Brixton news, rumours and general chat - Sept 2013

[trabuquera]

"opportunities for regeneration" sounds like something right out of the Borg. "Regenerate! Regenerate! those worthless masses of prior residents are good only for compost...."

 

[Onket]

But what do they actually mean? 'Opportunties for regeneration by waitrose'?

The regeneration is well underway, thankfully, and we don't really need waitrose to rubber stamp it.

 

[teuchter]

In case anyone's missed it,

Editor, upon hearing the shouts of young drunken people with funny clothes on the street outside his flat

Editor, upon meeting a "coked up" person in a nightclub in the small hours

Editor, upon finding graffiti in a pub toilet

etc

etc

etc

 

[editor]

"opportunities for regeneration" sounds like something right out of the Borg. "Regenerate! Regenerate! those worthless masses of prior residents are good only for compost...."

It translates into: "CASH IN! LAND GRAB! MONEY TO BE MADE!"

 

[editor]

Editor, upon hearing the shouts of young drunken people with funny clothes on the street outside his flat

Have you been to the pub already?

 

[teuchter]

Isn't Waitrose a worker's co-op? Shouldn't we be welcoming it?

 

[Onket]

Have you been to the pub already?

Are you not applying your own rules to yourself, as usual?

 

[Badgers]

I prefer Waitrose to most other supermarket options.

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

Fluffy has been found everyone!
http://www.urban75.net/forums/threa...y-road-long-fur-and-bushy-tail-fluffy.314827/

It does not get any better than that on a wet Tuesday afternoon, does it?

 

[Onket]

Headphone update-

I'm getting these- http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/s...alogId=1500002951&langId=110&productId=552724

Will give you a detailed product review in due course.

 

[Boudicca]

Regeneration sounds much nicer than vibrant. I love Waitrose.

Edit: The corner of Acre Lane and King's Avenue is the only vacant spot that springs to mind. Failing that, aren't the co-operative council looking to sell of some of their buildings on lower Brixton Hill? Not that the latter would happen any time soon.

What about the bit of Brixton Square which just got turned down for conversion to residential? Handy for Editor too.

 

[clandestino]

Brixton blog reckons it'll be opposite the Albert. http://www.brixtonblog.com/waitrose-convenience-supermarket-coming-to-brixton/16054

 

[TruXta]

Brixton blog reckons it'll be opposite the Albert. http://www.brixtonblog.com/waitrose-convenience-supermarket-coming-to-brixton/16054

The perfect juxtaposition of Brixton new and old in that case.

 

[Frumious B.]

The Breadroom at 29 Market Row has changed hands. Christian has sold it and got a job as a tour guide. The new owner is William, who already owns The Provincial at 21 Market Row. He's applying for an alcohol licence and will change the Breadroom into something else.

 

[clandestino]

I heard they were going to knock down the Albert and build an eleven storey Waitrose there.

 

[Onket]

I heard they were going to knock down the Albert and build an eleven storey Waitrose there.

There are plenty of other pubs, tbf.

 

[Frumious B.]

Twats in Hats warning - the tube will be full of 'em later. Babyshambles are playing the Academy tonight.

 

[sleaterkinney]

Brixton blog reckons it'll be opposite the Albert. http://www.brixtonblog.com/waitrose-convenience-supermarket-coming-to-brixton/16054

That's handy. .

 

[cuppa tee]

Twats in Hats warning - the tube will be full of 'em later. Babyshambles are playing the Academy tonight.

I thought that was last weekend

 

[Frumious B.]

I think you're right and Huffpost were 3 days late publishing that piece.

 

[teuchter]

But they shouldn't be binned with the packaging. They should be fit for purpose. We should have a campaign to have them banned. The last time I suggested this everyone still seemed determined to blame the people bought them in good faith that they would, you know, do what they are meant to do, rather than the manufacturers.

Should they be unfit for purpose then I would suggest the purchaser of the offending headphones take this up with the manufacturer or retailer, and find themselves some that are fit for purpose, rather than inflicting the failings of their tinny apparatus on the rest of us.

 

[Winot]

Well, the new Streatham Ice Rink is racing towards completion, so the Station Road site will be available for development soon.

Cue cries of 'Save our ice rink".

 

[editor]

Brixton blog reckons it'll be opposite the Albert. http://www.brixtonblog.com/waitrose-convenience-supermarket-coming-to-brixton/16054

I think they're going to have to talk to the Phoenix about that because access to that space is very limited.

 

[editor]

I heard they were going to knock down the Albert and build an eleven storey Waitrose there.

I heard they were going to create a bridge of luxury apartments linking the rebuilt Albert development with the 'inspired by Brixton' block that's replacing the Canterbury, so high flyers will be able to avoid any potential interaction with 'edgy' Coldharbour Lane.

 

[Frumious B.]

They scrapped that idea in favour of a cable car from the Barrier Block to the Rec, so old Brixton doesn't have to interact with people in rugby shirts.

 

[isvicthere?]

I heard they were going to create a bridge of luxury apartments linking the rebuilt Albert development with the 'inspired by Brixton' block that's replacing the Canterbury, so high flyers will be able to avoid any potential interaction with 'edgy' Coldharbour Lane.

 

[editor]

They scrapped that idea in favour of a cable car from the Barrier Block to the Rec, so old Brixton doesn't have to interact with people in rugby shirts.

Can a bomb bay be built in to this cable car?

 

[quimcunx]

Should they be unfit for purpose then I would suggest the purchaser of the offending headphones take this up with the manufacturer or retailer, and find themselves some that are fit for purpose, rather than inflicting the failings of their tinny apparatus on the rest of us.

Why would they? They're perfectly happy with their purchase.

 

[clandestino]

I heard they were going to create a bridge of luxury apartments linking the rebuilt Albert development with the 'inspired by Brixton' block that's replacing the Canterbury, so high flyers will be able to avoid any potential interaction with 'edgy' Coldharbour Lane.

Yes, that's right. It was approved by Lambeth Council in 2009 and it's being put out for public consultation at the start of next year. Of course, you'll be able to complain about the proposed development - just enter your objections into the feedback form on the website, at a very reasonable cost of £5 per word. All complaints will be processed when they ceremoniously burn the old Bradys building to the ground.

 

[Rushy]

Brixton blog reckons it'll be opposite the Albert. http://www.brixtonblog.com/waitrose-convenience-supermarket-coming-to-brixton/16054

I'd rather they were a bit more ambitious. Halfords is usually empty when I pop in (and yet the staff are usually rather occupied)