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Socrates31 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is anyone who made an objection to this proposal > planning on attending the committee meeting? > > The more people objecting this proposal who attend > the meeting the more likely we are to get the > right outcome. "The right outcome" - ??

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Who's got the most time on their hands.. > > User Posts > > Sue 18,365 > Foxy 8,779 > Louisa 5,537 > Rendel 3,013 Figures like that are completely meaningless posted out of context. Perhaps you could also post up the date these people joined the forum. Also, some people retain the same user name, others change theirs, in some cases quite frequently. So you would have to add all their posts together, under their different names. But nice try :)) ETA: An average number of posts per year would be a better comparison. It would also be instructive to break the posts down into what forum sections they were posted in. And as for better forums than the EDF for a good argument, there's been quite a recent ding-dong on a no-dig allotment group on Facebook, as to whether the use of glyphosate (a systemic weedkiller) to clear a plot of couch grass on a one-off basis prior to planting is compatible with the no-dig philosophy :))

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > I realise it would be simpler in my current > situation but at ?1.05 a day, I'm happy. > Dulwich Fox, it takes a very short time to instal the meter, it is free in your current situation, and you would probably halve your water bills. It may not sound much a day, but it mounts up over a year and beyond. I am saving a thousand pounds over five years. If that makes no difference to you, then lucky you! It's making a lot of difference to me.

AllyCat Wrote: - > > I've also bought a few products form this great > website - https://andkeep.com - plastic free > cotton buds (which come in a cute paper box) and > some Beeswax wraps, which are brilliant... Thank you for that, I wasn't aware of that website. Does anybody know of a non-plastic substitute for freezer storage? I wash and re-use bags and containers as much as I can, but I'd prefer some other method.

Calsug Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just did the online calculator that Sue suggested, > seems we are paying about double the amount we > should! I will only charge you a small consultancy fee :)) :)) :)) ETA: The actual installation of my meter all went very smoothly with good communication, and as it is outside the house on the pavement, there was very little disruption. And an added advantage is that I no longer have to go down in my coalhole to reach the stopcock, as the water is now turned off (if necessary) outside at the meter. So I have been able to put a chest freezer over the trap door (under the stairs) to the coalhole, in the knowledge that it's unlikely I will have to move it to get down there. Win-Win :)

Calsug, that sounds a lot to me. There is an online calculator you can fill in to assess whether you would be better off with a meter. I found Thames Water very helpful. There was no pressure (no pun intended :) )

Yes, thanks Robin, you're right. I will. Definitely better to be on the safe side, even though I haven't heard the noises since.

anonymous_third_part Wrote: > Less staff fraud, less chance of getting robbed > and less chance of getting your books wrong - it > makes no sense whatsoever to not want to accept > all card payments - unless you are trying to dodge > paying taxes I used to use one particular shop round here and noticed that they put transactions through the till if I paid by card, but never if I paid by cash. Whether fraud or tax evasion or some other reason I have no idea, but I stopped going there. I almost always pay by card, especially now it's so easy with contactless payments. But I keep a tenner and a fiver in with my Freedom Pass, just in case. I don't blame shops for not wanting to be out of pocket for card payments, but on the other hand I don't want to spend more unnecessarily either.

I was out most of the day, and when I got back quite late in the evening the meter seemed fine. It's been fine since. Very odd. I have just double checked that it is actually calculating usage (which it is) and I checked the date it was replaced, which was 2006. No idea whether that is old for a meter! If it happens again I may phone the gas people but otherwise I'll just leave it. As it's never happened before, I did think it might be something to do with the cold weather and the supply running down, but it seems not. Thanks for asking though!

We saw a solitary redwing in Peckham Rye Park on Saturday around midday. Apparently it's quite unusual to just see one by itself :( Don't know where its mates were!

My gas meter (or a pipe near it) has been making strange loud whirring/bubbling noises this morning - not continuously, just on and off. The boiler seems to be working as normal. I know there was some publicity about gas supplies running down, but I thought this was predicted only to affect commercial rather than residential use. I don't want to phone the gas company unnecessarily. Has anybody else had this?

