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Del in ED Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Forester. Oh yeh. But plural. Foresters Arms?

Spartacus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > FJDGoose Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I dislike anyone when in public, using the word > > "bathroom" when they mean "Toilet". I've never > > known a public toilet to contain a bath. Why > can't > > they just say Toilet, for f7&k's sake! > > > If you ever went to the gents in the old Upland > Tavern, you would have know why bathroom was > appropriate as you often felt like you bathed in > it after wading through misdirected 2nd hand beer > 🤨 I can't remember what The Bishop used to be, but it felt as if you were squishing through a pee soaked carpet to get to the loo 😶

Sorry to be dim. I am also a "lone woman". I don't see the problem, if you complain about noise, with having someone come to assess the noise from your bedroom, if that is where it is disturbing you? Presumably you are not going to answer the door in your nightgown? 🤣

Barry Parade???

Why on earth would someone be sectioned for taking part in a protest against the continuing use of fossil fuels? It isn't the people protesting who are insane 😡

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ?The part of the woods affected by the closure is > on the right as you come into the woods from the > Wood House direction.? > > Isn?t it on the right as you LEAVE the woods from > the WH direction ? > (Or, on the left as you come into the woods from > Cox?s Walk). > Unless they?ve moved the footbridge !! > 🤣🤣🤔 I didn't mean immediately on the right, KK. I didn't mean just the footbridge, which yes is at the top of Cox's Walk. According to the map at the entrance to Cox's Walk, that whole side of the woods which would have been reached by the footbridge is now fenced off 😭 So yes, it's the part of the woods on the right if you are coming from the Wood House. I was in another part of the woods. I'm assuming the path which used to run from the far side of the footbridge (ie not the Cox's Walk end) is no longer usable in either direction. Apologies if I'm wrong.

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Bloody hell, what a horrible experience. At least from what you say nobody was physically hurt?

My mail has been arriving on time since Royal Mail finally upped their game in East Dulwich.

Mazza6 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Turtle basking on a fallen tree trunk over the > lake in Belair Park. Terrapin? People get them as pets then put them into lakes when they become "too big" 🙄

If you are in their catchment area, The Gardens is good.

MiniViking Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Haven?t done this walk for ages. Could someone > please confirm whether the Cox?s Walk closure > means that it?s not possible to walk through the > woods from the Wood House pub in Sydenham down to > the old Plough pub on Lordship Lane? Thanks You can still do this. The part of the woods affected by the closure is on the right as you come into the woods from the Wood House direction. But do you mean the Plough? Or the old Harvester? The entrance to the woods near Lordship Lane is opposite the old Harvester/Grove. The Plough is further down opposite the library. If you don't walk to walk along main roads to get to it, you could go via the park.

It Is What It Is. Grrrrrrr 🤮

hammerman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > James Barber? Wasn't he part of the problem when > the Lib Dems decided to put up university tuition > fees some years ago from ?3,000 per year to > ?9,000? Three of my kids are now having to pay > for this whilst another two have much less to pay. > Another reason why I wouldn't vote for the Lib > Dems even though they are promising to do away > with the Local Traffic restrictions all over > Southwark. James Barber was a very good and proactive councillor. So I believe is James McCash (spelling?) In local elections I don't necessarily vote the way I would at a general election, and I suspect (I have no evidence) that others are the same. Does anyone know anything about the Green candidates? I have got a postal vote (which I don't remember applying for) and I've got to post it soon.

rahrahrah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Their appeal to populism & nationalism, their > capture of elite support though government favours > to the wealthy (VIP lanes), limits on public > protest and extension of executive power > (proroguing parliament), attacks on legal > professionals ('activist lawyers') and now on the > independent media through threats against the BBC > and privatisation of Channel 4... it's all pretty > worrying imo. Yes.

Thank you for that, I have sent it to Helen Hayes. Who I am sure is absolutely appalled by this.

This is just the latest from this government, isn't it. A gradual slipping further and further down until the unthinkable becomes the acceptable. Drip drip drip. One wonders where this country is going to end up. And why so many people appear not to notice what is happening. Or why if they do notice, they don't care.

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alice Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It is a pity that appalled conservatives are > waiting to see how the local elections go before > more decide to speak out. Agreed. A pity, but not surprising, sadly.

Rockets Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So it is sanctioned by the council.......a list of > rules...my goodness...if it turns out the > portaloos have been provided by the council at tax > payers' expense then we really do know the council > is utterly out of control. I agree with what Jenijenjen said above. I'm very happy for the portaloos to be paid for from my council tax. Maybe take a few moments to look at the wider issues here, Rockets - the clue is in the word "extinction".

As posted above, I highly recommend Lloyds Direct. It saves all this hassle!

TheTruthisOut Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Mabaker Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Sparrows seem to me to be quite picky about > where > > they hang out. I've noticed a gathering of > > sparrows at the bottom end of Friern Rd. > > The main reason that sparrows are thriving in this > small area is that there are a number of tall, > thick hedges which provide essential shelter and > roosts as well as insects. If you'd like to > encourage them, it is so easy to plant a hedge. > > No hedges = no sparrows! Also bamboo and climbers. You don't need a hedge! I get loads of sparrows in my little garden! I do feed and water them though. There is also a robin who often has a bath in the large saucer of water I put out. Actually there is a pair of robins. I think they are nesting in the climbers.

precious star Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have always liked pret a manger. It's been > ethical and forward thinking way before many other > food places. I always saw their vans at night at > Westend donating their unsold food to homeless and > other charities, unlike other supermarkets and > shops. I like Pret too. Rarely go there now I'm retired, though.