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And there's me thinking the location of the staff owners was to elaborate on how far they were from the incident. Silly me! Edited as no longer relevant since post being referred to was removed ;-)

cate Wrote: I recognise a couple of the residents of Cornflower Terrace there. :)-D

Horsebox Wrote: Oh the horror!

Reading cece's post suggests the advice was given before the arrest as she says "they have now arrested" etc.. Perhaps the way the post was written is a little confusing.

*Ouch* My head hurts! Great day, had a great time :)-D

Paddy says to Mick "Can you help me with this jigsaw?" "It's meant to be a tiger." Mick replies "Put the frosties back in the box you idiot!"

This was the guy who tried to pay a bill with a drawing of a spider. Remember him? From: David Thorne Date: Thursday 21 May 2009 10.16am To: Helen Bailey Subject: Pets in the building Dear Helen, Thankyou for your letter concerning pets in my apartment. I understand that having dogs in the apartment is a violation of the agreement due to the comfort and wellbeing of my neighbours and I am currently soundproofing my apartment with egg cartons as I realise my dogs can cause quite a bit of noise. Especially during feeding time when I release live rabbits. Regards, David. From: Helen Bailey Date: Thursday 21 May 2009 11.18am To: David Thorne Subject: Re: Pets in the building Hello David I have received your email and wish to remind you that the strata agreement states that no animals are allowed in the building regardless of if your apartment is soundproof. How many dogs do you have at the premises? Helen From: David Thorne Date: Thursday 21 May 2009 1.52pm To: Helen Bailey Subject: Re: Re: Pets in the building Dear Helen, Currently I only have eight dogs but one is expecting puppies and I am very excited by this. I am hoping for a litter of at least ten as this is the number required to participate in dog sled racing. I have read every Jack London novel in preparation and have constructed my own sled from timber I borrowed from the construction site across the road during the night. I have devised a plan which I feel will ensure me taking first place in the next national dog sled championships. For the first year of the puppies life I intend to say the word mush then chase them violently around the apartment while yelling and hitting saucepan lids together. I have estimated that the soundproofing of my apartment should block out at least sixty percent of the noise and the dogs will learn to associate the word mush with great fear so when I yell it on race day, the panic and released adrenaline will spur them on to being winners. I am so confident of this being a foolproof plan that I intend to sell all my furniture the day before the race and bet the proceeds on coming first place. Regards, David. From: Helen Bailey Date: Friday 22 May 2009 9.43am To: David Thorne Subject: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the building David, I am unsure what to make of your email. Do you have pets in the apartment or not? Helen From: David Thorne Date: Friday 22 May 2009 11.27am To: Helen Bailey Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the building Dear Helen, No. I have a goldfish but due to the air conditioner in my apartment being stuck on a constant two degrees celcius, the water in its bowl is iced over and he has not moved for a while so I do not think he is capable of disturbing the neighbours. The ducks in the bathroom are not mine. The noise which my neighbours possibly mistook for a dog in the apartment is just the looping tape I have of dogs barking which I play at high volume while I am at work to deter potential burglars from breaking in and stealing my tupperware. I need it to keep food fresh. Once I ate leftover chinese that had been kept in an unsealed container and I experienced complete awareness. The next night I tried eating it again but only experienced chest pains and diarrhoea. Regards, David. From: Helen Bailey Date: Friday 22 May 2009 1.46pm To: David Thorne Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the building Hello David You cannot play sounds of dogs or any noise at a volume that disturbs others. I am sure you can appreciate that these rules are for the benefit of all residents of the building. Fish are fine. You cannot have ducks in the apartment though. If it was small birds that would be ok. Helen From: David Thorne Date: Friday 22 May 2009 2.18pm To: Helen Bailey Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the building Dear Helen, They are very small ducks. Regards, David. From: Helen Bailey Date: Friday 22 May 2009 4.06pm To: David Thorne Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the building David, under section 4 of the strata residency agreement it states that you cannot have pets. You agreed to these rules when you signed the forms. These rules are set out to benefit everyone in the building including yourself. Do you have a telephone number I can call you on to discuss? Helen From: David Thorne Date: Friday 22 May 2009 5.02pm To: Helen Bailey Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the building Dear Helen, The ducks will no doubt be flying south for the winter soon so it will not be an issue. It is probably for the best as they are not getting along very well with my seventeen cats anyway. . Regards, David. From: Helen Bailey Date: Monday 25 May 2009 9.22am To: David Thorne Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the building David, I am just going to write on the forms that we have investigated and you do not have any pets. Helen

