mikese22

karter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi James, can you tell us which roads you posted > the survey to . Some people i have spoken to did > NOT receive one namely off Northcross Road. I live off Northcross (on Archdale) and I received one

or a really radical suggestion - don't buy products in tetrapacks... most liquids can be bought in plastic / glass bottles instead that seem to be mopre recyclable, suggesting that either the cost is lower or the returns greater

AllforNun Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- not sure if anyone one has noticed but there are no direct links from Peckham, Queens road, Nunhead etc into the promised land that is East Dulwich, ...er the train goes from Queen's Road to Peckham Rye then to East Dulwich in about 5 mins flat; and the 484 bus goes from Nunhead to East Dulwich in a pretty straight line over Rye common.....?

if you let the BTP know, they could probably 'meet him off the train' at London Bridge as they have an office there

SeanMacGabhann Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > But leaving aside who is right and wrong, I'm > genuinely curious as to know what other people > would do if they had the same problem in the same > location, and do you think it hasn't occured to > G&B Get an injunction from the court forcing the person responsible (for the drain not necessarily the blockage)to fix it - not cheap, but if you're pretty sure that the other side is liable then you'd almost certainly recover your costs; they can then sue whoever caused the blockage (or whatever) if it isn't them Merely serving court papers might spur them (whoever they are) into action...... This happened to me at work a few years back when my employer allegedly failed to fix a leaky roof - I was the poor sod who had to go to court and was at one point (theoretically) facing prison for contempt of court - not much fun and I certainly kicked the maintenance manager's arse to get it sorted!

I sold my flat about 3-4 years ago (with Bushells) and whilst doing the rounds of the local estate agents to view houses Acorn were by far the most obnoxious - I think it was pretty much summed up in their questioning of my choice of Bushells as sales agent - quote 'we call them Bastards at Acorn' - needeless to say I did no more viewings qith them. If they slag off the competition that much I don't want them getting any of my cash!

I've online banked with NatWest for years - never a problem My cashpoint card did get cloned a few years back and the service was excellent - massively extended overdraft whilst it was resolved, no charges and all sorted within a few weeks The phone service is great too - you never have to speak to more than one person - who is (get this) actually in your branch! (either that or they've employed lots of people with the right accent for the north west Cheshire branch that I branch at from my childhood)

Muttley Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What this means is that it was indeed sometime > around the beginning of July that the market for > newbuild flats in East Dulwich suddenly hit a > wall. or maybe it just means the flats are really ugly and too close to the railway....?

Quickest routes I've found are: any bus to Camberwell then 36 or 436 to Paddington - it's pretty much bus lanes all the way so quicker than you might think; otherwise 176 or 40 to Elephant & Castle then tube to Paddington

Before Caffe Nero opened (pleeeeease don't debate whether this was a good or bad thing again), Paddy Power applied for a licence to open up in that space, but got turned down (I believe) because there were already enough bookies in the area - I think the council was applying a 'one-in, one-out' policy - William Hill was presumably ok because they simply relocated; so presumably the same rule would apply to the Woolwich site - unless Ladbrokes are planning to relocate from near Nero?

I swear by online film rental through amazon or lovefilm - loads of choice, hardly ever any out-of-stock issues, very cheap and no late fees!

No worries! A few more points - it's Network Rail not National Rail (which is a wholly different body); they are undertaking the consultation because they have a statutory obligation to do so, to ensure that the limited supply of taxpayers money is spent on those parts of the network where it can really do benefit rather than simply to maintain services because they have always been there. As a regular user of the Victoria - London Bridge service in rush hour, even with just two carriages it is clear that on most days there are seats available suggesting that it is not the most heavily used service. By comparison the Dartford service, which also stops at Denmark Hill, is invariably packed to bursting despite having 8 carriages (or more) suggesting that this service is of more use to the wider community - hence the reason that there is no plan to curtail this service in the consultation. Perhaps a more in depth reading of the document would be beneficial.....?

Frisco Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > However, stopping the trains from London Bridge to > Victoria (via Denmark Hill) would be stupid, and > it probably illustrates National Rail's inability > to be a constructive part of integrated transport > systems. err - doesn't holding a full public consultation, which outlines various options and the reasons for or against each count as 'constructive'? or at least as 'constructive' as comments like "stopping the trains from London Bridge to > Victoria (via Denmark Hill) would be stupid"

SeanMacGabhann Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And I'm sure your comment re Mikese22 isn't a > reflection on the man himself ;-) > > Speaking of events - are ye coming to the forum > birthday do upstairs at the Mag on Friday? why thank you kind sir! aim to be at the party too

Northern Rock is about the safest place you could possibly put your money right now - it's backed by the Bank of England! Buy shares in it I say - sure to be bought out soon for a profit

yep - up for trying it again - perhaps a Thursday would be more successful than Mondays?

without wishing to knock these guys' service (which sounds great); Southwark Council will collect most types of large waste for free if you phone them up - broken furniture, piles of wood, old carpets etc

This is very exciting - I have never seen a thread on here that states 'contains rudeness' - i was drawn to it instantly! Maybe there should be a new x-rated section?? Going back to the original post, as a gayer I always applaud PDAs from other gayers - not sure I'd have the guts myself on Lordship Lane - though I did snog my (then) bloke in Liquorish last year and no-one batted an eyelid

Brendan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > the blue waste paper bag. i don't think they can be recycled because of the glue in the spine there's an organisation called www.bookcrossing.com - basically you tag your books with a unique ID then leave them somewhere like a cafe or park bench, when someone picks them up they can log on to tinternet and you can see how far round the world your book has gone!! alternatively you could donate to an old folks home, or hospital

Bushells were brillant when i bought my flat through them and just as good when i sold through them 3 years later - the staff are really friendly and very 'human' in the way they dealt with me

you could try the 'gay drinks' at the Rye next Monday - see the thread in the Lounge

i heard that it was the pub where the great train robbers celebrated after the event - anyone else heard that?

Brendan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Shockingly compulsory sterilization programs have > taken place in a number of western countries. > Sometimes for people with disabilities but even > more disgustingly for political reasons. > > The Americans for example forcibly or > unconsensually sterilized Native American woman > during the last century. That's nothing Sweden was still doing this until the early 1970s (if I remember correctly - could have been Norway or Finland)

sounds good to me

having failed miserably as organiser (I blame the rain) - I'd love to come along as simply an attendee! When were you thinking of?