pipsky2008

Why does there have to be a deadline if you need additional funds? Just curious

alji Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi > Can anyone tell me what species the trees are on > Upland Road? I mean the ones on the pavement > opposite the old Dulwich Music Shop and the new > jeweller, at the Northcross Road end. I need to > know for insurance purposes; am not very good with > tree species and can't get the Southwark Council > Tree Preservation people to answer the phone. > Thanks > Alice That particular tree belongs to the Acer Palmatum group which have moderate to deeply divided leaves.

This season, they will be pulling through this experience. This year new growth, by which I mean the stems which support the leaves will slowly develop. Ordinarily these stems will have already been present from previous years and so less growth will have had to have taken place prior to the leaves opening. These trees really have to do a lot of work to get to square one this year. If you are unsatisfied with the council's response or feel there has been malpractice by the contractor, take the matter up with the Arboricultural Association

If the pub isn't catering for your requirements, take your custom elsewhere, there's no need for a lot of hand wringing

intexasatthe moment Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The problem is that the trees in Barry Rd WEREN'T > pollarded in spring/late winter . > > Many were pollarded in August and after a brief > delay caused by discovery of nesting birds the > work re started in September . > And the RHS says "The least favourable time for > pollarding is the autumn, as decay fungi may enter > the pruning cuts ". Quite right, someone did mention that at the time. The trees will have to draw on their resources.

Bic Basher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Big signs have gone up at WHSmith on Rye Lane > announcing the closure of the store. Nearest > store is Lewisham with no mention that Forest Hill > is only 2 miles away. Not suprised. As a publishers, I'm sure they have struggled for many years, as a branch store, poorly managed, appauling layout.

Saffron Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > pipsky2008 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > -----Sorry to hear that. I'm sure they wouldn't have come out to me had they not detected a fault as it is their technical services assistant on the other end of the phone line who run a diagnostic test which determines whether they send out an engineer. I don't know and have no way of knowing if they relayed a private message to the engineer saying 'oh, by the way change his modem and power supply as they are nearly a decade 'obsolete', which was the word used by the engineer when he looked at the modem and power supply I had. He in fact said it had been obsolete for 12 years. I have only been a virgin customer for 9 years, NTL before that. It had been working perfectly well until recently though. > > > All is well with my Virgin service. I am in the > > same area. However, this time last week my > service > > was unusably slow, > > > > The engineer changed my modem and power supply > and > > all was restored > > How did you get them to do that? We keep making > complaints, and they keep telling us that we'll > have to pay for a new router ourselves! They > won't even send out anyone to have a look, despite > the fact that sometimes we can only connect with a > cable, wireless not working at all!!

Girl82 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hmm, strange! My TV just has pretty much no signal > at all. On the Virgin website it says there is a > "known problem" in my area - hope they fix it > soon! Ah, you're talking TV, I'm talking broadband. I watch my TV via iplayer. That's it! Hope they fix it soon for you

Girl82 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is anyone else having problems with Virgin Media > tonight? I can't watch any TV channels as the > signal is really badly affected. I might actually > have to read a book! > > I'm on the Peckham Rye side of East Dulwich. All is well with my Virgin service. I am in the same area. However, this time last week my service was unusably slow, The engineer changed my modem and power supply and all was restored

No Limes anywhere are in leaf yet. The buds are swelling but non are yet in leaf. As I said earlier in this thread, give it 2-3 weeks and you then should see leaf developing around the cut ends and elsewhere on limbs and trunk. I saw today at the bottom end of Barry Rd that those buds are developing. Limes are prone to suckering and trimming the growth off at the base won't make any great deal of difference in how the tree responds. That is largely down to the general health of the tree. Trimming basal growth just keeps it tidy at footpath level.

I noticed the birches on Barry Rd are greening up and the buds of the limes are swelling and reddening on other Limes I have seen in my locality. Give them another two to three weeks to show signs of life. They have been cut hard and whereas buds at branch tips do not have to exert so much energy to unfold. Latent buds, Epicormic buds, have to be roused from deeper in the heart wood and will emerge more slowly and from unlikely places, around the trunk etc. It may be that the whole of the trunk will explode in leaf buds.

The engineer called. He said my modem and power supply were outmoded, replaced them. My service now is very good. Hoping this may help others with very slow service.

KestonKid Wrote: I have been experiencing unusably slow broadband from Virgin media for about 6 weeks now. It may be a different set of issues from those others have described here. Previously I have found the service fairly stable and reliably usable. I am on the L package. I have a technician coming tomorrow as I've been told by technical services that there is a problem of some kind. I'll update after their visit if it's of use to other Virgin media customers

interesting how diverse people's reactions are to an event like this. Many would be driving around all night with a shotgun in the boot looking for those two guys

Do carry a phone, preferably with a camera. Do think about getting any DNA before showering although he's probably bathed by now

It may be too late but if there it isn't it may be possible for the police to take DNA that can be taken from the physical contact. Do report it to the police as an emergency and give as full a description as possible as soon as possible. Good luck

