Brixton chitter chatter, part 2

[Minnie_the_Minx]

the giant signposts are a bit of a giveaway...

Irrelevant. Why would I notice giant signposts?

 

[lang rabbie]

I think you'll find that as that part of New Park Road on the other side is SW16, it's more Streatham than Brixton.

Now you are just spreading disinformation, Minnie

No address in New Park Road (or any property in Streatham Hill Ward for that matter) is in SW16 - they all have SW2 addresses.

However, the streets immediately to the west - Atkins Road, Thornton Road and Kings Avenue have SW12 (Balham) addresses.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I know, but it's still classed as Streatham Hill so I decided to give it a new postcode

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

And according to this census, Bleak Hall Lane in Streatham is in Wandsworth

http://www.census1891.com/streets-b.htm

 

[lang rabbie]

Yes, everything south of Morrish Road and Upper Tulse Hill was in the former parish of Streatham and thus in the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth until 1965, as was everything west of Lyham Road - which was in the historic parish of Clapham.

 

[joyy]

a huge 'kerb crawlers will be prosecuted' sign has been put up right by where i live! attractive!

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

a huge 'kerb crawlers will be prosecuted' sign has been put up right by where i live! attractive!

Maybe the council think you're worth it?


*ducks*

 

[supercity]

Michael at the Cafe on the Hill is thinking of selling up and retiring, he told me today. No more home-made Thai food. Bet we get another chicken shop

 

[quimcunx]

You know I've never once been in there. Do they do take-away?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Michael at the Cafe on the Hill is thinking of selling up and retiring, he told me today. No more home-made Thai food. Bet we get another chicken shop

I knew that six months ago. Going back to Thailand.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

they'll put it in a takeaway dish if you like

 

[quimcunx]

hokay. I just always always forget about it when I'm thinking of getting a take-away.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

hokay. I just always always forget about it when I'm thinking of getting a take-away.

Do you have many takeaways in the daytime then?

 

[billythefish]

Michael at the Cafe on the Hill is thinking of selling up and retiring, he told me today. No more home-made Thai food. Bet we get another chicken shop

That's a great shame. I don't go in there nearly enough, but it's cheaper than eating at home and they're lovely people.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

...and they do the best liver, bacon and chips ever.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

...and they do the best liver, bacon and chips ever.

You are joking aren't you

 

[Mrs Magpie]

No. If A caff can do liver well, they've got my vote.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

I like offal. So there nerr.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

No. If A caff can do liver well, they've got my vote.

I like offal. So there nerr.

Can't stand liver but b/f loves it and used to get liver and bacon and then moan about the bacon being frazzled to death

 

[Mrs Magpie]

I like frazzled bacon but the liver pink in the middle.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

No. If A caff can do liver well, they've got my vote.

I like offal. So there nerr.

I like frazzled bacon but the liver pink in the middle.

Well he doesn't like to see the slightest bit of pink in meat. As far as he's concerned, if he wants pink meat, he'll go and take a bite out of live cattle in a field

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Liver if overcooked is bitter and has a horrid chalky texture. It has to be lambs liver, unless my local baby-eating anarchist can find me a tender young human one.

 

[brix]

About 4.15pm while I was sat supping a coffee in Paulo's all hell let loose and 4 or 5 police cars and one van sped past heading south up Brixton Hill. I'm assuming it's connected to the fact that the Coral bookies next to the little Sainsbury's is now taped off and there's blood on the pavement outside

Anyone know what happened? I'm hoping it's not as serious as it looks.

 

[netbob]

Based on this email alert I just got (some random lambeth thing I signed up to at some point) looks like the cost of the various public art works is overrunning a bit:

http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/moderngov/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?Id=1887

That the contract awarded to Camilla Goddard for Brixton Town Centre Public Art Work Administration and Management be varied and extended for the term of 3 months at an additional cost of £118,450 (resulting in a total aggregate cost of £254,290).

 

[ajdown]

It's not often I'm moved to this, but in response to the above post, how fucking much????

Is this that metal bird thingy on top of KFC they're talking about, or is there more I'm not aware of?

 

[Crispy]

She's also responsible for the shutter painting project on Coldharbour Lane

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Which is brilliant and a surprisingly creative idea that only the most miserable misanthrope could object to. I don't think Lambeth came up with the idea all by themselves. In fact I don't think it was their idea at all.

 

[quimcunx]

Do you have many takeaways in the daytime then?

That might explain why I haven't been in there.

a huge 'kerb crawlers will be prosecuted' sign has been put up right by where i live! attractive!

I would like to point out to anyone who might have been in the area at the time that the man in that silver truck who beeped the car horn before swerving into the kerb was neither a punter nor a pimp and the woman who walked up the road and got in the truck was not a prostitute. Thank you.

 

[Orang Utan]

i like the coloured glass above sainsbury's. anyone noticed it?

 

[ajdown]

Which is brilliant and a surprisingly creative idea that only the most miserable misanthrope could object to. I don't think Lambeth came up with the idea all by themselves. In fact I don't think it was their idea at all.

Not objecting to the shutter painting, but it's still bloody expensive...