― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 22:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― stevie (stevie), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 23:18 (nineteen years ago) link
― Boxcar (Crapstone), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 23:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― bum_clit, Wednesday, 17 November 2004 00:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 10:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― Madchen (Madchen), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 13:05 (nineteen years ago) link
― 3underscore (___), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 13:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― Madchen (Madchen), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 13:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― 3underscore (___), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 13:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― Madchen (Madchen), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 13:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― Vicky (Vicky), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 14:09 (nineteen years ago) link
― 3underscore (___), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 14:15 (nineteen years ago) link
― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 14:49 (nineteen years ago) link
My friend sold her 2 bed flat in Stockbridge for £260,000
How long ago? I'd think something like that could well go for double that now.
― caitlin (caitlin), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 14:51 (nineteen years ago) link
(And London weighting, when it is available, is a piffling amount of money compared to housing costs; it hardly approaches the 77% gap in house prices highlighted by Madchen).
― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 14:54 (nineteen years ago) link
So
Average house price in London is 1.77 x that in EdinburghAverage salary in London is 1.32 x that in Edinburgh
But I'm rubbish with statistics so somebody else can manipulate the figures to demonstrate what they think about them.
― Madchen (Madchen), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 14:57 (nineteen years ago) link
― Madchen (Madchen), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 15:02 (nineteen years ago) link
― leigh (leigh), Thursday, 18 November 2004 13:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― 3underscore (___), Thursday, 18 November 2004 16:55 (nineteen years ago) link
This is the thing I really love about London.
― Ally C (Ally C), Thursday, 18 November 2004 17:49 (nineteen years ago) link
Londoners...how does one report a black cab for refusing a fare? I've been googling but can't find a way to report it. Also he was driving while eating a kebab.
― I see what this is (Local Garda), Monday, 4 October 2010 11:03 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.london-taxi.co.uk/taxi/complaints.htm
― are you robot? (suzy), Monday, 4 October 2010 11:06 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/contact/pco/
― former moderator, please give generously (DG), Monday, 4 October 2010 11:08 (thirteen years ago) link
thanks guys...i've reported him. let the powers of official justice deal with him!
― I see what this is (Local Garda), Monday, 4 October 2010 11:25 (thirteen years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/AkNgf.jpg
― No Wicked Heart Shall Prosper.rar (nakhchivan), Thursday, 23 December 2010 02:59 (thirteen years ago) link
i am going to london in late april to visit some friends and 'hang'
anything i should be doin' there? fun things cool things?
day trips?
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 15:41 (twelve years ago) link
You should be planning a FAP
And possibly seeing Lauryn Hill in concert
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 15:46 (twelve years ago) link
i wonder if lauryn would 'fancy a pint'
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 16:09 (twelve years ago) link
srsly tho i have never met any london ilxors i dont think
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 16:42 (twelve years ago) link
i am going to be lookin' around for funnish stuff to do during the days while my friends are at work. should i take day trips anywhere?
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:50 (twelve years ago) link
definitely do a beer with some of us. what sort of day trips do you have in mind?
― I'm going to allow this! (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:52 (twelve years ago) link
im not sure haha! i just thought maybe like... day trips would be cool? ihavent seen any of england outside of london.
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:53 (twelve years ago) link
except in movies.
Oxford and Cambridge are easy day trips on the train. Worth seeing one or the other.
― Une semaine de Bunty (ShariVari), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:58 (twelve years ago) link
Was thinking bout that ya!
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Thursday, 22 March 2012 05:50 (twelve years ago) link
Just be aware that a round trip train ticket to Brighton costs approximately 1 million pounds
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 22 March 2012 14:47 (twelve years ago) link
oh yeah, even in the off-season? (is april the off-season?)
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Thursday, 22 March 2012 14:48 (twelve years ago) link
Lunchtime is about as off-season as it gets these days.
― Fizzles, Thursday, 22 March 2012 14:52 (twelve years ago) link
Coach is reasonably quick to oxford (90 mins) and about half the price of the train.
thread summary:q) what should i do in london?a) get the hell out!
― ledge, Thursday, 22 March 2012 14:54 (twelve years ago) link
hahah noooooo
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Thursday, 22 March 2012 14:58 (twelve years ago) link
train tickets are a lot more affordable when bought in advance, but then you're supposed to travel only on that specific train.
― uh oh i'm having an emotion (c sharp major), Thursday, 22 March 2012 14:59 (twelve years ago) link
Parks is a good idea, for things to do in london in actual london. Through Regent's Park and up Primrose Hill is a decent stroll ending with a good view over the city.
― ledge, Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:02 (twelve years ago) link
i am very into taking 'walks' (free, fun, photos)
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:06 (twelve years ago) link
walking along the riverside, from e.g. battersea bridge to tower bridge, is kind of a must
― uh oh i'm having an emotion (c sharp major), Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:10 (twelve years ago) link
i will do that!!
excited to see what's playing at BFI! seeing l'atalante the last time i was in london, some years ago, was a highlight of my cinemagoing life
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:11 (twelve years ago) link
tmi probably but the river walk from battersea to vauxhall is a bit of a pain in the ass imo, lots of the riverfront is inaccessible and you can wind up getting lost in a maze of old industria and new sterile housing. but, it can be an adventure.
