Sue

There's a piece about the Concrete House in the November issue of Southwark Life. Extract: " Allowed to fall into decay by its previous owner, the house was reclaimed by the courts and handed over to the council and is now being restored with registered social landlord Hyde Housing for use as homes." It doesn't mention the "new" Concrete House.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The guys that have come to me have not claimed it > was for Charity > > They say they are just starting out and trying to > make a go of things. > > But there always seem to be in groups. > Which makes me think it is organised. > > I did once buy some dusters. They were crap. > Really Bad. xxxxxxxxx The story I used to get was that it was a company providing work for previously unemployed people. I haven't got time to look this up, but there have deffo been forum threads about it in previous years, with links to stuff on the net confirming the dubious nature of these people's claims. And whatever/whoever they are, the stuff they are selling is not worth anything like the price they ask for it.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Look on the bright side JohnL - you're sorted if > you need mobile phone accessories, yams, or hair > extensions. xxxxxxxx :)) I agree with many of the posts above - I can't see how a tube would be any different in practice from the existing overground to London Bridge, from where as has been pointed out you can easily get to Charing Cross (or Waterloo, or Cannon Street) by an easy overground interchange - or else, easily get onto the tube network if you need to. OP, even if you lived somewhere with a tube station, that doesn't mean you'd necessarily have easy access to whatever tube station you're aiming for - depends what line/s the station you're starting from is on, grammar. ETA: Didn't you check out the transport options before you moved here?

I have noticed the apparently brighter Autumn leaf colours as well, and not sure whether it is because of different varieties being planted or something to do with climate change.

This door to door selling of crap dishcloths etc has been discussed on the forum before - don't buy, basically. Someone is making money out of this, but not the people actually knocking on doors, I guess.

wjfox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In my experience, the 176 is extremely unreliable. > xxxxxxxxx Depends what time you're travelling. If you're wanting to go just on buses, to avoid the long 12 detour round Peckham, you can bus hop to the Elephant and then pick up the 12 there to Oxford Circus, though I hate travelling on bendy buses and personally wouldn't go via that route.

Twirly Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks Sue - am tempted to drive, as there will be > three of us going, one of whom may be travelling > from Herne Hill. And don't mind a short walk if > we've got to park a little way from the park > itself. Just don't know that area at all. > xxxxxxx I advise you look it up on a map rather than just relying on my directions - I do that drive quite often but I might have missed out a road somewhere :)) ETA: There is a small carpark in the park but it's normally closed after dark, and there are parking restrictions in force on the main roads around it I think, don't know what time they finish, if they do.

lofty23 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have heard Blackheath have only half their > funding this year so may not be as good as usual xxxxxxxx Given local government cuts I'm amazed there are any fireworks at all.

pebbles Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think today was a particularly bad day > obviously. I'm on Friern Rd and after the green > bins had been collected (which basically is full > of nappies) there were 3 nappies left in the > middle of the road. Obviously I picked them up > and put back into bin but still - pretty > disgusting. xxxxxxx Not being funny, but don't you wrap the soiled nappies in something before you put them in the bin? Bit hard on the people who empty the bin if not?

Do you really need to mention your "prestigious background"? I find that offputting rather than probably what you intended (and please don't be offended, but if it was that prestigious you wouldn't be needing to put round flyers, would you?). Would it not be better just to let people know your website address and then let them be suitably impressed for themselves? I don't think 100 is going to give you much of an idea if you're putting them through doors - that's about one smallish street's worth! Would you not be better seeing if beauty salons etc (which don't do haircuts but which have customers looking to make themselves look good) would take them? And - you really do need to make sure that everything you put into the public domain - flyers, website etc - has been looked over by somebody who can spell etc.. I know poor spelling doesn't make you a poor stylist, but it really does give a very bad impression of your attention to detail.

The problem with flyering every house, apart from the time and expense involved, is that you are not targeting your prospective customers, you are taking a scattergun approach which will result in probably 99% of your flyers being binned. I don't have a solution for your particular business but apart from a presence on the EDF, which you have, your website needs to come up when someone googles eg hairdresser in east dulwich, or hairstylist in south london, and I reckon you'd be better spending your money on that. You could also try to get some editorial in the local press, or put an ad in SE22 magazine. PS If you are the local stylist who has all that music on their website, I have to say I found it so irritating I didn't look any further, but probably I am not your target customer :))

Twirly Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- the Southwark one in Southwark Park (which I'm > not sure about as I don't know the area, and am > not sure how to get to and from - any advice > anyone?) xxxxxx You can get a train from ED to South Bermondsey, and one entrance to Southwark Park is a shortish walk from there. ETA: Though I don't know which part of the park the fireworks will be in. ETA: If you're driving (though parking there might be difficult) it's down to the Old Kent Road, across, then down the road next to the restaurant where the Chinese Elvis used to appear towards Surrey Quays. Turn right at the T junction, under the railway bridge, down to a roundabout and the park entrance (well, one of them) is just off the first exit.

