| Disco...... 00:15 - Mar 3 with 5340 views | smegma |
Have you written to the Standard again ???? |  | | |  |
| Disco...... on 08:14 - Mar 3 with 5228 views | Discodroids |
hahaha, i did see the cara letter.. but it wasnt me.
not enough swearing .
the mrs is on the verge of banning the paper from the house as i end up recreating that hitler bunker scene in 'downfall' roaring with rage by the time i get to page 2 every night.
in other news, i finished work early and i visited my dad in beautiful downtown east ham yesterday afternoon for an ale or two... upon my visit i witnessed with some pride..
1. A group of women bin dipping through peoples wheely bins and taking leftover food/ slop and putting them into big bags in childs pushchairs.
2. A tramp having a lie down who had shit in his cream trousers.
3. A group of 30 Roma types drinking outside Lidl and dancing to a tune a man playing the accordian .
4. Seven beggars between East Ham Station and Barking Road. Highlights including a man with no legs, a woman with two kids and a lady with her nose missing looking like it had been cut off.
5. A fight outside the bookies( there must be at least a dozen bookies in 400 yards of high street) between some East Europeans.
6. A English couple having a row and the bird beating the bloke up.
7. Heroin offered to me outside a mosque.
the sort of thing the iournalists of the evening standard would think wonderful from their pier de terre in islington and hackney rising.
i hear 87 year old Pensioners Bert and Lil from thorngrove road , east ham cant believe their fu cking luck That they live in such a birthing pool of utopia
it got me to wondering if there are any bigger shitholes than east ham?? [Post edited 3 Mar 2015 8:33]
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| Disco...... on 08:45 - Mar 3 with 5169 views | billericaydicky |
| Disco...... on 08:14 - Mar 3 by Discodroids |
hahaha, i did see the cara letter.. but it wasnt me.
not enough swearing .
the mrs is on the verge of banning the paper from the house as i end up recreating that hitler bunker scene in 'downfall' roaring with rage by the time i get to page 2 every night.
in other news, i finished work early and i visited my dad in beautiful downtown east ham yesterday afternoon for an ale or two... upon my visit i witnessed with some pride..
1. A group of women bin dipping through peoples wheely bins and taking leftover food/ slop and putting them into big bags in childs pushchairs.
2. A tramp having a lie down who had shit in his cream trousers.
3. A group of 30 Roma types drinking outside Lidl and dancing to a tune a man playing the accordian .
4. Seven beggars between East Ham Station and Barking Road. Highlights including a man with no legs, a woman with two kids and a lady with her nose missing looking like it had been cut off.
5. A fight outside the bookies( there must be at least a dozen bookies in 400 yards of high street) between some East Europeans.
6. A English couple having a row and the bird beating the bloke up.
7. Heroin offered to me outside a mosque.
the sort of thing the iournalists of the evening standard would think wonderful from their pier de terre in islington and hackney rising.
i hear 87 year old Pensioners Bert and Lil from thorngrove road , east ham cant believe their fu cking luck That they live in such a birthing pool of utopia
it got me to wondering if there are any bigger shitholes than east ham?? [Post edited 3 Mar 2015 8:33]
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I'm not sure, is the answer to your question, the last time I was in the area was our glorious defeat to West Ham back in October and my sightseeing tour of the area was cut short due to not being able to face my West Ham mates after such a shambles.
However I was back to my roots in Dagenham at the weekend and that place is steadily reaching East Ham's heights - still got the best pie n mash shop in my opinion and of course I was within yards of the best fish and chip shop in the UK (used to go there when I was at school a million years ago). Not been to Barking for ages, but I'm sure that Billy Bragg is still busking outside the tube station....
It's the Bert's and Lil's who I feel sorry for (I think I got their Christmas card again this year). |  | | |
| Disco...... on 09:01 - Mar 3 with 5137 views | Antti_Heinola |
| Disco...... on 08:14 - Mar 3 by Discodroids |
hahaha, i did see the cara letter.. but it wasnt me.
not enough swearing .
the mrs is on the verge of banning the paper from the house as i end up recreating that hitler bunker scene in 'downfall' roaring with rage by the time i get to page 2 every night.
in other news, i finished work early and i visited my dad in beautiful downtown east ham yesterday afternoon for an ale or two... upon my visit i witnessed with some pride..
1. A group of women bin dipping through peoples wheely bins and taking leftover food/ slop and putting them into big bags in childs pushchairs.
