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Annette Curtain Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hopefully the nylon knitted bear will catch fire > along with all the kit xxxxxxxx Not a fan of Teddy Bears then?

It's a BEAR! Going up in the AIR! Don't bother reading it all, look at the pics in the second link :))

A fire?

StraferJack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue is in the 10000 club. I had no idea. Good > work xxxxxx Hey, I only found it existed about ten minutes ago in the Lounge! :))

Is Babbage Bear doing this of his own free will??

Alex K Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Case rested. Thanks, Sue, for confirming the > point. xxxxxx Can't find any other examples then, Alex K? Not even out of my thousands of posts? If not, then I'm afraid I consider that my sarcasm was/is well founded :)) ETA: Out of interest, perhaps you could count up the number of my nearly 12,000 posts since 2006 (a lot, yes, but then I've always used my own name on here) which you consider support your "case". Not that I'm very clear exactly what your "case" is. And then let us all know what percentage of those nearly 12,000 posts they amount to. Otherwise, I don't think your "case" can be "rested" really, can it?

Alex K Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue writes: "On that wider issue, I was talking > to somebody only last night who was saying that > she won't post on this forum for fear of being set > upon by the forum bullies. She has lived round > here a long time, and I think it's very sad that > she feels that way." > This post may set a benchmark for lack of insight > into the flavour of the poster's own > contributions. xxxxxxx And there you have it ..... ETA: Perhaps you'd like to share some examples of what you have in mind, Alex K? If it will help, you can click on my name and you can see all my posts. Do feel free to go through all of them and see what you can find :)

Are you limiting numbers on the walk, Ingrid? Because if not, then yes I'd rather change my walk day to one of the September ones .....

indiepanda Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sorry to hear you've had such a negative > experience of forumites Andy. The disadvantage of > internet forums is it does give some bullies a > very easy way of attacking people. > xxxxxxxx On that wider issue, I was talking to somebody only last night who was saying that she won't post on this forum for fear of being set upon by the forum bullies. She has lived round here a long time, and I think it's very sad that she feels that way. Whilst to some extent there is a fine line between expressing one's opinion and being perceived as a bully, I think it's clear that some people very often overstep the mark. And hiding behind a forum pseudonym makes it easier to do that. As regards recommending or suggesting avoiding local businesses and tradespeople, sadly I have now become very cynical about posts doing either, particularly but not exclusively if the posters have either not posted before or have posted very little.

Dog duck Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > I don't recall saying that there should'nt be > local advertising or sponsored pages or features? > I do understand how a magazine can function > including printing and distribution. I also > understand that SE22 contains bits of useful > information, but it's look and feel is inadequate > at best. With regards to editing, I guess we can > all have our own opinions on that subject. What > has the organisation of the Goose Green Fair got > to do with anything? xxxxxxx You called SE22 "an ad mag". I think that is an unfair description. It contains a lot of useful information, including about upcoming events, new shops and businesses, and photos of past local events, plus articles by local people. To say "its look and feel is inadequate at best" depends entirely on what you feel is "adequate", which is a matter of personal opinion (though I agree the layout could be improved in places). To imply (as you do in your subject header) that it is not "credible" just because you want a magazine with a different focus and contents is unfair. My reference to the Goose Green Fair was because Angela Burgess, who edits the magagazine, lives locally and contributes a lot to the local community. She does not just sit and haul in ads to put in SE22.

StraferJack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Over the years, many business owners have engaged > on here with some grudge holders and it?s pretty > obvious straight away who is in the right. xxxxxxx I was about to post the same thing. If these threatening people choose to complain on here, they will almost certainly just make themselves look ridiculous - as no doubt they will realise in the cold light of day. Seems like there were quite a few witnesses to the incident, too, some of whom probably read/post on the forum.

edhistory Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Do you mean something like the Dulwich Society > publication? > > In the absence of any activity by the East Dulwich > Society our neighbouring Dulwich Society is now > publishing an increasing amount of material on > East Dulwich. > > John K xxxxxx Yes, I noticed that when I read the latest issue of their magazine at the dentist last week. It was all interesting stuff, but I don't think it's the kind of magazine Dog Duck is talking about .....

