Brixton news, rumours and general chat - Aug 2013

[editor]

we got burgled on Monday night - about 4/5am - cunts

My bike and wallet stolen

If anyone gets offered a mens Ridgeback Velocity hybrid bike, please let me know.

It's dark grey, had a rack on the back and looks like this (but didn't have mudguards)

*tweeted

 

[editor]

Looks like the Brockwell vets had a narrow escape. Poor kittehs in their cages.

Here's that pic. It's one hell of a mess.

 

[furi0usd]

Does anyone know whether the Herne Hill businesses will need a hand in terms of clean-up? Over in Peckham now but love the area and happy to make myself available.

 

[editor]

I'm hoping that this is some sort of funeral tradition rather than motorists being arseholes, but a horse drawn cortege went down Coldharbour Lane with the cars behind beeping their horns like mad. It would be rather a nice send off if that's the case.

 

[Manter]

I'm hoping that this is some sort of funeral tradition rather than motorists being arseholes, but a horse drawn cortege went down Coldharbour Lane with the cars behind beeping their horns like mad. It would be rather a nice send off if that's the case.

It's quite common on parts of the continent, Caucasus etc so I am guessing tradition

 

[Onket]

I think we went to The Trinity, The Beehive, The Canterbury, The Marquis, The Albert, Market House and The Hero of Switzerland yesterday. And the bar at Dulwich Hamlet's ground. Had to miss The Effra and The Fox on the Hill due to timing issues.

 

[Dan U]

I think we went to The Trinity, The Beehive, The Canterbury, The Marquis, The Albert, Market House and The Hero of Switzerland yesterday. And the bar at Dulwich Hamlet's ground. Had to miss The Effra and The Fox on the Hill due to timing issues.

were you sick
did you fall asleep on the train home
on a scale of 1 to ten how shit do you feel today

the people need to know.

 

[Onket]

were you sick
did you fall asleep on the train home
on a scale of 1 to ten how shit do you feel today

the people need to know.

No. But nearly this morning.
Yes, but woke up before I had to change. Phew.
5.

 

[Manter]

Brixton Hatter that's shit . It's also a violation, iyswim; you may feel a bit wobbly in the house for a few days. Hope you're ok

 

[Dan U]

No. But nearly this morning.
Yes, but woke up before I had to change. Phew.
5.

good effort.

 

[editor]

Well, that's a first. The horse drawn cortege has now gone the other way down Coldharbour Lane, with the horns in the following cars beeping like crazy. What a nice way to send off someone.

 

[Rushy]

Well, that's a first. The horse drawn cortege has now gone the other way down Coldharbour Lane, with the horns in the following cars beeping like crazy. What a nice way to send off someone.

I can hear it from here. Maybe they're lost?

 

[editor]

I want it to come back up Coldharbour Lane again now

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Can anyone on the Hill hear a sound system?

It could just be a car parked playing loud music but it sounds like something bigger, but can't figure out where it's coming from

 

[Greebo]

Can anyone on the Hill hear a sound system?<snip>

I can't, but I'm on the other hill and there've been estate workers using trimmers etc so I doubt I would've heard it anyway.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I can't, but I'm on the other hill and there've been estate workers using trimmers etc so I doubt I would've heard it anyway.

At least it's not leaf blowers

 

[Greebo]

<snip>At least it's not leaf blowers

They've been cutting trees and bushes down.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

They've been cutting trees and bushes down.

Maybe they needed cutting down? They've completely removed two new trees in Elm Park

 

[RubyToogood]

Does anyone know what roads are stil closed in Herne Hill?

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

The Guardian have some photographs splashed across their front page. http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/gallery/2013/aug/07/herne-hill-flooding-in-pictures
This is my favourite;

The cat is called Heston.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Does anyone know what roads are stil closed in Herne Hill?

Don't know how helpful this is. (Last updated 50 mins ago)

A215 Herne Hill Herne Hill, both ways between Carver Road and A215 Norwood Road

A215 London - A215 Herne Hill in Herne Hill closed in both directions between the Carver Road junction and Herne Hill, because of a burst water main and emergency repairs. Diversion in operation - affecting bus routes 37, 68, 201 and 468. Police directing traffic. Also affecting A2214 Half Moon Lane between Carver Road and A215 Herne Hill.
Severe - Updated 50 minutes ago

 

[RubyToogood]

Actually I just saw from twitter that only Half Moon Lane and Herne Hill (the road itself) are still closed.

 

[Fingers]

It is a clean up operation now as the flood have receded. Lots and lots of mud from the park side of the bridge and through to Stradella. All the shops have been flooded on the Tales on Half Moon Lane side, the Half Moon, Pizza Express and the offy under the arches. Not sure if Sainsburys got hit or not.

It was a lot worse that when it happened in 2004

 

[kittyP]

It is a clean up operation now as the flood have receded. Lots and lots of mud from the park side of the bridge and through to Stradella. All the shops have been flooded on the Tales on Half Moon Lane side, the Half Moon, Pizza Express and the offy under the arches. Not sure if Sainsburys got hit or not.

It was a lot worse that when it happened in 2004

I didn't realise it had happened before.
You would hope that they would build in some kind of drainage/flow away system now in case it happens again

 

[Fingers]

2004

I didn't realise it had happened before.
You would hope that they would build in some kind of drainage/flow away system now in case it happens again

April 2004 during a dry spell. A massive thunderstorm came with torrential rain. The park was bone dry so the water cascaded down the paek right into the centre. A load of work has been done in and around the park to stop that happening again but there is not much you can do when a large water pipeline blows

 

[AKA pseudonym]

I'm gonna be at the Housing Activists meeting in Brixton tomorrow evening if anyone is popping along?

 

[el-ahrairah]

was thinking about it, but i'm too busy to activist at the moment.

 

[AKA pseudonym]

was thinking about it, but i'm too busy to activist at the moment.

The Brixton wing of #tmso will be organising as well at it....

 

[T & P]

2004

April 2004 during a dry spell. A massive thunderstorm came with torrential rain. The park was bone dry so the water cascaded down the paek right into the centre. A load of work has been done in and around the park to stop that happening again but there is not much you can do when a large water pipeline blows

I remember that one. Didn't get to reach Herne Hill though, as much of Dulwich Road all the way past the Lido & Prince Regent was knee-deep in water too. A lot of basement flats got royally fucked on that one.

 

[Fingers]

I remember that one. Didn't get to reach Herne Hill though, as much of Dulwich Road all the way past the Lido & Prince Regent was knee-deep in water too. A lot of basement flats got royally fucked on that one.

It flooded the Half Moon out so it got at least that far. pretty sure it got to the former Lloyds bank on the corner