Brixton chitter-chatter and news - May 2012

[Kanda]

Or encourage them to turn into nice restaurants!

Or luxury flats. Dogstar is ripe for that.

 

[editor]

Or luxury flats. Dogstar is ripe for that.

Mere inches from the Villaaaage!

 

[Onket]

That's the tropical deejay grand opening. But it has been open for a while.

Wasn't open again today.

 

[Badgers]

If you go to the Dogstar you'll have to take photo ID which is scanned in before you're allowed entry.

I wonder if they will start using facebook on smartphones to check the validity of the ID

 

[Onket]

£2.90 for a bottle of Newcastle Brown Ale in the Albert isn't too bad, is it.

 

[Badgers]

£2.90 for a bottle of Newcastle Brown Ale in the Albert isn't too bad, is it.

So........what you are suggesting is that it is a 'cheap bar' then?

 

[Onket]

No, it's not cheap, obviously. It's not £1, £1.50 or even £2.

But £2.90 for a bottle I'd say was a reasonable price. Not too bad.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Loads of bikers just gone through.

London to Brighton bike run?

 

[Badgers]

Think there is a London cyclists meet up today.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Some stragglers just went through. Think I hear more

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Think there is a London cyclists meet up today.

This is motorbikes! Or do cyclists make that racket as well?

 

[Badgers]

This is motorbikes! Or do cyclists make that racket as well?

I see

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

hm, maybe it's for this (Hastings)

May Day motorcycle rally

07 May 2012
Today sees the annual May Day motorcycle rally finish in Hastings. Around 20,000 bikes, trikes and scooters are expected along with thousands of spectators.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Homes under the Hammer now. Straightaway recognised the outside of the place. Flats opposite Decorators Mate in Streatham Hill

 

[Biddlybee]

Does anyone know if there's a photobooth in Brixton tube?

 

[Badgers]

Does anyone know if there's a photobooth in Brixton tube?

Pretty sure there is.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Pretty sure there is.

Really? I thought it had disappeared years ago

 

[Biddlybee]

Does anyone know for sure?

 

[Badgers]

Really? I thought it had disappeared years ago

I may be wrong. Thought there was one on the left as you go down?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I may be wrong. Thought there was one on the left as you go down?

Yeah, I remember it being on the left but I don't remember seeing it for years

However, this is coming from someone who knew and had seen the one in WH Smiths in Streatham and then it suddenly disappeared (having never gone anywhere)

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

TFL says it doesn't have photo booths.

It doesn't have lifts either though

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/stations/1000031.aspx

 

[Badgers]

We are not helping really

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Well I don't reckon it does

I've not been down there for a good while though

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I reckon TFL have decided the lifts are out of action so often, it's better to just deny their existence

 

[sleaterkinney]

There's one in Herne hill station

 

[Onket]

Tip- If you can find a shop that does passport photos they are much cheaper and you get a better picture cos it's taken by a human.

There are loads of 'cornershop/newsagent' type shops in Peckham that do it but I didn't notice at all until I needed a pic for my daughter's passport, now they seem to be everywhere.

 

[Crispy]

Snappy Snaps opposite the tube will do it

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Snappy Snaps opposite the tube will do it

and Kingshield Chemist

erm, maybe not Kingshield. It's King something I think

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

and if you're up Streatham, then WH Smiths and Morrisons

 

[colacubes]

Snappy Snaps opposite the tube will do it

Shut down a few months ago.