Jacqui5254

Avocado's

Beas didn't get included.

Don't believe this isn't a wind-up. Ask for help deciding between East and West Dulwich then announce... "In the interim our offer on a small (~55sqmt) 2 bedroom flat near WD has been accepted at ?400,000. Its a ground floor garden flat. What do you guys think? Regards - A & N" "WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?"..... My vote is on a bored or mischievous EDForumite. Either way, its been entertaining so far.

Jacqui5254 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You don't have to fall in....maybe turn your bin > on its side to reach the contents at the bottom? xxxxxx "Ah, good thinking - then I can crawl in!" Yay!!

You don't have to fall in....maybe turn your bin on its side to reach the contents at the bottom?

You only need one thing...a magic eraser sponge [supermarkets/amazon/lakeland, etc]. They will change your life! Removes just about anything from anything. I cleaned my white leather bag with one but also have some white vintage plastic chairs and they now look like new. Grimey paintwork, rubber edges of trainers, woodwork, floor tiles, you name it. Totally addicted! I could write a poem....! :0)

Cella....I still want to know what the police said about you taking the photo of the man before you challenged him... Did they think it was a good thing to do....yes or no? Because, personally, I think that it was a very provocative thing to do, whether the pi**ing against the wall was right or wrong.

Cella...what did the police say about you taking a photograph before challenging him? Did they think its a good idea? Did they reprimand you? guess I am looking for official guidance on the matter.....

?I could park freely three years ago and now I find myself circling the streets looking for a space. It won?t be long before the council sets up resident permit parking, at which point the area can proudly declare, ?I?ve arrived?.? ...and at that point, I'm outta here.....

How long are we going to be taken in by Prunella_Gatsby? Are you Jeremy Clarkson?

Wow. Just want to add a bit of support for you, charlesfare.

Mmm Mmm

What did you eat Dopamine 1979...?

Many years ago I trained as a nurse with a mature student whose surname was Down. She had a son called Neil and a daughter called Ida.

Well said Alice.

I agree with Robert Poste's Child. Louisa has made her point. She's been slapped down and put in her place [or so some people might think]. Now lets give her a break.

And I think its fair to say that the point of the CPZ was not to provide a better system for people to park outside their house but to prevent commuters, and such, from parking there for long periods of time. Sorry Louisa, I feel like I have burst your bubble.

It definitely wasn't 24/7. Depending on how near, or far, you were from the 'centre'...some roads only had a 12md to 2pm restriction to prevent all day parking by commuters. But it was Mon-Sat. Sunday was a free for all.

Yes, the CPZ was Mon-Sat 8am to 8pm on my road. Is that what you mean Louisa?

I wish I could add something witty but I am still having a lie-down...

I SO don't want to revive the views on CPZ as I know it has been done to death previously, and it will be resurrected when the issue is raised again. BUT, as someone who has LIVED THE CPZ! [i moved from St Albans where it is well and truly established], I just want to say one thing... It is the spawn of the devil!! It will occupy your thinking each and every day, when you are in your car all the way home from work...its not 'at last, I will be able to park outside my house', it will be...everyone is arriving home about now, will there be any spaces left? You will feel entitled as you have paid good money but that means nothing. You will be issued with a 'limited' number of visitors permits [at a cost] and, depending on how close you are to the centre of the CPZ, will be restricted to the number of hours they can stay for. [between 1 and 4]. Someone drops by for 5 minutes and you spend most of it looking out of the window, checking for wardens . If you can see the road, that is. When you have used up your allocation of visitor permits you will have to write to the council to plead why you should have more. [What business is it of theirs?] Every day your streets will be patrolled by Gestapo-looking wardens [ours were ready at the corner of the street at 7.55am every Sat morning] and they were a permanent presence, thus adding a negative vibe to the street. Every day but Sunday. It might cost you for the permit but when the cleaning lady comes, the man to fix the boiler, babysitter, etc etc, you have to be on top of the visitor permits. I was caught a number of times...returning home in the middle of the night after visiting ill parents, parked with the intention of moving before the wardens came, slept in,..?68. Friends staying over and parking on double yellow til morning, forgot and another ?68, cleaning lady stays longer, another ?68. Believe me, you will spend more time thinking about CPZ than you realise. renewing your permit...you must have proof of ownership of car, utility bill from the last 3 mths, [no photocopy],I.D, previous permit, etc. The biggest negative is the permanent presence of dour looking wardens [no matter how pleasant I might be to them, they get a lot of stick] and it made the happy neighbourhood I lived in feel like a warden-controlled state. And, once established, they changed NOTHING, despite our many objections, including the timing [we were .5 mile from city centre but had an 8am to 8pm restriction]. SO...sorry for the knee-jerk response but, after 14mths back in ED, the scars remain.

Happened to a friend of mine who realised that the paint scraps left behind were compatible with the red paint on his neighbour's car....any chance that this could be the same for you, sfmrs? He challenged the neighbour with an offer of some sort of paint analysis to prove it was him and the culprit coughed up. Just wondered if you have noticed a red car nearby with an appropriate bit of damage? I know its a long shot [and you mentioned a 'slim chance'] but you never know...?

Dopamine1979..I agree with fishbiscuits, a quick flash should be enough. Also, maybe a good marinade for as long as you can spare? But make sure you only add the marinade to the dish towards the end or you will end up with stewed meat and that probably toughens it up more. Another way it is done in some Chinese restaurants is to cook the meat first then scoop it out whilst the veg are cooking then add the meat back with the final seasonings.

ps...fishbiscuits..I think the website that your pancakes came from deserved a bit of recognition. There will definitely be some followers from EDF once they know of its existence! Red Bull Chili Chicken, anyone?

..the best fish I have ever had from a fish and chip shop was last night... a marvellous piece of haddock from the place on Forest Hill Road, opp surgery. Huge, moist, light batter, oh, it was fantastic.