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jenny pink Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What's so funny about Prince Charles being the patron of Homeopathy Because believing that homeopathy is effective is already bad enough. But thinking that it's legit just because the Queen's son agrees with you... defies all logic.

jimbo1964 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Nothing wrong with Thai Corner. Yeah I don't think there's anything "wrong" with it as such, it's just very run-of-the-mill.

Thai Corner isn't though!!

The pizza is OK... it's not exactly a gourmet destination. Think enormous Pizza Hut style pizzas, cut into slices and re-heated when you order them. Consider it fast food, you won't be disappointed. And I quite like American style pizza, anyway. You can go in just for drinks too - in fact I think a lot of people do. It's really just a large bar with a counter at the end serving pizza.

TheCat Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > fishbiscuits Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > > This is exactly it. I actually asked our Brexit > > planner what would happen if Brexit didn't > > materialize, and his answer was basically... it > > doesn't make any difference now. We're past the > > point of no return. People have been > > hired/fired/moved, premises have been acquired and > > fitted out, licenses have been obtained. > > So there's two ways to look at this statement. On > the one hand it sounds very negative, but on the > other if what you're saying is right, then the > majority of the economic impact for those > companies properly prepared has already been felt > (ie. People have already been moved or fired) and > the sompany isn't yet in civil war. That surely is > incrementally positive for what might happen in > the event of no deal? On the flip side of course > is those businesses that haven't prepared.... It's hard to tell really. No matter how much planning you do, the impact on the wider economy is still an unknown. And as you say.. not every business can afford the luxury of in-depth contingency planning, setting up new outposts in the EU, etc...

ED Light Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sweet, sticky, stodgy westernised chinese food - > hope the menu gets a revamp with something more > modern than the 1980s appeal they have today Don't get your hopes up! Unfortunately I think a lot of Chinese restaurants and takeaways are a bit stuck in their ways. They know what their existing customers like, and they're not prepared to take a risk by doing something a bit different.

What a nasty piece of work. Well done to your daughter for handling the situation maturely and raising it with you.

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I haven't found homeopathy helpful, but I have > found other complementary treatments helpful, and > I don't believe due to a placebo effect. This is part of the problem. People conflate things. Criticism of homeopathy is not the same as criticism of "alternative" medicine in general. e.g. I'm quite happy to believe many herbal remedies are effective (although saying that, lack of testing/regulation makes it hard to know which ones are really effective, and what the side effects may be)

jenny pink Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why is Prince Charles the patron of Homeopathy,if it is a placebo.... hahahahaha... heeheehee... hahahaha! But seriously... jesus christ... I absolutely despair sometimes.

CPZ.. Good for drivers, who will almost certainly find it easier to park. Bad for non-drivers, who will have extra hassle and cost whenever visitors and tradesmen need to park. Very very bad for anyone having building work, who will have to pay Southwark's extortionate cost for suspending a parking bay if they need a skip. Overall I'm in favour, but can understand the reservations.

Funny looking chicken!

alex_b Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Even if we now remain, many companies have spent > enough relocating that a significant number of > jobs will not return. This is exactly it. I actually asked our Brexit planner what would happen if Brexit didn't materialize, and his answer was basically... it doesn't make any difference now. We're past the point of no return. People have been hired/fired/moved, premises have been acquired and fitted out, licenses have been obtained.

alex_b Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just one concrete example of the effect of no > deal. I know a financial services firm who run all > of their customer service and data processing for > Europe from the UK. In the event of no deal their > legal advice is that they will be unable to > process any EU customer data in the UK due to > GDPR. This will lead immediately to the redundancy > of approximately 6000 staff. Many other firms are > in a similar position and of course losing 6000 > jobs from a locality will have a huge knock on > effect for other local businesses. I think most firms - who are able to - have already made contingency arrangements for a no-deal brexit. The company I work for have opened offices in Amsterdam and Paris, just to ensure continuity of business in case we don't get a suitable deal. This pretty much ensures we'll make a loss for several years in a row, and will of course have to be offset by redundancies in London. But it's either that, or risk going out of business altogether. I do really wonder what possible upsides there are to this whole exercise. Even the gammon-minded leavers aren't going to achieve their aim of keeping out foreigners, as the govt prepare to ramp up non-EU immigration to meet the shortfall...

Lordship Lane was sort of a mini destination a few years ago, and it was pretty buzzy on a Friday and Saturday night... but not really these days. Partly because Peckham has so much more going on, but also I reckon because of the nature of people who tend to move to ED. People in their 40s with kids. Not many carefree 20/30 somethings.

Fair point.

Monkey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If you?re not at home to collect parcels, use local shops. Load of old cobblers. Nobody should buy anything online unless they plan to be at home all day... for several days in a row?

caz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Panettone Baked Alaska That sounds pretty good. Panettone bread+butter pudding is also nice, and is reasonably christmassy. Especially if you slosh a bit of brandy over the panettone first. Apple (or pear) and mincemeat crumble is a good one. And I'm a big fan of the classic sherry trifle (you really need at least 1 cold and 1 hot dessert with Christmas dinner!)

Try Stanley Productions : https://www.stanleysonline.co.uk/ They should be able to handle pretty much any open-reel audio or video format. Not sure about the super 8 though.

Rosetta Wrote: --------------------------------------------- > Barber or hairdresser? Barber!

Renata Hamvas Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We then had exceptionally dry > weather so nothing could be done to repair the > damage as the ground was too hard. I find it hard to believe that earth can dry so hard that it can't be broken up and leveled with a bit of elbow grease.

Oh and regarding tipping... I usually think the clue is in the price. They expect/hope you will round up to the nearest fiver.

Frenchy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Mick Mac Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > > It takes 10 minutes on average to cut a man's hair in a barbers. > > It's like most things in life, Mick: you get what you pay for. I used to go to a place that charged ?15 (basically the cheapest barbers I could find in The City). I was in and out in 15 minutes. Then I started going to a place that charges ?33.. but they wash your hair, cut it really nicely, then wash it again to get all the bits out. They eliminate my mono-brow, burn off the ear hairs, and put a nice moisturizer on your face and neck. You also get a little shoulder massage, and of course a coffee or beer. It's a great after work de-stresser, and besides... it's not 1992 any more, nobody needs to convince anyone they're a "real man". Some things have improved for the better.. embrace it.

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And would you be able to tell me what proportion > of the new "ED Charter" catchment area was not > either > > 1) ED but already in Charter 1 catchment > 2) Peckham Rye > 3) Camberwell > 4) Herne Hill I reckon about 40%, based purely on area, assuming 900m radius from each school. If we take population density into account, certainly over 50%. It should serve a big chunk of ED, north of Heber Rd, west of Barry Rd. Not ideal, but not accurate to say that it's only an additional school for those in ED who already had one.

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What was promoted as an additional school for ED was in > fact an additioanal school for those in ED who > already had one. Not really... there is quite a large area of ED (and Peckham Rye and Camberwell), who weren't close enough to North Dulwich Charter, who will be served by the new school.

I understand the amount paid to Southwark for use of the park this year was very, very low. I would like to see Southwark negotiate a better deal, so more money can be put back into the park and the local area.