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Thanks, that's useful!

Nobody? Any general advice if you don't want to put a figure on it? Having looked at some past cases on the FOS website, I can't say I'm hopeful of getting a reasonable amount of compensation 😢

Sorry to hear that Tart is going 😢

That's terrible. You say you have involved your local councillor and MP to get the actual issue resolved. Could you also involve them re this? It's disgraceful that the CEO (or someone in her office) is not responding to emails.

You could also complain via Helen Hayes?

Homebase used to cut wood, at least the one in Penge did. They kindly cut bits for my sister to make a ladder for her parrot 🐦🙂 (He ate most of the previous one, bit by bit 🤣)

Two hideous years on from the start of an insurance claim which is still ongoing, I have referred two complaints to the F.O.S. and they are being considered together as there is a lot of overlap. The claim is for subsidence in the bay at the front of my house. The amount of compensation in both cases I was offered by the insurance company (Zurich) was derisory, but the F.O.S. has so far said they think it is fair, even though it was apparently solely for specific delays and for lack of acknowledgment of emails. I summarised why I thought it wasn't, and now the F.O.S. have asked me "how much I think would be acceptable in the circumstances". There were avoidable errors, delays and lack of communication throughout, however the main issue is that building and redecoration work which I was initially told would take three days, then "six weeks of major disruption", ended up being five months of major disruption. This all stemmed from errors made in the initial survey, followed by other errors and what have been described to me by various contractors as poor decisions. During these five months, the main part of my house was unusable, and I had to either sit on a hard chair in my kitchen or go to bed. Neither room gets any sun in the afternoon. Most of the period was spring/summer, and I was nearly seventy. My back garden was also unusable and I couldn't even sit in it. There were a number of other related issues. I ended up with severe stress, plus debilitating physical illnesses which were apparently caused or worsened by the stress, one of which is ongoing and chronic. I took steps to deal with the stress as best I could. Clearly I am never going to get these five months of my life back, so it is rather hard to put a monetary figure on it. However I would like a fair amount of compensation taking into account the cumulative effect on my life. On the other hand I don't want them to think I am taking the p***. I've also had to spend weeks (literally weeks) putting together the two complaints and then the case for the F.O.S., because for various reasons the whole thing became extremely complicated. If you have any insurance experience or experience of the F.O.S., I'd be really grateful for advice on a ballpark figure I should be asking for, and also whether I should aim high on the basis that they will then negotiate down (I have no idea how these things work). A PM would be great if you'd rather not post on the thread. Thanks!

maritap Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Whoever picked up the dead fox on Lytcott Grove > SE22 and put it in the skip I hired .. thanks for > nothing > I had already reported it .but now that it?s been > put In The skip > The council don?t want to know :. I now have to > get rid of it or get fined by the skip company for > it being in my skip Probably too late, but couldn't you just put it back to where it was ?

SpringTime Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > MinaBallerina90 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Thanks everyone. The maggots are a result of > > blocked bin shoots which were reported almost 2 > > weeks ago. > > > > I contacted Helen Hayes today and then almost > > immediately got a call from Southwark council. > > There you go, it works! Helen Hayes is an excellent MP.

Lynne Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Anyone got an old ladder they'd care to leave > lying about? 🤣

Lynne Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes it is a shame > But I wish they'd done it to that Virgin and > child. Any alteration would be an improvement I agree. Unfortunately it's probably too high up for them to reach :(

Sadly somebody has turned this into Stick Queen. Quite funny but also vandalism 😢 I really liked the original 😢

Done

Leigh is lovely!

Abe_froeman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Maria's Tapas was already open on Saturday How on earth are they going to keep people at a distance in there? It's like a corridor!

I had blood tests at King's (the main site in Denmark Hill) recently whilst there for something else, and there was quite a short wait (on a weekday around 3pm). However obviously Dulwich is more convenient normally.

Clutterqueen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don't remember the cinema in Grove Vale, only > the cinema vaguely in Denmark Hill which then > became Dicky Dirt's jean place. > Crikey, I had completely forgotten about Dicky Dirt's! More recently (well, early nineties!) what is now the larger hospice charity shop was a place renting videos.

worldwiser Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The absurdity is that we have nothing alive in our > garden. All the green waste we put into our bin is > from stuff that either falls, blows or grows over > our neighbours' fences. Lately, I've been clearing > the pavements along our road given the monstrous > and destructive weeds that have been allowed to > sprout and I'm not inclined to volunteer to pay > extra for the privilege of disposing of this. The council have sprayed all the "weeds" in my road. Why do you call them monstrous and destructive? In the country, they would be called wild flowers.

Yeslovewhatcanigetu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There?s nothing wrong with a family going to a pub > and respecting social distancing and the guidance > that has been laid out. This pandemic has really > brought out the judginess in people. I'm judging the government, whose "guidance" does not appear to be based on what is best for people's health.

I think in an emergency the pharmacist who normally deals with your prescription would give you at least enough to tide you over until the GP could clarify. Glad you've sorted it out, anyway! ETA: I have recently set up a system (Echo, used by Lloyds pharmacy in North Cross Road) to get repeat prescriptions by post, and much to my absolute amazement it has so far worked. Obviously I set the dates they were due well in advance of the actual date, given our current dire postal service ....

Crikey now there's another lot. They sound further away (from me, anyway). Very sorry for the immediate neighbours, not to mention the poor animals.

I remember it after it closed down. Didn't it become something else before it was demolished and flats built there?

Is it the same people? Very odd, I agree, but even odder if it's the same people two nights running I've heard them both times, but didn't know where they were coming from.

I guess you need to ask, but I'm sure it will be possible given the right precautions. I guess you need to weigh up the pros and cons. Daniel is very helpful. I'm sure he would give you advice over the phone, if he or you don't feel a physical visit is advisable, but obviously chiropractic itself involves hands on treatment (to the best of my knowledge).

seenbeen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Oh dear... > https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jan/28/ch > icken-shop-mile-britain-fat-cheap-food-obesity 😮😮😮