Sue

Hi, you could try knocking on the doors of houses near the sorting office to ask if they've had problems with noise. A way to meet/check out your prospective new neighbours, too :) You could also have an early start one day and go to the area one morning to check out the noise level for yourself - bad time of year, I know, but the weather's not as cold as it has been at the moment!

steveo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The back story stretches into the 70s and I would > spill it for a fee > > Although I do need these kneecaps... Xxxxx Ah go on. You know you want to. I'm sure you can get great replacement kneecaps these days!

Huguenot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That bloke at school who thinks he's better than > everyone else (woodrot) Xxxxx :))

Cassius Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The only thing that I really feel different about > from a couple of decades ago is ease of getting > home. The night bus no longer seems funny any > more and taxis seem to be several times more > expensive than they used to be Xxxx The night bus is the pits,but hopefully by that time you are so drunk it all passes you by:))

civilservant Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > amazing - a meta-thread! > > all hail woodrot! Xxxxxx :)

woodrot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > * A smattering of the usual suspects showing a > truly scarey inability to see where lines should > be drawn Xxxxxx Where should lines be drawn exactly in the discussion of the sorry saga of The Cherry Tree/Vale? I'm genuinely interested to know your view here!

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Isn't there a bloke who (I believe) 'legitimately' > sells Big Issue outside the large charity shop ? > I'd be interested to know his view on this. xxxxxxx Yes. He's a really nice guy. Presumably this other woman is taking business from him. But I'm a bit bemused, because there have been women selling the Big Issue outside the Co-Op for years.

The Dulwich Folk Choir meets upstairs at the EDT every Tuesday night at 7pm. No auditions, everybody welcome whatever standard, and you can choose what part you want to sing for each song. Choir members can also suggest songs they would like to do. The Choir leader is Aimee Leonard. Its ?4 an evening. Its a very friendly choir with people of all ages which has been going since January 2012. There's a very good mix of men and women. You don't need to read music, in fact there isnt any!!! We sing songs from various cultures but based in folk music as it's a folk choir. We're doing some seasonal songs at the moment for obvious reasons.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have a blue house with a blue window. > Blue is the colour of all that I wear. > Blue are the streets and all the trees are too. > I have a girlfriend and she is so blue. > Blue are the people here that walk around, > Blue like my corvette, it's standing outside. > Blue are the words I say and what I think. > Blue are the feelings that live inside me. > > > > Sorry.. Could not resist > > Foxy. xxxxxxx Could you try a bit harder to resist next time, Foxy. :)) e-dealer, very good :)) Can we have the rest of the verses now, appropriately changed. I'd have a go myself but feeling a bit fragile this morning .....

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Time for a Lyric.. > > Old friends, old friends sat on their parkbench > like bookends > A newspaper blowin' through the grass > Falls on the round toes of the high shoes of the > old friends > > Old friends, winter companions, the old men > Lost in their overcoats, waiting for the sun > The sounds of the city sifting through trees > Settles like dust on the shoulders of the old > friends > > Can you imagine us years from today, sharing a > parkbench quietly > How terribly strange to be seventy > > 20 years to go.. > or what about.. It was 65 years ago today, > Seargent Pepper taught the band to play..(it was > 20 years ago in 1967) > > Fox. Foxie, have you been taking something you shouldn't? :))

just got an Orange upgrade to ICS tonight. Been playing with my phone ever since :))

Laddy Muck Wrote: > --------------- > AND THE OVER FIFTIES GO MARCHING ON ON ON! xxxxxxxx :)) :)) :))

gerry Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am doing some research on single over 50s and > was wondering if anyone could let me know in this > area if there is any regular meeting drinks or > dinner for this age group. I would appreciate > anyone replying, any age group, or experience. > Please PM me with your responses if that's easier > for you. Many thanks. xxxx Do people suddenly become so different on their fiftieth birthday that they feel the need to stop doing the things they used to do and suddenly start mixing only with other people who have also reached their fiftieth birthday? I thought this sort of thinking had stopped years ago - how very sad to find that it hasn't. We are all individuals with all sorts of different interests - why define us by our ages? I'm in my sixties, and I'd run a mile if I thought I was going anywhere where anybody under 50 was excluded. No wonder people still feel the need to lie about their age, grrrrrr. Now I'll go back to my crochet and jam making - oh, I forgot, the younger generation are into those now, aren't they, better find something more suited to my mature years. Not. Oh yeh, and I met my (younger) partner at the party of a mutual friend half my age. Good thing I didn't pass up the party to go to an over-fifties supper club :))

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Second term, doesn't need to worry about getting > reelected, so now he can forget about upsetting > people and get on with it. > xxxxxx Yep. Thank God (or whatever) Romney didn't get in. How do people like that get so far? I know we've had some crap prime ministers, but really ..... sometimes Americans just seem to back anyone who vaguely appears to be breathing .....

