Chick

Thanks for this. first mate Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Careful what you wish for > https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/sep/08/psp > os-new-control-orders-public-spaces-asbos-freedoms

A lot of the questions were completely irrelevant and frankly cheeky; what is your Sexual orientation. And Is your gender identity the same as the gender you were assigned at birth? And what is your Religion or belief. And What do you consider to be your ethnicity? I cant see what these have to do with dog shit.

And so to my bees. Never found the swarm and I expect they are holed up in some tree near me. That?s how they reproduce. I checked the hive shortly after and found three queen cells, destroyed two and left the strongest looking one. I have been checking regularly since but still four weeks on there is no new brood which is worrying. The weather has been rubbish so possibly there is a virgin queen in there but the weather hasn?t allowed her to do a ?mating flight?, they mate on the wing with male drones and fly up to 1.5km away. They will mate with up to five male drones and when they have finished the drones get their genitalia ripped out and die. At the end of the season any drones in the hive get their wings bitten off and get kicked out. I have also had a problem with wax moths. Their grub burrow through the hive leaving a trail of silk which kills the hive. So far have found two large moths and one small one and lots of grubs, all destroyed. I have gone through the hive very thoroughly and I don?t think they aren?t ensconced but just get attracted to it. So I will check again this week and in ten days time, if there is no brood by ten days I will have to get a frame of unsealed brood from another bee keeper or buy a new queen. Fortunately it?s early in the season and there is time to recover. At the moment I have two ?suppers?, boxes with 11 full frames of capped honey which I will harvest this weekend. I got my eldest son involved and he is as good as me, in fact better, at being a beekeeper. Bees are fascinating and if you get honey then that?s a bonus. My honey is absolutely superb, the best I have tasted. It?s a great family hobby. I got involved because at a Nunhead cemetery open day there was a stall from Park Bees and he convinced me it?s a good family hobby. Another (tongue in cheek slightly) reason was a friend who criticised me for have too many children so I thought stuff you, I?ll get bees and help the planet. I will post more at the weekend and upload some pictures of a honey harvest. Till then.

Don't forget Nunhead cemetery open day this Saturday. Also our next meeting is THURSDAY 25th in the Clockhouse in the Blake room, and most likely our BBQ will be June 10th but more on that later.

Well, that's privatisation for you. The company I work for was a state asset and is now owned by Macquarie who are about to sell us but first they will introduce more shite T's & C's. Having first ended final salary pensions we are awaiting with bated breath the next cuts in conditions. Billions lost to the treasury from privatisation.

But this road should be 30. It's big and wide and doing 20 feels like crawling along. I have no problems doing 20 any where else and Barry Road it feels quite normal but not this one. I dont think they are average speed camera's they are normaly yellow.

What a nice lad to go to that bother.

Greetings, Nunhead cemetery is having an open day on the 20th May, Are you interested in going especially after our last book? http://londonist.com/london/secret/secrets-of-nunhead-cemetery http://www.fonc.org.uk/ Do let me know if you want to meet up. Cheers Chick

Why dont you fuck off. Green Goose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > edphstaff , you come across as a militant bunch of > left wing whingers. > > If you dont like the pay rate, why did you take on > the work in the first place? > > If you have the abilities, skills and work ethic > to take on more remunerative employment then why > not do so? > > There are plenty of opportunities out there. > Unemploymentt is at its lowest level for years and > immigrants are flocking to this country to take up > work. > > Stop whinging and get real. The system we live > with does not owe you a well paid job. The system > pays you for the worth of the work you do. Market > realities dictate pay rates. This is no socialist > utopia. Such a thing does not exist. > > Why try to encite others to join your cause and > take up your struggle on May Day when you want to > slope off to rub shoulders with the Corbynistas, > Solidarity types and other delude leftists?

Agreed. It would be better if the staff enjoyed the T & C's that most workers enjoy. Chief Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ED Picturehouse is brilliant and the staff are > great!

Why don't you just fuck off pbremer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Pathetic. Are we supposed to go into every > business in lordship Lane and ask them what they > are paying their staff?? Get a Life. None of our > business.

Greetings bookgroup, Thanks to every one who came to another good meeting. Our next is on a Thursday for once, 25th May in the Clockhouse. Our next book is "The Sympathizer" by Viet Thanh Nguyen, it's quite large so crack on. http://www.pulitzer.org/winners/viet-thanh-nguyen. I'll confirm all of this soon. Cheers,

Last reminder of our meeting tomorrow in the Clock at 8.00pm. Till then.

