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singalto Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I wonder why it could take several years for cafes > to offer free refilling when I assume they must > already have running water. I have carried my own (multi-use) bottle with me for years and never once been refused a refill in any cafe, pub, restaurant etc, But I've rarely had reason to ask in places that I wasn't a customer (and when I did I think they were so surprised they didn't think to say No). I think the idea of the free refills is for anyone to walk in off the street without buying anything else, and although water may be running out of the tap it isn't free, so I can understand why there needs to be some incentive. And I guess most places make a lot of money out of selling bottled water.

bodsier Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What age is too old to change careers?...... We > are retiring later, true, but I believe there is > an issue with insurance if employers hire an older > person. Isn't that the reason why employment > ageism happens? The insurance thing sounds like an excuse. The only likely increase would be in health insurance post normal retirement age and even then is only likely to impact small firms. The greater cause of ageism is the perception that older people are slower (can be true) and have less IT skills (can be true) but both of those really only apply at 50 plus, and are usually set aside if you load your CV with evidence that they don't apply. I also took redundancy at 40 and went back to Uni. I now earn far more than I ever could have done in my old job.

Help-Ma-Boab Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I went back to Uni aged 34. Took a course. changed > direction completely. > > You wont be retiring until you are mid to late > 60's -plenty time. That's hopeful. By the time the OP retires I suspect mid 80's will be the minimum pension age.

Take regular photos of the problem and send to the Southwark environment team. Each time you send new photos add them to a forwarded copy of the last email you sent them. You'll finally wear them down and they'll take action.

Plenty of senior managers in the construction industry started out as tradesmen so the fact that your CV says construction industry may be a good thing. Sales is a good idea but what about estimating or surveying? These are office type jobs (even if sometimes it's a portakabin on a site) and might suit. Contact any of the big Contractors/Housebuilders for details of their trainee schemes - they will often pay for college/university and as you've got a family it may be a safer way to go. At 27 you are certainly not too old to go down that route.

BT - costs a fortune but always works well. Slight drop at 1630 for half an hour but otherwise facilitates any amount of downloading and allows me to work at home on a regular basis.

rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > KidKruger Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > 'principle', 'fair', 'presumably' ?! > > > > If you say so, please extrapolate as far as you > > want fella, I guess at least it bumps the > thread > > ! > > > > Banks can afford it, would be a nice gesture. > > But no, I wasn't proposing a national solution > or > > application of principles across the UK (or > > Europe, or World, or Universe - before you > carried > > away). > > I'd guess 90% of people commuting from ED to > London Bridge are working in the City, why > shouldn't the banks pay for improvements on that > line then? If it's not a general principle, then > why do you think it should apply in this instance? Uh? I'm absolutely certain that the number of people commuting to LB who work in the city is nothing like 90%. Just watch the stream of people heading off in other directions. And of those who do head towards the City only a small proportion are even vaguely related to banking. The City is full of business of every sort imaginable these days. And if the 'banks' (not sure what type of bank you're referring to) were charged for transport do you really think they wouldn't simply pass it on to their customers? So the cost would trickle back to us one way or another, and like as not to those who can least afford it. If you catch the train to LB you're probably heading off to a decently paid job, so it makes sense that the user pays; there's always a cheaper alternative: the bus.

NewWave Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Greedy B*****ds this is why our high streets are > all becoming hideous homogenised parades of coffee > shop chains and > estate agents. > Im starting to hate London...why can't we be more > like paris with neighbourhoods boating lovely > independent traders? Is it really greedy landlords or cheapskate punters? There are far more people living in ED than when Bonnie's first opened and a proportionate increase in trade may well have supported a higher rent. But if those extra people choose to buy their flowers somewhere else it doesn't work. The Co-op sells flowers and now M&S; no independent will ever match their prices. We all make choices in how we spend our money. If we want local independent shops we need to use them. Unfortunately in this country we often value cheapness over customer service (which is why Amazon does so well).

Two and a half hours wait this morning/afternoon (started at 10:30) by the time I finally got my parcel. At least I got what I waited so long for; two people in front of me left empty handed. Thank you to everyone who was in the queue with such good humour, it would have been a miserable wait without so many people happy to have a chat. It opens at 06:30 tomorrow so if you need to go that may be a good time.

Perhaps a specialist diamond (core) driller is coming at a time when the builders won't be on site so the vent has been put on (with loose screws/bolts for easy removal) to identify the precise location that the hole needs to be drilled and so the vent can be put back on afterwards.

Stanley Gibbons - definitely best option (and the easiest, 176 to the door).

The difference between portrayal and perception. Sadly, you are perceiving that anyone who looks is ogling in a perverted way, whereas I suspect that very few are.

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > I can't think of anything less appropriate to ogle > - are there really people who would ? Are the supposed 'oglers' all ogling, or are they just watching the beauty of a small infant feeding (in much the same way that we all are happy to watch other baby animals feeding from their mothers) and forget that they are also looking at a woman's breast.

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > Saw an article where someone got let off putting > it in a grating - but it went to appeal. What was the outcome of the appeal? In principle I would have thought it was fly-tipping as the storm drain is not a waste receptacle for public use.

Abe_froeman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is a hostel like this not usually aimed at > backpackers / tourists on low budgets. Maybe > school trips too. My thoughts exactly. But where would these backpackers/school trips be going? Seems all very odd. Other than possible stag/hen dos (but is East Dulwich really a desired location for them?) I can't see who it would be for. Is there any chance this is just a planning application designed to make all following applications (after it's rejected) look appealing?