Stayed up last time but not sure I can stand the pace/stress this time ..... Just about hanging in there so far .....

maritap Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What stabbing was that ?? xxxxx http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,992284 Glad you got home safely, Laddy Muck :)

poppet27 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hello, > > Any interior types that can help? I have just > painted my living room in Little Greene's French > grey and disappointed in how lilac it looks. Yes, > I did use a match pot and was obsessive about > which colour to go for. xxxxxx The problem is, the same paint will look different in different lights and on different walls. What you can do is to still use a trial pot, but instead of painting direct on the wall paint some large-ish sheets of paper. Then you can put them in different places in the room and see how they look at different times of day and in natural and artificial light. I agree you should re-paint it. You'll never be happy with it if it isn't what you want now, however you try to accessorize it. ETA: Sadly though, you may not be able to get the absolute exact colour you want. I had a particular shade in mind, couldn't get a match at all and ended up with my default position of white :(

Applespider Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Go for a camera with a great optical zoom when > you're travelling; it's amazing how small cameras > with a 10x or 20x zoom are these days and it makes > a huge difference to your pictures. You can take > 'candid' shots while appearing to lounge against a > wall on the other side of a square. xxxxxx I agree with this, and also agree that Canons are great. I have a small Panasonic Lumix. I do find the zoom control rather fiddly, but the quality of the pictures it takes is excellent. When I was travelling (before the days of digital) I lugged around a Canon SLR with a Tamron lens that went from wide angle to zoom (28 - 200? in pre-digital numbers), got some excellent pix but think I'd probably take something rather smaller if I did it again! ETA: A polarising filter is very useful if you're going to Australia (if these things are still used?!) ETA: Have a great time :)

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > FatherJack Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > My experience has been poor service since my > > phone > > > t/f to EE...hope it gets better and soon! > > > > xxxxxxx > > > > I'm with Orange and haven't had a problem at > all, > > but can't say specifically today as the phone is > > > using my home WiFi. > > > > No problem with texts, calls or downloading > stuff > > today, and no problem yesterday when I wasn't > at > > home. > > Sue.. > Your phone signal comes from the nearest > Orange/EE Aerial. > > Your Wi Fi signal comes from your Wireless > Router . (If your phone has Wi Fi.) ?? > > They are completely separate entities. > > Your phone calls do not go over Wi Fi unless > you are using Skpe. > > If you have Data Enabled then you can access > the internet via your Phone Line when Wi-Fi is not > available. > This is expensive once you have used up any > allowance you may have. > > > xxxxxx Yes I know. Downloading on my phone uses the WiFi when it's connected, no? ETA: I'm aware calls and texts don't use WiFi :)

You could google those models and see what reviews they've had from users and mags?

brain_opera Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If you're talking about DMC and/or Melbourne > Grove, both of those are privately managed. xxxxx But the treatment is on the NHS - at least, I haven't been paying for it in all the years I've been going there .....

decorative art Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Question should be, has anyone tried to go to > a grotto in W1 with two children under Five? > xxxxxx The Question should be, why should somebody take advantage of the difficulties of taking small children up to town by charging frankly ridiculous prices for a local visit to Santa, real reindeer or not. This may be Dulwich/East Dulwich, but not everybody can afford to shell out ?18 a child plus money for adults plus money for photos etc.. Are people allowed to take their own photos? I'm guessing probably not, but happy to be proved wrong. ETA: And last time I bought a takeaway for a small child, it didn't cost ?18 :))

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > "Thank God for the NHS"?? You must be joking. xxxxxxx No, I'm not joking. I can't afford private healthcare (and don't believe in it anyway) and on the whole I've got nothing but praise for the treatment I've had on the NHS (apart from the "consultant" accompanied by a load of students who diagnosed a ruptured ovarian cyst/peritonitis as food poisoning ...... but private healthcare doesn't exactly have a great record on things like that, either) Would you rather we did away with the NHS and had a system like they do in the States? The NHS (and education) started to deteriorate in this country when income tax was reduced in order to gain votes for the Tories, in my opinion. What did people think their tax was being used for, FFS? ETA: Sorry for the rant, I'm ill :) As you were .....

MrBen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- ?60 and you're in and out in 10 mins xxxxx That'll be ?360 an hour then. Thank God for the NHS :))

Victoria C Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- I'm very proud of our relationship and Emma's achievement. > xxxxxxx So you should be, it's brilliant, and great to see you both being so open about it. Apart from anything else, that must make it easier for others in a similar situation to talk about it as well.