womanofdulwich

I work for quite a big company of 400 plus and we always ask friends and family first- saves agency fees- we get an introductory bonus if it works well and everyone is happy. You would not recommend anyone if you thought they would not work out. Now I look at it your way I see why you might feel it is unfair , but I think that is how life is -so you have to get out there and network like crazy!!

One cigarette? You cannot judge people like this. You do not know them or their circumstances. She might have been some one that cut back from 40 a day to 1 a day.

The Thomas one is so funny, you get caught up in it yourself- our son is 18 now, but we were punting on the River Stour in CAnterbury yesterday and my husband could not stop himself saying " look there is a Thomas in the river we can almost reach it for you..." we managed not to rescue it. But I am sure we had duvets, bins, lights, pencil cases, PJ's the lot. Not interested in trains now at all.

i think 10.30 is the latest they should ( or are ) allowed. you can prepare children and pets if you know there is going to be one-but it is not much fun getting up at that time of night to reassure all and sundry. I expect the people who did it did not have young children of their own or sensitive animals. There are lots of people who are just ignorant and do not intentionally do these things to upset you- they just have no idea. If you do not make your feelings known it might happen again. But please bear in mind that they probably just not informed and not doing it to make your life hell Miss P.

if you are already a competent cyclist and have good road sense then it should be possible. the theory test is not too difficult and you should get that done asap - you have -I think 2 years after that to get your practical done. I htink the test changes on 4th october and will get harder? so ther may be a rush for tests before then.?

have to do the food market off hte ramblas- the best food is down nearer to the harbour in - I htink the gothic quarter- lovely chickens cooked on spits and seafood.

or you could e mail the producers. it does depend how well you store it too. We did the same as you - but asked when we bought the wine and they advised 2 years- it was lovely.:)-D

i think they sleep 15-18 hours in 24 hours.

learning to drive is a good one- can get the theory part done this summer and as many lessons as you can afford or teach yourself. but oh the x box and pc suck them in don't they??

yes the police are so much better at this........

it wil be so obvious if you start parking there though...

Having a car will be easier but a lot depends on how often you come home. If you stick to just going up there begining of term and coming back end of term then it would not be worth it. If you did have a car you would use it more than that though-it might be a good way of making friends- or being taken advantage of! I would have thought you would be in a minority having a car, and if you plan your journeys home by train in advance it is quite cheap - or going Natioanl Express Coach is even cheaper.

With both schools all they can say is what the catchment was last year, it all depends on who is applying and where they live- plus all the siblings etc. one year you can get in the next year not. Or you can stay on a waiting list and hold out for a place later.

If you have ever challenged these kids- and you are bigger than them they are pathetic and run away and say you are threatening them and abusing them and they will call the police etc etc

will you dye it back to our normal colour afterwards? i could not manage the roots, but could flirt with a week of being blonde as an experiment if I know it was going to go back to brown.

Def not 2 at the front as it will make the steering dangerous.

i second the foam bath letters- writing mum dad etc and your own name. also any magnetic sticky letters on long car journeys .

i expect a lot of our parents smoked when pregnant and we're all ok aren't we????

I think the whole womens bodies being sexy/ having babies is never openly discussed. I am sure I am not the only person to think her body is not sexy since giving birth/ breastfeeding? Or at least in a different way. Never mentioned once at NCT or hospital baby lessons. The only thing a nurse/doctor might say 5 hours after giving birth is what method of contraception will you use? Whilst I do not share her views I think it is good to open the debate up .

i always felt it was funny when my son wrote in his school news book that his daddy gave him special cuddles in bed and drew a picture of them in bed together. i wondered if social services were goign to rush round to check us out ( they did not).

wow lucky you not to have had your children been challenged in some way! Maybe you have told them in a subtle way- common sense- do not use a flashy phoen in public, walk with freinds if you can - be aware of groups/ bigger boys. if you have a good bike do not cycle it anywhere other than on a road- never in a park or on a narrow path. always have a small amount of change you can give up so that muggers think you haev something - or have such a horrible mobile - or one with an unusual charger- that if offered it they will not want it. Do not wait at busstops that are not opposite houses/ shops. try and keep where there are older people. I think my son was taken to the police station at the end of year 6 to have a safety talk but it was a bit full on. You could double check with them if they do anything else now. I think schools do /should cover this. Because there were a few attempted abductions he did have a phase of judo/taekwondo. Basically it is going to happen- you cant protect them 24-7 but I think you jsut have to give them more freedom and guidance /advice. however every time they hear a story of a friend losing a bike etc you can feel them physically getting smaller. the really sad thing ( I think) is that it invariably means that the most liekly perpetrators are small groups of black boys- or single ones -who have to "mug" someone as an initiation . My eldest son is 18 now and I think he is no longer a target- although I still worry about him a bit.

What a horrible fact that is. In our experience it is all the bus stops, parks etc that my sons have come across knives and threats of knives. Knowing how to deal with this situation is very important in south London as you have to be able to have something to "give". I think boys might suffer more from this than girls "on the streets" but don't know about schools.

wod does this as a profession and the yield rate is usually 5% for flats ( deferred) and the yield on the ground rents is determined by the amount of the ground rent and how often it increases and by how much - 6-7 % is the usual range, but this will not have a huge impact on the value. Try to get as much info off LEASE as you can. If you can answer the questions I asked and use the above info on yields you can probably see if the ball park is ok by using the LEASE calculator.

I really think it depends what you are comparing it with. Communication falls away naturally at secondary school and state schools are not so well resourced as private schools. We did not get into Charter school, but from speaking with friends there i wouold say its communication is better than some other state secondaries by quite abit- although the student can be the breakdown in communication sometimes.

3 things what is the value of hte flat on a long lease what is the ground rent- and set increase to what and when. how long is there left on the lease. you do have to offer it to them under the 1987 act ( I think).