peterstorm1985

I wish we could have 'no junk mail' signs at the end of the street. Or what about the whole of ED? That might be as good as the SNUB campaign

northlondoner Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think Richfish is implying it's crass to have a > chest freezer. I have three. Where? You must sure have a big house. Or are they down in the basement where you keep the other tools of the trade?

EDmummy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > James, how do we get the verge side trees in > Hindmans Rd cut back. One 'fruit' tree in > particular is an eyesore and almost a no park area > beneath unless you want rotten fruit and muck > falling on your car. > > Many thanks Do you know what sort of fruit it is? One person's rotten fruit nuisance is another person's potential jar of jam. If you take a picture and post it you may find ED residents turning up with ladders and getting rid of the 'problem'.

Freeze it

Are you sure you mean termites? Not that common in the UK. Or is your house in Devon? Termite activity in UK

Chateau Tooting sure ain't cheap. ?110 to join the harvest each year and they only promise 6 bottles back for that. I did try and find out what the 'discounted price' was for any more but I think they realised I couldn't afford it so didn't let me know in their email response. You can buy a lot of equipment to make your own at home for that price. If you do try and get in contact with them, I think they're quite small so you need to give them time to respond. I got an answer in about a week.

I imagine the mouse population would vote for the Eco wool. It makes a much better nest than having to munch off bits from the rigid boards. There is a sort of serious point here.

Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > peterstorm1985 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > What I don't get is why anyone thinks they need > to have a party in the small hours? What's wrong > with > > just starting earlier in the day and finishing > at a reasonable hour. I can understand that > teenagers > > think it's cool to be up all night but that's > only because it's something they've only recently > been > > allowed to do. > > > > But grown ups? > > Totally missing the point of a party. Next you'll > be suggesting cups of tea and cucumber sandwiches > all round. So, what is the point of a party? I suppose your idea of a party is simply something that makes life miserable for everyone else? I wasn't thinking of tea and cucumber sandwiches (I'm surprised you didn't mention the vicar). The last party I went to lasted well into the early hours (OK so I left at 2) but it was in a licensed venue with acoustic insulation so none of the neighbours knew anything about it. That's the point. Do what you like as long as it doesn't cause anyone else to suffer. If you want a party in a residential area you need to remember that there are people with children and jobs to go to the next day - even on a Sunday - so it's just not on making a noise that others can hear when they're trying to sleep.

Beej Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Haven't you lot heard of earplugs? Have you ever tried getting a two year old to wear ear plugs? I guess not. What I don't get is why anyone thinks they need to have a party in the small hours? What's wrong with just starting earlier in the day and finishing at a reasonable hour. I can understand that teenagers think it's cool to be up all night but that's only because it's something they've only recently been allowed to do. But grown ups? Work a few night shifts, then you'll realise that you can do just the same things at every hour of the day but it's a lot nicer to the rest of society to keep quiet at the times when the majority of people are tucked up in bed.

Methinks we may have identified a guilty party.

stephen509 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think if it is a one off then 4 30 is fine. > > Around 2-3 for a normal BBQ. The trouble is that if everyone has a 'one off' then it would be every night of the year. In my book 1am is OK on a Friday/Saturday as long as it's just talking not a DJ rousing the crowd. Any later is not on. Might be fine for those in modern houses with triple glazing but for most of us in ED with single glazed windows and airbricks in many flats the sound travels just too easily. Anyone still making a racket at 4pm deserves a garden hose full blast over the fence. (Oops sorry, I was woken up by the noise so I thought I'd do some watering to pass the time)

This is truly amazing. I've just typed in my postcode, pointed on a map to the bus stop that I need to walk to in a few minutes and realised I've got time to write this. Fabulous!

Old fashioned mothballs (for what sounds like old fashioned moths). Buy from A J Farmers. Nothing much you can do with holes other than darning.

resident25yearsED Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Another self serving politician trying to look > good I can only presume that you haven't read any of the above posts and exchanges. I may not agree with all of Mr Barber's politics but I applaud the effort and public service that he dedicates to engaging with the public via this forum.

I just asked a proper* Irish mate of mine about her gypsy background. I'd love to write what she said but I think I'd be banned. *ie mammy and daddy not just some distant ancestor

Everyone gets it wrong sometimes and statistics are evil things. I think hilili just got the rough end of the deal. Long live John Lewis.

