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DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > I have not been to the Cinema for 37 years. > Is there going to be enough people to fill three > screens every night. ?? > > I really don't know. > Fox, I think you would be surprised how many people do actually go to the cinema. I guess that's why they are opening a new one :)) But, a bit like pizza restaurants not being intended for people who don't like pizza, cinemas are not intended for people who don't go to see films :))

Hi James, not sure if you are the person to ask about this. I took a car load of stuff to the council tip off the Old Kent Road yesterday, including a large can half full of old oil-based paint. I asked someone where to put the paint, and they said "Is it any good?" When I said no (it had gone off and wasn't useable) they told me to put it in with "general waste". I said "Are you sure?" and was told "Yes, of course I'm sure, I work here." I thought things like paint had to be disposed of separately for environmental reasons? That was the only reason I took it to the tip in the first place!

ToastED isn't French, is it??

Just received the email below (obviously it's also been sent to many others!!) In my experience she's been a good MP and has always dealt with issues I've raised with her very speedily, so I wish her the best of luck. Dear Sue, As I hope you know I am not standing for election as your Member of Parliament at the forthcoming general election. As the House of Commons is dissolved on Monday 30th March, that will be my final day as your MP. I wanted to write to thank you for the support, good advice and feedback that you have given me, and also for the opportunity as your Member of Parliament to help and represent you. I have been your MP for 23 years and on each and every day have felt deeply the responsibility that comes with being your representative. Yesterday, I made my final speech in the House of Commons, and I wanted to share it with you (below). If the last 23 years have taught me one thing it is this: this community - our community - can achieve anything when we put our minds to it and we work together. I am so proud of how far we have come, and I am honoured to have had the chance to share in your lives and your success. As I said yesterday, our constituency, and indeed all of London is at risk of becoming divided in two, between the comfortably off and the very poor. Because I feel I have to try to use all my experience of representing you and of being in government, I will be putting my name forward for the nomination to be Labour?s candidate for Mayor of London after the general election on May 7th. So the purpose of this email is to both thank you for your support and your contribution to the community, but also to ask if you would like to keep in touch with my future work and campaigns for London. If you do not wish to, then please simply opt out of future contact using the link at the bottom of this email. In any event, I will miss you, the constituency, and the work we have been able to do together and I wish you all the very best for the future, With all best wishes, TJ_signature_blue.jpg Tessa Jowell Email: [email protected] Phone: 07752 679341 Follow me on Twitter: @TessaJowell Like me on Facebook: fb.com/TessaJowell House of Commons Debates 26 March 2015 (Hansard): Column 1652 Dame Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood) (Lab): Like so many other hon. and right hon. Members, I begin by thanking you, Mr Speaker, for the way in which you have led us and conducted our business. It is many years since you and I first met over the Dispatch Box when we debated a piece of secondary legislation on European employment law. The House and our proceedings have been extraordinarily enhanced by the way in which you have presided over us, and I thank you for that. I also thank the other officers of the House, who conduct their duties often without being properly recognised, including those who provide a service in the Dining and Tea Rooms, the Door Keepers who direct us and, of course, the formidable staff of the House of Commons Library, a facility on which I make far too many demands. I thank all of them very much. I was first elected in 1992. When I became the Member of Parliament for Dulwich, as my constituency was called then, there were more MPs called John or Jonathan than all the women from all the parties combined. Why does that matter? It matters because the authority of this House is in crisis, which will no doubt be discussed and debated in the forthcoming general election campaign. As you so often tell us, Mr Speaker, this House should talk to the country and not to itself. The Westminster village can be a very comfortable abode, but it is not what we are here to serve. We need a Parliament that looks like, and that talks about the issues that matter to, the rest of the country, and that recognises the cost of child care, the shortage of decent homes and how difficult it is for an 18-year-old with very poor levels of literacy and numeracy to get a job. Dealing with these things is what inspires the confidence of people who live their lives with our politics as a low ?brrr? in the corner most of the time. Those are the things that make them feel that we are worth it and worth engaging with. I faced many challenges in my constituency, and the same is true of other London MPs in particular. The big issue when I was first elected was the number of elderly people waiting on trolleys for admission to the A and E department at King?s College hospital?the extraordinary hospital that serves my constituents. Another issue was the number of children who could not get into the primary school of their choice. There was an educational divide at age 11 whereby white and middle-class children went either to a private school or out of the boroughs. Now, however, with redevelopment at King?s and five new secondary schools in the constituency, the situation has begun to change, but the nature of our progressive politics, which Labour Members in particular hold so dear, means that the job is never done. The great risk facing my constituency is that it will become a constituency of two types of life: that of the comfortable and well-off and that of the poor. Similarly, our capital city of London faces the risk of becoming two cities. I am very sad that Sure Start, which was set up as an early nurturing programme by the Government of which I was a member, has been hollowed out. I hope we will never forget the optimism and ambition of the Olympic games, which, in the words of Abraham Lincoln, showed us the better angels of our nature. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm150326/debtext/150326-0003.htm Edited to add the speech