Renata Hamvas Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Reporting noise problems > > If you have a noise issue, below is the > information from the Southwark Website. You can > report a noise disturbance 24/7. The noise team > are operational until 2.30am Sunday to Thursday > and 4am Friday and Saturday. > Renata Renata Could you clarify if the noise team do actually deal with people noise outside premises as I have been told by the noise team that they they do not and that it is a Police matter. Thanks > > Reporting Disturbances > > If you are being disturbed by noise, call the 24 > hour hotline on 020 7525 5777 to report the > problem. > We do not recommend you approach the noise > offender, but in some cases you may be asked to > keep a noise diary that may be used as evidence. > > Who deals with noise and nuisance complaints? > The Southwark noise and nuisance team deals with > all noise complaints, as well as other nuisances > such as smells, dust, fumes and light. > The service is available between the following > hours: > Day From To > Monday 7am 2.30am next day > Tuesday 7am 2.30am next day > Wednesday 7am 2.30am next day > Thursday 7am 2.30am next day > Friday 7am to 5pm 6.30pm to 4am > Saturday 7am to 5pm 6.30pm to 4am > Sunday 8am 2.30am > > We work seven days a week and will aim to be with > you in 60 minutes. This may vary due to seasonal > demands. Please check the availability of the > service at the time of your call. Please note > there will be no service on Christmas Day. > > Nuisances we can deal with > > We can deal with: > Amplified music > TV > Parties > Nightclubs and pubs including people outside > making noise > DIY home renovation > Construction sites > Barking dogs > Alarms > Odours and fumes from commercial properties > Smoke > Emissions and noise from works and equipment in > the street > > We can't deal with: > Traffic, trains and planes > Some domestic noises > Footsteps within homes > > After reporting a disturbance > Officers will quickly call you back to check that > the noise is still happening and to get more > details from you > If the noise is still on officers will need to > visit your property (carrying ID badges) to assess > the noise > If the noise is a nuisance they will take action > against the person causing the noise in order to > stop the disturbance > > Officers visiting your home > We need to show that the nuisance is disturbing > you in your property and preventing what you would > normally do. For example, we need to show that at > night the noise would prevent the average person > from sleeping. > > What is a nuisance? > A nuisance is something that would prevent the > average person being able to use their property > for a normal use at that time of day. > For example, at night for something to be a > nuisance it would need to prevent someone from > sleeping, therefore the assessment would be > carried out in a bedroom. > In the daytime, the assessment would be carried > out in a living room, and we would need to show > that the noise is so loud that it would prevent > someone from watching TV or having a conversation. > > What action can be taken > > If something is assessed as a nuisance, we can: > Try to stop the nuisance and issue a warning if > they do (first time only) > Serve a notice > Issue a fixed penalty if the notice is breached > Prosecute if the notice is breached > Seize equipment if the notice is breached (usually > for ongoing complaints) > > Confidentiality > All complaints are completely confidential. Even, > if the person is prosecuted, it is the council > that takes them to court because as an officer as > witnessed the nuisance. They will not find out who > has complained. > > Legislation > We use the Environmental Protection Act 1990 > sections 79 and 80 to deal with nuisance and the > Control of Pollution Act 1974 to deal with > construction sites. > What happens if the noise is not something that > the council can deal with > If the noise is something that the council cannot > deal with, such as footsteps, you can take your > own action under s82 of the Environmental > Protection Act 1990. Please contact us for more > details about this. > Why can't you take action for people noise and > footsteps? > The laws that we use do not allow us to serve > notices on people for carrying out normal > activities in their homes, or for poor sound > insulation. > > More information > You can contact us with any questions that you > might have on the number above > You can ask your community council or Tenants and > Residents Association to invite an officer to your > next meeting so that they can answer your > questions

edhistory Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Council public liability insurance > > Last I knew, the council don't do this. > > John K Sorry, I was a bit unclear. I am not sure if the local authority underwrite their own liability or ever did. I think it more likely today at least that claims are underwritten by a firm of insurers, certainly since the advent of compulsary competative tendering. I'm happy to be informed otherwise though. By the way, standards of workmanship and advice on procedures in work are set out by the Arboricultural Association.

The council are responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of all street trees and public park trees. This will be backed by public liability insurance against claims for injury to person(s) or damage to property resulting from the councils negligence in having the trees properly and safely maintained.

It's always good to question work from those that are qualified to give answers. Regarding the tree with cavities, well there are cavities and there are cavities. It depends greatly where the cavity is on the tree, it maybe in the crown and water penetration has worked it's way into the heart wood of a major limb or deeper into the trunk, for that reason the strength of the tree has been compromised. Cavities in mature trees are invariably the result of poor or no formative pruning in earlier life, interestingly I feel though, alternatives such as putting in drains for cavities to clear and heal are disregarded in favour of the more common and drastic solution of limb removal or felling. These operations are of course expensive and will run into several thousands of pounds per day for a team to work on a large tree. It also depends on where the tree is positioned. Council public liability insurance will stipulate trees to be removed or to have high percentage crown reductions to err on the side of safety.

davidh Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > as the owner of a small shop on the lane, > established here for more than 11 years, may I ask > all the nice ladies and gentlemen to make us a > christmas shopping destination? this year has been > particularly cruel to your local traders. so, > don't trek up to the west end or a mega shopping > centre... come to us. you will very reasonable > prices, great service and, most important, you > will have fun. > > we are all here ready for you, with well stocked > shelves and a warm welcome. I am now off to open > up. we all look forward to seeing you! Who are you?

Who are you?

What you did was commendable. Many wouldn't have done what you did do

josian Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I saw Robbie Williams tonight with a Staffordshire > bull terrier waiting outside the co op and??

ondined Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've always thought it's deliberately designed to > be ambiguous to slow cyclists down. I can't see > how painting it a different colour will stop > pedestrians wandering into it and > pedestrians/cyclists getting hurt, only that > cyclists would probably going faster and > collisions would be worse. I agree. I think the whole thing is silly. I cycle this space daily and nine times out of ten, depending on the time of day, I'll just get off and walk as it's more trouble than it's worth to upset the natural inclination of persons to walk across the road to the shops, or for whatever reason, than to continue cycling the 100 Meters or so to the junction with HSBC/Primark. A very poor piece of thinking in my opinion altogether. Cyclists are at an advantage of speed over pedestrians and can well afford a short diversion around the back of the Morissons complex to allow that space to be used by pedestrians and buses collecting and dropping off passengers only.