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Somebody is selling a garden mirror on here. I posted (politely) advice from the RSPB about the dangers of garden mirrors to birds - who obviously don't realise they are mirrors and fly into them - and my post has been removed. Great. ETA: Just noticed that in fact the original thread with my posts on is still there, but the seller has started a new one. So apologies to admin for my thinking that it was admin who didn't care about birds, and bad thoughts about the mirror seller :(

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uncleglen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes- it is not good when they send their kids to > your school for a couple of weeks and then clear > off. The ones I have experienced are put in > classes according to their age and are below the > reading age and deficient in Maths and become > disruptive since they/their parents do not care > about their education- and they have a detrimental > effect on the other students- but equal opps and > all that bleeding heart liberal bs.... xxxxxx Oh, how very charming. I'd rather be a "bleeding heart liberal", as you put it, than be like you :(

Underhill Road or East Dulwich Road???

Oh well, it seems like I am stuck with my present insurer - unless I want to pay for an up-to-date structural engineer's report to say there is no further ongoing movement. But on the bright side it seems that my present premium is reasonable, so not worth the hassle or expense of getting a report, I think. Thanks to everybody who offered advice!

Thanks so much for this, I had no idea you could have acoustic glazing put in old sash windows, I shall contact them immediately!!

ljohnson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hi,I saw them too, absolutely disgusting xxxxx Why do you find them disgusting? Rats are very intelligent animals and it's not like these ones are living in your home!

I tried to attract goldfinches with nigella (niger) seed for ages, and in the end gave up. Maybe I'll try again! Not going to encourage dandelions and thistles in my tiny garden, I'm afraid, though may plant some nigella flowers :)

Oddono's - We recently had ice creams at Marine Ices at Chalk Farm, and it made me realise how lucky we are to have Oddono's in ED - much much nicer ice cream, quite a bit cheaper if memory serves, and much better service :) And totally agree with Treeview re ToastEd's salted chocolate tart, if that was the one with the raspberries too - probably the most yummy thing I've eaten this year so far :) Oh, and let's not forget to say Positive and Nice things about Foxy for starting this thread :))

JDR Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- they have a new > system where you sit and wait. xxxxxxx When I was younger, that was the "old" system, and having an appointments system was supposed to mean less of a wait ...... With this "new" system, what are they going to do if they get so many people turning up at the same time that the wait could turn into hours? And will there be some sort of cut-off time, otherwise the doctors could be working 24/7?! I can see there are pros and cons of both systems - for example there will no longer be "missed appointments" with all the waste of time that entails - but oh dear, there seems to be no ideal solution, does there?

I thought they were sixties/seventies trousers, somewhat akin to loon pants :))

titch juicy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > being anti-fashion is so fashionable xxxxx I love fashion as an art form, but not blindly following it :)

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've never followed a fashion trend, I'll be cool > when regular boot cut jeans and t-shirts are the > in thing. That's basically all I wear. If I'm > "dressing up" it'll be the same jeans with one of > my 2 short sleeved shirts. xxxxxx My clothes are on-trend about once every fifteen years :))

You can save photos on Snapfish, too. I don't think you actually have to buy anything from them. Not sure how the amount of free storage compares to Flickr, though. Or you could store them all on one or more external hard drives or memory sticks? Depends whether you trust they will be safe online in the future, I suppose.

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Where do flat caps come into this? > > Or don't they? > > We started giving pubs a flat cap rating, but have > noticed fewer around lately (caps not pubs :) ) xxxxxxx So - are the flat cap wearers a separate species? Or are the caps the hipsters' Winter plumage, now moulted for the Summer? Or are flat caps too now irretrievably uncool and all gone to charity shops?

If you google London stock bricks you will find loads of suppliers of reclaimed bricks :) I just did because I thought London stock bricks also came in red, but seems I was wrong and that only the yellow ones are known as London stock bricks.

tomdhu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There seems to be a whole lot more chaffinches > around this year, or is it just me? Having not > seen one in our garden in almost 20 years, we see > 2 in one day! > Tom xxxxx Haven't seen any, lucky you!

Seeing all the flowers in bloom in people's front gardens whilst out and about :) Blissfully quiet lunchtime on Friday (I think it was) with no planes, builders, alarms, sirens or shrieking, just birdsong :)

Where do flat caps come into this? Or don't they? We started giving pubs a flat cap rating, but have noticed fewer around lately (caps not pubs :) ).

Thanks for that, inTexas, but the issue is that my present insurance company told me that because "subsidence" was different to "ground movement" because they were specified separately, and that my claims were apparently noted down in their records as "ground movement", that I could truthfully say that I had never had "subsidence". I'm not convinced that this is the case, and I don't want to end up in a situation where I have a claim refused because of non-disclosure. I should have got something in writing from them, and stupidly I didn't. I just have the notes from my phone conversation with them. I guess I can in time for next year though .....

Thanks MyNameHere, I already have the Which report, and there's a lot of info on the MoneySavingExpert website as well. It is the subsidence/ground movement distinction (or otherwise) which I was keen to get people's views (or more hopefully expertise) on. I think I probably have to phone a few brokers for advice rather than trying to get quotes online. it's just a hassle when these days you don't expect to have to do that!

I really really don't want to do a full reset. I think I will wait and see if I get any more weird problems, given that I'm only three months (I think) away from an upgrade. Thanks for your help everyone!

I have combined buildings and contents insurance, just come up for renewal and I have a fortnight to change (or not). I have always thought that in 1996 and 2001 I had subsidence claims, therefore when looking for another quote I have always said so (and generally therefore been refused cover). My insurance company was also involved with another issue in 2009 which was potentially subsidence, however the claim was declined although they paid an arm and a leg for a brief visit by a surveyor. I had a telephone conversation with my current insurer last year during which I was told that there were four categories of movement - subsidence/heave/landslip/ground movement and that both my claims (plus the one declined) had been categorised as "ground movement" rather than "subsidence". Now this seems odd to me. The first one was cracking due to differential movement between the front bay and the rest of the house, due to different levels of foundation or something, and subsequently some sort of rod was put through the bay, and the second one was cracking due to leaking drains (or something to do with drains anyway), which was dealt with by dealing with the drains. The person I spoke to last year said that it would depend on the underwriter whether the ground movement was classified as subsidence or not, but surely either it is or it isn't? My problem now is, if I go online to get quotes, I will (probably) be asked if I have ever had subsidence or been refused insurance. So in the first case, can I now answer "no"??? And in the second case, if I answer "yes" the thing will go no further, but if I answer "no" on the basis that I was refused it because I unwittingly gave wrong information, would I be lying? Also - I'm in a three bed terrace in SE22 and my renewal quote for combined buildings and contents insurance is ?732 with ?1000 excess for "subsidence, heave or landslip". Does that sound reasonable? Because if so, I'm not sure I can be bothered faffing about getting other quotes :) Though if I did I might be able to get my existing premium lowered (as I did with my car insurance last year) whilst staying with the same insurer.

the-e-dealer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Its android viruses not so prevalent. I think its > a memory leak bit of the phone message buffer > leaking in to the drafts buffer. xxxxxx Blimey :)) Can I expect these weird texts to continue then? Let's hope I don't press "send" by mistake or some recipients may be in for a shock :))

El Pibe Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Paranormal activity would be the obvious > explanation. xxxxxx Hmmm, I carefully didn't refer to it as a "phantom" text to deter that kind of comment :)