Lowlander

Never did find out...is there anywhere in ED or nearby where I can get chips cooked in beef dripping?

Meanwhile, in the real world, it seems all Beckenham Junction services are cancelled this evening http://traintimes.org.uk/live/LBG/NDL

Many people have strong (and entirely justified) views on fox-hunting, foie gras and cruelty to dogs/cats. There are around 36 million commercial egg laying hens were kept in the UK in 2013 http://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/farm/layinghens/farming In the UK the proportion of eggs produced in the different systems in 2013 was: ?51 per cent* of eggs produced in battery cages ?3 per cent* in barn systems ?46 per cent* in free-range systems (of which 2 per cent were organic systems). By contrast, 20,000 foxes are killed by fox-hunting, and whilst I haven't been able to find out how much foie gras is sold in the UK, I'd wager more chickens and hens lead an unhealthy life. https://www.vegsoc.org/layinghens Why does no-body seem to care about farm animal welfare? I meet so many vegetarians/animal lovers who continue to eat mayonnaise/non-free range eggs, or drink milk from intensively farmed cows.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lowlander Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I think more people eat battery chicken and > eggs > > than foie gras. > > > > If they knew how the chickens were treated, > they > > would think twice! > > > > Yet foie gras get all the attention! > > Yes and that is another subject for debate.. > > This thread was to purely highlight Heston's > decision to take Foie Gras off his menus. > There are already threads on Foie Gras. > > As far as I'm concerned in this thread the matter > is over. > > DulwichFox I was merely making an observation DulwichFox. My point is made and I have nothing more to add!

I think more people eat battery chicken and eggs than foie gras. If they knew how the chickens were treated, they would think twice! Yet foie gras get all the attention!

Try a broker like Adrian Flux - you'll have to use the old fashioned telephone, but they are very good and will find cover. https://www.adrianflux.co.uk/

Thanks James. You may have mis-read my post - I know the current times off my heart. Have you heard of the rumours to change the frequency in the May timetable change to 2tph PEAK to/from East Dulwich? So that Southern can reinstate the West Croydon via Sydenham trains? This would mean close to an hour's wait if one were cancelled!

Yes, I've successful appealed all parking tickets I've been given. Because they were wrongly issued. But then I always try and make sure I don't break the rules...I might make a mistake one day, in which case I would just pay up and move on...

Hi James I overheard on the train yesterday that come the annual May train timetable change, the frequency of trains on the East Dulwich branch will go down to 2tph in the peak? This is because Southern are looking to reinstate the trains they cancelled on the Sydenham line in January? I couldn't find anything from official sources, is this something you are aware of?

It reminds me of a series of articles in The Register (a decade ago now!) after a coincidental spate of them: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/14/fire_breathing_buses_reattack/

Anyone remember oil hitting around $100 a barrel? Went up to $140 now $55. Won't last long. Or it may. Who knows.

I remember reading sometime ago that we should be glad for moss - it means the air is clean enough for it to grow (not possible up until the 1960s or thereabouts)

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's not just a ticket.. it's points on your > licence and higher insurance .. > > .. for doing something that has been legal since > god knows how long.... > > DulwichFox In 1930 speed limits were abolished (prior to that there was a blanket 20mph limit across the entire country) It took five years of increasing accident rates to introduce the 30mph limit in built up areas in 1935

The EDT is on the corner of the Lordship Lane exit of the roundabout itself. Speed limits aside, I thought you had to slow down to around 5/10mph at roundabouts? If not, what speed do vehicles go through this one at?

Fox, I see your view, but can you really blame the 20mph zone for that accident? Is it actually possible to do more than 10mph outside the EDT?

The larger one (13") unless you're a serious minimalist - it's so much more worth it having the bigger screen.

