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My brother and his partner had naming ceremonies for their children. I'm not sure where they got the last person they used, but she mis-pronounced one of the children's names throughout the whole ceremony! Although apparently they had met her beforehand and talked the whole thing through with her including the names! Jennyh, had you considered just making up your own ceremony and doing it yourselves? It would be very personal then to yourselves and your friends.

I know this isn't what you're asking, but had you considered soft varifocal contact lenses? I have monthly ones, and I find them excellent. My vision is very good with them except in very dim lighting, when I find reading difficult, and they're really comfortable to wear and easy to maintain. I eke them out for a lot longer than a month as when I'm not going out I slob around the house in glasses :)) I go to the Institute of Optometry to get the prescription, but I get the actual lenses cheaply off the internet (exactly the same make etc as I would get if I paid a lot more for them). I'm interested to know with the laser surgery (I'm far too squeamish to have it done) - what happens when your vision changes as you get older? Do you have to keep on having more surgery every few years? Does it scar?

I can hopefully say this without being accused of having a vested interest, as I don't sell them any more, but a magnotherapy wristband worked for me - I originally got it to sort my arthritic aches and pains (which it did) and it sorted my migraines as well. I hadn't realised it had until I suddenly became aware that I hadn't had a migraine for months (now years - apart from very very very rarely). You need a strong one though, not a cheap wishy-washy one. One of my customers (I started selling them after I had had such good results) had had severe migraines since she was a child, and after she started wearing a wristband, she hardly had any, just the occasional one when she was extremely stressed. ETA: I gave a three month money-back unconditional guarantee, and only had two or three back the whole time I sold them - and of those, clearly one had never actually been worn ....

katie1997 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Er....what time is it?!! xxxxx Five past one, here. And some of them made me laugh out loud for a very long time :))

Lynne Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've had my car window broken in Kent, my purse > stolen in Bath, my car keyed in Wiltshire, sh=t > happens. ED is a good place xxxxxx Seconded! I've been burgled whilst in bed in Topsham (Devon), had my car broken into in Ditchling, car stolen in Stanmer (both near Brighton), car broken into in Dundee, purse nicked at London Bridge station etc etc Stuff happens everywhere.

Google Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- then more lego men on > mopeds that cant talk english and think their the > police and talking rude to people, xxxxxx Eh???

motorbird83 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Definite yes! I think the small shops will be > fine as you can tell from the replies, they have a > hard core base that won't leave them. xxxxxx When Sainsbury's opened on Dog Kennel Hill, quite a number of small local shops were forced to close, including greengrocers and butchers on Lordship Lane and a Greek deli/grocers on North Cross Road. I guess they would also have thought they had a "hard core base" of customers.

I think they're all bloody weird :)) But also very wonderful :)) ETA: Hal, I'm not sure I would describe number 49 as weird, more - er - well, I can't find the words really :)) But hey, these photos have made me realise that actually my family is quite normal :)):)):))

Strawbs Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- it was literally a non second xxxxxx A timeless moment, then? :)

jimbo1964 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I would say it's probably a good move. I like the > CPT but unless there's football on it's pretty > empty. As long as they keep the name and not any > "Actress" nonsense I hope it's a success. xxxxxx The name of The Actress was suggested by somebody on this forum :) It goes with The Bishop (geddit?) We are lucky they didn't go with their original intention of calling it something like The Village Inn - I think it was :)) When people protested about that name, it was thrown open to suggestions. The name of the CPT had already changed from The Crystal Palace Tavern, anyway.

Am I going mad? I thought this thread was in the lounge? In fact I thought I had posted on it!

I notice that @thegooseisout is conspicuous by its absence on your long list, The MidlifeManual :-$ Check us out at www.thegooseisout.com You might find at least one event out of the zillions we have coming up of interest, maybe the 2 - 9pm fundraising event for Dulwich Community Garden on Sunday 22 January with Wizz Jones, The Dulwich Ukulele Club and five other top local acts?? (shameless plug for the garden and the gig there, hope admin will allow it here as it's for a community event!) :)-D

A few years back I helped a friend with a boot sale to raise money (for SCOPE) for her sponsored trip to Machu Picchu. We both got rid of quite a lot of unwanted stuff plus other friends also donated stuff. Can't remember how much it raised but it was quite a considerable amount. You just have to watch for people nicking things (yep - even when she had a big banner saying it was all for charity).

