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Ruskin Park summer fete was good!

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/21/not-an-attractive-place-to-shop-how-poundland-lost-its-appeal-to-shoppers?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Sorry, wrong thread!

Why would you have parking restriction signs on a pavement?! It is quite clearly a pavement and not a road. It was very pleasant coming off a train yesterday and walking down to a nice open pedestrian area at the bottom of the slope. Or have I missed the point (probably) and your comment about pedestrians being well taken care of was a joke?

"Sitting around doing job related things". Do you mean sitting and doing their jobs? "have you had your COVID jabs?" Perhaps instead of spending your time on here insulting other posters, in this case me, you would be more effectively employed contacting the practice management with a detailed description of exactly what you say you saw and when. And then see what they say. You have made a lot of assumptions with presumably absolutely no idea what those people's jobs are or when their break times are. I am not defending the practice, which seems to have some problems I just don't like seeing people who aren't here to defend themselves being publicly attacked by someone who apparently doesn't actually know what those people were doing and why.

If you have evidence that people are not doing their jobs, how could you be accused of "being racist"? What on earth is the point of venting on here? Why don't you just register with another practice? But maybe the people sitting at their desks had other job related things to do apart from speaking to the people in the queue? At The Gardens, a lot of what presumably used to be done face to face is now done online or on the phone.

Yes, I've had no problems along there when getting a 37. If you are near the Lordship Lane end of EDG, it would surely be quicker to get a bus from Lordship Lane than get a 42. More choice of buses and a quicker journey to KCH. No idea what "I'm alright Jack" has to do with anything. Lordship Lane is the main thoroughfare for East Dulwich, and I would guess that most people in SE22 live within easy reach of it. The 484 also goes to the hospital.

Have you complained? Are the GPs aware? Are you sure that what they are doing on their phones is not work related?

Majority opposition to implementation? I don't recall being asked?

Nobody can "do it alone", but that doesn't mean you don't do what you can.

I know I keep harping on about this, but I genuinely can't understand why people stay with a GP practice they aren't happy with, when it's so easy to move elsewhere. By all means give them chances to improve, but OVER NINE YEARS?! And not even going to meetings where you might have a chance to get things changed? I've moved twice. Your old practice doesn't even need to know you are moving, the new one does it all.

I keep hoping to see a bat in my garden - I have done occasionally in previous years. Maybe I am going inside too early.

I'm not sure a guerilla gardener would plant grasses,unless they are intending to harvest them (possibly covered in dog pee) 🤣

No. That would be a very long way round to get to Kings for for anybody starting at East Dulwich, surely? I use a 40, 176 or 185 - whatever comes first.

Is anybody else finding that the Royal Mail app currently goes round in circles? I am trying to rearrange a delivery date. I sign in, rearrange the date, then it goes back to the sign in page without having changed the date. Every time, I have to do it on the Royal Mail website rather than the app 🤬

Woodcraft Folk have groups for all ages. My daughter and (now teenage) granddaughters are all very involved, but not in this area. It's a very friendly community. However they do have camps sometimes, so some of the activities may not be suitable.

Well it may be normal, but it sounds more like blackmail to me, stating that you will stop paying rent unless leases are renegotiated (sic). An individual renting a residential property surely wouldn't be able to do this if they were in financial difficulties (at least, surely not without legal consequences?) so why should it be acceptable in a business environment? It seems morally wrong to me, but what would I know. I'm sure there must be relevant things I'm not aware of.

I think this is relevant to several threads in this section, but admin please move it to the lounge if you disagree. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/19/uk-toxic-air-killing-people-doctors-warn?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

From what starting point? I have been to Kings a few times recently, and the only things lengthening the journey time were temporary roadworks.

Please just make sure they can get out if they fall in (unless it's a very shallow container). Eg by a pile of pebbles on the inside and some sort of ramp on the outside. I was devastated to find an apparently drowned baby (or very small) mouse in one of my mini ponds a few months ago 😭

In case anybody else can't be bothered to Google, here's a link 😀 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/17/poundland-shut-68-stores-restructuring-jobs-gordon-brothers?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

I do love to be in it, but it has got very overgrown. My problem is that the overgrown climbers and rambling roses are hiding houses and loft extensions at the back, so when they are cut back instead of being surrounded by greenery I'm going to be looking at houses (and from my back windows as well) 😭

I haven't "attempted" to twist words. Nor have I actually twisted words 🤣

So because you have (you say) never seen a cyclist on the odd occasions you are on Sydenham Hill, therefore the cycle lane is never used? You wouldn't pass any exams in logic, would you? 🤣

There's a thread immediately (at the moment) next to this one with recommendations for podiatrists. ETA: Ooops, because I posted that the threads aren't next to each other any more. Sorry. It's on this page, anyway!