KidKruger

<removed> Just a matter of time..

Don’t they all use the same masts though, and therefore get broadly same reception?

Glad your hound is recovering, what a nightmare. Any description of the owner would be useful in consideration that the he/she would appear uninterested in stepping forward on this occasion so may be equally uninterested in the community’s welfare when they get replacement dangerous dog(s). Forewarned is forearmed (to a limited extent under these horrible circumstances).

I think I saw this dog in dulwich park this morning, looks like it enjoys a wander!

What were the incidents(s) at goose green you mention ? I’ve seen someone walking around Crystal Palace road/goose green with two huge staff/pit type dogs always off lead and could almost predict a problem given the guy’s menacing demeanour, so wonder if related to your comment.

In this day and age anybody buying an upstairs flat is inevitably going to want to extend upwards if they can afford it, rather than have to go through the entire process again of buying a larger property as they step up “the ladder“ with the prohibitive costs involved. That would be reasonable behaviour on the part of an upstairs leaseholder. Anybody buying a property such as that, where other leaseholders in the property are intent on preventing such improvement to the property should in all fairness be advised in front that they will be opposed and if possible prevented from improving the property when they purchase it. Solyent Green’s comment is more than reasonable (and an obvious consideration), he/she is not obliged to have a viewpoint exactly in line with the OP. The advantage of this forum is exposure to viewpoints that are not exactly one’s own, no ? I’d be interested in the reasons why somebody would be particularly intent on stopping somebody else improving their own property, especially when home improvements around East Dulwich are a common feature on every road the last three decades. ie. It is normal.

Yes, slim (width) washing machines in U.K. just don’t seem to exist, unless top-loaders. Possibly something to do with optimum drum size I suspect.

There’s the yellow shop-fronted one, opposite Kahn’s. Some quite spicey stuff in there. Also there’s Lolak on Choumert Rd. Both are canteen-type restaurants 🤙

Wasn’t it called The Manor (or something like that) for a bit?

I’m not sure there was ever a collective aspiration for SM, Sparts. Some kind of ideal may have been sold but those controlling it may have a different view on what it will do for them. Undoubtedly much damage can be done on both the individual and collective level. And has been. Sometimes I wonder if enough damage has been done to justify quite Draconian restrictions, particularly on those trying to propagate mindsets.

Was it danceable?

the bloke I saw do it was riding a bike and had a helmet on, he was a cyclist, no ? If I had said 'every single cyclist under the sun' you may have a point though. I don't think a dispute over terminology is required here !

I think there are some cyclists doing this, too.

Were you at back of house so it seemed no-one was in ?

Yes well said Malumbu. I think the slow-burn of demonisation over many years and who is responsible for that is fundamental to anywhere near understanding and working on what happened.

There's one on Gibbon Rd, Nunhead. I think it's part of the launderette group that included the now closed-down one on LL/Pellatt. Looks like same staff.

Bucharest? Fairly cheap incl. accomm. Some great (and huge) state galleries, modern art, more traditional art - and you'll have the gallery almost to yourself! OK music/gig scene at night.

I had a couple of eBay parcels due same morning a couple of weeks ago. Updates told me morning delivery due. I purposefully worked in hallway so there’d be zero chance of me being marked as ‘did not answer’. An hour or so later separate updates for each parcel told me delivery attempted but occupant ‘not home’. I checked outside, no sign of postie or parcels stashed anywhere. No information was provided about what will happen next, whether redelivery will be attempted, whether the parcel(s) will be stored at the delivery office, no note through the door. Next morning I got a notification that delivery would be soon, I waited in the hallway again doing some work, then same thing I had notification that delivery has been attempted and occupant was not home. So I know these updates (on these occasions) were BS. Planned to go to the delivery office next day, on the off chance that these parcels are traceable/stored there. Later that afternoon, knock on the door and both parcels provided, for which I was grateful. It’s just all very weird.

Either way, to see a road as big as Court Lane empty of traffic is a crime, when the main arteries are fully congested. Coincidentally, Court Lane has loads of big expensive houses.

Yes PM me too pls as I'm about to post an ad looking for someone to do alterations. Good luck!

It’s amazing how often suspected damp is actually condensation, not diagnosing for you but supporting what I think has been said earlier. If you get stuck try Peter Ward on youtube: his vids helped me convert a 30yr rising damp problem into a condensation solution. Good luck!

It’s unfortunate reading, however there are two sides to every story and I only have one side - big question is what about the other side of the story is. It’s difficult to convince people of a situation when there’s only one side and anyone reasonable will ask. Remember that this moment is just a snapshot in your relationship with your kids and times will be different in the future. This is important for your survival. If you always try to be reasonable with your kids and ex, the kids will see this and they will understand over time who is out of order. The UK family courts are heavily skewed towards the female, it’s part of our societal sexism. This makes it easier for a female ex to poison the children without challenge. This is more prevalent outside London where there is a more “provincial“ attitude in the family courts. Bringing this kind of abuse to the attention of the authorities in respect of poisoning, badmouthing, manipulation and gaslighting is unlikely to generate much action. The services are strained to the limits as you would expect, therefore only the most serious abuses receive full attention. In an ideal world poisoning would result in threat of/removal of the children. So you have to work in the landscape you find yourself within, limited interest from the courts where there is a female instigator, limited opportunity to reassure/protect your children, limited empathy in a public setting because traditionally the male is seen as the problem maker. Have you made contact with Families Need Fathers, they have a good support network. Some Fathers who go through this become permanent woman haters, on account of the damage done to their children. They never recover and carry the wound to a bitter grave. And one final thing, which I neither envisaged nor desired, my kids now have a problem with their mother, who didn’t stop her partner from bullying and Insulting. So, there are no winners in this game. Here’s an artwork I made of the abuse my teenage daughters received from their stepfather, evidenced to me through video and audio recordings. Child protection ultimately too busy. There is a lot of it happening out there. Good luck!

Yorkshire Teabags at Centra Store corner Hindmans/Underhill.

Only took me about 30yrs to get used to it, you’ll be fine.