Sue

Yay! ETA: Not local, but we saw ten Egyptian goslings at Hampton Court at the weekend. Very fluffy and very spotty!

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The remain plan is not to bother this Friday - > even Steve Bray won't be there. Remain day off > :) > > Let Nigel and Tommy argue with the police (or even > each other). Indeed. No way on earth would I want to be anywhere near that lot. Not knowingly, anyway.

Lynne Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Got initially helpful directions from a man in > Nunhead this morning who then went onto say he was > a member of the local Neighbourhood Watch and > could he come back to my house and discuss safety > issues. Sounds like the adult version of come back to my place and see my little kittens (or puppies). Totally bizarre behaviour.

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Anyway knife crime isn?t caused by less coppers on > the street. > Increased coppers would help mop-up the shit, but > not a solution I?m afraid. > It?s a systemic, societal issue. > A mayor will never fix that. True.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Zebedee Tring Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > So, Dulwich Fox, what has Sadiq Khan done > wrong? > > Has he completely wasted hundreds of thousands > of > > pounds like Boris J? Perhaps you could be > honest > > and explain why you have such an aversion to > him. > > He has done nothing in resolving Knife Crime. > Totally ineffective. How would you like him to do that, especially considering the Tories have cut police numbers in London to the bone?

The march was more important!

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Remoaners need to get over it. Accept the result. > Retain our Democracy. > As somebody who has described their current medical problems in some detail on this forum (I hope you are feeling better, btw), you do realise the effect Brexit is going to have on the NHS, don't you? https://www.bma.org.uk/collective-voice/influence/europe/brexit There were speakers from the BMA at the march last Saturday.

peckman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ok sue . Fair point . It was an amazing day but > can you honestly say that was representative of > the UK population or London population? I suppose > what I'm trying to say is politicians have to win > hearts and minds of people that weren't marching > .those communities that see all their high streets > closing etc . Take a look up around London and > tell me that reflected in the demographic of the > March. ? But maybe what you are saying is the people who weren't marching might have been the people who voted leave? Which would have been why they weren't marching? Or am I just confused? :)) ETA: Oh look, this thread is on page 99!

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ah. It's not a Muriel I've seen - whereabouts is > it? On the side of a house - from vague memory, somewhere sort of opposite The Lordship - that part of Lordship Lane, anyway. I just googled it: https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/graffiti-artist-catman-paints-queen-hoverboard-dulwich/

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/vote-leave-director-admits-won-lied-public/08/02/?fbclid=IwAR3dVW9PvsGCy4u1gAjg7io6_XbRd9J3yOnym3HhJF9x3SMzLfjnyrdD8xs So the "Vote Leave" director admits that they won because they lied to the public. What with that and the apparently illegal funding/spending issues, I can't understand why the result of the referendum isn't being declared void. ETA: An extract: And so to the damning paragraph that outs the Leave Campaign for what it was: Pundits and MPs kept saying ?why isn?t Leave arguing about the economy and living standards?. They did not realise that for millions of people, ?350m/NHS was about the economy and living standards ? that?s why it was so effective. It was clearly the most effective argument not only with the crucial swing fifth but with almost every demographic. Even with UKIP voters it was level-pegging with immigration. Would we have won without immigration? No. Would we have won without ?350m/NHS? All our research and the close result strongly suggests No. Would we have won by spending our time talking about trade and the Single Market? No way.

I miss the bee that was there before :(

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/bills-and-utilities/phone/bt-make-customer-services-listen-complaint/ BT in top three most complained about providers for fixed broadband (for which obviously you need a BT line) and in the top four most complained about for mobiles. So - fine if nothing goes wrong. Not fine if something goes wrong and you have to contact their dreaded customer service.

peckman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I went to the March on Saturday. It was amazing > but depressing to see basically one demographic > there .. my age , my class, my race . Being a > northerner living a now comfortable middle class > lifestyle in London how does ANY solution please > all of the population ? Cameron should be blamed > for making the country vote heads or tails We must have been on a different march! I saw a very diverse group of people in terms of age, race and nationality. How do you tell what class someone is, btw???

BT's customer service is absolutely appalling. Both in my experience and in those of others I am aware of. However good their actual broadband may be, I have no wish to engage with them ever again. I've already moved my mobile contract.

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote: -------------------------------------------------------[Haven't worked out Her Maj and > corgis' relevance to ED yet). It's just a photo of the mural in Lordship Lane, isn't it? So the relevance is only that the mural is in ED?

robbin Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 11.9 million to go... Are you seriously trying to compare an online petition with a referendum? Dear oh dear.

Me too!

civilservant Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > prof still's calculations are based on static > crowds. > for those who have been on these marches, it's > really interesting to see the rate of flow > > these are dynamic crowds, > in the old days, marchers converged on a central > point and then stood around to hear speeches > but no longer - the new style marchers turn out to > be counted and then leave, making way for more > people to flow into the space they have left - > otherwise the numbers could never be accommodated > in central london > > the other interesting thing is how peaceful they > are, these marches - no pushing, shoving or gilets > jaunes, minimal police presence and not a broken > window in sight Yep. We were with a group of people (including Helen Hayes) who joined the march at Green Park (he park, not the tube station) having started at Victoria. There was a bottleneck of people trying to get out of Green Park into Piccadilly. We got down to the screen in the Mall but couldn't get much further due to the crowds, so never got as far as Parliament Square. And yes, there was no trouble at all, it was a really good natured and lovely day, we met some lovely people, including people who had come a really long way (felt a bit bad we just had quite a short journey there!)

:))

robbin Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes - I just gave you the link! Here's another. > > https://fullfact.org/about/ That doesn't give any figures?

Miss F Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for the feedbacks. Out of curiosity, will > give it a go this evening. Missing Tom Yum soup > and Pad thai.... So did you go? What's your verdict?!

But Malaysian food is not Thai! Deja vu ......

Surely there must be some objective independent estimate?

Postie knocked today to deliver a package. I was expecting one, so I signed for it. Belatedly checked the address. It was for Lucas Bakery. Same house number, different road. Had a conversation with postie. Ended amicably when he agreed I might have good reason to suspect my "missing" post might have been misdelivered. Shortly afterwards I went out. Passed postie taking a picture of some shelving outside a house in my street (but inside their boundary wall). He said to me something along the lines of "If they don't want that, I'm having it" So if you're in the North Cross Road area and your shelves have gone missing, ask your postie ....

beansprout Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Would it not have been better to take photos of > dogs? :))