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Zig-Zag Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We clearly need a special Bill Oddie thread > judging by the number of us claiming to be friends > or relatives 😉😂. The nephew I knew > (Paul) lived in Brighton (or Hove actually) My ex was a scriptwriter and had a play on Radio 4 which Bill Oddie was in. I went to the recording, which was how I met him. Bill Oddie, not my ex. I met my ex on a 176 bus 🤣 Back to nature. Despite my best endeavours to protect it, I think something has eaten most of "my" frogspawn. FrogLife says you shouldn't net ponds as predators may get caught in the netting. I had rigged up a load of sticks over my sink, which don't seem to be disturbed, so I assume it must be birds. Ironically, as I have gone to great efforts to attract birds to my garden, but the frogspawn wasn't one of them 😭

Lynne Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A great shame about Callow's. They've always been > very helpful. Yes, and they have already moved once - they were previously on Lordship Lane. I do hope they will be able to stay in this area.

With Avro I just send meter readings via their website. It's quick and easy. They periodically send me an email asking for the readings. Occasionally (as I imagine with all companies unless you have a smart meter) they send an actual person round to make sure you aren't swindling them 🤣 I didn't want the last one coming into my house (Covid) so he just asked me for the readings. I must have an honest face 🤣

mrwb Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- M&B food > is passable if you stick to simple things. We stuck to simple things and they were appalling and not cheap either. I did complain at the time. I felt very sorry for the person who had to bring them to us. How can you ruin a toasted sandwich, FFS?!

mrwb Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- M&B food > is passable if you stick to simple things. We stuck to simple things and they were appalling and not cheap either. I did complain at the time. I felt very sorry for the person who had to bring them to us. How can you ruin a toasted sandwich, FFS?!

Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Staff moving to Peckham were moving into inner > London, as far as London Weighting is concerned. > So would be better off. The union guy is working > for the benefit of his members, not the general > public. And he isn't interested in bad management > decisions when they don't impact his members. It's > management's job to manage, not the CWU's. Fair enough. Perhaps I have misremembered who it was.

Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Staff moving to Peckham were moving into inner > London, as far as London Weighting is concerned. > So would be better off. The union guy is working > for the benefit of his members, not the general > public. And he isn't interested in bad management > decisions when they don't impact his members. It's > management's job to manage, not the CWU's. Fair enough. Perhaps I have misremembered who it was.

siousxiesue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If you sign up to Money saving Expert they have a > scheme where they tell you if you start paying > over the odds and where you can save money. > > I think they even do the switch for you > I signed up for that once. They don't include all the possible companies, and in my experience you can find a better deal elsewhere. I am with Avro, and I have gone onto a new tariff with them when my old one ran out, as they have always been reliable and I could't find a better deal despite using several comparison sites.

siousxiesue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If you sign up to Money saving Expert they have a > scheme where they tell you if you start paying > over the odds and where you can save money. > > I think they even do the switch for you > I signed up for that once. They don't include all the possible companies, and in my experience you can find a better deal elsewhere. I am with Avro, and I have gone onto a new tariff with them when my old one ran out, as they have always been reliable and I could't find a better deal despite using several comparison sites.

There is a community dermatologist, Dr Kemp, based at the Elm Lodge Surgery in Burbage Road. She is very thorough. I'm not sure if you have to be referred by your GP - you could phone the surgery and ask?

There is a community dermatologist, Dr Kemp, based at the Elm Lodge Surgery in Burbage Road. She is very thorough. I'm not sure if you have to be referred by your GP - you could phone the surgery and ask?

To be fair, increasingly people bank online these days, and if you need to pay in cash or a cheque, for many banks you can use the Post Office.

To be fair, increasingly people bank online these days, and if you need to pay in cash or a cheque, for many banks you can use the Post Office.

Nigello Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I saw a newt, briefly, in the pond in the PR Park > wildlife garden, as well as a handful of bees > taking moisture (and maybe minerals) from the > sides of the pond. Not sure what kind of newt it > was though it had a pale belly. My allotment neighbour has a small pond with newts in :)

Nigello Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I saw a newt, briefly, in the pond in the PR Park > wildlife garden, as well as a handful of bees > taking moisture (and maybe minerals) from the > sides of the pond. Not sure what kind of newt it > was though it had a pale belly. My allotment neighbour has a small pond with newts in :)

2am. I suddenly awoke to noises as if something was scrabbling over the fence at the back of my garden. Then they stopped, then they started again. This happened three times. The third time, I went downstairs to see what it was. I thought it might be a fox, and I was worried about the frogspawn. I turned the garden light on. There, at two o'clock in the morning, sitting very still in its usual place, was the EFFING CAT.

2am. I suddenly awoke to noises as if something was scrabbling over the fence at the back of my garden. Then they stopped, then they started again. This happened three times. The third time, I went downstairs to see what it was. I thought it might be a fox, and I was worried about the frogspawn. I turned the garden light on. There, at two o'clock in the morning, sitting very still in its usual place, was the EFFING CAT.

Let's hope they have increased the quality of their food as well as their outdoor space ..........

Let's hope they have increased the quality of their food as well as their outdoor space ..........

craigyboy71 Wrote: The Royal Mail > employee freely admitted there are major issues > with deliveries in the SE22 area due to the > shortage of staff and agreed it was a daft > decision to the close the Sylvester Road delivery > office. Hey ho... I don't think the posties' union was very proactive prior to that closure. I went to a meeting which both Helen Hayes and the local CWU (I think it was) rep attended. I can't now remember whether it was a general public meeting about the closure or a local Labour Party meeting. The union rep didn't exactly cover himself in glory. My eyes met Helen's a few times during his presentation, when they weren't being raised to heaven. If memory serves, the points he made seemed to be arguing for the closure, though I'm not sure if he realised that .........

craigyboy71 Wrote: The Royal Mail > employee freely admitted there are major issues > with deliveries in the SE22 area due to the > shortage of staff and agreed it was a daft > decision to the close the Sylvester Road delivery > office. Hey ho... I don't think the posties' union was very proactive prior to that closure. I went to a meeting which both Helen Hayes and the local CWU (I think it was) rep attended. I can't now remember whether it was a general public meeting about the closure or a local Labour Party meeting. The union rep didn't exactly cover himself in glory. My eyes met Helen's a few times during his presentation, when they weren't being raised to heaven. If memory serves, the points he made seemed to be arguing for the closure, though I'm not sure if he realised that .........

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I still have my Habitat Teapot from Arthur Wood > which I bought in 1980 ish. > I just googled Arthur Wood. Several teapots on eBay. They don't look very Habitat though???

diable rouge Wrote: -------------------- > overall it looks mostly Argos stuff and prices. > Disappointing to see as Habitat was a nice > halfway-house between Ikea and Heals/Conran. > Yes. > > I don't mind being called a snob if it means not > wanting a chest of drawers that look like they've > been knocked out by Grandad in an air raid shelter > during the Blitz...:) 🤣

Thanks, ianr, that's a very good deal! Shame I have no wish to read about Boris Johnson!