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Good post Parkrunner

We called it a lala and had a song that started "Don't show your lala at the table" which always made us laugh.

Thanks ED

Thank you

Advice please - I want to get to London Bridge at 9.30 tomorrow for a very important meeting at 10 am. It looks like the (.13 is the one to get. Do you think I should risk it, or get a cab?

A circumflex is not a "sounded accent"; rather it indicates where an "s" used to be. Thus cout (with circumflex in the example given) has the same root as cost (which is its English translation).

Thank you for your polite note through the door last night. You have clearly tried everything you can to get rid of this very thoughtless annoyance. Good luck.

Thanks everyone.

Not sure if this is the right thread for this, but I hope someone in the ED community can help. My father is celebrating a venerable birthday next year and has booked a house in Cape Cod for the whole family for one week. We want to spend another week on the east coast but have no idea where would be good to visit. Happy to drive c. 5-6 hours from Boston if necessary. Does anyone have any thoughts - we don't know the area at all, and our American friends and relations are all west coast based... Thank you

Feel so privileged to have this lovely park on my doorstep. Thanks to the gardeners and to FOPRP for all their amazing work.

West Wittering: lovely sandy beach. About 2 hours if you set off early. all the way down the A3 then A27 towards Chichester.

You buy taps separately: lots of lovely one to choose from. Tip: don't buy too big a bath. I thought they all came the same size. When we redid our bathroom the one I chose was really long and I can't have a proper soak in it, so annoying.

Lovely post, Lee.

No-one has said SMBS - I love that shop. Every time I've gone in for some esoteric ingredient, they always have it.

Be aware the whole of central London and some bridges will be closed/congested due to the Winter Run for Cancer Research on Sunday 31st. So do check against the route you choose to take. I don't have a link I'm afraid, but you will find it if you google it.

I'm trying to imagine the curl pro. affect.Does it do ringletty type curls or can it do looser, bigger curls? I have the babyliss roller brush thing, which I find doesn't give me the latter type curls I want. Maybe I rush it too much and don't pin the rest of my hair out of the way...

Thanks for the advice, I will check times for Crystal Palace. It's a shame re East Dulwich as it is walking distance for me...

As part of my new fitness regime (!), I am planning to do some serious lane swimming. Could I have advice on whether it is emptier at the pool in the early mornings or late evenings and also approximately how many people swim in the lanes (medium/fast) at your recommended times? Many thanks.

Just to add, I did go ahead with buying my Vitamix. When it first arrived, I was a bit disappointed as it looked like a standard, but very expensive blender and the recipe book didn't seem too exciting. I seriously thought that I had been "had" and was thinking I was going to have to send it back. However I made my first soup, Borscht, and was immediately converted: it was absolutely amazing, the texture was really smooth and creamy. Then I made a hollandaise sauce in five minutes, which was excellent. Then some green smoothies (nothing to throw away and very easily cleaned (unlike my juicer) and then some hummous. I can easily see myself using this everyday, and I can see why it was so expensive. I think the number of times I use it will justify the cost. Sales pitch over, but thought I should answer my own question.

Anyone got one of these? I have heard they are amazing, can make hot soups from raw ingredients and also ice cream, as well as being a super blender. However they are very expensive. Thoughts anyone?

We chose zinc - liked the idea of the retro French bar feel. Although it was expensive, it has been a great success. After about eight years it has aged beautifully with a lovely patina and aged feel. You can shine it up if you want to, but we never have. Really recommend it.

Oh no! I absolutely love that Conor Harrington mural - and watched him paint it a few years ago. Can it be fixed?

Another recommendation for Beauty 999. Very sweet ladies there and their manicures and pedicures stay on for ages. Well priced too. They seem to be getting really popular, so I advise booking rather than just turning up (which I used to do).

Now that the Dry cleaners in North Cross Road has gone, I need someone who can do clothing repairs and alterations. I have a pair of velvet trousers that need a new zip so that I can wear them at Christmas. Can anyone advise?

Thanks - that's just what I need.