Brixton news, rumours and general chat - July 2013

[T & P]

Maybe it's one of those burglar codes letting would-be burglars know if the premises are doable or should be avoided.

Unlikely though

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

Anyone know what this is all about?

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All over central Brixton, first noticed it outside the Academy on thursday afternoon, thought it was part of some hipster jogging game. Raining now, soon be gone.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Anyone know what this is all about?

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Someone plugging a band I'd guess, or something like that.

 

[editor]

Someone plugging a band I'd guess, or something like that.

Or - even worse - some ghastly corporate 'street' 'viral' campaign. And I've just played into their hands.

 

[cuppa tee]

Casual wear. Bought a pair of "desert shoes" from TX Maxx. They looked fine in the shop but are clearly different shades only noticed when out in them. Moreover, the only shoes for sale are the ones on the shelves which are usually scuffed or slightly damaged in some way. Nothing fresh in boxes.

Jeans Corner ( next to plan b) carry a decent selection of suede desert boots boxed and n various colours I think they are £19.99 a pair.

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

Jeans Corner ( next to plan b) carry a decent selection of suede desert boots boxed and n various colours I think they are £19.99 a pair.

Tend to avoid that shop having received high pressure sales tactics when i was a boy. Might give them another go in the future.

 

[cuppa tee]

Tend to avoid that shop having received high pressure sales tactics when i was a boy. Might give them another go in the future.

Tbh I felt no pressure, just askd for the colour and the size, a box was forthcoming and bingo, I even got a pair of lookalike wallabies for about a tenner. Also worth a mention for casual footwear is Ras Clarke market stall in station road which has a good selection of clarkes shoes, although I still miss websters shoe shop.

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

Tend to avoid that shop having received high pressure sales tactics when i was a boy. Might give them another go in the future.

never got pressure sales tactics there, then again I never went as a boy.

 

[sparkybird]

I think it's new ish- its down the very end of the walk through to the market under the railway bridge. Red Velvet cake is amazing

She's been there for ages, but used to be opposite Retrouvius (second hand clothes) and Brick Box.... cakes are yummy and MASSIVE!!!!

 

[editor]

There was a fabulously drunk tranny in the Albert on the weekend. At least he said he was a 'real' tranny. The red dress was quite nice.

 

[leanderman]

She's been there for ages, but used to be opposite Retrouvius (second hand clothes) and Brick Box.... cakes are yummy and MASSIVE!!!!

It's a mail order kind of commercial catering business that is kind enough to give us a slice of the action

 

[leanderman]

And opposite, on the back wall of the church on the St Matthew's estate, someone has sprayed 'YUPPIES OUT'

Disappointingly, I've just noticed it actually, jauntily says 'YUPPIES OUT!'

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Tend to avoid that shop having received high pressure sales tactics when i was a boy. Might give them another go in the future.

Have used them for decades and never felt hassled

 

[editor]

Disappointingly, I've just noticed it actually, jauntily says 'YUPPIES OUT!'

The exclamation mark is an important part of their branding

 

[quimcunx]

Millions of sirens heading to Streatham or maybe clapham park. Well one every couple of minutes.

 

[editor]

Millions of sirens heading to Streatham or maybe clapham park. Well one every couple of minutes.

1,000,002. I counted them.

 

[Frumious B.]

That reminds me, a copper explained to me why you often see cop cars with sirens on going in opposite directions. The first car to get to the scene is a rapid response unit which just cruises around waiting for a call. Their job is just to get their fast, assess things, decide which other units should be despatched, then sod off to the next emergency.

 

[quimcunx]

Maybe it's uniform discount night at pizza hut.

 

[el-ahrairah]

Maybe it's uniform discount night at pizza hut.

*shows up dressed as Goebbals*

 

[teuchter]

It amuses me how the YUPPIES OUT thing confuses people, especially when it confuses u75 types. They are doing good work.

 

[Orang Utan]

It amuses me how the YUPPIES OUT thing confuses people, especially when it confuses u75 types. They are doing good work.

How does it confuse people?

 

[Onket]

That reminds me, a copper explained to me why you often see cop cars with sirens on going in opposite directions. The first car to get to the scene is a rapid response unit which just cruises around waiting for a call. Their job is just to get their fast, assess things, decide which other units should be despatched, then sod off to the next emergency.

This is bollocks.

 

[Frumious B.]

I bow to your superior knowledge of police command and control.

 

[Kanda]

Loads of armed police on Moorish Rd just now. Left without incident it seems. Rumour in pub about 2 shootings or stabbings on Rush Common earlier...

 

[Onket]

I bow to your superior knowledge of police command and control.

They speed around with sirens on whenever they fancy it.

When I lived up near Kennington Park just after they raised the rasta 'crack house' they looked like they were doing time trials around the park. This was at all hours.

Waste of fucking space scumbags.

 

[Biddlybee]

Still to try this cake... maybe today

 

[Chilavert]

Millions of sirens heading to Streatham or maybe clapham park. Well one every couple of minutes.

BBC reporting someone has been murdered and two other people injured in the same incident.

Could be something to so with Kanda's post as well?

Edit: man arrested in connection with the incident.

 

[simonSW2]

Shit. That explains the helicopter last night...

@BBCNews: Woman stabbed to death & 2 others wounded in attacks in Brixton, London on Monday evening. Man arrested - via @dannyshawbbc

@SLPBenMorgan: Police launch murder investigation after a woman was fatally stabbed last night near #BrixtonHill. 40yo man arrested... (1/2)

@SLPBenMorgan: (2/2) Two other women, one aged 17, also stabbed last night. 2 separate incidents, linked. First was in Redlands Way on the hill.

@SLPBenMorgan: The 40yo man was arrested on a bus in Leigham Court Rd #Streatham last night, police confirm.

 

[Chilavert]

Redlands Way the estate opposite the Gallery?

Fucking grim news...

 

[pissflaps]

eish. that's some nasty shit.

stop fucking stabbing people you cunts!