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*Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ?100 / year 'not' to have to look at clothes > draped over every radiator in the house every day > day, pumping moisture into the air? .. I'll take > the tumble dryer these days. I find they dry really quickly on the rads though so they're not there for very long .....

Beulah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue: We have one of the giant brown bins outside > the house (as does everyone else in our street) > it's more to do with how to keep the brown bin > outside less smelly and dirty rather than the > inside brown bin Ah, sorry, I misunderstood. I've got a small brown bin outside.

Beulah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I asked if the newspaper can go in too. > They said: > "You may line you bin with newspaper but not wrap. > They will only take the loose food contents." > So couldn't you then line the bin with newspaper, and then when the bin people have emptied the food out, put the (presumably now dirty) sheet/s of newspaper in the green bin? Or if not too dirty, use it again for the following batch of food waste? Or have I totally misunderstood? ETA: I only use the blue bin for clean newspaper and put dirty paper (eg with paint on) in the green bin.

sanity girl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I rinse everything to avoid bad smells/animals > trying to get into the recycling bin. I share a > recycling bin with neighbours and think it's > pretty gross to put in unrinsed milk bottles/ > meat/fish containers. You should rename yourself Sanitary Girl :))

steve 1975 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sorry about the Sasha not Sash error 14,722 posts > Sue. My huge mistake and thank you flagging that > up :-) It was a joke ..... :)

Beulah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > I've been speaking to Southwark recycling and they > confirmed that you can't put newspaper in the > brown bin. I wonder if they are confused and thought you meant using the brown bin for recycling paper, rather than just lining the bin with it for food waste? Newspaper can be composted, so I can't see what the problem would be with putting a small amount of paper with the food waste.

edhistory Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Mothers could drop and shop. > > Maternity ward planned? :))

Yeh I've had the heating on. It's been cold. I succumbed to temptation :(

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lidl Peckham seemed to have improved (gone > upmarket a bit even) last time I went in there They've again got their (presumably ready for the festive season) relatively expensive range of wines in there. ie many well over a tenner :)

I think that might be personally upsetting to quite a few people steveo :(

Just makes me sad when people advertise these for sale, is all. :(

Doggy? Sasha? Spellcheck??

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > The essence of any community is the people that > live in that community and how they treat other > people > in that community.. Looking out for each other. > That quality in East Dulwich has long gone and we > are left with one-upmanship with a broken > community trying to out do and belittle others.. > > That is the sad reality. People have no longer > got any respect for others.. > What a load of bollocks! We have an annual fair on Goose Green where people get together and have a great time. There are loads of street parties in East Dulwich every year, including one in your very own street, Fox. We have a Christmas fair in North Cross Road, with live music and lots of things going on. There is a Dulwich Helpline which looks after people. There is Neighbourhood Watch in many streets. East Dulwich has certainly changed a lot, but ... "a broken community trying to outdo and belittle others"? I don't think so. What a sad world you seem to perceive! And ourbubbleonline, I disagree with you regarding what East Dulwich was like "a few years back", but even if you were right, "a few years back" isn't now, so it's not very clear quite what point you are trying to make. Of course there is some crime. We're an inner city area.

Thanks admin ETA: Perhaps Grok would either like to continue the discussion in the lounge, or else PM me and explain his (or her) post.

Grok Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue wrote > > Do you honestly think a market like the ones > at, > > say, the Elephant or East Street would be > > appropriate in East Dulwich in 2015? > > > Why is that, Sue, because they're not white middle > class? Shameful. Because it's a totally different demographic. Why label the people of SE22 as "white middle class"? That's not what I see. Why label them at all? Why is what I said shameful? It's a fact. If you imported the Elephant market to North Cross Road, do you think it would do well? Or do you think a market like the one presently in North Cross Road would thrive beneath the Elephant shopping centre? If not, why is what I said shameful? Please explain. I moved to East Dulwich in 1991, when there were several fruit and veg shops around, a newsagent and cobbler in North Cross Road, a shop with old prams outside in Lordship Lane, no decent pubs, etc etc. The gentrification began soon afterwards, in my view with the opening of the Blue Mountain in North Cross Road. I have seen the area change around me over the past nearly quarter of a century. I don't think all the changes are for the better, but change happens and we must accept it. So, again. Please explain why what I said is shameful. Preferably without bringing skin colour into it and implying that is what I meant. Thanks.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Come on Sue.. You are a lot Posher than me.. > > I'm as common as muck :) > > I went to William Penn School. > > Foxy So now a) I'm "posher than you" - because I went to some other school than you did? and b) I'm a snob - because I suggest that your idea of what a market should be would not work in East Dulwich? Suppose we return this discussion to facts relating to the North Cross Road market and the roadworks? Because I'm getting a tad annoyed at your ridiculous assumptions.