I haven't been back to GBK since they charged me ?1.50 for some sauce on the side. Fine in 2005 but 10 years later Byron and others have overtaken them.

first mate Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The whole thing appears to be a ness. > > Labour will soon, come election time, be > trumpeting that they have made a safer borough for > all by imposition of 20mph, but the reality is > different; what actually happens is that a > minority try to adhere to it while the majority > ignore it. Those that ignore it are inclined to > get angry and frustrated if they are stuck behind > someone adhering to the limit. There seems to be > an increase in overtaking in a reckless way. > > The police won't monitor or enforce 20mph, they > opposed 20mph on main roads, so the council will > have to spend loads of money on cameras at some > point. We have to decide if this is money well > spent. I'm in favour of universal coverage of speed/safety cameras. The capital outlay is likely to be recouped within days and could be profit making for the council. Long term it would push down speeding as people become reluctant to pay the fines. And if you don't want to pay - don't speed.

There's a presentation from the project engineer on the Institute of Civil Engineers website here: http://www.ice.org.uk/ICE_Web_Portal/media/eastofengland/Thameslink-KO2-London-Bridge-Presentation.pdf Some interesting outputs and it mostly looks on track for 2018.

It's an outrageous stealth tax on the non-motorists - who are going to have to subsidise those idiot nomads. How much is this going to cost?

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Here you go REd01 - Dulwich Podiatry, 6 Woodwarde > Road, East Dulwich. SE22. 8UJ. Opposite Dulwich > Library. Tel: 0208-693-6000. > > Hopefully, they'll help sort out yer plates. Family member went there recently and rates them highly.

titch juicy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lowlander Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Loz Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Lowlander Wrote: > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > ----- > > > > > > > Thetrainline.com (more expensive than > booking > > > via train companies, yet ASA turn a blind eye > > to > > > their > > > > fraudulent claims) > > > > > > Really? Apart from adding the ?1 fee, I've > not > > > seen any difference between TTL and train > > > companies prices. Have I missed something? > > > > Trainline charge credit card fees, postage fees > > and booking fees. > > > > Booking direct avoids those (and you can buy > > tickets for any train company from any train > > company). > > > > East Coast used to offer 10% discount but now > give > > Nectar points instead. > > > > Southern offer a no quibble refund on unused > > tickets (others charge at least ?10). > > > > Telegraph found that booking direct saves > around > > ?10 on average > > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/1133321 > > > > 5/Can-Trainline-be-more-than-a-railway-middleman.h > > > tml > > > I've never paid more than a pound extra. I collect > my tickets from a machine at the station, which is > the easiest method anyway. > > I'd be astonished if most train companies didn't > charge to send tickets home. None of the train companies charges a booking fee. None of them charge for using a credit card. Some offer a discount for booking direct (can be as much as 10%). Some will give you a total refund on unused tickets (trainline charge ?10) Most will post out free of charge This means that without exception you are better off booking through any of the Train companies than the trainline (see the article).

Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lowlander Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > Thetrainline.com (more expensive than booking > via train companies, yet ASA turn a blind eye to > their > > fraudulent claims) > > Really? Apart from adding the ?1 fee, I've not > seen any difference between TTL and train > companies prices. Have I missed something? Trainline charge credit card fees, postage fees and booking fees. Booking direct avoids those (and you can buy tickets for any train company from any train company). East Coast used to offer 10% discount but now give Nectar points instead. Southern offer a no quibble refund on unused tickets (others charge at least ?10). Telegraph found that booking direct saves around ?10 on average http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/11333215/Can-Trainline-be-more-than-a-railway-middleman.html

Agree, but where do you draw the line? Thetrainline.com (more expensive than booking via train companies, yet ASA turn a blind eye to their fraudulent claims) Mobile phone companies (who effectively charge an extortionate rate of interest if you get a smartphone directly from them as part of a package) Insurance companies racking up renewal rates and associated charges for loyal customers (nearly always cheaper to renew as a new customer) The list goes on

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > These companies rarely buy the property > themselves, they're essentially an agency/broker > for cash investors. > > Without doubt unscrupulous. But I find it hard to > muster sympathy for people daft enough to fall for > it. People sometimes need to move house quickly (ill-health, new job). They fall for a sales patter, and, to be fair to those people, the companies involved are quite devious and persuasive - claiming to be endorsed by celebrities, charities and that they're regulated by the Property Ombudsman (who have no legal powers). As you say, completely unscrupulous. But, unfortunately, perfectly legal. What is needed - and should have happened years ago - was for them to be regulated somehow.