Sue

I think it's a tad unfair to tell spanglysteve to mind his own business? He was just concerned about your cat. It's great that he had no cause to be, but at least he tried to do something for an animal he thought might be neglected.

stevie23b Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > just don't 'walk through it' after dark. The gates are closed after dark, aren't they?

MissKing Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I really need to go and have a walk round there, > I've never been. I always go to Dulwich Park out > of habit. It sounds lovely! I much prefer Peckham Rye Park to Dulwich Park. It seems to have more "secret" bits, and Dulwich doesn't have anything like the Sexby Garden, unless I've missed it. I think PRP got a lottery grant a few years back, which could explain why they had the money to make it so beautifully planted, but it has been very well kept since then.

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The trouble is rah, I can deal with someone not > liking me or finding me funny, that's fine. I'm > more than happy to take it on the chin and agree > to disagree. What I can't stand is a witch hunt, > particularly when it's coming from a rather dull > set of humourless posters who all gang together > wanting to agree for the sake of it by saying how > lovely the world is, and how one individual (me) > is horrible- when in plain sight they are being > obnoxious, trolling and doing the very things they > accuse me of doing. Works both ways. It's boring > to be honest, without colourful opinions this > forum would be a very dull place. I've stated my > position, I will not be referring back to previous > topics, which we all agree have been done to > death. But, I will not change my character and > become some lifeless yes person. It's easy to pick > out specific posts or threads to suit the > consensus that Louisa is a horrible person, or > unfunny or anything else derogatory. I could do > the same for specific members of the forum too if > I wanted, but I don't wish to take part in a witch > hunt of anyone. I do not dislike anyone enough to > do that. Good post.

Hooray! A chance to singalonga La Traviata! But sadly excluded from Rastamouse :(

The Sexby (?) garden is looking particularly well cared for and well weeded, and it's nice seeing ducklings and cootlets (?) on the pond with no sign of any herons, touch wood!

There was a thread about this a while back, but I can't find it, so apologies for starting another one. I just wanted to thank all the designers, gardeners and others involved in making Peckham Rye Park look so good at the moment. It's a real pleasure to walk through it.

There have been a couple of threads on here about moths. It's a common problem. I had a very bad infestation some years back. Served me right because I ignored the first couple of moths I saw. Then I got wall hangings, cushions, carpet and clothes eaten (by the larvae, not the moths). I even found moths in amongst a pile of towels in my bathroom :( I tried loads of non-chemical things like lavender and sandalwood, and sticky traps, and none of them worked. In the end I resorted to chemicals, which did work. However do be aware that those paper strips and hanging things for wardrobes and drawers need to be replaced every six months (I think) and in my experience you need to do this scrupulously. I have started writing the date on them so I know how long they have been in use. I thought I had got rid of all my moths, but then they started to come back, which was when I realised that chemicals on strips etc don't last indefinitely. You also need to kill any moth you see. This is easier said than done sometimes - the females in particular can slide very quickly under very small gaps. I now keep a spray of Rentokil moth killer to hand in almost every room because if a moth is on the ceiling for example, it is very hard to get at it to squish it :( The moths you get in food are a different species I think.

fortified Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not sure the ice cream van people that serve the > playground will be delighted by this news. If the ice cream van is one of those that sells that vile ice "cream" that looks like shaving cream, then I'm sure many parents at the playground will be delighted if it goes elsewhere ......

Laddy Muck Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue, they also operate on our allotment so don't > leave anything metalic out (unless you want to get > rid of it). x Oh bloody hell :( How do they get in?? No don't post it on here, may give all the metal thieves reading this thread a heads-up ..... :))

bobbsy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That's appalling. Anything in front of the house > (ie skip on the road or on the footpath) I think > is fair game. But in the yard is not. Agreed. Unfortunately in roads like Ulverscroft, with very small front gardens, anything in them is both easy to see and mostly easy to reach without even going through the gate.