Administrator Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue, stop it. It's boring for others to listen to > you two bicker on and on. Take this off the forum > and please keep it off. I completely agree. But it would take a saint not to respond, and I am not a saint, sadly. And not all the posts which started this off have been removed.

PokerTime Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Angelina Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Poker Face - have you changed your user name ? > > > No I haven't. I had a different username when I > ran the football but haven't used that one in many > years. I have no new username since this one and > don't post on the forum these days. Actually that > means I changed it once but l have never posted > from the two names if that makes sense. So which was your other username, Poker Time?

Snowing in my road as I type ..... :))

Would not explain activity up Cox's Walk, unless they were parking there to avoid blocking the road?

Oh I'm so jealous! My favourite birds!

Yep. If they don't respond on Twitter, many people see that. If they don't answer the phone (but to be fair, they must be inundated with calls at the moment plus possibly staff haven't been able to get to work) only the caller knows. Plus possibly whoever runs Twitter could work from home if necessary.

The emergency number I have for Thames Water is 0845 9200 800 But I imagine they are pretty busy today. Don't know if you could try Twitter?

nods Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We should all sponsor a weekend in Paris for > Dulwich fox and sue . That should sort things OMG it's bad enough living down the road from him :)) :)) :))

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I read Sue's Original Post and thought how > condescending it sounded. > > Apart from those on the street, there may well be > people here on EDF struggling and not able to turn > up the heating. > > In fact there have been on many occasions people > in need of simple thing like a Kettle or a > Toaster. > > Sue. Enjoy your Tea and Toast. Quince Jam. ?? > > Very insensitive post. > You didn't even bother to read the post properly, did you? Having a roof over my head is just one of the things I am grateful for. The things were separate. Read it again. ETA: The heating part was because somebody was posting on the Nunhead Facebook page yesterday that her boiler had broken and she had three children under four, including two under two. All the council could do was say somebody would call but they couldn't say what time, so she couldn't even take the children somewhere warmer because she had to stay in for the boiler person. I really felt for her. A load of local people independently posted on the page offering to take round electric fires etc to her. That is what community spirit is, Dulwich Fox.

Angelina Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's good thing to make a concerted effort to be > thankful frequently. It's a good post Sue. > > It makes you more aware of what you really have. Yes, thank you. That was exactly why I posted it. I was making a cup of tea and looking at all the snow out of the window. I thought how extremely lucky I was compared to many people in the world, and how I should focus on that more often instead of dwelling on things which get me down but in the great scheme of things are really not important at all. I genuinely can't understand how anybody could have taken it any other way.

LW51190 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just as an FYI - I have had various issues with > Family Store on Upland Road. A few times my > delivery has triggered a notification that it is > ready for collection, and when I get there they > have said that no parcel has been delivered. This > has been investigated by DPD and the various > companies have had to refund. > > I would completely avoid ANY delivery to this > store. Are you implying that somebody from the store is taking the parcels? That would be a bit foolish surely, because it could be so easily tracked, assuming they have to sign for them when they arrive there?

BigED Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > what kind of bugs? :)) :)) :)) ETA: Sorry, I know it's a serious matter, but that did amuse me, BigEd

I've just had a card through my door from The Sash Window Man. At the top, it says "Are your Sash Windows stuck fast while you swelter in the heat?" Er, no :))

Posted by DulwichFox Today, 10:18AM > Sue.. So you do Charitable things and you are telling us all about it. > When I did something similar, I was branded about being Narcissistic and it being all about me. > IE when I mentioned about my own fund raising for The RNLI and RNIB. and Diabetes UK. > I too am grateful for my own situation which is similar to yours. > Got very little food in the house though so I will HAVE to venture out. Oh FFS. I give up. I am "telling you all about it" because of your rather nasty post in response to my OP. Please look up the definition of narcissism. ETA: And the traits and signs of a narcissist. Wikipedia may provide a starting point for your research.