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  • Commonwealth Hall Canterbury Hall Hughes Parry International Hall Other options here All near Kings Cross + easy access to the West End (Google them) I used to live in Commonwealth when I was at Uni - they definitely offer accommodation for forei…
  • Re: Good Energy and Ecotricity ... sadly all you're paying for is their tiny amount of generation being put on the grid (less than 10%) ... you're still actually consuming electricity generated from big nasty coal-fired power stations = you're creat…
  • ... or just slow down ... take a deep breath and relax ... London life is constantly running at a million miles an hour ... take advantage of your 30 seconds 'off' ... at the end of the day you're only delaying your journey by 30 seconds!
  • Shopping in SGR Tescos these days is PAINFUL. If Sainsburys is going to give them enough competition to raise their game then so much the better. I will miss Woody's though. I remember the first day they openned ... I went in with my N.Irish girlf…
    in Woody's Comment by SimonB January 2010
  • Some interesting information from the BBC
  • I hope SGR doesn't end up like the Crouch End High Street ... M&S, Budgens, Tecos and Waitrose all within 2 minutes walking distance ... (even though the Budgens is really good)
    in Woody's Comment by SimonB January 2010
  • I think we're perfectly entitled to whinge - we're paying for a service that is clearly not being delivered
  • According to the O2 coverage map we have 'high' levels of on-street coverage (Video calls) and HSDPA coverage (i.e. enhanced 3G) Clearly bollocks.
  • My flatmate and I both us iPhones on O2 ... and yes we've both noticed a drop off in signal in the area
  • I really enjoyed this - more so because it's local!
  • If Mari & Monti just wandered over the road and bought their sausages/bacon from the butcher instead of the cheap crap they serve ... they would be a breakfast beacon of light! Sadly it's all cheap ingredients ... and so I'd rather eat cheap in…
  • 1. Petek 2. Cats 3. The Noble 4. Chez Liline 5. Sunshine Cafe!
  • I'm sure I saw Elizabeth Carling on the W7 going to Finsbury Park yesterday morning.
  • Samsung nc10 (small, under £250, only 1.3kg) + Google Docs (browser based, lightning quick) + Google Gears (allows you to use Google Docs when not connected to the Internet) The point about using 'cloud' services like Google Docs is that if you com…
  • Out of interest ... I've just discovered that for *ALL* consumer electronics, the minimum warranty period is 2 years - regardless of what the little piece of paper that comes with your machine says. Article 5 of the European Union Product Warranty …
  • What kind of work are you using your laptop for? I'm inclined to advise you to just get a cheap notebook and then work in the cloud ...
  • Slats ... good point well made
    in VENEZIA Comment by SimonB June 2009
  • Decor-wise ... front of house is a standard fare, but clean and shiny new. At the back they've decorated a fair bit and added tables and chairs. You can tell they've worked hard to get this place open ... and it's nice to see that their focus is …
  • Did Bob Crowe ever have the support of the workers? I heard only 14% of the RMT chose to strike ... BC is definitely up there in my hate list (alongside with Nick Griffin - but for different reasons obviously)
    in Tubes Comment by SimonB June 2009
  • I've only tried a Venezia pizza once ... easily the worst pizza I've eaten in some time ... I think I wrote about it in the Pizza delivery thread. On an aside (topic change alert) I noticed Porchetta has bricked up the room at the back .. I wondere…
    in VENEZIA Comment by SimonB June 2009
  • Ha ha ha .. only just seen Andy's post from March last year ... glad I can be of service driving traffic to the site!
  • Lots of lazy posting here! Is there any point listing the same celebs over and over again? New celebs only please
  • I was out last night and this morning taking photos Sadly the office is insisting that it's open and that I should come in ... DAMN!
    in snow! Comment by SimonB February 2009
  • There was a car set on fire on Blythwood road a couple of weeks ago - obviously stolen and dumped. Scary thing was it 'exploded' ... which is how I discovered it (my windows banged with the pressure). Not seen anything like that around here ever be…
  • It's dry, it's warm, you can't get run over my buses or taxis ... OK so you're only getting the high street shops, but at least they're all in one place. It's a big shopping centre ... plain and simple ... why would you expect to find humour or soul?
  • I once ran over a zombie on Mount View Road and stopped to see if he was OK ... ... or that might have been Shaun of the Dead
    in Shooting Comment by SimonB October 2008
  • Like wisteria53 I'm using iGoogle
  • Er ... yes, it's something I can do easily? Er... no, it's just the way our RSS content works? Er... I have no idea what you're talking about? (All of the above)
  • When I was renting in the area I always used Davies & Davies - they've always been excellent.