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > KidKruger Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > "When the wrong ply separates on 2 ply loo > roll" > > > > Just unroll the outermost ply a full turn and > it > > should line-up with the innermost ply. > > > > (If I understand the description correctly) > > Or just use 1 ply at a time and the roll lasts > twice as long.. Foxy saver tip.. :) Oh yuk.

I like them! Thanks for posting the photos!

kiera Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue. - the bird may have seen a reflection of your > garden in your window. I picked up a dead young > blackbird which had killed itself flying into the > glass at Peckham library. When I stood outside and > looked at the window from the bird's perspective, > I saw the reflection of a tree. Similarly,at > home,we experienced a blue tit attacking a > reflection of itself in a window. I think it's > only in a certain light that the window acts as a > mirror - probably when it's in full sun. Might a > venetian blind reduce the mirror effect? Oh no :( :( :( Unfortunately there is absolutely no way I am putting up a blind - I had the new window so I could see more of my (very small) garden from my kitchen! I will investigate what the window looks like from the outside at different times of day.

Eh, omz? Have I missed something? After having a go at people who have mirrors in their gardens, sadly yesterday I watched a sparrow three times flying into my new kitchen window before it gave up :( Not sure what to do as I don't think I want a hawk window sticker looming over my kitchen - anybody got any ideas? If I put a bird feeder on the window, would that just make matters worse? I'm worried how many more there might have been when I'm not there :( It's not even a very clean window at the moment :( If a bird had a choice between a kitchen and a garden, you wouldn't think it would choose to fly in the direction of the kitchen, would you???

That's a LOT of buses! What a nightmare!

Blah Blah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Will check those soy balls out Sue. Might work > well with a sweet chilli sauce and sounds like > something my kids might like. Yes, my granddaughters (6 and 8) like them, and they're VERY picky - they aren't vegetarian but mostly eat veggie food at home. The recipe has recently been changed - I think for the better, but I've only tried the new version once. They're also good with a tomato sauce as a sort of stew, or with pasta. Very useful as you can just take out however many you want and put the rest back. I haven't been to Sainsbury's lately, but in the past they have been in the veggie section of the frozen food, and quite often on offer which makes them very reasonable in price.

The frozen soy balls from Sainsbury's are quite tasty if you stick them in the oven so they're crispy on the outside. They also do soy mince and burgers in the same range, but I don't like them so much. Also, if you eat eggs, an omelette is quite quick? Or find a few recipes you like that freeze well, make a load of them and freeze your ready meals yourself for future use? bit of a faff at the time but worth it when you come home tired and just have to stick them in the oven ....... or saucepan in the case of soup .....

mancity68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue, has the acoustic glass really made a > difference? Was thinking of getting sashs double > glazed with it but wasn't sure if it was one of > these emperors new clothes things... It does seem to me to have made a difference. I didn't actually get it because of plane noise (though that's an added bonus) but because of other noise from outside which was often keeping me awake and then waking me up in the morning. However apparently a large amount of noise actually comes through gaps in sash windows, so just getting the glass replaced with acoustic glass probably wouldn't work unless you already have double glazed windows which are very tightly fitting. I had a poorly fitting single glazed sash window. But I probably need a few weeks to really be able to tell whether the new double glazed window with acoustic glass is making an ongoing difference. Ask me again then!

