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I sometimes take photos of price tags in shops, as a quick way of noting how much stuff is if I want to think about it for another visit. I got an "Oi mate!" From a security guard in Sainsbury's, who told me that no photography is allowed in the store. Ridiculous, and they should put a sign up somewhere if they mean it, but at the end of the day it's their house their rules. I would understand in an art gallery, but not in the supermarket spirits aisle! Same with the Library. It's their rules, there's no law that says they have to let people take photo's. Even if in the context it's silly for them to object. In practice there's not a lot they can do about it, except ask you to leave (or annoyingly photobomb your shots). What is the context? People or things?

Administrator Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've heard that sometimes clinics pretend that they're > real but they're not, they send people out to tell > everyone that they're amazing but they're, like, > just tiny red lights. Sounds like there are some sharks out there?

I wasn't sure about laser methods, but your recommendation has convinced me. I want to get a tonsure done, Japanese chonmage style. Is the laser safe to use on the scalp? What area did you have lasered? Oh welcome to EDF by the way. Looking forward to shooting the breeze with you!

ICYMI http://www.cps.gov.uk/news/latest_news/cps_publishes_new_social_media_guidance_and_launches_hate_crime_consultation/ A summary for prosecutors, covering which legislation is usually relevant, and setting out how to assess whether prosecution is required in the public interest. Interesting if you like this kind of thing :)

What do the mummies at your book club think about it ?

rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > a couple of white teenagers when I lived in Bath. Glad you survived to tell the tale. Those 'orrible kids from Twerton can be viscous little buggers!

Calsug Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > if/when we have kids 0-1: non-essential 2+: probably best, unless like one family I've stayed with you manage the situation by having (a) all boys, and (b) relaxed views about passing water al fresco. (It works for them!)

Add one new red sock. Put it in for another cycle.

Despite the off-putting thread title, you will find some ideas in this "Laptop Squatters" thread from last year: http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,1563597,page=1 There are some comments in it that are unwelcoming to the kind of nomadic enterprise you enjoy. Assuming you're a considerate paying customer in a place that welcomes your business, don't let the thread deter you! Keep us updated on where's best?

adonirum Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > how many posters on this thread ? > have actually personally engaged > with the traveller community? Normal friendly neighbours is my own limited experience. Not that neighbourly exchanges over the front lawn count as "engaging the community" but I assume you're interested to know if folks think gypsies are some unknown strange group or have actually had normal interaction with some. They weren't what I would normally call 'travellers' given they lived two doors down! And I don't use slight social interaction with one family to offset my suspiciousness when certain kinds of trouble coincide with the mobile homes arriving in town.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > FM Mangal ? > Totally underwhelmed.. > Lamb Kofte was gritty and gristly.. > ? lots of shouting arguing. It's not just you: it's also so smokey that at the wrong table your eyes will water and you'll leave smelling like a bonfire. So maybe you go for take-away: they do a good range (I love any menu that includes Iskender kebab) but I agree the food has become greasier and grislier in the last few years. The wait time is longer than they expect it will be and they have forgotten my phone order more than once. It's a shame. The complimentary tea and Turkish delight while you wait used to be a nice touch. (Maybe not if you lose a filling!) They stopped offering me the free tea after I went in with a friend who had a fit of the clumsies and broke the cup! Meanwhile round the corner at the Vineyard, really excellent Cypriot food and good value too. I highly recommend.

?and keeping this thread strictly on topic for ED issues: which roads are now putting up the ex-Peckham Rye ex-Dulwich Hospital travellers? I noticed some posters here disgruntled with the nearer neighbours' enthusiasm for moving the travelers on. Having been fully outed as a massive cynic, I feel able to speculate that Christian charity in ED has not extended to inviting mobile homes for a couple of days' stay on the few front gardens or driveways in the neighbourhood. Edited to add: neither looking for sympathy nor to "get away" with outspoken views, aggressive grammar, or whatever. I simply wish to discourage thread hijack elsewhere. I'm more than thick skinned enough to deal with EDF's heartfelt, robust and sometimes misguided criticism :)

I'm feeling a bit sorry for the OP of the 'Stolen Scaffolding' thread, as it's going way OT into territory that's best covered in this thread. It's mostly comments about a suggestion I made there which some feel goes too far in casting aspersions on our visitors. I'd like to suggest that comments, flames or whatever about those views best reside here, not there. The other thread deserves sympathy for its OP, and/or helpful input. Sadly, a number of posters are so outraged by my remarks (which by the way are strictly on topic for the scaffording thread), that they feel the need to vent that outrage without actually remarking on the more outrageous main point of the other thread. That being, some thieving scumbag has nicked a load of scaffolding. Of course I'm not saying it must have been gypsies, I am saying though that their site is one of the first places the Long Arm of the Law should look. I do get why that offends well-meaning people, but whether you're offended or not, can I suggest you get it out of your system here, and if you want to post in the other thread then do try to take it back on topic. To clarify my views and admit prejudices on the record: gypsies are people. Some are good, some aren't, just like all other people. When it comes to the bad people in many social groups, those wrong'uns often tend to specialise in a particular class of bad things. For example, the criminal Columbian gangs over in Stockwell stick to drug related crime, with a talent for extreme violence. Gypsy criminals are known for metal theft. With the best will in the world, those are facts. We should have faith that most people value and live by decent morals. That goes for all communities, and certainly applies to gypsies and/or travellers. (By the way, not all gypsies are travellers, and there isn't a suitable noun that pleases everyone so do try not to get worked up about it, unless you're from one of the relevant communities in which case fair enough.) ** Tin hat firmly in place ** ? Flame if you must!

