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Whilst the new rains might be smart and more comfortable (assuming you are not travelling at peak time and therefore crowded into the shorter train), does anyone have any idea when/if we are going to get at least 4 trains an hour? I am sure it is too much to hope for the return of 6 trains an hour that we had before the London Bridge upgrade?

It is just being refurbished. They started this at the end of July and were hoping to finish around now. Hopefully it will not be long, since they offer a good, friendly and competitively priced service. The cobbler/shoe repair man will not be coming back though. Apparently lockdown had hit him very hard with people not needing office or smart shoes.

Thanks to all who replied!

Thanks. The problem is that the food is frozen/fresh food and so not suitable to put in a bin - particularly in the weather.

We have some dog food that we no longer need, does anyone know anyone who might be interested in it?

Does anyone know if there is anywhere one can recycle batteries? I saw on this forum that there used to be a mobile recycling centre at Sainsburys at Dog Kennel Hill but the thread suggests that it has not returned.

Does anyone know if there is anywhere one can recycle batteries? I saw on this forum that there used to be a mobile recycling centre at Sainsburys at Dog Kennel Hill but the thread suggests that it has not returned.

No water on Dovercourt Road and it seems that the Thames Water site is having problems - the map of incidents won't load. Hopefully the water will be working tomorrow

Sadly Andrew Brock has retired, at Christmas. There is a note to this effect on his door.

I know that it is early but... I am trying to see if anyone has found somewhere that makes a good Christmas cake. I find that most shop-bought ones are very dry. Doesn't seem to matter whether they are from a supermarket or from independent bakeries. Perhaps one of the local markets...? Any thoughts appreciated!

Did you ever find someone to help? I am looking for someone to repair an antique clock too.

Last year we tried to get Virgin Media cable installed. Just before installation they told us that there would be a delay of around 6 weeks, possibly more, because a site survey had identified a ?construction problem? (for which read about 12 inches of crushed cable outside our property), despite an earlier survey confirming that everything was in order. We therefore went to BT. The same thing has now happened again. Attracted by their alleged 200Mbps speed and cheaper cost I tried again. I explained the previous issue and they promised that it had all been fixed. I insisted on a survey and a so-called engineer came out to investigate. I explained the issue to him. I didn?t see him again during the visit but Virgin later told me that there was no problem. About 3 weeks ago, I called to double check. I was again assured that the problem had been solved and that there had been not one but two surveys. So far so good. Installation day is tomorrow and I get called late this afternoon to say that, guess what, a ?construction issue? had been identified and therefore the installation cannot take place until the issue is resolved at some unknown date. I have therefore cancelled the order and have tried to reinstate the BT service. I won?t know until tomorrow whether that has been successful. How can a company be so incompetent? It sends out an engineer to investigate a very specific and simple problem and he fails to find it. It gives me less than 24 hours notice to say that it cannot complete an order which was placed two months ago. I will NEVER try Virgin again. I recommend that no-one else does either.

I think that this is the most stupid comment that I have seen on this thread. Firstly the front garden was paved over years before we bought the property and secondly are you really suggesting that it is fine for people to let their dogs go out excrete in other peoples' front gardens?? That way they would also be committing trespass as?well as fouling. I think that you need to get a brain as well as a life. Toosmart1973 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > woodstock Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > On Friday morning I discovered a large dog poop > on > > the pavement directly outside my house on > > Dovercourt Road. Fortunately I recently > installed > > a CCTV system and have photos of the dog "in > > action" and its owner - conveniently staring at > > his mobile. > > > > Do you know them? > > > > People like this should be named and shamed - > and > > fined by the council. > > You need to get a life mate! > > Its a 7 second job with a bucket of water! If > selfish people like you stopped paving over their > gardens so they can park their precious cars then > dogs might not need to take a dump on the > pavement.

On the contrary. The aim of CCTV cameras is deterrence of crime not to catch anyone committing one. geobz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > OP couldn't you found a better use for your > installed cam? > > Now you just gave away on a public forum the > location of that camera for some dog pooping > reason giving compromising the purpose you have it > for...

Growlybear: People are free to use their photographs of people taken in public places as they wish - including for commercial gain. He was on a pavement on a public road. Therefore there is no invasion of privacy. The photograph is not subject to the Data Protection Act, since there's no identifying information accompanying the image. You could claim that posting a photograph was potentially libellous in England and Wales if it damages someone's reputation "in the estimation of right thinking members of society". However there is a valid defence of the truth against such a charge. I have the complete video of the offence being committed and therefore posting the images is not libellous. And yes, in?the great scheme of things it is not?a major offence, to let a dog excrete on a pavement.?However next time you are wiping?your shoe and cleaning your carpet, let alone hear of a child going blind from toxocariasis caused by?dog excrement, all because of the unthinking behaviour of someone, I wonder whether you will be so unconcerned... Growlybear Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well I would check the legal position before I > posted a photograph of someone without their > permission on a public internet forum, > particularly if I was accusing them of allowing > their pet to commit such an dreadful offence. > > woodstock Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I have no idea. I am doing a public > > service?showing someone clearly committing an > > offence which is punishable with a fine of up > to > > ?1,000, and more importantly is deeply > > anti-social. Hopefully if more people posted > > similar pictures then some dog owners might > become > > more responsible. > > > > Growlybear Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > On a more serious note, are there not issues > > about > > > publishing photographs of someone on a public > > > forum without their knowledge or consent > under > > > circumstances such as this?