dulwichbloke

🤣 Ah yes, the mean streets of East Dulwich! Not exactly Jimmy McNulty’s Baltimore is it though?! More like a nice peaceful liveable part of one of the world’s largest cities with the usual smattering of crime.

Today we received a birthday card sent (from London) next day guaranteed special delivery by 1pm. Sent on 22 February 2023! Excluding the many things that have just never arrived, that’s our record for delay, I think!

Yesterday, Sunday 16th January, my teenage daughter was with her young sister and her friend in Tesco Express in East Dulwich Road near Peckham Rye Common. For some reason her card did not work at the till and she became very embarrassed and distressed (by all accounts, a bit distraught) as she has anxiety issues. An incredibly kind woman (a customer) stepped in and paid for her shopping (and I'm not talking about just a pound or two). She did not leave a name or contact details - just paid. What an incredibly kind thing to do! We want to make contact with her, if possible, and I was wondering whether anyone on this forum is either that person, or knows who this was and if so whether they would be kind enough to message me? This sort of kindness restores/reinforces your faith in humankind and we are all very touched by it. If this was you - thank you very much indeed and please do get in touch. If you read this and would rather not get in touch, then that's fine, but in that case you can know that your kindness was very much appreciated and made a very big difference!

Yesterday, Sunday 16th January, my teenage daughter was with her young sister and her friend in Tesco Express in East Dulwich Road near Peckham Rye Common. For some reason her card did not work at the till and she became very embarrassed and distressed (by all accounts, a bit distraught) as she has anxiety issues. An incredibly kind woman (a customer) stepped in and paid for her shopping (and I'm not talking about just a pound or two). She did not leave a name or contact details - just paid. What an incredibly kind thing to do! We want to make contact with her, if possible, and I was wondering whether anyone on this forum is either that person, or knows who this was and if so whether they would be kind enough to message me? This sort of kindness restores/reinforces your faith in humankind and we are all very touched by it. If this was you - thank you very much indeed and please do get in touch. If you read this and would rather not get in touch, then that's fine, but in that case you can know that your kindness was very much appreciated and made a very big difference!

Still waiting for ‘signed for’ (recorded) delivery letter posted on 16 October. Can’t even track recorded delivery - the website says that only becomes possible after they have tried to deliver it! Postie told me there are huge piles of unsorted recorded delivery packages//letters at the Peckham sorting office and just now they are not even attempting to deliver recorded - only tracked/special delivery items. They should publicise this so people know not to use that service for anything they need to receive as a matter of some importance.

Agreed - I suspect that would probably be the (mostly silent) majority's view too. If I possessed the skills of Chuck Norris that would certainly be my plan A. Sadly I don't, so giving 3 of them a slap is probably out of the question. The fact that there are 3 of them makes their behaviour all the more intimidating though - which they no doubt know.

If these people are identified, personally, I will consider laying an information for a private prosecution - in the event the Police decided not to do anything. They need to learn that this sort of intimidation is not acceptable.

Nah, but Cella/Marcella hasn't been heard from on here for a while. Maybe she's already applied and started working for Dominic.

cella Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Apart from the repulsive spouting on here, loving > the notion that you tinies assume gender! Makes > the inherent mysogony harder to restrain for you > lot I guess. Sorry, I'm not following, I know this post was directed at someone else, but whose gender are you are referring to as being assumed, Marcella?

Lowlander Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > You asked if there was a private GP practice in > the area... > > There isn't. > ... > > Note: I haven't been to a doctor in over 20 years. > I have little knowledge of the health markets; > nor an agenda... Not sure how you can be so sure there isn't a private GP anywhere in the area then! There's this private medical centre in Herne Hill... Health Hub, 282 Milkwood Road, Herne Hill, London, SE24 0EZ

There's a time to stop digging, Cella! I must admit to feeling your pain though. That said, you did repeatedly set yourself up for a fall come the 12th of December (with some pretty daft comments about how incredibly popular Steptoe is, etc.) and since then have demonstrated a surprising detachment from reality and/or level of denial in keeping with the rest of the far left of the LP. That state of denial/refusal to accept responsibility for the extreme left's election drubbing is, however, the gift that keeps on giving.

Fair point. A paper trail to show the Judge is important.

Ha Ha! Yes! In their own minds, or their echo chamber, at least.

Captain Marvel Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You seem slightly out of step with the majority > celia. Or are we all stupid? Not just out of step, but also plainly in denial, like so many others in the hard left. That's what makes it so entertaining at the moment!

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In small claims it?s all about what?s reasonable > to expect, they understand you?re not a lawyer and > cannot express your case as if you were a lawyer. > Outline the basis of your claim and refer to any > factual evidence you can bring along to accompany > it, they know you will be representing yourself. > Whoever you?re claiming against can bring along > whoever they want - that?s their cost (and their > problem / decision-point based on how convinced > they are in their side of the argument). > Common for chancers to back-out with an offer of > some kind before the case, often very soon before > case is heard. > More detail you have, the better. The way you?ve > explained the lease states freeholder > responsibility says it all for me, sounds like > freeholder is calling your bluff from what you > say. > If you?re confident go to small claims, don?t even > threaten just do it. I know that was well meaning, but I don't think it is all good advice. This is just my personal opinion, not legal advice, but here goes... First of all, it is good practice to give written notice before making a claim, setting out your complaint and threatening to commence proceedings. Give them a deadline to comply with what you are asking and say that after that if you receive either no substantive response, or a denial of liability, you will commence proceedings without further notice. Ask them to provide a full response in writing, setting out the grounds on which they deny liability (if that is what they are doing by that stage). If you were simply to issue without any warning, that would usually be frowned upon, when the Judge considers the issue of costs. Although the Court hearing a small claims track case will usually not order significant costs against either side, it retains a discretion to do so in the event of unreasonable conduct by any party, so it is not a free for all with never any potential for an adverse costs order. This does sound like the sort of case where some legal input would be helpful, but whether or not you choose that route, don't think a court hearing a claim in the small claims track will ignore the law and just decide what is most reasonable - it will apply the law in the context of the facts it finds. It might be that there are legal issues to be argued - I cannot tell from what you have said, but it is something to be aware of. As for mediation, a party cannot be forced to mediate, but there may be adverse costs consequences if they refuse to do so without good reason. It is certainly worth a go. The Court can give you information on mediation and mediators, I think. If not, you can get that information from the internet. Many courts operate a mediation service, so that is worth looking into. I agree with the comments about chancers. Quite often such people will deny/ignore things until they are forced to engage with a court process and after that they change position. If you decide to start proceedings though, it is a good idea first to have decided you are committed to following them through to a conclusion, if necessary, because the other side may decide not to back down. Good luck.