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Oh Fuschia ,poor you . Why are you in so much pain ? Are they looking after you ? Do you need a hit squad ?

Fuschia - oh dear ,I was wondering ( apart from the obvious ) why we'd not had a progress report . You poor thing . Chin up - you'll soon be home . Sending hugs .

Terrific news - hope you'll be reading all this at home .

Thanks for all advice guys . Sadly don't think cavity wall insulation is an option - it's an old single brick wall building - but I do think there's scope for draughtproofing . Shower/WC is downstairs in back extension ,though have to keep door open to facilitate access with frame . ( thinks - this having to keep doors open business must be such a common problem for people using walking aids ) Will think on about curtains ( especially charity shop ones ! )

ok - scenario is 2 up ,2 down terraced house . Staircase ,with open bannisters running up from rear of back living room - so that a lot of heat escapes upstairs . Elderly occupant ,very limited mobility using downstairs two rooms as bedsit type set up . Just wanted to ask - best to keep radiators on upstairs and heat whole dwelling ,though upstairs not used or just keep on downstairs ? Keeping warm is the priority ,not saving costs . Any advice ?

How are things this morning ? Are the bus drivers triumphing again ? Or are the roads too icy ?

sheepdog - sorry ,don't quite see because mentally challenged - is 185 coming doen East Dulwich Rd and then left at Peckham Rye . Wondering where to try and pick it up .

Ah, I see to avoid DKH . thanks sheepdog

sheepdog - which route did the 185 go on it's diversion through Peckham?

Blimey - just seen bendy bus 12 and a 197 heading down Barry Rd towards Peckham . That and two 197's going up towards the library are all I've seen in last 2 hours .

cheers !

tlu - which direction was 185 travelling ?

Thinking of you and sending hurry up baby vibes . Hope you got some sleep /rest .

citizenEd - can you spot 185/176 's going towards Camberwell Green ?

Well he was investigated and I assume that this was because the police identified him as a suspect . Whether they " identified " him by an image or some other means ,I wouldn't know .

Damian - yes ,mistakes do get made . Another student ,studying in Cambridge ,was also arrested ,interviewed etc for the fire extinguisher incident at Millbank . But as a different person has now been charged and appeared in court I guess this was an error .

Chocoholic - I use clear plastic bags for my tins and plastics . Tesco's sell them .I always buy mine from Surrey Quays Tesco's ,not sure if smaller Tesco's do them . Now I think of it Asda do clear bags as well - but the Tesco's ones fit the crate I have in my kitchen !

Thinking of you and sending good contraction vibrations .

I'm not going away, every time you say it I'll remind you how stupid it is Why bother Huguenot ,why not agree to disagree ?

Sorry for you and your dad . Agree with others about taking him outside in wheelchair and also about help with his vision ,so that he can access laptop ,talking books and so on . The RNIB do a service where you subscribe annually and get a machine ( which crucially is easy to use if you have poor sight ) and talking books . They also have lights and stuff - maybe take Keef up on his offer ,or St Thomas's are having an open day ( 11 - 2 pm I think ) this ,27th ,Sat where they'll have low vision aids etc to try out . I hope he improves enough to come out of hospital and have more access to a normal/more interesting life . Good luck .

There was a picture of a woman displayed in Celestial recently . Can someone who actually saw the picture describe what the woman in it was doing ? I did see it and as far as I could tell it just showed a picture of a woman standing next to a rack of clothes . Underneath the picture it said " This woman is a shoplifter " Maybe I missed some important detail - were there tag cutters in her hand or something ? And puzzled - do you know for certain that the shopowner had discussed this action with the police and that they had approved it ?

Tibby I'm so sorry that this awful thing has happened to you and that now Huguenot has added to your distress . Please try and ignore him ,IME his main interest in posting is to appear clever . And IMO that is not always an appropriate response, it puts people off from posting on this forum ,which I think is a shame . If his posts cause distress ( and I can sense his clever reply which will include a dissertation on the meaning of the word distress and the fact that you said you were furious )he really doesn't care ,he'll just carry on . He'll write some nasty response to this ,completely missing the point and I shall ignore it . If you can ,I'd recommend that you ignore him as well .

sounds obvious I know ,but you have tried the bus company haven't you ? Son left school work on bus once and we got it back from bus garage at end of route . Sorry for you and daughter !

Mickmac - I'm decrepit and have worn varifocals for several years . I did not find them diffucult to get used to - top tip was to start off as if you were looking down your nose . But ....you get what you pay for ,if you go for the cheaper varifocals you will find that there is distortion at the edge of your vision which is very off putting . My partner ,being a cheapskate ( whereas I'm a cost per wear person ),went for a cheap pair and then found it impossible to get on with them .

Poor Fuschia ,how awful .Hope little one is improving . With Forset Hill Rd ,you have to be careful which GP you see .... some are less helpful/thorough than others .