Sue

I've just started a thread about one recent leak (concerning the involvement of British police in the case of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann) in the lounge: The Truth of The Lie

I have been following this case almost from the beginning. In view of the recent WikiLeak about the involvement of the British police (which had previously been almost completely ignored by the press in this country, along with many other things about the case, as they preferred to diss the Portuguese investigation), I just want to share this link, which is an English translation of Goncalo Amaral's book. http://goncaloamaraltruthofthelie.blogspot.com/ The McCanns had succeeded in obtaining a temporary ban on sales of this book in Portugal (Sr Amaral is the senior Portuguese detective who led the original investigation). However this has now been overturned following a successful appeal. They are also continuing to pursue a libel case against Sr Amaral with the intention of making a great deal of money out of him. However in view of the Wikileak I doubt that this can now succeed. There are many many internet forums discussing the case, but one respected site is: http://joana-morais.blogspot.com/

ahoward3 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > East Dulwich Mind is a rip-off. > Half of the clothes I have ever owned are from > charity shops, but this particular shop is > ridiculous and I've never known anything like it. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I have to agree, they had a coat in there for forty quid the other day - nothing particularly special, if I recall. At least they seem to have reduced the price of books though, some of those were ridiculous as well. It's coming to something when you think that charity shop books are so expensive you might as well buy them new!

anapau Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- It turned out I had a punctured > lung. And to all of the many, many passers by who > just looked at me and walked on, shame on you. xxxxxxx What is wrong with people? I read of an old man in Salisbury who lay collapsed in the snow for hours while people just walked by and ignored him. Glad you got help anapau but sorry for your bad experience before it came :-S Those people who passed you by would be the first to have a rant if nobody stopped to help them, no doubt.

May have been lounged because the thread title doesn't immediately bring to mind a missing bike??

What did it say, I missed it?

Well done for all your hard work, and thanks for the spaces, that's much easier to read :)

Lucyd30 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- please private > message me if you do find someone on Crystal > Palace Road area who needs a hand. xxxxxxx And please PM me for North Cross Road/Ulverscroft Road area

Eh?? Has someone posted something horrible and it has been removed?? Anyone care to enlighten me?

I so wish I was more IT literate :))

computedshorty Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > It all boils down to the Co-ordinator who should > know enough about a person to send him or her to > give help. > >> Likewise a request from a healthy young man asking > to have his path cleared, as we know he only needs > to get to the nearest pub. > > We have all formed a vision of many members Male > or female, how old they are ( From Birthdays ) if > they work and where they work, what their job is, > their local pub, their interests and pastimes, > based on this whether your assumption is correct > or not, it is only what you have to go by. xxxxxxxxxx I am beginning to be a bit worried now about all this. It isn't just the person who is wanting help who is potentially at risk, it is the person offering it if they have to go into somebody's house. There is no way whatever to tell what somebody is like from their posts on a forum, as young people who have been groomed on the internet by perverts pretending to be teenagers will attest. I'm beginning to think it is better just to let good neighbourliness take its course without any attempt to formalise it.

What a frightening experience. Glad you were both OK. There is a post somewhere on the forum about the reindeer in ED, but the Christmas Fair or whatever it was has been and gone now and I was away, so I don't know if it ever happened. There was supposed to be some sort of procession, then Santa's Grotto in the covered market with live reindeer. WL+P, do you think you could put a space between your paragraphs (hit the enter button to do that), your posts are very hard to read? Ta :)

Did you call the police? Clearly someone with their hand in your letterbox is not looking for anybody.

citizenED Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And all this hassle to replace just 42" of pipe. > God be Jesus. xxxxxxx Forgive my stupidity if that was a joke, but surely 42" is the diameter of the pipe, not its length? (Though seems very big!)

I think Option 1 seems sensible. I don't think having a load of people being temporary coordinators would work. Anybody potentially needing help could be given the names/phone numbers of two nearby people, in case the first wasn't available. However there is still the issue of CRB checking etc.. Apart from anything else it would give peace of mind to the people requiring the help.

computedshorty Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Several members have now put forward their > readiness to help their immediate neighbours, it > is a shame that nobody has come forward to make > the list so that it is at least available > somewhere. > > I have added the names of those that have > indicated that they are available in an emergency > only. > > If your name is on the list and if you are still > available to help, would you copy and paste this > list into a new reply and type below the heading > after your name, where you are available to help > and the help offered. > > Please add anything that might help, and any more > willing add your title > > Volunteer.....................Area of > help........................Help in > Snow...........Shopping............Lifts.......Vis > iting > computedshorty...Lordship Ln > Goodrich/Crystal.......Make Tea > Alec John Moore > zeban > Pugwash > ryedalema > espellii > caro ed > Lucyd30 > JS33 > Sue xxxxxxxxxx Are you wanting us to post our information on here? Who is going to coordinate this? Sorry but I have lost track because there is more than one thread. Wasn't there also an issue about CRB checking, which not everybody will have had done? Will there be crossover with other voluntary helpers which needs to be sorted out first?

Computed and Tony, your posts are very interesting but almost impossible to read because of the mass of text all crammed together. Please don't take this the wrong way, but might it be possible to have more paragraphs and a space between them?

PeckhamRose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- And a man at > the fitness thingies sat still and witnessed two > robins eat peanuts from my black gloved hand. xxxxxx Brilliant! I'm sure you know this PR, but in case anybody else doesn't, you shouldn't let birds have access to whole peanuts at any time when they may be feeding their young, as young birds can choke on them. In a wire feeder is fine as they can only get a bit out at a time.

I'm also CRB cleared.

I've been having the same problem, never happened before the server upgrade (though I've been using a different browser for the last couple of months, but surely Firefox should be OK?) Doesn't happen with any other sites.

Thanks Ladymuck, that's the message I've had a few times, and as you say only since the upgrade - does seem to be a problem at the server end rather than at our end then.

Eh? I hope that's not a virus (6)

I ventured out today, a bit dizzy and weak but not needing to lie down. Wonder if it is a variant of flu and hit me less hard because I had a flu jab? I usually get these things harder and longer than everyone else, much to my embarrassment when I was working .....

Yeh about to start on the wine :))

Three days sounds better than weeks - though having taken to my bed yesterday I am still bundled up in a duvet on the sofa scarcely able to make a cup of tea (pause for noises of sympathy) :D