Dulwich Born And Bred

This made me smile as my child complained to me that he doesn?t like it when the staff in his favourite chip shop keeps engaging him in lengthy chit chat, he really doesn?t like the attention and just wants to say ?Hi?, get his chips and ?Bye? and hot trot it back home to enjoy his hot chips in peace. snathani Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > JohnL Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > British people do not like special service - it > > makes us uneasy - what's the catch :) > > Exactly. If a shop I regularly go into starts > getting too chummy or chatty with me, I will start > avoiding it. That said, I do like the French way > of bonjour/au revoir when you arrive/leave! > > Lordship Lane definitely seems ruder/snootier than > it used to be, but I find that's more the punters > than the shopkeepers...

I find the majority of staff lovely in Dulwich. Yawning to me isn?t rude, it?s a bit like sneezing, it?s quite hard to hold back. Have a nice day when it?s 7pm is not rude. I?ve accidentally said ?Good Morning? when it?s afternoon, sometimes people just aren?t quite with it, they are only human after all.

And if you have sash windows don?t forget: ?Although millions of homes are fitted with sash windows, few people use them correctly to cool rooms. The mechanics of airflow require the windows to be carefully positioned - assuming they haven't been sealed shut with paint - so that there is an equal gap at the top and bottom. This allows cooler air to flow into a room through the lower opening and push out warmer air through the top. Dr Gary Hunt, an engineer at Imperial College and expert on the mechanics of natural ventilation, said: "Many of us have forgotten how to use correctly the sash windows that were so carefully installed by the Edwardians and Victorians to maximise airflow. "If used correctly, it is possible to improve comfort significantly in the office or home without using air conditioning units that place high demands on energy and increase carbon dioxide emissions." Using laboratory models to mimic the flow of air, Dr Hunt has measured circulation in hot, stuffy rooms. He explained: "The trick to getting the maximum flow of air through the window is to slide the sashes so the window is open equally at the top and bottom.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1438187/Experts-reveal-best-way-to-keep-cool-open-the-window.html

I was having a new kitchen installed when I moved to Sussex, my son and I came down with a vomiting bug. I had no washing machine plugged in due to the kitchen being out of action and I was fast running out of beddings and clothing for my son. My lovely elderly neighbour knocked on my door (the builder had told her we were poorly), came into my house, took all my washing including the ones my son was sick all over, despite my insisting that she is not to trouble herself as I didn?t want her catching it. She refused to listen and washed it all and hung them on her washing line to dry, she also ironed them, she was marvellous. Another neighbour posted some Dioralyte through the letterbox too. They were amazing and I still miss them despite returning back home to London.

That article is from last year and certainly not reflective of the lovely huge HE community that I?ve been part of for two years. I will send you a PM Maria. lavender27 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hi sorry to put a damper on your request, i have > just found this article. My friend educated her > children at home and was very successful she was > dedicated and also trained as a teacher. > > > https://schoolsweek.co.uk/home-education-doubles-w > ith-schools-left-to-pick-up-pieces-when-it-fails/

Thank you so much Renata, you have made a 15 years old boy happy!

Just wondering if there are any football/sports holiday clubs for a 15 years old boy? I can only find for up to 12-14 years old. Thank you.

The cat is next door to me at the moment. I really hope he doesn?t come into my garden again!

Apparently an initiation ritual whereby they write their names on the cave wall.

Looks exactly like the cat that used to use my garden as a toilet. Totally destroyed my artificial lawn as the poo doesn?t wash away. I had to get spikes installed on my fences to prevent the cat and other potential cats from accessing my garden to use it as a litter tray.All cat owners should ensure their cats use litter trays. I saw the cat last night sitting outside a house fox watching.

If you are hot during a heatwave I doubt many people would recommends a cup of tea because your sweat can?t evaporate in this humid weather. When I?m hot cold drinks keeps me hydrated, hot drinks makes me too warm and doesn?t hydrate me enough and takes me ages to cool down because it?s not evaporating properly. I?ll go with what works for my body. rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > DulwichBorn&Bred Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Hot drinks definitely doesn?t cool me down, I > > start sweating after drinking a hot drink in > this > > weather. > > That's the point: when you drink a hot liquid, the > nerves in the tongue alert the brain to the fact > that you're doing something that will raise body > temperature, so it begins the sweat response, > which is, of course, a cooling mechanism. Unless > it's very humid the cooling action of evaporating > sweat outweighs the slight rise in internal > temperature from the drink.

Hot drinks definitely doesn?t cool me down, I start sweating after drinking a hot drink in this weather. Cold drinks cold fans, make sure I walk in the shade, drawing curtains where it?s really sunny to stop the room getting even more furnace like. Cool showers and I wet my hair completely and leave it to dry as I find wet hair keeps my body temperature down more. Hydrate lots by eating lots of fruits, salads etc as these are mostly water. Walk at a snail?s pace. Pray for snow.

Pop into any pub and use the toilet?

That is utterly foul! You poor thing! I have seen a man wee behind bins on Spurling Road. Some people just have no respect. Let?s hope it doesn?t happen again.

Lionel?s work is amazing and I think quite fitting for Dulwich, can I vote for him instead?😆

Definitely but gluten doesn?t like me anymore but I still give in to the lure of bread now and again! camberwell70 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > DulwichBorn&Bred Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Love the London cheesecake from Greggs. > > Dulwich born and bread?

Love the London cheesecake from Greggs.

I find hardly any of the coffee shops/cafes/bakeries around here cover their cakes and pastries. It?s always by the door enticing the flies, or by the till with people talking over it. No thank you.

How utterly awful! I?m glad it?s not life threatening but traumatic all the same.

Hello Pickle, I hope you are all loving your new life. My mum missed you and your lovely children. I?ve stolen your threader Sema, she missed you too. Pickle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Can I say hi? Been a while since I posted, but I > do very occasionally still have a read, and do the > odd bit of moderating duty for my sins, all the > way from New Zealand. > > I first registered June 2007, was a pretty avid > user for 9.5 years, until we moved away at the end > of 2016. Made many friends, sold lots of stuff, > had many a laugh over the years.

I hope he is found safe. How worrying.

Anyone have Fray Bentos pie?

Sandwich spread was popular in my house. Walls Viennetta, Pink Wafers. Smiths Crispy Tubes crisps. Pot noodles was rather exciting too when we first came across it.

I loved toast toppers, I find them utterly disgusting now as they taste nothing like back in the day. Angel Delight was always a winner with me. Corned beef, especially in sandwiches was one of my favourites. Artic roll. Crispy pancakes. Going wimpy and having a knickerbocker glory was like Christmas and my birthday rolled into one!

That is quite upsetting that he was videoing your child. Hopefully he won?t be hanging around doing that again. As a side note, I take my son to the cafe by the park to use the toilets (I buy a coffee) as I don?t think it?s appropriate with the lack of privacy and the rest to use the park as a toilet.