Brixton chitter chatter, part 2

[gabi]

Theres one just up from the mcdonalds on acre lane, next to the Unison office

 

[nick h.]

Ta very much.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Wow. I've never seen that one. Always see WAT4R and the LOO one.

He's had that one for years. I think it's a Morris Minor (I'm not very good with old cars), but I love the cream and blue colour. I'm assuming there's only one of them. Maybe there's more, but the fact that the rest of them are white and blue vans as opposed to the old cream and blue makes me think that one must be special and therefore belong to the boss. I could be totally wrong of course

oohhh, look Twisted

There's more than one old van and they even have bikes!

http://www.pimlicoplumbers.com/content/93/vehicles-available-to-charities

and you can see their number plates here

http://www.pimlicoplumbers.com/content/27/our-vehicles

eta: 1959 Morris Minor

Among our collection of vehicles is a 1959 Morris Minor, a 1958 Fordson van, a number of Volkswagen flatbed vans and the newest additions to our fleet are several BMW motorbikes. The bikes have dramatically increased our response time and are ideal for delivering spare parts quickly and easily, especially on emergency call outs from our customers. And they use less fuel so reduce our CO2 emissions.

 

[Plumdaff]

Anyone know why police helicopter has been flying low over Stockwell - tube area/Studley Rd estate for at least half an hour?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Anyone know why police helicopter has been flying low over Stockwell - tube area/Studley Rd estate for at least half an hour?

Just because it can probably

 

[Plumdaff]

Just because it can probably

True. But it's fucking up my night shift pm kip.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

True. But it's fucking up my night shift pm kip.

They have no regard for your night shift pm kip

 

[ericjarvis]

Anyone know why police helicopter has been flying low over Stockwell - tube area/Studley Rd estate for at least half an hour?

Too much traffic for it to taxi around on the ground?

 

[netbob]

The annual chinese dragon dance is going on in the market outside Wing Tai

 

[boohoo]

Won't get down there in time. / Does the dragon then catch the bus to Camberwell to dance outside their Chinese supermarket?

 

[editor]

The annual chinese dragon dance is going on in the market outside Wing Tai

Can you bag a couple of pics for the urban massive?

 

[netbob]

sorry, didn't get a chance. Consolation kitkat one from a previous year: http://www.flickr.com/photos/memespring/4472859831/

 

[Pip]

Anyone know why police helicopter has been flying low over Stockwell - tube area/Studley Rd estate for at least half an hour?

Fuck me that was doing my head in! It followed me from central, over Vauxhall Bridge and to the nail shop where it hovered while I got infills AND a thread, I felt like Robert DeNiro in Goodfellas but er, a bit less good.

 

[miss minnie]

Too much traffic for it to taxi around on the ground?

Plus lack of wheels to taxi with.

 

[miss minnie]

Anyone know why police helicopter has been flying low over Stockwell - tube area/Studley Rd estate for at least half an hour?

Incident in Union Grove according to the Stockwell News, no real info though.

 

[Plumdaff]

Plus lack of wheels to taxi with.

Plus Slade Gardens and Larkhall Park if they wanted to land. Thanks for finding the info though, hope whatever it was, no-one's hurt.

 

[thriller]

There is a chopper flying about stockwell looking something...

 

[T & P]

I fear there's been a cyclist fatality on the A205 on Poynders Road. The road was closed in one direction and there was a badly mangled bike on the ground, and a car parked a few metres away, with everything for 50 metres cordoned off by police tape. Didn't look pretty.

 

[plurker]

This wasn't a fatality by the way but I agree that it wasn't a pretty sight. Guardian

Neither was the horrific crash on Clapham Road last night, but thankfully again no-one died. Go safe out there.

 

[Kanda]

Fuck me that was doing my head in! It followed me from central, over Vauxhall Bridge and to the nail shop where it hovered while I got infills AND a thread, I felt like Robert DeNiro in Goodfellas but er, a bit less good.

It was Ray Liotta getting followed by the 'copter in Goodfellas

 

[Mrs Redboots]

Is there a laundrette near the middle of Brixton?

There's a couple on Acre Lane; one next door to what used to be a post office and is now a fruit shop.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

3 on Brixton Hill

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Nick, you're welcome to come round mine with a bag of laundry.

 

[boohoo]

New Boutique shop called Salon In Brixton village - looks like some nice clothes and jewelery. Didn't go in and look at the prices though.

 

[nick h.]

Nick, you're welcome to come round mine with a bag of laundry.

Thanks, I might just take you up on that! I went to the one on Acre Lane a few days ago, so I'm OK for now.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

I'd be happy for you to take me up on it...you're great company.

 

[wjh]

Anyone else see the upturned car on Somerlayton Road? Looks like it had hit the bus stop post (which is now bent over) at Hollybush Walk, and flipped over.

Apart from being on its roof the car looked undamaged and there were no Police or other emergency services around, so I assume nobody had been hurt, just a lot of teenagers hanging around being generally amused at the sight.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

There is no Hollybush Walk. It only exists in the minds of TfL.

 

[wjh]

Yes, but it is a suitable description to use when the car had crashed directly into that bus stop, no?

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Well, I would have said 'crashed into the bus stop at the top of Eaton Drive on Somerleyton Road', but I'm splitting hairs because I live there and the fact it's labelled Hollybush Walk is a constant source of annoyance, especially when you give directions to visiting friends.