Brixton chitter-chatter & news Jan 2012

[Chilavert]

There's a burnt-out front room and a pile of charred furniture outside a house about half-way up Leander Road this morning. I only live a couple of hundred yards up the road and didn't hear any sirens over the weekend...

 

[story]

Has anyone been skating yet?

I went in the other day and the lady at the counter allowed me to go in for a look. There were three young girls whizzing about the rink, being very elegant and athletic. They had white skates and legwarmers and everything.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

didn't he end up inviting them round for dinner?
he is a local (herne hill i think). he's often roaming the streets or sweating at the lido gym. i saw him in tesco once looking shifty. i had to take a look in his basket to see if he was guiltily snarfing findus crispy pancakes or something.

You should have checked for cheese. That's one of the most shoplifted items of food apparently

 

[Chilavert]

You should have checked for cheese. That's one of the most shoplifted items of food apparently

Is that according to Worral-Thompson?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Is that according to Worral-Thompson?

A newspaper printed article of the top most shoplifted foods (after AWT's little spree)

 

[Chilavert]

And was there any more detail, ie is brie more frequently shoplifted than camembert?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

And was there any more detail, ie is brie more frequently shoplifted than camembert?

No. Salmon was one of the top most-shoplifted foods though. Think steak was another

 

[Chilavert]

Disappointing.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Why is cheese the most shoplifted food item in the world?


http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2012/jan/10/cheese-most-shoplifted-food-item

 

[Winot]

Has anyone been skating yet?

I went in the other day and the lady at the counter allowed me to go in for a look. There were three young girls whizzing about the rink, being very elegant and athletic. They had white skates and legwarmers and everything.

Four times! (our excuse is that we have young children). It's great fun (tho' not cheap). There are various people giving 15 min lessons (£10) if you need them. The service hasn't yet reached Brixton standards.

 

[Onket]

Ice skating is something I have never, ever, found 'great fun'.

 

[Winot]

Ice skating is something I have never, ever, found 'great fun'.

In which case I'd advise against it.

 

[Greebo]

Four times! (our excuse is that we have young children). It's great fun (tho' not cheap). There are various people giving 15 min lessons (£10) if you need them. The service hasn't yet reached Brixton standards.

Do you mean it hasn't become quite as bad as the legendary local norm yet, or that it's so bad it'd have to improve before reaching Brixton standards?

 

[Winot]

Do you mean it hasn't become quite as bad as the legendary local norm yet, or that it's so bad it'd have to improve before reaching Brixton standards?

The former - they are currently quite friendly. Hope it lasts.

 

[Onket]

In which case I'd advise against it.

It's ok, I've not put myself through it for about 20 years.

See also: Canoeing in the rain. But that's more like 25 years.

 

[Badgers]

It's ok, I've not put myself through it for about 20 years.

See also: Canoeing in the rain. But that's more like 25 years.

How about fishing in the rain?

 

[Onket]

Fuck me, yeah.

Night fishing: AVOID irrespective of the weather.

 

[leanderman]

There's a burnt-out front room and a pile of charred furniture outside a house about half-way up Leander Road this morning. I only live a couple of hundred yards up the road and didn't hear any sirens over the weekend...

Sirens raced past our house at about 8.30 last night (sunday)

 

[fortyplus]

There was another power cut this morning. I noticed it at 4.30ish, but it must have been off for a while, the power was back on again by 5.20ish but it took them several goes to make it stay on. Don't know how widespread the fault was (our street is off Acre Lane on the north side). And you could see the Northern Lights in Yorkshire; these facts could be connected but probably aren't.

 

[ash]

Ours was out from 3.20am until 13.30 with a few flickers off and on before finally restored to normal service. The helpline (automated) said it affected sw4 7, sw2 8, and part of sw9 and was caused by a fault on the underground(no mention of the northern lIghts)

 

[ash]

Gone off again, reading by candlelight !! Sorry that was an underground cable not the underground.

 

[London_Calling]

It's those fucking Hare Krishnas, I'm sure of it

 

[Badgers]

Crows pecking at the cables?

 

[gaijingirl]

just been looking at an insurance document from Lambeth... the admin officer for Lambeth's building insurance dept is called Mr A. Flood.

 

[ash]

It's those fucking Hare Krishnas, I'm sure of it

They do like a candle don't they? You could be right!

 

[ash]

Still no electric I'm bored and it's starting to get cold!!

 

[fortyplus]

Showered and shaved in bright electric light this morning, which is better than doing both by feel in the dark.

 

[T & P]

A few weeks after a pedestrian was killed on the Tulse Hill one-way system, I walked past the aftermath of another collision this evening. The man was alive and conscious, but they had put one of those collars and immobilised his neck before loading him into the ambulance- I hope it won't be anything too serious. Worst of all is, according to someone who saw it happen, this was a hit-and-run job.

 

[story]

Is it just me, or is it really fucking cold today?

Seems to have gotten under ma skin.

 

[Ms T]

I think it's you - much warmer than yesterday.