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red devil Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >> If you live in a communal block of flats and > decide to deadlock the main entrance door, make > sure the door can be opened in a panic situation > e.g. fire escape, this might be a condition of > your buildings insurance...you could leave a key > in the communal hallway, but make sure it's not on > view to would-be burglars! xxxxxx Can I second this - one of my brothers very nearly died recently because he was in a new girlfriend's flat one night, the flat caught fire, they couldn't see anything for smoke, when he finally reached the front door he found that it was deadlocked with no key in it. They managed to smash their way out of a back window (I think) but were marooned on a small balcony with no way out. Luckily neighbours heard them shouting and called the fire service. They both had to go to hospital (smoke inhalation etc). If there hadn't been a balcony, they would have had it. I'm concerned at these posts above because I often work at home, but I often don't deadlock the door when I'm working because my remote working cryptocard is on my keyring - think I will have to make some changes ....

(6) :)) Thanks AOL! OK thanks for letting me know.

Tony.London Suburbs Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > He is white, of slim build, about 6ft tall and > with brown hair. > > Most of the attacks were carried out at North > Dulwich and East Dulwich stations > > There's a helpful description. xxxxxxx There was a picture of him in one of the free papers Edit: Oooops sorry Eliza hadn't seen your post :-$

There are several threads on this forum about mice in ED, including the best ways to get rid of them. I have them at the moment, probably because my house is absolutely filthy Mick Mac (or more likely because they have come in from the cold, plus my neighbour had them). :))

I definitely agree they need dividing, and great minds etc I was going to suggest the same thing, but I can't see the point of going into one section only to have to then select another subsection, I think they would be better all as main sections. Or at least, have "recommended" as a main section and "offered and wanted" as another, with the latter split into subsections. ?

I have got around 400 "new reply" messages in my inbox this morning. Trying to identify actual emails I need to deal with is an absolute nightmare. They seem to be historical as they include "new private messages" which aren't there. What on earth is going on? Is this just me, or is it happening to others as well? (6)

Mikecg Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bring back smoking in pubs! xxxxxxxxxxxx NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-S It was really vile coming home with your hair and clothes stinking of ashtrays, quite apart from having to sit in a choking cloud of smoke when you were there. And that's from someone who used to smoke 40 a day (60 a day at weekends). Best thing that ever happened, the no smoking laws. Well, maybe that's a slight exaggeration, but best thing that ever happened to my pub experiences, anyway. Apart from CAMRA. :)-D

I know the "wanted etc" section is popular, but nearly 5,000 new threads today? Shomething wrong Shurely :))

Keef Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Except it's not in ED. > > xxxxx Hoopers is a stone's throw from Goose Green/Lordship Lane - may not have an SE22 postcode but Ivanhoe Road is a hell of a lot nearer than many places which do! At least for those of us living in the North Cross Road area! :)-D Edited to say: And a more pleasant space to have a pint than many of them, plus more choice of ales.

blinder999 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > an article in The Guardian sums it up nicely for > me: > >> Telling the magazine that he was asked why he did > not give "credit" to God, Attenborough added: > "They always mean beautiful things like > hummingbirds. I always reply by saying that I > think of a little child in east Africa with a worm > burrowing through his eyeball. The worm cannot > live in any other way, except by burrowing through > eyeballs. I find that hard to reconcile with the > notion of a divine and benevolent creator xxxxxxxxxxx Yes. It's also like when people give thanks and credit to God for the good things that happen to them/others, but don't seem to think that he (sorry, He) has anything to do with the bad things. Or if someone is rescued alive from a disaster it's a miracle and due to God, especially if they prayed to be rescued, but the zillions who were killed are nothing to do with him/Him, even though it's a pretty safe bet many of them were praying to be rescued too. Weird.

Or notch even :)

Angel of the Morning - P.P.Arnold (and a zillion others .....)

