Sue

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Huguenot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > :) > > Another interpretation of that experiment was that > the trapped rats sent out regular distress calls, > and that the free rat was doing the equivalent of > "WILL you SHUT the F*CK UP!!!!" > > It was also noticed that females were considerably > more likely to free the trapped rat than males. > Genetic inheritance eh? xxxxxxx :)) Was the trapped rat male or female?! And was there then a difference depending on whether the free rat was male or female??

Annette Curtain Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Go for it Sue > > Buy two & call them Sly & Reggie > > (as a tribute) xxxxxxx That would be too hideous a daily reminder of past assaults on my ears :))

Annette Curtain Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I wonder how Sue is progressing with her rat > purchase ? xxxxxx Why, do you think I should set it free to gnaw these "artists"?

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Typing on phone. > > Make > > Which to be honest I thought was reasonably > obvious even with the typos. xxxxxxx Yes, now you point it out, it is very obvious.

"nake"? :)

Pickle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- they > have chewed holes in pretty much everything she > owns! xxxxxxx Makes a change from moths :))

"art"?

I think I'm going to go for it. Will do a bit more research first though. According to the pet shop in North Cross Road they eat a mixture of rabbit and hamster food? Hey, maybe I could teach it to do a rat version of the Hamster Dance :) Saw a woman with a rabbit on a lead on the tube at the weekend ..... thought that was a bit cruel as it was rather crowded.

There is already a thread on this somewhere but I don't know what key words you'd use to do a search.

I am (seriously) considering having a rat as a pet. Precipitated by buying two excellent books at the hospice shop on "training your pet rat" for a mere 50p each :) Rats seem to be both affectionate and intelligent. Does anybody have one? Pros and cons (apart from the gnawing aspect)? Long ago I knew somebody who took his rat shopping in his coat pocket :))

Thanks so much to the complete stranger who yesterday afternoon stopped to help when he saw us struggling to load a very large and heavy dresser into a car it only just fitted into. You were an absolute star.

Angusvanfrehley Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Woman inside was rescued by a chap who works for > the artist David Mach, kicked in the front door > and got her out. > xxxxxxx Bloody hell - he was very brave and she was very lucky.

Lagoa, that's made my day. What an incredible story. ETA: I suppose the police wouldn't bother fingerprinting the things?

James Barber Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > But for East Dulwich crime is markedly up and this > is probably due to our Safer Neighbourhood Team > being abstracted (told to work elsewhere) from our > area. xxxxxxx I have been in correspondence with you before about the total lack of response when our road (Ulverscroft Road) was asked to take part in a Neighbourhood Watch scheme via flyers put through our door. It must have been well over a year ago now, possibly two years! I replied saying I would like to be involved, and despite chasing them several times, including via you (thanks) never heard any more about it. Not helpful, is it. Who runs Neighbourhood Watch schemes? I believe it is the police. So why did they just let it drop? ETA: And Penguin 68, you're absolutely right about the insurance issue. That was the point I was trying to make earlier about using stats from insurance companies as a basis for comparing areas' burglary rates, but you've made it much better than me.

I have no idea who Joe Grint is, but anyway apparently this was pinched off him according to Facebook. And hey it's about Waitrose. Pinched off Joe Grint x UK supermarket chain Waitrose has withdrawn its popular ?essential? range after discovering that the cut-price products had led to a number of poor people shopping there. The discount brand, launched in 2009 to help Waitrose?s core customer base cope with the recession without having to downgrade one of their Range Rovers, was proving extremely successful. This success appears to have come at a price though, with the unwanted side effect of attracting the working class. ?At first it worked fine, our regular shoppers were delighted with the new range, and common people were still put off by the Waitrose branding? explained marketing director Rupert Thomas, ?but as we advertised more, and made the mistake of including the prices of products in our TV commercials, we began to see some undesirable characters appearing in our aisles, enticed in by the prospect of finding a tin of beans for under ?5, which they previously hadn?t expected from us. One horrid man even came in wearing a Hi-Vis vest looking for a sandwich. It was awful.? The popularity of the ?essential? range had seen it quickly expand to include affordable versions of many foodstuffs and household items. To make matters worse Waitrose also starting pointing out that many of their prices were the same as those found in Tescos, attracting even more lower class shoppers and alienating many of their existing clientele. ?It was so demeaning finding out that I wasn?t paying any more for my groceries than a common chav? moaned former Waitrose customer Emily Hamilton-Brown. ?I?ve gone back to doing my weekly shop at Fortnum & Mason now, just to make sure I don?t accidentally purchase something that?s buy-one-get-one-free.? ?Hopefully withdrawing the products and stopping the adverts will stop any additional commoners coming in,? continued Mr Thomas, ?but we still have the problem of getting rid of the ones that have already started shopping with us. They?re still turning up, wandering around looking a bit lost and not buying anything. We?re thinking of putting up signs outside pointing out that Lidl down the road has some great deals on, or maybe we?ll just put down some traps baited with chicken nuggets so we can catch them humanely and release them in Asda.?

