silverfox

Is it just me or is the Forum running slowly today with IE8? Some pages are taking a while to load and I have to keep hitting refresh

I don't agree. I've never had a problem with the moderators/admin and I must be one of the most irritating posters on here.

Strikes me there are a lot of people on this thread who bum free showers at work. So, let me get this straight. You cycle to work interfering with the flow of traffic. You arrive niffing like a good 'un and then you expect a free shower at the company's expense thus cancelling out all the green carbon footprints you pretend you've saved the world? (haven't done the sums but one shower = 100 miles cycling?) You may get away with that if you work for a big company. However, if you turned up for work in these straightened times for a smaller company expecting to shower and taking a creased shirt/blouse/trousers/skirt out of your bag, and using an underarm deodorant that destroys the ozone layer while pretending to have done the world a favour you should be sacked immediately. Use your car and save the planet.

Andicam2, what is the Dulwich way of life you speak of? Are you saying they are noisy neighbours or they don't join in on your Bridge evenings?

Meaningless question as far as I'm concerned. North Africa includes several countries on a vast continent. South America is a vast continent encompassing several countries. What is the thread about here? Where is the link?

Makes perfect sense Mr Ben. But isn't ?700,000 for a 3-bed in ED a bit over the top? Surely more like ?450-500K?

Apologies - I forget you don't all have company cars and free parking at work. Mind you, I still don't fancy the idea of arriving all sweaty after cycling to work and sitting in meetings/next to collegues with a steaming gusset all day.

Nine minute video of a cheap pen being stolen?

Jump in your car - far cheaper

A lot of the Red Tops will be worried that this story is finally coming to life. It won't stop at the NoW.

If Iceland and the Co-op are too down market and Waitrose and M&S too aspirational, what about a Morrisons?

Ready-made way to slim down: How living entirely on M&S food could help you lose weight http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1349492/Ready-way-slim-How-living-entirely-M-amp-S-food-help-lose-weight.html

Hugh's done bugger-all for chickens. Get real. Chickens exist because we eat them. What do you want? Give them rights so we can sell them insurance? Before your time, I suspect, the great Malcolm Muggeridge addressed this question - if you're starving in India what's wrong with eating a battery chicken? That question will become even more relevant as population increases and the western world (and now China, India, Brazil?), hogs the resources. Yes it's despicable how our lunch of a tuna sandwich means the death of millions of other, probably perfectly edible, fish, but blame that on the EEC, world trade agreements. Hugh is not going to influence this debate one iota. It's a bit like the old condom debate. If I'm starving in Africa and an Ed do-gooder gives me a pack of 100 condoms do I say, thanks but me and my children would prefer something to eat? BigDad, ask yourself the question - so what if nearly 85,000 joined so far since its launch today? What will that change?

James, coming back to your re-edited OP - it must be 60-40 in favour of a M&S/Waitrose now

Buses could be diverted down Barry Road and back round to Goose Green.

From the Library down to Goose Green would be ideal. However, given the gradient of the hill for tables, stalls etc, perhaps more practical would be from the Magdala down to Goose Green and sideways along North Cross Road. There could be clowns, magicians for the children, bands, street performers, neighbours could come together with their own picnics, local shops, restaurants could have their own food stalls, coffee/tea stalls, the pubs would be open all day.

What do people think about closing off Lordship Lane for a huge street party to celebrate the Royal Wedding? We'd need a planning committee, local shops could contribute and the community could come together for a good knees up.

Nearly as many Estate Agents as restaurants down the Peckham end of LL

What are lunch times James?

DJKillaQueen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bob you are totally incorrect about the reasons > for the deregulation of TV and in-house > production. > > It is not a jobsworth attitude to demand people > are paid for the work they do. The media has in > the past been particularly bad at exploiting (esp > young) people with no reward for often what are > some of the longest hours. A typical person > working in the film industry works 72 hours a week > minimum. Some workers, like make up artists and > those in post production work more. > > There are very good reasons why the roles and jobs > filled have strict rules on what defines > employment and pay. If mothers and babies were the > 'subject' of the documentary, as identifiable > input, then that would be different. But they are > being asked to do a walk-on role, as an > 'illustration'. That is something entirely > different. The reasons the BBC has these rules is because of the unions and a safe form of income (the licence fee). Just look at the credits after any programme to see how many hangers-on are involved. I can see why you may need a make-up artist for people appearing on live TV but for anything pre-recorded a touch of tan or blush could be done in a few minutes in photoshop by any student. As for catering units, get them to bring a flask and their own sandwiches. Why should licence fee payers buy them three square meals a day?

A Waitrose/M&S would only put Moxon's/William Rose out of business if they offered a better range of meat/fish. Before the East Dulwich Deli, William Rose and Moxon's moved in, Sainsbury's had extensive meat, fish and deli counters with a ticketing system that nearly led to fights as people wandered off to do other shopping because it took so long to get served and then popped back with their tickets claiming they were before other patient people queueing up. This was not helped by people who had tut-tutted in the queue while waiting to be served for 20 minutes who eventually got their turn and then couldn't decide what they wanted (another five minute delay...). Now Sainsbury's has no ticketing system or queues at the meat, fish and deli counters which have been scaled down to a couple of cool fridges for each of these areas and most of the customers have now hit the Lane. Quite right too. The success of Independent shops will always be that they offer someting different or better quality products, a personal touch in an impersonal (use the self-scan checkouts) world and are convenient, ie stay open after Town Hall hours.

Forget all that nonsense Tarot, what's hot is: http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/03/17/the-ultimate-recycle-bin-nourishes-as-well/ The Biosphere Home Farm is a box the size of a sofa that?s designed to produce the same amount of food as a small farm. And you don?t need any outdoor space at all, because this box sits in the corner of a room inside the house. It was designed by the Dutch company Philips and went down a storm at the recent Expo 2010 exhibition held in China, at which a prototype was the star of the company?s exhibits.

Did Santa bring you an iPad for Christmas Tommy?

True Louisa, but not as good value (unless Iceland's peas are superior quality). Generally speaking I find cheap shops are not better value - you may think you're getting better value or a bargain but it's only because weights/sizes aren't standardized. This is deliberately done to fool customers methinks. It's bad enough in Sainbury's trying to compare the best prices of, say, coffee, even with the fact Sainsbury's breaks down the cost per gram/ml. This even applies to different sizes of the same product. For example, you pay more relatively for a smaller jar of Nescafe coffee than you do for a large jar - and this often applies when the smaller jars are also discounted.

Louisa, Iceland wasn't cheaper on the example you gave. Iceland's cutomers are paying more per gram for less. If they both sold the same weight of package, eg 1.81 kg, then Iceland's peas @ 10 grams for a penny work out over 28p more expensive. That's a hell of a difference on one item of a weekly shop.