Annie5

Gross - and extremely selfish ......

I am not a pet owner and think it is a much larger issue than the distress caused to pets. What about the damage to wildlife, and pollution of the air. Not to mention the amount of time A&E wards have to spend on dealing with accidents .......

It would be great to have a Lebanese restaurant nearby .......

Thank you Blah Blah, this is really helpful :)

Looking for some advice about braces for teeth :) My top front teeth have become more crooked over the years and I am thinking of getting some braces fitted. Does anyone have any experience of the new invisible braces or the old-fashioned metal type? Length of time they take to work, comfort, cost etc. Grateful for any advice / recommendations Many thanks Annie

Does anyone know if Rye Lane is still part closed .... or whether buses are now running from Forest Hill right up to Peckham Rye station? Thanks Annie

holloway Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just had my free taster session, really enjoyed > it! It was quite intense. There was about 15 of > us, of all different fitness levels, everyone was > great. This is recommended. Hi Holloway, you mentioned the taster session was intense. Was it a beginners one?

Hilja Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's not Peckham Rye but BMF does 'Walkfit' > sessions in Dulwich Park, which are low-impact and > suitable for the unfit and people with minor > health issues. > The format and a lot of the exercises are similar > to BMF proper, just at a gentler pace and without > the running and if there's something you can't do > because of, e.g., a dodgy knee, the instructor > will find an alternative for you. > > Sessions are Tuesdays & Thursdays 9.30-10.30am, > Saturdays 10.00-11.00am and the first one's free: > www.walkfit.co.uk Thank you Hilja, this is really helpful :)

I've also been looking at this. I am quite unfit so am looking for something which allows me to build on things gradually .... does anyone know if they have a beginners' level?

Or is this route diverted?

Does anyone know if it?s possible to get the p13 towards new cross from melford road stop? Thanks

Same here (near Melford Road)

I have never driven a car. But I find this kind of cycling behaviour very dangerous; people cycling without helmets, children perched on crossbars, children in flimsy carts behind the cyclist (which means the cyclist has no view of what is happening to the cart). If they are so worried about pollution and the environment why don't they walk to school? Much safer and less exposure to exhaust fumes. Also means the children will be fitter and stronger. My mother walked us to / from school for years.

I would be interested in joining a group like this. I am also female, middle aged and would like to shed a few pounds. Swapping ideas would be useful. And someone to go to the gym with .......

binkylilyput Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I always refill my plastic bottles if I have > them.......for weeks and weeks on end! And wash > them too. I'm not afraid of bacteria......it's > scaremongering b*llox as far as I'm concerned. > Everything has bacteria..... including plastic > beakers, mugs, cups etc. > > I'm far more concerned about the environment than > some clap trap about bacteria. I try to avoid > plastic bottles wherever I can but, when I > purchase one, I use it over and over. > > As for marketing tactics with bottled water, I do > agree it's not great. I would have totally > appreciated a bottle of water given to me I'm > sure......but still not acceptable in this day an > age. > > At the very least they could have a big, fat stamp > on it saying "please re-cycle"......and the folk > handing out the bottles could also remind people > to re-cycle/ re-use. Exactly. Whereas what happened was the bottles were thrown into the street bins or on the floor after the event, so a lot of people were not recycling them .....

Angelina Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > because having a plastic bottle of water is second > nature and people don't think about it - they > probably thought people would appreciate a drink > in this heat, especially getting out of a train. No, they were not doing it out of thought for others, it was a marketing exercise ..... there was a message on the bottle.

Raised by Bears Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Tania > > Really awful! Must have been very scary for your > son, and disappointing that a passer by did just > that, especially when a kid was asking for help! > > I have a used but working iPhone 5s, which your > son can have for free. > I don't use it anymore and if it can go to a good > home, then great. > Email me if your son would like it using the > details below. > > Bryan > RAISED BY BEARS > [email protected] > > www.raisedbybears.co.uk What a lovely, helpful thing to do .....

And given the current plastic awareness, and the knowledge that it is difficult to recycle, I find this a really insensitive marketing exercise .....

There was no "recyclable" logo on the bottle so I think not .....

This evening plastic bottles of water were being handed out at ED station, as a marketing exercise by a certain local company. Is it just me, or is anyone else shocked at the lack of thought for the environment, encouraging people to use these bottles, and adding to the huge mountain of plastic ......

I would definitely use a zero waste shop. Which are the shops in LL which do refills?

Really heartwarming and lovely story Stringvest :)

When is the next Meet Up please :)

flocker spotter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Annie5 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > binkylilyput Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Assuming this is sarcasm how is selling an > > animal > > > unethical? If the seller is making reasonable > > > efforts to see that they go to a good home > then > > > buying and selling of animals is normal no? > > > > > > > > > jonah Wrote: > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > ----- > > > > selling kittens wow so ethical > > > > > > > > > > Because this encourages people to breed animals > > for money. > > > Erm... without meaning to patronise, do you think > the multi billion quid pet industry is one based > on some existential concept of affection for > animals? You have totally missed my point. The OP was asking for guidance on how much they should charge for the kittens. So they were focusing on how much money they could get for them. Surely their focus should have been on ensuring the kittens go to someone who loves animals and will give them a good home.

binkylilyput Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Assuming this is sarcasm how is selling an animal > unethical? If the seller is making reasonable > efforts to see that they go to a good home then > buying and selling of animals is normal no? > > > jonah Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > selling kittens wow so ethical Because this encourages people to breed animals for money.