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Image 3 is the hill path leading up from Dunstans Road to the flats at Dawson's Heights. Nero

I watched Corrie on playback and then a film called Duplex on BBC1 which was quite good. Nero

Remember, people, we are not just talking about the TV channels - 1, 2, 3, 4, HD, but also the radio stations - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 1 Extra, 5 Extra, local and regional radio, Asian network, Radio Cymru and Radio Nan Ghadheal (sp), World Service - in English 24/7, plus all the language services - including Burmese, Chinese, Russian, and Cantonese, BBC Online, regional telly, regional websites, orchestras, neighbourhood initiatives, campaigns. There truly is something for everyone, and actually, a lot of things for everyone. The whole 'dumbing down' is a canard. The BBC has always had fun programmes - Generation Game, anyone? Anyone who thinks it is not worth having, or, more likely, uses his antipathy to the licence fee to call for a ban, is really not thinking fairly. Nero

I, too, used to be scared of bees and wasps, Mockney. Now I am not. I don't know how it happened, but now I can be in a room, have them crawling on me (momentarily) and my heart rate does not rise. If one was in a car and I was driving, then that would be different, I s'pose. Next time, just for once don't flap around for a few seconds. You'll see you can do it and take it from there. Nero

It ia worth the licence fee, but there is some complacency there. Nero

The nice, old, weathered tables and chairs have gone from outside Franklins and have been replaced with those awful 90s looking tubular-steel and grooved-wood affairs. I rarely go, but I shan't enjoy the option of sitting outside now. I hope whoever is responsible doesn't think it is hip to be all modern and trendy to keep up with the poshed-up LL. Nero

If the counsellor is properly and thoroughly trained and the counsellee understands that honesty and an understanding of what the problem actually is, then counselling can work. It's just talking and listening and being prepared to act on advice or see things in a different way. It's not mumbo-jumbo or psycho-babble; indeed, I would advise against anything too analytical as it cam stymie (sp) one's chance of moving forward. Gerry, I would make sure your clients know about your qualifications and be prepared to give them the chance to see references. Nero

I've moved this thread's contents to the main local issues area. N

I have just Googled the word 'cookwank' and got just two entries. One by Snorky, the other my Mockney referencing it. It's great and I shall be spreading it around as I love words and new words even more. Nero Cookwank

Chav, the pin I mentioned was the one you referred to being dropped when you told your story. Nero

Ok. First thing, calm down. You will get your money back, and if you are clever and resourceful, you will get a bonus too. Make sure you have the name of the person who treated you badly. Make sure you have the time of the incident etched in your mind, ready to tell the person to whom I am about to make reference. Take photos, even by phone-cam, of the offending machine. Make sure you find out the right name of teh person to address your perfectly spelled and wonderfully worded letter of complaint to. Remember to mention your knowledge of the Yorkshire media, such as BBC North, Yorkshire Evening Post, Calendar etc in the aforesaid letter. Wait a few weeks. Reap your rewards. Nero

Fish, I LOVE you. (But I hate people who use unnecessary capitalisation to underline their point of view.) Now, where do I begin? I don't like: People who say 'gotten' rather than 'got' because they think it lends them a certain NY-LON air. Black people who say 'ahks' rather than 'ask' to underline their blackness. (Chav, do you have that pin you mentioned?) White people who want adopt black slang to appear cool. Women who pretend to like football when they don't.(Yes, some women do, but some women don't.) People who say 'yeah, no'. They might as well say 'zdnnooxioobgivfoh', because neither has any meaning. People who think magazinify their lives by, for example, shopping in certain shops and eating in certain restaurants. Nero

Well, here I am with a very good report on said Omrith. We went and it was busy, with a reserved sign on a couple of places, so we went to the pub next door, which was empty. Before we did, a couple at one of the tables said they were nearly ready to go, but it would be ten mins, so that's why we went for a drinky. We'd nearly finished our drinks when the couple who'd told us they were almost ready to go came in the pub to tell us! They did this just to be nice, and we were later told by Omrith staff that they come every week. So, 8/10 for Omrith and its food and its customers and its staff! Nero

Samantha, Darren, Endora Rita, Bob, Sue

Just done a search, and found it has already been mentioned, and it looks good! Shoulda searched previously, but never mind. Nero

Fish, I live near Goodrich school, but I don't vandalise cars, or anything else! Any descriptions on age etc? My neighbour has had probs with his car being vandalised on G'rich, opp the school. Nero

Is it a good place for an Indian (Bangladeshi/Pakistani) meal? It looks nice, but appearances can be deceptive, so they say! Nero

East, Dulwich, Forum Eleven, Pound, Sandwich Three, Wheeled, Pram

Mary, Mungo, Midge Rod, Jane, Freddy Charles, Diana, Camilla Paper, Scissors, Stone Phil, Joanne, Suzanne Fred, Cindy, Kate Chicken, Fish, Beef First, Club, Coach

Dulwich, Peckham, Nunhead? SE21, SE22, SE23?

There are a fair few in Peckham Rye Park, more than in Dulwich Park, in my opinion. The urban myth is that they were released in the 50s at a film studio as a practical joke and it went from there. Nero

Magdala, Bishop, Liquorish. Nero, Jack, Chandelier. Surma, Coriander, Pistachio. Lordship, Barry, Townley. Snorky, Louisa, Alan. Nero

In East Dulwich the cats go a-missing

It really did pong

But why would you be scared of spiders?