Lowlander

If the lightbulbs are incandescent/halogen they go in household waste. You might get away with just a visit to the library.

looks fun, will have to try it. They have one in Croydon though, which surely is a location to diminish the brand's impact...

You can also buy water in bottles! Who on earth buys water in bottles when it comes from the tap?

As a black coffee drinker, it's hard to find a decent cup. Volcano is pretty rough stuff and needs some milk to make it palatable. Jades IMHO is the best black coffee in Dulwich. By comparison I'm quite happy with a 99p filter from Pret. Beats most Americanos into a cocked hat.

LondonMix Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lowlander I know full permission is required. I > was asking for examples of where permission had > been granted :) > > Red Devil thanks for the Barry Road example. I'm > used to searching the planning portal but wasn't > aware you could restrict your search to flats. > This is perfect. Sorry! I was focussing on the lease issue - I would imagine the planning permission part to be a doddle and negotiating with the freeholder to be the tough part (as you will be increasing the value of the property and so the lease would need to be amended, even if you own the loft space)

If it's a house you can do it within permitted development. If it's a flat you have to get permission https://www.planningportal.co.uk/info/200130/common_projects/21/flats_and_maisonettes Also don't forget liaising with the freeholder who could decline or ask for cash to allow it (and possibly amend the terms of the lease).

mikeb Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've been 'lounged'. How exciting! Feel like > I've made it after almost ten years on the forum Before the recent troubles, i.e. June, the northbound service was utterly miserable with frequent cancellations and a minimal service. The southbound service seemed to be ok. So far this week they seem to have been ok and almost back to normal. You can check the particular ones you want here http://www.recenttraintimes.co.uk/ Sample http://www.recenttraintimes.co.uk/Home/Search?Op=Srch&Fr=North+Dulwich+%28NDL%29&To=Tulse+Hill+%28TUH%29&TimTyp=A&TimDay=6a&Days=Wk&TimPer=2w&dtFr=31%2F08%2F2016&dtTo=07%2F09%2F2016&ShwTim=AvAr&TOC=All&ArrSta=5&MetAvg=Mea&MetSpr=RT&MxScDu=&MxSvAg=10&MnScCt=2&MxArCl=5 As you're going against the flow don't worry about 4 coach trains turning up instead of 8 coach ones. Annoying to those of us going north of course.

Crowdfunding towards funding a judicial review of Southern is 84% complete. https://www.crowdjustice.co.uk/case/southernrail/ "The Association of British Commuters is seeking legal advice from Devonshires Solicitors LLP and specialist counsel on the options for issuing a Judicial Review of the government?s handling of the Southern Rail franchise. We are looking for ?25,000 to cover the initial stages of the Judicial Review. Please donate and help us bring the Government to account, protect the health, safety and livelihood of thousands of rail users, and change your future commute for the better. There is a strict time limit on starting JR claims, so we need to act now and we need to act fast! Please pledge now so we can begin the action.?

I just donated part of my refunds to a crowdfunding legal attempt against Southern: https://www.crowdjustice.co.uk/case/southernrail/

MarkE Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Four carriages again on the 08:30 this morning. > Plenty of passengers stranded. Another ?2 Oyster > charge for tapping in and out at the same station, > before nipping on a bus (another ?1.60), train to > Victoria and tube. Just as well there's a PAYG > price cap. > > If the 08:10 service turns up, full length, on > Monday, I will applaud it into the station, > cheering wildly. You can easily reclaim the ?2 online or by 'phoning TfL no matter what type of ticket you use. Yesterday I received a pile of letters containing vouchers. Not much (?30) considering I'd spent a similar amount on bus fares but it's important to do so and make a small point.

P.O.U.S.theWonderCat Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why would they particularly know there is a school > there? I certainly didn't when I first came to > visit friends from outside of Dulwich. > > I'm sorry your daughter got a fright, but I was > taught at kindergarten that you had to check left, > right, left again and wait before you crossed even > at lights. Sounds like you're from the US. In this country (at nursery) children are told to look left and right, and if the man is green, then it is safe to cross. This car didn't come from left or right, was turning at a junction.

Assuming you have your phone with you on the toilet, how hard is it to go into the Ocado/Sainos/Asda/Tesco app and add some more? Publicity gimmick, just like the drones.

Help-Ma-Boab Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's the loons I see wearing coats in this weather > I can't fathom. What heating system do they > operate under? I'm not talking elderly, but young > looking folks, buttoned up in fairly heavy > jackets. Some people like the heat - look at the English cricket captain Alistair Cook who actually performs better. Personally I'm unfazed and sleep under a duvet and wonder around with a jacket during the day. The other ten months of the year I'm freezing and wearing three layers. Consider yourselves lucky you only have two months of it.

Err, this has been happening since the mid-1800s i.e almost 200 years. Scottish notes are not legal currency. It's easier now than it was in the 1980s when cabbies would often refuse them! Just accept the challenge, or change the notes for English ones...personally I just keep them for my next trip north of the border.

Hallelujah! Love the new London Bridge station concourse - was out of the station within minutes this morning (no more queuing from the back of the train).

Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Advocating CBT to a significant minority of the > population > > Not much liking the aircraft noise and it's making > your life a misery are, I would suggest, different > in scale - and there are techniques, such as > Mindfulness, which can offer some succour without > having to go down a CBT route necessarily. Whilst > there are many who would sign a petition to 'make > the noise go away' - I suspect there are far fewer > for whom the noise is actually seriously damaging > their quality of life (around here, anyway, for > those much closer to the airports it is a > different thing entirely). I am lucky in that I am > rarely bothered by the aircraft noise, or even > aware of it unless reading these threads (and my > hearing is good) - the low hovering police > helicopters we get on occasion are another matter, > but hardly frequent enough to want to make an > issue of it. Hmm, it's a little more serious than that. There are studies showing the actual health risks, like this one from the British Medical Journal showing that "...High levels of aircraft noise were associated with increased risks of stroke, coronary heart disease, and cardiovascular disease..." http://www.bmj.com/content/347/bmj.f5432

Quick summary: We spoke to Thames Water at 0800, 1000, 1730, 2130 All times very helpful with loads of information not on the website. Website has been showing that situation will be resolved within 1-2 hours since 1700ish It's now 22.10 and no water (top end Lordship Lane/Upland Road junction). >12 hour delay we're entitled to ?30 compensation. Appreciate that things are worse elsewhere, but London is supposed to be a world class city comparable to New York and Singapore...

One half of me wants the water to start. The other half is looking at the massive pile of dishes...

Bic Basher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Message last updated: Monday 29 August 2016 - > 18.55PM. > > We apologise to customers who are still > experiencing issues with their water supplies in > the SE22/23 postal area. > > This is due to a burst water main on Lordship > Lane. > > Our teams are on-site and working hard to restore > your supplies as quickly as possible. > > We have started to re-route water through our > network. Due to this being a complicated repair, > this process can take a couple of hours. > > Customers should notice a positive change to their > water pressures within the next 1-2 hours. > > We apologise for any inconvenience caused. We were told that on the 'phone at 1730. Now almost 20.00 and still not a trickle.

Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have previously said on this or a sister post > that it is possible to address issues where > particular stimuli become points of obsession > through psychological supports, such as CBT and > Mindfulness. It seems clear that whilst some > people find the airplane noise virtually > intolerable others (in the same area) do not. Ways > of changing your relationship with that noise may > be helpful. Where everyone finds a stimulus > impossible to live with, then the stimulus should > be addressed, but where only some do the most > 'economic' solution might be one which addressed > the sufferer, not the immediate cause. Just as > phobias (such as arachnophobia) can be addressed > through CBT, so your relationship to aircraft > noise may also be addressable (and no, I am not > saying that you are 'mad' or deranged, simply that > your relationship to airplane noise, the way in > which it captures your attention so that it become > unreasonably intrusive may be something which > psychological support might be able to address). Advocating CBT to a significant minority of the population of London? Regardless of the merits of CBT, is this not even slightly Orwellian? But I will raise it with my Doctor and report back!

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Cod & Chips at Codfellas today 12.30.. > > > Golden brown crispy batter.. > > > > Beautiful moist whiteflakes > > Cut from these beauties.. > > > > If chips look like small amout it is because I ask > for a smaller portion. > > They have 3 fryers.. 1 Oil.. 1 Beef Dripping > ...and one a combo... > > They said people my age tend to like beef dripping > but of course you get a choice.. > > Foxy Foxy a thousand thank-yous. I love fish and chips in beef dripping and thought it almost extinct in London. I'll be down there soon. (and I'm barely pushing 40)

Cardelia Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lowlander Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > The fact remains that London is unique in > having > > it's biggest airport in a foggy location, with > > prevailing winds dictating flightpaths over the > > city affecting the majority of residents. > > > > You won't find this situation in any other > major > > Western city. > > Well, Chicago frequently has fog rolling in from > Lake Michigan and even though the approach path is > generally over the lake, a lot of northern Chicago > suffers terribly from aircraft noise. Boston is > very similar, with fogs rolling in from the > harbour and north Boston suffering from noise. In > North America, off the top of my head, there's > also LA, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York > (Newark), Toronto and Washington DC, all of which > have some/most of their urban areas underneath the > flight path and can suffer from severe fog delays. > Heathrow's problems are not unique to Heathrow. I mentioned the fog but really it's irrelevant to this argument. Do North American cities have the same scale of noise problem - for instance the equivalent of Chelsea/Westminster/Putney/Barnes/Battersea etc. being under? From what I can gather, there is a problem but not on the same scale as the London. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/22/nyregion/engaging-in-a-softer-conversation-about-the-roar-from-new-yorks-airports.html?_r=0

This argument has been going on since the 1940s - here's a report from Hansard dated 1959 where the New York noise limit level is reported to be 4 times lower than London's. http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1959/nov/27/aircraft-noise-london-airport The New York authorities were not happy about Concorde and its operations were restricted in New York The fact remains that London is unique in having it's biggest airport in a foggy location, with prevailing winds dictating flightpaths over the city affecting the majority of residents. You won't find this situation in any other major Western city. The only normal thing is that it's been 70 years since the problem was identified and will probably be another 70 before it's dealt with - very British. The only thing those who find the noise annoying is to keep complaining to Heathrow where there are apparent breaches, and to oppose the third runway (which I wager will never happen.

The NOW TV box is made by Roku and is essentially a locked down, budget variant of their entry-level model. We have one and it's excellent for the price, although I don't subscribe to anything, just use it for youtube and iPlayer. You can't use it for Netflix or Amazon, as it's subsidised by Sky, they don't want you viewing competitors. The Roku stick, which is around ?35 on Amazon, is better; as it's independent, you can get Sky Sports, Amazon, Netflix etc. and I believe the picture quality is better.

The 0830 yesterday was formed of 4 coaches instead of the usual 8 and was rammed. Many couldn't board at East Dulwich, next train 0915. When is this going to end? I feel for those who work in London Bridge or the City, especially with nursery/school pick-ups.