katie1997

when the person serving me in a shop continues to have a conversation on their mobile phone throughout the transaction and doesn't bother to say thank you either! I always say thanks when they give me the change! grrr...

:-S.....or are they doomed from the start?

yes please, please tell us if Dulwich has been filmed for CDWM....I would love to see that episode if so Wonder what the criteria is to get through? It must depend on the 'mix' of people they already have I guess??

...and someone on Barry Road will be missing post this week as I have had two wrongly delivered letters (same house number but that is where the similarity ends - wrong road). I don't know how they can confuse matters... ..and I have received precious little post myself since I moved here :(

We are in an interglacial period of Earth's history;it could get very cold again... www.snowballearth.org

Low carbon?? I think its good that a large energy company is pondering the future of our energy and where we get it from. I know companies are in business to make a profit (otherwise why bother) but they need to listen to government, researchers, the public.....others in their industry and come up with innovative ideas and technologies. Cannot happen on its own.

womanofdulwich - makes me wonder why these people wanted a puppy in the first place. Its so sad to hear about it continually barking (not very nice for it or surrounding people) when it is either indoors or outdoors. I can see you have been given some local advice above so hopefully that helps, I don't know anyone in this area that I could recommend to help other than the Dogs Trust charity. Seems like these people aren't giving the puppy proper exercise or much attention. I hope that things improve and I am glad that there are others out there who are concerned for animal welfare. xxx

..the Bushmills distillery is definitely worth a visit, its in a beautiful part of the world near to Giant's Causeway. I also highly recommend a tour round the Glen Morangie one - and Talisker on Skye. Wish I liked whisky though...I think it tastes nicer in the country of origin. Brother loves Bruichladdich, colleague calls Macallan 'cooking' whisky....seems like its very much down to personal taste.

Fridays are best (tu)

I think I have been gullible where computedshorty is concerned...all those lovely old diary memories from London in the 30's.....do you get this from history books or research? Entertaining posts but...I think you have been busted too! ;-)

...going into WH Smith to buy a newspaper (or anything) and being asked if I want stamps/chocolate/chewing gum too? er....if I wanted those things as well, I am perfectly capable of adding them to my shopping basket..!? so no thanks mr wh smith I don't want stamps/choc/chewing gum. I may not even want to go back to your store for the newspaper at this rate...

Oops didn't see that one or realise it was the same area if I did so guess I shouldn't have started the new thread!!:-$ Thanks so much for your help buggie - that one explains it!!

..okay is it just lately with the bad weather or do regular users of this bus know if it normally takes about half an hour for it to move from outside the Barry Road off-licence to the Peckham Rye green/park around the corner in the mornings? Thanks.

modelman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi, all. I work in Sainsburys, and during a > condensed induction day, I observed approximately > 10mins of the company DVD detailing how to > confront a suspected shop lifter, which may I add > did not resolve the situation whatsoever. I > recently completed my studies in physics, and with > graduate jobs seldom advertised over Christmas, > decided to earn my keep during the festive period > working part time in Sainsburys as it was a job > advertised at short notice. In my opinion it is a > tad mundane, you are treated like a child and, my > weekly earnings yield a difference of > approximately ?10 to that of jobseekers allowance. > I could quite happily part with the cash so I may > wallow in my bed while the rest of the rat race > continues to run the wheel. Fortunately I am fit > and able to work, so I put aside what academic > merits I have accumulated and, pursue work I could > have easily secured upon leaving school. I have > encountered many characters in store akin to that > of Eater81 who lack the intellectual capacity to > fathom that there is no correlation between pay > and the calibre of staff employed in an > establishment such as this. Such an attitude is > belittling, rude and, detrimental to the image of > my colleagues, who like me are just between their > preferred job, or trying to support a family. I > have yet to encounter a ?muppet? within the store, > I imagine some do exist, as in any place of work, > take yours for instance. Perhaps the manner in > which you approach them provokes that sort of > response, ever encountered Newton?s 3rd law? > > ?14k a year may be peanuts, but at least it buys > me manners. Sorry I am not entirely sure of the Forum's etiquette yet so posting to this a bit late. I think Modelmans post is really well said. I often go to that branch of Sainsbury's at the weekend and would hate to have experienced what staff and customers did on that day. In the past I have been grateful of the extra cash that an evening job at Sainsbury's provided despite having a science degree - work is work isn't it? And manners are everything. Yes the work was mind-numbing and the training for emergencies inadequate but thats no excuse to have a go at the staff. I don't think people should be judged on their earnings (see Jonathan Ross thread also!) We should be looking at society and sorting out the cause of the violence.

Prenups are definitely bad - I cannot seee how the 'marriage' would last if the couple feel the need to agree these in advance. But each to their own I guess.....maybe it works for some.

yup lights have been flickering near northcross road too - has happened a few times lately, no powercuts.. yet ::o

...from 1pm till 11pm!!! It's bad enough when people play music on loudspeaker on public transport for a 30 mins journey....growlybear and tikki have my sympathy. There must be other ways to raise awareness and money for a good cause than this.

So irritating..one has been going off intermittently all day and now all evening and probably will do all night... I'm wishing someone would steal the damn thing now... grrrr...(6)

PeckhamRose thats wonderful you have kept a diary, so lovely to hear that some people still do. I used to use them but sadly gave up about 15 years ago..don't know why. I now wish I had kept those earlier diaries. If kept long enough...diaries are a great historical record...even if you think what you have written is insignificant, it will be fascinating to people who cannot imagine the times you were writing in. Keep hold of these treasures, they are very precious indeed.

core

Somerfield at 6pm

and the Telegraph.

hey kk yup i can identify with that feeling you had of us being a sad, lost people....after a few beers I was fine too LOL.. the eye - v funny happy new years peeps :)) *champagne chilling as I type*

KK i know exactly what you mean, I have lived and worked in India for several years; on my return to the UK I saw how ugly the western/UK drinking culture has become. However, there are so many more differences to take into account - India is an amazing country with so many people living relatively harmoniously side by side (take religion out of the equation) and they are happy to meet new people, you cannot compare the cultures in some respects. I found it weird to return to lagerlout/ladette territory (and I am guilty as anyone here) and it seemed like we had gone down the wrong path with our boozing culture. But in India they DO love their whisky and there is a very male-dominated middle class who get absolutely trashed. As other posters say, the Northern Hemisphere countries historically have a stronger tendency to dependency on hard liquors for sure....no idea what the answer is. The peeps who advocate introducing children to alcohol earlier (like France) possibly have the answer..

Oh and navy will be the 'new' black......