Sue

Interesting stuff, whatever the explanation :) ETA: Sorry, posted that in response to LegalBeagle's post

legalbeagle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Australians everywhere as they face Cyclone Yasi. > Good luck QL. xxxxxx I have a very good friend who lives in the path of the Cyclone, and have just heard that he and his wife have survived the cyclone, as has his house, but his garden is devastated. Lucky eh. They retreated to a motel inland and after the worst had passed it took them three attempts through floodwater to reach the house to check it, not sure when they will be able to return to their home but looks like they were among the lucky ones.

edcam Wrote: -it reminds me of that unpleasant > Madeleine McCann thread which has thankfully gone > now. xxxxxx That "unpleasant" thread is still in the lounge, and is only "unpleasant" if you find the facts stated in it "unpleasant". I repeat - facts. ETA: Although there were certainly a lot of unpleasant comments from people who did not want to accept the facts.

expat Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > But She is not getting married xxxxxxx Blimey, didn't know she got a Capital Letter, like God :)) Sorry, I mean She!

Ridgley Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We can improve our community with less bitching > and biting on this forum for a start. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sadly bitching and biting are human nature and some people will always bitch and bite whether they are on a forum or not. How others respond to the bitchers and biters is more to the point perhaps.

EDdownunder Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I would love a Waitrose and think the "most people > are vehemently opposed" is plain wrong. The > people's supermarket seems an interesting concept > - although not sure about this volunteering > business - and it will be interesting to have a > look at what its all about on the box. > > People seem a bit worried about chains > infiltrating the lane but since threshers went out > of business we have had an empty shop in a prime > spot without any other chain such as odd-bins or > whatever rushing to take on the lease. I get the > feeling some residents would prefer an empty store > over an evil chain. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXxxx Volunteering is an integral part of the people's supermarket :) That's part of what makes it a community enterprise, surely. The issue of Threshers' empty shop has nothing to do with whether people want a Waitrose, has it? Let's not turn this into another Aspirational Supermarket thread - the issues around Waitrose, M&S etc have already been well rehearsed on James Barber's thread elsewhere.

And there aren't even Seven Oaks any more .....

Tarot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > But it is a pleasant park,albiet it has gone down > hill since the early nineties. > Not so many Rhodedendrams has there used to be. xxxxxxx If there are fewer Rhododendrons (?) I think that's good - horrid brightly coloured shapeless things :))

Also with Firefox tonight, I keep getting timed out before a page has loaded, not happening with any other sites. I get a message "The server is taking too long to respond".

Also with Firefox tonight, I keep getting messages saying "the server is taking too long to respond" and timing me out before a page has loaded.

Lot of problems again tonight. Anyone else? I'm constantly getting this message (no problems on any other websites): The connection has timed out The server at www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk is taking too long to respond. * The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few moments. * If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network connection. * If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.

sillywoman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We had a great street party 8 years ago & there > was a lot of support to make it a regular even. > Sadly the amount Southwark would charge us to > close the road means it is an impossible dream > (the fee was waived for the jubilee). > xxxxxxxx I was involved with providing live music for a street party in Crystal Palace Road last Summer, and there were a number of other street parties on the same day in East Dulwich as it was all part of the Big Lunch. Although I wasn't the organiser, I'm pretty sure Southwark didn't charge us anything to close the road, or at least not so much as to make it impossible to have the party. We held a raffle to cover costs and to put towards this year's street party! Edited to add: I totally agree that ED is a great place to live - indeed, there is another rather more positive thread elsewhere where people give their reasons for thinking the same.

Hope you'll report back on here after the workshop!

mynamehere Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You can find details > of the meeting by clicking here xxxxxxxxxx Where?

No link?

I'm not really interested in contributing to a thread which this particular OP has started, and his "apology" seems to consist of having a go at two regular forum contributors. This forum is a community as well, albeit an online one.

JimJam Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue, how is that helping? Why would you post > that? What is the thread called? I see that > others have been rude as well. > xxxxxxx Because I think the OP is being hypocritical to say the least.

JimJam Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > He > also outlined that this thread was to come up with > solutions, not to have a go at each other. > xxxxxx So why did he have a go at people, then?

hislordshiplane Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I see > that keef and louisian govern this foram - are > rude, post thousands of comments, print private > messages and generally make their own rules. > > i am > sorry - for you lot having to listen to certain > rambles from Keefy and his partner in dullness > Lousiana I am sorry for that too xxxxxxx You certainly know how to bring a community together, don't you :))

He's obviously talking about some other community than "our" community ..... "They" are clearly not "us" .....

That kind of PM is just bullying. Pathetic.

I'd be very interested in being involved in this. I think it's a great concept.

louisiana Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm kind of surprised that the guy (who lives in > Sevenoaks) who wrote "They shoot each other" (and > various other equally interesting pieces of text) > is now starting some thread that certain others > are responding to. Amazing. Really. xxxxxxx Indeed.

Referring to improving "our community" when he lives in Sevenoaks and has been dissing East Dulwich on another thread is a bit much, in my opinion.

edcam's post is not relevant either, so why has that not been removed?