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I've been chuckling to myself for days over Giles: Nutty, do you remember that Vietnamese place we ate at in Chelsea and it was called ... Mary: Stop it Nutty! Giles: the P h a t P h Mary: DON'T SAY IT! Giles: u c Mary: (rolls eyes and tuts) I have a very low sense of humour though. Lots of new families on this series, I'm trying to work out who we've lost.

If it really is still in good condition and not worn or faded then charity shops will take it. If it's too worn for you to want to keep then consider it good for recycling only. Animal charities will take towels but I'm not sure white sheets, duvet covers and pillow cases are useful to them itatm? If they do then I have some old stuff to pass on.

In a debate about women's rights why do we always have to remember the men?

Well said, Sweary. As I said up thread, this is a really significant issue that not enough people have given serious thought to. I have signed all the petitions and read around the subject as much as I can. I am very worried. It is NOT just about predatory men "disguising" themselves as women and getting in to the female changing rooms for a few pervy moments of pleasure.

Not to mention sport.

I think the majority would still much prefer to have single sex toilets and changing rooms. Just as they prefer to have single sex hospital wards.

Good for them! A huge issue that is passing so many people by.

We suddenly have no water - higher door numbers of Upland Road. This is getting to be a regular occurrence. Just wondered if anyone else in the same boat?

Seriously? You can tell if someone is going to be a good employee after a 2 hour trial? Thanks goodness I didn't have to go through any of this back in the dark ages of employment rights.

Obviously, I didn't mean literally whatever they like. However, schools seem to be able to operate their own admissions systems without reference to surrounding schools and general need in the area.

BikeChick Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I disagree. I feel like it is arrogant to assume > you can reserve a spot. I have moved house > multiple times in London and each time reserved a > parking suspension in the normal way. For a skip I > don?t think anyone is entitled to a skip outside > their house! First come first served. If there > were a polite note on the bins explaining the > need, maybe... but otherwise sorrynotsorry ! What normal way is that then?

I don't think any school should be allowed to run a lottery in a vacuum. But there, schools are no longer accountable to the LA and can do whatever the hell they like with their admissions.

Wait ... 2/3 of places at Harris Girls are now going to be allocated by lottery? What a disaster for that area of Nunhead/East Dulwich - which is in a secondary schools black hole as it is.

If you are regularly affected by someone who does this routinely (such as the lady in Heber Road) then I can't see the harm in moving the bins or cones out of the way to park. They don't own the road outside their house as everyone says. But if you are trying to park someone that is not your home address and you see bins reserving a space, can't you give the home owners the benefit of the doubt? They might be reserving a space for a removals lorry or delivery or skip and it might be the only time they have ever put bins out on the street in this way. It's pretty arrogant and anti social to just move them and park anyway just because you feel entitled to that particular spot.

Crumbs, just reading on a local Facebook group = no water at all across various parts of SE23 and SE26.

My daughter is at her friend's house near Sydenham Station. Suddenly no water there either. Seems like a massive problem.

No water here at the Lordship Lane end of Upland Road. Luckily I had just filled the kettle right to the top. It feels like it's becoming a rather annoyingly regular thing here in SE22.

You could have asked for cashback with your food shopping! :)

Callie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I never carry cash on me I only pay by card. So if you carried a bit of cash then you wouldn't resent small business owners from having a minimum spend on card transactions. Easy.

No, I generally find it's pretty easy to carry ?10 or so around with me all the time.

Are you prepared to say roughly where you live carlybloom?

Kristymac - I'm not Renata either, but I had exactly the same question as you when I was waiting for a place in a Lewisham school a few years ago. If you leave it a day or two I don't think there would be any harm in you phoning Sydenham School and seeing if you are indeed on their waiting list. They are pretty on the ball and (I think) have dedicated staff for this sort of question. If you aren't there then you can take it further.

Hi Angelina. My daughter decided to stay at her school rather than move. She was happy with her GCSE results, happy with happy with the A levels on offer at her school and had really enjoyed her whole school life there. She did apply to other 6th forms, just because she felt she should, but never seriously thought about going to them. I agree with you - moving just for a change seems a bit of an indulgence when you only have 2 years to study for A levels and it's very full on from day 1. Finding your place in a new school or college and making new friends is inevitably going to be a distraction from the hard work that's required as soon as you embark on an A level course. Of her friends, I'd say 90% stayed at their school. 2 girls who gained 11 or more A* GCSE went on to specialist colleges and I heard of one girl who went to The Brit School. She has, however, made some new friends among people who have moved to her school for 6th Form and has enjoyed that aspect of it, along with the greater independence. I think she still appreciates not having to do a long journey every day or dress in business suits which is (a rather preposterous) requirement in some 6th forms.

Lovely. A thread to share disgusting vomit stories. Just what the forum has been missing.

I can hear my neighbour snoring. Standard Victorian terrace.