Sue

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.

That'll be over six months then, for a really short stretch of pavement. How much have we paid for all this?

solar Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Surely after all this time the job should be > perfect first time. Indeed. Poor management, on the face of it.

robbin Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Isaiah14 you are as much a teacher as Jeremy > Corbyn is likely to be the next Prime Minister. He's a teacher then. Hopefully :)

We wish you a happy Christmas, etc :))

OMG I'm glad I can't afford to go to Italy or hire a car :))

Rockets Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue, there is nothing attached to the fence that > is dangling that anyone might be able to trip on > or to hang themselves on! I meant when they are carrying it. It looks from your photo as if there is ivy attached (and lying on the ground beneath the fence) which would hang down if the fence was lifted? Apologies if I'm wrong.

Rockets Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > And the trailing vegetation is laughable....photo > attached of the killer vegetation.... > I think to be fair, that's a potential trip hazard. Lengths of mature Ivy can be quite sturdy, and if somebody caught their foot in one it probably wouldn't just break.

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Penguin68 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > 'Gun Down' is an active use of the noun gun as > a > > verb - 'gunned' would be a passive use - indeed > > re-casting the noun gun into an adjectival form > > (as 'armed' is adjectival). As 'gun down' > implies > > that someone has been shot, so does/ should the > > quasi adjectival use of 'gunned' (as in 'he was > > gunned down'). > > > Sorry now I had that second can of Stella, don't > understand any of that :)) Completely sober and I still don't understand it :))

Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 'Gun Down' is an active use of the noun gun as a > verb - 'gunned' would be a passive use - indeed > re-casting the noun gun into an adjectival form > (as 'armed' is adjectival). As 'gun down' implies > that someone has been shot, so does/ should the > quasi adjectival use of 'gunned' (as in 'he was > gunned down'). Sorry now I had that second can of Stella, don't understand any of that :))

To "gun down" can be used as a verb, no? But yes as used in the OP it should be "armed" not "Gunned".

Abe_froeman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You don't find that the junciotn now offers a more > pleasant and a better experience? The only part I ever previously found a slightly bad experience was the bottleneck on the pavement by the hog roast and fresh fish stands near Londis on a Saturday.

I agree. Months of disruption and inconvenience for very little (if any) obvious gain. Except of course to Conway's coffers. And OUR money being spent. Please let us know when you get an answer to your FOI, worldwiser, good on you for doing that.

Or photoshopped .....

speedbird Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Penguin68 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > it was a community thing and the important bit > was > > the safety of those women in the area - nah, > just > > votes. > > > > That is most unfair - if James had diverted > monies > > intended to be spent in his ward to someone in > > another ward he would have been acting > improperly. > > If you want your ward to spend money on such > > items, you need to get the representatives in > your > > ward to apply for money for that purpose > (rather > > than any other purpose). > > As I said, I've just bought a house in ED ward. > Would still get my own now. Would never vote for > James now. Simple. That is really unfair. It has been clearly explained above why you weren't eligible for an alarm. Why take it out on James Barber? He is an excellent councillor and works really hard, and has always responded really quickly and effectively to issues I have raised with him.

moondancer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > intexasathemoment, the best and most productive > technical approach to the flooding at the Coop > would be dynamite. Controlled explosion of course. > Only taking out the inside of the store, all its > overpriced, unpriced, misleading labels, out of > date, stale, > sour, off after 3 days, mislabelled, mispriced, > out of houmous, limp, presented with indifference > bordering on contempt, exasperating store I have > ever had the misfortune to enter. And the infamous > queues. A management which takes 'laissez faire' > to the furthest point of its meaning. Imho of > course. > > Trading Standards, Health and Safety, > Environmental Health, Consumer groups, EDF > hardliners, local people entering the premises in > good faith, why are we tolerating (and we do) this > beyond mediocre store in the centre of our > universe. i use the Co-op quite frequently and I haven't experienced any of that. In particular, I find the staff lovely. And the queues are no worse than in any other supermarket.

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henryb Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes I read your post about your allotment - yes > you should weed it. It is not a wood. What do you > want me to say? > My point was that if I didn't weed it, by your definition it would shortly become a wood ....

taper Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So you haven't been Sue. > > Have you been to Nunhead Cemetery recently? COC > could look like that in a few decades time, but > not if it's torn down in the next few years. I have been a long time ago. I did horticultural training in the grounds next to the cemetery, which we visited to look at grounds maintenance etc.. Training stopped being done there many years ago. I'm not sure what your point is. And yes I have been to Nunhead Cemetery on many occasions.

IngridB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > What happened to the bee? How can I not have > > noticed?! I liked the bee! > > The wall had terrible damp and the owners, a > charity, had to renovate it, so destroying the > bee. They were sad about it too. But they are > happy with the new design. Ah, OK, thanks. I probably already knew that. Senility strikes again :))

cella Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I love LIDL and think it's marketing campaigns are > inspired. I shop there weekly. The paying of the > LW is a great precedent and hopefully may shame > others into following. However, they really need > to up their game in customer support. Whenever > I've needed to raise a concern with them it's > proved really difficult to locate an appropriate > contact online and then Ive had to chase a > response on every occasion. They don't have staff > name badges as a policy I'm told and no plans to > introduce stated targets for customer > satisfaction. I found their customer support was quite good when I emailed them. However, their "guarantees" consist solely of a refund - because they are based in Germany, they don't have the infrastructure in the UK to mend or replace faulty appliances. Or at least, not when I had a problem.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lidl have just announced they will be paying their > staff the recommended living wage of at least ? 8. > 20 > > The first Supermarket chain to do so.. > See two posts above yours :)

henryb Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'll ask again have either of you two actually > been to area D1 in Camberwell New Cemetery? Not recently, no. However, the points I am making do not depend on my having been there. Now perhaps you could answer my question above? Have you actually read my post? ETA: It is pointless trying to have a reasoned discussion when you do not appear to be taking in what others are saying. This has been a dominant feature of all the threads on this subject. Do you think that by starting another one people will conveniently have forgotten the previous discussions? ETA: I did not mean to suggest that you started this one.

henryb Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So you do see the beauty in it? Have you been up > there? There is beauty in many things. Have you actually read my post?