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I could take ten, but they would be for my mainly middle class consumption, so only if no other takers.

Bellenden Road- the supermarket has really improved its stock, specially choice of veg. I use it more and therefore Sainsbury's less. as for the lost shops of Bellenden- when we first moved here there was a dodgy second hand junk shop and now there are two better ones. There is the kebab chippy Sams on corner of Bellenden and Maxted that's been there as long as I have- fifteen years. Except for the plumbers which have now gone, all those 'missing' shops are represented, if under different names. The deli- if that was the Turkish one- was awful with terrible stale bread capitalising on its idea of a new middle class clientele. It didn't last long. ''Ossie the plumber, Dackecome car spares/ The > turkish deli, Bakery, Chaz, Many small grocers.The > Prince Albert. Mr Patel the papershop. The dry > Cleaner, The very good cafe. Chinese takeaway. > Takeaway foodshops. ''

the hippies have the best idea for dramatic and fundamental style change- add fairy lights to everything.

update: husband planed down bottom of door as it was sticking a bit. This has greatly improved leakproofness. Perhaps water was getting trapped under the jammed door and wasn't able to flow out through the holes.

yes but there was a falling out

can Chris move next door into the caff?

Because it is slim I have now pushed my bins to the end of the front bit that's furtherest away from front door so it doesn't look so horrible. It doesn't look half as bad as the full size.

Ive now got a slim blue bin and it s more discreet than the overspilling boxes I had.

I used oil based with a brush in a duck egg blue and it looks lovely.

Our huge bins are hideous. Our local streets were part of the Southwark regeneration scheme with Victorian railings, tiled pathways and plenty of potential for little flower beds or pot plants. Unfortunately the size of the bins means that any such planting would obstruct the bin men, so narrow is the space. Putting our bins directly next to our front door and planting on the other side of them, under the bay, is even more hideous, with the bins crowding round the path, looming by the door and filling the view from the front bay window. In Edinburgh the council provide several jumbo bins that are used by the whole street. They sit in the road. This saves money on rubbish collection as well, I assume, and it leaves the fronts of old houses looking good. Maybe Southwark just don't trust Londoners to make the effort to walk a few feet to put their bin bags in one of these?

how about a bollard motorists can actually see from the driving seat of their car?

Old breadbin?

Greetings is fantastic. They often have really lovely unusual things for presents.

Hi Lulu, my husband found these links http://www.ashireporter.org/HomeInspection/Articles/Exterior-Door-Inspection-Will-These-Doors-Leak-/2527 http://www.doityourself.com/forum/doors-windows/284792-leaking-french-doors.html#b and he bought from B&Q plastic strips you glue to bottom of the door on the outside side. these act like little skirts, diverting rain water away from bottom before it pools on the sill . Also resealed around the glass on the outside as the water hits the glass before it gets to the skirts, so any tiny hairline gap is going to let water in which will then flow inside till it gets out again- usually through the beading on the inside. Our main leak is the non moving bit and this is really hard to access without falling out the window! we didn't put the skirt on the bottom of this bit, but maybe it just needs sealing along the gap. the holes should be kept clear as they are meant to drain any water that gets in, out again. I think our builder was pretty good, but like a lot, once the job is over, its a bummer to get them back. Having said that, he is coming back but he advised us to clear out the drainage holes anyway. I think maintenance may be key. But all my googling has told me wooden inward opening doors are really difficult to make watertight. hope that helps.

LuLu our Juliet balcony windows have been recently leaking in our loft. The builder is coming back (again) but I think part of the problem is the inward opening nature, and water collecting between the door and it's wooden bar. Resealing around the glasshas helped with ours a bit. and clearing the drain holes of any debris. We also fitted plastic things which take the water away from the doors. But the main culprit seems to be the section that is static and doesn't open. It wasn't really noticeable till this foul weather.

Dulwich DIY, Labro Tools and Shauns DIY- all brilliant and so helpful. Plough very good too.

yup Lady D, don't exclude anything until you've teamed up with a writer and the two of you can knock out the ideas. Remember- character first, and foremost, then build your plots.

Aha!

late this afternoon drove past Begging Bowl and in its place was Peckish and lots of people milling around. Has the Begging Bowl really gone or is this a film location thing or something?

how about a normal cooker plus a small woodburner in your soon-to-be huge kitchen. We did that, and have all the practicality plus the romance.

I was agreeing with dog poo picking up not dog ban! As a dog owner myself, my observations of non-picker-uppers in the street are normally off lead dogs of a muscular variety. I once said something to an owner but probably wouldn't again with the abuse I got. On the spot fines and proper wardens would be the only deterrent and dogs on lead rule in the STREET. Then the owners can't plead ignorance of not seeing him do it. I occasionally cannot find my dogs poo in the autumn park leaves and if this happens, I pick someone else's up! However also totally agree with OP post about absent minded owners not keeping an eye on their dogs!

in the for sale section today... .http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?9,1243267

Also I think Bob of Junk emporium may still has fireplace business behind his old one round the corner in the residential road off Lordship Lane behind where the Emporium was.

I'm with Lollypop!

Louise they do Hogs Back at the Old Nuns Head.