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https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/mar/10/society-of-editors-steps-back-claim-racism-no-part-meghan-coverage?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other ETA: This now links to an article which has been updated since I posted the link.

Fantastic news! But according to a report I saw, ten children have gone missing in London in the last month alone.

ED - NAGAIUTB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > DulwichDaddio Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Its a shame they then go ahead and charge so > much > > for the clothes they are given for free. Not > quite > > on the level of charity shops in say, Chelsea, > but > > still sadly overpriced. > > > Its how they make enough to support those with EOL > (look it up) conditions and their families. People > like my late partner. > > Remember the old maxim: If you can't say anything > nice, don't say anything at all. S/he was a troll. Now gone.

Administrator Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Good spot Sidhue, DulwichDaddio is Stephen Taylor, > Trolley Snatcha etc Already spotted when DulwichDaddio first posted, and I thought reported .... Only a matter of time before the next incarnation, I suspect ....

I was called by the energy people this morning to check that everything was now ok. Apparently there was an explosion at the substation adjacent to 25 Lacon Road. Firefighters came very quickly and contained things, and there was no fire. Some people didn't get their power back till 3am, so Ulverscroft Road was relatively lucky! For future reference (let's hope not needed) the emergency number is 105.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/mar/10/sarah-everard-arrested-police-officer-not-on-duty-when-she-went-missing?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other This is truly awful. My thoughts with her family. Not knowing where she is or what may have happened to her must be unimaginably terrible.

ydrmdy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Probably a silly question has this been reported > to the police? OP said he or she had reported it to the police.

malumbu Wrote: -------------------------------------------------- On air quality you should really get a > Euro 6d If that's diesel, surely that's not good???

That has reminded me of being in primary school and doing pounds shillings and pence sums. What a stupid system. And as for all those weird things you used to get on the back of exercise books ..... I still remember totally useless things like 1760 yards in a mile ....

My partner was texted re an appointment to have his, he is mid fifties.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ulvercroft Rd Back on.. > > Foxy We've all been following it on the road WhatsApp group 🙂

I'll probably watch it at some point :)

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There's lots of 15 year old petrol > run-arounds on Autotrader that will be ULEZ exempt > for under a grand. But being ULEZ exempt does not depend on age. My car is 23 years old, but it won't pass the emissions test and to the best of my knowledge is not ULEZ exempt. You have to put in the actual registration number on the website to find out (which I did do. Sob.)

RichH Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bird bath etiquette is also fun to observe. When > one bird takes a bath it seems to trigger a frenzy > and suddenly they all want a go. Some species > appear happy bathing together like the Blue Tit, > multiple Long Tailed Tits and Black Cap I saw last > week, whilst others, like Blackbirds, insist on > bathing alone and will chase away other birds that > try and hop in alongside. Well, the blackbirds are rather larger than the others!

DulwichDaddio Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If this is an example of good news, then the OP > must lead a really, really boring life. Ah, a "new" poster, just joined under this name today. How lovely. Wonder how long it will be before this incarnation gets banned?

?9.95?! You should have taken it back and complained. They would have refunded you. I doubt there is much crossover between M&S customers and Co-op customers. Once M&S opened, I rarely used the Co-op. Even though I fully support their ethic, apart from a few things, M&S just seemed better value, and was actually cheaper than I had expected. ETA: However, once I can, I will definitely check the new Co-op out. But they had always seemed to have supply problems, or management problems, or both, particularly in the fruit and veg section. ETA: I think M&S generally have problems, though less so with the food side. They have major problems on the clothing side, for various reasons, and now they are closing their bank. Which is very annoying as I have a current account with them (luckily not my main account) and now I've got to move it elsewhere. Though at least it's much easier to do that these days. Sorry admin, way off topic, stream of consciousness, as you were, back to the Co-op 🙂

I find pigeon behaviour fascinating. A pair of wood pigeons come to feed at the ground feeder in my garden. The male (I presume. Large and bossy 🤣) takes over the feeder, wolfing down seed. Whenever the female (I presume. Smaller and timid). gets anywhere near it, she is chased away. She is left to scavenge for seed in other parts of the garden nearby. No wonder he is so fat and she is so thin! (I have now started putting another pile of seed on the ground a little way from the first one, but it isn't in a feeder). However sometimes another male wood pigeon comes down and then the two males have a fight to see which gets to stay. Also interestingly, all the sparrows seem to come down for their first feed of the day around the same time as the pigeons. Weird. I don't put the seed out at a certain time each day, so it isn't that!

lameduck Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Maybe they could reduce compost price for > subscribers of > garden waste > After all we are paying for them to take it > they may make more money That's a good idea!

Cora Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > But they've taken the great self service tills > out....the ones that don't beep every 2 minutes as > you try to balance your shopping.... Are there still self service tills? It always seemed a very strange arrangement of tills after the last refit, which I think was when they introduced them. I'm longing to have a look, but along with many others can't go shopping at the moment 😭 Anybody got any photos?!

The thing is, like the terrible dangerous (for pedestrians) junction where the South Circular meets the continuation of Lordship Lane by the derelict pub, if someone was killed or seriously injured here, they would come up with a solution PDQ. Speaking of which, I thought it had been agreed to install pedestrian crossings at the South Circular junction. Does anybody have an update on that? I can't remember what the timescale was.

BBC News - Sarah Everard: 'Increasing concern' for Brixton woman https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-56281473 Hoping for good news soon.

A zebra crossing would maybe work, but cars often just ignore the fact that a pedestrian is on the crossing. Also, on busy days, cars would never get over the crossing!

cactus Wrote: > Really surprised though, to see such a bird in my > fairly urban back garden. I have a very very small back garden near North Cross Road. Some years back I heard a terrible commotion and looked out of the window to see what I think must have been a sparrowhawk sitting in the corner of the garden with its wings spread over a starling. I ran out, but obviously it then flew away with the starling. I used to get loads of starlings in my garden, but I haven't seen one since. Strange coincidence or what?

I've also shared on Facebook. I do hope there is good news soon. Here is a link. Please share if you can: https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/urgent-plea-dear-friend-who-19975053?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

kford Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Traffic will be backed up to Heber Road with > lights there People said there would be problems with the two (then) new pedestrian crossings in Lordship Lane, but to the best of my knowledge there haven't been any issues?