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vladi

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  1. Yes, it was all buzz when we went there 2 weeks ago and staff are very pleasant. Had an excellent calzone there.
  2. You can't refuse. TW allows you up to a 12 months after installation during which time you can continue with the fixed rate system. Then after 12 months you go on the meter rates regardless. The one benefit of this is that the meter send readings on an hourly basis and if you have consumption being registered, when you would not expect it, (such as between 1am and 6am) , they will advise you that you have a leak somewhere and will give an estimate of how much extra this leakage will cost you after you go on the meter rates. That way you can fix your lea(s) in advance and save money. If you cannot find the leak inside the house, it may be outside underground, between your house and the water meter because your old lead pipe may be leaking. That stretch of pipe is your responsibility. Then you can ask them to help you find it and if you play your cards nicely and catch the TW guy on a good day, then TW will replace your old 1" pipe with a new blue 25mm pipe.
  3. Bernard Hill - actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Hill
  4. Indeed and possibly because with such an extensive wish list as stated, it will be a nigh on impossible to achieve a suitable property for that budget, outside the Village or Alleyn Park area. Even then, all wishes being equal, it would need > £3m to get a suitable property. Compromise would seem appropriate therefore , which suggests rating each "wish" in order of priority.
  5. I would look at the area between Dulwich and Herne Hill The link from Herne Hill station by Thameslink to St Pauls is superb. but it all depends on what rating ( 1 thro' 10) you give to each of the parameters you have identified.
  6. You might possibly consider that the the degree of scepticism and suspicion your original post encountered was largely due to the accusatory nature of the title in which you specifically identified a long-standing and respected local business. You also sensationalised the matter by using the words "poisoning" and "twice!" in the heading.
  7. @Earl, Be assured, it is purely a local group. In fact it is a genteel group of Dulwich area residents, mostly ladies , who are a little reluctant to publish their individual names as they do not wish to be targets for hostility from internet trolls. Local residents who attended the anti-LTN gatherings in Dulwich would have easily recognised the active members of the group. Should you have any queries about funding, it is quite easy to send them an email.
  8. Something doesn't quite smell right here and probably it's not the chicken. Both the OP and TheWeekEnd specifically mention chicken thigh fillets. TWE purchased £14 worth of chicken thigh fillets and they were thrown away "probably for the third time". £14 equates to around 12 fillets which is a lot. Could some have been frozen after purchase and then thawed? And thawed properly before cooking? TWE has a total of 4 posts of which 3 are on this thread.
  9. Frank Field - a decent politician. Frank Field, Baron Field of Birkenhead - Wikipedia
  10. Good, that opens up more possibilities for you. Hopefully it is not too far away so that you may have the possibility to collect it. Acting promptly is important so that you get the matter resolved before they sell it on to someone else which is possible as all the parts they claim were missing were in fact there and functioning. Needless to say, it will be useful to monitor their F/B , Gumtree and Ebay listings.
  11. Did their on-line presence show a physical address?
  12. The freezing theory is just not appropriate here in London however your point about water penetration is correct. The tar top layer of the road is designed to act as a seal to prevent water penetrating into the lower strata of the road base. The top tar layer deteriorates over time but cracks in it are primarily generated by vehicles with high axle loadings e.g. trucks and buses. These high loadings cause deformation which results in cracking of the tar barrier. Water penetrates then via the cracks into the sub-base and the sub-base is degraded. Result = potholes. No frost is required.
  13. Joe Kinnear, football manager with an interesting career Joe Kinnear - Wikipedia
  14. Smooth talking and shameless opportunist. Asked for an up-front callout fee of £40 just to have a look despite the job being accurately specified. His quote for the job was disproportionately excessive and was on top of the call out fee. He fails to appreciate that some customers might know more about plumbing than he does and they won't be taken in by any spiel designed to "big-up" the job and so try to justify disproportionate charges. If you need plumbing done, best to go elsewhere.
  15. Maurice Bembridge, professional golfer. Maurice Bembridge -
  16. Is there an architectural salvage business around these parts. I'm looking for a few 4" (Internal) red clay land drainage pipes (12" long) and some other related items.
  17. Only problem is that all the major components ( chassis, motor, gearbox ,axles, batteries etc) are made in China.They arrive here as fully assembled and running chassis. Only the external bodywork is added in the UK. A few decades ago, the UK had a highly successful bus manufacturing industry that exported busses all over the world. Such brands as Leyland, AEC, Guy, Albion and Dennis spring to mind. Sad, very sad!
  18. vladi

    DPD are useless

    I have always found them reliable and dependable. I have tried various couriers (both sending and receiving) over the years and DPD are one of the best, alongside Fed Express and DHL The one to avoid at all costs is Evri. They were previously known as Hermes but were so consistently bad they had to change their name to Evri.
  19. Just imagine if these these alleged hackers got access the biggest secret in the world of food and beverages ie the recipe for Coca Cola.
  20. That's for sure! Any government has to protect the tax revenue stream. Hence as more people adopt EV's, the tax take on petrol and diesel consumption decreases. Similarly as fewer people smoke tobacco, the overall tax take deceases. So they have to increase other taxes somehow. The latest tax madness is to penalise has been subsidising heat pumps but these are inefficient, expensive and have a limited lifetime. They also produce lower temperatures necessitating replacement of all existing radiators with much larger ones. It's all a big con based on bait and switch.
  21. I make nesting boxes and have a spare sparrow nesting "terrace". This "terrace" is a wooden box with 3 separate nesting boxes all joined together. Sparrows are gregarious and like nesting in groups Ideally it should be mounted on a North-facing wall and close to an open area such as a park or overgrown vacant lot. Even better if you have seen sparrows in the area. If you think your location can meet these criteria, please get in touch and I will check out the location. Should be positioned under the eaves, facing North to North East Photos adde to show front that hinges down for cleaning purposes.
  22. Locate Your Old Firefox Data Folder: When you reset Firefox, an “Old Firefox Data” folder is created on your desktop. This folder contains data from your previous profile. Access Your Current Firefox Profile Folder: Open Firefox. Click the hamburger menu (three horizontal lines) in the top-right corner. Select Options. In the left sidebar, click Sync. Click Recover lost data. Enter your Firefox Account credentials and click Sign in. Choose the data you want to recover and click Recover. Your data will be restored to your browser1 3. Manually Copy Selected Data: Navigate to the Firefox profile folder: Click Help > Troubleshooting Information. Under Profile Directory, click Show Folder (Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder)13. In the “Old Firefox Data” folder on your desktop, you can: Copy specific files (e.g., bookmarks) to the current Firefox profile folder. For bookmarks, look for the places.sqlite file or restore them from a JSON backup in the bookmarkbackups folder
  23. GONE - I have a sparrow terrace to give away free to someone in Dulwich,
  24. Akira Toriyama The Japanese manga artist and character designer.
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