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Dimelda Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I posted an item for sale on the 'For Sale & Items > Offered' section on 28 Jan. 2022. The item has > sold. Clearly, therefore, it would make sense to > remove/delete the post. Can this be done? If so, > how can it be done? If not, why not? Look > forward to your advice. Many thanks. Just edit the subject line and/or the content of the post to say SOLD ..

There are several websites where you can enter a photo and get it immediately reduced to the required size. Can't remember the names offhand but a quick Google should bring them up. Alternatively, any photo editing software would be able to do it, I think. As you say, it's the file size which needs to be reduced, not the dimensions of the photo.

ontheedge Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The great shall always live on, see the family are > in financial difficulty so maybe those who admire > them could donate, sad to see amazing & national > treasures struggling The donation page was started before Norma died. The picture has now been updated to show one of Norma, but the description hasn't been. Thousands of people from all over the world have donated: https://ko-fi.com/elizacarthy

I've just read this article, and I'm wondering what people have noticed locally re the increasingly earlier flowering of plants in their gardens and elsewhere. I was at Kew yesterday and they are certainly seeing it there. The knock on effects on insects and then birds is very alarming. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/02/flowers-arriving-month-early-uk-climate-heats-up-bloom-insects-birds?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other This link from the above article also suggests what plants we can plant in our gardens to help the situation: https://www.rhs.org.uk/science/conservation-biodiversity/plants-for-bugs I hope the trend for bare "gardens" with hardly any actual plants in them, let alone wildlife friendly plants, is on its way out. Being around plants and trees and being able to see them from our windows is also very important for our own mental health, particularly in an urban environment where we increasingly have even the sky blocked out by high buildings and more and more loft extensions.

Norma Waterson. Rest in peace, you were brilliant ❤️

Sephiroth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "I don't know anybody called John Smith, apart > from the famous ones! " > > Well I'm not famous but you know me and that's my > name - even if I tend to go with the Irish version > online (SeanMacGabhann) Ah! I had forgotten!

But her hands are now tied because of the Met involvement.

Siduhe Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's not a new scam - I had this a few years back > when someone opened a load of fake online shopping > accounts in my name - but I'm sure is more > prevalent now. It works like this: > > Scammer orders expensive goods in name of ED > resident using credit or cloned card details. DHL > or similar deliver parcel with expensive goods in. > As soon as possible after real delivery, fake DHL > driver knocks on door and says "oops, did you get > a wrong delivery - our fault - I've come to take > the parcel back". If the resident hands back the > parcel, then the scammer gets to go off with the > goods. > > In my case, I knew I hadn't ordered a tonne of > men's clothes from Very and was on the phone with > them when the scammer rang my door, but even > though I had a strong suspicion it was a scam, he > was totally convincing - even tried to take the > phone off me to speak to Very to explain it was a > delivery mistake. I can understand why people > would hand back the parcel, even if they opened it > and didn't think they had ordered it. Ah ok, that makes sense, thanks.

Sephiroth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > try being called "John Smith" > > all of the lame check-in jokes > or the "bitter/beer" jokes > or the 20 other John Smiths at work I don't know anybody called John Smith, apart from the famous ones! I know a load of Sues, though!

TheCat Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Impresive...thats quite a lot of 'Sues', > Sue...although lets all remember, you are talking > to a bloke called 'Spartacus'.....:) :))

Spartacus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > I guess Johnny Cash had an influence on your > school year 🤔 Not so far as I know, as it was an all girls school :))

Spartacus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue > Are you the author ? 🤣 No, just one of the many many Sues of that era :)) Five in my class alone at one point in primary school :))

Re monitoring, some years back, they used people who sent and received items to and from different areas. The items were not recognisable to Royal Mail staff (in theory) and the addresses were hand written. I did it for a while. I was "paid" in books of first class stamps, and sometimes commemoration packs (not sure what they are called). I had to record when particular items were sent by me, and when others were received. Some I had to post over the counter and get proof of posting. I got fed up with it after a while 😀 But I still have loads of first class stamps. Handy for cards 🤣

