Lowlander

If they're allowed to stay open I'll eat there (as long as the food is good). Food Inspectors can be a bit challenging...

Honestly, I'm more concerned about the source of the ingredients. Some of the meat used in the catering industry is well dodgy. Do the food inspectors look at this?

You've got more chance of being poisoned at home or in a friend's house anyway.

If not finished try putting in a potato(e) which may soak it up.

Otherwise advise a copious side serving of full-fat yoghurt. Just eat and enjoy the endorphin rush.

Jah Lush is right fresh chillies much better though especially if cooking for many, serve extra them on the side for chilliheads

I travel from the top end of Lordship Lane to Euston occasionally and take a 185 bus to Vauxhall (20 minutes) then the Victoria line to Euston (10 minutes).

In rush hour the 185 will be about 40 minutes though

Put it outside; it'll be gone within 24 hours if it's metal

I put mine out on Upland Road last year, when I looked out the window 20 minutes later it had disappeared

If you're driving, please, please, give way to people coming up the hill.

This is in particular aimed towards the tw*t who forced me to stop on Upland Rd (even though there was loads of room for him to pull over).

I've pretty experienced in the snow , 1000s of miles under my belt, but a hill start is never easy in it. I almost gave up near the top and reversed back to Goodrich.

Better they run a more reliable, yet reduced, service rather than a complete and utter shambles of one.

But yes, having seen proper winters in the 80s and 90s, it all seems to fall apart these days...

Snows not forecast until 0900 tomorrow yet this timetable starts at 0500 or so.

BBC reporting that SouthWest trains have issued a similar timetable and cancelled many services

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21061840

rahrahrah Wrote:

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> Southern Trains are planning on running a 'snow

> timetable' starting tomorrow. It's available on

> their website here (Timetable 32):

> http://www.southernrailway.com/your-journey/plan-m

> y-journey/temporary-timetable-b

so trains every half hour from ED to London Bridge during the peak! 07.09, 07.40 and 08.10

I tried to help a relative sell some furniture bought in Japan on eBay, similar prices, he was taken aback that no-one wanted to buy a wardrobe he'd paid close to ?2k for, even on a ?50 starting price.

No-one wanted it. He's still got it several years later and has paid as much again in storage probably. I would try the auction house or accept a low price...

Southwark will disable it. Quote them their own guidelines:

http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/412/noise_problems/378/car_alarms/1

londoner_77 Wrote:

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> Hi Lowlander, thanks for your reply. It's not so

> much the church services I'm worried about, but

> more the use of the church hall at night. However,

> I've looked at their website and it seems to be

> mostly Tai Chi and yoga, which I can't imagine

> being particularly noisy! I guess I'm just

> concerned about music playing into the night etc.

In all seriousness, I would take a wonder round during the evenings when something is on and listen. It's the only way you'll know for sure.

I lived next door to a different church before and had hassle from the next door neighbours dogs and the neighbours above (who woke me at 0200 every Sunday morning coming back from clubbing to party more).

The church I barely even noticed, churchgoers tend to be a fairly respectful bunch.

Can you view the house during a church service to see how it is? I would recommend doing that with any property. A house that is serene and peaceful at 3pm when you're shown around can be hell on earth at midnight.

Incidentally I live round the corner - away from the church though - and it's sublimely peaceful.

I caught the train before my usual one as it was running late. Driver said it was due to the snow...which was quickly melting...ended up arriving 5 minutes earlier than usual.

Snow coming down again now though!

emza78 Wrote:

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> Yes that's it, it's foxes! Directly under our

> window and shrieking for 10-15 minutes at a time

> ALL through the night! Is there anything we can do

> to make them go away?

Male urine. Decant it using an old water bottle or similar in the affected areas. Should push the foxes out.

Two red crosses - St Patrick's and St George's

Did she get the answer right in the end!? This is elementary stuff.

That's where I used peelaway on intricate bits. Excellent, you just paste it on and cover with cling-film for 24 hours.

A bit messy and way more expensive than the old-fashioned Nitromors, but worth it if you don't have much to do (you can buy ?15 a sample which will do a few metres of dado rail for instance).

I took some Nitromors back to B&Q for a refund. Useless. I remember it being effective 20 years ago but not now.

I did try peelaway, which was excellent; but very expensive.

In the end I spent ?20 on a heat gun from Wickes. One of my best DIY purchases.

Report to the Police - link below to the fraud protection unit - in addition to posting here

It's a crime to sell investments if you're not FSA regulated (and if you were, you'd be unlikely to be a minicab driver).

http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/fraud_protection/pyramid_schemes

NessD Wrote:

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> We took ours down after a month ourselves and

> dropped it off outside the estate agents door one

> evening.

Wish I had done that! In the past I've just taken it down myself after a week if it hasn't been removed and binned it.

From memory most agents seem to take them back themselves.

RosieH:

I snipe manually. Put in your maximum bid, wait until the timer hits 9 seconds and hit confirm.

I do it myself, I go in the last 10 seconds and put in my absolute maximum bid. Works perhaps 75% of the time. If I'm beaten, so be it. Someone clearly thought the item worth more than I did.

Apart from convenience (not having to wake at 3am to snatch a magnum of Chateu Petrus for 99p), I struggle to see what's unethical?

I'd argue that they're ethical because they save people getting carried away with their emotions and bidding more than the item is worth?

mastershake Wrote:

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> >>North Dulwich is the closest station to the

> private schools and nurseries in dulwich, and you

> don't see a high demand for parking there..

>

> Because it has a CPZ surrounding it

You can still easily find an unrestricted space within a 5 minute walk.