HelBel65

Hi all. About to move away from the area and would very much like to give a shout out to the best tradespeople that I have discovered in my time here. This is a list of people who have all gone the extra mile, been super reliable and friendly and (of course) done fantastic high quality work.

Like most people, I've had a few hit and miss experiences along the way, so I hope a list like this will be helpful:)

Household:

Niko - plumber 07818 607583

007 Handymen (Vic) 07885 537463

Nick Minns - handyman 07866 267581

Joe Runcak - carpenter 07960 427220

Chris Hales - window cleaner 07947 127789

Glen - fridge repairs 07723 019161

Marcus - tiler 07817 050159

Elly Allen - curtains and blinds 07931 151685

MW Flooring 020 8778 4404

Garden:

Saied (Dulwich Eco Gardening) 07538 760671

Hamish Lodge - tree surgeon 07971 055438

Laura - gardener 07714 778024

Oskar - fencing & landscaping 07545 372421

Sylvain Jullien - landscaping 07545 233110

Misc:

Garage: Turners, Barry Road 020 8693 1175

Catsitter: Lisa Marks 07956 255860

The Neighbourhood Vet 020 8299 2388

Letting agents: Daisylets 020 8299 9035

Removals: Burke and Wills 020 8947 9001

Probably forgotten one or two so may edit!

All the best

Helen

Thanks - someone has since told me the cat is chipped and has an owner nearby.

Posting here because I expect more people will see it....

https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?31,2042160

Chatty, friendly but rather thin black cat seen regularly at the top of Overhill Rd in recent weeks - anyone seen him/her and have any idea if he or she might be lost?

Can anyone recommend somewhere in the area I can take a Tag Heuer watch for a new battery please.

Thanks folks - appreciate it.

Looking for advice or recommendations - considering using a local agent such as Daisy Lets or alternatively, doing it privately using an online service such as Open Rent.

Any advice or recent experience appreciated.

Hx

This makes no sense. Either you?re ignorant or being deliberately perverse. I?ve never been to Franco Manca (for example) but students and lower income people seem to swear by it because they say it?s great quality at a great price. Equally, ?well off foodies? seem to love it too.

I say hats off to the likes of FM for making themselves attractive to everyone regardless of income.

You seem to be confusing trendy with pricey, you need to bring yourself up to date.

Loutwo Wrote:

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> You?re conveniently missing my point entirely.

> Certain establishments attract a certain

> clientele. Sourdough/artisan/stonbaked whatever

> name you wish to give it, pizza, tends to pull a

> certain class of foodie. Something a Toby Carvery

> or a Chiquitos would not do, May I add. It?s not

> just about the price, it?s about the branding and

> marketing. The bigger point is of course, why do

> we need another example of the same bland thing?

> Some variety would be nice. But apparently,

> wealthy foodies like to berate everyone else for

> what they eat, but are happy to indulge in pizza

> when it suits.

>

> Louisa.

>

>

> HelBel65 Wrote:

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> -----

> > Still trying to understand why a new pizza

> place

> > would attract ?wealthy foodies and no one else?

> > but you?ve conveniently skipped that point.

> >

> >

> > Loutwo Wrote:

> >

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>

> > -----

> > > Pizza is a snack. It?s not a dinner.

> > >

> > > Anyone who says otherwise, needs to speak to

> > > someone from Italy for confirmation. They?ll

> > tell

> > > you the same.

> > >

> > > The market is saturated locally, let?s have

> > > something different with imagination and

> flare.

> > > Come on is that too much to ask in 2019?

> > Northcote

> > > Road Light is what LL has become.

> > >

> > > Louisa.

Still trying to understand why a new pizza place would attract ?wealthy foodies and no one else? but you?ve conveniently skipped that point.

Loutwo Wrote:

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> Pizza is a snack. It?s not a dinner.

>

> Anyone who says otherwise, needs to speak to

> someone from Italy for confirmation. They?ll tell

> you the same.

>

> The market is saturated locally, let?s have

> something different with imagination and flare.

> Come on is that too much to ask in 2019? Northcote

> Road Light is what LL has become.

>

> Louisa.

Loutwo Wrote:

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> If this continues, our high street will be the

> exclusive destination for wealthy foodies and no

> one else. Sad news.

>

> Louisa.

How so? Pizza is cheap.

Closed permanently according to their FB page. Such a shame. Seems the location didn?t work out for them.

mynamehere Wrote:

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> This consultation is about exactly this topic

>

> https://www.southwark.gov.uk/transport-and-roads/r

> oadworks-and-highway-improvements/street-improveme

> nts/our-healthy-streets-dulwich

Thanks for this.

seenbeen Wrote:

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> "Do not enter the box unless your exit is clear"-

> if I recall

Correct.....LanaJade, I sympathise, because it's often hard to judge and (probably) most of us have got it wrong in the past and learned the hard way.

Doubt you'll have much luck as it's there in black & white. Others may think differently, or know more about Southwark.

Captain Marvel Wrote:

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> I got up to 60 on Court Lane once

This made me laugh :))

malumbu Wrote:

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> Oh and the thread is wrong, it is not stupid

> driving, it is normal driving as most drive like

> this

I would disagree with you there. Most don't. As with all things, the few ruin it for the many.

Come on chaps....

I posted because to me, this was in a different class of idiocy to overtaking on a busy road, into oncoming traffic etc - dangerous as that is, at least everyone knows it's a busy road and hopefully has a level of wariness accordingly.

This car sped round a private road where presumably it was an unexpected and rare event - even adults would be taken unawares by it, let alone their kids & pets.

Did you have to mention that the BMWs were white?

I'll get my coat.

fishbiscuits Wrote:

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>

> I'm not particularly bothered if people didn't

> find it funny, but it wasn't intended to

> trivialize the OP. And in my defence, KidKruger

> started it...

Crushed, devalued AND trivialized.

Oh come on. It?s a joke, surely!

Ghlpc Wrote:

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> I'm getting confused. Are you being serious here

> or is it a bad attempt at humour?

I wouldn?t take it too seriously :)

Genuinely don't know if that's a joke or not!

I?m an Audi driver too..!

I take the steady approach when driving along Court Lane, but frequently find myself followed by someone who prefers racing between speed bumps, slamming brakes on, accelerating to the next one etc. Often I?m overtaken by people who just can?t bear to wait.

This morning at 7am I witnessed a different approach! Clearly not happy with my steady pace, a black Audi swung left into Court Lane Gardens and sped round in order to come out in from of me the other end. Needless to say, I pulled up alongside the silly arse at the lights in DV - he pretended to be absorbed by something fascinating on his phone but on glancing sheepishly in my direction, was rewarded with a slow handclap.

Seriously though, if you live on CLG and have kids, pets or both, it?s worth you knowing that this can happen. It was 7am, not the middle of the night, with plenty of folk about including a school trip setting off from DV. Maybe it?s a known thing already but I just wanted to flag it up. H

We painted our Victorian house pale grey which I personally love. If you'd like to have a look, send me a PM for the address and if you like it, I can tell you the colour :)

In fact, if memory serves, when I was trying to decide, I saw another house in this colour locally, loved it and knocked on the door to ask!