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fartin1976
Alagaësía
United Kingdom
92 Posts |
 Posted - 29/05/2007 : 14:44:37
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I have deleted your post that refered to the ongoing running battle
between No Expert and LTNS on the old Argus Forums.
We are trying to avoid replicating that old joke as it has long run its
course.
How are you all having so much fun when I got told off? :-( |
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Borninhove
Discworld
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5805 Posts |
Posted - 29/05/2007 : 15:44:24
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| Personally I think the 'joke' has run its course. |
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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No Expert
Barsoom
427 Posts |
Posted - 29/05/2007 : 17:28:16
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What joke?
Will we see all posts that mention stinkingbushblairnewlabourcorruption get deleted? That may have run have run it's 5 year course. And as such, is a joke. You can set your watch by it. Take any topic and it's there, time after time. Or should I put that down to life in the city?
Good to see my jibes work anyway..
*chuckles* |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5805 Posts |
Posted - 29/05/2007 : 17:41:40
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| I know ... it does tend to get a bit repetative doesn't it. Predictable even where evne a thread that starts talking about snowdrops in June ends up being put down to Bush/Blair/Axis of Evil. |
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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Control Panel
Discworld
1211 Posts |
 Posted - 29/05/2007 : 20:12:44
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That is true, but I also like it when a seemingly mundane topic - 70p tea... - can take many a surreal turn.
To put it on a loftier plane, where, without such an approach, would Waiting for Godot have been? |
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Captain Hawkeye
Barsoom
United Kingdom
391 Posts |
Posted - 30/05/2007 : 14:32:38
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| Meanwhile it has still not opened |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5805 Posts |
Posted - 30/05/2007 : 14:40:36
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| A bit like that Aldi in Portslade isn't it. |
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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Daveb
Earthsea
2200 Posts |
Posted - 30/05/2007 : 15:05:11
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| I would think someone in Falmer has objected on the grounds that the chinging of tea cups will keep them awake. |
We're all doomed!
Head for the hills before they start heading for you! |
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Captain Hawkeye
Barsoom
United Kingdom
391 Posts |
Posted - 01/06/2007 : 19:34:01
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And Taj is now looking for food store experienced staff.
Any ideas about what is happening at the old Sainsbury site on London Road ? |
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6771 Posts |
Posted - 01/06/2007 : 20:51:07
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Originally posted by Captain Hawkeye
Meanwhile it has still not opened
This one will sell Hot Food
so they are fitting more.
All the signs are up now,
so it should not be long. |
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Control Panel
Discworld
1211 Posts |
Posted - 01/06/2007 : 21:03:00
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| What is Aldi like for loose tea? Is it any good or just floor shovellings? |
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nightbird
Calaspia
603 Posts |
Posted - 01/06/2007 : 22:47:22
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Originally posted by Captain Hawkeye
And Taj is now looking for food store experienced staff.
Any ideas about what is happening at the old Sainsbury site on London Road ?
What about LTNs, he knows his onions.... |
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Daveb
Earthsea
2200 Posts |
Posted - 01/06/2007 : 23:06:56
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I have fond memories of Jimmy Street.
I still remember working in Woolworth and Gizzi.
There was Sainsbury before that, not to mention the Pie Shop at the bottom of Chaple Street, great pies. Green Shield stamps was next door.
The old Post Office used to facinate me as a child.
It has changed so much, as all things do.
Boots is exactly the same though. If it is still there. Have not been there for a year.
It's good to see it making a come back. |
We're all doomed!
Head for the hills before they start heading for you! |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
1292 Posts |
Posted - 02/06/2007 : 22:14:09
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Bravo! Vokins in Blatchington Road is closing down. This shop was a terrible waste of space, it is like something from the Fifties, its stock. And it looked incredibly desperate, last legs, when it put the @ symbol in its name - that meant all hope was gone.
Perhaps ithe site could be a Taj for Hove?That would be a good thing. I could see that working but not much else in these hard times for retail. It's a new world now.
If a shop is not possible, it would be a good size and position for a brasserie-style restaurant. That could work well. |
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Captain Hawkeye
Barsoom
United Kingdom
391 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2007 : 07:09:44
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Originally posted by Infinite Poppadum
Bravo! Vokins in Blatchington Road is closing down. This shop was a terrible waste of space, it is like something from the Fifties, its stock. And it looked incredibly desperate, last legs, when it put the @ symbol in its name - that meant all hope was gone.
