Sue

Crikey, just seen this, glad you are OK rendelharris xx

The actual experience with the insurance company was fine. I had cracks in the back half of the house. I reported them to the insurance company, they sent out a surveyor and monitored the cracks for some time, I can't remember how long. There was some issue with drains, which was sorted, and the whole thing was signed off. They didn't call it subsidence, they called it something else, I can't remember what off hand. However now if I want to get a quote from another insurance company I can't because as soon as this is mentioned they go no further (on or offline) despite the fact that there have been no further problems for something like fifteen years now. Can't remember exactly. I am now on a different policy but it's with a company associated with the original one, can't remember exactly and all the paperwork is in the loft, sorry! But I have thought at various times I would have been better off in the long run not involving the insurance company at all and paying for the work myself. But then as I said above that would involve not being truthful when getting quotes from elsewhere, and apart from the moral aspect I suspect that it would be easy to find out if work had been done. Plus I try not to lie so I'm not sure I could do it :(

siousxiesue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Me too but they're always empty! They were always quite empty even before they banned alcohol. They aren't in a great location compared to the other similar restaurants further down Lordship Lane, I think. I thought their food was quite good but I haven't been there since the alcohol ban and I'm sorry but not surprised if they have closed. But good for them for sticking to their principles.

Yep.

Even if you didn't inform your insurance company, if you wanted to change insurers you would be asked if there had been subsidence I think, particularly given the postcode. If you said no and then they found out you had lied, the outcome would probably not be great :( ETA: I went through my insurance company and tbh wished I hadn't, until the above occurred to me ....

Agreed.

AdaDulwich Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- . If you would like > to know... that is not my first post but I don't > think this is important. If you click on your name, all the posts you have made come up (two), and your first post on this thread is showing as your first post on the forum. ETA: It also shows that you registered on the forum the day of your first post, which was 21 February.

These issues have all been discussed on this forum ad nauseam last year. Why are we all still here going over and over and over the same ground (pun not intended)?

Zebedee Tring Wrote: In the > words of Sir Arnold Bax, you should try everything > once except Morris dancing and incest. Hey! (ho ho). Leave Morris dancing out of this! :)) http://www.morrishey.co.uk/

ianr Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What's the current average queue length at the LL > PO? Don't know the average, but it hasn't been too bad when I've been there lately. Whereas I've recently sometimes had to wait a long time at the sorting office. But I realise my limited personal experience has no statistical validity whatsoever :))

Bonkers! Drones I can understand, at least you're not likely to trip over them unless something goes horribly wrong, but things that look like vacuum cleaners clogging up the streets?! Maybe they need the minders to ring the doorbell (taking it in turns, presumably), given that the robot doesn't appear to have any arms :))

Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Seabag Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > That announcement on Victoria Station > > > > "If you notice something suspicious. See it, > say > > it, sort it" > > > > Or something equally as clunky and god damn > > fekking irritating > > At least that is (very) slightly more useful than > the constant announcements of "Please do not > forget to take your personal belongings with you > when you leave the train". Has that announcement > helped anyone, ever? Who needs reminding of that? > They may as well have an announcement of 'please > do not forget to breathe whilst leaving the > train.' To be fair, though, lots of things get left on trains and buses. So that may reduce the number slightly.

Carrie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Spotted a shopping delivery robot crossing the > road outside M&S at lunchtime and trundling up > Lordship Lane followed by two minders. > http://www.wired.co.uk/article/starship-skype-deli > very-robot-autonomous-shopping OK stupid question. But if it's a robot, what's the point in having a minder, let alone two? Is this just a settling-in thing?

titch juicy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > People that push lift or pelican crossing buttons > because they don't trust the light that shows > they've already been pushed or the people they saw > push them. People who stand waiting for the traffic to stop as you arrive at a crossing, although none of them have actually pushed the bloody button.

:))

Peckhamrye Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The menu is very similar to that of Brasserie > Zedel at Piccadilly Circus, including the cheese > pricing Oh dear, I was quite disappointed with Brasserie Zedel, though admittedly I've only been there once and it was for the set lunch. And admittedly I haven't been to France for about thirty years so am rather out of touch with French cooking :))

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sincerely hope this new restaurant does well. > Apart from the horrid red exterior, which is a bit > "cafe rouge", the menu seems decent. Let's hope > it's better than the other "French" offerings we > have locally, overpriced and average at best. Ever > since Le Moulin closed, I've been longing for a > decent continental eatery. > I like the red exterior! And yes, it has to be better than the French place round the corner. Really looking forward to trying it.

Please don't replace the lampposts with those hideous curvy things :( I live just round the corner and I'd like to see something aesthetically pleasing (that is, of course, aesthetically pleasing to me :)) )

Pugwash Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Many years ago a request was made by the general > ED public who did not want to go into a pub or > caf?, for a public loo in the LL/North Cross Road > area. There are still a number of folk in ED who > do not have the money to go in any of the > cafes/restaurants/pubs to purchase a drink just to > use their loos. This request was made to Southwark > long before NX Rd market took off. There was a > suggestion of a loo being installed near the > electricity sub station in NX Rd (opp pub) I have never been refused the use of a loo if I've gone into a pub and asked politely at the bar, even if I wasn't buying a drink.

If you love someone why wait 364 days to tell them? I think Valentine's Day is quite sweet though. I got a lovely card of a cat sitting on a bird table, and I sent my OH an ecard of some dogs. We didn't actually meet up on the day ..... Each to their own, eh? And if you didn't get a card, well, better to be by yourself than with someone you feel trapped in a relationship with, eh? I hasten to say I am not speaking for myself, I am very happy with my OH :)

I like the way you get a choice between two pieces of cheese or, er, two pieces of cheese :)

Ta! Yum! (Except for the oysters ..... bleurgh!)

Jennys Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue. Just rename your front path a "nature > corridor" and your front garden could become a > national park, perhaps. Hey, great idea. My front path is definitely a nature corridor, it has weeds aka wild flowers at the side of it. And my front garden is deffo a park! It has plants in. And parks have plants in! :) And it's definitely national, because it's in a nation.

Thanks Red Devil

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > BB have a menu on their Instagram page.. mains > around the ?15 mark. Side veg ?3. So priced > slightly cheaper than Franklins, Palmerston, etc. Do you have a link, Jeremy?