Sue

There would be more police around, and more within easy distance of the crime, even if not on the same road. Also with more patrolling, the criminals could not be sure one would not suddenly appear. That's a deterrent in my book.

Helen Hayes is a brilliant MP for Dulwich.

It's easy enough to get to Tooting from here. Bus to either Oval or Elephant, then Northern Line.

civilservant Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > i note that Lyttle Minx and Tart now stand > side-by-side in sisterly solidarity :))

Same here. Thousand pound excess and no doubt a hike in future premiums. They've done all the investigating, and now a company called GeoBear is going to inject some stuff beneath the bay to stablise it, meanwhile I have massive cracks right through to my living room, through which the wind is blowing :( https://www.geobear.co.uk/ After that it has to be rebuilt, and after that redecorated inside and outside. I gather that the stabilising should be done quite quickly, however due to the very hot summer and the number of insurance claims, the rebuilding and redecorating may take longer. Depending on what has caused the cracks, dickens, I wouldn't have thought it was much use just doing repairs to the cracks without addressing the cause as well? Or have I misunderstood your post?

KevC Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I?ve noticed a Martin Bailey on the Heber Rd > school site. > > Are you related to Julie Bailey? Eh?

I don't understand this. If the OP's car hadn't been off the road, would this man have been given a lift to Kings? And if so, what was the scam, exactly? Or was the man assuming that nobody would want to give somebody a lift at 6am?

uncleglen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > there is NO deterrent There would be a deterrent if our police force hadn't been cut to the bone by government cuts.

Assuming you live in East Dulwich and he was going to Kings, the taxi fare is six pounds ....

Captain Marvel Wrote: --------------------------------------------- > > A crossing there, ensuring the safety of imaginary > pedestrians will make it unimaginably worse. Imaginary pedestrians? What do you mean? I would use it frequently and I know many others who would as well. I presently have to make a five minute detour to avoid having to try and cross the road there.

Those posts were from 2013.

Passiflora Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Southwark Council would have taken it away for you > for a lot less than that if you left it outside > and registered on the website! The OP said she knew the council would take it away if left outside, so presumably there was a reason why she couldn't leave it outside!

alex_b Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > First I would post on James (the new councillor's) > thread to see if he can nudge them to do their > job. Also I would phone first thing tomorrow > morning, ask to speak to a manager and say that > you're about to call your insurers who will pursue > the council for their costs. Having some potential > cost liability might focus their mind. > > If it doesn't then call your insurers and let them > fight with the council. But once insurers are involved you risk having your future premiums hiked.

I'm sorry to hear this, but we went in there for lunch shortly after it opened and came out (having eaten) still hungry. It seemed like a place for snacks rather than a meal? Not sure if that was the intention?

NewWave Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This has really upset me. > He was a lovely man who introduced me to authors I > would not have otherwise have discovered. > so very sad so soon after his retirement. > He will be missed Even worse, he hadn't originally been planning to retire until next year I think.

singalto Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Sylvester rd office closes today. I dread > having to collect parcels from Highshore rd as > there is no parking and long queues! Why have residents not been informed of the closing date and the new arrangements? It would hardly have been difficult to post information leaflets through doors which they go to every day!

savvygirl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- If you truly believe it was > coal being burned then the person responsible is > breaking the law and could be fined heavily. It definitely didn't smell like wood, and reminded me of coal fires from my fifties childhood (the days of London smogs). But I looked up and down the road and couldn't see any smoke from a chimney.

nunhead_man Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This may be a daft idea but do either of your > neighbours have a coal fire? > > Sometimes when people put in wood-burning stoves > or fireplaces they forget to check the chimney and > builders, especially amateurs, working on party > walls sometimes damage chimney breasts when doing > other work as these are often only one brick > thick. > > So before you put a fireplace in you have to make > sure the chimney is proper with a smoke test and > if smoke comes out in the wrong places i.e. your > neighbours upstairs fireplace whether it has been > removed or not, then it's time to put in a sleeve > in the chimney - if you do not do this, you fill > your neighbours house with smoke the first time > you light a fire. > > The same goes with rows of terraces with a shared > loft where one broken chimney flue can send smoke > into however many houses there are in the terrace Not daft at all. I have an open fire (not used at the moment obvs!), one of my neighbours has a woodburning stove I believe, and I don't know what the other one has. However one of the first things I did was to smell up the chimney, and the smoke was definitely not coming from there. Also the smell was much stronger outside than inside my house.

kford Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I smelled that. Smelled like wood burning. > Chiminea? I love the smell of burning wood, and it smelled like coal to me.

Thanks annabel42, they did a load of tests involving my eyes but I don't know what they were ruling out! But the doctors did stress that vertigo is not the same as dizziness. I'm glad you were finally diagnosed.

Thanks for this. Long overdue! ETA: Survey completed and fingers crossed!

It smells like a fireplace burning coal :(

Does anybody know what is causing the smell of smoke in the North Cross Road area? It is filling my living room and is most unpleasant. Has somebody got a bonfire?

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