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Huggers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > no, it was a very hard crossword but luckily I had > two days to do it. xxxxxx I meant, I was in no fit state to be trying to do a crossword, hard or easy :))

Huggers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- I did the cross > word int he middle of giving birth. xxxxxxx Bloody hell, you must have had an easier time than me :))

KalamityKel suggested using those characters for the password, Fox, not for the email address.

Just received this from Northern Rock - wasn't expecting them to reply actually! Many thanks for your email. We confirm that the email you have received was not sent from Northern Rock, we will be investigating this issue with the highest priority. Unfortunately, there is little we, or any other bank can do to stop these e-mails being sent. Please be aware that Northern Rock will never ask you to divulge your online security details by e-mail, telephone, or by any written communication. Further information on identity fraud is also available at the CIFAS website www.identityfraud.org.uk. If you believe you have divulged any of your security information please contact Northern Rock immediately on 0845 607 6991. Obviously I hadn't replied to the email or divulged any information :))

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This is a iwind up. Surely....? Only just seen this thread, and my thoughts exactly

first mate Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue, > > I read it here > http://healthland.time.com/2011/06/30/could-amanda > -knox-have-an-autism-spectrum-disorder > > As you see, plenty of outraged reactions, but it > gave me pause for thought. Whatever way you look > at it, her behaviour was odd. xxxxxx Thanks for that - I read the article and some of the comments (until I lost the will to live :) ) I've worked with autistic teenagers in the past but am by no means an expert on autism, however some of the people commenting seem to think that they know better than the experts! I do think it's an interesting possible explanation for some of her inappropriate behaviour - though I wouldn't have thought it would explain the lying?

There's always helicopters overhead, it's Sarf Lahndon, innit.

Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hey *Bob*, were you talking about your 'friends' > then? Is everyone talking about their 'friends'? > My 'friends' seem disinterested. Most recent post > was this. > > > https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-as > h4/307648_2033827092940_1462076474_31721567_309999 > 860_n.jpg Brilliant :)) ETA: Why do so many of my posts end up on the top of a page so you can't see the context, and now the link to the bloody photo in Alan Medic's post doesn't even work (6)

pk Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > i agree that Sam was brave, but also a little bit > foolish - getting a serious kicking defending > someone's person may well be worth it, but getting > one that could be avoided whilst defending > sainsbury's property seems to me to be not worth > it - i wonder what Sam thinks now? xxxxxxx Agree with all that, also agree with KK (and said before) that none of us knows what we'd do when faced with a particular situation, whether it's our job or not.

Funnily enough I've just had one about half an hour ago purporting to be from Northern Rock fraud department but clearly not. What's a bit worrying is that I've only quite recently bought a Northern Rock ISA so I wonder how they knew or whether it's just a coincidence. I've forwarded it to Northern Rock's phishing department (and obviously not clicked on the link in the email :)) ) ETA: OOER, what's really weird is that when I went to delete it, the email from "Northern Rock" had disappeared completely from my system. I know it existed because it is at the bottom of the forwarded email in my "sent" box.

peckhamboy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- When I asked the chap what > was going on, he said the dates were all messed up > and we wouldn't have another collection for three > weeks! xxxxxx Hmmm. Piss-ups and breweries spring to mind ......

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes I keep the MicroSoft Scammers going. After > all they are paying the bill. > > Hit the little Flag and 'R' key at the same time > Type in the box E-v-e-n-t-v-w-r Event Viewer and > all that. > > I just act thick and concerned. > > What can you see..? > > Oh it all looks very complicated.. > > it's ok we will help you. > > Then when I get bored I tell them they are not > Microsoft and they get very defensive.. > > At least if they are talking to me they are not > scamming someone else. > > Worth 10 minutes of my time. xxxxxxxxx I can't be a***d. As soon as I hear the word "computer" or similar, I put the phone down :)) But good for you for taking their dosh, Fox!

first mate Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It has been suggested that Knox is somewhere on > the autism/aspergers spectrum. Apparently, this > would account for her inappropriate behavior under > the circs- doing the splits and cartwheels > functioned as some kind of stress buster. She's > also been described as very bright but also goofy, > geeky and extremely naive. The penchant for 'wild > sex' is also consistent with the above and may be > a trait with high-functioning female aspergics. > > Sorry, if this offends anyone, I am not endorsing > this simply passing one rationale for behavior > which many viewed as odd and damning. xxxxxx That's very interesting, do you have a link to where that's been suggested/discussed?

