Angelina

Love all the recommendations and tips. Thank you all. With four birthdays before Christmas, one on Christmas Day, some in Jan and an 18th in Feb....along with work, normal life... Yep, just busy and not apologising for needing help

Thank you

just a basic cake with cream on the outside, no shapes, pictures, special icing, decorations etc. no special anything, not vegan, organic, zero plastic. GM free, gluten free or whatever. Usually we pay around ?50 for the same (in Peckham), we just missed the usually lead time as the party was brought forward. I am not trying to get something for nothing, or show off or brag or make people work for less than the minimum wage. I'm at work all day and literally don't have time before a dozen or so monsters descend on me for the entire weekend. I am fully aware of how much effort goes into cake baking and I know fully well that what I have asked for (being just basic) is not ?100 and this business are just charging too much, Glad to know there are still reasonable businesses out there (thank you for you pms).

shocking levels of hostility

yummy mummy pals? you have no idea

Thanks dbboy Next birthdays are Jan/ Feb (yep, busy this time of year!) so will hold that for the next one :-)

someone just contacted me and now have my commission. Four birthdays this month - they doing the cakes and catering two parties... and all for a not overpriced price.

you miss the point a custom made sponge cake (???? erm, just a basic cake) costs significantly less up the road - point being, ED is overpriced. I was going to go local but not now

Come on ED - you can do better than this. I was quoted this ridiculous price for a sponge / cream birthday cake for my little one.

So the lesson is, take photos...better, clearer, of dog and owner and mess and don't post on public forum, go straight to police. If poss, get cctv

I bet we see a reduction in fouling dog owners. We know the authorities do not have resources to keep our children safe, let alone our streets clean.

Well said.

I don't know why people do - I usually just ask through the door who it is and say "I'll get my husband....he's in the garden with his friends, hold on", or "I can't open the door, the dog's going mad"

I think some cameras would pick it up, especially someone walking up the road with a tree - neighbours must have some and a neighbourhood scheme could help here

does it matter, Chick?

Jesus Christ. A driver hit a buggy and drove off/ Do any of the shops have cctv?

is it open yet? I'm hungry

No, they just record "delivered or not delivered". Unless you have paid for the right tracking. You're best off speaking to your postman (nicely)

that's quite an accusation. I've had things dropped with a neighbour. PO will record it as having been delivered. Have you checked with yours?

It wasn't originally an American festivity. It is Pagan new year and end of harvest, taken to America by immigrants from Ireland

Glad you're OK Eugene. Have a good day! Angie

sign it - AND email her [email protected] If she is the one to make the decision to cut them down or find an alternative, then the more emails she gets the better

It's a proper stalemate. It's just staggering.