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yup, that was me. Sorry to the lady at the receiving end, but your large piebald bull terrier cross dog that came out of nowhere and harrassed my on lead rescue dog, and then divebombed us continually while my dog strained to eat him,(which is not good for his soul) was just too much for us. I never imagined, as I set off on this lovely crisp frosty monday morning to walk my dog that I would end up effing and blinding at a complete stranger in a public place, so sorry.

Ive just cleared the ice from in front of my house with a spade. The neighbour across the road then came over with his big broom and helped me. It was quite easy to do as the ice broke up in big slates. I hope my neighbours follow suit, we could get the whole road done quick as a flash.

James I ve rung the council this morning to no avail to ask them to grit our streets- although routes nearbye are accessable we cannot reach them through our inaccessible ice rink residential roads. I need to drive because my work entails coming home late at night as a performer and last night I had to cancel my gig even though it is only in North London and North London had no problems. As a pedestrian, crossing these roads is taking your life in your hands as it is so slippy.

I love it when people find something useful Ive put in the skip. Last skip we had, I was out there encouraging them. What else is going to happen to the stuff except landfill? Half the stuff we shove out is just laziness or the charity shops don't want it and though it's unsellable, it's useful to somebody. Things Ive found on skips- broken kitchen chairs lacking the middle bit when all Ive got at home is the middle bit!It's like Odd-ends Reunited.

Any ideas for getting to Crouch End by public transpport? Car is under snow and my street is too slippy.

Askes closed today.

read transport thread with update by barry jones above.

the pavements are attrocious, as is crossing any residential road- I was in my big walking boots with proper walking soles and was sliding all over the place just trying to cross the road.

all evening the trains have been terrible We just gave up at London bridge late this evening and luckily were rescued by a number 40 bus.

surely things getting taken out of your skip is good- it's recycling, being taken by people who actually want the stuff. However, adding to your skip is very annoying.

we were with friends in Barry Road on Friday night and they lost their electricity. The board were working on it and then it came back on.

I came here from Pimlico and before that Brixton, both residents parking areas. Let me tell you it was hell. In Pimlico I could never park in my street despite paying the hefty yearly residential parking permit rate. I would often have to park overnight on a single yellow line and have to dash to move car before wardens in morning- wardens who would be waiting to pounce- and this with two small children. Never able to unload shopping outside my house. No visitors- even midwives- without them anxiously checking the window/clock/meter all the time. The parking places were actually reduced by a permit system. There were far fewer places to park because of all the yellow lines between permit spaces- which before had been free parking places. Don't let me even start about Brixton, where wardens try to find ways to do you even if you have a lawful ticket or permit.

DJ Killer Q, Aquarius Moon has already argued that mitigating factors like starvation would make it justifiable. Infestation of cockroaches in your own home is different from insects in their natural jungle habitat. We are appalled at children who pull legs off flies; or who stick fireworks up cats arses. however much you dismiss the value of a life of an insect, killing them for entertainment and to make viewers squeal with disgust, desensitizes us to animal cruelty. When you come across that group of schoolboys poking a wounded hedgehog in the gutter, how are you going to persuade them this is wrong? Their actions show a lack of empathy. I would say I.A.C.G.M.O.O.H. reinforces that.

what about those poor bugs having Gillian McKeiths hair poured all over them?

did he get in your house then Tibby?

did he get the car?

this is going to transform our weekend experience of travelling back from central london. hurrah.

It was the orginal ED Comedy which was one of the major influences to put East Dulwich on the map, culminating in the East Dulwich Festival on Goose Green-then they moved to The Mag, then Camberwell and then The Hob in Forest Hill which they bought so they would never again be kicked out in favour of a restaurant. The original Ed comedy at the EDT went on for about ten year and was started by Jan Prince, partner of Steve Frost. Steve Coogan premiered his show there with Patrick Marber that then went on to win the perrier in Edinburgh and catipult him into stardom. They were halycon days and was what introduced me to the area in the first place.

Great idea. We did have something like it upstairs at the EDT in the old days- a theatre space, film club, rehearsal space, public readings of new plays, and workshop space with an admin office. It was well used too.

apparently the Victoria line extends to Herne Hill and the trains turn under there.

Ive sent the delivery lady's mobile to you by pm.

Daves Dairy 0208 299 4484 they deliver to us and we are SE15 side of Goose Green.

re The Wildlife Garden Centre- although shut to the public on a friday, isnt it still open for volunteers? I dont understand if you are saying the women in the WLFGC were suspicious or that their mere presence reminded you of how vulnerable your garden is if a burglar was to get access to the WLFGC?

I think it would be worth contacting Talk Talk and telling them one of their representatives has put a whole community on red alert with suspicions of criminal activity and maybe this isnt the image they need to be developing.

and what of the swimming pool, built by funds raised by parents and now languishing and decaying? surely that could have been used for the community and make a profit as well?