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Luca's -- Please pay upfront.
Spartacus replied to vegan notes's topic in General ED Issues / Gossip
Often when going to pubs with beer gardens, you are asked to pay at the bar when ordering, which makes perfect business sense and doesn't imply those sitting outside are criminals who will do a runner, but people do, I suspect, make a genuine mistake and leave without paying. McDonalds is also a business that makes you pay before you get your food, do you object to their business practice too (although I do object to their food lol) The tip is an interesting one and you can always leave them cash after you've eaten if you feel that's better. Maybe tell the staff about the Buddha bowl rather then posting on a public forum. Feedback direct to a business is always better then posting about it after. -
How can I make a PDF art portfolio without Acrobat?
Spartacus replied to Naiada's topic in The Lounge
Two options If building your portfolio using something like Microsoft Office, there's the option to do "Save As" then select PDF as the file format Second is search for online PDF tools that allow you to do a certain number of tasks for free per day Failing that you can pay online to get it converted to the format you need Hope it helps -
Which reminds me Hat jemand Lust einen gebrauchten deutschen Euro Damenstreifen zu kaufen?
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One of the candidates for PM is proposing a £10 fine for not attending hospital or doctor appointments Avoiding missed appointments where doctors are left with empty slots is an obvious way to ensure some efficiency in the NHS, but there are also obvious issues with such a scheme. 1. How will it be enforced, will receptionists sit there with a card machine next time you go in demanding payment? Or will it be a letter and how will it be followed up if you refuse to pay ? 2. I've often had appointment letters either not arrive or arrive after the event, what then? Would I be fined for not attending an appointment I didn't know about ? 3. What about the times I've arrived at an appointment to be told the doctor is absent or overbooked and I've got to rebook? Should I then be paid for them missing my appointment? 4. What about patients using hospital transport that fails to turn up or gets them there too late for their appointment? Who pays the £10,then? So many concerns and also feels like the slippery slope to privatisation.
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Maybe Ed has the answer http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wBR0XkwaXKQ/T_3vnBvqzCI/AAAAAAAATsQ/GfbO16114bA/s1600/question24.JPG
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East Dulwich Barclays to close on December 2nd
Spartacus replied to Bic Basher's topic in General ED Issues / Gossip
Ex See my earlier response on paying in cheques Not all banks have enabled the feature on their apps (yet) 😮💨 -
East Dulwich Barclays to close on December 2nd
Spartacus replied to Bic Basher's topic in General ED Issues / Gossip
Sue Are you deliberately just being obtuse and failing to see others points of view ? -
East Dulwich Barclays to close on December 2nd
Spartacus replied to Bic Basher's topic in General ED Issues / Gossip
In answer to Sue, no stats but my and my partners parents both don't use Internet banking, they are all 80 plus and prefer going into a branch to do things In answer to jen.., I speak for my parents generation so not using elders as a stick to bash with In terms of paying in via the post, the issue there is that I have to request a paying in slip to be sent to me which takes about a week then whilst I could post it, with the state of deliveries recently and the additional cost of stamps it's not a great option. Simple solution is not to close all banks in a town and work with the population rather than an accountant at head office closing it to save a few Bob -
New traffic calming and cycle lane on Sydenham Hill
Spartacus replied to legalalien's topic in General ED Issues / Gossip
Ex People aren't using it simply because to get to it they have to slog up hills either side It's not a case of cyclists wanting to use it but it's dangerous, it's a genuine concern that even when installed they still won't use it unless they have the legs of the incredible hulk to get up the hills to get to it. As I suggested earlier, other schemes may benefit cycling more -
East Dulwich Barclays to close on December 2nd
Spartacus replied to Bic Basher's topic in General ED Issues / Gossip
That depends on multiple factors with age being one. Most older folk don't do online banking or don't trust it so for them a branch is essential. For me, I recently got sent a refund cheque which sat there for 6 weeks till I had justification to go to a centre where my bank branch was as the costs associated with travelling (be it bus or car) made it expensive to deposit a small cheque. The issue with closing all branches is that it alienates portions of the public who need a physical bank the most and makes it harder for those who do want to visit a branch to do so as there are no longer local branches ! -
New traffic calming and cycle lane on Sydenham Hill
Spartacus replied to legalalien's topic in General ED Issues / Gossip
No one is objecting, they are simply questioning if it is a justified scheme giving how many cyclists actually use the route. If it's not justified then the money could be better spent elsewhere. -
New traffic calming and cycle lane on Sydenham Hill
Spartacus replied to legalalien's topic in General ED Issues / Gossip
My question relates to the simple point that if cyclists don't use it, will a cycle lane be good value for money ? As said, I can see the need in some traffic calming, but is there justification for a cycle lane? A slightly more expensive, but possibly ground breaking could be to reopen the old train tunnels under Sydenham Hill and make them cycle and walking highways, allowing cyclists to avoid the hills to get to the other side of Crystal Palace. -
Maybe, like the traffic, he hoped the report would evaporate away. Oh hang on, the traffic didn't either... It does raise the question of what a Freedom of Infornatiom request on the LTN schemes would reveal ?