― ledge, Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:17 (twelve years ago) link
yeah trains to brighton are not ridic expensive if booked well in advance. def worth popping down if the weather's nice. parks-wise i'd say hampstead heath is a must if you have a) good weather and b) some ppl to explore it with
― jabba hands, Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:27 (twelve years ago) link
the walk from finsbury park up to alexandra palace is great
― lex pretend, Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:30 (twelve years ago) link
without knowing what specifically is on where i'd recommend the south bank as a good place for visitors to hang. if the weather's nice it can be pretty chilled, there's usually a good exhibition or two around there as well as various interesting concerts etc in the evening.
― lex pretend, Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:31 (twelve years ago) link
more good walking to be had along the regents canal, pretty much any stretch between limehouse and little venice has got interesting things to look at and goes past lots of nice parks, pubs, etc.
― jabba hands, Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:32 (twelve years ago) link
It was about 2.20 in Sam pubs pre-Christmas, it's now at least 3 quid, at least for a lager. For me that jump means I'd rather go somewhere with decent food, better beer, and nicer atmos. They're not bad pubs but at 3 quid I reckon it's about 80p or so cheaper than a pint of something decent; in somewhere that's definitely nicer.
Mind you the one I frequented most was The Rising Sun near Barbican, plenty of nice alternatives around there.
― I'm going to allow this! (LocalGarda), Thursday, 29 March 2012 06:19 (twelve years ago) link
Drinking round the Barbican and not going to the Old Red Cow is straight-up wasteful IMO.
― Homosexual Satan Wasp (Matt DC), Thursday, 29 March 2012 10:43 (twelve years ago) link
always too busy imo. it is small.
― I'm going to allow this! (LocalGarda), Thursday, 29 March 2012 12:43 (twelve years ago) link
or just bring a six pack into the barbican?
― Rosie 47 (ken c), Thursday, 29 March 2012 12:48 (twelve years ago) link
a six pack of toilet duck
― I'm going to allow this! (LocalGarda), Thursday, 29 March 2012 12:48 (twelve years ago) link
when it's payday
― Rosie 47 (ken c), Thursday, 29 March 2012 12:49 (twelve years ago) link
la dee da
― I'm going to allow this! (LocalGarda), Thursday, 29 March 2012 14:26 (twelve years ago) link
time was you would joke about drinking a six pack of toilet duck in the street
― The term “hipster racism” from Carmen Van Kerckhove at Racialicious (nakhchivan), Thursday, 29 March 2012 14:32 (twelve years ago) link
really cleaned up the street
― Rosie 47 (ken c), Thursday, 29 March 2012 16:02 (twelve years ago) link
Is this the London thread?
Did you see this?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/04/magazine/china-mieville-london.html?emc=eta1
― Blomqvist, Jesper (admrl), Monday, 2 April 2012 23:34 (twelve years ago) link
/\/\/\
Say something about it
― Blomqvist, Jesper (admrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 00:07 (twelve years ago) link
i read that and wasnt sure what to think
what should i think
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 04:01 (twelve years ago) link
should i cancel my trip
Definitely, you don't want to hang out with racists and alcoholics.
― Blomqvist, Jesper (admrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 04:17 (twelve years ago) link
"eyes roll with the duh".
― Fizzles, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 06:19 (twelve years ago) link
it's not interesting enough to, really. mostly it reminded me that i don't get along with miéville's prose at all.
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 07:31 (twelve years ago) link
the fluff piece that ran alongside it (what are the LDN equivs of these NYC things iirc) was actually more interesting
"The mayor is a ninja of bumptiousness"
― koogs, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 08:34 (twelve years ago) link
Lex otm, esp re: the fluff. Such an effort to read and although I recall vaguely agreeing with him I can't remember a single specific thing that he says.
― Upt0eleven, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 09:10 (twelve years ago) link
read the first page and had no idea what thesis he was attempting to expound, beyond a few 'pensions! strikes! olympics!' handwaving signifiers.
― God arrives for the apocalypse, having been traveling at the speed of (ledge), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 09:13 (twelve years ago) link
It's not written for Londoners really though is it? I mean most of us will be familiar with most of the arguments and issues in it.
― Homosexual Satan Wasp (Matt DC), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 09:15 (twelve years ago) link
/Say something about it/it's not interesting enough to, really. mostly it reminded me that i don't get along with miéville's prose at all.
this x 1000. absolutely convinced he dictates his novels, and what interested me about the article most was how its prose hobbles along.
― Fizzles, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 09:53 (twelve years ago) link
Are you all posting from the banlieues of London? Is there anything I can do to help?
― Blomqvist, Jesper (admrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 13:40 (twelve years ago) link
suggest banlieu
― good luck in your pyramid (Neil S), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 13:40 (twelve years ago) link
Haha very good
― Blomqvist, Jesper (admrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 13:44 (twelve years ago) link
ty
― good luck in your pyramid (Neil S), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 14:47 (twelve years ago) link
banlieuy jagger
― Rosie 47 (ken c), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 15:02 (twelve years ago) link
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6058/6330354186_ec8974ff10_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicohogg/
that dude gets london p much
― The term “hipster racism” from Carmen Van Kerckhove at Racialicious (nakhchivan), Tuesday, 10 April 2012 21:52 (twelve years ago) link
yeah thats great
― judith, Tuesday, 10 April 2012 22:02 (twelve years ago) link