David Mc

Great. Except for the change being given on a small silver tray. Didn't like that.

No idea on prices. I've not actually been inside yet! May check it out on the way home though!

Junction of Costa St and Choumert Road. And it is with one L!

Surely that's true of any "pharmacy"?

I know who you went with - nah nah nah nah nah! Good luck! ;) I thought it was OK. Very friendly staff, food OK and not too overpriced. Homely atmosphere.

http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/25/25415/Montpelier/Peckham BITE thinks it's with one L. I'm not sure.

Is due to reopen having been refurbished any time soon. To me it looks really nice and the manager, Nathalie showed me a "draft" copy of the menu which looked really nice and not unreasonably priced. Of course there will be moans of "another spit-and-sawdust old man's pub has disppeared" but I don't care! Opening delayed because the chef had some personal issues and had to go home (I think she said to another country). But she said it should be open this week sometime.

Change GPs! They should all be offering it. They are positively pushing it at the clinic at Windsor Walk. You may not need a GP's referral to go there - call them and see - speak to Geraldine on 7848 0054 (http://www.slam.nhs.uk/services/pages/detail.asp?id=616). You do need to live in Southwark I think. Like many NHS resources they are understaffed and you may need to leave a couple of messages before they get back to you - but persist and they will. To others criticising them and/or me - my situation was complicated by the fact that it's a 7-week course at the clinic (longer on the medication) and I was on holiday last week. They have an unbelievable amount of admin to do before each session starts* and not everyone on the course can turn up at 5pm on the dot. I'm just glad they managed to get my pREscription sorted out in time even though Sainsbury's couldn't deliver when I (wrongly) assumed they could. *breathalysing everyone to measure their carbon monoxide levels to see if they've smoked in the last week (reissuing of pREscriptions is dependent on you having not smoked) and an enormous amount of paperwork. There were 2 people there handling about 20 patients. It takes a LOT of time.

That was essentially their argument - if they'd claimed to be a "dispensing chemist" before the licence arrives they'd have been in breach of trade descriptions. You've answered my question. Thank you. It's given me yet another reason not to go and shop there any more. Keef - I'm not TRYING to quit - I HAVE quit!!! Champix and the group up at Windsor Walk have been (and are) enormously helpful. I'd recommend it/them to anyone wanting to quit.

DM - a harpsichord is essentially just a more basic piano, so anyone who teaches keyboard skills should be able to help you out!

I can play and wasn't aware of any club other than a couple that are rather inconveniently located (Catford and Upper Norwood) and my experience in proper clubs where people are out for their EBU master points I've found rather intimidating. I have about 5 or 6 friends who play regularly when 4 are available (roughly once a week) and we'd all be interested in playing with others to learn new things or even teach them some of ours (I'd particularly like more experience of duplicate bridge - we play rubber/chicago 99% of the time). But without the nastiness that you can get from certain types of people in EBU-approved clubs. If you're new to it, it does take quite a long time to learn the basics and I don't think you ever stop learning which is just one of the thinks that make it the King of card games!

spadetownboy - the prescriptions are organised by the clinic which my GP referred me to - not by my GP. I don't have control over when they issue them. Thank you for your helpful comments. My post was about Sainsbury's "pharmacy" not being a proper pharmacy - not about my ability to organise my life. So why don't YOU stop wasting everyone else's time and go back under your stone? I'm off to look for any "ignore" or "block" this user option...

So I left my smoking cessation group therapy session selfishly early because my prescription had run out and I didn't have a Champix tablet to take on Wednesday morning and left in time before the chemist at Goose Green shut. On the way down Dog Kennel Hill I had the stupid thought of going to Sainsbury's which has been claiming to have a pharmacy since its refurb. Turns out their licence to dispense on the spot hasn't been granted yet. I waited for manager to complain but "Louis" didn't turn up before I needed to leave to get to the "proper" pharmacy at Goose Green. "Louis" didn't bother to call me on the mobile number I left at customer services so I called back later and spoke to the duty manager. He said they are allowed to call themselves a pharmacy because they can get you your medication the next day. He said it was legal. I want to go to Trade Descriptions. Anyone know if he's telling the truth and whether I'd be wasting my time?

Not for me this time - but still v interested. Let's keep going on Facebook Mogs!

He doesn't have a computer at home. Anyway today he told me Mary didn't know all that much more than I've already told you. Just that the church was built in the most prominent space in the area at the time which happened to be either a pond or waterlogged so they brought "stuff" from Denmark Hill to fill it in. Apparently there's a map ("Dewhirst's 1842 Map) showing the ponds which you can go and see in the Southwark Local History Library. Wherever that is!

Got friend's birthday tonight so can't make it. Mogs - come and find me on Facebook. Or tell me how to find you!

As I said I'm away until Sunday - so at the next meet after that?! Thank you.

I'm in France until Sunday so catch you all next time!

I'll ask him when Mary calls him and he tells me her info. He's very reliable - so watch this space!

I've got a DS! But prefer Scrabble. Mogs - was your offer to lend me Hotel Dusk a serious one?

So I asked John last night and had a note through the door this morning: In Mary Boast's booklet "St John's, East Dulwich, Church & Parish" it says that an eminent lawyer, Charles Jasper Selwyn, agreed to give a site for the new church on his land, "the South East corner of the Great Field". This was how St John's came to be built on Goose Green. In 1863 upwards of 1,000 loads of earth from Denmark Hill were taken to fill in the pond on the site. Drain pipes were also laid down but problems with damp occurred at various later dates. David: That's the best I can do from what I've got. I've left a message for Mary Boast to ring me. Will keep you up-to-date.

John lives across the road from me. I'll ask him next time I see him.

See you there! David

Chip shop on East Dulwich Road - been mentioned a few times!

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