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phobic3000 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Shaun's DIY because it's an Aladdin's cave that's > baled me out a few times, Yeh, Shaun's DIY are brilliant. I've found all the (three?) DIY shops in East Dulwich helpful, but Shaun's went well beyond the call of duty to help last time I went in there.

Or if you are no longer getting emails re threads you were following, you've probably clicked on "stop following this thread" by mistake. Just go to the thread directly and click again on "follow this thread" at the bottom.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Otta Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I'm not an intellectual heavyweight at all > Grok. > > It's all relative. :))

Agree with Foxy. They're vile. I can't understand what anybody sees in them. I'd rather have a tablespoon of Cod Liver Oil or a mouthful of sea water. I've tried several times in the hope of growing to like them, most recently at Whitstable, but am never intending to try again :)) ETA: Is that grammatical?

edborders Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- One Tree Hill doesn't stop at the nature > reserve boundary, no matter what Sandy Pepperall > of Friends of One Tree Hill says. She says the > group will be happy if the Council tosses the logs > over the fence. > "Tosses"? Can you not just describe something without using these ridiculous emotive terms? I'm sure the Friends of One Tree Hill will be happy. Logs are really important for a wide range of wildlife, including stag beetles, which are an endangered species. I'm surprised you didn't know that.

picmicnic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Personally - my perception of burglary in our area > (including SE22) is high But is your perception not affected by the fact that we in East Dulwich have a forum, and many people will post on here if they have been burgled? Whereas most places in London and outside London do not have a forum, so if you live there you will not be likely to hear about most of the burglaries taking place.

Hey, thanks for the mention at number 2 above, but just to clarify - Our Club Nights are moving from The Old Nun's Head to The White Horse in Peckham as from 10 March. Our Singarounds (not singalongs, though you can of course sing along to someone else's song if you want to and if they don't mind!) are moving from The Old Nun's Head to the refectory in The Ivy House in Nunhead as from Sunday 13 March. Our Beginners' Sessions (which we don't actually run ourselves but we publicise them on our website) hadn't found a new home yet the last we heard :( Our concerts, thank God and touch wood, are staying at The Ivy House. All a bit of a nightmare but you can find out more here: http://www.thegooseisout.com http://whitehorsepeckham.co.uk/ http://www.ivyhousenunhead.com/ And if you like craft beer, what used to be the cosy function room upstairs at The Old Nun's Head with great acoustics will soon be a dedicated craft beer bar :(

Administrator Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That Guardian page links to the forum, that means > lots of traffic and a slightly slower forum. They've linked to a thread where the last post was over a year ago :))

Chener's Books. Lovely people and a great selection of books for such a small shop, especially in the children's section at the back of the shop. ETA: And the hospice charity shops, especially the larger one :)

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > edborders Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > What would you tell relatives when they go into > > the cemetery and find another person's > headstone > > where they expected to find their loved one and > > their loved ones' remains moved out? > > > > > > But this is not going to happen. If anyone does > have a lived one there and cares about the grave, > then they'll know about the plans, it's not like > they're going to turn up and be surprised. Otta, it's pointless trying to reason with somebody like this. They distort the facts to suit their agenda, and use emotive language to appeal to people's emotions and to disguise their distortion of the facts. It's sad, but I suppose it's human nature when somebody feels strongly about something. The problem is that it completely destroys any credibility they have, and means that if they do actually sometimes state a fact without distortion, it probably won't be taken seriously because of their past history. ETA: I like the "lived" typo, btw. Quite appropriate!

dbboy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > more scaremongering and untruths. This is getting really tiring. No wonder the council officers and councillors don't reply - I wouldn't either if I was constantly getting bombarded with stuff like this. ETA: In case of misunderstanding, I am referring to edborders' posts on here - not dbboy's quote above.

edhistory Wrote: --------------------------------------------- > > Save Herne Hill Woods! Naughty :))

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think you have totally missed the point Sue.. > Yeh. Sorry. Excellent point Foxy xxxx

EDOldie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Ivy House always looks very children friendly The Ivy House positively welcomes children (before a certain time) and dogs (at any time!), and has a notice up to that effect! There are usually several children around (during the day). It doesn't have a separate childrens' room, but there are high chairs and some kids' toys and games around, also a small garden. If the pub isn't too busy, the kids can run around in the ballroom, though they're not allowed on the stage. It's also very near Peckham Rye for grass, a park, a playground and feeding the ducks. ETA: And they do kids' portions of food. http://www.ivyhousenunhead.com/

edborders Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thank you, Sue, for reminding us that we could > call them. The council hasn't been returning our > emails for so long we stopped calling anyone > there. The Council, including our own councillors > Vicki Mills and Gavin Edwards, have been at war > with us, their own residents. Well unfortunately, that's what happens when you take the sort of attitude and use the kinds of methods displayed on your posts on this forum. It's never a great idea to antagonise the people who will be making the decisions.

