Sue

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > I don't spend ?50.00 on petrol. > > I take my 86 year old mum shopping each week and > if we spend ?50 in store between us on our weekly > shop, > I get 5p off every litre of petrol I buy. and the > normal price is no dearer than most garages. > > and still get points on our club card (which we > share) which add up so we get more vouchers to > spend. xxxxxx Sorry, misunderstood :-$ So what Tesco do you go to? Old Kent Road?

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I normally shop at Tescos. The prices are cheaper > and my mother and I get regular vouchers > (?30-?40+ p.a.) > that can be spent on anything in store and also > 5p off every litre of petrol when we spend ?50.00+ xxxxxx Yeh but how much does it cost you in petrol to go to Tesco? The Co-op is very convenient and depending on where you live, you don't need a car to get there (just a shopping trolley in my case :)) ) And how big is your car, if you spend ?50+ on petrol each time you fill it up there? My little Micra wouldn't take that much even if it was empty!

andynic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >The Montpelier > does a good one on Tuesdays, but has stopped for > the summer rather bizarrely. xxxxxx Not sure why that's bizarre! People are away during the Summer, plus many people prefer to sit outside rather than inside on light Summer evenings.

Frankito Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Are they going to turn the Co-op in LL into a > Waitrose too then? Happy days... As long as they > don't keep any of the staff eh! xxxxxx Most of the Co-Op staff are friendly and helpful (in the Lordship Lane branch).

maxxi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Okay I could be totally wrong, and I apologise to > said art student in advance if I am, but there > used to be a scam - back in the early 1980s - > where a van would take a handful of young people > to a different area every night/weekend, armed > with convincing looking prints etc. that cost only > a couple of quid, and claiming to be art students > trying to 'get by'. These 'students' would charge > a lot more and were usually paid a comission on > what they sold. > > As I say I could be wrong but I would advise a > close look at the 'work' anyway. xxxxxxx I remember this in the eighties around this area, but I don't think they were prints, I think they were truly awful original paintings :))

Greyhound does terrible food. Worst Sunday lunch I have ever had in my life, in fact probably the worst meal. I'm amazed to see people recommending it here. Herne bad in other ways but yes is family friendly, just avoid having any dealings with the manager. I'd try Franklins or the Mag .....

maxxi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Yes but I think you misread my post Sue - if you > look again you will see I was referring to the > Sogim Pharmacy that used to be the Co-op Chemist > (hence the crack about Brut) and not the Co-op > that used to be Somerfield. xxxxxx OOOPS sorry :-$

maxxi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > no - same tat but no divvy. xxxxxxx This just isn't true, sorry! The Co-op in Lordship Lane has a much better range of things than Somerfield ever had, including a lot of Fair Trade items. They also have very good special offers sometimes. It's far from perfect, but it's unfair to call it tat. And there is divvy - as I said above, I just got over eleven quid, which I can get paid straight into my bank account. And I don't do my main shop there, just odds and ends. You have to join their membership scheme and get a card, however, and use it when you buy stuff, obviously, before you are eligible for divvy.

Chippy Minton Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There's also > no need to separate recyclable stuff. > xxxxxx Does this mean that paper, glass, garden waste and food waste will all go in together? That seems very messy!!

PeckhamRose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I still get dividends. > Are you a member of the Co-op? xxxxxxx I just got ?11.47 in divvy :) Amazing how eggs and oranges must add up over the year :) ETA: And let's be fair, the big Sainsbury's on Dog Kennel Hill quite often has empty shelves and I can't get things on my list.

It doesn't never have any food on its shelves :)) Sometimes it has quite a lot :))

FreeB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Yes the cut is youngish, tall, ginger often seing > by the window, > How cute !.... Arts xxxxxx Eh? We're talking about a black cat, not a ginger cat!

Jimbo, that is mega impressive :)

I'd be very sorry to see this shop go :-S

Yes, looks quite small and young, can't remember collar colour though.

Mrs Nicklin Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Can someone please take it to a vet to check for > a microchip? I will if I can find it! xxxxxxx It's not clear to me that it is actually a stray. What actual evidence is there for this?

:))

I have seen the cat a few times around North Cross Road, and apart from coming up for a stroke which many cats do, it didn't appear to be in distress to me spencertracy. And I say this as someone who has at different times taken in two "stray" cats which turned out not to be strays at all :-$ Including one which I was assured by a builder its owner had moved without it. What made you think it was in distress?

I think it's unlikely in the extreme that the Woodland Trust would be sending out people to knock on doors. But you could always phone them to ask .....

Medley Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Somewhat off-topic, I know, but, really, forget > Brick Lane. Just hopeless. > > What you need instead, if you're round there (and > thanks to the Overground from FH/HOP to Shadwell > it's a lot easier than it was from our neck of the > woods) you need the Lahore Kebab House. > > Was there on Saturday and so reminded again of its > sumptuousness. Absolutely not the place for a > romantic dinner, but once you've had those grilled > lamb chops you don't look back. xxxxxxx I see it's got a branch in Streatham. Can get a bus there from Lordship Lane. But the music on its website puts me off :)) Would I be subjected to that all through the meal???

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- I was underwhelmed when I > went to Swadesh, and found the food rather bland. xxxxxx Same here.

There's already one just down the road, why would they open another one here?

Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Everyone around here has lost a cat at least once. I haven't, for one!

Was there any particular reason why it was thought to be lost? It looks quite healthy and didn't appear to be in any distress.

BB100 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Or have I just missed the point > entirely? xxxxxx Yes