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HonaloochieB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Sorry to be spellist Sedgewick but I think you'll > find it's Grauniad. xxxxxx :))

igline1 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Orange are also in the process of > completing their merger with t-mobile but this > won't be finished until next year. xxxxxxx That's strange because I had a text from Orange last week saying that I could now use the signal from both Orange and T-Mobile.

The traffic's often less bad on a Friday evening because people leave work early so it peaks earlier than on weekday nights.

csaddleton Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > it's not even december yet.... xxxxxxx And the florist at Goose Green has Christmas trees outside already :X

OutOfFocus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have had a number of varifocals - they are quite > good but I find for serious reading or computer > use you need dedicated glasses. Otherwise you > spend your whole life adjusting your head > position..... xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I haven't found that at all, I use varifocals all the time :) The spex are fine for all uses. The only time I need separate glasses is for driving in dim light or at night when I am wearing varifocal contact lenses, but that is only because my left eye is slightly adjusted for reading so the driving glasses corrects it back - but still varifocal.

puzzled Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > god, you people are appalling. xxxxxxxx That's a nice post, thanks :)

anabonbon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Today I saw a little girl shoplifting at the > thrift store with her Mom (presumably). > She whispered, 'here, put this watch in the bag' > and did this with a couple of items and with very > little shame. > I chose not to say, 'Little girl, it's not okay to > steal and be dishonest, and it adds more ugliness > to the world', regretfully,but I was quite shocked > and didn't fancy a scene in the charity shop nor > feel like being righteous today. Don't know why I > mentioned it- I guess it's a pretty regular way of > life for some folks. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx What charity shop has watches for sale? If you saw people shoplifting, why didn't you say something to an assistant?

tamblynhirst Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > As we all are aware the Arethusa trip approaches > on january 10th. xxxxxxxx Eh? I should think only a very very small number of the people reading this have any idea what "the Arethusa trip" is. Why not speak directly to the Head Teacher of the school, who surely is in more of a position to do something about your complaint than anybody on the forum?

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have gambled on the online route and bought > glasses and lenses for ?120 from lensway. > > I have not gone for the verifocals at the mo until > i get the online versions and give then a try, so > i'm not getting the "reading" part of the > prescription. > > Online is fantastically easy and they cope with > any prescription (except prism). > > Obviously you don't get to try them before you > buy, but there is a free return if not satisfied. > > > If no good I'll have to go for the mega expensive > verifocals. B) xxxxxxx Varifocals are not mega expensive online though :)

Oh well fair enough, but I find it odd that eye strain could cause you to vomit.

sedgewick Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No joke, it is rather worrying as I'm experiencing > this quite frequently now. xxxxxxxxx If you are actually vomiting it does not sound like something an optician could sort, and if it was me I'd be hammering on my GP's door asking for an urgent second opinion. Has your GP not given you any diagnosis at all?

sedgewick Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > I Think I now need glasses, I keep getting this > problem where I cant see or focus on anything and > everything I look at has a frosted look to it. > When my sight returns to normal I get a really bad > migraine headache and I vomit. > > I have spoken to my Doctor who seemed to look at > me as I were making it all up. > > An optician is my next port of call. > > Anyone else had this sort of terrifying > experience? xxxxxx I suggest you see another GP - ASAP :-S ETA: Unless you're joking

concita Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- They are expensive if you chose the > various options the optician offers, whisch is > reactive to light, extra light, extra clear, > scratch proof etc.. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Spex4Less also often has offers on these - my varifocals are light reactive. I paid ?125 in all in May 2008 - was ?85 plus ?40 for the reactive coating or whatever it is.

The Minkey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >> > The birds are back in my garden at last. This > morning I looked out to see fourteen parakeets, > one greater spotted woodpecker and the jay :-) xxxxxxxx You lucky so and so, all I get are zillions of sparrows, a robin, blackbirds and the odd great or blue tit. And the occasional very fat pigeon :))

