Lynne

just watched the latest Banksey artwork in Peckham being nicked, A very smooth operation

"Sweet" wasn't the word that came to mind when I found the enormous hole the foxes had dug in our back garden in order to exhume the nibbled dead rat I'd buried there the night before. The stinking corpse was left right outside our back door. No, not sweet

I took the advice of the sauce - I used mustard- and it was in place this morning. They don't get a shock if they chew through it. I've now seen them living in the jungle that is a neighbor's garden - fence high in brambles, bindweed and buddlia. The kitchen windows and door are now completely covered. Perhaps the foxes will keep the rats down

Every night a fox is dragging our small solar powered pump out from the pond and chewing through the cable. Two questions. One, of course, is why? What does it gain from it? Second is how can we stop it . We've tried taking the pump out at night but since most of the cable runs under the path, we can't put it very far away. We've tried weighing it down after removal but the fox, after a couple of days has learned to push the weights away. It seems to be enjoying the contest. We're not. Any fox experts with suggestions would be welcomed.

Avoid it today, the internet has gone down and the queues are building up Just when you think it couldn't get much worse

Aviva. They wanted a survey first but then they cut our bill by two thirds

I've started going to Morrisons in Peckham and have been pleasantly surprised at their range of products. Shopping in Sainsburys DKH is such as trial now, no staff, inconvenient malfunctioning machines and a general feeling that customers can go and take running jump.

Kites are very big, Nigello

Willow has got a notice on the side door reading as if they've had financial trouble with the lease. The stock will be sold by the landlord if not collected. it goes on to say

Of course, people's experiences may vary, but I'm afraid I can't recommend the DMC on Crystal Palace Rd.

Thanks. Everything seems to be working OK now

Is anyone else in the Worlingham Rd area getting these mini power cuts? They just last for a second but, of course, turn everything off This morning's one seems to have completely nobbled our internet connection to tablets and phones an we can't gt this working. so far.

It was a NHS consultant. When he returned to Kings the consultant's secretary booked him an appointment, giving him the choice of Kings or TJ. Not surprisingly he chose Kings. Thanks goodness we live nearby. The people at Kings seem to believe that their system is compatible with TJ's. I offer no opinion. Two years of frequent NHS appointments for both myself and my husband have left me mildly pleased when any part of the system works. (usually Kings). I almost said grateful but on reflection I don't see why we should be grateful

Hygiene? Having watched dogs sitting on pub table and then wiping their bums on them as they squirm along, i don't think many humans behave like this.

My husband went to TJ for a blood test, booked properly through Swiftqueue after his consultant had asked him to get one done. One receptionist said they didn't take consultant's letters,another said they did but neither could find his appointment on the system. When asked what he should do and what they could do, they replied that it was up to him to sort it it. A nice reply to a man of near,y 80 with cancer.. Badly trained and indifferent sums them up. When he went to fill in the official complaint form this morning, after his consultant had hit the roof, the form was rejected because he used a proper name, ie Tessa Jowell. Now, it seems difficult to complain about the Tessa Jowell centre without using the words Tessa Jowell. He didn't see the funny side of it.

You're quite right in one way, dogkennelhillbilly, life could be a lot worse. But if one keeps accepting minor inconveniences, these develop in major ones. One small pieces of rubbish dumped on the pavement will grow to a mound of stuff in no time, for example. And what's wrong with the idea that if one is paying for a service (Sainsbury's isn't giving the stuff away) one should actually get some consideration from the provider?

Yet another strawberry in the trifle of delight that is Sainsbury's DKH. Only after doing all my shopping in my own wheely bag was I told that there was a technical fault and I had to completely unpack my bag and put all the items through the machine again. Couldn't someone have put a notice up? Does anyone there care in the slightest about their customers? Don't bother answering that last. I think we all know the answer. Of course it's not the end of the world, dogkennelhillbilly. It's just that I'm old fashioned enough to expect that because I give then my money, shops should make some attempt to give me a reasonalbe service

Yet another strawberry in the trifle of delight that is Sainsbury's DKH. Only after doing all my shopping in my own wheely bag was I told that there was a technical fault and I had to completely unpack my bag and put all the items through the machine again. Couldn't someone have put a notice up? Does anyone there care in the slightest about their customers? Don't bother answering that last. I think we all know the answer.

After singing it's praises some months ago, I'm now finding Sogim seems to be having difficulties. Had trouble there with my prescription the last couple of times I've visited. With a heart complaint I don't want trouble (who does?) Whether they've now got too many customers after Lloyds closure or perhaps they've taken on Lloyds staff?

Possibly Chris B has now learned that irony is a dangerous tool

Perhaps I was a bit optimistic about the Christmas performance. We haven't had any post since.

This year has been a lot better. We've received almost all the cards we expected, which, compared to the previous two years when we were still getting cards in February, has pleasantly surprised me

We didn't get any trouble today. They're supposed to tell us as we're on their priority register.

Only just see your report. Our power (just off Goose Green) went off, but they rang us before and told us it was going to happen. Went off again on Tuesday and this time Virgin had to come out to fix the net.