Mustard

Seabag Wrote:

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> I'm using my iPad with a Logitech key board for

> such things, it's light and to be honest I use it

> more than my Mac Book Air laptop

>

> Or my son has a Google chromebook thingy, it does

> all those things you want and they start at about

> ?200 I think

I love my IPad Air and wondered which Logitech keyboard you use. Use the IPad much more than than my Macbook.

sheff Wrote:

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> > Just returned from Sweaty Betty in Clapham. The

> > word is they're opening up very near to

> Question

> > Air this year.

>

> I think you may be right...

>

> http://www.sweatybetty.com/mobile/boutique-assista

> nt/

They don't pay the London Living Wage. Sad.

ed_pete Wrote:

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> Mustard Wrote:

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> > Why are wood burners allowed?

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> Because they are exempted.

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> https://www.gov.uk/smoke-control-area-rules

That website says that bonfires are allowed but are not allowed to be a nuisance, so those of you saying burning material that produces smoke are incorrect. Frequent bbqs are a nuisance. Hello all you Australians out there...

Why are wood burners allowed?

David Cameron had one in front of his house in W10 (Kensington and Chelsea) for their sole use, because of their late son, Ivan. But it was marked with a number and the vehicle parking there had to have the corresponding number on it. I don't know if other boroughs do the same.

I did it once in one of those metal bin things. Like others said, don't do it when it is windy. Think I did it over a couple of days. No one complained.

Anyone have any opinions on Walthamstow or Highams Park? The property prices there seems so much more affordable.

I have heard this discussed on BBC London, on the Vanessa Feltz Breakfast programme.

Thanks, both.

Have you asked any neighbours?

That is what the AA is for, but you need Homestart if you want them to come to your home.

Do you take portable televisions?

I have a couple, they still work.

rahrahrah Wrote:

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> It's batty. Who doesn't have scales in their

> kitchen.

Lots and lots of people living in the USA because many of their recipes use cups. Some recipe sites, like Smitten Kitchen, now supply weight measures.

Renata, any idea how much it costs Southwark to clear up fly tipping?

Elinor Lipman's books. The first one I read was The Inn at Lake Devine. She has published many books.... The Way Men Act is another good one.

Also, A Thousand Acres, Jane Smiley. Enjoyed the movie too.

KestonKid Wrote:

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> Tyler, Shields and Moore are wonderful. But add

> Alison Lurie to the list. Foreign Affairs is

> terrific.

Yes, agree. Fun to discover all her books.

Lots of free parking round here, so why park on a yellow line?

Do textiles include a rug?

What happens to the remains in the graves?

Penge is ripe for some more restaurants.

Meatwagon started out in a Kennington pub car park, the Ship.

Have you read any Anne Tyler? Ladder of Years, and the Accidental Tourist I particularly liked.

Also Carol Shields, The Stone Diaries and Happenstance amongst others.

Lorrie Moore, writes short stories but some novels, inc. Who will run the frog hospital?

Emily Prager - A Visit from the Footbinder, is a collection of short stories, but check out her novels. Lots available for 1 pence on Amazon.

Bobbie Ann Mason - In Country

Josephine Humphreys - The Fireman's Fair, Rich in Love, Dreams of Sleep.

MCMC Wrote:

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> This is awful. We were broken into at 11am on

> Saturday. We think the burglar thought we were out

> so he got the shock of his life. Now we have

> deadlocks that you can twist on internally very

> easily. Police told us it's completely out of

> control in SE22 anyone without a burglar alarm box

> is at most risk.

What type of lock did you have prior to the break in? Which locksmith did you use?

Maybe the school on Grove Lane?

Laddy Muck Wrote:

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> They will cost you an arm, leg and a backbone but

> worth every cent: Blackbird Bakery...I find their

> pastry light and delicious and the filling

> sublime.

60 pence each seems reasonable. The ones from Violet Cakes in East London are ?3 each, and from Bread Ahead at Borough Market ?2.50. Haven't tried the last two yet. Saw some teeny tiny ones at Bambuni that were ?1 each.