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Aria continues to be my go-to plumber, having completed several jobs over the years in a polite and incredibly efficient manner.

Anyone want to make a few quid by letting out their home over the half term time or either side of it? Couple with baby looking to stay in the area 😊

Hope you took a test and got the desired result!

While much of this is correct and I agree, an ambulance would not respond on their own if a person is suspected of being aggressive. The police and ambulance service work together to take the person to a safe place where they will be assessed. An ambulance won?t just turn up and start medicating somebody. bobbly Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Havnt had time to go I would say if you see > someone who is a threat to themselves or others > and is clearly mentally ill the best thing to do > is to call the ambulance who will administer > medication. There is little or no support for the > mentally ill. All too often they end up > incarcerated for their behaviour rather than > medicated for it. It is comforting to see see > that some of you recognise mental illness, the > issue is what do we do about it when we see it. > And no the answer isn't to beat the mentally ill. > Nor is it to condone police brutality. The > mentally ill are already underserved. God help you > if you become mentally ill. It's the most > misunderstood illbess in society and the most > overt represented in prisons.

And yet Meghan herself is judged for asserting herself by making her own complaint! Spartacus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There have now been over 57thousand complaints to > ofcom about Piers Morgan on good morning. > > Struth, that's shocking as I didn't think that > many people actually watch the show 😱

Some people might need help to understand https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/coronavirus/mask-anxiety-face-coverings-and-mental-health/ Do feel free to not use any shop where you don't feel comfortable

Meghan, as a mixed race woman, has called out racism. When that happens there is a responsibility to listen and hear. But society doesn't want to hear. Meghan should be quiet about her experiences, be a good girl, not make things awkward. Women world over feel this and know the expectation to sit quietly. For a female person of colour this is even more so. This is regardless of social class but throw that into the mix and then we add a further dimension of silencing and side lining. White, non female people think they can legitimately challenge the existence of a daily occurrence that they have zero experience of. That is the world we live in. White males know best and rocking this boat isn't welcome. I saw this a few weeks ago, before the interview and thought it quite interesting and succinct: DulwichBorn&Bred I'm with you in feeling despondent about responding to this thread (or any other relevant discussions, online or otherwise) and I wondered whether to make the effort. It takes energy to keep trying to chip away at this stuff in a world that doesn't want to see, let alone change.

Naughty girl Meghan. Sit down. Don't make a fuss. Know your place. (along with 41,000 complaints to Ofcom) Spartacus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There is a story on the news that Meghan had now > complained about Piers' comments to ITV ... > > Does this potentially mean that anyone who > disagrees with her comments on here will be > contacted by her lawyer ?

Your response and inverted commas indicates that you really have a limited idea about what mental health issues look like, how they manifest, the range of symptoms and how debilitating they are. Not to mention those who have experienced trauma. You may think the number of people with mental health problems are low and that it's a case of tolerating a little bit of discomfort. Both of these assumptions are a long way from the reality and those people who do suffer from mental health problems are subjected to this kind of invalidation, dismissiveness, judgement and side-lining daily. I have no idea what is going on with the staff in Gails but I do know that if they are exempt from wearing masks for any reason then they are within the rules and folk can make their own mind up whether to shop there or not. Nigello Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My point is that discomfort is felt by all, some > more than most, but very few people really > *cannot* wear a mask, and that includes those with > "phobias" etc. Accommodating someone's discomfort > is less important than stopping an easily > transmissible virus from getting around, and all > that entails. It's tough, but not as tough as > being on an ICU or in a coffin. (Gail's is not my > cup of tea, so I have no idea what they do in > there.)

Misogyny Racism Insidious, pernicious, thinly veiled, institutional and systemic. The message being when will women and people of colour learn to be pipe down and be quiet? They bring it on themselves. So it continues...?..and it saddens me that much of this thread stinks of it.

Isn't the point that if staff in Gails are exempt then they don't have to wear a mask and Gails is perfectly within the rules to still employ them and have them serve customers? You may not like that but them's the rules.....so don't go in if your personal view is that this isn't ok. Nigello- I'm going to take the bait on this one......it is often forgotten that mental health issues make up a huge percentage of people who do not wear masks.

Yes I completely agree siousxiesue, it is hard not to feel alarmed by other people being around us or passing us even when outdoors. We have all been bombarded to constant messages of threat for the last year. It is difficult to accommodate updated messages that have arrived with new knowledge about transmission. It will take even longer for us to feel comfortable again with being indoors with other people!

It's everyone's choice whether to go outside or not but (and I have posted it before) I found this article reassuring. https://www.bbc.com/news/explainers-55680305 We are now conditioned into feeling anxious by the presence of other people and it will take a while for that to change

How can such an overtly homophobic hate crime not be gross misconduct? There is no doubt as to what this man intended here and while in work uniform. Galop is a very helpful charity. Their website discusses what constitutes hate crime with regards to the LGBT+ population.

