Brixton news, rumour and general chat - July 2015

[Greebo]

Lovely flash just now, more or less over the Tulse Hill road.

 

[leanderman]

Weird, usually the weather strikes midway through our street party. Not before it

 

[Smick]

There was just a very close one. Really close.

 

[Greebo]

Weird, usually the weather strikes midway through our street party. Not before it

It'll probably be clear in time for your street party. I hope so, anyway.

If not, a bit of shared mild discomfort does wonders to bring people together, so it's not all bad.

 

[kikiscrumbles]

Bejaysus, Mary and Joseph! This is the best lightening I've ever seen [about 20 actual forks striking Brixtontown from my garden!]
Totally thrilling!
And it did occur to me - this rain will wash the pish from my road [I mean the actual piss, not *hipsters* or whatever]

 

[Greebo]

<snip> it did occur to me - this rain will wash the pish from my road [I mean the actual piss, not *hipsters* or whatever]

Enjoy the relatively clean smell tomorrow.

 

[leanderman]

Has it stopped yet?

 

[Greebo]

Has it stopped yet?

Not quite, it's tailing off though.

 

[gaijingirl]

Still rumbling away in the background...

 

[Winot]

Just rang Abbey Cars to book a minicab from Brixton to Covent Garden tonight (my mum is down and recovering from a broken leg and finding walking difficult).

£31

She's getting the bus...

 

[Smick]

What about the Keen Group?

I think they are quite well priced. A local driver will have to drop your mum into Convent Garden, then drive back out to Brixton for his next job, so you're paying twice as much.

Someone like the Keen Group will get another pickup in town so it shouldn't cost as much.

 

[editor]

There's a big listing of Brixton cabs here:
http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/taxi-lis...-services-in-and-around-brixton-south-london/

 

[cuppa tee]

Just rang Abbey Cars to book a minicab from Brixton to Covent Garden tonight (my mum is down and recovering from a broken leg and finding walking difficult).

£31

She's getting the bus...

Mrs Tee swears by Uber when she has to get a cab nowadays

 

[Rushy]

Yep. Got back from Islington with Uber for under 20 last weekend. Usually pretty cheap.

That said, they quoted just under 14 from the Sun in Camberwell to Herne Hill last week on a week night and it cost £7ish in a black cab.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Just rang Abbey Cars to book a minicab from Brixton to Covent Garden tonight (my mum is down and recovering from a broken leg and finding walking difficult).

£31

She's getting the bus...

Usually costs me £19-ish quid from Tulse Hill to Liverpool St station using Brown's Cars of Tulse Hill. £31 is markedly steep, IME.

 

[Winot]

Yeah last time I went up to town (with Abbey) it was £18. I wonder whether they've adjusted their prices to account for the Oval roadworks.

 

[Rushy]

Well done leanderman. Brilliant party. Fire brigade currently driving kids wild with their hoses. Great music so far. Ella and the Blisters on soon.

Big mistake letting the Hop Head run dry though!!

 

[brixtonblade]

Well done leanderman. Brilliant party. Fire brigade currently driving kids wild with their hoses. Great music so far. Ella and the Blisters on soon.

Big mistake letting the Hop Head run dry though!!

Just got home as the little one was running out of steam. Was fantastic. Great day out and bumped into loads of people I hadn't seen for ages.

BTW - am still available to sing little donkey but it'll have to wait until after bedtime now

 

[editor]

The Granville Market Space seems to have vanished.

 

[cuppa tee]

The Granville Market Space seems to have vanished.

they had applied for a licence
http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/brl-redacted-application-Prem1868.pdf
maybe it was refused

 

[BoxRoom]

Is this real? Genuine question. No mention of Women's toilets.

 

[299 old timer]

Thanks leanderman for the alert here, popped down for an hour, a good thing going on!

 

[friendofdorothy]

Is this real? Genuine question. No mention of Women's toilets.
View attachment 73624

No, not unless women can aim into a popup pissoir - can't find a pic of it but it looks like this one

There is some community scheme allowing non customers to use the loos in MacDonalds I think.

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

You SpamMisery suggested I was a crystal meth user in last month's thread.
Would you like to extrapolate or row back from that comment?

 

[leanderman]

Thanks leanderman for the alert here, popped down for an hour, a good thing going on!

Good times

 

[editor]

they had applied for a licence
http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/sites/default/files/brl-redacted-application-Prem1868.pdf
maybe it was refused

It will be a real shame if it's gone. It was a rare thing in Brixton these days: an affordable new market not aimed at foodie tourists.

 

[superfly101]

Good times

View attachment 73627

Need a bit od Blade New Order Remix Confusion to bring that to life



Or we could go traditional with the Cult

 

[SpamMisery]

You SpamMisery suggested I was a crystal meth user in last month's thread.
Would you like to extrapolate or row back from that comment?

If you mean explain, it was a play on words.

 

[editor]

The grass surely is in a rum old state.

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

If you mean explain, it was a play on words.

You need to withdraw the comment by way of apology.