Brixton chitter-chatter and news Nov 2011
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Hipster market?
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Changing the facts
Was just in Tony's House of Bottles and there was a crowd of people all milling about inside. Like a party, it was. And two lassies asking to have a bottle of wine opened, but Tony wouldn't and there was mass confusion about why he was refusing, and it was something to do with licencing laws, but he said he'd lend them a bottle opener, but he couldn't find it, so then several people went to look, and the lassies had to ask someone else to open the bottle, so they asked someone at the back of the shop, who was in the crowd, so it really was like a party. But with really shit music.
editor
hiraethified
Just moving some bits around, sorting out the 'bring a canoe' loos, swapping the stage about and putting in better lighting.
Brixton Hatter
Home is south London mate
i went past the albert yesterday and it looked like the entire inside had been ripped out and deposited in the small front garden! , The carpet/flooring has all been removed and all the wood (from the 'wall' between the bar & the band area, the shelving and I assume the stage etc) has been taken out too. All the furniture was gone...no idea if it's in storage or being replaced. Looks like a complete refit.
gaijingirl
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someone has nicked my milk off the doorstep this morning - milk thieves!
have you seen my milk?
oh.... how do you get it delivered? I looked at Milk&More but they wouldn't deliver to us... I'd still like a daily milk delivery if I can get it...
Brixton Hatter
Home is south London mate
I get it delivered by Milk & More and so do some of the neighbours....it's surprising they deliver to me and not to you. I'm in SW9 just north of the tube...
gaijingirl
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I'm SW2 - don't know if it's all of SW2 or just my bit they don't deliver too.. we do occasionally get takeaways etc refusing to come on to the estate.
gaijingirl
Well-Known Member
just put in the SW2 postcode of a private house further up the road (south) and they do deliver there.. so looks like it's just 'cos we're on the estate.
It might be that particular estate, because I'm also on an SW2 estate and they'd deliver here. Not that I've used milk & more yet, but all the same...
Brixton Hatter
Home is south London mate
maybe they dont do stairs..?
might be worth getting in touch with them anyway...could be a quirk of their postcode database or something...
might be worth getting in touch with them anyway...could be a quirk of their postcode database or something...
gaijingirl
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I'm on the ground floor. I did write when I last looked at their postcode checker - quite some time ago now but they never got back in touch.
gaijingirl
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leanderman
Street Party: July 2
milk deliveries are the height of civilisation (at least to a hayseed who grew up in rural isolation)
gaijingirl
Well-Known Member
you probably had those funny black and white giant dog things instead didn't you?
the ones you see lying about on that green concrete...
If it's any consolation there'e only the option of Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday to here. And SW2 is quite a large area. It might be because this is one of the smaller estates - quicker to enter and leave. But the flat's not directly on the estate road, so that wouldn't be why you've been turned down.that is strange...
gaijingirl
Well-Known Member
yes.. the house up the road was 3 days only too. Our estate is very big and not got the best reputation but we're on a sort of breakaway very very small part of it. However, we're very easy to access... right off the main road, parking outside the front door - even Ocado and Abel & Cole come. Unfortunately most people go just on the name of the estate and don't realise this - lots of people don't even realise we exist... 
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
M&S is now open 'til 9.00pm. Not sure if it's just pre-Christmas late opening or a permanent thing.
It was interesting to watch the vulture behaviour at 8.30pm whilst staff reduced prices on stuff. There were people there crowding the staff taking the stuff out of their hands before they even had the chance to put it on the shelves. There's going to be a punch-up there one day I reckon judging by the behaviour.
So nice to be back in civilised London
It was interesting to watch the vulture behaviour at 8.30pm whilst staff reduced prices on stuff. There were people there crowding the staff taking the stuff out of their hands before they even had the chance to put it on the shelves. There's going to be a punch-up there one day I reckon judging by the behaviour.
So nice to be back in civilised London
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
three days is enough though
gaijingirl
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Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Ireland
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
whoah! this potential claphamisation going to cause much gnashing of teeth and lamentation (in these parts)
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Doom and gloom everywhere. Much much worse than the UK. Expensive. Empty pubs. Between the four pubs in the town, there were 7 customers on a Thursday night.
The sun was out today though which was nice as I nearly got blown over on Friday. 
teuchter
je suis teuchter
If any chandeliers appear in there, it's game over.
Or if they paint the walls wanky grey. Or mushroom.
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
or that green colour but I don't know what shade it is
teuchter
je suis teuchter
I know the one you mean.
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