Sue

You can put the vehicle reg number into the ULEZ website and it will tell you whether or not the vehicle is compliant. Mine isn't. I had hoped there would be some exemption, or at least a discount, for residents, but it seems not. And no system for modifications for "normal" cars, either. Goodbye car :(

BrandNewGuy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Pleased to see that Google Maps now recognises > that the Lordship Lane / Goose Green roundabout is > now called the Dulwich Hamlet Promotion > Roundabout. Some rave reviews too :-) > > +Promotion+Roundabout/@51.4543336,-0.0827837,15z/d > ata=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xafc23c18ae67235f!8m2!3d51.460 > 7371!4d-0.0752601 :))

Applespider Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > sally buying Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Ever tried carrying > > shopping on any London bus route? > > Yes. I could afford a car but choose not to have > one with the result that I?ve carried lots of > shopping on bus, train, Tube, bike, wheeled case > etc as appropriate over the last 2 decades. In the > last year alone, I have brought back 100 litres of > compost, bedding plants, a curtain rail, a laundry > basket, a vacuum cleaner, a new set of tableware, > bike tyres, paint pots and countless groceries. > (Cue the generation game music - I missed the > cuddly toy) Admittedly some of it might have been > easier with a car but I?ve always thought that the > price of running a car would pay for a few cab > journeys if really necessary. And I prefer to at > least give getting home without one a go. > > More people shop several times a week rather than > doing the weekly shop these days and it?s not hard > to carry a couple of bags unless you are truly > frail or incapacitated. And you can use a shopping trolley, which I do frequently. OK you have to get it on and off the bus, but unless it's extremely heavy that isn't too difficult. Not ideal on a crowded bus, but better than struggling with bags.

Maybe, but this happened immediately.

No.

Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I would be most unhappy personally if the Dulwich > Street Art Murals which were inspired by Ingrid > were to have a cuckoo laid in their nest. > Particularly if done so under the aegis of > commercialism. Agreed.

Eh?

:))

I have met Beansprout when she picked up some items from me recently. I can confirm she is a genuine poster on the forum.

Jules-and-Boo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I wonder who selected those shortlisted? > > I'd have preferred to be consulted earlier in the > process of selection Same here I'm not sure I'm going to vote

diable rouge Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Unlike humans who don't use the popular 'ED Nature > Watc'h thread...:) This is a thread specifically about garden birds, not "nature". And why are you having a go at Malumbu?

Could it have been this? http://www.southwark.gov.uk/events-culture-and-heritage/8499/tinseltown-at-dulwich

rch Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Actually, Ingrid Beazley's theme was specifically > to reinterpret pictures from the Dulwich Picture > Gallery as Street Art in order to draw young > peoples' interest into traditional gallery art. > > So, if you genuinely want to follow in Ingrid's > footsteps, then the best way forward would be to > brief the winner to recreate a Mural based on a > Dulwich Picture Gallery work. > > Or, even an better idea be would be to create a > street art work based on an image of Ingrid, to > serve as a memorial in the area to her passion. > Several of us have talked about trying to > commission a street art memorial to Ingrid... so > maybe this is the perfect opportunity?? I agree. What was the process of the shortlisting? I love (most of) the local street art, but if I voted in this case, it would be for the one I disliked least, sorry :(

Great to see a dog story on here with a happy ending, and it sounds like with lovely owners on both sides.

Paulo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Blimey, a juvenile sparrowhawk just swooped down > onto our garden fence and took out one of the > local gang of noisy sparrows - they've gone very > quiet just now..... This may well explain why a few days ago my garden was full of extremely agitated sparrows flying round and round. I did think it was rather strange. I saw a bird of prey recently on the allotments next to Camber Tennis Club on the South Circular - maybe the same one? I used to get loads of starlings in my garden, and some years back a raptor took one of them off. I've never seen a starling in my garden since :(

Crows are very intelligent

fishbiscuits Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I always come home from Lidl with bags full of > stuff I never knew I wanted. Granola bars, > enormous bags of chocolate covered nuts, or some > turron. A bottle of blue curacao or amaretto. > Sometimes an angle grinder or socket set. That's why I stopped going to Lidl :)) It was worse than going to IKEA :))

Done. Good luck!

beansprout Wrote: ------------------------------------------- > > Have a good drummer - you deserve it and enjoy. Drummer? :))

Describing it as a "bloodbath" is a bit OTT, Daily Express. Glad the injuries are not life-threatening.

40cm? That seems very short??

Lowlander Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The top piece of glass in the one of the first > floor windows looks like it is going to fall out > shortly. In the absence of anyone living there I > did drop an email to building control over a year > ago, but heard nothing back. > > Is it just me? I saw that today. The bottom part of the window frame has rotted and come away from the glass. I agree it's an accident waiting to happen but I have no idea who it should be reported to. Also, worryingly near kids coming to and from the school.

Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What do bark chippings do? They can be used to suppress weeds.

I was told a few weeks back that St Christopher's would take electrical goods if the flex (?) was removed. Obviously that would not be appropriate for some items. I then took a brass vintage table lamp in which would have to be rewired when bought as I had cut the flex off. I sincerely hope they have not binned it as I think it was worth quite a bit.

dresswaves Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > OutOfFocus Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > > > > I went to Sexby garden yesterday and it > seemed > > in > > > reasonably good nick. > > > > > > Perhaps somebody has spent some time on weeding > it > > since I started the thread, then. Hopefully so > :) > > > Afraid not. Walked through the Sexby Garden today > and the beds are full of weeds. Bind weed chocking > all the roses. Spoke to one of the gardeners & > apparently there are fewer staff & they keep being > given ?projects? to do rather than general > maintenance & weeding. Who is giving them these "projects", do you know? (and do you know what they are?) Surely if there is somebody in charge it should be someone with a basic grasp of the need to keep on top of maintenance?!