Good advice, Fox :)

EDOliver Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sam is a brave guy - hats off! > > What was he suppose to do, let the thieving s*** > just walk away with two new t.v's??? Wouldn't it > be a sad society if we just turned a blind eye. > Thieving is thieving and you need to be dealt with > accordingly. xxxxxxx I think the situation changed when it became apparent that the guy was extremely violent. As I said above, he could have had a knife. As somebody else said, normally shoplifters who are caught do not resist in such a violent way. This was not a normal situation of apprehending a shoplifter. Would you all be saying the same things if Sam had been killed? That the loss of his life was worth it because it showed society's thieves that they could not get away with it? The theft would have been on CCTV. The thief would have been caught and dealt with anyway. That's how society deals with thieves. Intervening to help somebody who is being attacked is a different issue, and I think this thread has sometimes confused Sam's reaction to the thief with the subsequent intervention of bystanders once Sam was being attacked.

Nero Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks - but I must again explain that I was not > hit by the scam - two friends were. I've changed > my passwords out of caution. xxxxxx No point doing that unless you've actually been hacked, because if you are they will just use your new passwords - not wishing to alarm you in any way :))

jumpinjackflash Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- She also lied about and tried to frame her > former boss and bar owner Patrick Lumamba..who was > subsequently released and is now (or has already > sued) suing her for defamation. If you're really > innocent why lie?? xxxxxx I think - although I haven't studied this case - that that is the one main thing which makes me question her innocence. However I guess, like some of the other stuff, it's not hard proof. And you can't/shouldn't convict without hard proof. But (as with other cases) one such thing in itself might not mean a great deal, but as similar things stack up, you wonder what the odds are of them all happening together if the person concerned is innocent.

Cassius Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Tuesday - blue bin emptied early morning, brown > bin emptied mid afternoon. Must be different teams then. Looks like the non-collection might have been just around the Crystal Palace Road/Ulverscroft Road area. Do you live at the "bottom" end of CPR, Horsebox, ie around North Cross Road?

I got through eventually, so I reckon the delay in answering may be due to the number of calls due to missed collections.

So, does anybody have any information about how Sam is after his very unpleasant experience?

That's interesting as Crystal Palace Road is just round the corner from Ulverscroft Road, sounds like it could have been this whole area. Who else was supposed to have a Tuesday collection? Or is it the whole of East Dulwich?

Yes of course it could be, that's what I'm trying to ascertain :) Whatever happened it was obviously a mistake, I'm not suggesting anybody did it deliberately! But if it was due to a lack of communication, that's rather worse - a failure of good PR on the first day of a new scheme, to say the least.

peterstorm1985 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We've had no problems with the latest collections > but on the few occasions in the past when our bin > has got missed (hiding behind the hedge!), I have > rung the main number 020 7525 2000 to report a > miscollection. When dealing with Southwark I > always send a confirmation email > ([email protected]) to confirm my > telephone call, and restating the details, and > that has has always brought results. If you don't > report the problem they won't know. We all make > mistakes sometimes - it's not fair to expect > Southwark staff/contractors to be better then > ourselves. > If there is a problem with the website (as tomsav > found), I'm sure they would find it very helpful > if you send an email to report the issue. xxxxxxx I think the issue this time is not just one person's bin being missed - that would be completely understandable. It's that judging even just by posts on this forum (and bear in mind that a lot of people won't read or post on the forum) the problem is wider than that. My brown bin was in full view, and in fact had to be moved so that the recycling in my blue box could be taken out. Which is why I wonder whether it is a different team doing the brown bin recycling. It's possible that it was just Ulverscroft Road which was missed, which was why I also wondered whether the other people who said their food waste hadn't been collected yesterday all lived on that road. I know one does.

redjam Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > In any case, I'm now worrying that my new smaller > brown bin (when it arrives) will be too small - > I've just seen a neighbour's and it does look > smaller than I'd realised. xxxxxxxx There are two sizes of the "small" brown bins - the one which goes into the kitchen and just holds one of the little green bags, and the larger one which goes outside and holds more. They are both a lot smaller than the large brown bin, but unless you have vast quantities of food waste the larger "small" brown bin should be OK :)

tomsav Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No brown bin collection here either. Come on > Southwark, don't stuff it all up in Week One! xxxxxx Has anybody else apart from me reported this to the council? Because when I phoned them just now they said they'd report mine as a "miscollection" and it would be collected within 48 hours :)) When I said it wasn't just mine which hadn't been collected, they more or less said they would only know if people reported it. Then they said maybe it was just my road which had been accidentally missed out. I'm on Ulverscroft Road. Is anybody else whose brown bin hasn't been emptied on a different road to that?