Sue

But it is you who appears to be "raking over this with me all over again." !!! I have been very careful in the past to really try hard to keep my responses to you on this forum (and indeede outside this forum) objective and not to attack you on a personal basis, despite gross provocation and despite your bizarre attacks on me on here under your various forum names, including very recently (but not as "Poker Time"). Perhaps instead of throwing unfounded accusations about, you could respond to the points I have made above and/or provide actual evidence to back up your accusations. All my efforts to resolve things with you were thwarted because you did not respond to my communications. In at least two cases locally I am aware of you acted in exactly the same way - leaving the jobs without warning and not responding to all attempts to contact you. One of those people was also left extremely stressed as a result. I am sorry because I think you are an ill and unhappy person, however unfortunately you also appear to be a very plausible and manipulative liar. As you keep mentioning the "documentary crew", I will just say that they got wise to you by the end, despite your efforts to explain away delays and unfinished work by blaming me. Let us hope that your previous post is indeed your "final word", but in any case I am going to ask admin to remove these posts. Deja vu. ETA: But if they stay here, then so be it. Though I'm quite sure nobody else is interested in something that took place nearly a decade ago and was done to death on here at the time. I was weary of it then, and I'm weary of it now. ETA: And in the interests of accuracy and truth, yes - I did lose my temper with you. I lost it once, and yes it was when the television crew were there. Not only did I lose my temper, I was practically in tears. By that point I had had weeks of seeing my money disappear into a black hole with very little to show for it. In retrospect, I was totally stupid to pay you by the hour and believe all your confident assertions, plausible promises and excuses, despite all the evidence to the contrary. I should also not have ignored my gut feelings at a very early stage of the project that there was something very wrong. If memory serves I snapped after you had pulled my large sofa across the room over a newly painted white floor before the paint was properly dry, with predictable results. You sanded the area down again but it was never properly repainted to match the rest of the floor. It had to be covered by a rug for the reveal shoot, and to this day I have to keep it covered by a rug. I have just looked beneath the rug, and it is a disaster area of large bare patches thinly covered by paint, right in the central area of my living room. My nerves were on a knife-edge by that time, and I am only amazed that I did not lose my temper more often. Had I known at that point that you were telling the television crew that all the delays and unfinished work were because "Sue keeps changing her mind", you would have been out on your ear, documentary or no documentary. My only consolation is that once they saw your work and speed, saw that you appeared not to know how to fit cupboard doors which you had promised would be done before the reveal, saw you hang a picture using the wrong large drill which drilled right through the wall and knocked new plaster off the other side of the wall, had to get one of their assistants with a rudimentary knowledge of DIY to fit some of the window blinds because you were so slow, and had to spend the best part of a day with you, they realised.

If the police have given information about this then they must have details of the dog's owner. If the dog is supposed to be muzzled but isn't, then surely this should be reported to the police, who can take the appropriate action? Before somebody else is hurt? Particularly if the dog's owner is being abusive.

Who was the man supposedly working for, shosntosh?

No gritting? FFS.

There is a dog presently barking in a garden which seems to be in Crystal Palace Road somewhere between the Great Exhibition and The Actress. Not the same thing I know, but it seems very cold to let a dog out. I presume its owners aren't sitting with it in the garden watching it bark :(

Seems to be a bit of an epidemic of this kind of thing at the moment (well, an epidemic of two): http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,1912638

Also see the thread below about "NSPCC" door knocking: http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,1912311

ianr Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Try Naked Larder in Herne Hill > https://www.nakedlarder.co.uk/ > > > There?s one off Walworth Road too > https://fareshares.org.uk/ Thanks ianr Crikey, fareshares has been going since 1998! They seem to have different models. There's a ten pound minimum "fee" for each order from nakedlarder, but I'm not sure quite how fareshares works. It seems to be by volunteers, and donations towards the running costs. It would be great to have something like this a bit nearer.

Sounds highly suspicious to me. This kind of thing is usually done online for charity these days, isn't it? Surely you don't go door to door collecting money from complete strangers for a sponsored walk?

Even the sparrows have disappeared from my garden. They don't appear to like Wilko bird seed or suet balls :))

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just Paid my Water Bill. ?385.26p for a single > person. I am a single person in the same sized house as yours. I am on a water meter for the second year. I am currently ?2 in credit on on a payment plan of ?204 a year. If I'd changed to a meter years ago, I would have saved a fortune by now. As it is, I'm saving around ?200 a year. No brainer really :)

fishbiscuits Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Most normal people buy clothes at affordable high > street chain type places, and none of those are > EVER going to come to ED. Well, let's hope. People used to say the same about high street coffee shop type places - like Cafe Nero :(

Bic Basher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Someone has to pay for all those warning cards. > Just got my bill in which has gone up a whopping > ?150 for 2018/19! Do you have a water meter? I've saved a massive amount since getting one (and I'm also much more careful with water use :) )

I would be interested in this, however I'm not sure how feasible it would be. You would presumably need premises to store the stock, and people to run the thing. Would it be some sort of co-operative, or would it be making a profit for somebody? Is there legislation around food storage? I'm sure there are similar schemes elsewhere, so wheels wouldn't need to be invented. I'd be interested for things like oats, oils, rice, lentils, seeds,however I would not be buying anything in huge quantities. I wonder in these busy days how many people would make the time to use a scheme like this on top of their other shopping. There is already a local group which buys in bulk from a wholefood company.

