Brixton news, rumour and general chat - July 2015

[Dexter Deadwood]

Exactly.

 

[Maharani]

My dad died this morning, it was a massive heart attack.
I did not "engineer" anything thing about that.
I didn't know until lunchtime.

And then I tried to ride home on the A23 and licence number LC64 JJU hit me deliberately at a red light, she came from behind and then twice more cut into my path and tried to kill me just past Streatham Hill Overground.
It's all on my GoPro.

So sorry to hear about your dad Dexter. That's awful. And then all of the rest of it. Thoughts...

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

So sorry to hear about your dad Dexter. That's awful. And then all of the rest of it. Thoughts...

What they said about my mum was wrong.

 

[Greebo]

My dad died this morning, it was a massive heart attack. <snip>

Sorry that your dad's died and you've had a horrible day since then too. Relieved you're still alive though.

 

[Fingers]

My dad died this morning, it was a massive heart attack.
I did not "engineer" anything thing about that.
I didn't know until lunchtime.

And then I tried to ride home on the A23 and licence number LC64 JJU hit me deliberately at a red light, she came from behind and then twice more cut into my path and tried to kill me just past Streatham Hill Overground.
It's all on my GoPro.

Sorry to hear this mate.

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

I didn't do anything to any of you people.
I just wanted to be one of you, can you understand that?
I thought you were to the left.
It is you that are moving away.

 

[Greebo]

I didn't do anything to you, Dexter Deadwood, and can think of several people who could truthfully say that too. I can also tell you that a lot of people have more than one good reason to be grateful for what you've done to help them.

As for "being one of you", the days of the Hatboy and his classing of people as "a regular" or "not a regular" based on who he'd seen in the Albert, are long gone. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing as we never really got on (and never met in real life), but his heart was more or less in the right place. You matter as much as anyone else does, and more than some.

This place has its trolls, personality clashes, etc, but it also has a lot more than that, and I wish you could see it.

 

[Peanut Monkey]

I like the dreadfully punned Jimmy's Plaice on Coldharbour Lane. Huge portions, great prices.

Jimmy's is the best fish and chips in Brixton.

 

[Gramsci]

Personally, I wish the whole 'could the poorest residents of this much deprived ward' was either given a bit of a rest, or used for ALL bars and restaurants in Brixton- unless we've switched to those venues directly opposite council estates.

The point of my post was that these views are commonly heard by me off the boards.

Heard it up at the LJ masterplan consultation meeting on Thursday. Some at my table look at what is happening to Brixton are are afraid improvements to LJ could lead to same thing.

I also said that in the end its not the underlying problem.

 

[superfly101]

Jimmy's is the best fish and chips in Brixton.

Better than mriffic Ish?

How does it compare to Rocks the new place?

Ed mentioned it 3-6 months ago and as it's closer to me I'm tempted but.....

Are the chips anaemic or nicely browned? Mushy peas? Plus the Northern long shot does it do chips n curry sauce/gravy in a tray?

 

[Twattor]

Better than mriffic Ish?

How does it compare to Rocks the new place?

Ed mentioned it 3-6 months ago and as it's closer to me I'm tempted but.....

Are the chips anaemic or nicely browned? Mushy peas? Plus the Northern long shot does it do chips n curry sauce/gravy in a tray?

Brixton's Rock not only does calamari; it also sells whitebait! No contest, I'm afraid. We have a winner!

 

[editor]

How the fuck anyone can eat squid is beyond me, but it Jimmy's Place is currently closed (hopefully just for hols).

 

[Rushy]

Yep. Squid. Nasty.

 

[editor]

Love the way that the piece of kerb with the bike pump has been left like this for months.

 

[Gramsci]

Love the way that the piece of kerb with the bike pump has been left like this for months.

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I do notice that the grass looks terrible, the water feature does not work properly and the stones are not cleaned.

Compared to places I see in West End its looking run down and uncared for.

 

[editor]

Meanwhile in Coldharbour Lane last night, it took about 6 cops to get one particularly rowdy fella into the van, which he then set about banging very loudly. He seemed inordinately angry.

 

[leanderman]

I do notice that the grass looks terrible, the water feature does not work properly and the stones are not cleaned.

Compared to places I see in West End its looking run down and uncared for.

And the pavement strip lights went out a long time ago.

 

[Gramsci]

And the pavement strip lights went out a long time ago.

You are right about that it was a good feature. I was wondering about that. If those strip lights were in my imagination. Thanks for confirming that.

 

[Peanut Monkey]

How the fuck anyone can eat squid is beyond me, but it Jimmy's Place is currently closed (hopefully just for hols).

I hope it's just for holidays but the lease has been available to buy on the shop for a while.

 

[Peanut Monkey]

Better than mriffic Ish?

How does it compare to Rocks the new place?

Ed mentioned it 3-6 months ago and as it's closer to me I'm tempted but.....

Are the chips anaemic or nicely browned? Mushy peas? Plus the Northern long shot does it do chips n curry sauce/gravy in a tray?

I'll have to give Brixton Rock a go but it'll have to very good to beat Jimmy's. Their portion cod & chips could comfortable feed a dozen.

 

[urbanspaceman]

You are right about that it was a good feature. I was wondering about that. If those strip lights were in my imagination. Thanks for confirming that.

Also the rising bollards at the end of Rushcroft Road don't work

One or two of the bike racks are bent/damaged

And the litter bins are often split open and/or overflowing

Basically the whole square seems to have been abandoned by Lambeth Council

 

[T & P]

How the fuck anyone can eat squid is beyond me, but it Jimmy's Place is currently closed (hopefully just for hols).

Squid is fucking nice if cooked properly- something that the Mediterranean countries are far more adept at than Britain, admittedly.

Bocadillo de calamares from any of the bars around Plaza Mayor in Madrid= fucking yummers.

 

[gaijingirl]

So sorry about your Dad Dexter Deadwood and the horrific bike ride too.

 

[blameless77]

Equally, there are a million places, the prices of which, would "flatten" the patrons of the Shrub and Shutter. And further establishments which would price out the patrons of those places.

Personally I can't stand the place. Pretentious, mean portions. And I would hardly describe the owns as 'nice'.

 

[editor]

Well, this is, err, interesting.

 

[editor]

Personally I can't stand the place. Pretentious, mean portions. And I would hardly describe the owns as 'nice'.

Oh, please do tell more.

 

[editor]

Oh, here's another. Coldharbour Lane is full of Germans.

 

[Smick]

I think that if it had been proper animations of the routes in question, I might have watched it for more than 45 seconds.

 

[Rushy]

I think that if it had been proper animations of the routes in question, I might have watched it for more than 45 seconds.

I applaud your patience. You managed way longer than I.

 

[Smick]

I applaud your patience. You managed way longer than I.

I realised something was up when people were getting on the wrong side of the bus, then it all went horribly wrong from there.

I'm not sure how long it would have held my attention if it had been the proper route.