Keef Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Cuts happened. > > Went to Brockwell for the first time last year, > and thought it was pony. Really badly organised, > and dangerous bottle necks. xxxxxxxx Yeh but the actual fireworks were great, Keef :) I agree re the organisation, it was impossible to get out of the park afterwards and once you did there were hundreds of people trying to cross the main road with no proper provision for it.

Good on you for turning things around, untamed stylist

Maybe the shoplifting rate would be even higher without the CCTV .....

RosieH Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There are more things in heaven and earth, > Horatio, but Sue, my understanding is that to date > there is absolutely no evidence to suggest that > reiki offers anything more than placebo. > > I'm willing to be convinced otherwise if you can > offer some proof of its efficacy (and I reiterate, > I think placebo effect is massively powerful). xxxxxxxxx I've got no particular interest in spending time googling stuff in order to prove a point :) I was not expecting somebody putting their hands on my head to relieve a severe headache I had had all day, so I do not agree it's a placebo effect. With Reiki and other forms of healing you often feel heat, for a start. If you are sensitive you can also sense energy shifts.

david_carnell Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And what do you know Sue? Are you a qualified > medical doctor perhaps, with a minimum of seven > years training? xxxxxxxx No, I studied and taught psychology for eight years which enables me to spot a closed-mind t*sser from a great distance :))

*Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > ETA: I'm sure someone is going to come on and > say > > that Reiki is a load of rubbish. > > > Can I be first? xxxxxxxx And you know - what? - about Reiki that enables you to say that?

Narnia Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >> PS What do you think of reiki, crystal healing and > bach remedies? xxxxxxx Bach remedies are more for emotional issues, though some of them can be effective for physical issues. I think it's highly unlikely that any of them would relieve a cough, though you could try Crab apple, which is cleansing. Had you thought of asking advice at the health shop in Lordship Lane? Can't remember what it's called but it also has a complementary therapy place attached. ETA: I'm sure someone is going to come on and say that Reiki is a load of rubbish. I first came across Reiki in the seventies. I had had an absolutely splitting headache all day. Somebody did Reiki on my head and the headache completely disappeared. As a result of that I actually trained in Reiki myself, though I don't do it much any more. But again, I wouldn't have thought it was suitable for a chronic cough. My bet is on asthma.

silverfox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > What is the trendy shop? If it's doing such a > public service why are you so frightened to name > it? > xxxxxxx It's Celestial. Don't know whether the picture is still displayed in their window, but it certainly was. ETA: Celestial is in Lordship Lane, next to Green and Blue if my memory is right.

Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hmmm. If I owned a shop and went to great expense > to put a large picture of a policeman up in the > shop and it still suffered from shoplifting, what > would I conclude? Well, I could say that: > > - It goes to show that my large picture of a > policeman does not absolutely deter all criminals > (allegedly). > - It does not show that some criminals have not > been deterred by my large picture of a policeman. > - It does not go to show that some criminals will > not be deterred in the future by my large picture > of a policeman. > > And all of it would be logically indisputable. > > Or I could conclude that my large picture of a > policeman was a waste of money. xxxxxxx You could also compare levels of shoplifting before and after you displayed the large picture of a policeman, assuming all other things remained the same. You could also compare levels of shoplifting in similar shops in comparable areas which did and did not display a large picture of a policeman. Your conclusion that the picture was a waste of money does not follow logically from what you have said.

david_carnell Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Karter, your point seems to be that real medicine > is flawed. Yes it is, that?s why we have > scientific method to improve it. The issue with > alternative medicines is not their flaws but their > complete lack of any basis in reality. xxxxxxxxx Have you actually read anything on this thread, or do you just live within your closed-mind bubble 24/7?

pk Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > If the CCTV clearly shows someone shoplifting, > how > > is the shop owner playing judge and jury? > > > > > because they are assessing the evidence and in my > view it isn't for them to do so - that's why we > have a legal system > > who knows whether in practice any CCTV does show > someone shoplifting in relation to the pictures > displayed? xxxxxxx Because - and I'm making assumptions here - the CCTV showed someone removing an item from its place in the shop, the person left the shop, and the item was found to be missing. If the police have been involved and are happy for the pictures to be displayed, then that's good enough for me.

If the CCTV clearly shows someone shoplifting, how is the shop owner playing judge and jury? The evidence is right there to see! I'm all for displaying these pictures, people who steal from shops just mean prices are higher for everyone else.

Huguenot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > :)) > > "you are one of hundreds I'm afraid, no offence > meant" > > That was straight out of 'How to Make Friends and > Influence People' > > *chuckle* xxxxxxxxx I've never claimed to have any social skills :)):-$