Angelina

Sadly, while there is little the police can do - and money to be made, the best thing we can all do is keep our valuables out of sight. This is not going to go away soon.

So sorry to hear this. What an absolute cretin to attack an older woman. Just a little coward. I hope your mum can know that lots of people will be thinking of her and hope that she can feel better.

is the ring more important that being proposed to? how sad.

Horses for courses, indeed. I think I'm probably very lucky to have a choice and either way, will be good.

we've got secondary school sorted, so that's not in the equation - it's literally the location. Both have merits of course, I'm just interested which other people prefer....

it's a ten min walk to PR station, which feels like ages in London-commute time! but I think I just need to change my mindset

I've found two houses I really like but locations - while not far in walking terms - are different ends of the spectrum. One is near Peckham Rye and the other is just off LL, near the cinema. The one near the park has a longer commute each day but is much nicer and needs less work. My kids each like different ones and I can't decide, so just thought I'd ask anyone who lives in either area what they like about it and maybe help me decide....

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I think it's all in the positioning. I often leave things outside on my wall for people to take and they usually go within a very short time. Of course I wouldn't have taken it, but they OP had said it was left outside and there is clearly some ambiguity in how this was positioned. It's usually very clear if something is left for taking. However, theft if rife and we should all look after our possessions.

but it might be cooked in a portacabin, instead

yes, that's obviously not left outside for taking. I see your point.

Keep your eyes peeled - you might see them slip up and reveal themselves .....it could be one person with a split-personality, or a bunch of different people... ;-)

..as in - "I rally for fair employment rights but also like the cheap cabs/ food...."? quite large, most probably.

In all fairness, I agree with both Alice and Abdabs. Further, I'm a bit surprised by your implicit threat towards the woman who took it... not sure what you plan on doing with the high definition recording? There is a common theme of leaving things outside your house that you want collected and fair-doos to the woman. Insulting Alice has probably lost you any goodwill that might have come your way.

very good, red devil :-) :-)

If you chill tap water it makes it taste better and saves water too - as it's quite normal to let the tap run for a bit to cool the running water. If you leave it at room temperature it starts to taste funky (there is chemistry behind it).

there is an argument that tap water contains chemicals and should be filtered. You can google this all yourself and find out the opinions of the researchers. Depends how worried you are. I don't think it's ever killed anyone. I suppose if you were that worried, you wouldn't choose to live in London with all the air pollution. My mum and sister filter their water and always have done. I don't. ...but then I eat sugar and smoke (but I don't drink alcohol or eat processed food).

I would love to but just can't throw straight Maybe you could set one up

I hope you both hook up - I go with my daughter and we race each other on the bikes...you can choose a screen with different locations. Last week we were storming through the mountains ..... I'm sure the gym isn't supposed to be that much fun!

I love the fact the staff are all really fab and super chill - we love going there.

and all for a princely sum of ?100 spent in McDonalds and on cigarettes. Just the worst i have heard of.

absolutely. It's the same argument about gentrification we keep hearing.

thanks for posting this.

We live next to the Jehova's Witness and they are all absolutely lovely. Nicest people I've lived by.

Busaba have a got a fab menu and they bring lots of food.