Brixton chitter chatter and news and updates (Feb-Aug 2011)

[editor]

Following on from this monster 6,600+ post thread covering June 2008 to Feb 2011, here's the latest instalment, ready for your Brixton news, chitter chatter, curtain twitchings and more!

FYI, the first 1,400+ post thread covered Nov 2006 to June 2008 and can be found here.

 

[Badgers]

Hello

 

[Pip]

Alright?

 

[Biddlybee]

 

[TruXta]

Chit chat chit chat...

 

[miss minnie]

Its like when the lights get turned on at chucking out time.

 

[TruXta]

I'm not drunk! (yet)

 

[Badgers]

I thought Ed had just closed the Brixton thread, like everything else is closing down

 

[miss minnie]

I thought Ed had just closed the Brixton thread, like everything else is closing down

I heard on the grapevine that its on the market to the highest bidder.

 

[ericjarvis]

I heard on the grapevine that its on the market to the highest bidder.

I bid 2p.

 

[quimcunx]

I heard on the grapevine that its on the market to the highest bidder.

It's been taken over by squatting flashmobbers.

 

[tufty79]

It's been taken over by squatting flashmobbers.

with cupcakes

 

[editor]

I hear the 99p store now has a bouncer on the door.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I hear the 99p store now has a bouncer on the door.

You're joking?!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I've just been up Streatham and all the cafes/coffee shops are well busy. Why are people not at work this time of day?

 

[Badgers]

I hear the 99p store now has a bouncer on the door.

We are all in this together then

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

We are all in this together then

But at least it's one more job created.

 

[editor]

Lovely sunset over Brixton tonight...

 

[Janh]

I've just been up Streatham and all the cafes/coffee shops are well busy. Why are people not at work this time of day?

Coffee shops have long been extensions of hard to find office meeting rooms. That's my excuse, anyway.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Lovely sunset over Brixton tonight...

Very nice. Where's the pictures then?

 

[teuchter]

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[Minnie_the_Minx]

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I agree

 

[Ms T]

There's workmen in The Rest is Noise already. Does that mean it's been let?

 

[editor]

Very nice. Where's the pictures then?

I anticipated that question.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Tube doors mistakenly opened on moving Victoria Line train not at station....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12565894

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I anticipated that question.

I took a couple as well but I was hanging out the window out the back so not very good

 

[Badgers]

Just leaving Parsons Green and the locals have been worried sick about the Brixton 'troubles' sadly

 

[nick h.]

Are the Brixton Irish killing each other?

 

[RaverDrew]

Spoon Deli for sale http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/280634905808

 

[Kanda]

Been up for sale for a while. Lawrence's, the grocers two doors down was sold to the guy that runs Bombay Inn a few months ago.