2. A tramp having a lie down who had shit in his cream trousers.
3. A group of 30 Roma types drinking outside Lidl and dancing to a tune a man playing the accordian .
4. Seven beggars between East Ham Station and Barking Road. Highlights including a man with no legs, a woman with two kids and a lady with her nose missing looking like it had been cut off.
5. A fight outside the bookies( there must be at least a dozen bookies in 400 yards of high street) between some East Europeans.
6. A English couple having a row and the bird beating the bloke up.
7. Heroin offered to me outside a mosque.
the sort of thing the iournalists of the evening standard would think wonderful from their pier de terre in islington and hackney rising.
i hear 87 year old Pensioners Bert and Lil from thorngrove road , east ham cant believe their fu cking luck That they live in such a birthing pool of utopia
it got me to wondering if there are any bigger shitholes than east ham?? [Post edited 3 Mar 2015 8:33]
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Dunno. Where do you live again? |  |
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| Disco...... on 09:05 - Mar 3 with 5112 views | Discodroids |
| Disco...... on 08:45 - Mar 3 by billericaydicky |
I'm not sure, is the answer to your question, the last time I was in the area was our glorious defeat to West Ham back in October and my sightseeing tour of the area was cut short due to not being able to face my West Ham mates after such a shambles.
However I was back to my roots in Dagenham at the weekend and that place is steadily reaching East Ham's heights - still got the best pie n mash shop in my opinion and of course I was within yards of the best fish and chip shop in the UK (used to go there when I was at school a million years ago). Not been to Barking for ages, but I'm sure that Billy Bragg is still busking outside the tube station....
It's the Bert's and Lil's who I feel sorry for (I think I got their Christmas card again this year). |
hehehe...Still makes me chuckle dicky that xmas card thing..yep i know Dagenham well ..had aunts uncles and cousin living there all move out in the nineties.
just for clarification good people of LFW this is' East_Ham' rather than the quite genteel Eastham on the Wirral, described by the American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne "the finest old English village I have seen, with many antique houses, and with altogether a rural and picturesque aspect, unlike anything in America, and yet possessing a familiar look, as if it were something I had dreamed about."
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| Disco...... on 09:10 - Mar 3 with 5108 views | Dorse |
| Disco...... on 08:14 - Mar 3 by Discodroids |
hahaha, i did see the cara letter.. but it wasnt me.
not enough swearing .
the mrs is on the verge of banning the paper from the house as i end up recreating that hitler bunker scene in 'downfall' roaring with rage by the time i get to page 2 every night.
in other news, i finished work early and i visited my dad in beautiful downtown east ham yesterday afternoon for an ale or two... upon my visit i witnessed with some pride..
1. A group of women bin dipping through peoples wheely bins and taking leftover food/ slop and putting them into big bags in childs pushchairs.
2. A tramp having a lie down who had shit in his cream trousers.
3. A group of 30 Roma types drinking outside Lidl and dancing to a tune a man playing the accordian .
4. Seven beggars between East Ham Station and Barking Road. Highlights including a man with no legs, a woman with two kids and a lady with her nose missing looking like it had been cut off.
5. A fight outside the bookies( there must be at least a dozen bookies in 400 yards of high street) between some East Europeans.
6. A English couple having a row and the bird beating the bloke up.
7. Heroin offered to me outside a mosque.
the sort of thing the iournalists of the evening standard would think wonderful from their pier de terre in islington and hackney rising.
i hear 87 year old Pensioners Bert and Lil from thorngrove road , east ham cant believe their fu cking luck That they live in such a birthing pool of utopia
it got me to wondering if there are any bigger shitholes than east ham?? [Post edited 3 Mar 2015 8:33]
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I know what you mean. This place is going to hell in a handcart. I witnessed a MILF brawl in my local when they ran out of home glazed honey roast cashews. It was awful. Kath Kidston wellies being hoofed into unprotected shins, hair pulling and people shouting "Leave it, Orianna! She's not worth it!" I can't walk down the street without people offering me locally sourced pheasant or organic produce. It's poor old Silas and Margot I feel sorry for. They've only just got over the introduction of electricity and Christianity. |  |
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| Disco...... on 09:11 - Mar 3 with 5105 views | danehoop |
I'd agree with you about East Ham.
Mind you Stratford, in places, is also pretty damn awful as well and shares similarities with those wonders you describe of East Ham. I was last over that way at Xmas. Shudder. |  |
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| Disco...... on 09:17 - Mar 3 with 5078 views | Discodroids |
| Disco...... on 09:11 - Mar 3 by danehoop |
I'd agree with you about East Ham.