Yet another one in Ulverscroft Road this afternoon, this time on a bike. Going through front gardens and putting stuff in his backpack. When I challenged him, he told me to mind my own business. Some sort of (East?) European accent and light brownish skin, high vis jacket. As there seem to be loads of these people about, it's probably a good idea not to leave anything at all in your garden unless you want it nicked :(

I have just challenged somebody taking a load of metal things from a front garden in Ulverscroft Road. He has put them back (but may have retrieved them again after I went in). He said they were "rubbish" - I said they were in somebody's garden and not his to take. He then made a play of ringing their doorbell, but no idea if he did. White transit, unfortunately I think I must have written the reg number down wrong as I have GYSZ NCA which can't possibly be right, could be GY52 NGA or G952. Sorry, had to try and remember it while I went to get a pen, and then he was gone. Black guy, middleish age, in yellow safety jacket thing. ETA: Before someone accuses me of double standards, the things left outside my house were not in my garden but propped against a skip.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > maxxi - I like the idea of the angle grinder, but > I think the noise may prevent residents from > getting a good nights sleep, so perhaps you could > think of another way of nicking the bikes? :))

matthew123 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue, isn't that the same argument for dog owners? > Should dog owners not be able to demand dog > kennels on the street? No. And no :) ETA: Dogs aren't a form of transport, unless you live in places requiring dog sleds :))

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Keep them safe in your house where they can be > added to your home insurance for less than the > hire charge. > > It may me a little inconvenient but in the long > run I think it's worth it. > They can be added to your home insurance whether or not you keep them in the house. And it's not "a little inconvenient" to keep them in the house, it's bloody inconvenient, unless you have a large hall and/or a way to your garden (assuming you have a garden) which doesn't involve lugging the bike, possibly wet and muddy, all through your house to get there.

Muley Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > matthew123 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ---- > "but it is somehow assumed > that the rest of us are doing cartwheels over the > idea of these pieces of metal junk lining our > streets" > > > Such as cars, for example? :)) :)) :))

An old radiator, two broken ovens and a clapped out washing machine disappeared in about five minutes when left outside my house. I was delighted :))

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > ETA: Otta, would you be happy for your children > to > > get glyphosate on their hands? > Ecstatic, I think I'd throw a party to > celebrate. > > Or I'd just tell them to wash their hands like I > do when they get all sorts of grime on them. The point is, I didn't know the weeds had been sprayed. If I had, she would not have been weeding there at all, or else would have worn gloves. According to Wiki, "In March 2015 the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer published a summary of its forthcoming monograph on glyphosate, and classified it as "probably carcinogenic in humans" (category 2A) based on epidemiological studies, animal studies, and in vitro studies.[7][8][9]" I am not suggesting that one-off minimal exposure to glyphosate on a five year old's hands is likely to cause her to develop cancer, however I am suggesting that residents should be made aware that spraying is taking place. And yes of course she would have washed her hands. But that would have been after the exposure. But before she washed her hands she might well have put them to her mouth for some reason while she was weeding.

Is your back garden visible from the road?

I think the council should put warning notices up in roads before they spray there. Last year my then five year old granddaughter and myself were weeding a tree pit outside my house prior to sowing seeds in it. I then found out that these weeds had already been sprayed with pesticides, but not yet showing any signs. ETA: Otta, would you be happy for your children to get glyphosate on their hands?

If Leylandii are kept clipped to a closely clipped shape, they can actually be quite cool :) ETA: A row of them I mean, not just one :))

R.I.P. I had been going there for years too :(

miga Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I like the idea of a 50+ squatter spray painting > 80s slogans on walls, but the scenario of that 50+ > person being a marketing executive enjoying a fine > wine in a nicely renovated Victorian property > seems more likely somehow. :)

DuncanW Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Houses in Ulverscroft don't have enough > space out front for a bike locker and we could > barely get in and out of the house. > > So I would have gladly welcomed one of these when > we lived there. And I would have been ever so > careful not make too much noise opening and > closing it Yes exactly.