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I do wonder if there are more about. We've had one in the garden this year for the first time ever, to our knowledge at least. And I found one in the fro.t garden compost bin yesterday. Never had one in there before. And no, we don't put cooked food in it, just plant and veg waste.

I?d rather have rats than people spitting everywhere, or leaving chewing gum stuck to the bottom of my shoe. The amount of take away food thrown on the streets when bins visible also makes me angry. If you don?t like rats, don?t chuck your crap on the floor.


Louisa.

janepinkcat Wrote:

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> Just to let people know there was a large rat on

> Goose Green yesterday morning - apologies for late

> post, it shot out of the long grass along the East

> Dulwich Road side. I've written to new councillor

> McAsh hoping for some action


really chuffed at the thought that new councillor McAsh's top priority for action would be catching rats on Goose Green.

any other helpful suggestions to improve our local area? maybe councillor McAsh could also pick up after any local dogs with negligent owners in his spare time?

IlonaM Wrote:

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> You're never that far from a rat in London. Years

> ago we used to take the foreign students in Halls

> to Lincolns Inn Fields and watch masses of them in

> the evenings. This was before the lawyers got

> together to overhaul the gardens.



Working near Lincolns Inn Fields it's a lovely walk (or run).


Good to hear the rats obeyed the injunction.

IlonaM Wrote:

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> You're never that far from a rat in London. Years

> ago we used to take the foreign students in Halls

> to Lincolns Inn Fields and watch masses of them in

> the evenings. This was before the lawyers got

> together to overhaul the gardens.


Did the rats leave in disgust at the presence of so many lawyers?

rendelharris Wrote:

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> IlonaM Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > You're never that far from a rat in London.

> Years

> > ago we used to take the foreign students in

> Halls

> > to Lincolns Inn Fields and watch masses of them

> in

> > the evenings. This was before the lawyers got

> > together to overhaul the gardens.

>

> Did the rats leave in disgust at the presence of

> so many lawyers?


I'm deeply hurt!!!


Sadly, I think it was more of a death sentence than voluntary exit.

robbin Wrote:

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> Or maybe the Councillor could go round to Louisa's

> flat, with a view to removing the chewing gum that

> someone has apparently stuck on the bottom of her

> shoe?



Or maybe they could pop round to yours and supply you with a tutor to sort out your constant post editing (evidently caused by not being able to spell properly).


Louisa.

IlonaM Wrote:

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> rendelharris Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > IlonaM Wrote:

> >

> --------------------------------------------------

>

> > -----

> > > You're never that far from a rat in London.

> > Years

> > > ago we used to take the foreign students in

> > Halls

> > > to Lincolns Inn Fields and watch masses of

> them

> > in

> > > the evenings. This was before the lawyers got

> > > together to overhaul the gardens.

> >

> > Did the rats leave in disgust at the presence

> of

> > so many lawyers?

>

> I'm deeply hurt!!!

>

> Sadly, I think it was more of a death sentence

> than voluntary exit.



Just joshing, I have three of them in the family (lawyers not rats).

Louisa Wrote:

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> robbin Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Or maybe the Councillor could go round to

> Louisa's

> > flat, with a view to removing the chewing gum

> that

> > someone has apparently stuck on the bottom of

> her

> > shoe?

>

>

> Or maybe they could pop round to yours and supply

> you with a tutor to sort out your constant post

> editing (evidently caused by not being able to

> spell properly).

>

> Louisa.


Nice try (again) with the fake comments, Louisa - the Trump administration would be proud of you. You replied to my posting timed at 12.12 today and as you can see - that post has not been edited! Embarrassing?

robbin Wrote:

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> Louisa Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > robbin Wrote:

> >

> --------------------------------------------------

>

> > -----

> > > Or maybe the Councillor could go round to

> > Louisa's

> > > flat, with a view to removing the chewing gum

> > that

> > > someone has apparently stuck on the bottom of

> > her

> > > shoe?

> >

> >

> > Or maybe they could pop round to yours and

> supply

> > you with a tutor to sort out your constant post

> > editing (evidently caused by not being able to

> > spell properly).

> >

> > Louisa.

>

> Nice try (again) with the fake comments, Louisa -

> the Trump administration would be proud of you.

> You replied to my posting timed at 12.12 today and

> as you can see - that post has not been edited!

> Embarrassing?


Yes, you are embarrassing. You are constantly editing posts and then making out that it was for ?other reasons?. Very tiresome robbin. But I?m not the spelling police, so unlike you I won?t continue to raise it all the time.


Happy editing!


Louisa.

flocker spotter Wrote:

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> rather dull and increasing up its own smug arsche ED. no self respecting rodent would be seen on LL these days


ah, but you see, it wasn't LL - this particular rodent was quietly going about its business on GG

to be clear - if you had posted about the risk to children and dogs from bad driving in ED, or the pollution from school-run drivers in ED, or the broken glass on pavements near the multitude of pubs and restaurants in ED, or the easy availability of junk food (to children) or chicken bones and other litter (to dogs) in ED, i would have been delighted to join forces with you in bothering new councillor mcash


complaining to the councillor about a rat on goose green - come on!

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