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Regardless Billy, if the rumour is true then an independent started by Barry and his Brother over 40 years ago and grown organically is about to change hands, which is a shame for those that know and love it.

Rumours are flying that the lovely team behind Barry's on Barry Road have sold up to Nisa and a local institution will never be the same again. Only time will tell😲

DKHB you've obviously never seen an American car chase movie where anything that gets flipped over can and will expolode possibly leading to massive loss of limbs and life except for the hero standing directly in its path. However as the police have already warned the idiots letting car tyres down then it is criminal damage and vigilantism at its finest. As described earlier, the let down gang don't know who owns or what circumstances a car is for and could jeapodise someone who needs it urgently (for example an emergency Dr called to theater to help after a car chase resulted in a car flipping ....)

It's not But people are people and curious about others which is why tabloid papers still exist.

Call it what you will weaseley, it's still vigilantism as they are taking the law into their own hands, and not marching on Downing Street. Do you support vigilantism? if so are saying that you support someone taking a tyre iron to someone letting down their tyres... see how easily it could escalate🤔

This all strikes me of vigilantism. Taking the law into their own hands because they think driving a car is a crime and some on here seem to publicly support it. What next ? Gangs roaming the streets taking revenge in people enjoying a bbq because tjey create pollutants? People getting attacked for shopping in William Rose because cows cause methane so meat eaters are a problem ? Once you start going down the vigilante route where will it stop and would you then condemn people if they defended themselves and their property when they are targeted? Be warned its a slippery slope and supporting actions of the vigilantes is only encouraging more extreme tactics potentially by both sides.

DR I wad responding to AM's post about Noddy Stiles( who obviously went on to start slade under a different name and tell everyone its Christmas) but that's the art of replying in sequence to the poster before 🤔😎 As for the fridge, yesterday that would have been an excellent suggestion but today not needed 🤣

Saying Englad won a world Cup under Labour is implying that Harold Wilson kicked the winning goal, my point is both would have happened regardless of the political party in charge and implying that things were better under Labour (world Cup win) is using rose tinted spectacles as all parties are as bad as each other.

AnotherPaul Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > One may not like the manner of the protest but I?d > wager you?ll be far more annoyed if your > grandchildren live on an uninhabitable planet. > I'm curious AP If its uninhabitable then how are they living on it 🤔 The real answer is not to target the instruments but the causes, so maybe places like China with their former 1 child per couple policy is one that needs to be adopted worldwide to reduce the population to a more manageable size. Less people equates to less use of resources, less use of land for farming and more forests to absorb carbon Simple solution but no one is brave enough politically to suggest it as it would require a world government to acheive and whilst it would very slow to achieve, the long term benefits to the planet and nature would be huge Humans are the primary cause so maybe activists should find a way of influencing governments to reduce organically the world population. But of course that has other problems as defined by wiki https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_consequences_of_population_decline

By that mark DR England won a World War under a Conservative government Just Saying! But I still don't get your point 😕

Its equivalent of saying "Some cyclists cycle dangerously on the pavement, so is it acceptable to use my key for the cycle locker and letting the tyres down on all the bikes to stop the few who flout the rules" Without know why someone has a certain car, its unfair to treat all suv owners the same. Ps I wouldn't do the cycles as a stick in the spokes is far more of a message when they ride on the pavement. 🤣

Maybe rahx3 they should be targeting the companies that sell and promote SUVs to the masses If they weren't available or advertised as status symbols, then they wouldn't be on the streets but people are sheep and buying something because it enhances their status is how advertising works 🤔 As someone pointed out, there are risks associated with partially deflated tires, imagine if the driver didn't notice, drove off, tried to do an emergency stop and lost traction causing an accident! Would you still be sitting on the fence watching ?

Climate activists is possibly closer rahx3 although its still vandalism of other's property so it shouldn't be applauded.

Ah so according to the Labour Council, its all the tories fault and absolutely nothing to do with the Mayor 🤔 Politics out of running London is what's needed

Almost as scary as "dead happy" life insurance 🤔

Alan, I think younger shoppers (16 to 30s) tend to buy lots to try them on then return what they don't want as returns are easy for them but obviously not for the retailer Asos are also reporting higher then expected returns at the moment. BBC News - Asos hit as rising prices see shoppers return more https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61822539

diable rouge Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Were customers charged for returns?... No idea, they obviously had to pay up front to get items but no idea of there was a return fee

Huggers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We in le petit Village Bellenden are happy enough > to be in Peckham, we don't need to pretend it's > East Dulwich. Sheesh how you bell end den people have turned Sorry autocorrect 😅

Gwad DR, that's some sleuthing there. Have you ever thought of working in Internet law enforcement ?

If you've been a dedicated follower of fashion you can't have missed the collapse of Missguided recently For those who don't know it is / was an online fashion house selling clothes. The BBC has a story on it today saying that any customer who is owed refunds or money possibly won't be getting it back from the firm. However, in the story there is a clue to the problems that face online clothing retailers at the moment It talks about one lady who is quoted as saying "I was looking for a dress for a friend's wedding so I naturally ordered lots of options to try on," and then goes on to saying she returned 7 items. Perfectly reasonable you might say, but then let's look from the companies point. They would need to process the seven items, check for damage or worst still unexpected stains, remove any items that couldn't be resold then either repackage as new or sell as returns the items (all taking time and money) then on top they need to refund the customer for the items they have returned causing uncertainty in the companies cash flow and profits. A customer buying 8 items for say ?200 then returning 7 and expecting to pay say ?25 for the one item they keep is a massive issue for the company (especially as the customer has a good window for returns) Even more of an issue is if an item is returned at the end of the window and by time its put back in stock the season for its over. Who's fault is it ? From a customers point not theirs as they need to try on different sizes or options From the businesses point, not theirs as customers are doing higher returns then expected. So what's the solution ? The only real solution here is for customers to return to the high street, try clothes on in the store where they can be quickly inspected and put back out on the racks if the customer says no Or A click and collect hybrid, where you order clothes to be delivered to a local small retail space, try them on and reject the ones you don't want there and then but pay for the ones you take. Unfortunately we aren't all exactly the same sizes, shape or complexion so buying over the Internet will always be difficult whereas a physical store, whilst having other costs associated with it, may well be the win win solution for everyone. Any thoughts or comments ? BBC News - Missguided shoppers will not get refunds for returns https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61784199

Admin, in his final few days of managing the community website, makes it his mission to silence the trolls "what do you mean I can't respond" cries CFE before he can drop the mike

Angelina Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Who would be the ultimate celeb to watch out for > in Sainsbury Dog Kennel Hill - so we know when ED > has "arrived"? Has to be her Majesty and a pack of corgies

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*not any old oil, but the oil used to protect a gun. Says out loud "somebody's not playing Fortnite fairly" and continues down the stairs *

Regardless of who said what What's happened to the poor dog ?