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I'm not surprised at James Barber's stance on this. Oh yes, we all have money to pay for our parking bays, no question. He doesn't even envisage it as another way of squeezing households - and local businesses who would suffer from diminished trade. It was the same when I went to him with the horrific problems I've had over the years having Southwark Council as a freeholder, and his only solution was for me and my upstairs neighbour to buy the freehold. In fact he said it so many times despite my telling him we didn't have that kind of money, that I had to tell him to stop. He believes, or wants to believe, that just because we live in East Dulwich/Peckham borders we're loaded. He has no idea whatsoever of how hard people are finding it to make ends meet in these stricken times, which as a councillor is shocking. He's living in gentrified Waitrose land.

As I guessed, he's just selling. (look at when he joined and his one other post. Sad and desperate.I imagine proceeds will go straight into his pocket as I hardly think the charities he says the money's going to would endorse a calendar like that!)

MissNoodlesHats: "having said that , and looking at your previous posts its a shame it was not a brick that hit you straight in your gutless .....cashews" What??!!!?

Oh, and I do still have my card. And there was no reason to be suspicious as I was given the ?40 I'd asked for. It's only on internet bank statement it's showing two transactions of ?40 each.

It was chip and pin, as with all cashpoints. I didn't forget how much I took on Sunday. I know it was ?40 as that's how much I needed to take with me to Somerset to pick up puppy and pay breeder the ?37.50 for first injection. And I don't eat around Victoria station, where this other place is! If anyone has used the Sainsbury cashpoints at Dog Kennel Hill, do check your statements for doubling. I can't be the only one. I finally got to speak to someone else at Lloyd's who has cancelled my card and said they will look out for any 'attempts' on my card as of today, which will fail but also show up, so we'll know if someone is using a cloned version, if that's what's going on.

Actually, I've just realised I actually took ?40 out on Sunday at the cashpoint so what it seems to be doing is then showing two transactions for the same amount on the same day (as well as transactions on other dates when I simply didn't use the Sainsbury's cashpoints). What's that about? Is the machine faulty or tampered with?

I've just realised about nine transactions on my bank statement for cash withdrawn from different dates from Sainsbury's Dog Kennel Hill cash machines outside the store since July are bogus. I used the cashpoint there once about 3 months ago for ?10 and once on Sunday for ?20. Bank statement says I made two transactions on Sunday for ?40 each! A few other transactions show two on the same day as well. Rang Lloydstsb fraud, and first woman said it was impossible to take card details and pin, and I should ask 'family members' if they've been using my card and pin. I told her I live alone, no family in London, I don't share my card with anyone, my pin number is in my head only and my cat cannot use chip and pin. Has anyone else had a similar experience at Sainsbury's cashpoints? And is it possible to take my card details and pin from these machines. And if so, which I believe it is, why are scammers not using my card elsewhere? (although there are also three dubious transactions using all my details at a takeaway in Victoria I've never used)

Yes, can we please stop posts that start: Mobs of youths moving down blah blah street.

Levered open cleanly a locked and incredibly 'secure' double-glazed window. I was even able to close and relock it! Some time during day. Police and forensics lovely - and fast getting here. Neighbours said two dodgy young men (one black one white) came to his door about 6pm saying they were collecting for unmentioned charity, but no clipboard or anything - casing? (And please coun. James Barber, don't even think of hijacking this thread with your sodding party-political platitudes and statistics!).

Amazing! Moving away from Snake's Lane a bit, I know, but I'm fascinated to see Upland Road was already there - and more incredibly there's an ancient barrow! It looks like it might fall just within the border of Dulwich Park. Does anyone know about this - can it still be seen?

(Ok, so I started a thread about southwark council as a freeholder in this section (general ED) because so many people in East Dulwich and borders are southwark council leaseholders. However, it was lounged - and as you know, most forumites don't even visit the lounge. I messaged admin and the reply I got said southwark council was as relevant to people in East Dulwich as fuel prices or climate change. Discuss....

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Phones are back! Well, in Oglander anyway. Initially I picked up the phone and it was dead, no tone, but then I had a brainwave and decided to dial someone, and lo and behold the tone came back and it worked. Internet also back. So do dial out to activate and hopefully you'll find you're up and running too.

I rang Sky last night and I was the first of their customers to report it to them. I was eventually passed to a technical person who was aware of the problem and yes, it was damaged due to people trying to steal the cable. He rang BT while I was holding and then told me they expect us to be up and running some time on Sunday.

Hello, my landline is with Sky and since yesterday evening have had no phone or broadband. I'm on Oglander Road.

williamangel: How late do they sell trees on your forecourt, if they haven't already sold out? You don't happen to know if they will be selling some more on Christmas Eve, do you? My work hours have prevented me coming along. Thanks.

House in Oglander Road burgled last night as occupants were asleep. I think I'm going to do a few all-night vigils, in the absence of the local plod doing anything so pro-active. Although, to be fair, a few years ago they always came within 5 minutes of being called when we had a spate of crooks calling late at night with elaborate excuses as to why they needed money. One lovely man was found by the police, who turned up so fast they actually caught him, to be carrying a knife! I know I'm only saying this as it's now on my patch, but things are getting ridiculous. It does look like it's one highly 'professional' gang involved.

Yes, had a lovely surprise at ED station yesterday when I saw the hanging baskets. Flowers look amazing. Who thought of that? Really thoughtful. Looks like a train station in some country village! Maybe the name sign could be changed to Adlestrop!

Forgive me, but are you a trawling journalist?

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Tobester999 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Buddug - don't they have Shackleton's boat in the > Dulwich College - maybe someone was just letting > off it's horn??? That's interesting. Didn't know that. But it was gone midnight...

I was taking a friend home in the car from ED to Streatham late one night a few years ago. As we were going down Gallery Road out of Dulwich Village I thought, as it was so dark, it would be a jolly jape to stop the car and turn off my lights to scare her (we'd been watching a ghost film earlier). It was summer, and the windows were down, and we'd just passed Belair. As I switched the engine off we suddenly heard the plaintive, lonely sound of a ship's foghorn - you know, like in those b&w films where a ship is heard calling out through the mist. It was very loud and deep. My friend, who's from a port - Barcelona - said: 'It's only a ship.' So I had to tell her: 'It can't be. We're too far from the Thames and they don't make that noise on the river anyway.' She didn't believe me. I quickly drove off and, needless to say, didn't return that way!

Hi - I've been had by this one. It was near Old Street tube a few months ago. As he approached I began to do the 'avoid beggar shimmy', but was stopped in my tracks when he showed me the gaping wound. When I asked what he'd done, he said he'd just fallen off his bike and needed a taxi to get to hospital. I was really shocked as it's quite big and looks dreadful. I gave him a ?10 note as that's the only cash I had! Needless to say he didn't hail a cab there and then. Later I wondered if it was a scam, but came to the conclusion no one could be that desperate, and if they were then good luck to them. Opening the wound constantly, if that's what he does, can't be doing him any good either.

Oh no! I live in Oglander, but I'm at work. Have police arrived yet?

He was just a boor. It was a small, very unpleasant incident. Let go of it, or he's won. What if, like my sister, you'd just learnt you had breast cancer. Peace of mind is all about letting go of these petty irritations we all suffer from time to time. They're horrible, but in the scheme of things, they're nothing, are they, really? Yes, you were in the right, and he was in the wrong. So what? Do you know why? He has to live with himself, you don't. Find peace from that. And believe me, what comes around goes around. You don't have to do anything.