Margot

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Just ignore those people who say the aircraft noise is inconsequential. It's driven me insane over the last few years. When we moved to Nunhead 15 years ago, it was so blissfully quiet like living in the country. It still is as we have no traffic. But the aircraft noise has increased exponentially over the last few years. I notice it all the time. I wake up in the morning and don't hear the birds sing, but the aeroplanes. I go for a walk in the park and all I can hear are aeroplanes - 4 in the sky at any time. There is no doubt we in East Dulwich are now on a substantial flight path and CAA regulations have been relaxed to allow planes to fly lower and more hours, so they start at 4am. I can see which airline they are which means they are pretty low in the sky. It's one of the reasons I want to move out of London so I can go for a walk and not hear aeroplanes.Well done for organising the petition.

Does anyone know of a good reliable roofer locally - our skylight is leaking

Does anyone know someone who can repair a washing machine.

That's funny - made me laugh.

Does anyone know someone reliable and not extortionate who can repair washing machines?

Maybe he forsook his bonus JohnL!

In 1985, a film company facing financial pressure hired a new president. In an effort to cut costs, the president asked the two leaders of a division, Ed and Alvy, to conduct layoffs. Ed and Alvy resisted?eliminating employees would dilute the company?s value. The president issued an ultimatum: a list of names was due to him at nine o?clock the next morning. Good managers story - if only there were more of them like that. When the president received the list, it contained two names: Ed and Alvy. No layoffs were conducted, and a few months later Steve Jobs bought the division from Lucasfilm and started Pixar with Ed Catmull and Alvy Ray Smith. Employees were grateful that ?managers would put their own jobs on the line for the good of their teams,? marvels Stanford?s Robert Sutton, noting that even a quarter century later, this ?still drives and inspires people at Pixar.? Source: ?Givers Take All: The Hidden Dimension of Corporate Culture? by Adam Grant | The McKinsey Quarterly

We certainly don't want to encourage anyone to hang around gent's loos!

Unusual solution ladida. Maybe they should use that in management training!

?Too many companies believe people are interchangeable. Truly gifted people never are. They have unique talents. Such people cannot be forced into roles they are not suited for, nor should they be. Effective leaders allow great people to do the work they were born to do.? ― Warren G. Bennis, Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration

Thanks for that information. It's good to know that yours was properly managed. Margot

Oh yeah hahhaha. It took me a minute to get that. When I first read it, I was thinking 'Is that some contemporary management theory' and then I remembered the film.

Hi I'm doing some research into blood thinners, especially Warfarin and whether patients are properly monitored after they are prescribed it. Warfarin and other blood thinners are routinely prescribed after operations for people who have heart disease. A couple of elderly people I know, including my father-in-law, have been prescribed Warfarin and then suffered severe bleeding. I'd be interested in hearing any stories form people who have had similar experiences or know someone who has. Thanks Margot

I saw a new one in Lordship Lane as I was driving past, like a cafe with Italian colours. Has anyone been there?