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rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I agree that the carpets could do with a deep > clean (or preferably being taken up and > incinerated) but in PP's defence it has (at least > in the gents' version) some of the most salubrious > lavatories in this neck of the woods! The Ladies aren't bad either :)) But yes it would be good to see those carpets disappear ...... Went to see Blade Runner there last week. Six quid (for the 3D version). Compared to fourteen quid in East Dulwich (not for the 3D version). Worth the walk :))

John is hoping that it can stay a bookshop, but at the end of the day that may not be possible.

To be fair, if these people have only just moved in today, they have probably got more on their minds than not slamming doors. Like getting all their stuff into their new home. Might it not have been kind to wait a few days before starting a thread about them on here? Or maybe gently ask them not to slam the door? They have probably got absolutely no idea that it might be annoying you.

Excellent news! Thanks for posting it, rendelharris!

It could be put on the roundabout! 360 degree traffic fumes!

Heartwarming thread, thanks x

Crikey, kids in the fifties used to throw fireworks about in the street all the time around 5 November. Admittedly it was quite scary, but I expect that was the intention.

I saw Blade Runner yesterday. The light is just like that. But yes, apparently sand and stuff blown over.

Already a thread ..... http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?30,1871600

ianr Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Real ladies use the lavatory. > http://www.lady.co.uk/people/8352-pardon-that-s-pr > actically-a-swear-word The Lady - "For elegant women with elegant minds." :))

I'm wondering how 'Ladies' are different from Ladies :))

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > There was a major problem with the drainage right > along that side / end oh LL at that time. > All outlets were affected from the Palmerston to > the EDT > In the Bishop there is a Drain cover in the back > bar area that would of been there when it was the > Foresters. > The smell came from there, not the gents. > Strange the smell got stronger the nearer you were to the gents, then .... :)) And it was a smell of piss, not of drains ..... :))

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Foresters was a Great boozer. It was horrible! The carpet was squidgy, and you could smell the stench from the gents from just about every seat in the pub. ETA: Admittedly I'm only going back, oh, maybe twenty years?? So maybe it had passed its prime .....

Ah, thanks, that's good to hear!

Bet it was quiet though :))

That's eighteen years in total for all of them. Not eighteen years each, sadly.

spark67 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We've a den on a patch of land behind our garden, > my cat runs up there as soon as she hears them.... > I'm a bit worried she likes to watch 😶 :))

hammerman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not sure what you're trying to say Sue as you > didn't quote all of my post but I like to set an > example to children and adults alike when crossing > the road. I didn't quote the first part of your post because it wasn't relevant to my point and I didn't want to clog up the page with unnecessary words :) I thought my point was quite clear? That we should be teaching children to stay safe on the roads, which is about far more than just "waiting for the green man". Quite apart from anything else, there may not always be a pedestrian crossing anywhere near where they need to cross. As I said, or thought I had, teaching children only to "wait for the green man" in every circumstance is counter-productive, as everybody with half a brain cell can see that if there is not a car in sight - nor likely to be within the time it would take to cross the road - "waiting for the green man" may be a complete waste of everybody's time. It needs wider training about identifying where a vehicle could come from unexpectedly (eg a side road or a speeding vehicle round a corner) and taking that into account when deciding when and where to cross - and indeed, whether to wait for the green man, which is mainly useful in circumstances on main roads where there is likely to be a lot of traffic. Surely once a child is old enough to be out by themselves, they are old enough to understand that? If they aren't, they shouldn't be out by themselves.

mrsparker Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If you're > going to pretend it's a period property at least > put down a decent hardwood floor (their flooring > makes me want to weep) Yeh I noticed the hideous flooring too :(

mrsparker Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ah I like that one, this is the one that irks me > > http://www.acorn.ltd.uk/property-for-sale/4-bedroo > m-house-in-landcroft-road-east-dulwich-se22-P21098 > 2/ OMG that's truly hideous :(

Ah, thanks for that, I shall get some and try - I like goldfinches!

I have a heated throw which I sit under when on my sofa. It heats me up without having to heat the whole room. It's brilliant. I wear a woolly hat around the house and have two duvets on the bed. Having said all that, I have turned the heating on twice since the Summer - and the second time was about ten minutes ago. I move the thermostat from room to room as I need to, though it's usually in my living room, and it is presently in the room I'm using as an office. Once that has reached a comfortable temperature I'll turn the thermostat down again. I do have thermostatic valves on all the rads, though. I don't like my bedroom to be too hot. Though in any case the timer on the thermostat is set so that the heating isn't on at night.

Apparently it "confidently terminates the terrace with a highly distinct proposition." :))

My eagle-eyed partner spotted THREE goldfinches in a tree overlooking my garden yesterday! Maybe the nigella seed I have been hopefully putting out for ages is finally attracting them .... The sparrows haven't returned yet though - I can hear them twittering away in somebody else's garden :(

stantonb Wrote: Would you > have said it was a white guy if it was a white guy > who took your phone? Of course you would. Yes, and people on here have done in similar circumstances. ETA: And I am unclear why you have called me Susan above.