Brixton chitter chatter, part 2

[Minnie_the_Minx]

busking. I added a little to their total, because almost everyone going past developed a little bounce & smile. Pans are good, most seem to respond well to them- I even saw some doing christmas carols on Oxford St and didn't come over all homicidal.

They always cheer me up. I'd be quite happy to chain them there and throw away the key so they were stuck there for ever

 

[quimcunx]

I want a little diary but Woolies is no more.

 

[tarannau]

Quick, get to WH Smiths whilst it's still there.

 

[quimcunx]

I don't like WH Smiths, and it's shut by the time I get home.

I want Woolies back.

 

[twistedAM]

I want a little diary but Woolies is no more.

Poundland

 

[ajdown]

99p shop.

 

[quimcunx]

Poundland

couldn't find anything in there last night.

 

[twistedAM]

couldn't find anything in there last night.

they must have sold out then as there was a lot before Xmas when I was last in; they were at the end pf a row just down by the DVD/CD accessories

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

they must have sold out then as there was a lot before Xmas when I was last in; they were at the end pf a row just down by the DVD/CD accessories

positive I saw them as well. Try the 99p shop instead.

Morleys? Card/stationery shops near your work?

 

[twistedAM]

positive I saw them as well. Try the 99p shop instead.

Morleys? Card/stationery shops near your work?

99p worth a pop but Poundland is usually better for office supplies and the like

 

[teuchter]

The place just down brixton road on the right hand side shortly after the second railway bridge - with chemist's downstairs and stationery/art materials upstairs - is good for this kind of thing.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

99p worth a pop but Poundland is usually better for office supplies and the like

Snob

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

The place just down brixton road on the right hand side shortly after the second railway bridge - with chemist's downstairs and stationery/art materials upstairs - is good for this kind of thing.

oh yeah, near the Beehive

 

[newbie]

The place just down brixton road on the right hand side shortly after the second railway bridge - with chemist's downstairs and stationery/art materials upstairs - is good for this kind of thing.

Kingshield. Nice people. They used to be round the side of the Bon Marche building when there were little shops there.

 

[twistedAM]

Snob

Not at all. They just have a wider selection of stationery.

I'm still trying to work out which does the best value dog chews.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Not at all. They just have a wider selection of stationery.

I'm still trying to work out which does the best value dog chews.

hm, 99p or £1.00 dog chews. Decisions decisions

 

[twistedAM]

hm, 99p or £1.00 dog chews. Decisions decisions

It's not the penny that matters, it's how long they last but Benjani hides it so there's no way of telling

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

It's not the penny that matters, it's how long they last but Benjani hides it so there's no way of telling

well then, what does it matter. Why don't you go up there and play "hunt the doggie treat"?

 

[twistedAM]

well then, what does it matter. Why don't you go up there and play "hunt the doggie treat"?

Here's a tip. Never interfere with a dog and it's chew, especially a Rotty of elephantine strengths.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Here's a tip. Never interfere with a dog and it's chew, especially a Rotty of elephantine strengths.

Ah go on

 

[ajdown]

Lots of plod and ticket inspectors on the first stop up the hill checking southbound tickets, saw one kid in a hoodie being hauled off to the partyvan as we left.

 

[teuchter]

Lots of plod and ticket inspectors on the first stop up the hill checking southbound tickets, saw one kid in a hoodie being hauled off to the partyvan as we left.

Do you approve of fare-dodging, ajdown?

 

[ajdown]

Of course not. No pay, no travel, no excuse. Of course, it's not up in the same league as murder, but it's still an offence and thus people commiting the crime must accept the consequences when they get caught. It's not like, in the vast majority of cases, people are doing it without knowing they are travelling without a valid pass.

 

[teuchter]

Of course not. No pay, no travel, no excuse. Of course, it's not up in the same league as murder, but it's still an offence and thus people commiting the crime must accept the consequences when they get caught. It's not like, in the vast majority of cases, people are doing it without knowing they are travelling without a valid pass.

Why are you posting up the location of the revenue officers on here, then? How are they supposed to do their job if people like you are giving people the information necessary to avoid them?

 

[bluestreak]

Heh, good point. Personally I pay for my travel but I couldn;t care less if people want to fare-dodge. In the same vein, I couldn't care less if TfL want to catch them and fine them. I will post if there are drugs dogs though.

 

[ajdown]

Why are you posting up the location of the revenue officers on here, then? How are they supposed to do their job if people like you are giving people the information necessary to avoid them?

I very much doubt if many people are going to be reading this forum before deciding to go out in the next half hour (or already on a bus) with the explicit idea to fare dodge up Brixton Hill.

Besides, if it puts people off travelling that shouldn't be on the bus in the first place, then there's more room for paying passengers. Win all round.

 

[teuchter]

I very much doubt if many people are going to be reading this forum before deciding to go out in the next half hour (or already on a bus) with the explicit idea to fare dodge up Brixton Hill.

Why post it up at all then?

Besides, if it puts people off travelling that shouldn't be on the bus in the first place, then there's more room for paying passengers. Win all round.

No, if it puts off those people from travelling and getting caught this evening, then they will simply carry on travelling without tickets tomorrow and making less room for fare-paying passengers. Whereas if they had not been put off by your message, they would have been caught and would have thought twice about doing it in the future.

 

[pboi]

Why are you posting up the location of the revenue officers on here, then? How are they supposed to do their job if people like you are giving people the information necessary to avoid them?

so you have been an ass all day then? Here, have a KitKat.

 

[ajdown]

Why post it up at all then?

I thought this thread was to post random observations and happenings around the Brixton locality that weren't major enough to warrant threads of their own.

I wasn't aware you decided what was and wasn't important. My apologies, Sir.

 

[teuchter]

I thought this thread was to post random observations and happenings around the Brixton locality that weren't major enough to warrant threads of their own.

I wasn't aware you decided what was and wasn't important. My apologies, Sir.

I'm just standing up for the interests of law-abiding citizens. I thought you would be in favour of that.