ClareC

Interested in any recomendations on placed to stay / things to do. Would you recomend the mainland or the outer islands? Any outer islands particularly worth visiting? Package tour or DIY trip? All advice welcome :-) Thanks Clare

Interested in any recomendations on placed to stay / things to do. Would you recomend the mainland or the outer islands? Any outer islands particularly worth visiting? Package tour or DIY trip? All advice welcome :-) Thanks Clare

Get a dog! That will sort the bully out ;-)

Ted Max Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Right that's it. You've all had your chance and no > takers, so I'll have to do it. I didn't want to > but I couldn't stand to see HonaloochieB come > round from his siesta and tap this one in. > > The answer is clearly ... Greyhound Cars. > > Next. Its a Great Dane!!!!

There is definitely one local firm that do - I can't remember which one but my vets gave me the number, their number is 0208 6701772 if you give them a call they will give you the name and number :-)

Selfridges are relocating there!

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > many congrats ClareC! Thank you :-)

Too late for me........ I have been following this thread from the beginning but having been at the pregnant but not telling anyone stage couldn't post until recently. It has certainly been an eyeopener! Amusing, informative and down right scary! Like EmmaG the expressing machine caused much nervous laughter as did the funny pants!! Latest tip I have picked up from this is that I must diarise getting my hair cut and coloured a few weeks before the due date whilst I still care about such trivialities ;-)

OMG are you sure this thread should not be renamed "Top tips for those considering having a baby"

I got a coupe of letter's from TFL about my "son" being caught fare dodging on the bus!!! I would have thought I would remember having son............

Went there yesterday for the first time - lovely food and friendly staff! Definitely will become a regular :-)

Should have laughed at his exposed body part and given him a complex ;-)

Camberwell Grove is lovely, that said, having lived in both Camberwell (not CG ) and ED I wouldn't hesitate to say ED every time!

Has anyone been there tonight? What's it like? Sounds like opening night is still going strong :-)

Redirect it my way ;-)

I wish mine was increased! Its rubbish in Goodrich!

I went to Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burtons house(s) on puerta vallarta, that was pretty cool. Its been kept as was! They couldnt live together or apart so the two sides are linked by a bridge :-)

erm..... can't say as though I have experienced this phenomena. Had you been drinking ;-)

I drove past the other day, its begonning to look really smart! Anyone know when it will reopen? I live about a 2 min walk away and have popped in on occasion, always found it to be a friendly boozer if a little rough round the edges!! Def looking forward to trying out the new smarter version:-)

Annasfield Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Chick Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Smacking gave you respect for policemen? How > about > > a severe beating like those given by the TSG at > > the G20 protest, would your respect grow? And > why > > not in anger? > > > Thats not what ClareC said now is it? > > As a kid if I got in trouble as school, I was more > concerned about what my parents would say when > they saw the report. If I was out with my mates > and they started acting like scallies, I was more > frightened of the reaction that my parents would > have if I was brought home by the police rather > than actually being caught by the police. > Therefore - I behaved. > > I can probably count on one hand how many times I > was actually smacked by my parents, but knowing it > could happen made sure I towed the line. > > Everyone (eugh, nearly typed Everton then) has the > right to their own opinion. If a smack on the back > of your children's legs doesn't work for you, then > don't do it. At the same time, I don't think it's > right to judge people that advocate it. > > *puts on tin hat* Thank you, exactly the point I was making! If I got in trouble at school the threat of my parents being told meant I knew I would be in a whole lot more trouble when I got home, getting in trouble with the police was unthinkable!! I remember a school friend of mine took up shop lifting aged about 8, I wouldnt go near a shop with her when I realised!! Keef..... I too rememeber the bathroom being the place to leg it too! I am not saying parents should or should not smack, I am saying that it used to be the norm and didnt do any harm (not talking about child beatings here)! I don't agree that it should become un PC! I don't have children myself and have no idea how (when i do) how I will choose to discipline them - I guess it all depends on the individual child and what works with them!

The country has gone crazy! My parents smacked me as a child as was the norm in the 70's / 80's. It was certainly not violence but dicipline and quite honestly it worked! The worst threat of all was "wait til your dad gets home!" My parents are decent non violent people whi genuinely wanted the best (not in a material way) for their daughters and made sacrifices to ensure we had the childhood we did. I remember the headmaster at junior school had a cane too, I never knew him to use it but quite honestly the knowledge it was there was enough. Funny how since it became non PC for parents to smack and for schools to have cane's the discipline of the kids today seems to have gone to pot! I honestly do not believe in violence against anyone children included but if a parent chooses to discipline via smacking, provided it's not in anger then I don't see the problem. Didn't do me any harm and I certainly had respect for my parents / teachers / policeman etc something that is rather lacking these days!

I had my card cloned about a year ago, took around a month to get my money back!! Nowdays my card is entirely unreliable! More often than not when I use it it's declined!!!!! Really irritating!

I don't think there are any "bad" roads. In terms of safety, i think its a case of looking at each house and considering what it would be like getting home late at night - ie how close to the main roads, well lit etc. As you mentioned, crime is low in ED but it is still prudent to be careful and use the same amount of common sense you would anywhere. I am on Goodrich which works well for me (and I have never felt unsafe), I have the Barry Road buses a couple of minutes in one direction, the LL buses a minute in the other direction, I can get to both Dulwich park and the busy part of LL in less than 10 minutes and it takes me 15 minutes to walk to the station! In a perfect world the station would be 5 minutes closer (and go direct to town with no stops as the crow fly's - oh and not have packed commuted time trains) but then unless it was the station that moved the park would get further...... so actually on balance it's pretty darn good! Oh and we have a very friendly corner shop that sells pretty much everything within a minutes walk!

oooh can't wait to try it! It's great to have somewher nice to go to up that end :-)

citizenED Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've left my car unlocked with the key in the > ignition overnight. My car was there in the > morning. My initial reaction was to think how > lucky I was, but on reflection I doubt that it was > luck. Quite simply there are not hordes of car > thieves trailing through East Dulwich trying all > the car doors every evening. Or it's a crap car ;-) Sorry..... couldn't resist that one! I am sure it's not!