Chase Dulwit

Isn't that Richard Ayoade's house?

It looks to me like the truck on its side may have been dropping off something heavy from its onboard crane without having let down the stabiliser legs under the truck first. I get the impression that the guy with the orange crane is using it to try and pull the truck upright, as it looks like a green webbing strap is running between the truck and crane grabber?

I was kept awake by it too from about 4am, and it was still going off when I went to my car, very tired for work at 7:30. I was parked opposite the bus stop by Rye Court. I assumed it was coming from Turners MOT centre as my garden backs on to it, or from the church hall. However, it seems to have stopped now. It was more annoying than a constant alarm as you think it's finished then it starts again after a few minutes.

Honor Oak Mansions has the envious facility of a large open-air swimming pool in the communal garden, hence the often heard sounds of frolicking as you go past.

Sorry, not being a horticulturalist I did not realise it was aphids. That doesn't change the fact that I have an obligation to pedestrians and other road users to be able to see out of my car windows. I cannot clean them every single time I need to make a journey. In the height of the season it takes only minutes to get a fresh layer of the stuff all over the car. It is carried by the breeze, so there is no safe harbour if you live/park on Barry Rd.

Lets hope we will have a season without all that nasty sap ruining my winsdcreen wipers, sticking my car doors shut and being walked in to my carpets. I love trees, but bad planning to put them in this environment where the roots are damaging the pavements and encroaching on the house foundations. I'm sure the houses were there before the trees. Understandable that the original planters maybe didnt consider the number of houses which would be converted to flats full of 2-car families.

I think most people in East Dulwich have at some stage, it's always been a problem here. I'm worrying about when the clay dries after the months of damp we've had. That's when the movement really starts happening.

Who on earth spends ?80 on a couple of bottles of wine? No wonder the member of staff was blowing smoke in your direction, they probably despised someone who spends more than a weeks food shopping money on wine alone. It's disgusting the amount of money that goes to waste when there are people on our doorsteps who need it. Please tell me that you regularly donate the equivalent to a worthwhile charity.

Thanks for the suggestion. The problem is finding the time to go there.

Has anyone had any small, interesting looking packets not turn up in the mail recently? A couple of weeks ago I had to persuade my provider of e-cigarette refills that I had not received their packet. They sent a replacement eventually (I almost had to go back on real fags), but when the replacement arrived I noticed it had a return sticker on it featuring an 'E-cig' reference in the company details. The packet would have been small enough to pocket easily. Similarly, I was expecting a small tool kit for mobile phone repairs this week and paid extra for 1st class. Nothing has arrived and I suspect that it will be of similar size, probably with some reference to mobile phones on it. Tempting!

The site is close to where Thomas Tilling had his first Omnibus garage (Publice Service Vehicles), but I think it's more likely that PSV stands for Pressure Safety Valve(s) associated with the mains water network and/or the local reservoirs, which are constantly leaking.

Thanks for the info. I wonder why they chose your car. Did they cause much damage?

Sorry to hear that this is happening again. It seems that there's a queue somewhere of people to step in as soon as one lot move on. Can you tell us where this was?

Penguin68 you are obviously very lucky with your crew. Have a look at what I posted about ours a little while ago Click here

Got home about 14:30 today and the blue recycling bins had been dragged onto the pavements for as far as I could see (Clockhouse end of Barry Rd), presumably by the advance bin men ready or the lorry to follow. Just went to put some recycling in a bin (20:30)and they are all still on the pavements, full! In fact none of the wheelie bins have been emptied, and to add insult to injury my green one has disappeared completely. I've had to move some back as they were literally resting against parked cars. Did anyone see the bin lorry, break-down, or something?