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Lemming Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I would be wary of rushing to my insurer as a > first port of call and mentioning 'subsidence'. > > If you're concerned, employ a structural engineer > to assess. He or she can tell you if it's > subsidence or not. If it is, or could be, proceed > to insurer. If it isn't, remedy privately (it's > only going to be cosmetic repairs in this case > anyway). Some years back, I had cracks in my bathroom wall at the back of the house. I contacted my insurance company who sent a surveyor. The cracks were not due to subsidence. I didn't have to pay anything for the surveyor, I was not covered for the repairs by my insurance company, a builder did the required work (can't remember what it's called but it's very common, the back of the house was falling away - less awful than it sounds! - and had to be fixed back again, a relatively quick and easy job). There was no "subsidence" marker applied anywhere, to the best of my knowledge, and my premium wasn't affected.

scrawford Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi I started this thread as I have subsidence in > one corner of my house (which is on the outside > wall as well). I have found a company on the > internet (Geobear) which uses foam under the area > affected. Am waiting for their site visit to > provide a quote. From what ive read they?re not > cheap. One advantage of this company is that you > do not have to declare this to your insurance if > you go private. I?ll let you know how I get on. Geobear is the firm my insurance company employed for my bay. They injected resin. This was only the very start of the required work to deal with the subsidence and its effects. Obviously every case is different, however. You may not "have to declare this to your insurance if you go private", but as noted above, you have to declare subsidence if/when you sell your house.

So, what was this yellow gloopy stuff? Did it wash off? Could it have been from a massive bird flying over your car?!

ed_pete Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Heard of Google ? Try using the words "southwark > council replacement bin" and see what happens. What a friendly response.

Yes, Red Admiral. Used to see loads when I was a kid, hardly ever see them now :( The cabbage whites are so called because they lay eggs on cabbages (and other brassicas) and the resultant zillions of caterpillars then proceed to devour all the cabbages. Very quickly :( Unless you net them ..... the cabbages, not the butterflies ....

The Government has responded to the petition you signed ? ?Do not prorogue Parliament?. Government responded: Prorogation is a prerogative Act of the Crown, exercised on the advice of Ministers. We must respect the referendum result and the UK will be leaving the EU on 31 October whatever the circumstances. The UK will be leaving the EU on 31 October whatever the circumstances. We must respect the referendum result. Prorogation is a prerogative Act of the Crown, exercised on the advice of Ministers, to bring about the end of the parliamentary session. The royal prerogative is the term used to describe the powers held by Government Ministers, either in their own right, or through the advice they provide to the Queen which she is bound constitutionally to follow. The Government determines the length of a parliamentary session and advises the Queen on the date for the beginning of the next parliamentary session. The beginning of the next session is marked by the State Opening of Parliament during which the Queen delivers the Queen?s Speech. The Queen?s Speech sets out the programme of legislation the Government intends to pursue in the forthcoming parliamentary session. As the Prime Minister said in his statement on 2 September 2019, the Government has committed to recruiting another 20,000 police officers, improving both NHS and schools funding, and completing 20 new hospital upgrades. It is to progress the Government?s agenda on these and many other fronts that the Prime Minister has sought to commence a new session of Parliament in October. Parliament is only dissolved before a General Election. Dissolution brings an end to a Parliament. The effect of a dissolution is all business comes to an end and every seat in the House of Commons is vacated until a General Election is held. Under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011, General Elections are now automatically held every five years and the next general election is scheduled for May 2022. The Fixed-term Parliaments Act removed the prerogative power to dissolve Parliament; no longer can the Prime Minister advise the sovereign to dissolve Parliament and call a General Election. The Fixed-term Parliaments Act also provides the basis on which an early General Election can be triggered: 1. If a motion for an early general election is agreed either by at least two-thirds of the whole House of Commons or without a vote; or 2. If a motion of ?no confidence?, in the terms set out in the Fixed-term Parliaments Act, is passed and no subsequent motion expressing confidence in Her Majesty?s Government is passed by the Commons within 14 days. In the event of an early-general election, the Fixed-term Parliaments Act allows the Prime Minister to recommend a suitable polling day to the Queen. There will be a Royal Proclamation to set the date. Parliament is then automatically dissolved 25 working days before polling day. The Government would prefer to leave the EU with a deal and will work in an energetic and determined way to get a better deal. The Government is very willing to sit down with the Commission and EU Member States to talk about what needs to be done to achieve that. The Prime Minister has said an election needs to take place ahead of the European Council on 17 to 18 October. This would allow the Prime Minister to go to the European Council with a clear mandate from the British people to deliver the referendum result. Cabinet Office

The government's response to this petition seems to have been written by somebody in a hurry .... ETA: I have posted the text, but it's gone onto page 2! Whoever wrote it might have taken an extra minute or two read it through before sending it ....... :))

RichH Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I do hope those mice are outside and not indoors! > Yes, they are living in the garden! I have a pile of branches etc at the back specifically for wildlife, so maybe they are nesting in there. I do get frogs though, we see (and hear) them hopping around at night. They keep to the edges. I once, sadly, found a dessicated frog beneath some vinyl at the edge of my kitchen. I presume it had got trapped and couldn't get out again :( Couldn't happen now as I have painted wooden floorboards.

Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Planting in tree pits has the drawback that these > are often quite arid and can be vandalised. When > it does work it's lovely. The soil can be enriched, though. Somebody in Ashbourne Grove (I think) has planted up several tree pits, which are lovely to see. A lot of residents in Islington do it, and there is (or was, I presume there still is) a category in Islington in Bloom for them. To the best of my recollection, the only vandalism was by council workers spraying them despite having been sent a list of where they were :( My younger grandchild put a poster on the tree outside my house (North Cross Road area) asking that the plants in the pit not be sprayed, but still they did it :(

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Interesting article, thanks Sephiroth.

Yes, Gather is brilliant!

The Goose Green wild flower area was very disappointing this year. It looked like it had had no attention at all since last year (which was lovely). I would like to see wild flowers planted/sown in tree pits. But when my grandkids did this a few years back, the plants were sprayed by the council weed killers :(

There are frogs in my garden, but not that many! We thought there were loads judging from the rustlings at night, but it turns out much of the rustling was caused by tiny mice (bless).

intexasatthe moment Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Half houses have an alliterative nomenclature > ,maisonettes don't . :))

pk Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Humdinger Wrote > > > > Note they both came from nearby areas of > > deprivation, to alledgedly violently mug > someone > > in East Dulwich. > > Why should people note that? > > And isn?t the Gowlett Rd in Peckham? Yes. It's SE15.

diable rouge Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > These deep fakes are getting scarily realistic. > Warning: once you've seen it you can't unsee > it...https://twitter.com/Alex_Negueruela/status/11 > 69265030287810561 :)) :)) :))

philosophie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yet to try Sylvester's, doesn't look > quite my vibe but I will give it a go... According to an interview in the latest Dulwich Diverter, Sylvester's pizzas are not intended as a meal as such, but as sort of tapas to have with wine. They recommend sharing one pizza between four people. It's a bar/cocktail bar rather than a restaurant, if I understood the article correctly.

Seabag Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Pizza Express has a pizza that was (advertised at > something like) 30% less carbs, it was genius. > Basically they cut a hole with a cookie cutter and > removed the centre, then covered the 🕳 > with rocket salad. > > I have no idea if they still do that, but must > have been hilarious being at the development > meetings on that one :))

Nice try :))

kjet2 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Sue, he'll be out of hospital in a few days. > Was very close though. I don't think it's > appropriate to go into all the details, but the > police caught two or more people soon after (they > are alleged to have also mugged people in Denmark > Hill and Peckham earlier that evening). I just > hope they get their just comeuppance. Thank you for this. I hope he makes a full physical (and emotional) recovery and that the people responsible are found guilty and punished (or treated) appropriately.

Dulwich Fox, if you want to take this thread down that road, I suggest you start another thread. You are diverting attention from one incident which is the subject of this thread, and I'm sure others as well as me would like to know how the victim is, and would prefer not to read your scaremongering. ETA: As you appear to think this whole area is so unsafe, I can't understand why you continue to live here.

shoshntosh Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > just wondering if > I'm the only one annoyed that smoking is still > around/legal given the pollution > problems/particulate matter and given the climate > crisis (quite beyond the personal health impacts). No you're not. I'm annoyed too. At least alcohol consumption generally only harms the drinker (unless it leads to physical or verbal violence, which usually it doesn't). Drinkers aren't forcing those around them to drink, whereas smokers are forcing those around them to inhale their smoke. I think smoking should be banned in all public places except maybe certain smoking areas (as they used to have in workplaces, don't know if they still do). But looking on the bright side, at least it's now banned on public transport. You can go upstairs on buses without risking asphyxiation. ETA: As regards the climate crisis, given the pretty pathetic response to it overall, it sadly doesn't surprise me that smoking hasn't been banned.

BrandNewGuy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You might want to watch this excellent little film > (and the others in the series) about > gentrification / regeneration in Peckham. It gives > a more nuanced view from long-term residents than > some of the ones on display on this thread: > > Thanks for that, BNG, I just watched it. Very heartwarming.

Sally Eva Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Or put it in a clothes re-cycling bin -- I've been > told there's one on North Cross Road I've never seen one on North Cross Road, but there used to be one outside the Mind shop by Goose Green roundabout, don't know if it's still there.