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Worker Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- and ideally as someone else pointed out establish eye contact. xxxxxx Unfortunately some people see establishing eye contact as a form of aggression :( "Who are you looking at?" etc etc Who may possibly also be the sort of people likely to not stop at a crossing for pedestrians (though I've no evidence whatsoever to back that up).

That's a bit harsh, giggirl :(

A 343 bus (out of service) going at speed went straight through a red light on a crossing in Church Street, Camberwell, as we were about to cross on Friday night. GRRRR.

Ah, I still keep forgetting we don't actually have proper public services any more ... thanks, Tories.

Fair enough then, somebody at DMC was totally incompetent and I understand your fury :) I would have been annoyed too.

nunhead_man Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for the info > > Oh joy! > > > Penguin68 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > ...snip .... > > understand the extent of that responsibility - > > which will probably be used as evidence in > making > > the case to increase their water rates to pay > for > > work they may have to do in the future. xxxxxxx Well to be fair, if it's work which benefits the area, somebody's got to pay for it. Where is the money coming from otherwise if not from us? (Lights blue touchpaper and stands well back ..... :) )

the-e-dealer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Maybe the people who didn't think I was thick > are > > now revising their opinion :) > > SHORT SIGHTED? :-) xxxxx Eh? I'm definitely short sighted :) I just hadn't clocked that it was about sewers, though as they said my water supply wouldn't be affected by the work I suppose that should have given me a clue :)

I am sure I had two letters - I threw away the first one because it said there would be a later one. The one I kept is dated 1 October. The reference number is CAP 5/ BB 966778 It was headed "Forthcoming work in Nunhead/East Dulwich", so I can't imagine anybody got a different one, though possibly the reference numbers may have been different in different subsections of the overall area. I tried to attach a scan of the letter here but the file is too big and life's just too short to mess about reducing its size. If you didn't get the second letter, which was very full and informative, you can phone them on 07809 530674 quoting the reference number above, between 8am and 5pm. ETA: It included a paragraph headed "Drop-in session" and the sentence "We will write to invite you to this nearer the time." As it also mentions several sessions, it's possible they are holding different ones in different parts of the area and that may be the reason for the invitations going out later.

Maybe the people who didn't think I was thick are now revising their opinion :)

the-e-dealer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It wont stop leaks its Drains they are fixing. I > know the Clockhouse got flooded a few years ago > and I'm wondering if its that sort of thing they > are trying to address. xxxxxx Oh yeh, sorry, I see it says "sewers". All water pipes are the same to me :)

taper Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Better use, better lighting and > people being aware of the risks are the way > forward, rather than closing it down for half the > day. xxxxxxxx I see your points, although personally there's no way I would walk through an area like that at night, however well lit. Being "aware of the risks" isn't much help if one of the risks happens, is it? And "closing it down for half the day" is a bit of an exaggeration, surely? Parks are normally open until dusk, which varies in time for month to month. ETA: I find it slightly irritating - in the Winter particularly when it closes early - when I have to walk the long way round to DHFC (next to Sainsbury's on Dog Kennel Hill) rather than being able to cut through the park. But I'd rather have to walk a bit further than risk being attacked :( Obviously in an ideal world this wouldn't be an issue, but sadly in London it is. It doesn't stop me doing what I want - just makes me a bit more careful about how I do it. ETA: In case of any doubt, I am in no way blaming the person who was attacked in Warwick Gardens, and I hope they catch the bastard who did it soon. And there are several issues involved here - locking up parks at night is just one of them.

In fairness, I know there have been a few disgruntled DMC patients venting on this forum, but I have been quite happy with them. Surely it's not DMC's fault if you're out of their catchment area, Dee Woffaz??

taper Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Shutting the park at night would be very > unpopular. Southwark tried to do so some years > ago and there was a huge protest against. > xxxxxxx Do you know why there was a protest? It's common practice to shut parks at night, surely, for obvious reasons - to prevent the kind of incident which sadly has just happened. When the park next to Sainsbury's on Dog Kennel Hill was not locked at night as it should have been (though I don't think this is a council-run park), there was an incident there as well. Can't remember exactly what, I think it was a mugging. After which they were a bit more conscientious about making sure it was locked.

But is there only one drop-in session? The letter I got said "...we would like to invite you to attend one of our informal 'drop-in' sessions in the area". And "We will write to invite you to this nearer the time". It also gave a telephone number to call for any questions in the meantime, with a reference number, and said "If you would like to know more about our work, please visit our website at http://www.thameswater.co.uk/ " It also said our water supply would not be affected by this work. The letter was signed by a named person, with his phone number at the top. I don't have anything to do with Thames Water, but I really don't see how they could have done anything more at all to be more helpful to residents about this. And if it's going to help stop the huge number of leaks we constantly seem to be getting, with water running down our roads, then as far as I can see it's all good :) ETA: Thanks to the forum members who don't think I'm thick :)

StraferJack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Found this on, erm, twitter > > Certainly contains plenty we could all take note > of > > http://33revolutionsperminute.wordpress.com/2012/1 > 0/17/endless-war-a-few-thoughts-on-online-debate/ xxxxxx Thanks for posting that link - a very interesting read :) I don't use Twitter much unless there's something I want to keep up with, eg when the phone hacking enquiry started.

the-e-dealer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There see now we have some new known knowns xxxx Not sure what .... The information about the drop-in session and what works are being carried out was in the letter you got on Sunday - the first letter was sent some time ago :) Not quite sure what the difference is between a drop-in session to answer questions and a public meeting, James? Forgive me for being thick ......

Solid walls :(

civilservant Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think they advise leaving crawl spaces under > fences for hedgies, who can't climb over fences in > the way that foxes can. > xxxxxx No hedgehogs for me, then :( Unless they burrow ....

I downloaded the pack - due to demand (good!) they are no longer sending out printed versions. Because of the areas of colour, and photographs, some of the pack will be quite expensive to print out :( Can hedgehogs climb over walls, does anybody know? Because otherwise, I don't know how they would get into my garden anyway .... foxes seem to manage, but I think they climb?

signorcrayfish Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > embrace the hedgehog! they'll keep your privet > free of slugs and snails :) xxxxxx If anyone has a hedgehog they don't want, please pass him/her to me .... I have no privet, but I have a lot of snails :)

the-e-dealer Wrote: -- > > Anyone know anything about the Major Works by > Thames water? letter arrived on sunday. xxxxx Well, the letter explained what they were doing and why, didn't it - what other information would there be?

Is that a request or just a song you remember, PGC? :)

Thanks all for your help. Have a busy day today so may devote tomorrow to attempting to sort it :)

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well you were using AVG. > > > > It is very likely your problems started while you > were using AVG. > > As for the Standard Microsoft anti-virus. ? > Independent infomation and reviews are Sketchy. > > > Foxy. xxxxxxx My problems with Windows Explorer didn't start when I was using AVG !!!! There were some other compatability problems which was why I switched, but Windows has been reinstalled since then.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >> > The Free version of AVG is next to useless. > xxxxxxxx I am not using AVG :)