Sue

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?

Thank you IlonaM for posting that, but how depressing that all this is needed 😢

bsand Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Simply the best eggs I've ever tasted and they do > min order 60. Ordered one day came the next. Will > last for up to 3 months particularly so if you > coat the shells in veg oil but they won't last > that long. Pass it on. > > https://thegoodeggfellas.co.uk/ How can they last for "up to" three months ? Surely eggs can't last as long as three months?

gromit3:16 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > sounds terrible Why the need to be so rude?

rjw37 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Last year I ordered some cinema vouchers. They > never arrived. I had the vendor resend them twice. > They still never arrived. I had them delivered to > my mothers house. They arrived the next day. I > find it hard to believe they simply 'went missing' > as the regular boring looking post still arrived > as expected. Anything that looks like it's of > value and isn't tracked just seems to 'disappear' > at this place. > > Regardless, since then I've been having all my > important stuff sent to my mothers but since lock > down that isn't really appropriate. Over the past > 3 weeks there are 3 parcels that were supposed to > be delivered, none have arrived. one of those was > sent by my mother, who also sent identical > packages to my two brothers at opposite ends of > the country. Guess what? They both received theirs > 10 days ago. Have you reported all this to Royal Mail? Because if something is amiss at Peckham, it will keep on being amiss unless people report problems .....

ED_moots Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That's disappointing Sue. I'm on an android phone > and it's been working OK. Please DM me if you'd > like me to try and help. > > I have no vested interest or connection to the KCL > team but its something we can all do (when it > works), takes no effort and is really helping Dr's > understand the virus. Thanks, I'm also on an android phone. I will try again and DM you if I'm still having problems.

OLori Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Firstly in answer to your question, according to > different boroughs/councils, using washing > machines and domestic appliances outside of > daytime hours i.e sunrise (07.30 - 18.00)is > classed as antisocial behaviour. Using a washing machine after 6pm is classed as antisocial behaviour? Or, say, a hoover. Really? 6pm?? And "daylight hours" vary during the year, surely? I believe Southwark Noise Control specifically excludes domestic appliances as a reason to call them out, unless I have misremembered. I would have thought before 10pm was reasonable unless the noise was really loud? Good luck with sorting it out though, HelenAnne, I agree a friendly note would be the best first approach.

As mentioned in another thread on here (which I can't now find): MEATliquor @MEATLiquor ? Apr 24 With regards to the picture of the front of @MEATliquorED The Police arrived in a van all together and ordered. When the food was ready we delivered to their van. 3 uber drivers waiting for collection and some more passers by and someone waiting for a bus at the bus stop

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Grey squirrels are vermin and if you catch one on > your land you should destroy it. > https://www.gov.uk/pest-control-on-your-property. Can you tell me exactly where on that page it says that if you catch a grey squirrel on your land you should destroy it? It says "insects or animals causing harm or nuisance" on your property. I have at least one grey squirrel eating the bird food in my garden. I find him quite amusing to watch. Are you suggesting I should kill him??? Because I am certainly not going to! :(