TreacleRabbit

Usually I'm afraid it's because there are more category 1 calls than there are ambulances. They have to ask questions to prioritise based on risk to life eg no breathing, poor breathing, weak heart beat etc. The questions are evidenced based, but not perfect. Every call is an emergency (except of course the hundreds that aren't, but there is no easy way to identify which is which, hence the questions). Ambulances do also have to queue at hospital to handover patients, so sometimes many are out of action. More money & more resources are needed, and less time wasters clogging up the system (obviously not this case).

We live on ED Grove and had a guy knock on the door repeatedly & look through letter box: we didn't know him, he was holding a few dusters, it was 9.30pm so I didn't answer. Maybe entirely unrelated, but it felt odd.

I had exactly the same problem recently: 2.5 weeks to get a nurse or dr appt out of office hours/start or end of each day. Receptionist was so rude. I used the out of hours doc in the end to get a standard prescription. I understand the surgery has 2/3 of appts as bookable on the day, so only 1/3 in advance - hence stupid waits in the telephone at 8am and no idea how much work you need to miss just to get routine meds. Annoying. An going to write to the practice manager and the pct.

Thanks for the thread link. I give up with Virgin and am going to end our 'contract'. Think BT might be better.

Hello We've had a rubbish Virgin service (tv & Internet) for months - the engineer has shown us that when a new person joins (East Dulwich Grove) they have been dividing the one cable, rather than inserting a new cable for each residence. Sometimes they just unplug us and plug in our neighbour. They unplugged us again yesterday 17 Jan as apparently they fixed someone else's on that day! Is anyone else suffering poor Virgin services or had the same thing? I am asking for a refund or plan to sue them. ?50 a month from each flat and 1 cable! Argh! G

I was approached on Friday Night by a strange looking guy in a tracksuit asking me to look at him because he'd 'been stabbed' top of derwent grove & Ed grove. He was asking for money. My friend says he did it the week before too!

I think the original post was v useful - I live on the corner of the street and it makes me more vigilant. Sorry to hear about it, and good work on the usain bt impression. When I got followed home the police advised me to kick him (but I chose to run instead!) x

Not posted here before but thought I should mention that I was followed home last night (Friday 11 march 10pm) by a guy who was exposing himself. He was about 16-17 in a black tracksuit with around 8 mates (all same sort of age, track suits, black) he had a left earring and black trainers with a red stripe/swoosh). They were sat on the wall on the corner of derwent grove and east Dulwich grove initially. Only left me alone when I shouted and said I was going to call the police. He was really weird & not at all scared. The police said there has been a few recently including Dulwich park. Anyway, may never reocurr, but thought it might help to be aware.