maxxi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Asset Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I looked up Isaiah14 > > > > "For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob" blah > blah > > > > Not sure if there's any hidden meaning..... > > He's crackers? :))

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Me a snob.. You having a laugh.. ? > > I think comments such as > 'Do you honestly think a market like the ones at, > say, the Elephant or East Street would be > appropriate in East Dulwich in 2015?' > bears the mark of snobbery.. > OK then, I'm a snob. Never been called one before, but first time for everything :)) I bow before the clearly superior view of somebody who has lived in ED for 35 years and therefore thinks he's a typical resident. ETA: Have you completely failed to notice the change in demographic of the road you (and I) live in??? Why don't you set up an ED market selling fruit and veg, mobile gadgets, plastic handbags and polyester bedding, and see how many of your "representative residents" or whatever you call them flock to it? It's got nothing to do with snobbery. It's common bloody sense.

I think you're living in some sort of bubble or time warp, Foxy. What exactly makes you think that all the ED residents who don't post on this forum share your view? I'm genuinely interested. The evidence that the market is wanted round here is that sufficient people buy things from the stalls to keep the stallholders coming back with those things week after week!

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It was a real market selling fruit & veg amongst > other things that Local people needed. > Not just Pig Roast, Hotdogs, 'Street Food' ? > Unrefrigerated Meats and cheeses. Pop corn. > and a few 'Tat' stalls.. > > Does not constitute a market.. > > How often do you shop there.. ? > > The only thing I have EVER bought there is the > Tiger Tea, but the Tea Guy (lovely chap that he > is) > is only there one a month at the best. > Fox, the thing is, you are not representative of East Dulwich residents, or indeed of the twenty first century, but you seem to think you are. Why would the market sell fruit and veg when there is a perfectly good fruit and veg shop already in North Cross Road? And in case you hadn't noticed, there is a fresh fish stall, which you have conveniently left out, presumably because it doesn't suit your case. And a plant stall. And books, rugs and bike repairs. Why should a market not sell things like hog roast and popcorn? Both those stalls seem to do very well. And yes I do shop there most weeks. I quite often get lunch from the Vietnamese van, which is delicious and excellent value, or food from the stall which has things like fishcakes and very good salads. And cake from the Blackbird Bakery stall. And bits and pieces from other stalls, including what you term as "tat" stalls. I would happily buy what looks like delicious cheese, olives, brownies etc if I had more money. You really do seem out of touch with modern times :)) Do you honestly think a market like the ones at, say, the Elephant or East Street would be appropriate in East Dulwich in 2015? ETA: If you want a market which is still like something from the fifties, Peckham is just down the road .....

DovertheRoad Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This morning at 6.45am on Woodwarde Road / Druce > road I saw a guy hanging around looking into cars > and front windows. Have you reported this to the police?

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm sick to death with the amount of money being > spent to enhance the so called market.. > > It seems to be the most important issue in East > Dulwich over recent years.. > > With its Red Brick paving.. Road closures .. > Elevated paving .. and now Gates being > installed... > > There are more important issues in the area. > Foxy, it's not a "so called" market! It is in fact a market :) And the red brick paving was not installed to enhance the market - it was nothing to do with the market. It's been there for years, and if memory serves it was because local residents were asked for suggestions to improve North Cross Road. Several were put forward and I (not that I'm immodest at all, perish the thought) suggested improving the pavement, which was what was in the end chosen. Unless I'm even more senile than I suspect and have imagined the whole thing :))

edhistory Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Who?! Googling didn't help, before anyone > suggests > > it :)) > > > Sue, > > Ian Batcock is a certified SoSRA who works for > AECOM Ltd. > > He is certified to conduct a safety audit on the > dangerous surface that caused your accident. > > F.M.Conway AECOM Ltd is jointly owned (50/50) by > F.M.Conway Ltd and AECOM Ltd. > > There should be no difficuly getting Ian Batcock > to do an independent safety audit of the new > works. > > John Ah :(

Who?! Googling didn't help, before anyone suggests it :))

Going back to the North Cross Road/Lordship Lane pavement, I got off the bus last week and tripped over unevenly laid small cobbles (I think that's what they're called). Surely it's a bit basic that you lay paving stones level so that they're not a hazard? This whole project has just been appalling.