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New traffic calming and cycle lane on Sydenham Hill
Spartacus replied to legalalien's topic in General ED Issues / Gossip
I'm curious, with the big hills leading up to Sydenham Hill, is it popular with cyclists up there ? Traffic calming is possibly needed which is independent of my question. -
And no reply from rx3 after being presented with concrete evidence Typical lack of response akin to an ostrich burying it's head in the sand
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I belive this is the report you require https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VhHc02WXeovZL02aXi0iLWssPdgcuSiy/view?s=09
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Royal Mail van ferrying kids to school
Spartacus replied to mazungu's topic in General ED Issues / Gossip
As long as they weren't flying it I would have no problems Unless of course one of them was Joe90 https://securityhazard.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/780full-joe-90-screenshot.jpg -
Melbourne Grove Market Trial Online Survey
Spartacus replied to andrewc's topic in General ED Issues / Gossip
From: Community Engagement <[email protected]> Date: 21/07/2022 13:18 (GMT+00:00) To: Community Engagement <[email protected]> Subject: Trial Street Market on Melbourne Grove to start 10th September Dear residents and businesses, Earlier this year you responded to a survey about a proposal to pilot a street market on Melbourne Grove, near the junction with Grove Vale. Thank you to all of you who made suggestions. We are pleased to inform you that this trial will now be going ahead, starting on Saturday 10th September and running through until late December. During this trial period we will invite a number of market operators to run the market on successive weeks, providing a range of stalls from arts and crafts to fresh food. This will help us find out what the local community wants and needs from a market. The market will run every Saturday from 10am until 4pm, and will have no more than 12 stalls. Please be assured that market operators will be expected to keep the area clean and keep any disturbance to a minimum. In response to your feedback, the market will not include hot food vendors. We are also in discussion with the operators and council parking managers about minimising the disruption to local parking. We hope that the new market will become a positive part of the local community, and bring new visitors to support local shops and businesses. We will be reviewing the impact of the market at the end of the trial period – and you can tell us throughout about your experiences, and anything else we should consider, by writing to [email protected] or by post to Lisa York, Markets and Street Trading Manager : 47-53 Dawes Street (SAST House) London SE17 1EL. Kind regards, Jonathan Hamston (on behalf of the Markets and Street Trading Team) -
East Dulwich Barclays to close on December 2nd
Spartacus replied to Bic Basher's topic in General ED Issues / Gossip
Interesting issue as some banking apps (Santander for one) don't have the facility to scan cheques so you are forced to either go to a branch or request a paying in slip to be sent to you and then pay in via the post office... sheer madness 😠 -
Possibly devolved powers from the DVLA https://insidedvla.blog.gov.uk/2021/06/29/dvla-working-with-local-authorities-and-police-services-to-take-action-on-unlicensed-vehicles/ But it's my speculation over what they could be doing as just checking where a car owner lives is potentially a misuse of their contract with the DVLA unless they are seeking enforcement action against the car and driver It's the same principle why police can't randomly search their database for friends or family without just cause.
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I think, that if your assumption is correct, then it's a clear breech of GDPR rules as the council have not got a legal reason to do so (legal reasons include enforcing parking infringements, moving traffic violation ...) Just seeing where a car owner lives without a legal reason could get them into hot water. I wonder if there's a different reason, for example checking MOT and TAX status?
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BBC News - ULEZ expanded zone has had limited impact so far, TfL report says https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-62224609 Interesting reading and almost supports not expanding the ULEZ
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East Dulwich Barclays to close on December 2nd
Spartacus replied to Bic Basher's topic in General ED Issues / Gossip
Maybe put yourself in an elders shoes who don't use technology the same way we do -
There's a report on the London BBC website today that says Southwark will not exclude pupils for bad behaviour unless they put another child's safety at risk. BBC News - Southwark schools agree not to exclude students https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-62213675 I'm in two minds over this, whilst it removes potential education disruption for the pupil who would have been expelled, especially if it's caused by learning difficulties, autism or ADHD, but it could lead to disruption to other pupils and also give further incentive to pupils to misbehave because nothing of consequence will happen to them. I wonder how the disruptive pupils will fare in the work environment after?
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Has Southwark announced a temporary suspension of refuse and recycling collections in this heat ? Personally I would hope they have
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