Sue

Blah Blah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why on earth would anyone want to ban cyclists > from Rye Lane? > > Why not ban buses, cars, and pedestrians too? They cycle along the pavement, don't they? On a not very obvious part of the pavement supposedly reserved for cyclists. I know somebody who nearly got knocked down by one. Buses and cars use the road. Correct me if I'm wrong and have confused Rye Lane with somewhere else. ETA: But who knows why Alice wants to ban them, may be for totally different reasons as she didn't say ....

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > > > > > ETA: But yes I would be happy to have it > outside > > my house if it was that or not have the hangar > at > > all. > > Sue.. do you actually have a bicycle.. ? I often > see you walking or in your car.. I haven't see you > cycle, > As you know from a previous thread, Fox, which you posted on when this subject was discussed previously(!), I have a place reserved in the hangar when it arrives. I was one of at least two people in the road who originally requested this hangar, two years ago. I do not have a bike yet because my house is the same size as yours and it would be extremely inconvenient to store it in there, which is why I've never bought one before. Once the hangar is in place, I will be getting a bike. I will need L plates :))

I got so fed up with Virgin bombarding me with glossy advertising material that I got taken off their mailing list (much to my surprise, it worked!) It's a bit blooming bad if they're bigging themselves up so much in this area and then can't even provide a decent service.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > You're lucky, to the best of my knowledge all > we > > have in Ulverscroft Road so far is a barrier > which > > has been leaning against a wall for ages with a > > scrappy bit of paper on saying the space is > > reserved for a bike hangar. > > > > Which is rather frustrating when I've been > waiting > > for it for around two years now and getting > older > > and older :)) > > Well that's is fine if you are happy to have it > placed directly outside your house.. where you > normally park your car. > > Foxy. As you well know, Fox, residents were consulted - presumably including you! - and it is being placed at the end of the road where nothing will look out onto it apart from a wall. ETA: But yes I would be happy to have it outside my house if it was that or not have the hangar at all.

Did they get the attacker?? Poor postie, they have enough trouble with dog bites :(

You're lucky, to the best of my knowledge all we have in Ulverscroft Road so far is a barrier which has been leaning against a wall for ages with a scrappy bit of paper on saying the space is reserved for a bike hangar. Which is rather frustrating when I've been waiting for it for around two years now and getting older and older :))

Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > My ex once invited some Jehovah's Witnesses (I > > think it was) in for a cup of tea and asked > them > > where all the people who had died were > physically > > going to stand on Judgment Day, because there > > wouldn't be enough space for them all. > > > > They never called again. > > Estimates vary, but should the dead rise from > their graves, there would be about 160-200bn. No > problem for standing room, really. Surely it would depend when Judgment Day is? Presumably in every, say, 100 years you're adding the current population of the earth to the number of dead?!

DulwichFox Wrote:> dependent? > > Because I drink 1-2 pints daily.. 'Alcohol > dependent' Nothing to do with the amount. ?? > If I stay in I might drink 330ml Peroni. > So if you drink every day you're alcohol dependent, even if it's not very much? But if you drink nothing all week and then binge drink at weekends you're not alcohol dependent? And if you're not drinking because you're a recovering alcoholic, or whatever the term is, you're not alcohol dependent? That seems crazy to me. I was once told it was about physiological (?) dependency and that if you can have days without drinking, it means you're not dependent. Is that wrong? I've just googled it: https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/check-the-facts/health-effects-of-alcohol/mental-health/alcohol-dependence Hmm. Maybe I should take advantage of their offer to "assess your drinking with our free tool" :)) Or maybe not :)) ETA: I did the assessment. It said I should "think about cutting down." OK, I'll think about it. Right, I've thought.

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Calm down Sue. > I'm almost at work at 0630. So EDF usage can > feature. > It does happen ! > I'll knock for you tomorrow morning, you can come > with me and see for yourself ! > The 0639 from ED stn to LB, we can do an old > Watersons number on the way to town - I nominate > Country Life "I like to rise when the sun she > rises, early in the morning". > Actually, forget the above, it is after all the > irrational rage thread... Please don't trouble yourself to knock for me, KK, you may get a mouthful of irrational rage on the doorstep :)) And from painful experience, people don't take kindly to having the Watersons sung on trains. Somebody once came right the length of a tube carriage in order to ask me to stop :))

Seabag Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What time do you 'come to' Sue ? > Hmmm, well, I don't usually set the alarm before 9am, put it that way :)) I've just been reminded of something that caused me possibly irrational rage at the time .... For several years I've had this regular saver thing at the bank using monthly direct debit. At the end of each year it comes to a close, I get the interest, then I set up another one for the next year. Nae problem. THIS year, they said the rules had changed, and they had to ask "a few questions" before I could set up another saver, then they asked me LOADS of questions about my income and expenditure, including stuff like how much a month I spend on groceries :)) FFS! You're my bank, you can see what's going into and coming out of my account, and I'm not asking for a loan, I'm GIVING YOU MONEY EACH MONTH !!!!! And IF I DON'T GIVE YOU THE MONEY ONE MONTH YOU WILL CLOSE DOWN THE SAVINGS ACCOUNT AND NOT GIVE ME ANY INTEREST! SO YOU'RE HARDLY LIKELY TO LOSE MONEY IF I DON'T PAY UP!!! Afraid I got quite worked up as these questions kept coming. Poor woman at the other end seemed quite embarrassed, and who can blame her. I just plucked a figure out of the air for my grocery expenditure. GRRRRRRRRR GRRRRRRRR GRRRRRRR Actually - that's quite rational rage, isn't it?

