PeckhamRose

Oh dear TT I am sorry to hear that. And I had to have mine done 3 times because first (the doctor told me in confidence) they gave an excuse that implied they might have just dropped it and needed another one. The next time there was not enough to make a decision, and the 3rd time I was clear anyway. Hang on in there! JG still dead is she? Not risen yet?

I'm enjoying this.

Do you mean they tried to fine you for having a car in the baby car parking area, simply because it did not have a baby seat in the car? Should they not have waited for you to come back to the car sans baby before fining you. God I hate these car parking fascists.

Awwwwwwww! That's so sweet! Had you not found it I swear we'd have had a whip round to buy a replacement!

I agree, he also wrote a fab article in the BBC on line magazine. He takes his time but he's considered and sensible, and I've always liked Clive James. The ugly bastard.

On Saturday on Peckham Rye Park was the Southwark in Bloom thingy, which including info about that subject but also there was a bee keeper. He's running some bee keeping courses! They're free! I'm gonna get me on one then we can learn and grow and be more aware. God I love living in London for all the useful things you can learn about all sorts of different subjects. I even saw someone I had never met before but sort of worked out they were an EDFer. And I was right. LegalEaglish, it was absolutely lovely to meet you!

It'll go for ?1.75m and not till about next March. Well, that's my prediction!

Oooooooooohhhhhhhhhh sorry!!!!!!!!!

It was not about people believing that they're not subject to the same set of rules as the rest of us live by. It was about some people who care very much, trying to make politicians realise that they are not happy with the ridiculous rules being put in place in all our names, and that sometimes, just sometimes we want to let them know that little fact.

Ohh I dunno. Least it wasn't the Sun. Rita Rudner: I like a man with earrings, it means he's experienced pain and bought jewellery. I think I've cited that joke on here before. Still worth telling tho. Yeah, sex is the luxury!

Ah louisiana - I agree chocolate is an essential, but 70% + cocoa solid is a luxury. Condoms are an essential in some couple's situations so not a luxury in anyone's. Champagne and steak and chips is a luxury to me!

70% minimum cocoa solid chocolate. Best quality organic bread flour for the bread machine. Ethiopian or Javan coffee for the coffee machine. Wait wait wait I just re read your post. Are you saying Condoms are a luxury item? In some cases they're a necessity aren't they?

Course it's profitable! They keep overcharging and most people don't bother checking their receipts!

Oooh I have been helpful today! I forgot to add though, that they can be slow in replying. This is because they're all working volunteers. But they've been good to me, they 'ave.

It could still be chronological. Just backwards so. I agree that having the last post at the top makes sense.

And then what would we do with the information? What purpose would be served and how would anything change? Probably we'd just raise our eyebrows, go, "Oh that's interesting", and continue as we are/ aspire to be!

It's a marketing thing, not to have clocks in malls and big stores, so people lose time and keep buying. Daft really.

Have you seen opera stars lately? No, didn't think so. They're mostly all gorgeous and slim.

Bloody 'ell Baz, calm down will you? When you're done with this, can you get cloned and sort out NHS and Taxation and Government waste and Southwark Council idiots? You are indeed a Good Egg. And I agree with PGC. Names. NOW.

Leaseholders Association of Southwark ("Las 2000") are an excellent group of volunteers who have been nothing short of very helpful and insightful into the dodgy and unprofessional workings (and costings) (and estimated costings) of the Council. I strongly suggest you become a member. ?6 a year or something equally daft. Write to them at Leaseholders Association of Southwark PO Box 23394 LONDON SE16 2WA

The notes minutes feedback are all supplied by the council officer whose name is above. Rather than having that information here too, why not email him and tell him you'd be interested. Then he can email you direct.

Just had an email to tell me there is going to be a Visual Audit (you meet, walk around the area and point out graffiti or broken pavements or tiles or issues that concern you) and to meet outside BURGER KING on Peckham High Street 9.50am for 10.00 start on 5th May. Email this [email protected] if you want to join the throng. Edited to say meet outside Burger King.

I was also invited to a focus group there about 2 years ago, and the manager then told me they had them every month or so, but quite frankly I felt that (a) if they NEED to be told at a focus group to clean their store and make the tills match up to what the shelves say, when there was a queue of people at Customer desk telling them these things, then they're not worth my time, and (b) my time is precious and they aren't paying me so I ain't telling them!

panda boy your attitude is great and I applaud it. Public highways are indeed public highways. I think only today I found another road which did not have road humps on it and they certainly don't help when traffic swerves to avoid the humps and gets a car or other road user instead, even a stationary one!

Avoiding air travel? Are you mad? No, you're right. I'm going for a very long motorcycle ride instead. That'll be better.