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JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Labour meanwhile are offering all public sector > workers a 5% pay rise come April 2020. I liked > their 2017 manifesto but can we really afford that > as it seems a lot (or is there some small print). > > Fully costed though apparently. Perhaps by making billionaire tax avoiders pay up?? Those who haven't left the country to live in luxury elsewhere, of course.

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > JohnL Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Clear the cache/history ? > > > > > https://support.mozilla.org/gu-IN/kb/how-clear-fir > > > efox-cache > > > > You may well have already done this. > > > Thanks JohnL, but will this not affect all the > passwords I have saved on my laptop? ETA: I have occasionally removed cookies when I was having problems logging into a particular site, but I haven't done the whole lot at once .....

Spartacus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Have you ever run a tool like Norton utilities on > your laptop to free up space from deleted files, > optimise your registry and compress files on your > hard drive ? > > It may not help but good housekeeping regardless No I haven't, but I've just looked and I've got over 200GB free storage at the moment, so I'm not sure that is the issue? Or is what you are talking about something different? On my old laptop I used to occasionally defrag etc, but I haven't done anything like that on this one ....

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Clear the cache/history ? > > https://support.mozilla.org/gu-IN/kb/how-clear-fir > efox-cache > > You may well have already done this. Thanks JohnL, but will this not affect all the passwords I have saved on my laptop?

I use Firefox as a browser on my laptop. For some time now I have had terrible problems with it hanging all the time. If I open a new tab, it takes ages to actually open the page. I have googled what to do and have also looked at the Firefox help, but I don't really understand it (anything I have done has made no difference, and nor have Firefox updates). I did try a different browser (Opera) but it seemed really complicated to get my email synched in it (I have four email addresses for different purposes) so I gave up on that. I would prefer to stay with Firefox because I am used to it. Can anybody explain in very simple non-techy language how I can sort this out? I never used to have this problem, so I have no idea what has changed. I use Chrome on my mobile, which is quick and unproblematical :)

I would be careful before making the leap from DMC. I moved from DMC some time ago to a surgery in Herne Hill (I am within its catchment area), because I had been impressed by the receptionists, the general vibe, and a GP I saw there (I was there for a clinic she runs). It also had high ratings. I have also since heard from a pharmacist that people are happy with this surgery. I have been there a couple of years now, I think. At first things were fine, but I gradually realised that actually they weren't. The receptionists/admin are still great, and I don't have problems if I need an urgent appointment or telephone appointment, or even a not particularly urgent telephone appointment. However I have been quite ill this year and last year, and I have not been happy with some aspects of the actual medical care, for three separate issues. Ironically, I was quite happy with the medical care I had at DMC, but I moved from there because of the admin side. So be careful you are not going from the frying pan to the fire ..... I would have moved back to DMC, but I understand the most highly rated GP there is on sick leave? Also, consider the distance from your home to the surgery. When I was really ill, I had to get a taxi to the Herne Hill surgery, whereas I could probably have just about made it to DMC (with a bit of help).

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Voting is not compulsory in the UK. Only in > dictatorships. Is that what you want ?? > I stand to be corrected, but I thought the point about voting in dictatorships is not that voting is compulsory (although I'm sure it is), but that you are told who/what to vote for, and that they make very certain that you do vote that way. I would be all in favour of compulsory voting in this country (with possibly some sort of get-out as for conscientious objectors in the war? I admit that I have not thought this through at all :)) ) But the whole voting system needs to be overhauled first.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > I doubt I shall be voting this time. What is the > point ? People have died to fight for your right to live in a free country and to vote.

TheArtfulDogger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue , it's obvious how they are going to fund it > (regardless of party) squeeze stones till they > bleed Well, it depends on which stones they squeeze, doesn't it? I would prefer they were rich stones, who can afford to lose 99% of their money and still be very rich indeed. I would prefer that they weren't poor stones, who can ill afford to lose any more than the Tories have already squeezed out of them.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What difference does it make to be able to See / > Read ANY Manifesto? > > Most Manifestos (From any Party)are Full of > unachievable Empty Promises... > Surely manifestos say (or should say) how they are going to achieve their promises? Including where they are going to get the money from to fund said promises?

Chick Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I like it and don't know why people are > complaining. Maybe because it's crap?

I can second the recommendation for Daniel. He is aan excellent chiropractor.

fishbiscuits Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We had a very disappointing meal from Ganapati > once... rubbery squid... tough, hard-to-check > lamb. But every time since it has been good. They > change their menu quite often, maybe they just > don't quite hit the mark now and again. Yes, hopefully that was the case.

