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seenbeen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Re the high level of sickness, I read recently > > that Peckham had the highest level of virus > > sickness in London (I may have misremembered > this > > - it may have been in Southwark). > Peckham is the worst hit area of Southwark. From > 6th May > https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/coronavirus-d > eaths-southwark-areas-revealed/ Yes, thanks, I did know that but as for a while at least Southwark was also the worst hit area of London, I wondered whether Peckham may have also - then or more recently - been the area with the highest level in London.

lameduck Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How the hell did they nick them at that time of > day? A few years back I had three window boxes stolen in the middle of the afternoon :(

Express Dairy was a chain, and was certainly still going in the fifties :)

Re the high level of sickness, I read recently that Peckham had the highest level of virus sickness in London (I may have misremembered this - it may have been in Southwark).

One poor spider wove a web in the corner of my kitchen window, but the wind the next day demolished it to a sort of linear web rope :( I don't know what happened to the spider :(

I think probably times have changed due to current circumstances and staff absence etc.. Also there may have been social distancing issues with taking your letter. Which doesn't excuse rudeness, of course.

There is a discussion about all this here: /forum/read.php?5,1984285,page=7

Great photo! Lucky you!

NewWave Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------ > > > Its a real worry..I dont drive can't ride a bike > and aged over 60 I dont want to try and learn on > Londons roads. Obviously they aren't happening at the moment, but you can get free cycling lessons. They are one to one, and they start off in the park (Dulwich or Peckham Rye). I can't remember who runs them. I was well over 6O when I had them. Also, there are routes through London which enable you to avoid the busiest main roads and interchanges (not sure that's the right word!)

I do however have a toad! No idea how it got here! There have been frogs in the garden for some years, but I've never seen a toad before!

gromit3:16 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > they need to be making noise continuously for > seven days for Southwark to take action. Rubbish

BeatriceH Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm pleased to say that my pot has been returned! > > Thank you, East Dulwich Forum. Stay safe and well. So so pleased to hear this. Amazing! I love auriculas :)

Zig-Zag Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Give your goldfinches some niger seed and your > garden will fill with goldfinches. Last year I > counted more than 20 at one time in my garden > squabbling at the feeder! Has not worked for me :( Much Niger seed. One goldfinch last year (spotted by my partner, not me :( )

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What I am saying is that Royal Mail in this > instance still act with the entitlement of a > state-owned operation, behaving in a way which > would destroy another business, yet still get away > with it, still have the contract for sorting > offices and local mail delivery. > The other private companies could never hope to > have anywhere near that level of entitlement. I'm not sure that what appears to be one rogue office can be used to represent the whole of Royal Mail? Not that I agree with their privatisation.

You are enjoying yourself on here, aren't you, PnB? :))

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It?s unbelievable. If it was DPD, FedEx etc. > running the sorting office they couldn?t just hold > their hands up and say,?dunno !?. > Royal Mail can, and do. > I'm not sure that it's Royal Mail per se who "can and do", is it? In this case, it appears to be one particular delivery office manager. Whose "canning and doing" needs to be brought to the attention of senior managers, I would say.

Lynne Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Several crab spiders in the lilies.Odd looking > things Never heard of crab spiders before! Looking forward to seeing the swifts again. Does anybody have them nesting under their eaves?

lindylou Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes, I agree, a postal problem. But your comment > that "people needing to shield would probably > already know that" is untry. I had a severe > organising pneumonia several years ago. I was > under guys hospital chest clinic for a long time > and then discharged. I have since had an inhaler. > You do seem to assume quite a lot Sue. I said "probably", with a question mark .... I wasn't assuming anything .... I had to Google when all this started to find out if I fell into the extremely vulnerable category (which I did). I also phoned my GP to check whether I needed to shield, which if anybody was in any doubt I would have thought would be the thing to do? In fact because I hadn't had a letter from the NHS I asked my GP to provide a letter in case I needed one to get a supermarket delivery, but in the event I didn't need the GP's letter. ETA: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19#who-is-clinically-extremely-vulnerable

lindylou Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A worrying aspect for me is that I had a call from > NHS last week asking if I had received my letter, > sent out weeks ago, informing me that I should be > shielding. Needless to say, that letter hasn't > arrived! Thankfully I've been staying at home, but > apparently I shouldn't even be going to get my > weekly shopping! I wonder how many more have not > received their letters. I haven't had mine either, but I've had a letter from the council saying I "should" have received it, plus two phone calls from the council asking if I'm OK or if I need help. I've also received emails from several supermarkets saying that they have been told that I'm on a priority list for deliveries. However most people needing to shield would probably already know that? I have read that some GPs have patients who come into the same category of needing shielding (eg same medical conditions) but some have received the NHS letter and some haven't. So if it is a postal problem rather than an NHS problem, it seems to be happening elsewhere, not just in this area :(

matthew123 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Only just came across this, I certainly did not > receive any comms from the council on voting. I > note only 860 people voted so sounds like it was a > bit of a closed shop. > > Dulwich Healthcare Centre would have made a lot of > sense to me, but I suppose if they'd put that on > the shortlist then people might have voted for > that as the new name.. I don't think it was a closed shop. Anyone in ED could vote, if I recall. I voted.

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The windows do line-up don?t they ? > > fishbiscuits Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Why don't the windows line up? From the angle the photo is taken, the top storey windows don't seem to line up with the ones below.

There is apparently something very wrong with the management at Peckham sorting office, and it's about time something was done about it. It seems no time at all since the shambles when the Dulwich deliveries moved there from Sylvester Road. If it was me, my next step would be a complaint to the CEO of Royal Mail, copied in to Helen Hayes.

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ending Current Restrictions = Spike In Deaths > > We?ve not even had a lockdown yet in UK. > Just cos some of us are still alive doesn?t mean > we can?t catch it, just that we haven?t yet. Yep

fishbiscuits Wrote: ------------------------------------- > Also found out that an old friend of mine is a > flat earther (she is also a medical doctor... go > figure...) 😮

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Gloria, So because the handyman didn?t turn up for > you nobody else in East Dulwich should use him, > correct? KK, but it's a bit of a red flag, no?