rendelharris

A female friend of mine goes here http://www.miguelsboxinggym.co.uk/ and speaks very highly of it - they have children's classes.

Absolutely fine thanks Sue, just an annoyance that you can't ride your bike on a lovely sunny Sunday afternoon without having to take the ne'erdowells into account!

Be careful out there folks: just riding back from watching the Tour of Britain, coming off the end of the Surrey Canal path and crossing the plaza in front of Peckham library, a little scrote on a (doubtless stolen) yellow hire bike tried to force me to fall off by swerving in front of me, then doubled back and did the same to my wife. Fortunately we're both quite useful bike handlers and can accelerate away quickly so no harm done; when I looked back he had several mates with him waiting on the sidelines, presumably to grab the bike of anyone who does fall. Bloody brazen in broad daylight. I did call the police and they promised to send a car, but I think they saw me calling and will doubtless be long gone before anyone gets there. I don't want to put anyone off cycling, just saying keep your eyes open and, just as when riding in traffic, always be aware of where your best escape routes are if things get ugly.

Hi Rachel, Sean of Dulwich isn't on this forum any more as he was shown the red card by admin for some unpleasantness, so you might not get a reply. Just wanted to suggest that you can pick up very basic "beginners" metal detectors for very little, e.g. https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/263733743954 - unlikely to be great but as you're presumably expecting the rings to be lying on the surface should be good enough. Alternatively, look for metal detecting clubs in the area, sure they'd be pleased to do a sweep in return for a modest donation to club coffers. Good luck!

Applespider Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Years ago, I had my handbag snatched. The police > recommended screaming if you feel threatened > before doing anything else like hailing people or > going to doors. I did end up screaming during the > attack at which multiple neighbours looked out to > check all ok and called police. They all said they > didn?t mind being disturbed in those > circumstances. Either you scare them off, or you > get police alerted faster. In my case, one guy > leapt into his car and gave chase. As his wife > said, not sure what he?d do if he caught him as > only had his pants in 😝 When my sisters did self-defence classes, they were advised to scream "fire" if they were attacked as people were more likely to come out if there was a chance they or their property was in danger. Sad indictment of society if true, but it might well be...

Angelina Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > well, some buffoon who didn't think it > through.... > > "What will people do when the bikes run out of > juice?" > > Maybe they forgot that question needed answering. They're not electric!

uncleglen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > westerveld Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > At least they do it and bury it rather than dog > > owners who just leave it everywhere. Theirs and > > their dogs. Like an obstacle course. > > They don't all bury it > > Don't forget this- especially if there are any > pregnant women around > https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/toxocariasis/ We know you hate cats, amongst all your other charming features, perhaps you should read what you link to: "Toxocariasis is rare in the UK." There are far greater health risks to children from your car's exhaust than from animal crap.

If your rads are cold at the bottom and middle and warm on top, it's worth having done, if not it doesn't need doing. Depending on size of house it should cost about ?400 - a power flush involves minimal disruption. On no account try to do it yourself, I did it once and it took me two days, much grief and they still weren't right afterwards!

dbboy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Technology can help but also hinder, and if I'm > lucky I've got another 30 years to witness even > more change. In the 70's the only thing that > existed was the slide rule, ruler and calculator, > no mobile phones, no computers, no tablets, no > smart Tv's or meters, no ATM's, no Oyster cards, > oh those where the day's. I reckon we must be about the same age - though I hae me doots about reaching eighty, which is where I'd be in thirty years. I couldn't care less if mobile 'phones disappeared - or rather, if they were replaced by the basic call only model (I don't miss the days of having to walk for miles to find a telephone box that stank of piss and nine times out of ten had been vandalized). I'd miss the Internet, which not only is the most extraordinary resource the world has ever seen but allows me to earn a living as a freelance writer in a way that wasn't dreamt of in my youth. But where I'd really take issue is rejoicing in the days of no ATMs or Oyster cards - having been turned over for all my cash after a gig at the Mean Fiddler in Harlesden and so having to walk fourteen miles home on a winter's night as a youth, I will never regard them as anything but a boon to civilisation. You can still talk to bus drivers you know, I always say hello when I tap in and call thank you as I disembark, and nine times out of ten get a nice response.

Are you using the TfL app? Very hit and miss with non-TfL services.

Farringdon's step-free access but Whitechapel underground isn't, so Farringdon your best bet if you do the train. An Uber would cost around ?80 as opposed to ?19 (less with concessions) on the train and wouldn't really be much quicker. Alternatively, you could go to Victoria and get the coach for ?11, though I don't know how reliable the timetable is in rush hour.

No more direct trains, just change at Tulse Hill, six-minute wait.

22 minutes train East Dulwich>Tulse Hill>Mitcham Junction, 1 change. No substitute for coming home but not too onerous.

