Sue

I have had a PM from someone who had the same thing, and they are most likely Cluster Flies. This would explain the drowsiness as they have been hibernating. It is also potentially bad news :( I've just googled them and evidently they return to the same house year after year, hiding away in crevices. If so, this must be their first year at mine. Bleurgh. I've just found another one drowned in a vase of flowers :(

Sorry but if they aren't willing to take in parcels then they shouldn't be part of Collect Plus. Edited for typo.

Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm afraid a dead animal under your floorboards is > a likely scenario. No smell though

In the last three days I have had ten flies in my kitchen, at one point three at a time and another point four at a time (all were put out of the window). Plus at least one more (possibly two or possibly the same one) in other rooms. I can't trace any source of them within my kitchen or the rest of the house. There's no food left out anywhere. Just wondering whether anybody else has had any or whether it's just me? ETA: Some of them seemed quite dozy. ETA: I'm just wondering whether they could come down the chimney? I don't have any windows open, though I have had over the past week, but surely so many wouldn't have come in the window?

Yay!!!!

Took it to Barry's food store/offie in Barry Road tonight. No problems at all, friendly and courteous service. Shan't be using the other place again. For anything.

It must have bee (n) an extremely large bee then :))

Yesterday morning I saw a small animal eating suet balls in one of my bird feeders. It was balancing on the stem of a climber and reaching across to get at the food. It wasn't a rat, and it had quite a short tail. I was at the window and not close enough to see it properly. Could it have been a vole? I have seen a mouse in my garden in the past, but I'm not sure this was a mouse.

shazza76 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Had a take away from Memsaab last night- very > disappointing. The last 4 occasions we've had a > take away the food has just got worse. We've had > either Lamb madras, naga chicken, chicken madras, > veggie korma, veggie dhansak, chicken and veggie > biryanis, onion bhajis, samosas, > The curries just seemed to be very watery with not > much flavour. The naga chicken was a big favourite > but now it's just so incredibly hot you can't > really eat it. Yes, it's a hot dish with naga > chillies but it's spoilt when ( it appears so much > chilli is used) you can't even enjoy it. The > biryanis seem very bland. Onion bhajis over > fried -unable to eat. > Not sure if they are so busy that the food is just > rushed out. > > It's such a shame as when this restaurant first > opened their food was delicious and fresh. > Couldn't fault it. This is interesting. I have eaten at Memsaab several times and the food has always been good. But a week or so back we had a takeaway from there and mine was very disappointing. I had a prawn Madras which as you say was really watery, and cucumber raitha which was a container of yoghurt with a few tiny slivers of cucumber on top. It took a very long time to come, too. In future I think I will have to pre-plan and make my own raitha, as the last one I had (can't remember if it was eat in or takeaway) consisted of huge great chunks of cucumber! I can't remember where that was from but I think it was Memsaab as well. One extreme to the other! I think I will stick to their specials from now on.

You must have a very small palm!!!

Are you sure it's not a wasp (?queen?)looking for a place to start building a nest?

Courtier? That will be expensive. You'll have to get references from the Queen, too :))

nxjen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That?s so annoying. Probably won?t be much help > in this case but would suggest you get in contact > with Collect Plus to let them know this particular > point is not operating as per their advertising. > Collect Plus say on their website their pick up > points are open early to late 7 days a week and > V7?s opening hours are given as 6.30am to 7 pm. > https://www.collectplus.co.uk Yes, thank you nxjen, I will. I may let John Lewis know, as well.

Admin, please move if not in the correct section. I have just lugged a John Lewis return package weighing nearly a stone down to the Collect Plus point at the V7 Local (just past Memsaab on Lordship Lane). It meets all the weight and dimension criteria to be returned via Collect Plus. I was told parcels had to be taken there in the mornings only because they "have no space" in the afternoons. When I asked where was a notice to this effect, they said there wasn't one. They point blank refused to accept it, and told me there was another Collect Plus in Barry Road (which I knew). There was no way I could carry it from there to Barry Road, and as it was I had to carry it all the way home again. I am really upset. How are they allowed to be a Collect Plus point if they have no space to Collect? Anyway, if you are using this place, be warned. Don't take anything there in the afternoon.

Jenny1 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Perhaps one of those sepia-tinted, 1970s-themed > nightmares. Yes!! Brown walls! Or at least one. Orange somewhere! Habitat lamps! It all seemed so cutting edge at the time .....

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We'll lift the hardboard and see how good/bad they > are. When central heating is fitted generally a > lot of damage is done to the existing boards. > I have central heating and my floorboards are fine, apart from some old woodworm holes, but I think that just adds to the charm .....

fishbiscuits Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Varnished chipboard. It's the new polished > concrete. Yes it is, and it's just weird. But I'm guessing very cheap.

Jenny1 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > > > Hope I haven't offended you - thought I'd > better > > say that in case the whole of your home has > cork > > floors :)) > > Only in my dreams Sue! :)) :)) :)) Nightmares more like (sorry :)) )

Elphinstone's Army Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Describing the busiest station/interchange in the > U.K. and indeed Europe, as Clappy J. Oh, I quite liked that when I saw it for the first time on the forum this morning! I intend to use it from now on :))

With the greatest respect ....... :))

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hey !! > I was just thinking that.. I must be psychic :))

Jenny1 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ...you've probably got a point Sue. Hope I haven't offended you - thought I'd better say that in case the whole of your home has cork floors :))

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No, I think actually Fellbrigg, Ulverscroft, > Nutfield and Archdale are more sort of the ghetto > of the ED. > Crystal Palace Rd, now THAT is well sought after ! Especially the bit just up from the Whateley Road junction, eh? :))

Elphinstone's Army Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am able to map it out but would prefer to hear > from someone who has accomplished this journey > physically > and found a good route in defiance of TfL and > google maps. > The thing about google maps, though, is that it will take current conditions, traffic jams etc (for buses) into account and give you different routes depending on the time you are travelling. The closer to your start time you ask it, the more accurate will be the result. That has been my experience anyway, both for driving and for using public transport. And you can put William Morris Gallery in as your destination, I imagine, so even more accurate than just "Walthamstow". It has often come up with routes I would never have thought of myself. ETA: It's a long time since I've been there, so I may be wrong, but I didn't think the gallery was that near the station?

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > House prices in East Dulwich often comes down to > Individual roads. > > Properties on Fellbrigg, Ulverscroft, Nutfield and > Archdale were once very south after. > > I believe the Market, M&S and other Lordship Lane > outlets have increased traffic using these roads > to park in. > > This alone makes these roads less favourable. > Prices will be on the decline. Evidence?