Brixton news, rumours and general chat - Sept 2013
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cuppa tee
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You'll have to have a word with the people who run the car wash on the old texaco site as it is they who won the PFI contract cost being a major factor these days.
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Frumious B.
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Sony made them with you in mind. "Stand out from the crowd with these trendy headphones".
snowy_again
Slush
That might improve the quality of goods dumped in my back garden the time the next riots come around.
leanderman
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Frumious B.
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Apparently if you travel to almost anywhere inside the M25 at peak time from Brixton tube it's quicker by bike than by public transport. According to some bloke who's put Tfl journey planner times into a spreadsheet. http://www.findproperly.co.uk/faster-by-public-transport-or-bike.php http://road.cc/content/news/93687-bikes-faster-public-transport-most-london-journeys-under-8-miles
Do you believe this? I always thought the super-speedy Victoria Line would be quickest for some journeys.
Do you believe this? I always thought the super-speedy Victoria Line would be quickest for some journeys.
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Rushy
basically a scrotum
All I got was burnt timber and a few rocks and bottles.
I was luckier this morning. A graphite Fred Perry tennis racquet in my front hedge.
Gramsci
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Apparently if you travel to almost anywhere inside the M25 at peak time from Brixton tube it's quicker by bike than by public transport. According to some bloke who's put Tfl journey planner times into a spreadsheet. http://www.findproperly.co.uk/faster-by-public-transport-or-bike.php http://road.cc/content/news/93687-bikes-faster-public-transport-most-london-journeys-under-8-miles
Do you believe this? I always thought the super-speedy Victoria Line would be quickest for some journeys.
If the Victoria line is running ok then its quicker to get to central London by tube than by bike. And its dry. I got wet today.
Depends on how u gauge it. You have to walk to station and also walk/ bus to final destination if using the tube. Going by bike is door to door.
Its definitely quicker by bike when going to parts of south London. At best buses run once every 10 mins. I have sometimes waited longer.
Crispy
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From the article:
Yes, I'd say this is entirely accurate. The Victoria Line is quicker for most journeys, true. But I know that I can leave home at 08:20 to get to work by 09:00 by bike. If I'm going to take bus/tube or train, I have to leave at 08:00
Gramsci
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Waitrose is part of the John Lewis partnership. Not quite a workers coop. It has a unique structure. Do not think any other business is run this way. The Coop shops are owned by members ( the shoppers) so differs from John Lewis. In John Lewis model employees are called "partners". Set up by one of the owners in early 1900s.
Comes out of tradition of paternalism bit like the Quaker business.
The model has proved to be successful. Just goes to show that zero hours contracts business models are not the only way.
I use the Waitrose in Brunswick square. Its cheaper than M&S. Waitrose own brands are a good buy.
I would not be against one on the high street. Better than yet another mobile phone shop.
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Brixton Hatter
Home is south London mate
It's not a real worker's co-op. They don't share the profits with temporary and part time staff.
I used to work for them. We (temp staff) were made to graft hard, and when it came to Christmas, the full time staff would get an extra few grand in their pay packet, and the rest of us got fuck all.
Brixton Hatter
Home is south London mate
Yeah I saw that earlier. It's definitely right. As Crispy said (and in my experience), door to door, cycling is always faster over shorter distances (e.g. 3 miles) and often over longer distances too. I can get from Brixton to Victoria in 15 minutes on the bike and have even done it in 12 before. I've easily beaten Ms Hatter back home from Dalston (8 miles) a few times recently. (I even managed to beat her back from Camden one night after 6 hours at a Surgeon gigApparently if you travel to almost anywhere inside the M25 at peak time from Brixton tube it's quicker by bike than by public transport. According to some bloke who's put Tfl journey planner times into a spreadsheet. http://www.findproperly.co.uk/faster-by-public-transport-or-bike.php http://road.cc/content/news/93687-bikes-faster-public-transport-most-london-journeys-under-8-miles
Do you believe this? I always thought the super-speedy Victoria Line would be quickest for some journeys.
)I reckon the only way to go faster than a bike over 8 miles or so is to live near the station and use a really quick line like the Victoria line, or overground trains from out in the sticks.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
I tried it for Loughborough Junction. It's coloured in green way up into north London. But I can get a train to St Pancras in 19 mins. It's about 6 miles, which is an average speed of about 18mph. I'm pretty sceptical that most people could keep that average speed on a bike through central London.
I reckon that would take something like 45 minutes by bike. That comfortably leaves 10 mins at each end of the train journey for walking, if you want to look at door-door times.
I reckon that would take something like 45 minutes by bike. That comfortably leaves 10 mins at each end of the train journey for walking, if you want to look at door-door times.
EastEnder
Brixton Barnacle
I've been monitoring the planning applications for that address (excitment _is_ my middle name) and all the most recent ones pertain to some sort of cafe/boozer:
http://planning.lambeth.gov.uk/onli...ils.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=MQFPR5BO03I00
Article about Brindisa coming to Atlantic Road.
www.hot-dinners.com/Gastroblog/Latest-news/brindisa-comes-to-brixton-with-the-brindisa-food-rooms
www.hot-dinners.com/Gastroblog/Latest-news/brindisa-comes-to-brixton-with-the-brindisa-food-rooms
editor
hiraethified
"The Brindisa Food Rooms."
Oh, tres artisan.
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This guy has a scary job and a big drill. He is working on Chartham Court.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Is he installing the cable car discussed earlier?
TruXta
tired
Wahaca?
editor
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Bless you.
How many Mexican places does BriXo have already?
El Panzon in Brixton Village
Casa Morito in Market Row
Wahaca opening on Atlantic Road
Guess three is not overkill compared to other food places like Indian/Chinese
TruXta
tired
Sadly their fare is quite bland.
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