Frenchpolisher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > prisilla Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > We have just received a letter from Royal > > Mail,practically word for word as the letter > sent > > to Frenchpolisher. What can I say. > > You'd think this Delivery Office Manager might > have noticed a bit of a pattern. Was the letter from the Delivery Office manager, or from some central place? If the latter, they must have loads of different people dealing with complaints. However surely somebody should be logging them and yes, should notice a pattern.

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ganapati has some good veggie options - we've just > ordered a couple via Deliveroo. > > Only a few actually vegan, but likely to be more > interesting than the Lordship Lane offerings, and > only a tad more expensive. I'm not strictly vegan > anyway. > > The menu you can download via this page is the > current one - they change it quite frequently I > think: > > http://www.ganapatitakeaway.com/ > > If you want to eat in, it's this page: > > http://www.ganapatirestaurant.com/ > > Haven't been there for ages, but now wondering why > :) Had in mind that it was expensive, but Memsaab > seem to have put their prices up, so it's now > comparable. > > We used to mostly go to and have takeaways from > Surma, but sadly it's closed. > > ETA: If you are a meat eater, their chicken is > free range, which I'm pretty sure isn't the case > at other local Indian restaurants, though I stand > to be corrected. Sadly the meal we had on that occasion was very disappointing. Hopefully an off night, but it hasn't made us inclined to order from Ganapati again. It wasn't helped by the fact that one of the main courses they sent was wrong. They sent the right one very quickly and let us keep the wrong one (it had been opened, anyway) but that was a bit annoying. As it turned out, the one we hadn't ordered was the best of the three. I've always liked Ganapati's food, so it pains me to write this :( I assume they have a different chef at their takeaway restaurant, which is in a different building and different road to their eat-in restaurant, so maybe that could explain it?

Captain Marvel Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Wake up people, pigeons aren't real :)) :)) :))

Hooray!

tomszekeres Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Another addition to the various refilleries on > Lordship Lane ? and looks like they've got quite > an extensive collection of produce/wine/cleaning > products they're going to be offering (spoke to > the owner and it's going to be ready for business > tomorrow). > > So in total that makes: > > Food > - As Nature Intended > - Organic Village Market > > Cleaning Products: > - Karavan Eco > - As Nature Intended > > Wine: > - Terroirs > - Cave de Bruno > - Organic Village Market > > Any others I've missed off the list? Gather in Bellenden Road does both refillable food and cleaning products. Organic Village has had refillable wine for ages, I think. I haven't actually tried it though. Is it any good?

That's very heartwarming!

christo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Sue! > I'm wondering which Sue that might be? > Yours has been the only response so far, must say > I'm a bit disappointed, but then it has been a > long time. Sorry but I've only been here nearly twenty years. After your time. I knew the Uplands, though :)

I don't know, but you can phone them to find out on 020 8693 1833 :)

Well I think it must be, because there was a notice up saying that the pool was closed due to the water temperature.

norahhanscom6be Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- If there's > something that defines all men than that's > fighting and betting. It's in our blood. It doesn't define any of the men I've ever known. Thank God.

goldilocks Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The issues re residents and shops are relevant > considerations - but not necessarily a reason not > to close the road to vehicle traffic between > defined times. For example the road could be > closed between 'Willow' and Lodrship Lane, with > access only for deliveries at certain times. > > I understand that on occasions people living above > the shops on the left or in the very few houses on > the right hand side of the road as you walk > towards Lordship would need deliveries, but > realistically these could be made from parking > next to the closure. > > It would definitely be transformative for the > businesses along that area and make it a more > appealing area to spend time Sorry to be dim, but I can't see how it would make much difference, even in the Summer months. There are relatively few shops, restaurants and cafes there, and surely if you are going there to shop or to eat/drink you are going to spend most of your time inside the shops/restaurants/cafes? Except on market days. Unless you are sitting on the seats outside The Palmerston (which are for customers only, of which I have not been one since it changed hands) or on the seat down by the photos. Which people do anyway, though the road is not closed off. Have I missed something? Quite probably :)

Mahoody Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > That's ridiculous. > > > > Surely they need a signature as proof of > delivery. > > Why did you say "That's ridiculous"? > > You obviously have not had a deliver from Amazon > recently. > > I get many deliveries from Amazon and no signature > was required. Yodel however do still take a > signature. Should you want an accurate appraisal > of the various courier companies, then just PM me. I try not to use Amazon, but I have had deliveries from them. I can't remember who was the courier and whether they wanted a signature. I've just had a parcel from Hermes, who did require a signature. The other side of this issue is that some people claim they have not receive items when they have. I understand that this has been a particular problem with eBay. It has put me off selling anything on eBay, as I have read that eBay always sides with the buyer. I don't know if that is true.