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AnotherPaul Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's no surprise that some many house are being > burgled. The CPS have just informed us that > they're not prosecuting a man who was arrested > lying under a car in ED, with my wife's phone in > his pocket just one hour after we reported our > burglary. > xxxxxxx Have they give a reason for not prosecuting? Usually if the CPS don't prosecute it's because they don't think there's a high enough chance of a case succeeding, eg not enough evidence, I thought?

BJL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Perhaps surprisingly, I find the staff in the > Sainsbury's Local at the Plough are great. > Friendly, helpful and engaging. xxxxxxx I agree. If it's possible, a bit too much so :))

Now we need an Otter .....

Anders Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue - I know they have to do engineering works but > this line is closed too frequently at weekends and > it's not on when many people pay for this service > in advance. xxxxxxx Don't get me wrong, I agree with you, and good for you for trying to pin them down to say exactly why the line is closed so often.

The Minkey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Crush cans, plastic bottles etc with your foot - > it's really easy ;-) xxxxxxx Ah, yes, use the foot, duh :-$ Clearly lateral thinking is not my strong point :-$

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minder Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- it doesn't take > much force to crush a can! xxxxxxx Can (hoho) you come and give me some lessons then? Or else stronger hands? :))

womanofdulwich Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I did start laughing out loud at the latest BA ad > at the cinema recently - all men pilots- and all > white- it was ok with the historic scenes- but > when they panned to the current day and it was > still all white male pilots and young beautiful > air stewardesses I felt a bit embarrassed as they > were serious. ::o xxxxxxxxx :-S ETA: Plus ca change ......

Atticus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Greatest hits was a seminal piece of work. :)-D ETA: Erm, that was supposed to be a joke :)

Dunno what this thread is about, but hey, 501 :))

:)-D hic :)-D

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hasn't it been in there for ages? xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Yes. Old news :)

katie1997 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Captain Scarlet Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > He He i'm liking the jokes folks:)-D > > F@cking hilarious. If you possess less teeth than > a Halloween pumpkin. > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Yeh agreed, Katie 1997. F*****g pathetic.

King Of The Road - Roger Miller :-$

OK I've had several glasses of red, but I just want to say, if people didn't eat meat, then there would be very few cows, sheep, pigs or hens in the countryside, if any. At least they have a life, even if a fairly short one. And I personally think battery farming is a load more cruel than animals getting their throats slit. I used to live on an organic farm. Strange as it may seem, the farmers really cared for their animals, and their welfare, even though they were going off to be slaughtered at the end of the day. I was a vegetarian once. Now I'm not. But I would never knowingly eat animals who had spent their lives in a cruel environment.

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's a reasonable conspiracy theory to me. > I mean how many issues can a line from ED to LB > have had in 7 years that requires the entire > weekend service is removed week after week. > When I have a little more time I'll start looking > into this - if anyone has sources they've already > exhausted, let me know, I don't want to cover same > tracks (no pun intended, honest). xxxxxxx But it's not always out at weekends, is it? I've often got a train from ED at weekends. ETA: What happened to that very helpful guy (Barry someone?) who was in charge of the trains round here and used to have a thread on the forum? I'm sure he would sort it out, should it need sorting out.

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I was responding to Otta's point which was about > the received PERCEPTION, not about whether > apologies are made. > > ie. > "If people have taken something a particular way, > then it is true, whether intended or not." > > I disagree with that, unless it's qualified with > "true, inside their head". xxxxxxx Yep

Horsebox Wrote: > > 'Welcome to East Dulwich, where our residents make > recycling more difficult than it should be!' :))

ClareC Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If a person is offended the result is the same > whether offence was intended or not. Once that > offence is realised, on the basis it was not > intended, then it can be rectified. Failure to do > so would imply the interpretation is correct. > xxxxxxxxx Absolutely, totally agree.

Rosie Posy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > As an aside the three guys busking, that was a > nice touch, you should go back!! xxxxxxxx Yes, they were great weren't they, a pleasant surprise :) I hope they'll be back too :) First time I've ever heard The Irish Rover in North Cross Road .....

jimmyay Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm certain that there's no engineering on this > line. xxxxxxxx How do you know? If you can demonstrate that there isn't, then a strong case can be made to bring the weekend service back. But I suspect that actually there are works carried out. I agree it's a ******* nuisance, but I'd rather they did engineering works than people were killed due to the lack of them. And unfortunately the weekend is the obvious time to do them.

TheArtfulDogger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > (* the mums and buggies who insist that they > should take the wheelchair spaces despite the fact > their is not enough room to swing a ticket > inspector ! - however NOT all mums are that bad, > just a handful) xxxxxxxxx I think this is unfair. If there aren't any wheelchair users on the bus, why shouldn't mums (and dads - who care for children too) take the spaces? And if you've ever tried to fold a buggy up and then get two kids plus shopping (or whatever) onto a bus, and then try to get it all off and unfold it at the other end, you would know why parents tend to take the whole thing on. I have struggled with a double buggy plus my granddaughters on and off buses in Oxford, and I have only ever found both drivers and fellow passengers to be helpful and polite. Just glad I have never had to do it round here :-S Parents don't deliberately make things awkward for other passengers. They just sometimes have no choice as to how and when they make particular journeys. ETA: And it makes a very stressful experience worse if you have to let bus after bus go by because you can't get the buggy on.

Horsebox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > louloulabelle Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I don't have time to crush cans... > > It takes a few seconds to crush a can. > > How many do you get through in an average day for > it to be such a time consuming task? xxxxxxxxx I just tried to crush a Stella can. After struggling for some time, I gave up. All that happened was I got a slightly squashed can which frankly took up almost the same space as if I hadn't bothered. Perhaps you could give us some tips as you are such an expert, Horsebox?

Rosie Posy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I agree with Sue on the issue of crafts, I paid a > visit to the Blackwater Court Market after I had > spent a while at Northcross Road last Saturday, > and I have to say that I was really surprised at > the difference in the two, nearly all the sellers > at Blackwater Court had stock that had obviously > been made by them with love and care, the > workmanship of some things were really good, and > worth the money being asked, but Northcross Road? > Sorry no, I think the council really need to make > sure the items being sold are really crafted not > just bought in from China etc. xxxxxxxx I bought a bedspread/throw on North Cross Road a few months back after I had a (small!) windfall. Don't get me wrong, I'm very pleased with it, but I was somewhat taken aback to find out later that I could have got an identical one cheaper at the V&A (I think, might have been Tate Modern) shop :-S