Sue

Tower of London is extortionately expensive :( What are your mum's interests? Locally, there's the Horniman and Dulwich Art Gallery, both well worth visiting if she hasn't been before. And parks, cafes and restaurants near to both, too. ETA: Where does she live? If in the sticks, Brixton Market might be interesting, or a walk round the shops of Peckham (old and new). If the weather is nice, a boat trip down to Greenwich (lots of interesting things to do there, plus a market) might be nice. And you could come back via the DLR to Lewisham, and then a 185 (there are other routes, but I always like going on the DLR, especially if there's no driver and you can get seats at the front by the windows!)

Glad you got the antibiotics, but why could the distric nurse not phone the GP, instead of waiting till he got back to the clinic? Particularly as it's a Friday?

ed_pete Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue - my experience of Elm Lodge wasn't as good as > yours. Phoned this morning for an appointment any > day next week only be told there are no > appointments left and I would have to ring on the > day and take my chances. Oh dear, that's bad news. I must have been lucky! Well, so far they have been a damn sight better than DMC, so all I can say is I'll give them a reasonable chance and see what happens. I'm usually quite healthy, touch wood. Now I've found out how easy it is to change, I can always change again, though I hope I won't have to! I read their reviews etc and they seem to be very good, plus the practice seems to be genuinely listening to what patients want.

Well, having (as I thought) saved the survey to complete later, as there was an option to do, when I went back to complete it (before the closing date of 31 January) there was nowhere on the site that I could find to retrieve it. So I contacted the council officer concerned, and he couldn't find it either. Nor could he find any completed surveys (before anybody gets worried, it - eventually - turned out that there were 95). Long and tedious story short, after many many emails and phone calls between us, I eventually had to start the whole thing again and complete it via an emailed Word document. Which was tonight. Well after the closing date now, but I have been assured that it will be included. A few things: First, if you completed a survey online, you might want to check that it was actually retrieved to be included in the analysis. Second, apparently the website is run by some outside company - either the whole thing or just the part with the surveys on. Third: Given that I was able to save a partially completed survey but not to retrieve it, there seems to be something wrong with the website which this outside company needs to address. Fourth: Given the length of time it took to sort this out (after a fashion) might the council think it would be a good idea to train any of their people who are dealing with online surveys so that they know, for example, how to access the relevant data? I'd be interested to know if anybody else has had any similar problems, as originally I was told there had been ten emailed responses. ETA: Just to add that the council officer concerned was extremely helpful, just didn't seem to have the technological know-how required, which is hardly his fault.

Sorry to break this to you, but it goes on for weeks. You think it has gone, then it comes back. It's been going around ED for a while now :(

TheArtfulDogger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why do foxes like to dedicate on hard surfaces Who do they dedicate it to? :)

Fair enough. I stayed with DMC for years because the actual medical side of it was fine.

I regularly do a long detour to avoid crossing the road there.

I am sorry to see it go,but it was indeed very expensive.

It is really easy to move GP. Just identify a decent practice which has your address in its catchment area, download a form from their website (or collect one from the surgery), fill it in and take it to the surgery with proof of address. Job done. They do the rest. And geobz, a large part of the reason there is no money for vital things like the NHS and education is that in the early nineties (?I think) the Tories promised to cut income tax to make sure they'd be elected. And now of course no politian would want to put it back to its previous level because people would apparently rather have a bit more in their pay packets than contribute towards vital things like the NHS.

So why not move elsewhere?

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This guy stood out like a sore thumb to be honest. How?

This is somewhat more worrying than a sort of scam in a supermarket :(

This is a very very interesting and plausible analysis. https://medium.com/@jakefuentes/the-immigration-ban-is-a-headfake-and-were-falling-for-it-b8910e78f0c5#.86ipn5n7z ETA: I didn't know which Trump thread to post it on so apologies if it isn't relevant to this one ....

Singaround at The Ivy House in Nunhead (Stuart Road) second Sunday of the month. Lots of people have got together to sing in duos and larger groups as a result of meeting there. Mainly folk but you can sing anything you like (and many have) and bluegrass would be great. Check out http://www.thegooseisout.com I'm half of the Goose btw :)

Over a million now .....

:(

I don't pretend to understand any of the above, but can't you use Gmail??

poppet27 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Does anyone have acoustic glass in their windows? > > We recently had our aluminium 1980s windows > replaced with double glazing and acoustic layer. > To be honest I can't notice any difference in > noise reduction. Am I being unrealistic? For > example; in the upstairs bedroom, I can hear cars > on the main road which is about 60 doors away, or > can hear the noise of vans reversing, or the > chitchat from children on their way to primary > school. > > As a shift worker I was hoping for a bit more of > a noticeable difference. Have I been had, or > should I also get wooden shutters to block noise? > Thanks! I had acoustic glass put into my bedroom window to block out external noise which was keeping me awake. I thought at first it had made a difference, but now I'm not sure. But I wonder if I haven't just got used to it. I'd need to have the single glazing back to decide, and I'm definitely not going to do that! The room is definitely warmer than it used to be, though.

Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > rendelharris Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Loz Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Plus there are people that will criticise him > > > whatever he does (like poking his tongue at > the > > > head of the FBI). > > > > Yeah that would be silly. Noting behaviour > which > > appears to show a closer than would be expected > > relationship with the Director of the FBI who > > abused his power in order to help Trump get > > elected, maybe not so silly. > > I'm not saying it's not worth noting. I'm saying > it's a pretty weak thing to put on a list of > "Terrible Things Donald Trump Has Done". But it's what it implies that is the point, surely?

sheff Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue, I'm sure even in the presence of facts > "alternative examples" can be found to back up the > claim. > > Let's be honest, when laws are made or when a > judge is considering passing a sentence the > overriding thought in the back of their minds will > be "don't forget to make a loophole for my > mate"... > > That must be clear to see... :)) :)) :))

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Could we get this back on topic please, quite a > serious issue at hand here. > I take it you don't have any examples, then :))

joom Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I was told by the builders in the summer that they > were going to be be selling for ?800k each! > They're so small it's insulting. Greedy > developers. Well if people are willing to pay that sort of money for that sort of house, you can't really blame the developers for asking for it, can you?

Jennys Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > DulwichFox Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Rye Lane in the 50's > > > > Jones & Higgins. > > Walworths. > > British Home Stores. > > C&A's two of them. > > Marks and Spencers. > > Littlewoods. > > Boots the Chemist. > > Peacry's > > > > Lyons Tea Houses.. Two of them. (who remembers > > the Nippies) > > > > > https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/ab/2f/3 > > a/ab2f3a2ca7a3507fbe38ebb50facbe2e.jpg > > > > Shoe shops. > > > > Stead and Simpsons. > > Lillian Skinner. > > Dulces. > > Saxon. > > Timsons. > > Bata. > > > > Many more shops I cannot recall at the mo. > > > > Rye Lane was like the West End. Even in my > time. > > > > DulwichFox > > Lilley and Skinners I think And Dolcis, Saxone, Timpsons, Woolworth. I'm as old as you, Foxy :) I remember buying quite reasonable shoes for 39/11 (ie about ?2) :)) Oh and I remember Lyons Corner Shops, as well :))

Examples?