You'll still be able to drink a pint. If you have a mop :))

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Its the first time in nigh on 40 years I've gone > more that 2-3 days without a beer... > .. and I haven't done that very many times.. Even > when I very occasionally stay in, I usually have > a couple of small beers. > > According to my doctor I am considered alcohol > dependent.. > Well after 12 days dry and feeling ok that really > cannot be the case. > > I have surprised myself.. > > Curry club night on Thursday, which can turn out > a boozy evening with free after meal Sambucas and > the like > and back to the pub for afters... ??? > > Well done Fox, you're an example to us all! I've only had a couple of days without a drink since Christmas :( I'm currently using up the ginger wine and will then be forced to start on the sherry :)) though actually quite a lot of the sherry went into a trifle. That doesn't count, does it?! Why did your GP say you were alcohol dependent? Because of the amount you drank? Because I'm not sure that's an adequate criterion? ETA: I have given up alcohol altogether for months at a time in the past, but I'm really not sure I could do it now, so does that make me alcohol dependent?

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > By all means attack question and ridicule someone > who has political and public influence. That > surely comes with the territory. But for the life > of me, why would anyone bother to talk about an > older woman who happens to have zero influence on > public life, and concentrate negativity on her for > simply finding love in later life. I just do not > understand why it's relevant. > I don't think the negativity is because she's found love in later life, Louisa, I think it's because she's found it with Rupert Murdoch .......

The ales are good, Fox! You'll like them :)

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Otta Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > > > Religion is one thing, but you can't surely > > > believe that on judgement day we're all going > > to > > > reenact the Thriller video and climb out of > our > > > graves. > > > > > > Otta, I do think you may inadvertently cause > > offence, because some branches (probably the > wrong > > word) of Christianity do believe exactly that. > > > > My ex once invited some Jehovah's Witnesses (I > > think it was) in for a cup of tea and asked > them > > where all the people who had died were > physically > > going to stand on Judgment Day, because there > > wouldn't be enough space for them all. > > > > They never called again. > > Perhaps the tea was not to their liking... ? :) > > Foxy Ha Ha Ha :)) :)) :)) If memory serves, he made quite good tea :))

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Religion is one thing, but you can't surely > believe that on judgement day we're all going to > reenact the Thriller video and climb out of our > graves. Otta, I do think you may inadvertently cause offence, because some branches (probably the wrong word) of Christianity do believe exactly that. My ex once invited some Jehovah's Witnesses (I think it was) in for a cup of tea and asked them where all the people who had died were physically going to stand on Judgment Day, because there wouldn't be enough space for them all. They never called again.

Please forgive me if I'm wrong, because I really don't have time to check back, but I thought the Friends of One Tree Hill were in favour of the council's plans. Have I confused this with something else?

We don't run open mics as such, but we do have a Singaround where anybody can come and sing anything they want (although it is mainly folk influenced music, but we don't have strict rules about that!) However we don't use PA, and we don't use a stage, so if you actually want to perform with a mic and have an audience sitting in rows to watch, it won't be for you. We did have a very full room of people on Sunday though :) The next one (which will be the last upstairs at The Old Nun's Head) is on Sunday 14 February. After that we will be in the refectory in the Ivy House on the second sunday of every month. You can find out more here, though the page hasn't been updated to reflect the forthcoming new venue, which we've only just sorted: http://thegooseisout.com/singarounds-at-the-old-nuns-head/

Thank you worldwiser.

HopOne Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What a strange response, am not being emotive at > all, No, I wasn't referring to your post, I was referring to unnecessarily emotive language used in other posts which have been made by members of your group - one person in particular. Sorry I didn't make that clear.

Seabag Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I think I used up my government alcohol > allowance > > for the year at the weekend :( > > > This and evey weekend > > I'm with you Sue, it's all or nothing here at > #SeaBagTowers My main downfall last weekend was The Castle. Dropped in for one. Stayed all night. It's the juke box. It's really good. The Guinness isn't too bad either :))

phobic3000 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My dry January is going really well, helped mainly > by the fact I've made exceptions for weekends and > evenings... :))

Somebody posted on Facebook "Jerry and The Pacemaker" :))

HopOne Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So, in the interest of having intelligent debate, > rather than "I'm right, you are wrong", fancy > telling me what your view point has to say about > my last post? No, because I don't have time to look back over everything from all the many previous long threads, and I don't just type out any old emotive stuff without making absolutely sure of my facts. I have a sold out benefit gig for refugees to run on Friday with a lot of work to do relating to it beforehand, and am snowed under with work relating to losing a venue. On top of many other things. I'm sure somebody will be able to respond, though given the amount of energy your group seems to be putting into this, it's hard to understand why you haven't just put your question to the council.

There are multiple threads already on the forum, all started by the Save The Woods (sic) people, from the contents of which it is clear that many other people share my viewpoint. There is absolutely no point in rehashing the same stuff over and over and over again, and I have no wish to repeat myself either. Banging one's head against a brick wall springs to mind.