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What is unnaceptable to me > is parents that seem to be able to ignore said > screaming and carry on whilst everyone else's > nerves are set on edge. I always want to go and > pick up a crying kid, and have an irrational > (well maybe not totally irrational) hatred of > people that just leave them to cry. Especially on > bloody buses!!!!!!!!!!! Same here. It's a bit different on a bus though because crying children can't always be comforted, and if it was me, I'd just want to get home, not get off the bus miles before my stop :( But pubs and restaurants - yes. Take the bloody crying kid somewhere else!

How to make a complaint: http://www.royalmail.com/personal/help-and-support/how-do-I-make-a-complaint

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >> > Most Alcohol Free beers in the Supermarket are 50p > > > Becks Blue 275ml 50p Tesco ?2.65 The Bishop > > Barvaria 330ml 50p Tesco ?3.50 The E.D.T. > > Big mark up even if the pubs bought it from > Tesco.. > > DulwichFox Yeh well, you don't get a seat and your drink handed to you with a glass in a pub with music or sport on, heating and (hopefully) good company in Tesco, do you ?! ETA: Unless you want to crack open a couple of bottles there, sit on the belt and ask the checkout operator to join you in an alcohol free beer :))

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sparkling water and lime with ice and a slice is > what I used to drink in bars when I was off the > sauce many moons ago because in the main and > especially in those days alcohol free beer is > pretty rancid. Same here.

edborders Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > NEWS: Southwark Council filed new planning > applications on Christmas Eve, December 24th for > works in the cemeterires - Cutting down trees on > One Tree Hill and for cutting 2 acres of woods in > Camberwell Old and mounding over 48,000 graves. We > just found out about it yesterday. No notice on > cemetery gates, "stakeholders" not notified, no > notice in Southwark News. The consultation period > was to February 1 now it appears that the > consultation period has expired. We are figuring > out what is going on. If anyone knows something, > please post it or email me. > Surely you must have a contact in the relevant council department who can tell you directly what is going on? Presumably you have not been running your campaign all this time without first speaking to people in the council about their plans?

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Can't see why anyone would be keen for TFL to take > over London's entire suburban rail network.... > > Take a look how they run the bus services... It > would be a complete disaster.. > Fox - think positive!! :)

> > PeckhamRose Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > So there should be cameras at every junction, > > traffic light, one way system, at the point of > > every instruction sign, every bus lane, cycle > > lane, and you seriously think that would > improve > > things? Righty Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I certainly think that it would, eventually, get a > lot of dodgy drivers off the road - yes. > I agree too. I think more cameras would be a deterrent. I'm bloody sick of people jumping red lights and therefore holding up traffic which is, for example, trying to turn right (or completely preventing them from turning right at all until the lights change again) and also meaning that pedestrians trying to cross can't safely do so either. And I can't see any point in having a 20mph limit which is by and large completely ignored and not enforced at all. The more cameras the better in my view. And I say that as somebody who has been done twice in the past for speeding.

Nigello Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Could someone please just do a very brief, very > clear synopsis off all of this? Who wants what and > why?! That will get edborders starting another load of threads again :))

edborders Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Harriet Harman and Sadiq Khan are > dodging us cause it is a hot potato - but everyone > else is with us. Hot potato? "Everyone else is with us"?!?! Perhaps Harriet and Sadiq have actually looked objectively at the issues. Journalists are just grateful for any story handed to them on a plate. Have you read over your more recent (in particular) posts on here? Do you honestly think this kind of approach can possibly be helping your cause? What do your fellow campaigners feel about it, I wonder?

Crikey, reading the threads from those links, how many places have gone since 2009! The Vale, the CPT, the Black Cherry ....