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That reminds me of one of Viz comic's "Top Tips" many years ago: "Car owners! Why spend thousands of pounds on vanity plates? Simply spend ?15 and change your name to P878 FWT."

The 07.50 train was bang on time.

Elphinstone's Army Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Jays are one of the reasons there is a dearth of > small garden birds - they are nest raiders, take > fledglings - along with magpies, also a handsome > bird, they are the scourge of park, wood and > countryside although of course, protected. According to the British Trust for Ornithology's report of an academic survey, "Are predators to blame for songbird declines?" "...There were a large number of positive associations between predators and prey, suggesting that predator numbers have largely increased as the amount of prey has increased. This is particularly the case for native avian nest predators (Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jay and Carrion Crow). Although this largely exonerates these predators, as driving declines in the numbers of songbird species at a national level, it does not preclude individual predators having local effects." So it's an exaggeration to lay the blame at the door of jays, magpies etc. Most species declines in the UK in the last 50 or 60 years are due to loss of habitat and consequently food, shelter etc. Everything else (cats, local pollution, jays etc) is very much secondary.

Now seems to be fixed around here.

There is a service issue in the area that they are "working on". Typical - working from home because of the transport breakdown and now my colleagues really will think I'm skiving 😁

Anyone else's Virgin broadband down? We're near Dulwich Hospital.

The slope's been salted and gritted. I came back from London Bridge just now and it was fine.

You'd need to take that up with them, because they're claiming it was on time.

DulwichLondoner Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The ED to London Bridge line was working normally, > which means the usual 10-minute delays, but at > least it was running. According to http://www.recenttraintimes.co.uk, the 07:09, 07:30, 07:50, 08:10, 08:30 and 09:10 arrived on time, the 08:20 arrived 6 mins late, the 08:51 1 min late and the 08.57 2 mins late.

Utterly depressing. Meadow Residential really are the lowest form of pond life. They're not even interested in turning a profit - they clearly want to destroy the football club. I don't want to say "I told you so" but two years ago I made myself very unpopular with the supporters by absolutely rejecting the developers' plans and warning the club that they shouldn't get into bed with these predators. Yes, there were bills that needed paying, but in the long-term, no small football club in London and the southeast has ever benefited from a relationship with predatory property developers. Please consider donating some money, no matter how small, to the 12th Man fund ? all of which goes to pay for the football club and none of which benefits the ground's owners: https://www.paypal.me/dhfc12

We were in a pub with our kids when they were little and one of them went extremely pale. My other half realised that he was going to hurl, so quickly grabbed the nearest receptacle to hand ? an empty pint glass. And the lad vomited *exactly a pint*. We almost felt like celebrating.

eastdulwichhenry Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi James > > Do you happen to know why a big black wooden fence > has been put up on Abbotswood Road by the DHFC car > park, and also a metal fence along the road > leading to the Greendale passage? > > I think someone else asked in the forum but I > haven't seen an answer. As local resident I'd like > to know whether it was the club or the council who > did this, why they did so, and.is it legal without > planning permission etc? They have been put up by Meadow Residential (not the club), the owners of the stadium. Those fences are on their land, I believe, and the consensus is that they're there partly to inconvenience the council who have taken back control of Green Dale fields, as it will prevent them from gaining full access via that route.

They tend to flock in winter, so you tend to see more of them when you see them, but you see them less :-)

Billericay have been involved longer in cup competitions (eg FA Trophy) than the rest of the division, which has meant postponements to scheduled league games. They're in the crazy position of playing at least twice a week for the rest of the season (bar two weeks), including games on March 10th, 13th, 15th and 17th. Let's hope injuries and exhaustion derail them :-)

And Tim Martin is very responsive to customer feedback, whatever his politics.

This is the route I walk (rather than jog) ? nearly all quiet but safe and including a bit of park. Looks complicated but it'll make sense on the map :-) London Bridge Guy?s Hospital Crosby Row Pilgramage St Tabard Gardens Tabard St Law St Great Dover St Bartholomew St New Kent Rd Balfour St Stead St Orb St Nursery Row Park East St Portland St Albany Rd Burgess Park New Church Rd Edmund St / Benhill Rd Wilson Rd Grace?s Rd Grace?s Mews Lettsom St Camberwell Grove Grove Hill Rd Dog Kennel Hill...

Yep

You don't think the phrase "crime disaster area waiting to happen" is rather OTT?

Try the Testaccio district and just south of it for authentic Rome and some great buildings ? many of them old industrial buildings and converted to new uses: http://www.archidiap.com/opera/gazometro/ https://www.mattatoioroma.it/ http://www.centralemontemartini.org/ Testaccio is just south of the Aventine Hill, which is a quiet and leafy place to stay and handy for the Colosseum, Forum etc too.

Just to confirm that Mrs BNG is good for the 8th too.

Some decent boozers in Surbiton with live music, but pretty dull otherwise. Here's local musician Peter Bruntnell's bittersweet take on Surbiton and Kingston:

Yeah, Sue, it's like something between a cold and flu but goes on for ages. Still got a lingering cough and splutter from whatever it was I caught about six weeks ago. Not enough to knock you out, but bloody annoying.

Someone should tell the Flying Pig that they're still taking out a full-page ad in the Dulwich Hamlet programme ever home game offering a discount for supporters. Maybe it works with croissants too...

There are certainly breeding blackcaps on Green Dale fields (behind Sainsburys on Dog Kennel Hill) and in Sydenham Hill Woods. Lovely song.

... But Lovebox have abandoned their plans to use Brockwell Park. http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2018/01/field-day-2018-festival-confirmed-for-brockwell-park/