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Why have the references to bomb damage in East Dulwich been removed from this thread, as some of the photos show bomb damage and there was a discussion about it at the official opening yesterday?

London bomb damage map

I started a thread about gas and electricity suppliers, because I have just switched back to Eon from British Gas having checked out all the tariffs (though I think the particular tariff I went for may have been withdrawn now) Read here! You have to bear in mind opening offers (eg Amazon vouchers or cash), length of contract and cancellation charges as well as the monthly direct debit.

Looking forward to the grand opening tonight :)

But it deffo was one of the best threads of all time :))

I suspect it's easy to grow, prolific cropper, looks good in the box and has good resistance to disease, weather changes, etc etc Flavour not considered crucial. Bit like those massive flowers they breed for size and colour etc but totally lose all the scent.

:) And two minutes later, as well :)

ksh Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I can't believe one has been pinched already. So > sad. xxxxxxx That's terrible.

The Co-op have some at the moment called Sweet Eve, not the best I've ever tasted but a zillion times better than Elsanta which was all Sainsbury's had on Friday. The Co-op seem to be expanding their range of different foods, which is good - and the shelves were plentifully stocked this morning.

Yes, the clue is in the title of the thread " NEW Co-op store" - ie, the Co-op store on Lordship Lane that used to be Somerfield. And yes they also stock fresh basil.

prdarling Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Smiling at the idea of Missus trying to find > celeriac in there. It was only a year ago that > they looked blankly at you if you asked for > garlic. > > It's absolutely rubbish. Virtually every shelf of > anything fresh is 3/4 empty most of the time. It > always reminds me of when you used to see shops in > Moscow during the Cold War - endless queues, not a > scrap of fresh food. > > It's scruffy, badly stocked, badly run and an > eyesore to boot xxxxxx It was like this until very recently, but in the last few weeks it has been transformed. Have you been in there lately? And they've always sold garlic.

HeidiHi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ditto Dulwichmum and Sue, I would never ever ever > leave my child alone at home, never mind abroad! > That in my eye is neglect as they were all > extremely young and it was foolish to leave them > alone. > If they wanted nights out without the childen then > they should have left them with family members at > home or hired a babysitter ( not a baby listener), > but to leave two babies and a young girl alone in > a room when they were not even on the premises was > wrong on all levels. xxxxxxx Exactly. A child can be sick and choke, wander and fall, try to find their parents, quite apart from being emotionally distressed at calling for their parents and they don't come. What sort of parent knowing those risks (and these were doctors, for God's sake) leaves their children anyway? And not just as a one-off, but night after night? And not just in a familiar room, but in a strange place? It beggars belief.

david_carnell Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > dulwichmum Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > @David Carnell. > > > > You mis-understand me. The McCann's should be > > prosecuted for abandonment at least. What do > you > > suppose would have happened there if they had > not > > been white middle class? This is all about lazy > > parenting, not empowerment and exercise. My > kids > > walk to school every day. Why can't parents > take > > their responsibility seriously and walk with > them? > > I didn't misunderstand you. You crow-barred in a > ridiculous comparison. I'm not going to move this > discussion off its topic with a blow-by-blow > account of the McCann incident but I could not > disagree more. Nothing more than a terrible > accident. > xxxxxxxxx A terrible accident? Leaving a three year old alone night after night in an unlocked, dark and unfamiliar apartment with two younger children? And even when by their own admission she had been crying for them the night before she disappeared? Whatever happened, and we may never know, it could have been avoided if the parents hadn't been more concerned with going out to get pissed than looking after their little children, and yes the McCanns should have been prosecuted for abandonment/neglect.

grogtanian Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes flat caps were a class thing - which made them > a Northern thing. > > (Boltonian) xxxxxxx Eh? Loads of people in the South used to wear flat caps, including my grandfather who was a fisherman in Weymouth :)

Ladymuck Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > - you > missed out. You too Sue and OliviaDee. xxxxxxxx Sadly, can't be in two places at once :))

Oh no :-S

Thanks James - that iPhone thing sounds great. Only wish I could afford an iPhone :))

Having read all the above, on balance I am glad I decided to go to the free World Music festival in Horniman Gardens yesterday instead :) Great bands, decent food, interesting craft stalls, dance stuff (don't know what that was as it was in the conservatory), kids' activities ......

I think in Sarf Lahndon flat caps would have been more of a class thing.

I've been to two world music festivals this weekend, one in Victoria Park in Bethnal Green and one in the park next to the Horniman, and at both, they had people going round all afternoon litterpicking. Though it's sad that they had to - why do people think they can just leave their litter for others to pick up?

Apologies for starting a new thread, but I can't find the original one where people were asked their opinions on proposed "art" for the wall near the electricity substation in North Cross Road. Just seen the photos they've put up there of old East Dulwich, I think they're really interesting and appropriate, thanks to whoever has put them up. A zillion times better than those stylised flower things which were originally going to be put up there!

OliviaDee Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > > > >'Make sure the quilt is not twisted'. > > > >but Sue that's the bit i never manage. that and > not ending up inside the cover along with the > quilt. do it love it when you find that missing > sock down in the corner though. xxxxxx If you find any of my socks, let me know, I have a whole pile of single socks :)) If you lay the quilt down flat as well (if there's space) before you start, so its top end is next to the quilt cover bottom end, if you see what I mean, it helps it not to get twisted. But yeh, must admit, putting on quilt covers is not my favourite thing either .....

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So a bloke mentions vandalism of local childrens > playground apparatus which is not yet fully > constructed. > > And people complain about: > - well that's not a REALLY serious issue/crime, > not worthy of mention on the forum > - the WAY that he mentions the vandalism > and they insult him. > > Pretty weird. xxxxxxxx Don't you think PGC's suggestion that calling the police would have been a good idea was a useful one?

:))

I use Orange. Haven't had any problems today. However sadly I don't have an iPhone :))