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hiraethified
Way to miss the point completely. As usual.
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hiraethified
Ah really. So the worthiness of someone's opinion is judged on their employment status? Fascinating.
SpamMisery
Pretty comfortable here right under your skin
Rushy
basically a scrotum
I'd agree that there are two camps. Those who believe in a one size fits all arguments Two Camps theory and ...
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
I think the division between rich and poor in London existed long before any conversations on here began....and if the divisive derision is from anywhere it is from the rich looking down.
I find it hard to defend, and not be angry about, one of the most unequal cities in the western world becoming even more unequal.
I find it hard to defend, and not be angry about, one of the most unequal cities in the western world becoming even more unequal.
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floofy
Aha. So you were just trying to help by shouting what looked like "lazy benefits scroungers stop whinging you're just jealous" at people who are expressing unhappiness about what they see happening to that row of shops on CHL? Ok.
In the interests of disclosure/ honesty: I'm sure it doesn't look that way seeing as I'm constantly posting on here during work hours but I get paid far more than I ought to for the bits of work that I manage to squeeze in between. This means that, compared to most of my neighbours here in Coldharbour Ward, I'm totally loaded, and could afford to attend themed cocktail night at the shrub if I chose to etc. So fwiw my negative feelings about what I see happening are not coming from bitterness at not being able to afford to join in the party myself. Just saying.
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Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
Stop picking on the rich people you bunch of cunts.
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Vile post.
Not only completely untrue, but ably demonstrating your Thatcherite tendencies.
Ugh.
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
I really don't think that has happened here at all. It's not about people enjoying their wages.
Some people with jobs earn very little and work just as hard. Not everyone gets a great wage. Some people who earn very little choose to spend their very little on meals, cocktails and decent haircuts.
I think there are a number of issues being 'debated' here, but 'are people allowed to spend their wages on what they want?' is not one of them.
I understand that the discussion here is more to do with general changes to the area etc and that in itself can be unsettling.
I'm probably conflating sentiments cross-thread, just riles when the usual moans of cocktail bars and price comparisons gets started up
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"Red Guard"(NLYL)
In my day "camp" meant Kenneth Williams. Just shows how things have gone downhill.
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"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Have you ever been on holiday somewhere like Morocco?
That is what it's getting like here.
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"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Hope he lasts longer than the grocery lady.
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"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Talking of the Ackee Tree cab place - the owner of 316 Coldharbour repeatedly demanded I object to their planning permission, and said he had, what they were doing was illegal etc etc.
I can't see they do any harm can you? Basically a bunch of pensioners and near pensioners running a cab office. The only thing I would find to object about would be that wretched rotating flashing light - but there again the neighbours haven't complained AFAIK.
It's funny how people get fixated on issues - often for cultural reasons.
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hiraethified
Not sure what my employment status has got to do with this thread, but allow me to put you straight on this one: I work fucking hard in several jobs, and almost certainly work longer hours than you. The main difference is that a fair bit of the work I do is unpaid and a lot of that involves supporting the community in different ways. That's why I can't afford to swan around new restaurants every night or sup jolly £10 cocktails until my gizzards explode.
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hiraethified
The division around where I live is visibly widening every week and some people don't appear to give much of a fuck about it. I do.
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
The idea that everyone who is poor is poor because they don't (or choose not to) work is such patent bollocks that it's past the point I'd take it as being in good faith tbh.
There you go with the emotive "swan" and "jolly" bullshit.
The fact you choose to work unpaid does not give you the right to point fingers at those that work paid
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floofy
We've been here before but maybe bears repeating: There is no other thing I can think of (apart from maybe hairdressing?) that yields the profit (ie markup from goods bought to goods sold) as cocktails & wine by the glass. So when rents are rising very fast, cocktails / winebars are a far more viable option for a retail space than anything else. I personally don't want to live in a sea of cocktail bars and boutique salons but if that's what's happening then it's not anybody in particular's fault it's just economics.
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hiraethified
I think you need to apologise for claiming that I don't work. Now. It was a cheap, dirty attempt at a slur (not that I judge people if they're in employment or not, but you clearly think it's way to put someone down).
When 90% of your posts involve comparisons of prices i'd say the fact you choose to not work [paid] is very much allowed
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hiraethified
It comes straight out of the mouth of scum like Thatcher and Cameron.
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"Red Guard"(NLYL)
There are things planning policy could do - but by and large Lambeth, the Mayor of London etc choose no to use them.