A simple way to control your spending is this - before you hand over cash/credit card, multiply the amount by ten in your head and imagine what you could buy for that amount. It's usually something so much nicer than what you were about to waste the money on, and you only need another 9 similar circumstances to get it. I don't think I've ever seen a general course for financial planning - I guess most people get the info from parents or by getting a mortgage etc just a little later than your mates (and learning from their mistakes). I'm sure a few financial advisors would be happy to teach you but at ?50/hr min it's worth hiring for advice when you need it but probably not before as products change so frequently.

I think it depends on whether you do what you're told or not. I've never been sent to the hygienist but the other half had to go for a few sessions until the emptying chequebook taught the brain to listen a bit better and follow the advice to the letter. (And I'm hoping someone doesn't read this or I may be in for it.....) If you get told to go more than 3 times then either you're being ripped off or.......

coldsoup Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > the jeweller made an analogy to an > expensive pair of designer shoes, and that one > should not hold the designer at fault if the heels > wore down over time. That's a completely unrealistic analogy (it would be closer if the heel fell off!). A wedding ring is clearly going to be worn every day and so must be suitably durable. But did they know it was going to be worn as a wedding ring? If they did, then they would have to take account of reasonable expectations of its ability to function for the purpose, and despite the divorce rate I would expect 20 years plus for normal usage (ie office work, domestic life but not manual labour). Just because something is 'designer' doesn't mean it should be flimsy - quite the opposite.

the-e-dealer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Surely its fewer young! You are of course correct; I am truly sorry for saying such a stupid thing. The idea of foxes giving birth to teenagers is quite horrible. Toddinator: I think we can all be quite certain that foxes won't be extinct any time soon; they've learnt to adapt so they'll probably outlive humans.

Thanks for the suggestion Loz. Unfortunately I tried that but the cats that visit my garden are made of sterner stuff. I did once get the real stuff (Fresh Zoo poo including Lion Dung) and it worked amazingly but it stank to high heaven. The sonic devices seem to work but they need a straight line of sight for the detector so I'd need a load of them - too expensive.

Did you try Southwark for a subsidised kit? Unless you can get the materials from skips, it might be the cheapest way of doing it. Southwark wormery

Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Given the Irish population in the > UK I would imagine they contribute more taxes here > than most if not all other nationalities. That > makes them more significant. Mm, are you suggesting that they contribute more taxes as a proportion than, say, the English. I've never seen an English festival proposed. Or what about Scottish? (I only exclude the Welsh because I haven't heard too many welsh accents lately). And how do you define Irishness? (I could scrape my family background and find a connection if I want, but I don't). The OP is adding a complication by making it a traveller issue. And why 'imagine' it? If you only refer to population numbers but want to use tax take as a justification then there are some missing stats. The OP was suggesting a resurrection of something that has been cancelled. My reference to 'special treatment' relates to the resurrection, not to the cancellation. The latter seems fair to all. Festivals are a luxury for times of plenty.

The Irish population is no more significant or insignificant than a wide range of other nationalities so I see no reason for special treatment. Looking to history is a dangerous place to go to justify an event (Public hangings anyone?). However, if any group wants to stage a themed event on Peckham Rye then, as long as they pay for all administration, traffic management, policing, clear up etc, then I hope they have good time.

Sorry Aquarius moon but the 'lettuce leaves from Sainsburys' bit lost me. I'm trying to grow lettuces in my garden precisely so that I don't have to buy them from Sainsbury's (financial and a host of other reasons). And no, putting out some sort of buffet for the snails doesn't mean they leave my plants alone - I did try that with a sacrificial crop of baby leaves round the edge of the veg patch but it simply acted as an hors d'?uvre - it tends to encourage them to bring their mates round. I'm sticking with the squishing method. I avoid the blue pellets because it might make the toad sick. Cats are a more serious problem though as they crap everywhere and it's considerably more unpleasant poo - at least fox poo tends to be dryish and they leave it on the surface so it's easy to dispose of. There is nothing nastier than sowing a row of something edible then finding a small mound in the middle where some cat has decided to bury it's deposit. Yuk.