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South of the river after Midnight

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By *inaTitz OP   TV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Tonight I've been to see Dave Spikey (Phoenix Nights) and he mentioned that after a Corporate in London he had trouble going from the venue to his hotel, as no one would take him South of the Water after midnight. It was a rule.

Is this a trade practice, or a union rule or just an old tradition?

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By *ratty_DamselWoman
over a year ago

New Cross

Very few taxis at one point refused to go south after midnight. Some still do in fact.

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

think its a myth, maybe in times of plenty it may have had some foundation but not sure now days..

happy to be put right by any cabbies..

proper ones that is as in those with the knowledge..

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

Definitely used to be so, but I am sure they go a little way south. I think the thought was that they would not get a return fare too far out into the wilderness of Sarf Lundon!

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

It's a foreign land.

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

We have terrible trouble getting London dancers to anything South of the River too, well further than the South Bank!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Definitely used to be so, but I am sure they go a little way south. I think the thought was that they would not get a return fare too far out into the wilderness of Sarf Lundon!"

This is the reason ^^^^. It is still the case with the older cabbies. I've picked up people who say they've been refused up to three times. Us younger lot will go almost anywhere though. I have just returned from Dulwich Village, but I'm having a tea to get over the shock.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"We have terrible trouble getting London dancers to anything South of the River too, well further than the South Bank!

"

The Elephant is the cut off.

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By *bony in IvoryCouple
over a year ago

Black&White Utopia


"It's a foreign land."
we eat em!!

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs


"Definitely used to be so, but I am sure they go a little way south. I think the thought was that they would not get a return fare too far out into the wilderness of Sarf Lundon!

This is the reason ^^^^. It is still the case with the older cabbies. I've picked up people who say they've been refused up to three times. Us younger lot will go almost anywhere though. I have just returned from Dulwich Village, but I'm having a tea to get over the shock. "

But Dulwich is so nice lol!!

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs


"We have terrible trouble getting London dancers to anything South of the River too, well further than the South Bank!

The Elephant is the cut off. "

Yea thats about when I lock my doors coming home at 3am, until I hit leafy Surrey!!

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By *inaTitz OP   TV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

All of these places sound wonderfully exotic and distant to me

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

And to most Londoners!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"All of these places sound wonderfully exotic and distant to me "

There's nothing exotic about the Elephant, or most of South London for that matter.

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By *avebi48Man
over a year ago

Lordswood


"Definitely used to be so, but I am sure they go a little way south. I think the thought was that they would not get a return fare too far out into the wilderness of Sarf Lundon!

This is the reason ^^^^. It is still the case with the older cabbies. I've picked up people who say they've been refused up to three times. Us younger lot will go almost anywhere though. I have just returned from Dulwich Village, but I'm having a tea to get over the shock.

But Dulwich is so nice lol!!

"

depends which bit lol

Always used to be a struggle when I lived SE London, so I just used to call one on the company account and refund them later

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Millwall, Crystal Palace, Charlton & Wimbledon are all south of the river, - can you blame them????

.......at least when it comes to Crawley, you can fly in to Gatwick & remain pretty inconspicuous - Ish!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As my old cab driver mates used to say.

Elephant and Castle , stick it up your arsehole.

I could have put that on the poetry thread as well.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"As my old cab driver mates used to say.

Elephant and Castle , stick it up your arsehole.

I could have put that on the poetry thread as well. "

What sheer eloquence ; ........may have to visit this thread.......

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Tonight I've been to see Dave Spikey (Phoenix Nights) and he mentioned that after a Corporate in London he had trouble going from the venue to his hotel, as no one would take him South of the Water after midnight. It was a rule.

Is this a trade practice, or a union rule or just an old tradition? "

"Found myself in a strange town

Although I've only been here for three weeks, now

I've got blisters on my ........"

Oh, shit, this post should either on The Jam or the STD thread, sorry!

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs


"As my old cab driver mates used to say.

Elephant and Castle , stick it up your arsehole. "

Lol, who knew!!

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By *adyGardenWoman
over a year ago

LONDON (se)

I've never had trouble getying a cab home to sunny south London and I'm london/kent border. Not cheap though last time it cost me 40 to get back from soho but that was a few years ago now. Too expensive so I just night bus it now

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By *appyguy17Man
over a year ago

walthamstow

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Im originally from Wandsworth and after a night out, the taxi drivers would use it as an excuse. Maybe they just didnt want 4 pissed up lads in the back of their motor

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By *ratty_DamselWoman
over a year ago

New Cross

Sarf Landon is soo much livelier, edgier, spacier, greener, cheaper housing than that there stinky narf Landon .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Everyone says they live in leafy Dulwich when the reality is next door in Peckham

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Everyone says they live in leafy Dulwich when the reality is next door in Peckham "

This is so true. The amount of times someone will say East Dulwich please mate when in fact I'm dropping them off in camberwell.