StraferJack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > oooh, I DO WONDER who it could be Sue? > xxxxxxx Doubt if you'd guess, I've never heard of them before ..... But I don't want to report their posts, they haven't been publicly abusive (yet).

Sorry to be dim, but I want to report somebody who has sent me abusive PMs. Can you tell me how I do this as it is different to reporting a post in a thread, thanks.

MissB6 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- I'm also sorry some of our forum friends are so insensitive/protective. xxxxxxx If you're referring to my post - I said I was sorry about the burglary. However, please have a thought for anxious and vulnerable people in our community who see posts stating things like "i am not sure how safe is to live in the area anymore" and "BUT JUST THINK.. IF THAT HAPPENED TO ME HERE WHY NOT HAPPEN TO YOU OR NEXT DOOR !" and become even more anxious and afraid. Do you think that's helpful? There are ways of saying that you've been burgled without putting the fear of God into everybody :) By all means warn others to be careful, but making sure your home is secure is surely a bit of a no-brainer, whether there have been burglaries in your area or not? And if it is secure and they still get in - well, what more could you have done? No point whipping everybody up into a frenzy of fear. The chances of it happening to you are actually quite small, though it doesn't feel like that when it happens (and yes I have been burgled myself - in a quiet country area when I was by myself in the house and asleep in bed. It can happen anywhere). ETA: And the figures given in the Independent article are not for the number of burglaries in the area. If you want to look at the comparative risk of being burgled you should compare police statistics. This is what the article says: MoneySupermarket.com analysed 3.49 million applications for home insurance quotes made between December 2011 and the end of November 2012. They looked at the number of users who said they had made a claim for burglary at their current address in the past two years. The number of claims made per 1,000 enquiries was then calculated, to allow areas to be compared.

PAULONDON Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- i am not sure how safe is to live in the area anymore. xxxxxxxx Sorry you've been burgled, but please don't scaremonger. Burglaries have always happened and they always will. Unless you have statistical evidence that the burglary rate in East Dulwich is rising significantly, please don't say things like this. And even if it was rising, that does not make the area "unsafe". How did the burglars get into your house?

Comment on an article concerning Oscar Pistorius shooting his girlfriend ... "Perhaps it was cheaper than a Valentine's present". Oh dear, I know it shouldn't have made me laugh ...... ETA: Ruffers, :)) :)) :))

Chillaxed Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > and Tracey Emin as an artist... xxxxxx That's unfair, I think she's a great artist. At least her recent exhibition at Margate was.

giggirl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes I remember Flip and Dicky Dirts in Camberwell. > I feel old now. Flip was a lot of Americana I > remember. Does anyone remember Laurence Corner on > the Camden Road? xxxxxx Oh dear, I remember all of them too :(

wilson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > BRIXTON BEST PLACE FOR VEG > Don't forget to have cheap Lunch in the NEW > Brixton Village > Great way to spend a Saturday P12 bus from Opp > Audi Garage in the Village. xxxxxxx the 37 also goes to Brixton. Stops just off Lordship Lane at the Goose Green end.

This is one of the most bizarre threads I have ever read, and that's saying something :)) You bought something that was advertised as "hardly used". When you saw it it did not look "hardly used", but you still went ahead and bought it. Did you not question its condition and actual amount of use? And you paid ?30 for it even though you knew it had been advertised on here for ?20. Does something not strike you as not quite right about all that?