skidmarks Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- A driver can drive through red lights, but you're right the train is stopped automatically by a piece of safety equipment called a tripcock and trainstop. Another piece of equipment introduced to enhance passenger safety and one that is rechecked by drivers after it's been checked by the guys responsible for initially checking it. :)) If only the drivers responsibilies were as simple as you state there'd be no need for the procedures, protocols, extensive training and ongoing testing that there is.

Marmora Man Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- a. rounded up slightly. Drivers are not allowed to do overtime (except during a service emergency) for saftey reasons. b. hours rounded down, annual leave rounded up (36.5hrs/43 days) Still good though! Torben Pieknik Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- They don't not have the kit because of the promise of new rolling stock, they don't have it probably because of the cost of installing it. When Correct Side Door Enable (CSDE) was first introduce a promise of a 20 year wait for new stock would have been laughed out of any boardroom. I'm struggling with your claim that the RMT haven't raised concerns re CSDE since it's conception? 18 Victoria Line drivers may have made the mistake in the last 5 years, but how many other tube line drivers have made the mistake and been saved by having CSDE? (There is no statistic for that because the CSDE prevents the action of the driver from becoming a noticable mistake, but given the number of lines and an average per line of 18, you're looking at 216 errors). Had CSDE been fitted to the Victoria Line stock, it wouldn't be 18 mistakes and 16 jobs kept, it would be 0 mistakes made and the following statistic redundant. Also if the CSDE was installed, there'd be no requirement for a procedure to be adhered to following an avoidable mistake. Most stocks have had saftey feature added in retrospect of safety issues, even when new rolling stock is planned, ie Bakerloo RBPS. The driver didn't follow a procedure that needn't have been followed had appropriate safety features been added to the trains as per the 11 other tube lines? See the argument's not that simple! However, a procedure was in place so should have been followed. I'm just glad I don't have to decide which argument I'd support. skidmarks Wrote: If the maintenance guys go on strike, the trains don't run! The lines and trains are checked nightly for safety and the drivers would not drive unchecked trains on unchecked track. So a maintenance strike would have an immediately noticable effect, as it did during the last maintenance strike just a couple of years ago.

Found it! ;) http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a308/boosboss/image001.gif

Just think of the fun you could have with a tin of white paint and the desire to alter the phone numbers! ;-) Not that I'd endorse vandalism of course!!!

I'm on the current T Mobile advert! Ok, finding me is like doing a 'Where's Wally (Waldo)' puzzle, but I'm there! ;-)

Take heart PeckhamRose and trust the lonely horse of Glengal Rd over a beer swilling oik. ;-)

macroban Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Competetion for a monopoly franchise? Not if the cafe operated it too ;-)

The BBC were filming at the gym today for the local news this evening.:)

PGC - The man or the dog seems to be praying to the trees? :-S

Will_i_am Wrote: Could the two be related? ie injuries sustained! ;-)

Guess I'm flying solo here, but I enjoyed it and laughed :))

How long do Daf bulbs last? Are these the same dafs that Southwark Council planted in 2004? 250,000 of them, 1 for each resident apparently.

Murder probeafter woman found dead in Barry Rd this morning.

Bus to Elephant or Lambeth Nth, Bakerloo to Piccadilly Circus, then Pic Line (or B'loo to Paddington for Heathrow Express)

Have you heard about Emo Grass? It cuts itself ;-)

Where did I see the saying "Growing older is mandatory, growing up isn't"? ;-)

Household Waste Reuse and Recycling Centre Manor Place Depot Manor Place (off Walworth Road) London SE17 3BD Free for Southwark residents The council will also collect bulky household items free of charge (tu)

Is there a stigma with being lounged? :-S What's the other Tube line in SE5?