Brixton news, rumour and general chat - July 2014

[SarfLondoner]

Years ago me and my wife were walking down the end of Pulross road and saw a really cool looking Rastafarian guy leading a Shetland pony. He was sober though so not sure if it counts

There used to be a stable yard on Hargwyne street( now flats) and the rasta man worked there.

 

[Ms T]

It looks like the A&C deli on Atlantic Road has closed for its summer break. Damn!

Takes me by surprise every year! Cafe Max is also closing on Monday for most of August.

 

[Mr Retro]

There used to be a stable yard on Hargwyne street( now flats) and the rasta man worked there.

Tbh I got a wave of relief when I read your post. It was such an odd sight I never quite believed my own eyes. If my wife wasn't with me at the time I'd have kept it to myself and put it down to a flashback.

 

[editor]

Takes me by surprise every year! Cafe Max is also closing on Monday for most of August.

I almost walked into the shutter - that's how much I was taken by surprise!

 

[SarfLondoner]

Tbh I got a wave of relief when I read your post. It was such an odd sight I never quite believed my own eyes. If my wife wasn't with me at the time I'd have kept it to myself and put it down to a flashback.

Do you remember the pink tank that was parked on Acre lane around 1995? I left the fridge at 5am one morning the worse for wear and saw this big pink tank driving towards us, Hmm this acid is strong i said to my mate, he then ruined it all by telling me it was real.

 

[colacubes]

It looks like the A&C deli on Atlantic Road has closed for its summer break. Damn!

Yep. Last day open was Saturday.

 

[happyshopper]

Do you remember the pink tank that was parked on Acre lane around 1995?

(Pedant's corner - How many times?)

It was pink but it wasn't a tank.

 

[technical]

This conversation has been had before. There definitely was a tank outside the tyre place on Acre Lane in the mid 90s. The owner had some kind of grievance with Lambeth council and used to drive around the one way system at times with banners all over it. Sometimes there were two fingers a v sign sticking out of the gun barrel.

Pretty sure it wasn't an acid flash back!

 

[se5]

This conversation has been had before. There definitely was a tank outside the tyre place on Acre Lane in the mid 90s. The owner had some kind of grievance with Lambeth council and used to drive around the one way system at times with banners all over it. Sometimes there were two fingers a v sign sticking out of the gun barrel.

Pretty sure it wasn't an acid flash back!

See http://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/down-memory-lane-that-white-tank.104519/

 

[happyshopper]

Quote from 2008

Pedant warning

My friend George, who knows about this sort of thing, told me that it wasn't a tank, it was a mobile gun. The main difference, apparently, is that a mobile gun is a lot lighter, as it doesn't have the armour plating, so it can be driven on public roads without making enormous ruts in the tarmac.

I just thought people would like to know.​

 

[EastEnder]

It's AUGUST!!!!

 

[quimcunx]

Quote from 2008

Pedant warning

My friend George, who knows about this sort of thing, told me that it wasn't a tank, it was a mobile gun. The main difference, apparently, is that a mobile gun is a lot lighter, as it doesn't have the armour plating, so it can be driven on public roads without making enormous ruts in the tarmac.

I just thought people would like to know.​

I think most of us do already know it's not a tank (having been told here and elsewhere that it's not several times) but we just don't care because it's a lot easier to say tank and have people be able to visualise a pink (or yellow at one point) tank than say 'mobile gun - oh, if you don't know what that is it looks like a tank just more lightweight because of the lack of armour plating. If it was a tank it would rip up the tarmac so wouldn't be allowed on the road' each time.

 

[Rushy]

Lightweight unarmoured pink mobile gun.

 

[editor]

August 2014 thread continues here: http://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/brixton-news-rumour-and-general-chat-august-2014.326185/