And almost certainly not a woman, unless they have a funnel :))

This scam has been around for years, don't know if it's still the same people. They were operating round here when I moved here 20 years ago! My then partner, being very soft-hearted, was duped into buying some rubbish tea towels. There have been threads on the forum before, but thanks for warning us that these people are around again.

Also on Ulverscroft Road, my clock radio was flashing this morning. The other one was OK but I think it has a built-in battery to protect against power cuts, so Craigy maybe that is why one of yours was OK.

Lynne Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I understood that permission was given for the > new(ish) adjoining part on the understanding that > the rent was used to renovate the old part. Is > this just an urban myth? xxxxxx The sad saga has been discussed at great length on this forum! If you do a search on "concrete house" the other threads will probably come up?

James Barber Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > As for te architectural meritso f te building - it > is listed. I think Britain would be much the > poorer if we didn't preserve some of our heritage > which is te purpose of grading. xxxx So do I. An "identical" building would not be the same at all. I think it's great that there's someone willing to take it on.

Minkey, I agree, I think this is really worrying, assuming it's true. If any chemical is "getting into the water", let alone enough of it to cause this kind of smell in people's houses, I'd be wanting to know what the chemical was, what its potential effects on health were, and why the water company had not let people know about it. As I (apparently) wasn't affected, it's not something I would want to take up, but maybe somebody else would? I disagree that it's too late to report it (or to ask those questions) for those people who were affected.

WrightC Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Or you can try > Kings at 7.30am, I have also gone to Kings at this > time and was out within 20 minutes. Hope this > helps. xxxxxxx When I was looking up the opening hours before going for my blood test, I noticed that Kings place restrictions on who can go to their department when, and if you turn up on the wrong day they say you will be sent away. See here! Here's an extract: The Phlebotomy Department provides blood tests on a walk-in basis. We carry out a wide range of tests including testing for lipids, cholesterol, triglycerides, gut hormones, fasting blood sugar, malaria and drug monitoring. The department is based on two sites: King?s main site, where we see mainly patients who are referred by the hospital; and Dulwich Community Hospital, where we see patients referred by their GP. Patients referred by King?s College Hospital Please attend the Phlebotomy Department, King?s College Hospital, Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 4.45pm. Patients referred by their GP The Phlebotomy Department operates a satellite unit at Dulwich Community Hospital providing a blood test service primarily for GP patients. The unit operates Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 4.45pm. GP patients may attend the Phlebotomy Department, King?s College Hospital for tests only on Tuesdays, 12.30 to 4.45pm, and Fridays, 7.30am to 12.30pm. GP patients attending King's Phlebotomy Department outside these hours will not be seen except for those with specialised tests (see below).

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Does anyone know what is planned for > the patch of derelict land next to Dulwich > hospital? xxxxxxx It's going to be a community garden - see the thread in this section :)

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have to say, I've never seen a mobility scooter > parked outside the CPT. xxxxxx There's a guy who regularly drinks at The Actress who has a mobility scooter, don't know if he also goes to the CPT.

Jonny van and Dulwich Deviant in particular, :)):)):))

I love bronze fennel, and the flowers are a much nicer shade of yellow than the ordinary green fennel, I think. The running order at the gig has been slightly amended at Wizz Jones' request so that we end on a louder note with the No Frills Band :) so I've edited my post above accordingly. :)-D

bil Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thank you Sue for the tip. We are getting our loft > insulated for free and are getting a reduced rate > for a loft hatch and ladder installation. I have > been meaning to sort this out for some time now > and this has saved me a good sum of money. > > Thanks again. xxxxxx Blimey, that's annoying, I didn't realise there were grants for installing loft ladders, I've just paid full whack for mine (though it was actually very reasonably priced and the guy did a very good job so I'm not complaining too much :) ) As I predicted in my first post, sadly I've had to remove the brush thing from behind my very small letter box, as the postie couldn't get the post through. Don't think much draught comes through there anyway though, luckily.