The SE22 magazine has a great deal of useful information in it, and Angela does a great job not just of editing the magazine but of co-ordinating the very successful annual Dulwich Festival Fair on Goose Green (for which so far as I know she does not get paid). Dog Duck, you say you are looking to produce a magazine that is "properly designed, properly written with engaging features, creative photography, illustration, profiles, general local interests and a thought provoking read." Ok - great idea. How do you intend to finance its production and distribution unless you have paid advertising? And what's wrong with local businesses advertising in a local magazine, anyway? Seems like a good thing to me. Or do you intend to make people pay for your mag? Good luck with that.

GarethRL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- I would definitely > support the installation of one on the road where > I live and have completed the survey to say so. xxxxxx So would I and so have I. Apparently the more people who want one in their road, the more likely they are to get one, so let's hope we live near each other!

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > Seasoned with Brazilian black pepper, Nepalese > > pink salt, Spanish vine-ripened tomatoes and > > Wilkinson's ketchup, ?12 is a steal. > > > > All washed down with a nice Nicaraguan pale ale. > > > Yum. > > > Funny that.. Word for Word what I said in another > Thread.. > > Foxy xxxxxxxx Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Foxy. Or something :)

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A builder in my road asked where the nearest > proper Caf? was. Just last week. > He had stumbled across "Some poncy place doing > #*%^&ing Duck Eggs." > and wanted a proper lunch. xxxxxxx :)) :)) :))

What isn't "credible" about what we've got at the moment? I'm bemused.

Was the giraffe not in a tree on Peckham Rye last Saturday, or am I imagining things (quite likely)?

Twirly Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I suspect that some of this debate is to do with > taste. Art that is hung in a gallery you walk past > and leave it there, if it's on your street corner > you still have to look at it every day even if > it's not to your taste. It's rather "in your > face". > xxxxxxx Yes, that's true. But you could say the same of things like advertising posters, hideous "architecture" etc.. I flinch every time I walk past certain new-build flats round here, for example.

I looked out of my bathroom window yesterday and saw a large fox poised at the highest point of the ivy growing at the bottom of my garden - which is very high. I knew they climbed over walls etc, but didn't realise one could get that high! He/she jumped (or climbed) over before I could take a photo. This was in broad daylight in the afternoon!

I see the OP had originally posted (in his/her second post) that they "didn't" work for a rival estate agent - but has now removed that statement. Can we therefore take it that - in fact - he/she DOES work for another local estate agent? If so, perhaps he/she would like to share with us which one it is, as I for one would like to make sure I never use it?

Juness Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Maybe a website or blog would be better - could be > updated on a daily basis and therefore more > immediate news. Cheaper too! xxxxxx We already have this forum, with a "What's On" section - what's the point of duplication? And as Foxy says, we already have an excellent mag - SE22. Lots of local businesses etc use twitter and facebook too. Anything else, and we're just heading for information overload/meltdown :)

NickT Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > IngridB the street art has been fantastic, don't > be discouraged by the East Dulwich 'how will this > affect the price of my property' crowd, they know > the price of everything and the value of nothing. > I think those of us for whom East Dulwich is a > home not just a property investment have really > enjoyed being presented with something challenging > and interesting to look at. Great painting can > come out of an aerosol can, not just a Farrow and > Ball colour chart. xxxxxx Agree with all of that. I find some of the responses to the street art incredibly depressing.

Well, they've been and gone and I just wanted to say thanks so much for all your suggestions! The boat trip never happened as the 6 year old - who can't yet swim unaided - refused to go on a boat without her flotation suit on, in case she fell in ..... reassurance that this was highly unlikely was in vain! Their individual highlights were seeing "The house where the princesses live" (Princess-obsessed 4 year old's description of Buckingham Palace - seen only from the outside I hasten to add) and seeing "A man with no head, only I think he's got it hidden under his coat" (6 year old's description of one of those weird human statues on the South Bank) :)) They both loved seeing virtually anything from the top of a bus. Brockwell Park and Archbishops' Park playgrounds were both favourites - thanks for those suggestions. They were generally underwhelmed with the interesting (to me) vegetables and fish in Brixton Market, despite being told it was where Rastamouse lived, and attempts to find granddaughter-acceptable food in Brixton Village failed (we ended up in a fairly dismal Wetherspoons, where the 4 year old worked her way slowly and carefully through most of a very large adult portion of fish and chips :)) ) We saw many bits of London, and the older one in particular was quite interested in the history around things like The Monument. Anyway, thanks again - still lots of things left to do on their next visit!

This isn't just for Lewisham - according to the website it's for any London borough. What a fantastic initiative. I'd love one of these bike hangers in my road!