Sue

They aren't collecting one-off donations though, they are asking people to sign up to make regular donations by direct debit. And unless you have a great deal of spare money, it is just not possible to donate to every one of these undoubtedly worthy causes. I don't consider myself emotionally underdeveloped (though some of course may disagree :)) ) but nevertheless I don't like being approached in the street, and still less in my own home, by people asking me to make regular payments to "their" charities. Yes we are free to smile and say "no thank you" or whatever, but the fact is, I (and I expect many people) do donate to charity, but that is to charities of my own choosing, and because I don't like chuggers does not make me a nasty person, I think.

Elphinstone's Army Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue, 'birds being slaughtered' : even more > dramatic : two weeks ago before the tree outside > the nursery leafed, I saw a little bird sitting on > a branch minding its own business, until a crow > flapped down, scooped it up and flew away with it. :( A few years back a bird of prey got a starling in my garden. I used to have loads of starlings and now none come. Weird, eh? That poor starling made a lot of noise, but it was in broad daylight not after dark!

tomskip Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think I'll be a little bit sorry to see Londis > (or 7:11 as I insist) go. > > Was having a conversation with husband the other > day about what business was in the Jolie A Pied > shop before. We racked our poor old brains. I'll > have to search out that thread about the changing > face of LL. I think it was either the Cheltenham and Gloucester Building Society or a bar (Inside 52? Can't remember it's name). Can't remember if there was anything in between, but the shoe shop originally had a different name I think, and certainly very different stock.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > TheArtfulDogger Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Strange title to this thread, if it's a fox or > cat > > then it's nature not murder > > Murder only applies to the unlawful killing of a > human being by another human being.. > Poetic licence, Fox ..... :)) Many words are not used according to their original meaning. Have you never heard the expression used by a hungry person "I could murder a (insert name of food item here)", for example? Anyway apologies, maybe I should change the thread title to "Birds being very loudly killed in Crystal Palace Road?!?" but somehow it just doesn't have the same impact .....

mancity68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Parakeet influx? They'd all be in bed at that time, surely?!

Is this the one in East Dulwich Road?

It seems the landlord has taken back the Spanish restaurant in North Cross Road as of yesterday :( There are notices in the window. What a shame, all that work done on it and then it never really opened :(

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > These weight lose regimes and products are a scam > and are multi million pound businesses. > Given the level of obesity in first world countries these days, there are many people who need to lose weight, and to do so they will need some sort of "regime" otherwise they will just keep getting fatter! I don't think diet products are necessarily a scam unless they are telling outright lies (eg that eating or drinking some particular thing will in itself cause you to lose weight). They might not work in the long term, but that doesn't necessarily make them a scam. Most diets don't work in the long term either, because people gradually (or quickly!) return to the eating habits which made them fat in the first place. It's obviously true that eating a healthy diet (and not too much of it) and exercising are important, but for many people that is easier said than done when they are trying to change the habits of a lifetime and everywhere they go there is tempting food laden with fat and sugar. I still don't see anything wrong with trying to lose ten pounds quickly eg to fit into a dress for a special occasion. So what if it goes back on again afterwards?

Gaynor Hill Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have had them as have carpet throughout they > were in dark corners under cats giant play post I > wiped carpet a walls with basic pine disinfectant > and then I see steam mop so far so good > You could try this or maybe hire carpets cleaning > machine rug doctor is good a pain but good and no > chemicals > Hope this helps Unfortunately I doubt you will get rid of moths in a carpet without using chemicals. Apparently it's better to use a powder type, as that will get into the places where the moths lay their eggs. I no longer have carpets, but the last one to go was in my bedroom, and when I took that up I found it had been eaten in the part which had been covered by the bed.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Eating a healthy diet and exersise is a better > way to go.. > That's not likely to lose you ten pounds in a hurry! :)) ETA: I doubt the occasional crash diet is going to do anybody any harm if they are reasonably healthy to start with.

It didn't sound like the usual fox/cat commotion. Did nobody else hear it?? camberwell70 - :))

It's half past ten. There's a massive wild life commotion! Anyone care to venture an idea as to what it is?

That man/woman who won last year.

I think the staff should have spoken to the mother. I don't think it's acceptable for a child to be throwing food and cutlery around in a restaurant - certainly not right next to other people trying to eat a meal in peace - and I don't think it's acceptable for the child's mother to then insult you. You sound pretty tolerant to me. I would have asked the other people to move, given that you were there first and there were apparently other places they could have sat in. And yes, that's how life is/was in that particular instance. Which isn't to say it's always like that :)

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Get in quick before the > rest of them 'discover' it. > It's almost too late. The bankers are moving in. According to somebody I know who lives there ......

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > stuff the parrot, kill the moths. At ANY cost ! The parrot has gone :)) having pecked my spare bedroom floor to pieces. The spare bedroom wall is covered in squashed moths :))

I've just ordered a load of stuff from here: http://www.pestcontrolsupermarket.com/clothes-moths-41-c.asp Their helpline is very helpful. There's a section for products to eliminate carpet moths too, though I don't have any carpets. I think there's a nest somewhere in my house I haven't found, and they're all suddenly becoming moths - I squished ten in ten minutes last night :( I think the problem started again when a parrot was staying for a year last year and I couldn't use chemicals.

wellington Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I know you've already changed practice but Elm > Lodge Surgery on Burbage Road is very good in my > opinion. I was with Melbourne Gove for 3 years > and it was awful but I'm now very happy with Elm > Lodge. Funnily enough I was there yesterday for a clinic appointment, and I was so impressed by what I saw and heard when I was there that I am about to register there. Parts of SE22 are within their catchment area. It's a lot less convenient for me, and I've got no complaints about the actual medical treatment I've had from DMC, but I never seem to see the same GP twice.

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Listen guys, crystal palace rd was the coldest > place in SE22 this winter. > FACT You really need to get your central heating sorted, KK :))

There's the guy in Pellatt Road next to Captured on the Rye. Can't remember his name sorry but he has a board outside.

EleanorWJ Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Pete, > I play cello and very interested in playing this > style of music...I have a few wolly jumpers....but > not famous for them! > are you still looking for musicians? > Eleanor Please see the link above for a way to contact local folk musicians :)

You need to kill any adult moths you see because the females will lay eggs and the males will mate with the females. As I said above, you can get chemicals which will kill not only adult moths but also larvae as they emerge. Whatever you do they will come back eventually by some means, so you need to be very vigilant and make sure the paper strips among your clothes etc are kept up to date. You also need to move things about. I have found moths in a pile of spare towels in my bathroom :(

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The moths are not responsible for the eating of > materials.. The females lay 50 eggs then die. > Fox, people don't talk about moth larvae eating stuff. They talk about moths. I am using the term "moth" to cover anything which destroys clothing and fabrics and flies about (or in the case of the female moth slithers about) as part of its life cycle :)) :)) :)) I imagine everybody reading my posts will understand what I mean :)) :)) :))

Also, if you leave clothes around they will find them. My problem started when I had a woollen jumper which was at the bottom of my laundry basket for ages because it had to be washed by hand and I couldn't face it. When I eventually took it out of the basket, a moth flew out but I didn't take much notice. That was the start of it ... and I had to throw the jumper away in the end because it became full of moth holes. They also like dusty places (rather a lot in my house at present :( ) and nooks and crannies. Oh - and whatever is your favourite item of clothing, they will eat it in the most conspicuous place possible.

We can't do 12th either, sorry :(