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Thanks, that's very enlightening! "Start date 22 June - end date 7 August." Footway resurfacing supposedly finishes today, then there is two nights of some other resurfacing, carried out by - er - "surfacing". For "Two nights under 1 way LED lights phase". So HOW ON EARTH can it take them seven (?) WEEKS to do that? It's already one way. There is massive disruption to pedestrians and traffic. Why can't they co-ordinate their works so that areas aren't left half finished for weeks at a time with nobody working on them? Surely that's a pretty basic management skill???

Otta Wrote: > Hopefully by the time the paintbrushes are out > they'll have realised what an absolutely bloody > awful name they've come up with. They had (maybe still have) a notice on their door on Friday night which I didn't thoroughly read as it was quite long, but I believe the name is part of a quotation from Blake, or is related to Blake in some way. As they are just round the corner from the Blake mural, I actually think the name is quite appropriate, if that is why they have chosen it :)

first mate Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > DF, green piping has also been newly laid at > Townley, at some point since the works there > began. i was told by a guy on site that this is a > necessary part if changing the whole junction, so > presumably the same applies to Nx. If it is solely > about renewing sewage and drainage pipes, then I > stand corrected. How are they "changing the whole junction", first mate? Have I missed something? I don't recall seeing anything anywhere about this junction being changed? ETA: Anyway, whatever they are doing I wish they'd hurry up with it :)

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > insulated under my kitchen floor but took all > boarding off / entire floor up and used solid > insulation (which has worked a treat). I nailed > batons across the underneath of existing joists > and laid the cut insulation across these batons > and between the joists after cutting it to correct > width. Filled-in any gaps with expanding foam. > From an OCD perspective, I don't see how you can > guarantee EVERY gap will be insulated if you do > the job without taking up the entire floor, but > I'm no expert so perhaps clever people do know a > way. For me I wanted no question about coverage > and no cold spots. KK I need to speak to you about my living room floor :)

Thanks miga, I completely understand and I'll wait until your job is done!

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There is a choir that meets above the EDT public > house I believe on Tuesdays. Not sure if its > weekly / monthly. > > Well there is a singing group.. > > The best person to ask is Sue, that's her > username here on EDF . perhaps you could PM her. > I'm certain she would be delighted to help in > your inquiry. > > DulwichFox The choir Mr Fox is referring to is the Dulwich Folk Choir, which does indeed meet above the EDT on a Tuesday night. It's run by Aimee Leonard, PM me if you would like her contact details. But there are loads and loads of other local choirs!

Take me to the limit - Eagles

I am interested in getting this done (should have had it done when I had my floors sanded). Who is doing it, miga?

phobic3000 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- I love the Lambeth Country Fair, good vibes, entertainment, animals and reggae. And dogs jumping through blazing hoops, a scarecrow competition and things made out of vegetables :)) (nothing as good as Nigella Lawson being strangled/Patrick Moore the other year though :)) )

Life of Christ in Cats tea towel: http://www.moretvicar.com/collection/viz-magazine-shop/product/cats-tea-towel

If they are metal then I guess they can be recycled, but otherwise I'd have thought you can put them with the rubbish if you wrap them up well so nobody can be hurt. I put broken glass in with household rubbish, but I wrap it up well with newspaper and sellotape (or bubble wrap) and mark it "broken glass", so you could do the same with knives?

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So would seem to be essential works. So essential, most of the time there is nobody working on them.

Too late now, but we had pitta with falafel, hummus and lots of salad from a veggie van, which was very nice (we aren't vegetarians). We too usually have jerk chicken, but it's occasionally been disappointing.

Apologies if there is already a thread on this, but I can't see one. Does anybody know how long these roadworks (or whatever they are) are going to take? There never seems to be anybody working there. The bus stop has been out of use for weeks, which must be difficult if you have a disability affecting your mobility, as you have to walk to the previous or next stop. Also it's an absolute nightmare trying to turn left into Lordship Lane from North Cross Road if there is a lot of traffic. The lights which allow traffic only one way are right at the end of the road, and you basically hold up the whole traffic stream going towards the library when you try to turn after the lights go green. But if there's a lot of traffic you might never get out at all if you wait :(

Vik Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > put a washing machine and dryer out a few weeks > back and they were gone before Southwark got a > chance, one man's trash and all that. There are people constantly cruising the area looking for scrap metal. There was a thread on it fairly recently. It's irrelevant whether the stuff works or not because they just want it for the value of the metal.

I'm now vaguely considering attempting to make a rag rug, if it doesn't work I'll take the lot to the Hospice shop :)

Convex Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > the other thing that might help you is the art of > tidying by marie kondo. > I just want to thank you so much for mentioning this book here, which I'd never heard of before (the full title is "The life-changing magic of tidying" by Marie Kondo). I looked it up on Amazon, where it has rave reviews, ordered it immediately, and it's absolutely brilliant! I think I might finally get my house into order after reading it! I can't recommend it highly enough. I've bought two copies for other people already :) There are many books which claim to be "life-changing", but I think this one actually might be, for me. Thanks again!

intexasatthe moment Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Do you think the ants nest in the black plastic > bag of leaves I'm hoping will turn into compost is > good ? Will it help the process along ? I've got an ants' nest in my compost bin on my allotment. Apparently that's because the compost is too dry. However I'm told that they help to aerate it and don't actually do any harm ......

So will the OP now apologise on here and on Facebook for giving out totally misleading information? I'm not holding my breath. Thanks for giving us the facts, spark67.

siousxiesue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > At the large St. Christopher's in Lordship Lane we > can get money for rags, just warn us when donating > and we won't go through the bags, just directly > 'rag' them. Thanks Great, thanks! x

Could it be rat poison which dogs have eaten? There are rat traps with poison round the lake, if memory serves. Though of course dogs should not be able to get at them. Or does somebody have specific information that poison for dogs has been laid in a specific area, in which case surely that information (and how they came by it) should be passed on to the police etc ASAP??

ed_pete Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > List of Southwarks Textile recycling points > > https://www.southwark.gov.uk/downloads/download/12 > 0/local_recycling_centres Thanks, it seems like for SE22 it's the Mind Shop or Sainsbury's DKH, since the Grove/Harvester is now closed. I've already sorted stuff into saleable and not, but of course my criteria might be different from somebody else's :)

East of Dulwich Wrote: > I think it's nice to warn them what it is though, > especially if a bag contains items that might > frighten the horses. Crikey, I don't think so, what did you have in mind ?!

BrandNewGuy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No ants, then no starlings or green woodpeckers. > C'mon, Sue - cycle of life and all that :-) Yeh, OK, true. I'll just try and stay out of the way of the ants then.

I'm sure there was a previous thread on this but I can't find it. Can anybody tell me where there is a (preferably charity) receptacle locally for old clothes and other fabrics not good enough for the charity shop? Or a charity shop which will take rags? I'm decluttering and I don't want to just send things to landfill which could be recycled in some way. Thanks!