Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Accordions!!
Having had the racket from the accordion player under the railway bridge wafting into our garden all day as usual, I went out to catch the bus and found another one sitting outside Barlcay's Bank. I've also seen an accordionist outside the Salisbury this week.
I know people have to live, and I'm not against busking (I've done it myself!) but I don't understand how they are allowed to stand and play there all day long. It's not pleasant to have to listen to it non-stop, and I'm sure if they were begging they'd be moved on pronto.
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Permalink Reply by Sharon on
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My lovely Polish Roma neighbours play accordion and practice at home all the time, I love it.
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Permalink Reply by Hugh D on
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Yes, wouldn't life be better if we never had to be confronted by the poor?
How dare they litter our up-and-coming streets with their presence and their need for cash?
Sweet Jesus! The social cleansers have arrived with avengeance.
The kind of post that will put plenty of decent folk off even bothering interacting here.
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Ah look, it's Harringaymoanersonline again! The weather's beautiful people ... go and chill :)
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Permalink Reply by Liz on
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Ah Dave where would we all be without your relentlessly positive and upbeat contributions to the forum?
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I can't help it. I'm just a born PollyAnna and can see beauty in many places where others can't.
I'm not sure what point you're trying to make with this picture by the way, derelict houses can be found anywhere, even here in heavenly Harringay.
The river Lea is part of East London's history and heritage and part of Tottenham. And my picture was taken today as I walked - not screenshot from Google. You are aware I take it of the warzone controversy to which Phil initially referred.
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The picture was inspired by the war zone thread, Suffield street off West Green road is definitely a bit of Tottenham that's in the running for a bit of 'warzone', it might be off Google, but it's no different in reality.
Just like your picture is a great counter-example to the warzone comment.
My point is that Haringey has great and grim bits. The good needs praising (happens not nearly enough - I think the place is underrated), but the bad bits need to be called out so that they can improve.
Where exactly did you take the picture btw?
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Walking down past the Ferry Lane estate by the Tottenham Hale Bridge.
I agree that bad bits definitely need calling out (still plenty in Harringay never mind Haringey) but words like 'warzone' imply things about the residents that are both insulting and untrue. A lot of people from Tottenham are very cross indeed about the use of such demeaning language.
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Most people that live in an actual warzone have no culpability for it being one, so I don't understand the upset. The same goes for the shit bits of Tottenham. It's usually a minority to that spoils it for the rest. Calling it out and pushing back is good.
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Not sure I can agree or that that the person who made that comment put as much thought into it as you, Mark. People are more likely to make a mental leap to riots and assume the opposite.
But taking your point and Pam's information, perhaps the people creating the 'warzone' are the very people claiming to have the solutions...hmmmm, that couldn't be right, could it? What possible advantage could they have for doing that?
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