The company should have on record who was collecting those bins on those streets at that time hopefully. I hope the police are also in contact with them. Sorry to hear this happened to you.

This article might relieve your anxiety https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-55680305

I have a flat to let from the end of February. Considering using an agent but have had a bad experience with KFH previously. Any recommendations? Also, any landlords have a view on whether it has been worth shelling out more to have an agency manage their property rather than the basic package of finding a tenant?

So sorry to hear about your restaurant struggles. Please consider listing what you've got.....folks on this forum could be interested, myself included. If you are able to do local drop-offs then all the better. Lots of people trying to plan a last minute Christmas dinner of some kind while also trying to avoid long queues. sheff Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Absolutely no way more compensation is coming.. > They are inept. > Tier 3 regulations allowed businesses to claim a > poxy 3k for every 28 days of closure, dependent on > rates value. So for the likes of Lordship lane it > will be less. > > Now, we?ve got 5 restaurants, each in a different > borough. And you claim via each local authority. > It?s a myriad of forms, none are the same and some > haven?t even got the forms ready for the November > lockdown. > > As for stock, that?s a killer. If it?s perishable > doubly so. > We binned or donated thousands of pounds in stock > when T3 hit our restaurants last week. > We started direct to consumer boxes in May to get > revenue. Yesterday?s last minute decision means > we?ve got 100k of fish and shellfish arriving for > deliveries Mon-Wed, many of which customers are > trying to cancel as we speak. > Now, suck up the loss, or stick to the T&C and > lose a customer for good. > The shelters of London will be eating some pretty > awesome fish over Xmas. > > I had cheese ordered from Mon being delivered to > my parents, rather than cancel I?ve just > redirected > to their shop and I?ll just be eating cheese at > Xmas!! > > Restaurants won?t be open until end of Feb in > London, we?ve buried ourselves in debt, and will > be loading more on to survive Jan/Feb... > > But, Jeff at friendly Amazon has made 100bn so > somethings at least working... Lucky our > Chancellor?s negotiating their tax position, not > complicated by his wife having a huge investment > in an Amazon JV in India...

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Where can people get free masks? I saw them available at London Bridge but, if we are to go by guidance, those are disposable masks that should be worn just once. Masks are expensive. Disposable ones very expensive if worn once. I bought 4 hand made ones and it cost me ?26. That?s too much money for most people. At a time when there is a huge push to provide free lunches during half term because families are struggling and food banks are being used more and more, it stands to reason that many people also don?t have spare cash for masks.

I understand resentment, especially when we are all looking for reasons or people to blame for this pandemic continuing as we all want to understand why and be able to point the finger. There are a significant amount of people who dispute the effectiveness of mask wearing. That has always been the case and not just amongst Joe Bloggs, the discussion continues amongst scientists and government officials across the world. There is no consensus on any measure that has been imposed, no consistency across nations, no absolute truth. That means that people will naturally tire of restrictions and decide for themselves. I think that's entirely predictable and understandable behaviour. Meanwhile we all break the rules in our own way. We might be rigid with mask wearing but sneakily bend other rules and interpret them in accordance with our own belief system and needs/ wants. Cognitive dissonance is present for every one of us. So if you wouldn't be ok with someone secretly photographing you doing your personally chosen rule break and publishing it on the internet.....

Ok folks Pugwash made clear he/ she has a physical impairment and therefore needs to wear a visor and also struggles to comprehend others wearing mask and so wishes others would also. Jeez! I am in no way saying folk shouldn't wear masks but taking pictures of people without consent and publishing them on a public forum is just not ok. We have no way of knowing what someone else's situation is. The lady in the pic could be pregnant and she dropped her mask while there is clearly nobody near her for a bit to ease her nausea. The guy could have a physical illness or impairment that is not visible. People also have mental health problems. While I agree that people are certainly experiencing the Covid fatigue observed in other countries and becoming more complacent (entirely understandable and predictable), one thing is certain, the judgey finger pointers have been out in force since day one of the pandemic and remain strong in their piousness. Hands up who hasn't even slightly broken a Covid rule? Compassion and understanding anyone?

I remain confused about why people jogging have less right to be on a footpath than walkers? Of course everyone should be be considerate but why shouldn't joggers be on a footpath? Apparently the speed someone is moving by foot dictates whether their foot is eligible for the path? Where does that leave fast walkers?

Yeah, we have a new bored troll on the forum Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Steven Taylor Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I walk past these 2 shops every day, i must say, > a > > dog grooming shop seems like a very unnecessary > > thing in life. I have plenty of money to spend, > > but getting my dog minded in a shop would be > the > > last way id spend it. It will do just fine in > my > > house with a bowl of water and a bit of food > left > > out. > > > > I have gone out with some vegan women in the > past > > and it was jolly hard trying to find a > restaurant > > to schmooze them. In the end, i vowed to never > go > > out with a vegan or vegetarian women again. > > > 1/10.

If you feel concerned I would suggest that it's more appropriate to politely mention it rather than covertly take photos of people without their consent and posting them on a public forum.