Robert Poste's Child

If the people of Peckham are so creative, why don't they have a forum of their own? Seems contradictory.

'Hard-working families' 'Luxury flats' 'Quantitative easing' 'You need to read this' 'We are pleased to'

Strawberries from the field next door. My mother sent us over with a bowl.

'The fact of the matter is' - invariably followed by a heavily biased opinion or outright lie. 'Experts say', 'new research shows', 'a recent study has found' - especially relating to health and diet. Usually signals a rehashed press release by a research company looking for funding or a self-appointed expert with a book to sell. 'Celebrity'. Equally bad whether about a person or a show. 'Top' before a person's occupation generally means they're not yet. Like when the Standard posters say 'famous actor dies' - always means it's someone you've never heard of. Clickbait headlines eg 'watch what happens when', 'you won't believe...', 'amazing photo...' (usually lifted from social media on a quiet news day), etc. 'X denies Y'. Any film/book reviews using the formula 'X meets Y' to compare it with existing work generally means it's pretty derivative. I could go on.

miga Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And actually, the reason I imagine people being > "super excited" in an American accent is because > that's where that particular recent use of the > word comes from - a particular strand of American > youth culture. It was used as a general intensifier in France long before that, certainly in the 80s, as was 'hyper' - everything was (assume French accent) 'super-sympa'.

red devil Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > With the recent spike in supermarket theft, we > obviously need a jail, although in line with > Hipster chic it would obviously have to be named > Gaol. Instead of doing stir, the inmates would be > doing pesto porridge...grapes optional Reinstate the old stocks in the village (plaque beside the bookshop). Pelting with rotten fruit would be poetic justice.

Glue traps must be terrifying for the mouse, and would certainly terrify me too, ditto the humane one (imagine the poor parent mouse trying to find its way back to its babies; the guilt would give you nightmares). I use the modern plastic version of the traditional trap as they do a clean job without the splatter effect you sometimes get with the old ones. Apparently the sonic devices also work but best avoided if you have any pets.

I remember my sister's then partner refused to accept that there was no payout as the market value had dropped about 30% and my sister was going take over the whole mortgage as she paid the whole deposit in the first place. The other half stayed put, behaving aggressively until my sister had to make them an offer. Horrible.

It might be a different situation as I bought a new laptop with 8.1 on it and the instructions I was given were wrong. It took a while to work out that first I needed to download and install all available updates for the existing version. Eventually that will produce a prompt to upgrade. My original attempts via the W10 download site didn't work. On a new laptop there are several waves of updates (several hundred items), and one item was so large it kept getting stuck. I don't have WiFi at home so using a hotspot probably didn't help. The first laptop also had faults so I returned it, eventually found another and started again. The final attempt took 2-3 days. If you've already downloaded all the updates, maybe it's the memory problem you mentioned? As the deadline for the free upgrade has now passed, maybe you could find someone locally who downloaded it to a flash drive and see if that works?

Not convinced, sorry, and I'm guessing Louisa's guests wouldn't have been keen either.

Well, I finally completed it, just before the deadline. Fingers crossed the worst is over. New laptop now sleeping snugly in a bag I crocheted.

Not for lack of trying...

Windows 10 upgrade. Only one day left and still haven't managed it.

Just want to add I'm feeling sorry for Mynamehere as it's clear s/he was trying to help, and the first bit reasonated with me as it's something I've had to work at myself unfortunately. I'd be a rubbish Stoic.

Have you thought about involving your local councillors and/or MP to get their support? Another option could be a formal letter of complaint to the neighbours, reasonably worded and ideally sent by recorded delivery, as they should be able to recognise it as a step towards legal action, and that may act as a deterrent.

I was in Peter Jones today and saw some amazing bargains on the shop floor. Depends on what they have in when you visit but sounds like there are more online.

How about just Goose Green? That would be a nice address for the flats on that side. Or St John's Road, after the church.

peckham_ryu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > By extension, one could argue > that this is a setting in which ladies must know > their place. To wit, speaking out on matters > concerning how gentlemen conduct themselves would > lie far beyond the accepted scope of ladylike > topics for which the ladies' input is welcomed > (such as flower arranging, organising the local > tombola, and so on). >. I find that a bit offensive, even as a joke.

Not sure about eating steamed pudding, mash and gravy with fingers... A bold choice of menu for a hot summer day. Each to their own, though. I'm existing mainly on fridge tapas and raspberry sorbet.

So do I, especially all the younger people who bought with a friend and then couldn't afford to sell up when things went sour.

As a child I was told that the worst form of bad manners is to comment on someone else's, so I'd say he was out of order - particularly as a guest. I know quite a few men who exercise the right to do as they like in their own house and if I was your guest that's how I'd have looked at it (assuming I'd even noticed).

Possibly a gentle mickey-take of a current thread in the main section (and probably at least one new thread a month). I recall in the late 80s my father getting a badge that said 'I don't give a f@ck what your house is worth' (but without the @).

It does sound rude when people do that. It's also quite manipulative as it implies that the other person, usually someone who is doing their job in some way, has overstepped the mark and is too stupid/overzealous/up themselves to see how out of order they are.

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A word of caution about St John's Wort - I found that brands vary a lot in quality and that can make it complicated working out whether it works for you, dosage etc. I once increased the dosage quickly as I thought it hadn't worked and ended up in a rather agitated state, which may be ok if you were taking it for depression but not good with anxiety!