PokerTime Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Exactly. > > > > Oh and btw, "PokerTime", I did not go to the > Small > > Claims Court because you told me there was no > > point in doing so because you had no money. > > > > Edited for typo. > C > > I said no such thing. You cancelled a meeting > that you did not rearrange. The next thing you are > on this forum playing the victim as you always > do.The problem is that you don't remember details. > I will stop short of saying you deliberately lie. > Your behaviour was terrible. Even the production > company thought you were out of order. > > Who in their right mind would do anything but stay > well away from that. You drive people mad. 1. The production company said that they would back me up in any claim I made against you, or in any claim you made against me, not least because they saw the standard (and extreme slowness) of your work on the final day of the project, which was the reveal. 2. You have had at least four user names on this forum. 3. Looking back at my records, I see that as well as sending you the recorded delivery letter which you did not pick up, I also emailed it to you, which you did not respond to either. 4. I have a full file of correspondence, photos and other evidence relating to the work in question. 5. I also have relevant screenshots relating to posts on this forum. Many people on this forum know me in real life and know that I am not a liar. East Dulwich and Nunhead are small places, and over the years I have met - in different contexts - quite a few people who know you or have had dealings with you, including those who you have started work for and not completed. I suggest you don't dig yourself in any further. ETA: If you have evidence that I cancelled a meeting and did not rearrange it, or evidence that I have at any time lied to you or about you, then please post it up here. I have nothing to hide whatsoever. ETA: And now can we get back to discussing the original post on this thread.

flocker spotter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > let keep our vitriol for the two pugilists in the > top of the bill bout please I have had enough vitriol from the person currently calling herself "PokerTime" to last a lifetime. I was so traumatised by the whole thing I was off work with stress for months and eventually had to leave my job.

Exactly. Oh and btw, "PokerTime", I did not go to the Small Claims Court because you told me there was no point in doing so because you had no money. Edited for typo.

Posted by PokerTime Today, 09:55AM Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Having been involved in a disagreement with a > "builder" who also refused mediation, I have every > sympathy. > > Why would somebody who thought they were in the > right refuse mediation? Because it was never offered in your case and similarly why would a client who thinks they are so right not go to small claims court? There are indeed two sides to every story and sometimes there is even documentary evidence to support one side. The person concerned, not a million miles from yourself although probably at the time posting on here under one of your several other forum names, was sent a recorded delivery letter by me, with documentation. This letter was dated 27 August 2009 and included a repetition of my offer of using the services of an impartial and objective mediator. This letter was returned to me by Royal Mail a considerable time later because it was never collected from the delivery office. You did however post on this forum saying that you were not willing to take part in mediation. I imagine that that post is long deleted, along with other posts in that particular exchange. Why somebody would not pick up recorded delivery letters addressed to them is a mystery to me. Edited to include the post by "PokerTime".

Always possible to start another thread!

It is all completely bona fide, I know the person involved with the Southwark initiative.

A plumber would be able to tell you. In fact I'm pretty sure a plumber would be able to sort the whole thing out? Good luck!

Nigello Wrote: ------------------------------------------- > > In the meantime, the Mayor ought to do more to > fine engine idlers. The problem is endemic and I > have never seen a police officer or warden or PSO > asking drivers (often of diesel vehicles like > vans, lorries and taxis) to turn off their > engines. (I try, but it's not much fun being sworn > at by selfish morons.) Absolutely agree, and I try too. Thanks to posters above for the explanations.

Bic Basher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- As for Sogim, another chemist which > has been around forever. Was formerly a Co-op > before becoming part of the two store Sogim > pharmacy a few years back. > > Personally, I prefer Lloyds on North Cross Road. > Never have issues getting meds from them, unlike > Sogim. Always seemed to have a weird sort of atmosphere, that pharmacy.

1921 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It is a rent argument with the landlord who wanted > to double it, such a shame. > > I am also a bit gutted Costa is appearing where > Londis was, we don't need a coffee shop when LL > has such fantastic independent ones to choose > from. Londis is becoming Costa?? That's very bad news :(

Countrlass22 Wrote: ---------------------------------------------- > > Loud tv all time is antisocial. > Id now see if contiues do diary contact council. > You done polite approach. I agree. Southwark Noise Control are impartial.