Sue

Yes I agree with Louisa and Bob, but hey, what is proposed is better than many of the other possible options and at least a unique building will be staying in ED.

I like these vans! Except I thought it was one van which moved about a bit. It's a red letter day when I spot one :)

James Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I know if I was looking for a builder I would > definitely want one who had knocked someone off > their bike. xxxxxxx :)) But he did redeem the situation :) Snagging, innit .....

Stop Making Sense - Talking Heads

Sorry for posting :-$

It certainly was going to be compulsory at some point, but I can't remember if the government backtracked?

I saw somebody reversing out of Fellbrigg Road into Northcross Road about 10am this morning and making a real pig's ear of it, but I didn't see them hit anything and afraid I couldn't give a description of either the driver or the car because as usual I was in a world of my own :-$ The only reason I noticed was because I thought it was a dangerous thing to do.

Don't think so PeckhamRose. Admittedly I have a crap memory, but I thought they said it would be repainted with some sort of graffiti-washoffable paint, not that the blue paint could be washed off. If the blue paint could be washed off, what would have been the point in putting it there in the first place, or am I missing something here?

You've always had to pay for parking there as far as I know, and last time I was there (ages ago admittedly) it was quite clearly signposted that you had to pay.

dazeykat Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The swifts are here. Soon be summer. xxxxx Yeh just saw them for the first time this evening over Ulverscroft Road, YAY :)

Blimey! The walls of my little Victorian house seem quite thick. Noise doesn't seem to carry through them much, anyway. Only prob with them is that you can't have that insulation that goes inside walls (forgotten what it is called, duh) which I have had in previous places I have lived in.

Marmora Man Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This is a Victorian area - almost by definition > our houses will be energy inefficient. Drafts, > thinning glass in windows, elderly central heating > systems, many chimneys, thin walls. Some actions > can be taken to improve matters but a Victorian > house will never be as energy efficient as a > modern purpose built property with all attendant > technology. > > Beware being told you're well off the mark and ask > what is the best that can be achieved in this sort > of housing stock. xxxxxxx I agree with most of the above, but - thin walls???

Thanks that's useful - maybe I'll go for it then!

:-$ Edited to say: Kingcups aka Marsh Marigolds do look like big buttercups, but it might be a bit late for them at the mo.

Did anybody else get a letter recently from "The UK Carbon Census" saying they were conducting a census in your road? They are basically offering to provide an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) for ?20. They claim to have already done six streets in East Dulwich. They say they can save you money by showing where you can conserve energy. But then they say if you want to use the EPC to sell or rent your house you have to pay them to register it. Is this something useful, or a total scam, or something in between? If it's just recommending "energy-saving lightbulbs, more insulation, draught-proof, condensing boiler" etc I can't see much point in shelling out any money at all.

Hurrah, what a happy ending :)

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > sweetiepie! > > Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May... xxxxxxxx Eh?

kingcup?

Mikecg Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Except there are less wicker men around ED Sue. xxxxx :))

Louise_mckenna Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue seems to think we > live in a village in Sussex. XXXXXX I did used to live in a village in Sussex - Ditchling. I was born and brought up in South London and have lived in East Dulwich for nearly twenty years. I think I'm well able to distinguish Sussex from East Dulwich :) Edited to say: And I feel no more unsafe here than I did in Ditchling.

Nice to discuss things calmly with you too, Louisa :)

Louisa Wrote: > Peckham is one of the fundamental reasons this > area is so sensitive to violent crime. I would not > walk north of Peckham Rye after dark even on a > well lit road such as Rye Lane. It is an unsafe > area xxxxxx And your criteria for an unsafe area are ...... ??

sophiesofa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Do men really get mugged more than women? I don't > know any men that have been mugged but I know > quite a few that women who have. I just don't see > why a mugger would pick a man to mug over a woman. > I think men are more likely to be the victim of > some violent crimes because of things like pub > arguments etc. xxxxxxx My ex was attacked at night by several complete strangers while just walking down the street - in Bristol, not London. He lay on his back and flung his arms out as if to say "go on, give me a good kicking then." It completely threw them, and they left without hurting him at all.

Gnats!!!!!

Mikecg Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ok try fend off a maniac knife weilding crack head > at midnight desperate for a fix and let me know > how you get on. xxxxxxx What a positive contribution to the debate! So this hypothetical maniac (yeh I've noticed ED is crawling with them) would only target women walking by themselves, then?