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carolb

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  1. Thank you for asking singalto. Unfortunately George didn't make it.
  2. Found thanks to the person who called the RSPCA. He was found in Horniman Drive and taken to the RSPCA hospital in Putney last night. He is chipped - the RSPCA called us this morning and we went to visit. He was unresponsive, hypothermic and dehydrated when he arrived at the hospital last night. He is now breathing ok and responded to us but he is very thin and weak, hoping he recovers. Anyway, a big thank you in case the person who found him reads this. And also a big thank you to the RSPCA.
  3. Hello, George has been missing for a few days now. Medium size, cloudy right eye. He is getting a bit thin as he is old. I don't think he will have gone far so I will put some notes through doors today - we are in Wood Vale, Horniman end. Thank you Carol
  4. Hi EDF, I?m selling my flat with share of freehold and have been told that I need to get a fire risk assessment and an asbestos survey for the common parts of the building. We don?t have a management company ? we have been managing the freehold ourselves and I guess we slipped up not realising that we had to have these things done. Has anyone been in a similar situation (i.e. self-managed freehold, Victorian conversion) who can recommend someone local who can carry out these checks. Thanks in advance for any advice. Carol
  5. First car test. Came out of the test centre with the examiner but I had forgotten where I had parked the car. We eventually found it so I got in and started checking mirrors, checking seat adjustment, doing seat belt only to discover that the examiner was not in the car ? he was standing in the road tapping on the passenger window. I had forgotten to unlock his door (before the days of central locking). First motorbike test. Fell off doing a U turn. Went back to the motorbike school for more lessons and the instructor said ?So what did you fall down on then??
  6. Commiserations to everyone affected by these crimes .......... and just felt the need to share..... The ignition on my husband's bike was broken. We don't know when it happened because the bike hadn't been used for a couple of months, but on trying to start it up - it wouldn't start. Also noticed that the cover on the chain had been pulled back. Bike workshop confirms that ignition broken by someone trying to steal it ..... ?300 to fix :( We have off street parking and a ground anchor - otherwise I expect the bike would have been gone. Carol
  7. Hi B, We have 2 chickens - we're in Wood Vale. If you would like to arrange to visit please PM. Carol
  8. Hi, has anyone managed to get a same day appointment at the DMC recently? I was told by the receptionist on the phone to get there at 8am tomorrow but I was wondering if anyone knew realistically how early I need to be there. Thanks in advance for any advice. Carol
  9. Hello EDF, I just wanted to add my recommendation for Jeff Latouche (07956 162238). In recent weeks Jeff has done several roofing jobs on our building which had sadly been neglected over the years - leaking bay roofs, collapsed soffit, worn felt, missing chimney pots. Each time Jeff offered a sensible, pragmatic and cost-effective approach to fixing the problem - I am a happy customer!! Thanks for reading Carol
  10. I have not driven or cycled at this junction recently so cannot comment on this particular junction - this is a general comment about these narrow roads and consequent tight turns. I find tight left turns are a complete nightmare because any vehicle which is longer than a hatch back ends up going over the middle white lines of the road that they are turning into. (Either that or they drive over the corner of the pavement.) I encounter one on my cycle route to work where I have to turn right into the road that the vehicle is emerging from turning left ? very scary if you have positioned yourself for your right turn only to see a vehicle approach the junction and you know it is going to have to come out into your path. You can be decked out like a Christmas tree and still not be seen in such a situation. And while I am at it ? related topic ?.. there is another right turn on my cycle route to work where I used to feel quite comfortable waiting in the middle of the road for a gap in the oncoming traffic to do my right turn ???. until Southwark narrowed the road. Now I am too scared to wait in the middle of the road because the traffic on my left passes too close so I get off the bike and cross on foot at the nearby crossing. Another example, I used to feel comfortable cycling into Peckham (I?m referring to the stretch of road from the East Dulwich Road/Peckham Rye junction heading towards Peckham) ? again until Southwark narrowed the road. Since the road was narrowed the traffic is passing much closer (it?s not going any slower) ? it feels more dangerous. I don?t understand why Southwark are narrowing all these roads. As a cyclist it has not made me feel safer. For drivers it causes unnecessary hold ups as a vehicle with a long wheel base has to wait for a gap in both directions before executing a left turn. I can?t see the benefit of this endless tinkering ?? and it must be costing a fortune. There seems to be an endless supply of money for road changes of dubious benefit while at the same time we have talk of cuts to front-line services such as discontinuing food recycling bags and charging for waste collections.
  11. I have lost a pair of old (at least 20 years old - not valuable but huge sentimental value) Ray Ban Wayfarers with prescription lenses. I am pretty sure I had them when I came out of the house ...... so if I dropped them they could be anywhere along Wood Vale or Forest Hill Road or Peckham Rye. There is just a chance that someone has found them - and they may even be in one piece :) Here's hoping! Carol
  12. I have just filled in the form and an quite annoyed about it. Any person reading the headlines and the questions (and not having time to study the maps) would assume that 30 minute parking is being converted to one hour parking, whereas in reality lots of unrestricted parking is being restricted under the guise of doing us all a favour and "helping" local businesses. Thank you various EDF members for pointing this out. This is not a consultation ..... we are all being treated with utter contempt. I don't know the full details of the shambles that is the 20mph limit but I suspect that a similar level of "consultation" was undertaken. That's an aside as I think we are probably too late to do anything about the 20mph limit as it is currently being implemented and the money has already been spent on it but there is still a chance to save the parking situation. When you do the form please take note of first mate's post above as the questions are designed to give the result desired by the council apparatchiks. The consultation is also very clever in that you can only select one parade and there are 4 on Lordship Lane. This tactic spreads the dissenters thinly. So I selected one parade and in the box below said "in addition all the other parades on Lordship Lane"
  13. This is a recommendation for Danny. Did a very good job - quick and clean. Fitted us in at quite short notice. Highly recommended.
  14. Hello Plasterers. This is a last minute request (due to various events ? not poor organisation ? honest!) ?? we have a stud wall which needs skimming and we need it done this week. About the job: It is a new stud wall approx. 2.5m high and 2.2m wide with a doorway in the middle. It has been plasterboarded on one side and that needs skimming. (However, if you want to make it into a full days work you can plasterboard the other side and skim both sides ? we have the plasterboard already.) I?ll call some of the recommendations on the forum later today ????? but if you are definitely available to do it this week please get in touch and let me know your day rate. Thank you Carol
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