23e Heure

Echo-ing the recommendation for Niko. Niko replaced a radiator and fixed a stopcock for us this week. He was polite, clean and tidy, and has a sense of humour too. Here's his number, as it is missing from this particular thread: 07818 607583

Is anyone still waiting for Southwark Environmental services to collect their Christmas tree? I followed the new process at start of January: submitted the request and a few days later got a ref number for the collection, and was told collection would be within 10 working days. I've followed up every couple of weeks, had one note of apology end of January saying this would get sorted, but since then all my subsequent emails are simply ignored. This is not a "bitch about Southwark council email"! It is intended more as light-hearted competition to see who has waited the longest for their tree to get collected! Meanwhile I'm wondering why I personally didn't just do what most of my neighbours did: simply dump their trees in the street under dead of night, and see them cleaned up by the council within a few days :lol:

We live just off Goose Green and had someone try to steal our car on Saturday night. I want to let locals know that there is likely a gang "doing the rounds" trying to steal cars using an easy method, which might be just as easy to guard yourself against. Our car has keyless entry and ignition. We normally park right ourtside our house, and keep the keys safely hidden indoors. Sadly there is an easy way to hack keyless tech: Robbers can buy relay boxes off the internet which detect your keys in the house and use that signal to miimc the key and unlock your car. We were lucky, they got into the car but couldn't hack the ignition. We never keep valuables in the car, so they left empty handed. Easy way to protect yourself from this crime: keep your car keys in a biscuit tin, or the fridge or microwave! More info here: https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-6227573/Seven-ways-hackers-steal-keyless-car-motor-owners-pay-higher-premiums.html

Hinckley Road is missing from your list, James

Seabag Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Who does detailing locally ? > > Every now and then I like to get mine showroom > perfect, oh shiny shiny Won't be cheap, but will get you to (better than) showroom perfect: [carbonauto.co.uk]

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Our 3 yr old is at Oak Tree, and we have been planning to send our younger one there from July. Firstly, I am relieved for the OP, that their child was returned, safe and sound. What a frightening turn of events. The risk with forum threads is that they can lead to hearsay, and as a parent I need to hear the nursery's explanation direct. Tomorrow I shall suggest to the manager that she organise a meeting with parents, to give them opportunity to reassure us about their policy on door control and general security, as well as to outline development plans for the nursery under the new management. A meeting like this should also of course give parents opportunity for q&a. Securing a place at a trustworthy, affordable nursery in this area is challenging enough. I hope Oak Tree can take steps to reassure us.

Thank you to everyone for your advice. We plumped for the IKEA one, and she is delighted with it :-) If anyone else is in the market for one of these things, it's worth remembering that only some kitchens come with utensils etc., so budget for that if your choice does not...

I know I risk receiving 101 differing opinions... We are looking to buy a mini kitchen for our 2 year old. There are more than 101 options on the internet, and I've realised that photos on the laptoip dont ever give you real idea of quality and size... Recommendations?

Have any other forumites seen the "work of art" at the dead end of Hinckley Road, on the edge of the grass by the house with the mural? It's a rough hewn wooden approximation of a signpost, pointing in most directions to "Go **** yourself" It appeared sometime yesterday evening. Lots of families walk their kids to school that way - best cover their eyes!

I don't have enough space to fit the large blue wheelie bins in front of my house. So I am considering spray painting one of my two small size green wheelie bins blue. No, really I am. :))

That boy is a regular at the Goose Green playground. I only recognise his face, as I've noticed he's always up at the playground not to play (too old/cool for that), but just hanging about, pushing the other (smaller) kids in his little posse about. mention as cmck83 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2024012/Th > ey-stole-EVERYTHING-Shelves-stripped-bare-shops-ra > nsacked-looters-pillage-London-high-streets.html > > > The kid on the bike about halfway down was > involved in the looting of Tesco, if anyone knows > him please report him.

Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Piano wire A la Steve McQueen in The Great Escape? Had considered that, but then there would be an ambulance on the footpath too ;-)

I live near the no through end of hinckley road, by the goose green playground. At least 20 times a day moped riders are jumping the 'dead end' between Hinckley Road and East Dulwich Road by mounting the pavement and riding along the footpath past the playground. Here's where I mean I so dont want to turn into Victor Meldrew, but it's driving us mad. Not only to have bikes constantly clonking up and down the pavement and buzzing past our window. But more importantly that it's plain dangerous - it's a 'blind' corner, and children are often walking along there. Where do I take this? The police? The council? In the evenings it's mostly pizza bikes, but when calling Pizza Hut and Dominos hasn't changed anything. And there are plenty of 'private' scooters doing it too. "I don't believe it!"

It's not just the small shops that have high price items. I went to buy some chocolate in WHSmith the other day. They charge 92 pence for a Yorkie. Now I don't often buy chocolate bars, so maybe I'm out of step with the times but... 92p for a bar of chocolate?? Not a kingsize, just a regular ol'Yorkie.

Thank you. Used the chap just up from the Post Office as recommended.

I've always known about my OCD tendencies. With the recent arrival of LittleHeure, I'm actually hoping those tendencies will be forced to realx a bit... wishful thinking!?

Quick'n'simple question: Where can I get passport photos taken in ED today? Thanks!

Well all your advice was taken on board, and my labour back packed full and tight. What with the wife's bag too, the baby's bag, the car seat, another bag for luck - oh, and a pregnant woman too - it was one back breaking consignment to take out to the car in the mist at 3.30 this Wednesday morning. But heck I wasn't complaining: we could be in that hospital for days, and would need all the supplies and comforts we could get. We left Goose Green at 3.35, wife was in the labour room at 4... and our beautiful baby girl born at 4.30! Don't regret my men's version labour bag one bit - all that preparation meant I could concentrate on everything I had to do, and not worry about racing around getting my stuff together. Thanks for the advice... am sure we'll both be asking for plenty more from this part of the forum now that parenthood has arrived!