Sue

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Interesting that the UK has some of the most > Stringent Restrictions on Social Distancing > and Self Isolation .. > Compared to who? The UK locked down too late and not completely, and thousands of deaths could have been avoided if they had locked down even two weeks earlier. And "a little exposure" for some people can be fatal.

My tadpoles are now froglets, and some of them have begun leaping from the sink into the garden! I have provided a ramp, but they seem to prefer just jumping ... Weirdly, some of the leapers still have quite long tails 😮 Also - for the first time in thirty years I saw a bat swooping around the garden (a couple of nights ago, around 11pm). Ulverscroft Road. Hope they don't eat froglets 😮 The sad reason for my being in the garden was that I heard what seemed to be a blackbird alarm call plus some bird commotion, which was strange at that time of night I thought a cat was probably involved, plus probably young birds, but sadly it turned out the noise wasn't close enough for me to shoo away the cat. I had to close my bedroom window, because the alarm call went on for ages and it was quite distressing 😢

That's really useful, thanks 🙂

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You can Track your Item Here:- > https://www3.royalmail.com/track-your-item#/ > > DulwichFox Only if it was posted via a tracked service, not if just put in a post box 🙂

jimlad48 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I live in hope there has been an outbreak of > collective sanity after weeks of total > overeaction, panic and hysteria. Fingers crossed > we can get on living soon, safe in the knowledge > that 100% of people born will die, and just get > the heck on with our lives. I assume that neither you nor anybody you love/know has been affected by this virus, and that you believe that the thousands of deaths are due to panic and hysteria? And the New Zealand (for example) government's swift and effective actions - you also think those were due to panic and hysteria? New Zealand has (apart from the latest glitch caused by infected people from this country) been able to get back to normal due to what you describe as overreaction, panic and hysteria. Yes, 100% of people born will die. Well spotted. However some of us would prefer not to die avoidable and unpleasant deaths because of the failures of both the government and selfish people who think even lax and confused guidelines are overreaction, panic and hysteria and therefore they can just ignore them. 😬

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Why is this thread in the lounge, btw? > > Well Perhaps the title is Ambiguous.. 'Shops and > restaurants that will not reopen after lock down' > > > Just based on individual opinion and not fact.. > Pearspring's website is fact!

teddyboy23 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm banned from the general thread its been 3 or 4 > years now . Oh, OK, fair enough reason!

Why is this thread in the lounge, btw?

Just had a look too, and they are shortly closing down their gardening services as well 😢 https://www.pearspring.co.uk/

😢

edcam Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Surely you have insurance? The original post is over two years old ....

Stag beetles have been seen on my allotment site (next to Camber tennis club opposite the old Harvester on the South Circular).

Can't see a thread relating to the under eighteen travel issue, so posting this here. It's a petition asking the government to save the under-eighteens bus pass: https://action.labour.org.uk/page/s/keep-free-travel

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How dare you say that about Ulrich Warnke, his > mate in the Circular Society Carsten Sudhoff will > tell you what you can do. 🤣

Abe_froeman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Pearspring had a load of plants in two weeks ago, > which have since gone, the shutters have come down > and sign has gone up saying closed indefnitely. > > There was a guy clearing out oddbins yesterday. > The inside was completely empty. Fridges, till etc > all gone. That's very sad if Pearspring has permanently closed, it was a lovely shop and all the staff were really helpful. There never seemed to be any customers in Oddbins anyway. It always looked closed even when it wasn't, not sure why.

And you know this how?

As the original post was in 2017, I doubt they are still looking for a wedding venue 🙂

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lynne Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > The post got far far worse after the closure of > > Sylvester Rd. I didn't have many problems > before > > then > > > Real shame Sylvester Rd. had to go.. :( > Was a great Local Service. > > Nothing Ever changes for the better. Wrong people > in charge making changes. > Jobs for the Boys. > I agree the delivery service is far worse since the office at Sylvester Road closed, but in common with many other businesses I imagine the present problems are mainly due to the virus (staff shortages plus probably different working practices). Plus possibly poor management at the Peckham office (going on issues mentioned on other threads). But what do you mean by "jobs for the boys"? I doubt Royal Mail's selection processes have suddenly changed to be unfair.

Peckhampam Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Reminds me of the time I admired the beautiful > irridescent beetles on my rosemary bush. It was > dead the next day , killed by said beetles. Lily beetles too are really lovely (bright red) but they and/or their revolting larvae strip the plant in a millisecond. And as for asparagus beetles, GRRRRRR.

On our allotment yesterday a bird flew over which we couldn't identify, but on looking it up later we think it might have been a yellowhammer. Is that possible round here? We didn't get a very close look but it seemed to be about the size of a blackbird, and was brown with definite flashes of bright yellow. At least one of my taddies now has legs. I think I wasn't looking in the right place 🙃 Anyway I am now giving them pellets of food for taddies with legs (as I'm not sure how much natural food there is in the sink).

tomdhu Wrote: --------------------------------------------------- > > Just a thought but she may have CV19and he is > escaping before he gets it too. If his girlfriend has CV19, he should be self-isolating, not "escaping" to potentially spread it to others.

Still no post 😢

I like getting SE22, so I'm quite happy to quarantine it for a few days until I can read it 🙂 What is junk mail to one person is useful or interesting to another!

Lynne Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Nor me. Except for the bank statement just left > openly on the porch 😮

Has he fallen out with his girlfriend? There would be a difference between coming back to live at yours permanently, and flitting between yours and hers (not on in present circumstances).