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separated at birth

Posted in Loving London on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

One is an iconic building built in the 1930′s, a magnet for tourists, with queuing time to get in often stretching to seconds.  The other one is the Empire State Building.  Difficult to tell the difference no? Opened in 1937, the Gaumont State Cinema is not the only iconic London building to have been saved [...]

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no they don’t……

Posted in Tooting on December 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

….yes they do, no they don’t, yes they do, NO THEY DON’T!!  It seems from this sign, that a battle between the two premier leg powered forms of transport is about to erupt in SW17.  Despite Wandsworths best efforts to keep these uneasy bedfellows apart through clear signage and demarcation of the paths across the [...]

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all I want for Christmas…..

Posted in Loving London, Tooting on December 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »

…..is a Dukla Prague Away Kit.  Actually it’s not, this is what I really, really want;

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keeping it in the family

Posted in Loving London on December 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »

It hasn’t been the greatest week in the Cabbie household.  Minor prang in the cab had brought forward my Xmas break by 3 or 4 days, which on the surface seemed no big deal.  Get the cab sorted by the end of the week and I’d see if there was any business around helping those [...]

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hailing cabs – top ten do’s & don’ts

Posted in Cab Rant on December 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »

It never ceases to amaze me where, and it what state, people expect a cab to stop for them.  In the spirit of the season of goodwill to all men (although perhaps a little late for your Xmas party I’m afraid) I present to you this handy guide to hailing a cab. 10 – Don’t [...]

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useless london #2 – Tobacco Dock

Posted in Useless London on December 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Following my visit on Monday morning, I’m still feeling slightly depressed. If you include me, the site manager, cleaner, statue of bear and the statue of tiger and boy, you still can’t reach double figures for visitors. There is only one shop that isn’t completely empty – Frank & Steins sandwich shop – but even [...]

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credit crunch hits santa claus plc…

Posted in Working Day on December 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Bal-ham, gateway to the south and, it seems, where Santa does his post credit crunch shopping.  Downsizing to a 1988 Peugeot 306 Estate will hopefully allow Santa to stretch his toy budget that little bit further.  If he got there before the rush, he can always take advantage of Woolies clearance sale as well.  Clearly [...]

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london’s least used roads #1 – Queensbridge Road, E8

Posted in London's Least Used Roads on December 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I learnt a lot of stuff doing the knowledge. 10,000+ “points of interest“, 700+ separate routes crossing the Capital, then thousands of “point to point“ questions until you finally get that map of London lodged in your head and a nice shiny green badge from the PCO. Much of that vital information (Burton Tailor Mosaic, [...]

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slack nav

Posted in Working Day on December 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Please, shoot me if this blog becomes a platform for a series of standard issue cab driver stories and/or political rants.  It isn’t why I started this.  I’ve had my say about Boris and am happy to leave it at that for now, although I will reserve the right to let off some steam in [...]

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I’m from tooting

Posted in Loving London, Tooting on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Actually, I’m not.  From Tooting that is.  But it’s where I’ve lived for the past 10 years and hope to carry on living for many years to come.  Like many a Londoner, I have a slightly mongrel accommodation history.  Born near Victoria coach station, brought up mainly in Lower Morden, now resident in Tooting.  And [...]

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