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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?

My allotment would be defined as a wild wood in a year or so by your definition, henryb, unless I constantly weeded out all the many tree seedlings in it. There are many beautiful green areas around here - including actual historic woodland - without trying to pretend that something is what it isn't. It has nothing to do with "not seeing the beauty in it".

It is pointless trying to give them facts, Penguin68. Judging by their posts on here, they don't seem able to understand them :(

What happened to the bee? How can I not have noticed?! I liked the bee!

uncleglen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Since Sainsbury's do price comparisons with > Asda...I'm staying with Sainsbury's Surely they only do price comparison on branded goods like Heinz? I buy mostly shops' own brands. I am always astounded (in a good way) at how little I have to pay at the checkout when I shop in Lidl.

*Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I can still hear the planes with double glazed > > windows with acoustic glass. > > I hope you weren't sold them on the promise that > the noise would disappear! > > That would be but a pipedream... No, but another window company did say that they used acoustic glass in Heathrow's meeting rooms. I didn't get them because of plane noise specifically, the fact that it's now very much less is a bonus :)

Ridgley Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi All > > Does anyone know the best ways to get rid of those > big black hairy spiders which looks like they have > a tattoo!! that how big they are!!. Usually I > hoover them up but the buggers are too quick. > I hope you're joking. Trap them with a glass and a bit of card then put them out of the door.

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Jah Lush Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Cool your boots man. ASDA on Rye Lane is > where > > > it's at. Dig those groovy bargains. > > > > > > I went there once. It was horrible :)) > > > > I'm sticking to Lidl :)) > > I had the same experience at Lidl. I'm sticking > with ASDA. Our paths won't cross whilst shopping then :))

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > A pub should smell of Ale not babies.. > What pub have you ever been into that "smelled of babies"??!!

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Cool your boots man. ASDA on Rye Lane is where > it's at. Dig those groovy bargains. I went there once. It was horrible :)) I'm sticking to Lidl :))

girlelectric Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I swear to god I live in the most rickety old > house with single glazed windows where you can > hear everything going on outside and I have never > ever been woken up by aircraft noise. Is it really > that terrible in ED? I mean for zone 2 London, > it?s a pretty peaceful and green area. I can still hear the planes with double glazed windows with acoustic glass. Until I had the new windows yes, the planes woke me up. And yes it's terrible in ED. When I moved here in 1991 it was indeed a pretty peaceful area. Now it isn't. It's still quite green though, thank goodness :)

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have never been to a Lidl Store but they all > seem to cater for that weekly shop and have car > parks. > > Don't think it would suit Lordship lane for that > very reason and certainly not for any social class > issues. > > DulwichFox I shop at the Lidl in Peckham with a shopping trolley. The Co-Op in Lordship Lane doesn't have a car park, does it?

I knew some extremely well off people about ten years back who shopped in Lidl, in particular (at that time) for the parmesan. My reaction was "Lidl?!?!?!?!" But when I actually went there, I could see why. Though TBH if I had that amount of money I wouldn't go out of my way to shop there, however good value the parmesan was :))

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Apparently he has now refused to sing the national > anthem > > or just didn't sing it, or had a cough or > whatever. > > It's going to be non stop for a while. I really admire him for that. It must have taken a lot of guts to stick to his principles when he knew all eyes would be on him and the inevitable criticism follow. I just saw it on the news earlier. I wondered whether I would have mouthed it with my fingers crossed behind my back under those circumstances. Good for him. Not so much a breath of fresh air as a gust!

Surely we're talking about common courtesy and consideration to others, aren't we? Why should you expect special treatment just because you're a woman (unless you're pregnant)? If someone is old or disabled or otherwise clearly suffering through having to stand, then the kind thing to do is to offer them a seat regardless of gender, surely?

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