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Not flaunt, nor flount. If you want to remind yourself what flaunting is (as in 'Ageing starlet flaunts her ...') and the Mail still allows access, just try their RH sidebar. I thought of doing an automatic daily 'flaunt' count and graphing it as an index of something or other. I've a 1957 Pocket Oxford Dictionary you're welcome to.

Is there time stil tonight? I think I curd manage another round or two.

It took me some searching this morning, and again now. This will get you there, then I think the membership tab for fuller details. https://www.dcsportsclub.co.uk/activity-access-card/ Or maybe go via the link they provide: https://www.dcsportsclub.co.uk/activities-archive/65-activity-morning/

None of the GP team members (listed at https://www.tessajowellgpsurgery.co.uk/team/) are shown on https://my.askmygp.uk/?c=G85132#/staffAvailability as available today. (Selecting the Tessa Jowell site option)

Perhaps a working party can be convened to visit some of Streetscan's highest rated locations and report back. The nearest, with a whopping 4.6 points, is probably Leafield Road, SW20 9AG, https://streetscan.co.uk/. Correction: Pickhurst Rise, BR4 0AW, according to thetrainline.com, seems to be a little closer. It's another 4.6er.

I think that's about it. I know 1pmobile.com do £10 for 60days, or £48/yr, both of which include substantial usage if you need it. PS just checked. £5 in it too for each of us if you want a referral.

Was there any need or warrant for the Grauniad to use 'spurned' rather than, say,'declined'?

Dunstans Road SE22 0HA, Melbourne Grove S. SE22 8RR, Woodwarde Road SE22 8UN all rated dangerous by streetscan.co.uk.

https://streetscan.co.uk/crime/se21-7de https://streetscan.co.uk/postcode-district/se21 https://streetscan.co.uk/postcode-district/se22 https://data.police.uk/docs/

Now if there a council web page, for the tree officer to post occasional news and explanation about work being done, ...

Am I right in thinking, after a little checking, that 'sim free phone' is now just the equivalent of 'unlocked', ie not locked to a specific network? Sue, if you do find a network that will let you keep a connection with them for nowt, or without any risk (in some cases) of having the number and even account balance withdrawn, do let me know. :) It's happened to me twice -- once with a really nice number too. I need to find a better deal for myself too.

I've been stuck on Plusnet ADSL for far too long after my initial contract, with a rate including a wired phoneline that's substantially more than the figure above. If/when I switch to fibre and VOIP with whomever, will I be able to count on its having CLI and voicemail much as I currently have? And has anyone managed to squeeze a deal from their longstanding provider that doesn't in the first instance include a commitment to pay off the whole of a new time-limited contract (say the ?usual 18m) if you leave it early? Sally Eva, what gets you out of the contract you've just accepted with the new provider, after your laggard current ISP comes up with a better offer? Statutory cooling off period perhaps?

Cue Bateman cartoon?: The Man Who Asked For some "Vache Qui Rit" in the Cheese Block

ecde, what do you mean by outdoor water? An outside tap? If so, where's it being fed from? Presumably from somewhere within the building; maybe somewhere you don't have control of or access to? Is it meant to be for drinking?

Which way down which specific road?

Urging!?

Are there tables anywhere of frequencies of specific scorelines?

“In London in 2024, unfortunately about 80,000 smart phones were reported as stolen. That compares to 2023 when it was 64,000. So we have a growing and very serious problem.” https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/rise-london-mobile-phone-thefts-met-police-b1231196.html "Figures show Oxford Street, Europe’s busiest shopping precinct, topped the list with 6,539 reports last year – nearly 18 a day." [+ figures for next 29 WE streets] https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/met-police-west-end-london-phone-theft-hotspot-streets-b1236011.html

Have you asked Sonik about pre-anodised ones. 😉 https://www.soniksports.com/product/xtractor-rod-pods/

Which ones?

If the local archive doesn't suffice there's also the London Archives. I remember using what was then called the London Metropolian archive some years ago, and viewing Street Directories among other things there. https://www.thelondonarchives.org/your-research/research-guides

Can you give us a link to your information source please?

It's an interesting question. Might it be the sort of thing you could raise with a councillor -- by way of investigation rather than complaint - - to see whether there might be scope for improvement? One possible obstacle that comes to my mind is the possible inflexibility of existing traffic orders: whether or not they can be fairly summarily temporarily overidden.

ED is included in the 17 August closure set (or just possibly 15 August, depending on which part of the page you trust more) listed at https://metro.co.uk/2025/07/25/full-list-25-poundland-stores-confirmed-close-august-23753048/. Here incidentally are some snippets from their annual reports, at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02495645/filing-history. 2022: " during the period we opened 41 stores and closed 43 loss-making/under-performing stores. At the period-end we were trading from 821 stores in the UK, IoM and ROI. ... "We renogotiated 82 leases in the year, saving on average 45% versus the prior lease agreement..." 2023: "We also continued to improve our market footprint through sourcing better store locations, opening 53 and closing 51 stores during the year." 2024: "The ex-Wilco stores acquired in the prior year have formed a core part of this strategy to expand our store network. We favour quality over quantity and during the period we opened 84 stores and closed 71 loss-making/under-performing ones."

Some apparent headway made against organised crash-for-cash crime, reported in a recent police press release. https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2025/july/ifed-executes-five-warrants-across-east-and-south-london-in-major-crash-for-cash-investigation/