I've had Railton Village for Brixton and South Chelsea for Wandsworth.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like the sound of St Reatham

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I like the sound of St Reatham "

Even I think twice about going there

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire


"I like the sound of St Reatham "

the gentle hum of the traffic interspersed with the occasional gunshot or burst of automatic..

triffic..

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By *inaTitz OP   TV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Is much of it walkable? 2-3 miles or so?

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs


"I like the sound of St Reatham

the gentle hum of the traffic interspersed with the occasional gunshot or burst of automatic..

triffic.. "

Lol, there's a great blues club there though, the Hideaway!

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs


"Is much of it walkable? 2-3 miles or so? "

In those boots?? I would not recommend it!

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull


"It's a foreign land."

its bandit country

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull


"Is much of it walkable? 2-3 miles or so?

In those boots?? I would not recommend it!

"

I shouldn't worry about your boots you'll have had them stolen after 50 yards

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Is much of it walkable? 2-3 miles or so? "

They be dragons!

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs


"

I've had Railton Village for Brixton and South Chelsea for Wandsworth.

"

I tried parking round the back of the Brixton Ritzy on a Friday night to go blues dancing once - I was eligible for witness protection programmes several times over by the time I got in, never again!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"

I've had Railton Village for Brixton and South Chelsea for Wandsworth.

I tried parking round the back of the Brixton Ritzy on a Friday night to go blues dancing once - I was eligible for witness protection programmes several times over by the time I got in, never again!

"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

South London is Bandit country

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"

I've had Railton Village for Brixton and South Chelsea for Wandsworth.

I tried parking round the back of the Brixton Ritzy on a Friday night to go blues dancing once - I was eligible for witness protection programmes several times over by the time I got in, never again!

"
bomba clart!

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By *bony in IvoryCouple
over a year ago

Black&White Utopia

Souuuufff East / kent borders here.... And love it! Go thro blackwall tunnel n its another World! ( not bad just different) Think we all like n know what we are comfty with ... Are places here i wldn't walk at night .. Aint every area got them kinda places tho..? People outta London think they gonna get mugged, shot or shanked... Yeap it happens .. But again that true of other places too . I well happy! Its my Manor initt!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"As my old cab driver mates used to say.

Elephant and Castle , stick it up your arsehole.

I could have put that on the poetry thread as well. "

But that doesn't rhyme? It would have to be:

Elephant and Carsole, stick it up your arsehole.

Or

Elephant and Castle, stick it up your arstle.

Even in a Laaaahndun accent.

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull


"As my old cab driver mates used to say.

Elephant and Castle , stick it up your arsehole.

I could have put that on the poetry thread as well.

But that doesn't rhyme? It would have to be:

Elephant and Carsole, stick it up your arsehole.

Or

Elephant and Castle, stick it up your arstle.

Even in a Laaaahndun accent. "

but that's based on it being a proper Londoner, it could have been a taxi driver from one of 87 different countries so that his pronunciation of castle did rhyme with arsehole

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By *ichaelangelaCouple
over a year ago

notts

Good title for a song Tina

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"As my old cab driver mates used to say.

Elephant and Castle , stick it up your arsehole.

I could have put that on the poetry thread as well.

But that doesn't rhyme? It would have to be:

Elephant and Carsole, stick it up your arsehole.

Or

Elephant and Castle, stick it up your arstle.

Even in a Laaaahndun accent. "

It does rhyme if your a Londoner. The aitche in areshole is not pronounced so it is close to your word arstle but probably more like asrel. And the castle would be carsel, so a good rhyme.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"As my old cab driver mates used to say.

Elephant and Castle , stick it up your arsehole.

I could have put that on the poetry thread as well.

But that doesn't rhyme? It would have to be:

Elephant and Carsole, stick it up your arsehole.

Or

Elephant and Castle, stick it up your arstle.

Even in a Laaaahndun accent.

but that's based on it being a proper Londoner, it could have been a taxi driver from one of 87 different countries so that his pronunciation of castle did rhyme with arsehole "

Yes we welcome all down here.

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By *ratty_DamselWoman
over a year ago

New Cross


"Everyone says they live in leafy Dulwich when the reality is next door in Peckham "

Oi cheeky bugger, I don't and I don't live in Dull Dulwich either.

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