Perhaps ithe site could be a Taj for Hove?That would be a good thing. I could see that working but not much else in these hard times for retail. It's a new world now.
If a shop is not possible, it would be a good size and position for a brasserie-style restaurant. That could work well.
Some say that there are already too many brasserie-style restaurants or similar in the area. It might be too much to expect Taj to take up all the vacant locations that we have in Hove or Brighton.
Any stores in Portslade ready to expand into Hove ? |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5805 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2007 : 07:50:22
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I took a ride down to James Street on my mobility scooter. It was great to be able to visit the street again but I won't be doing it again in a hurry I don't think. Dropped kerbs are hit and miss, the pavements are a hotchpotch of surfaces and most of them cracked, uneven and potentially hazardous. By the time I was halfway down my poor spine was in agony with the jolting and my rather amply padded posterior was black and blue.
The small shopkeepers were great though ... where I could not access the shops, they cheerfully came out and offered assistance. It got so that I was hesitant to window-shop in case a shopkeeper rushed out to my assistance. No, seriously, it is one of the nicest retail locations and had it not been for those dreadful pavements would see a lot more of me.
HA! One incident sticks out in my mind ... I was about to reverse as I had suddenly been brought up short by a scaffolding arrangement. A wonderful builder removed the obstacles that prevented people from walking under it to let me through while all the others ceased work for the duration of my passage. It has been a long time since my going past has stopped a building site in its tracks ... Thanks lads, you did wonders for my ego! Next time if you could whistle .... now that would really make my day! |
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6771 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2007 : 09:38:01
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'black And blue'
That tells you it was a Brave St to tackle.
Somerfield in 'Londson Road' have done a great job
it is full of those Biddie-Riders
with bigger areas to move in now.
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Borninhove
Discworld
1028 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2007 : 10:05:46
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It has been a long time since my going past has stopped a building site in its tracks ... Thanks lads, you did wonders for my ego! Next time if you could whistle .... now that would really make my day!
Building workers know
That whistling at a pretty lady
Could get them slapped with a sexual harassment suit
Sign of the Times
In Stinking Blair Nanny State |
 Valhalla, I am coming! |
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n/a
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240 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2007 : 10:40:41
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And I thought going into a muddy woods with a road-bike was a challange!  |
Edited by - n/a on 03/06/2007 11:34:54 |
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Daveb
Earthsea
2200 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2007 : 21:55:07
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| If you want a challenge try finding a straight pub around St James Street |
We're all doomed!
Head for the hills before they start heading for you! |
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Captain Hawkeye
Barsoom
United Kingdom
391 Posts |
 Posted - 09/06/2007 : 11:01:59
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| Looks like it is finally opening - might even be open now. |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5805 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2007 : 11:14:02
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| I'd love to go and have a look ... might even do some shopping ... but it is a bit of a mission for me to get there (see previous post re black and blue posterior et cetera) so if someone would be kind enough to let me know it is open for sure, I'll undertake to sally forth. |
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6771 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2007 : 11:33:40
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Take 'another' Route
Taj is at the first store of the street.
Not sure if it is Open yet, though? |
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Ian
Alagaësía
70 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2007 : 12:56:49
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| I'll be going down that way shortly so I'll report back. |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5805 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2007 : 14:17:19
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| Thanks Ian. |
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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Ian
Alagaësía
70 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2007 : 14:59:23
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Yep, it's open now. A very colourful and welcome addition to the the street - I'll post a photo later on.
A curious thing is that the tills aren't near the exit, but along one of the side walls. I hope they don't get much pilfering. |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5805 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2007 : 15:28:06
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| Thanks Ian ... it's a bit late now but I may well go down there Monday. Apart from everything else, I miss my olives. |
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
1292 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2007 : 17:55:40
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Olives are essential.
Sounds as if St. James's Street is coming up in the world.
Perhaps there is hope for Portslade. |
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Ian
Alagaësía
70 Posts |
Posted - 09/06/2007 : 19:48:23
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Photos...
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Taj St.James St. opens