Mind you Stratford, in places, is also pretty damn awful as well and shares similarities with those wonders you describe of East Ham. I was last over that way at Xmas. Shudder. |
i work in stratford dane. in the eighties and nineties it was truly a tough area.
to be fair east london does seem to be going under regeneration but some areas remain 'unspoilt' , 'bohemian' and 'vibrant' as estate agents would put it.
signs of hipsters just starting to emerge in forest gate though. | |
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| Disco...... on 09:20 - Mar 3 with 5083 views | danehoop |
hipsters in Forest Gate. Now that really does give me a sense of pure joy at the likely outcome. It won't be pretty. | |
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| Disco...... on 09:21 - Mar 3 with 5081 views | billericaydicky |
| Disco...... on 09:17 - Mar 3 by Discodroids |
i work in stratford dane. in the eighties and nineties it was truly a tough area.
to be fair east london does seem to be going under regeneration but some areas remain 'unspoilt' , 'bohemian' and 'vibrant' as estate agents would put it.
signs of hipsters just starting to emerge in forest gate though. |
Hipsters in Forest Gate!? Whatever next...?
Is the Live n Let Live still there - was a decent local boozer back in the day before getting on a 25 bus and going to Manor Park to listen to the DJ in the Conqueror and try my luck with the local ladies on a Sunday night... | | | |
| Disco...... on 09:28 - Mar 3 with 5045 views | Discodroids |
| Disco...... on 09:21 - Mar 3 by billericaydicky |
Hipsters in Forest Gate!? Whatever next...?
Is the Live n Let Live still there - was a decent local boozer back in the day before getting on a 25 bus and going to Manor Park to listen to the DJ in the Conqueror and try my luck with the local ladies on a Sunday night... |
i know the conqueror's gone, but the golden fleece is still there mate opposite wanstead flats.
the green man
the wakefield
the morning star
the duke of edinboro'
the albion
the upton manor
the duke of fife
the drum and monkey
the cock hotel
the dukes head
the golfer
the roding hotel
east ham /upton park pubs all closed in the last ten years, 6 of the above in the last three years.
and 'the central' opp the west ham ground to close next month.
doeent include at least half a dozen pubs closed in plaistow in recent years. [Post edited 3 Mar 2015 9:34]
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| Disco...... on 09:31 - Mar 3 with 5043 views | kensalriser |
Most of what's east of Aldgate has always been a shithole though, hasn't it? All the way to Southend.
Apologies to Disco and other East London types. But facts is facts! |  |
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| Disco...... on 09:38 - Mar 3 with 5007 views | Discodroids |
| Disco...... on 09:31 - Mar 3 by kensalriser |
Most of what's east of Aldgate has always been a shithole though, hasn't it? All the way to Southend.
Apologies to Disco and other East London types. But facts is facts! |
i concede your point.
i think Wanstead had a Fleeting renaissance back in october 96, but is now, an expensive shithole...
... next to manor park.
which is a shithole. [Post edited 3 Mar 2015 9:40]
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| Disco...... on 11:03 - Mar 3 with 4912 views | Juzzie |
In the mid-late 80's I did a day release course for 2 years at the East Ham College of Technology. It was grim then and there was a sense it was just going to get worse. A lot more Bert & Lil characters then but I'm not sure many now left and certainly not replaced by their offspring. |  | | |
| Disco...... on 11:10 - Mar 3 with 4898 views | Aunt_Nelly |
| Disco...... on 09:38 - Mar 3 by Discodroids |
i concede your point.
i think Wanstead had a Fleeting renaissance back in october 96, but is now, an expensive shithole...
... next to manor park.
which is a shithole. [Post edited 3 Mar 2015 9:40]
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Back in the day I remember playing football on Wanstead Flats. Probably some of the worst pitches in London. In comparison Hackney Marsh (Pre refurb) was a bowling green. Wanstead was like the Somme. Mud, mud, mud and rats.
The natives were also 'proper nawty'. One game had to be abandoned because an opposition player got sent off and came back with a gun and threatened to shoot the ref. [Post edited 3 Mar 2015 11:13]
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| Disco...... on 12:42 - Mar 3 with 4785 views | peejaybee |
| Disco...... on 11:10 - Mar 3 by Aunt_Nelly |
Back in the day I remember playing football on Wanstead Flats. Probably some of the worst pitches in London. In comparison Hackney Marsh (Pre refurb) was a bowling green. Wanstead was like the Somme. Mud, mud, mud and rats.