Metallic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > How would they know the parcel was > "unexpected"? > > > > That seems a bit strange! > Because it has a return address on it not > recognised. Or is opened and then you don't know > what it is and where it has come from, and then > there is the knock at the door. High value > things, we were told expensive items. But that doesn't make sense? What is the scam, exactly? Someone is changing the addresses on the parcels, so that it is delivered to someone else, hence the recipient isn't expecting it? Because for it to be a scam, the second person coming to the door would need to know that the person it was delivered to isn't the intended recipient. And how would they know that, if it was delivered to the original address on the package? Is someone repackaging parcels so that the new address hasn't obviously been tampered with? Have I missed something here? (quite likely 🙄)

jazzer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Can we all try and be nice to Foxy bearing in mind > what he experienced over Christmas and what he is > going through at present (I'm sure no one would > have wanted to have swapped places with Foxy). > From what he's said he is stuck in doors with > little or no support. > > Hey Foxy, wishing you a speedy recovery. I wasn't intending to be unkind, as I'm sure Foxy realises 🦊🦊🦊💩💩💩

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jan/31/sue-gray-report-into-downing-street-parties?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1643639756

Foxy, sorry as I am about your situation, I can't be the only person who really doesn't want to read about your poo. What next? Posting pictures of it? 🤮🤮🤮

Castleton Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The feedback I got when enquiring about a crossing > was basically 'we couldn't possibly slow down the > traffic, this is the south circular you know' > > > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > There was supposed to be a pedestrian crossing > > installed at this junction by now. > > > > Does anybody know what has happened re that? There was a consultation and as a result it was definitely agreed that a crossing would be installed there. There is a thread on here about it a while back.

LMCPR Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sadly there's a lot of nasty people out in the > world bleeding their hate over everyone. You > should teach your daughter to answer back and whip > her phone out and video these pr*cks! > I bet they wouldn't say jack S if they knew > they're being filmed. Unfortunately that might make the situation worse, particularly if there is nobody else around.

So there we are. If true. ?400m given to shareholders. Not in total. Just last year. Apparently. 😡 This is where Royal Mail's priorities now lie. I'm guessing the quality of service random checks they used to do across different areas (and published) were at some point quietly dropped 😡 https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-10455479/Trio-senior-bosses-leave-Royal-Mail-Christmas-woe.html

Yes. Amazing what happens when name, age, address and any other personal information which could lead to unfair discrimination is removed from applications and CVs before the people making the recruitment decisions see them.

There was supposed to be a pedestrian crossing installed at this junction by now. Does anybody know what has happened re that?

How would they know the parcel was "unexpected"? That seems a bit strange!

sandyman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's abundantly clear that this issue is related > to the closure of Sylvester Road. > > Two examples > > A couple of weeks ago I had to post a letter to > someone in Essex, I decided to post it in Kent > with a second class stamp at 4pm on a Monday - I'd > have been happy for it to arrive that week, it > actually arrived on the Wednesday morning. I > wonder how long it would have taken if I'd posted > it in SE22. > > And to highlight that in my experience this wasn't > previously a problem - a couple of years ago I had > to fly back from Glasgow the next day and realised > that i had a penknife that they might not let me > take on the plane, so I posted it in a suburban > post box just in time to get the last collection > and by the time i got home the following lunchtime > it had already been delivered. > > I'm sure we could fill this thread with examples > of how bad RM is in SE22 now and how reliable it > used to be. In fact I think we already have Sandyman, the issues with ED are solely to do with DELIVERY within ED There are no problems with items POSTED here to be delivered outside the area. Different offices are involved, as outlined elsewhere in this thread.

Alec1 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > yes Sue, all read. I just think that 'bashing' the > people that actually deliver our post isn't the > right step. Higher up, yes. > Who on here has blamed the people delivering the post? Everybody has expressed sympathy with the posties as far as I can see! It is quite clearly management who is to blame, at various levels.