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Blue mountain: pancakes,fruit and maple syrup...yum!

My bins keep going missing... I have had 1x new brown & 1x new green plus several blue boxes and lids replaced in the last 10 months. Today green bin has gone.

Oily Telly Tyke Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yea 1 bar of pressure and they can wash their > hands of the problem. Like i said > http://www.ccwater.org.uk/ are willing to look > into pressure problems if more than one person is > willing to say they are suffering with a lack of > service from Thames Water. I will make a complant to the water council. I have a direct water supply to my house & this early morning water drip. I havent paid for a plumber to test the pressures a 7am though. It's bizarre, for some reason i always move to hilly areas (probably attractd by views) but have never experienced this kind of problem. I hate early mornings ( i dont have kids..yet) so getting up 30 mins earlier than i would like really sucks.

The ladies were very friendly and present. I really like the look of the shop sign too; very funky

just went to Homemade; the carrot cake was yum but the one at La gastrononmia is even better. Btw why is food in ED so expensive. I recently went to a great gastropub for lunch in Cannonbury (The cannonbury). It was busy, the service was excellent and the portions were massive and delicious.The price was the equivalent of that offered in ED but the overall value was far greater. or i can pay ?7 for salad and quiche in ED

It depends on the shade of your red carpet but I think a green would be warm e.g. ball green, stone white or vert de terre (farrow & ball) or something similar...then use white, gold or black glossy accessories to add contrast...I am guessing you don't want your hall to be too dark.

Thank you. It's not an antique; I bought it on sale from Lombok so paying alot for it to be repaired might cost more than replacing it. I agree that I won't be able to remove it myself and I suspect the whole surface will need stripping and re-lacquering.

Hi We recently had a spillage (Reed diffuser liquid) onto our chest of draws and the lacquer is damaged. The chest of drawers is "oriental" style with a distressed effect. A glass tealight holder is actually stuck onto the surface. Does anybody have any suggestions as to how it can be repaired (and remove the candle holder)? whether it can be repaired or who could repair it? Many thanks

i have never been to homemade before; but will do soon

who sells the best carrot cake in ED? so far the best i have had was from the cafe opposite the plough (near to the library) with the purple sign-it was so yum

edhistory Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I would be interested to know why anyone thinks > that Dovercourt Road is in Dulwich Village. > > John K Dovercourt, court lane, desfernans- are in Dulwich Village ward and are really close to the village where i live- dunstans, is in ED ward Underhill is in college ward (but not that close to the college really) Senor Chevalier-lol (wrt snob reference). I agree that transport is the main issue and I think that is reflected in the house prices. When we were looking to buy- none of the Dulwich estate properties even came into our internet searches because they were out of our price range (I assumed that none of them were on the market but now realise I was so wrong!) i just looked up dulwich estate- court lane gardens is part of it but not court lane, 50-58 Townley road are also included...the estate has part of some roads and not of others... i am intrigued.

Best of both worlds are gained from living in SE22 part of dulwich village - woodwarde, dovercourt etc (for proximity to dulwich park, east dulwich shops and north dulwich & herne hill station- which has fast train to victoria-which is excellent) or SE24 part (close to herne hill station and nice shops and dulwich park).. where i live is ED is great -near dulwich park and only 10 mins walk into main LL but bus service is poor and is a real disadvantage. There is no direct bus route to herne hill or the village and the P13 bus is very infrequent (to get towards the village) . LL is the real gem of ED and I guess you could partly include Bellenden and Peckham rye park/common. ED station links are average. Denmark hill/peckham rye stations are more useful but it takes a good 15-30 mins to get there from upper part of LL...

I think court lane bumps are worse than those at Dunstans. I live on Dunstans and have never thought they were a problem (except for when I park on one-parking on the hump can make you feel slightly disorientated from kerb). The only times I have heard scraping is when lorries and vans drive over them at over 30mph. In any case I couldn't face the road being dug up again!

how long have these "temporary" traffic lights been in situ? they were present when i moved to dunstans in nov 2009 and when i first visited the road in june 2009.

wow I didn't realise that TFL ever cared to ask what the users of their services need...no doubt it will be ignored in any case.

Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Having watched women try to park I always thought > the larger spaces were to give them a better > chance of getting it right. Nice

ratty Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Disgusted. Makes me want to go out and start > reclaiming our streets in our town! i feel the same; I want to run down LL and set up a live barricade which will fry them if they approach it. Selfish crazy people who are achieving nothing but ruining peoples homes, businesses and lives..i hope no one gets killed..anything is likely

Senor Chevalier Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Each to their own indeed. Still, whilst not to > everyone's taste, it's good that people have an > opinion on it rather than most generic developer > crap that is too bland to even provoke a > response... Yes I agree, u don't have to love it but it offers an innovative use of and gives a relatively aesthetic appearance to what would otherwise be a dump site or disused ugly area. Unfortunately all housing is expensive these days but it appears that the asking price is slightly higher than average for a 4 bed house with osp and garden in this area. So many new builds are bland, boring and of poor quality with impractical room sizes are and zero green credentials. These new houses are better than average.

Ditto with above comments; the service is too infrequent (as indeed are many of the bus services in ED) I often have to wait 15-20 minutes for a bus. It makes it difficult to connect with train times.

Senor Chevalier Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I spotted these too on themodernhouse.net I think > they look fantastic and add something to the area. > Finding good ways to utilise backland sites like > this are to be encouraged and I hope the finished > product will be as good as it looks on paper. > I looked up the architects and applicant on > Southwark planning website and they are in the > process of trying to get another application > through at 300 Lordship Lane which looks even more > interesting... i agree. Not only does 300 Lordship lane site look interesting but the plans offer living space that is suitable for a family. The houses have 2 receptions and 4 beds..the flats appear spacious and most have some outdoor space. I don't know what the current site looks like but I imagine that it must be an eyesore. On my road, which is dunstans road, there are some disused garages but I don't suspect the plot is large enough for a residence. with regards to the Dunstans road site; I wonder what we will be able to see from the road..I am so nosy and would love to have a look at the finished houses..

red devil Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > These are the same architects that did the pair of > Grand Designs houses (off Landells Road?)...I > believe one was sold close to the asking price of > ?850k...some people are happy to pay a premium for > good quality design. i remember watching this episode of Grand designs but I didn't realise that these homes were in ED. They were so creative. Urban architecture like this is exciting.

Check out this amazing design...they have managed to get off street parking and a raised garden...it looks great..i wonder if it will look like that when it is completed. http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-34550048.html

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I personally believe East Dulwich has hit it's > ceiling, and would have done so regardless of the > credit crunch. The only reason prices are > remaining stable is because of demand/supply, just > basic economics really. The lack of tube, poor > transport links relative to other inner London > areas and a high street still lacking many major > retailers (primarily down to lack of space) will > mean that this area will now remain stable for the > foreseeable future. > > Louisa. Patience is a virtue they say....and each time i have to wait 15-20 minutes for a bus to take me to denmark hill station, my virtues are tested. Life is short! Public transport is too slow and expensive. ED is such a great place to live but transport sucks so unless you live close to the stations, getting into London is such a pain. It is much faster if you drive. The bus journeys into London are too slow and long and all pass through camberwell, where regularly people evade fares which sometimes delays the whole journey when drivers refuse to continue... it is too late for me but if u do buy here live as close to the stations as you can afford especially PR and denmark hill which as previously mentioned are well connected.Plus once the overground arrives it will only be 2 stops to canada water, 3 stops or so to clapham juntion and 20 mins to Shoreditch...prices could increase further in those areas as the links improve...(moan over :-$)

will the new revamp result in pavement/lamp-posts and bollards similar to those in Bellenden/Goose green/SE15 side of ED?...whenever I go to those areas especially bellenden road, I think wow...the curving lamp-posts are so unique and dramatic.. this makes all the difference. Many of the shops are regular shops that people use and need such as chippy, dry cleaners and newsagent which adds to the character.. On FH road; Peckham rye park is beautiful, the post office and chippy are good and the Herne tavern is a great pub (I haven't been to the french cafe yet)..but the vacant and unkempt shops & constant trolleys outside co-cop make this part of the road look grotty.

spanglysteve Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Those who are experiencing pressure problems, are > you on the top floor? I know my upstairs neighbour > has similar problems but our pressure (on lower > ground floor) is generally very high, but drops > off slightly in the morning (though still > sufficient). what road do you live on? Thank you Roy of Rye we are considering putting a new boiler with pump at some point in the future. our shower is on the top floor (1st floor)...but during non-peak hours the pressure is good ...the problem is that we want to shower at 7.15 or 7.30 am before work and have half an hour more sleep but instead have to wake up at 6.30 to allow two of us to shower. Plus we pay water rates by direct debit every month, have to endure the convenience of Thames Water repeatedly digging our road and surrounding roads. Our morning routine is dictated by this water pressure change....(we also experience change in temperature from hot to cold and back again when the water drips from the shower during this peak time). the kitchen sink supply is fine- our kitchen is in the basement. So far: St Aidans & Dunstans & Top end of Crystal Palace road seem to be affected is there support to pursue this further?