I wear varifocal specs, and also varifocal contact lenses. I also have astigmatism. I tried monovision for the lenses and couldn't get used to it. The varifocal lenses are slightly adjusted so that one eye is weighted for reading and one for distance, but it's not as pronounced a difference as the monovision lenses were, and I don't really notice it except when driving at night or in dim light, when I wear driving glasses to correct the reading eye for distance. I get my spex on the internet from spex4less (but then I'm not vain and don't want designer frames :)) ) They have a system to get the varifocal lenses right. I did have to send the first lot back but it was no hassle, they corrected them free. My optician was horrified but they are fine and they cost about twopence :)) I also get my lenses on the internet, identical make and prescription for half the price I would pay at the optician. You do have to shop around though and the cheapest option depends on the make and prescription so where I get mine might not be cheapest for someone else. I find the varifocal spex are fine for driving, including at night. I've had no problem with headlight reflection or anything else. ETA: Varifocals are very weird when you first start wearing them, but in my experience you soon get used to them. Some people might have to persevere maybe. But I remember when I was a student learning about experiments which were done with people wearing different kinds of lenses, including ones which completely reversed everything so they were seeing things upside down, and the brain after a while compensates for it so that things are perceived "normally". Strange but true :) ETA: Hey Mickmac, enough of the "decrepit", I feel ancient enough without having it pointed out that if I wear varifocals I must have one foot in the grave :))

goose91 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I want to know what eater81 thinks about the > piece. > > > Eater81 was banned from the form for voicing his > opinion on this piece. xxxxxxxx Registered and made a first post just to say that? Strange :))

Tarot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Didnt like there noisy jerk festivals, I would > like to have seen something for kids, maybe a giant Teddy bears picnic xxxxxxxxxx There were lots of kids at all the outdoor events at the Horniman which I have been to, including the jerk ones, and they all seemed to be enjoying themselves (as did the adults) without any teddy bears in evidence :) If you don't like loud music, then go somewhere else that afternoon :))

They won't shut the Horniman, there would be an outcry. And a lot of money has just been spent on refurbishing it.

That's good news - bad that the police didn't tell you though - have they offered victim support to you and your children tibby?

zeban Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- The police are not the people you ask about the law funnily enough, look > at all of the unlawful things police officers have > done over the years. It's a solicitor you need to > ask xxxxxxx I once used a solicitor who was subsequently found guilty of fraudulent practices and ended up in prison, so I don't think you can use this argument :)) Some bad apples in every profession, I'm afraid. Perhaps a lawyer on the forum would like to comment on the legality or otherwise of Celestial displaying the photo in the window, rather than everybody making assumptions.

HAL9000 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I see what you mean - your free offers are aimed > at the genuinely poor or disadvantaged? > xxxxxxx No - I have been grateful to take advantage of free things offered on the forum, and I wouldn't call myself poor or disadvantaged, though probably more than a lot of people in ED :)) As I said, I would rather they went to people who were going to make use of them personally, and also preferably to people who use the forum for more than just snapping up freebies. But this all seems like a bit of a re-run of the Kimzy (?) thread ....

Well exactly - PMs can cover a multitude of sins (not including you of course PGC :)) )

Because other things being equal, I'd rather my things went to someone who genuinely wanted them, rather than someone who was going to sell them on. In the case above, there were no pleasantries in any of the posts this person had responded to, just something along the lines of "I'll have this, phone me on ******* And as someone else has pointed out above, some of these people seem to be waiting to pounce immediately a "free" thread starts, so that they get in before anybody else has had a chance to see it. I think the problem to me is, as I think for Louisiana, that this is a local community forum, not an offshoot of eBay, and this kind of behaviour just doesn't seem to me to be consistent with the spirit of that.

I've just seen this interesting thread. I think I agree with Louisiana. I recently offered a couple of small items free. I only had one reply, but I didn't recognise the name, so I looked up their previous posts. I found that the only times they had ever posted was to say that they wanted free stuff which was on offer. I too wondered how many PMs they had sent for the same reason which wouldn't show up on the forum. I am torn between thinking that if I can't make use of something does it really matter who it goes to, and feeling a bit miffed that some people are apparently only using this forum for what they can get out of it. I did ask this person if he was a dealer, and he denied it, but it all seemed a bit odd to me. I still have the stuff though so I probably just shot myself in the foot :))

DIY shop near Green and Blue in Lordship Lane sells coal and kindling. Garden centres (eg Shannons in Forest Hill) and places like Homebase or B&Q also usually do. ETA: Anyone with an open fire who needs a fender? I have one for sale (it's too long for my fireplace), haven't got round to advertising it yet :) It's thirties, copper on top, ?30. :) PM me for a pic :)