The natives were also 'proper nawty'. One game had to be abandoned because an opposition player got sent off and came back with a gun and threatened to shoot the ref. [Post edited 3 Mar 2015 11:13]
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| Disco...... on 16:33 - Mar 3 with 4663 views | eastside_r |
Ah good. Another 'East London is shit' thread.
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| Disco...... on 08:28 - Mar 4 with 4424 views | smegma |
About 3 years ago SudburyHillR and I wandered to East Ham for a few pints after a draw at Upton Park (Remy debut).We ended up in some fast food outlet opposite the tube station and bought the equivalent of the feeding of the 5000 ( biblical sense not the Crass album!) and it cost a pittance. Veggie burger chips and bottle of water, chicken burger chips and drink for him came to about £6. What's not to like even if it was halal water? | | | |
| Disco...... on 09:23 - Mar 4 with 4395 views | A40Bosh |
| Disco...... on 08:14 - Mar 3 by Discodroids |
hahaha, i did see the cara letter.. but it wasnt me.
not enough swearing .
the mrs is on the verge of banning the paper from the house as i end up recreating that hitler bunker scene in 'downfall' roaring with rage by the time i get to page 2 every night.
in other news, i finished work early and i visited my dad in beautiful downtown east ham yesterday afternoon for an ale or two... upon my visit i witnessed with some pride..
1. A group of women bin dipping through peoples wheely bins and taking leftover food/ slop and putting them into big bags in childs pushchairs.
2. A tramp having a lie down who had shit in his cream trousers.
3. A group of 30 Roma types drinking outside Lidl and dancing to a tune a man playing the accordian .
4. Seven beggars between East Ham Station and Barking Road. Highlights including a man with no legs, a woman with two kids and a lady with her nose missing looking like it had been cut off.
5. A fight outside the bookies( there must be at least a dozen bookies in 400 yards of high street) between some East Europeans.
6. A English couple having a row and the bird beating the bloke up.
7. Heroin offered to me outside a mosque.
the sort of thing the iournalists of the evening standard would think wonderful from their pier de terre in islington and hackney rising.
i hear 87 year old Pensioners Bert and Lil from thorngrove road , east ham cant believe their fu cking luck That they live in such a birthing pool of utopia
it got me to wondering if there are any bigger shitholes than east ham?? [Post edited 3 Mar 2015 8:33]
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It reads like a reworking of "That's Entertainment" by The Jam
Let's rename it "That's Modern East Ham" |  |
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| Disco...... on 07:36 - Mar 5 with 4253 views | smegma |
| Disco...... on 11:10 - Mar 3 by Aunt_Nelly |
Back in the day I remember playing football on Wanstead Flats. Probably some of the worst pitches in London. In comparison Hackney Marsh (Pre refurb) was a bowling green. Wanstead was like the Somme. Mud, mud, mud and rats.
The natives were also 'proper nawty'. One game had to be abandoned because an opposition player got sent off and came back with a gun and threatened to shoot the ref. [Post edited 3 Mar 2015 11:13]
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That reminds me of a time I played on Hackney Marshes about 25 years ago. The game on the next pitch had a rather large crowd watching for a Sunday morning beer belly league game. On each side of the pitch stood about 20 lookalike extras from Green Street . Then all of a sudden a large noise had literally every game stop and gawp as one bloke in a football kit chased an opposition player with a hammer in his hand. As you do. There were blokes going toe to toe on and off the pitch.
Turned out the would be carpenter was a Millwall fan and his apprentice was ICF. The Police were called as was an ambulance. Meanwhile the ref legged it as a free for all ensued on the pitch. | | | |
| Disco...... on 10:46 - Mar 5 with 4208 views | loftboy |
My mum is from barking, one of 9 kids, all moved away as have all my cousins |  |
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| Disco...... on 10:56 - Mar 5 with 4197 views | Discodroids |
| Disco...... on 10:46 - Mar 5 by loftboy |
My mum is from barking, one of 9 kids, all moved away as have all my cousins |
Barking was considered posh in the 70's and 80's right up to the mid nineties.
opposite the park the leftley estate and the faircross estate were the homes of the fairly wealthy, now the place where 15 year old girls grow prams out of their arms. | |
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| Disco...... on 11:08 - Mar 5 with 4187 views | Metallica_Hoop |
Did some filming here over 10 years ago, it's lovely but surrounded by the biggest shithole of an area I've ever seen.
Rough with the smooth I guess.
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