Sue

In the last few weeks I have received several items of mail for addresses with the same house number as mine but completely different roads (including two cafes, named as part of the address. Surely it should be obvious to anybody that my house is not a cafe). I have also got mail for other house numbers in my own road, one of which was a bank statement which I opened by mistake (I resisted the temptation to look at it :))) Yesterday I got a catalogue for somebody with the same house number but different roads. When the post came today, I gave it to the postie. His response "I wasn't working yesterday." Then I looked at today's post. It included a letter clearly marked for the house next door. So I called him back and gave that back to him as well. His response "Well it's only for next door" (meaning, you could have put that through their letter box yourself, couldn't you?) Er, yes I could, but I'm bloody sick of delivering other people's post. Where do they get these people from? What really worries me is where my own mail is going. Apart from things I know have definitely gone missing, It's the things I don't know about :(

Callie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just went to ATM by Barry's. It's charging 95p to > withdraw cash! Is this a new thing? Really? It must be new, my partner and I have quite often got cash out there, and it's always been free.

Hemingway Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am sorry to hear you are ill Dulwich Fox > > But being really ill doesn't excuse potentially > ruining someone's buisiness with ill informed and > ignorant speculation just two days ago. > > And, at the end of your long post, you couldn't > even say: "sorry, I was wrong" And some people "bear a grudge" as you choose to put it because of misinformation posted on here by you about them, refusal to correct it, and lack of apologies in the past. I'm sorry you are so ill, but so are others of us. Illness didn't seem to stop you posting misinformation on here about a local business, and it doesn't preclude admitting you were wrong.

carlafindle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Boddle Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Yes, happened to us (on Bassanostreet) last > June: > > > /forum/read.php? > > > 5,194z6219 > > Blimey the perpetrator must have been bursting Even if bursting, you don't normally crap on somebody's doorstep.

Wayne24 Wrote: --------------------------------------------- > And have also noticed how quiet DulwichFox"news" > has been since being corrected. On past form, he will be quiet for a bit then carry on as if nothing has happened. When presented with actual facts he doesn't generally respond, let alone apologise. It's a bit like Donald Trump but more boring.

jtm Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sadly Gordon has died from his injuries. Thank you > to everyone for your good wishes and help. We will > miss him very much and he is now patrolling the > streets of heaven. Xx So sorry to hear this.

rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Good tip, thank you edp - I shall take advantage > to go and look at the work of my ancestor - > Hamilton Owen Rendel, who designed the original > hydraulic mechanism. Yes I am just showing off, > but very useful information nonetheless. Blimey I'm very impressed :)

Lynne Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Which annual cards, Sue? You can get a card for all the "Royal palaces" ie Tower, Hampton Court, can't remember the rest. Unlimited entry for a year (or more depending on offers). With my partner and two grandkids we broke even after only two visits. Bargain :)

Whoever did this it is awful, but what makes you think the woman was not the child's mother?

Yes

diable rouge Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I see you didn't also cite the 60's Sue, what is > it they say about that decade, if you can remember > the 60's you weren't really there... :) Well I can remember the 60s, but then I've never done drugs :))

Gardenman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well Sue, you can always come on one of our > retreats to find out! Just published details in > business section. Special offer only to you ! Sorry, shan't be doing that. Did all that stuff in the seventies and eighties. Moved on. Rendelharris, I agree.

The Plough is the pits :(

Thanks, ed_pete, that's really useful. Will take my grandkids on their next visit (we still have half the Tower to do! Luckily I've got one of those annual cards, well worth it, we already got our money's worth on two visits to the Tower and one to Hampton Court!) ETA: Pity they don't do the same for the Shard. I missed out on the original offer despite queuing for ages.

johnie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > A couple of times at our gigs, we have had > people > > saying they never carry cash, and being annoyed > > when we say we don't take cards! > > > > Luckily, the lovely Ivy House gives cashback at > > the bar :) > > > We just got one of these: > https://www.izettle.com/gb/card-readers > > Only 1.75% transaction charge, and got the reader > for ?19.95. Really good and arrived in 24 hours. I've seen stall traders struggling with these because they can't get a signal, or can't get connected. Might be fine for some things, but maybe not when you're dealing with a queue of people! Though at least our concert tickets are mainly sold online in advance via WeGotTickets.

Surely most people pay other people/organisations by BACS these days rather than cheque? It's far quicker and easier. ETA: Ten years ago we used to pay our headliners by cheque. It's always BACS now, whether to the artist or the agent. ETA: Easier for them, and easier for us. And surely you'd pay membership fees etc by direct debit or standing order? That's what I do for the charities I support. If you send a cheque, it's got to be processed manually at the other end, then somebody has to pay it in at the bank. Plus it might get lost in the post.

I'm surprised admin haven't taken it upon themselves to expand on/change the subject of this thread. "Is this normal?" could refer to many many things. In fact the mind boggles :)) ETA: Oh, they have! Or someone has ......

Isn't it about time there was some sort of photo, fingerprint or voice recognition used with cards? Is this technologically feasible, or financially viable?

JickieC Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > don't forget the paper man Paper boy, usually!

Sorry, Gardenman, even I can't agree with that. Who do you think is setting these "lessons" you are "meant" to learn, then? How are "you" bringing challenges into your life? What exactly does "your life is for your growth" mean in practice?

ed26 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Funny how we wouldn't think twice if it was > someone selling overpriced boxes of organic veg or > meal kits. The fish van always used to come around > when I was a kid. And the butcher. And the > milkman. And the baker. And the paraffin man. And the greengrocer. And the rag and bone man :)

A couple of times at our gigs, we have had people saying they never carry cash, and being annoyed when we say we don't take cards! Luckily, the lovely Ivy House gives cashback at the bar :)

GraceLondon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks. I'm not sure I understand, is the > chiropractor canvasing for the CPZ or is this a > separate matter? The chiropractor definitely does not want a CPZ because it would mean patients with a mobility problem potentially having to park some way from his clinic, and then not be able to walk there. Therefore it will impact on his business, because they will go to a chiropractor where they can park within a reasonable distance. He is a very good chiropractor, btw!

I would be quite happy to buy fish at the door! If it was a good price and looked/smelled fresh, I'd bung it in my chest freezer along with all the veg from my allotment! Can't understand how anybody could buy "too much", though - surely you say how much you want and pay accordingly?! Or do they grab your wallet and shove all their boxes through your door, then scarper? :))

I have also had things delivered which have been opened, or somebody has tried to open them.