

[Maharani]

What the fuck is wrong with people?

Cunts. Some people are just selfish and rude and don't give a toss for how their neighbourhoods look or the effect their actions have on their neighbours. It's a disgrace to be apathetic.

 

[Maharani]

Cunts. Some people are just selfish and rude and don't give a toss for how their neighbourhoods look or the effect their actions have on their neighbours. It's a disgrace to be that apathetic.

Even my 8 year old comments on stuff like that.

 

[peterkro]

It certainly matches the photos of the frontage.

Yes you are right,those London FRIDGE Brixton signs were added after I left.The building up to the canopy was also black not white as it is in the photos when it was sold.

 

[Ms T]

Cunts. Some people are just selfish and rude and don't give a toss for how their neighbourhoods look or the effect their actions have on their neighbours. It's a disgrace to be that apathetic.

Yep. We have quite a few fly tipping areas on our very long road. Lambeth do eventually take the stuff away, but it's a disgrace that people do it in the first place. Last year we had several old mattresses for a while, which the local alcoholics took to using as a drinking den. Great.

 

[han]

Thankyou to Brixton Buzz for retweeting that photo I put up on Twitter this morning to their 14,000+ followers. Gives me hope that this might get sorted!

I'm on a mission to shame LC into doing something about flytipping actually.

I know it's not their fault, it's the selfish idiots who flytip. But the shameful thing is that LC do nothing when they say they will verbally, or that they fob us off with excuses. They say it's on private land, so they can do nothing. However, their website says that if the flytipping is on private land, they'll liase with the owners to get it removed. The example in the photo above is on private land but spilling into the public pavement.

 

[han]

Incidentally, my partner thought she saw a man taking photos of the mattresses on our street a few days ago. As she got closer, she realised that he was pissing onto them. In broad daylight, about 5pm.

 

[Spymaster]

Cunts. Some people are just selfish and rude and don't give a toss for how their neighbourhoods look or the effect their actions have on their neighbours. It's a disgrace to be that apathetic.

I doubt that the wankers who tipped that lot live anywhere near, tbh. It looks like a landlord's had a clear out.

 

[han]

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[Maharani]

Incidentally, my partner thought she saw a man taking photos of the mattresses on our street a few days ago. As she got closer, she realised that he was pissing onto them. In broad daylight, about 5pm.

Holy Moses. Sicko. I see men doing that at the bottom of my road frequently. I do feel like getting my garden fork out when I see the fuckers

 

[Ms T]

Incidentally, my partner thought she saw a man taking photos of the mattresses on our street a few days ago. As she got closer, she realised that he was pissing onto them. In broad daylight, about 5pm.

 

[Spymaster]

Incidentally, my partner thought she saw a man taking photos of the mattresses on our street a few days ago. As she got closer, she realised that he was pissing onto them.

Perhaps he did both?

By coincidence, I took some pics of that awful mess ...

 

[Orang Utan]

Holy Moses. Sicko. I see men doing that at the bottom of my road frequently. I do feel like getting my garden fork out when I see the fuckers

Rotten eggs!
I have thrown pebbles in the past.