FightingFit Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > FFS... another pointless idiotic thread Thank you for another scintillating and uplifting contribution. Why do you do this?

jimmah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There's at least three tawny owls within earshot > of me tonight Really? Fantastic, whereabouts are you?

savvygirl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Chinese are obviously far more respectful. > It's probably to do with upbringing and clearly > knowing right from wrong. And nothing to do with the fear engendered by living in a militarised dictatorship, I'm sure.

I shouldn't go too far on this (but obviously I will) - we share this planet with millions of other species, they all shit and so do we. We chemically process our shit and spew the chemicals into waterways and the ecosystem. Within the lifetime of our great-grandparents London's streets were knee-deep in horseshit, everybody dealt with it. I think it's a bit precious of us as human beings to get too agitated about a little animal dung in our back gardens, no?

ribrob Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hmmm, not sure that the two only options for > humanity are a rat plague or pooh in UlStED's > garden, there's probably a third option > somewhere. Let us know what it is then - cats have played an integral role in the development of human civilisation in keeping vermin out of barns and homes...I haven't heard of a better solution yet!

Can I just throw in here (as someone who doesn't currently own cats) that if all domestic cats were removed at a stroke the rat population would quadruple within a month and continue to expand exponentially (due to their rapid breeding cycle, a single pair of rats can be responsible for 15,000 new rats in a year, and half a billion within three years). I agree that all cat owners should be responsible and provide litter trays and encourage cats to use them, but as any cat owner knows they're wilful buggers and do as they please. But a bit of cat shite or a plague of rats, your shout!

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > East Dulwich Road and roads off of it have always > been dodgy. > > Crystal Palace Rd. Adys Rd. Gowlett Rd. All dodgy > after dark. and even during the day. > Too many cut throughs and places to disappear. > > > DulwichFox Sorry Fox but you've got a hangup about this, they're no worse than any other parts of ED. Take a look at the Met's regional crime maps and you'll see. On another note, those hire bikes are a bloody nuisance and the sooner they're banned the better. Fortunately it looks as though they might be gone soon anyway: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/aug/25/mobike-no-more-dockless-bikes-could-soon-be-gone-from-uk-streets

FightingFit Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > JL is an expert who runs his own kitchen. It's > > quite interesting to hear of the causes and > > precautions etc from an insider. Mr.Hussan > should > > have known all this (and presumably did but > chose > > to ignore it), it's hardly the job of one chef > to > > go round explaining to another what their > > statutory obligations are. You really are > rather > > mean-spirited in many of your comments, FF. > > No worse than many of your pompous inaccurate > assumptions, harris I may well be pompous and inaccurate, but I only disagree with people when there is something to disagree with, for example certain EDL-supporting posters, whereas you seem to revel in making spiteful, mean-spirited, pointless comments for no reason whatsoever apart from just a delight in being unpleasant. There's a difference.

FightingFit Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > JoeLeg Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > An oil fire itself may not be too ?dangerous? - > I > > have no idea how much oil was involved, but a > > proper fire blanket or foam extinguisher (both > > legally mandatory in restaurant kitchens) will > > handle one fairly easily. I?ve had to unload an > > extinguisher into an oven which had become > ablaze > > due to spilled oil, it?s not a big deal on its > > own. There?s actually not a lot of easily > > flammable stuff in a restaurant kitchen, the > > equipment is mostly metal for example. That?s > > intentional. > > > > But if you?re dumb enough to not have your > > extraction scrubbed out twice a year then if > > flames reach the extraction unit - from any > source > > - then yes, you?re in trouble. > > > Perhaps if you shared your pearls of wisdom with > Munir Hussan and not on here, he'd be most > grateful JL is an expert who runs his own kitchen. It's quite interesting to hear of the causes and precautions etc from an insider. Mr.Hussan should have known all this (and presumably did but chose to ignore it), it's hardly the job of one chef to go round explaining to another what their statutory obligations are. You really are rather mean-spirited in many of your comments, FF.

Ah brilliant - back to the old "why don't you go and live in Russia?"! Bless you Uncle, you're a blast from the past. Round about the Neolithic period, I reckon.

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Rendel - how quaint. A secretary helping with the > admin. Haven't seen a secretary, PA or the like > for years. Something that the bosses have to do > now, sift through hundreds of applications. As > most jobs in the metropolis need a degree, or in > any case graduates will apply for, it tends to be > a ten second job - degree, tick box, post graduate > (my word they must be desperate), tick another > box, sound like they would fit in, tick another > box. Next application. > > (written in good humour, as I am sure you realise) Of course! I guess having spent nearly all of my non-freelance career in education, I'm used to headteachers having both secretaries and PAs, didn't realise they were dying out elsewhere.

diable rouge Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks, I know what CVs are for, i.e. they're not > just for presenting grades. Whether an applicant > is invited to an interview or not will depend on a > lot more than whether Johnny's 2 is or isn't > equivalent to Sally's A... No need to be sniffy DR, I wasn't being. My (admittedly limited) experience is that when there are a large number of applicants for a job a secretary will be told off to do a run-through of CVs/application forms first and bin those under a certain academic requirement, and grade confusion could easily see some of equal achievement to those retained miss out.