Had an excellent view from a field in Oxford :)

Leftfooter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Everyday there's seems to be a > post on here about crime in the neighbourhood. That's because nobody posts when they haven't been the victim of a crime or potential crime, only when they have :) Crime is happening all over London, not just in East Dulwich, but most places don't have forums where its profile is raised.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > ?300 for a wing mirror?! > > I've paid over ?200 for an old fashioned manual > mirror. For a modern car with electric > mirrors/heated/auto dimming.. could be several > times that! Bloody hell! Thank God I have an old car!!

uncleglen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It cost my relative ?300 ish because he was > driving at 20mph behind a cyclist and a car went > to overtake him and knocked his wing mirror off ?300 for a wing mirror?! What was it, solid gold?!

lulu1 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- I fully > understand 20 m/h speed limit on smaller roads, > however on roads like Denmark Hill, Sydenham Hill > etc. it is madness. Yep.

Or get the glass in your windows replaced with acoustic glass! It's what they use for the meeting rooms in Heathrow, apparently! I am sleeping sounder since I had it (unless there have been no planes lately, which is possible :)) )

blacklashez Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Okay I feel a bit better! Thought I was the only > confused person out there. I think I'll stick to > 20 mph to be on the safe side( even though I think > it's really unnecessary ) . I know I will be > flashed and overtaken but I guess I rather that > then s ticket! I've had the same problem. Torn between doing 20 (or just over) and avoiding a ticket, or doing well over 20 and avoiding total (insert rude plural word here) tailgating, flashing etc and being just generally intimidating. Does make me laugh though when they do that, speed past me, then get stuck in a queue a bit further on with me just behind them :))

maxxi Wrote: > > Though if anyone could persuade a certain poster > to use 'would have' or 'would've' or 'could have' > or 'could've' instead of 'would of' or 'could of' > then, for my money, they could split infinitives > until the cows come slowly home. I so agree! Drives me mad (der). Every time. Will you tell him or will I? (I won't :)) )

We had an absolutely fantastic meal delivered from Gurkha's Flavour in Forest Hill on Saturday night. (Not to be confused with Gurkha's Cottage in Crystal Palace, which sadly we recently did and the meal from there was pretty dire). Gurkha's Flavour is now our Indian takeaway of choice - but you can eat in too. It's on the 185 bus route. Huge portions of really tasty food (and many choices other than the bog standard dishes you get everywhere). And the lemon rice was outstanding. And you can order Nepalese beer to be delivered with your meal, too - a definite bonus!

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'd recommend Tandoori Nights. The best food and > nicer ambience too. Sorry to disagree, but I had an absolutely crap meal there the last time I went, and will never go back :(

Nunheadian Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- I had > assumed the point of going through the cctv was so > we could then see where they went outside but > there are no cameras in the car park Why on earth are there no cameras in the car park, particularly as weren't some cars stolen from there a year or so back? Does anybody know the reason? Did the security guy report this to the police in case the women were known to them? Sorry about your shopping Nunheadian :(

Well I embedded a jolly youtube clip from the Memphis Jug Band, and in the middle when I played it back was some hideous noise of something else, so I'll try again .... grrrrr

Bottle up and Go - Lead Belly/John Lee Hooker etc etc Memo to self: Do not browse the East Dulwich Forum whilst drinking gin :)) ETA: And now I've found a brilliant version by Tommy McLennan who I've never heard of before. Bit rude though .....