DulwichLondoner Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > @rendelharris, you mentioned this: > http://www.rospa.com/rospaweb/docs/advice-services > /road-safety/drivers/20-mph-zone-factsheet.pdf > Have you read it? It agrees with my key points. Do > you agree with me, too, or have you simply not > read the document you mentioned? :) > > The document mentions that: > > "the relatively low numbers of recorded KSI > casualties > in Portsmouth mean that small fluctuations up and > down by chance can have an undue influence on > this. > Much of this increase came from the number of > pedestrians injured and it was not possible to > measure > whether the amount of pedestrian activity had > increased following the introduction of the 20mph > limits." > > Its conclusions are: > > "RoSPA does not believe that 20mph > speed limits are suitable for every road in a > local authority area. They should be targeted at > roads that are > primarily residential in nature and on town or > city streets where pedestrian and cyclist > movements are high (or > potentially high), such as around schools, shops, > markets, playgrounds and other areas. Roads which > are not > suitable for 20mph limits are major through > routes. " > > Both the criticism above and the conclusions are > exactly my points! I am all for 20mph in narrow > residential roads, or in roads which may be wider > but are busy high streets, with cars parked on > both sides, people everywhere, and lots of > children who might unexpectedly jump onto the > street from a parked car which hides them from > view (eg the Lordship Lane high street). Like I > said, I am not convinced of the benefits of 20mph > limits on "major through routes". Totally agree.

What's wrong with it's current position?

littlep Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hey, > > Just been following this thread and I was hoping > to ask a question to anyone who has used a van at > the RRC. The permit asks to bring a driving > license and 2 forms of proof of address. > > My driving license has my old address (still in > Southwark) so just wondering if anyone has > encountered a problem with this? Would rather find > out now than when I arrive at the RRC. > > Thanks in advance :) You really ought to update your driving license, there have been cases of people getting disqualified but not knowing it and subsequently getting their cars confiscated.

Another troll. jmpl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not sure that you realise quite how good you > actually have it. You're in danger of biting the > hand that feeds you really quite well. If you put > in a modicum of work rather than going on strike > you'll earn over the living wage quite easily, > assuming the pay and benefits outlined on the > picture house website are correct. Most people in > a hospitality role would be delighted with these > additional benefits as well. > > The majority of the picturehouse jobs are > part-time shift-based roles on a low-ish but not > outrageous wage; nothing more, nothing less; > perfect for students and the like. It's a clear > proposition which you sign up for. You cannot > expect a company to pay wages for staff to stand > around and do nothing in quiet times of the year. > the only way for businesses of this nature to move > away from zero hours contracts is to cut jobs and > remove any flexibility, so be careful what you > wish for. And are you actually campaigning for 4 > weeks sick pay a year...? > > Given that the roles are not exactly taxing or > require (with one or two exceptions)any sort of > specialist qualification, I'm not sure how you can > expect to be paid more than any other bar cafe or > retail staff in the capital.In fact, your wages > are already in excess of what many in these roles > currently earn. > > Looking at the formidable picket line this > weekend, it didn't look to me like any of the > largely middle and upper class wannabe hipster > participants (who looked a long way from the > breadline)had actually ever experienced proper, > hard manual work for low wages. Perhaps try a > sabbatical doing some this, then see how you feel > about your current role.....

St Olaves is very good.

Two weeks to go.

Thanks for that. I left a bate hive with a frame of brood but no luck. I moved it back to the main hive just now 6.00pm. This is a really bad time to take a hive apart, they went nuts. If I hadn?t seen the swarm I wouldn?t have noticed the hive is full of bees and brood so fingers crossed. Thanks for all your messages. Chick. ponderwoman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've often gathered swarms in April. Its been a > mild winter and all they need is some great > weather if they've got plans...... Chick, leave an > unoccupied hive out (with frames and wax) and I'm > sure it will fill up with someones bees soon. It > will have been your old queen that has left- your > hive will now have a new virgin queen. > > I expect the hives in Peckham Park are managed > properly as the keeper has paid ?45 for each > Queen, but if they are really set on their plans > you might find they suddenly belong to you! > > Good luck.

Thirded. I don't work for Cineworld.

Thanks.

fruityloops Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > beads? Eh?

What utter bullshit. Discussing a legal dispute on a public forum is not gross negligence. > > Cineworld will be made aware of your actions here, > which more than clearly meets the definition of > Gross Negligence.

Exactly. rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I may be misremembering, but wasn't the issue with > Picturehouse that they agreed to pay the London > Living Wage - then turned round and said so we're > going to sack X% of staff to pay for it?