How has this thread escaped the usual moving to the lounge???

trumantowers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > get down Hoopers. ?2 a pint on guest ales and is > actually the best pub in east dulwich. xxxxxxx Get down Hoopers on Friday night and you'll not only have cheap and good ale but the legendary Wizz Jones doing two sets with his son Simeon as well :)

woofmarkthedog Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Grrrrr.....if you like JWS pubs ...good luck to > you pound a pint an all that.......however not > f'me.....the mutts in there don,t taste so good > when you lick 'em............grrrrr now you might > have to pay a lil' more to get a tastier bone > elsewhere on the manor...but it's usually got a > better pedigree ........wooff...snrrrr xxxxx Was it you who picked up Geoffrey my dog brooch, well more furry dog head with a safety pin attached really, on Christmas Eve? If so, can I have him back, because the people who made him aren't making any more, and I miss him :-$ I knew I shouldn't have taken him to Christingle - not that he ever got there, he fell off my jumper on the way :-S

I have lived in ED on and off since 1991. I don't like all the changes, and I can't believe some of the prices charged in some of the shops, but on the whole I would say it has changed for the better. When I first moved here there wasn't a single pub I liked to drink in, and now there are loads. The "best" restaurant was the Dulwich Tandoori, and now I haven't been in there for years because there are so many other better choices. I feel very comfortable here and I do think there is a community feel. However I also think there are various distinct and quite large communities which aren't apparent from a walk down Lordship Lane, but only when you go to a "birds of a feather" type of event :) And those communities don't all fit with the "trendy" "youngish" description above. I was brought up in South London (not here) but I hadn't lived in London for a very long time before moving to ED, so I can't compare it to other areas of London. But it must be quite rare in London to know many of your neighbours and to walk down the main street and generally meet someone you know. Which is really nice. And the music scene round here has really expanded, which is great! :)

It's My Party - Lesley Gore Oooops, showing my age :))

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Wetherspoons are the f*cking pits, end of xxxxxx I say, quids, that's a bit harsh :)) Some Wetherspoons are not bad, though admittedly the food is crap.

Yep, there are now 99p store posters in the window of the Camberwell Green Woollies. The Clarks factory shop at the Elephant has also become a 99p store. I was in there last week and they had some great bargains, hurrah. Edited as stupidly mixed up Rye Lane and Camberwell, oops :-$

halicon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Be aware and stay > on busy streets! xxxxxxxx Unfortunately that's not always feasible, is it. Sounds like a very scary experience, but luckily rare I should say. I'm also somewhat surprised by the flippancy of some of the posts in response to the OP. I'm all for humour, but I wouldn't have thought it was warranted in this particular case? :-$

There has been press publicity about this in the past - they're not a bona fide charity or whatever they claim to be. And the stuff they sell is substandard rubbish.

All you need is love - Beatles

Don't think it's a tangent microbite. I agree with all you say, and it's surely relevant to the OP? I could rant on for ages about organised religion, but - erm - I won't :)) But yes - the Bible - translated, mistranslated, misheard (blessed are the cheesemakers), words and actions of, say, Jesus misunderstood and misinterpreted, bits discarded (Gospel of Thomas? Gospel of the Essenes? Don't know enough about it so I may be wrong), bits clearly relevant only to the culture of the times taken as gospel (hoho), I should post on this when I haven't had two glasses of wine at some ungodly (:))) hour of the morning. The mind always tries to explain the mystery which there's no way it can get hold of.

I think it was ?11.95, but that was for about half a plate of roast lamb, loads of roast potatoes, loads of delicious red cabbage (I don't usually like red cabbage but this changed my mind!), gravy - we thought that was it, then the waitress brough a huge dish of carrots and peas, both properly cooked ie not overcooked. Neither of us could finish it, and we're both hearty eaters :))

LegalEagle-ish Wrote: > > I challange any athiest or agnostic to complete > the Alpha course and not change their thinking. > xxxxx When I first moved to Brighton, in the nineties, I lodged with a Christian couple who were heavily involved with running the local Alpha course. However they stopped trying to persuade me to attend when they were basically unable to give me satisfactory answers to my very simple questions (such as, how their God of "Love" condemns people to hell for not believing in Jesus. Or, how "Thou shalt not kill" sits with Christians fighting in wars eg WWII, where forgive me if I am wrong, but there were army and navy etc chaplains. And, er, where Christians were killing people.) My then partner, however, on one of his weekend visits prior to moving down too, did agree to go to an Alpha meeting. They were delighted. Until he started asking searching questions at the meeting, which none of the leaders could answer. They didn't invite him back. This was years ago, and I am still in touch with the couple concerned, who are still heavily into the church. They are lovely people. But we don't discuss religion any more :)