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How can you be sure it was from there?

I've found phoning them to be effective. The central complaints people, not the delivery office. They investigated and got back to me. I wouldn't think your MP would be too happy if you hadn't gone down the Royal Mail complaints route first.

Have you reported to the police, because they are presently proactively investigating a similar recent local theft in the North Cross Road area. Same MO, opened boxes dumped in a nearby road. This is the person who stole a parcel in Ulverscroft Road. The police are apparently happy for the photos to be shared. Please contact them if you recognise him. Sorry don't know how to remove duplicate screenshot.

The thing is, it's not about "cyclists" or "drivers", is it? It's about some people's lack of consideration for other people and disregard of the "rules", or perhaps just being in a bubble where they are unaware of what is happening around them - or are aware but don't care. Or are angry about something else, or just generally angry. Those things presumably don't just affect their behaviour when cycling or driving, but they do affect other people directly and potentially more dangerously in those situations. I appreciate that it's tempting to vent one's wrath on here and elsewhere about particular incidents you have witnessed or which have affected you, and I've done it myself, but it's not going to change anything, is it? What "causes" some people to be like that in the first place is a whole other issue, of course ....

Are you drunk? 😀 I like your reason for editing your post, btw. Though maybe you should have stuck to what was there before 😂

The OP says the road is presently one way, so presumably there are temporary traffic lights at each end? Is it possible that the lights were out of phase so that the cyclist did in fact go through a green light but the lights at the car end changed to green before the cyclist reached the end of the road?

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Profuse apologies. It was made by a human. Is that better? 😂

I hope the Peckham branch have taken appropriate action. I would have thought unnecessarily asking for somebody's personal details in the course of his job would warrant immediate dismissal. But also, he could just go and get a similar job somewhere else. Presumably he won't get a reference from the Halifax, but there are probably ways round that, unless all the banks have some sort of list which they circulate of people to avoid, which I doubt.

The entrance opposite the skate park was closed very recently when I passed it. To the best of my knowledge the nesting season is over now, and I have no idea why it's all taking so long. It's very annoying for those of us who used that entrance to go for a walk in the woods.

Was this a local Halifax branch? Also, could your daughter change her phone number etc, or would that cause too many complications?

No need to be specific. Just the type of crime.

What was the "very serious and violent" crime?

I'm with Octopus, and I have no idea what to do either. Finding it hard to get my head around it all. They seem to have a 15 month fix with no exit fees, however I'm not sure if I exited whether I could just revert to whatever I'm on at the moment, or whether I might find that whatever that is might no longer be an available option. I tend to just heat whatever room I'm in and/or use a heated throw. And use the microwave where possible unless I've got an oven full of stuff which I can then freeze most of.

??? I feel really weak and dizzy, I don't think it's a good idea at all to be out. And my vitamin D level is actually much too high. Last time I had blood tests, my GP told me to stop taking vitamin tablets. But thanks for your concern! I appreciate the advice, but I only came on here to see if other people had similar symptoms!

Thanks for that, ianr. I must have passed it, but not really noticed it. I also had no idea that Ruskin Park extended so far in that direction.

Didn't go there much in the bright yellow days! Maybe Play Your Cards Right was happening all over East Dulwich! Another pub changed out of all recognition! It became The Magnolia, then briefly (and oddly) The Patch, and now The Lordship seems very well established after a very rocky start with the food and service.

People are weird everywhere 🤣

I bloody hate "grab". It used to mean "snatch" (not in its ruder sense) as in snatch and grab, and now it's just used all the time instead of "get" or "collect". eg "I'll come and grab them later" or "can I grab a cup of tea?" Also "Up for grabs" GRRRR

Sorry to be so dim, but where is the Carnegie Library, and what is the Hub? Is this where the local history centre is on Walworth Road, where there was a fire, or is that something different? Is there a website?

Surely The Castle isn't about to go trendy? I sincerely hope not. The CPT was my local. I loved it. We started our Singarounds there, in that tiny space which used to be on the right. Then they outgrew it and we moved to the larger space on the left. That was in the days when the bar was in the middle of the pub. We went to the quizzes sometimes as well, but generally just went for a pint or two. There were always the same people in there, it was great. Adam the manager was a really nice guy, but left under sad circumstances (nothing to do with the pub). And I once admired one of the bar people's tee shirt (from Little Miss Sunshine) and he said he had worked on the movie 😮 And next time I went in, he gave it to me 😮 The Great Exhibition is OK, but it is nothing at all like the CPT was. Sorry, I burble on as long when I write as I do when I talk. I thought it was The Castle that had Play Your Cards Right, in Jenny's day? In fact someone told me recently they still did that, don't know if that's true

Does the curry club still exist? The photography group definitely still does. When you say you would like to set up a group, do you mean a specific interest group, or resurrect the forum drinks? Whatever, possibly a first step would be to start a new thread on here putting forward your idea, to see how many people would be interested? In 2008 my partner Nygel and I did that, to see if anybody would be interested in coming to a local folk club if we set one up. Luckily, some people were! And we met with them in a local pub to discuss ideas! Sixteen years, a very steep learning curve and several venues later, with many twists and turns along the way, a lot of hard work, and help from a lot of lovely people, we are still running it. And now there is another folk club (not ours) just up the road! So anyway, great oaks from little acorns (aka a post on here) grow! Or something. PS Hope your move went well and you are settling in!

Yes, today, it was still negative.

Well, I was interested. It's a thread about Franklins, FFS. Many people are probably not interested in many posts on the forum, but they don't feel the need to announce it to everybody, especially not so rudely.