Brixton news, rumours and general chat - March 2013

[zeldarhiando]

did anyone ever go to either movement at mass or escape from samsiri (sp) at fridge? i've been to plenty of doos in my time, and they were the best club nights i have ever been to.

Me!

 

[clandestino]

Glad to hear it. Any updates on the Canterbury? Is it staying?

I didn't ask. I guess when I need to know they'll tell me, but I just figured it's not really any of my business. Even if they said they were closing in six months, I wouldn't jump ship early. We've been there too long, so we'll stay til the end, whenever that may be. Hopefully not any time soon.

 

[TruXta]

I didn't ask. I guess when I need to know they'll tell me, but I just figured it's not really any of my business. Even if they said they were closing in six months, I wouldn't jump ship early. We've been there too long, so we'll stay til the end, whenever that may be. Hopefully not any time soon.

Cheers.

 

[Rushy]

did anyone ever go to either movement at mass or escape from samsiri (sp) at fridge? i've been to plenty of doos in my time, and they were the best club nights i have ever been to.

Escape from Samsara was a lot of fun - fond dayglo and Vicks memories. They had a night last year at The Coronet.

 

[MillwallShoes]

Escape from Samsara was a lot of fun - fond dayglo and Vicks memories. They had a night last year at The Coronet.

yep. incredible, friendly atmosphere, looking back.

 

[peterkro]

did anyone ever go to either movement at mass or escape from samsiri (sp) at fridge? i've been to plenty of doos in my time, and they were the best club nights i have ever been to.

Escape from Samsara.

 

[editor]

I've never really liked them as it was all a bit Goa/hippy/dayglo to me, but I went to quite a few Escape From Samsara/Return To The Source etc nights.

 

[gmac]

Glad to hear it. Any updates on the Canterbury? Is it staying?

What? Eh? The boozer's closing?

 

[peterkro]

I've never really liked them as it was all a bit Goa/hippy/dayglo to me, but I went to quite a few Escape From Samsara/Return To The Source etc nights.

I was working there as building manager,starting at 10am and was normally there at 4am so don't have a clear idea about what was happening.It usually ended with me and the production manager off our faces.It was however fun.

 

[editor]

What? Eh? The boozer's closing?

It was mentioned in last month's thread. Let me spin off a new thread for it because I think it's important enough.

Edit: here http://www.urban75.net/forums/threa...on-applies-for-planning-change-of-use.307099/

 

[gmac]

Well that's a bit shit isn't it? That's where I drink.

 

[Orang Utan]

I think I was in the Albert on Saturday but am unsure. Does anyone know?

 

[TruXta]

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

I think I was in the Albert on Saturday but am unsure. Does anyone know?

and quoted as a double like top post this

 

[Badgers]

I think I was in the Albert on Saturday but am unsure. Does anyone know?

I saw you ^

 

[el-ahrairah]

There's a few cracks in that new build, it looks like it's falling down.

it's not the first time a car has gone into it, either. literally as soon as it was finished some bloke crashed his car right into it. did a runner leaving his girlfriend unconscious in the passenger seat. i got a good photo somewhere.

 

[eroom]

it's not the first time a car has gone into it, either. literally as soon as it was finished some bloke crashed his car right into it. did a runner leaving his girlfriend unconscious in the passenger seat. i got a good photo somewhere.

It would suggest the traffic calming done last year was pretty pointless.

There used to be a garage on that bend and I remember one of the mechanics telling me that a car would pile into it every year or two.

I seem to remember that for quite a long time, after the garage closed and before the flats went up, there was just a wall of tyres there, which was probably a pretty good inadvertent safety measure.

 

[Badgers]

 

[TruXta]

CUNT

 

[el-ahrairah]

massive dickhead

 

[crawl]

Has anyone else been receiving loads of "Sell Your House now!" letters about how young professionals are moving into the area and need places to live...?

Kind of got the feeling that all us flat sharers are going to be out on our asses once the landlords realize they can make tons of money from the gentrification crowd. It makes me nervous, anyway. I've scanned a couple of anyone wants to see them. We now receive them almost daily from different agencies. Foxton is rather aggressive

 

[el-ahrairah]

there were five leaflets from one company pushed through our door today. to go with the 20 or 30 we've received in the last fortnight.

 

[el-ahrairah]

also, flat sharers will be fine, landlords will just raise your rent more if they can. these leaflets aren't aimed at landlords really, they're aimed at owner-occupiers, on behalf of buy-to-letters.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Has anyone else been receiving loads of "Sell Your House now!" letters about how young professionals are moving into the area and need places to live...?

Kind of got the feeling that all us flat sharers are going to be out on our asses once the landlords realize they can make tons of money from the gentrification crowd. It makes me nervous, anyway. I've scanned a couple of anyone wants to see them. We now receive them almost daily from different agencies. Foxton is rather aggressive

Yes, five from Fuckstons so far and I'm in social housing.

 

[Ms T]

it's not the first time a car has gone into it, either. literally as soon as it was finished some bloke crashed his car right into it. did a runner leaving his girlfriend unconscious in the passenger seat. i got a good photo somewhere.

Apparently it was a stolen car and one of the guys was knocked unconscious, but his mates still managed to get him out of the car and they legged it.

 

[gmac]

Apparently it was a stolen car and one of the guys was knocked unconscious, but his mates still managed to get him out of the car and they legged it.

It looks like a car that was steaming along CH lane that evening, I was about to cross and stuck a sarcastic leg out and the occupants stopped and wanted a row.

 

[fortyplus]

Has anyone else been receiving loads of "Sell Your House now!" letters about how young professionals are moving into the area and need places to live...?

Kind of got the feeling that all us flat sharers are going to be out on our asses once the landlords realize they can make tons of money from the gentrification crowd. It makes me nervous, anyway. I've scanned a couple of anyone wants to see them. We now receive them almost daily from different agencies. Foxton is rather aggressive

We get letters marked "URGENT - Please Forward to Legal Owner". Being the legal owner, I open them. They are not urgent. They are a nasty way of agents soliciting for instructions. They are intended to scare tenants to thinking that there might be a problem with the property. Occasionally I complain and am told that they'll take me off their list. Fuckers never do, because they're mostly just bulk-leafletted along with the pizza menus. They are a relatively minor evil in scale of evils perpetrated by estate agents, but they are none the less evil.

 

[TruXta]

Since our landlady is selling up and has hired Fuckstons I have to deal with the cunts on a regular basis now. Missed a call earlier from them, they left a message saying I should call back. Like hell.

 

[Orang Utan]

I saw you ^

Ah, it's all falling into place. Another Urbanite was working behind the bar too.
And there were other Urbanites. Ahhhhhh.


I wasn't too disgraceful was I?

 

[TruXta]

Ah, it's all falling into place. Another Urbanite was working behind the bar too.
And there were other Urbanites. Ahhhhhh.


I wasn't too disgraceful was I?

I had to leave I was so disgusted with you. Get a fucking grip, man.