Just remembered, the other company with equally low rates was Moneycorp (again, don't know how that scales to what you need)

Despite all the opprobrium, I would still check that the local police have been specifically briefed today on what markings to look out for. And I'm sorry that this offends right-minded citizens - but I do mean specifically the police attending the site today. Strangers come to town; construction and scrap are both staples of itinerant work; scaffolding is stolen. That might be a case of "two plus two equals five", but then again it might not. I'm suggesting suspicion, not marching with pitchforks. However, if life has not made you so cynical, then good for you really. (I hope you find my antizaganistic aspersions today framed in less craven forms of grammar. Far be it from me to induce a Subjunctive Mood disorder.) (Edited for typos)

BrandNewGuy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ?pronouncing it as if it were 'coup de gras'. Which is being hit with a ball of fat. That's causing me irrational giggles. Especially since English-speakers often over-egg the "oo" sound, like when people intend to say merci beaucoup! but turn it into merci beau cul! (that's "thanks, nice arse!") "So you see darling, I simply had to deliver the cul de gras!" - the good old 'arse of fat' :D

The main thing to bear in mind is the timing. Depending to an extent on the scale of the transaction, you would normally expect to lose more from the pound regaining strength than from missing out on a sharper commission. (Or conversely, you would expect to gain more by waiting, if you believe sterling will fall further.) Having said that, there are undoubtedly some savings to be made from shopping around if you decide you have enough time. In my work life, I've seen Western Union charging commission 3x higher than its competition, for no better reason than many clients have only heard of WU and so don't always shop around. From memory, one of the lowest commission rates was from Deutsche Bank ? I'm sorry that I have no idea if that's going to hold true for your own circumstance! Best of luck.

rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > NHS crutches apparently cost ?23 a pair, so say King's give out ten pairs a day (surely a conservative estimate) that's somewhere north of ?85,000 per year, enough for three nurses or a consultant. Just imagining how this kind of thing happens. I wouldn't be surprised of the story goes something like this... Annual cost of chap to take care of crutch recycling: ?22k staff cost + ?4k office space and services + ?1k consumables ?someone does a calculation that Crutch Chap is under-utilised for 80% of his time and so they put his role in scope of some outsource contract or other, to save a notional ?20k per year (which they announce as a ?100k saving over the contract term). Outsource contractor doesn't really want to do the crutch repair service, as they were after the more lucrative main business, so they deliberately price crutch repair at a prohibitively high rate. Now it's cheaper for the Trust to just bin the crutches and buy new ones. Contractor lets the Crutch Chap go, and the saving on staff costs goes to their bottom line without any benefit to the Trust. Just a cynical flight of fancy there :)

An uncharitable and prejudiced cynic would wonder if our temporary neighbours at the Dulwich Hospital site happen to be storing any scaffolding materials there at the moment. ( **reaches for tin hat** )

This season is all about old skool, hard-wearing denim. Out with the stretch Lycra mix, in with the chafed thighs. Take your wife down Memory Lane by making it double denim, with authentic vintage touches such as Converse hi-tops and Sony foamy headphones secured by an uncomfortable thin strip of steel. Cords are already back in the Geography Teacher style camp I'm afraid. Only wear them if you really can't afford a vasectomy. Hope that helps.

A timely post. I don't have a bush myself. But my own unruly protrusion could take someone's eye out if I don't deal with it soon. Note duly taken: I shall find time at the weekend to vigorously address my over-exuberant bamboo.

You're so right, of course. Zo? and Fatboy's "will they, won't they?" so-called "end of the rainbow" is much bigger news!

"Well you see the thing is, I distinctly asked your fine bar staff for non-alcoholic lager. The drinks they served were delicious and by the time I realised I had been drinking reassuringly expensive, full strength Stella Artois, it was all too late and I was very nearly divorced. Leaving the motor in your care was the only responsible thing to do really. Disgraceful service when you think about it though I suppose - how about some Steak Club vouchers eh?" ;-)

Yes, ready chopped onion is a bit far. Just chop a load next time, and freeze them yourself. Much more sustainable than the carbon footprint and wastage from the supermarket's mechanically chopped batches. Ready chopped garlic and chilli on the other hand: gone are the days of accidentally rubbing your eye and regretting it for the rest of the day!

Lisa Taylor Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Heellloooo Brad > I'm Lisa Blisa? Brisa? Lad?? Sorry, it's just not going to work out. Most eligible EDF member by name is probably Seabrad. Not tempted by Angelisa? Or are you graciously leaving the field open for Angelouisa?