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Brixton news, rumour and general chat - January 2015

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brixtonblade said:
Is it just me (observing rather than depositing) or is there more dog poop on the pavements than usual lately?
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At last, proof i am not the only one complaining of this. There is definitely more shit, all the pavements are smeared with dog shit. Landor Road is coated in it as is Canterbury Crescent. It's often in the middle of the pavement, utterly blatant.

Again this morning i complained to Lambeth Council on Twitter who are boasting about their anti spitting campaign. They need to have an anti dog shit campaign. I've never met a responsible dog owner yet.
 
Dexter Deadwood said:
At last, proof i am not the only one complaining of this. There is definitely more shit, all the pavements are smeared with dog shit. Landor Road is coated in it as is Canterbury Crescent. It's often in the middle of the pavement, utterly blatant.

Again this morning i complained to Lambeth Council on Twitter who are boasting about their anti spitting campaign. They need to have an anti dog shit campaign. I've never met a responsible dog owner yet.
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TBF I dont go along with the "never met a responsible owner" bit but I agree with the rest... is staring to aggravate me.
 
poptyping said:
And where did I say it was? I know you've got a reputation for pedantry and arseiness but seriously don't bother.
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I was wondering what the actual point of your post "I'd rather give them money direct" was. I don't see how it's relevant. You live locally and aren't a tourist. Of course you'd go direct rather than signing up on a guided tour.
 
teuchter said:
I was wondering what the actual point of your post "I'd rather give them money direct" was. I don't see how it's relevant. You live locally and aren't a tourist. Of course you'd go direct rather than signing up on a guided tour.
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Perhaps you missed my previous post where I said that you could spend a day of eating in the village for £70. Hence, I would rather give my money to local businesses direct. I'd get more for my money and so would they. You weren't wondering anything. You're follow up point shows that. I normally like your posts, you make some valid points. But I'm not going to be drawn into one of these annoying tit for tat bullshit arguments that ruin this thread so often. Cheers :)
 
its everywhere. dogshit, that is.

in islington, brixton, crystal palace, it's impossible to walk along the pavement without doing the dog shit shuffle. i feel like it follows me around. it's like living in paris or something.

it never used to be like this, so are people getting lazier, or is it that the council aren't cleaning the streets as much as they used to?
 
poptyping said:
Perhaps you missed my previous post where I said that you could spend a day of eating in the village for £70. Hence, I would rather give my money to local businesses direct. I'd get more for my money and so would they.
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As I said, what you would rather do is irrelevant. It's a tour designed for visitors, not local residents. The tour doesn't stop people going directly to the restaurants if they want to. So why the outrage? It's just another example of selectively picking out certain instances of "people spending largeish amounts of money in Brixton" while ignoring loads of other instances. Instead of talking about the bigger picture. It's part of the tabloid style approach to the things that are happening in Brixton that so often makes this thread tedious and repetitive, from my point of view.
 
el-ahrairah said:
its everywhere. dogshit, that is.

it never used to be like this, so are people getting lazier, or is it that the council aren't cleaning the streets as much as they used to?
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Yet you rarely see it in action - because dog owners are so cunning.

A dog was crapping on the pavement halfway between its owner and me on Blenheim Gardens, Brixton Hill.

As I reached the crime scene, the owner pulled out a bag and even made to reach down.

But, as soon as I passed her, as she returned the bag to her pocket and carried on.
 
i regularly complain to bromley council about it but they just say that the road gets cleaned every fortnight and that's it.

this is what happens when joyless bastards like me get clean; without bucketloads of drugs to distract us we end up writing endless letters to the council and MP about dog shit.
 
teuchter said:
As I said, what you would rather do is irrelevant. It's a tour designed for visitors, not local residents. The tour doesn't stop people going directly to the restaurants if they want to. So why the outrage? It's just another example of selectively picking out certain instances of "people spending largeish amounts of money in Brixton" while ignoring loads of other instances. Instead of talking about the bigger picture. It's part of the tabloid style approach to the things that are happening in Brixton that so often makes this thread tedious and repetitive, from my point of view.
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Please stop. If my opinion is irrelevant why are you engaging with it.
 
where i live dog owners hang the poo bags from bushes, trees and fences

drives me potty. well done for picking up your dog shit, but why the fuck hang that blue bag from a fucking tree in a lovely rural area you wankers.

trod in some at my brothers in Anerley the other week that was hiding under fallen leaves, it proper stunk and walked it through his flat. i was v popular.
 
leanderman said:
Yet you rarely see it in action - because dog owners are so cunning.

A dog was crapping on the pavement halfway between its owner and me on Blenheim Gardens, Brixton Hill.

As I reached the crime scene, the owner pulled out a bag and even made to reach down.

But, as soon as I passed her, as she returned the bag to her pocket and carried on.
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That's so sneaky.
 
teuchter said:
As I said, what you would rather do is irrelevant. It's a tour designed for visitors, not local residents. The tour doesn't stop people going directly to the restaurants if they want to. So why the outrage? It's just another example of selectively picking out certain instances of "people spending largeish amounts of money in Brixton" while ignoring loads of other instances. Instead of talking about the bigger picture. It's part of the tabloid style approach to the things that are happening in Brixton that so often makes this thread tedious and repetitive, from my point of view.
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And the people on the tours probably wouldn't give money direct to the local businesses so there's a net gain.

I coincided with one of these walks on my regular Saturday visit to one of the businesses they visit. I expressed incredulity that it was necessary to pay for a tour of Brixton's foodie places - why not just go yourself? The business owner shrugged - they give us money so we don't mind was his reply.
 
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