Lynne

Bought a dustpan and brush from Poundland - broke the first time we used it

And they've put in plastic grass

We're getting large numbers of magpies too, far more than ever before. This may be a reason why we have far fewer small birds in out garden. Or this could be because the new neighbours cut down all the old apple trees when they moved in (sigh)

The "parmacy" was the product of annoyance having just made my 6th trip and still failing to get my prescription completed there. My record is 10 trips, though the GP practice was probably to blame for a couple of them. Still. exercise is good for you, they say. I'm not sure about stress and frustration.

Can anyone recommend a pharmacy that is slightly less useless than Lloyds on North X Rd?

Sorry, Rapunzel. Our underpinning was about 20 years before

Aviva has insured our underpinned house. They wanted a survey beforehand, but no trouble after that. A lot cheaper than the original insurers.

I feel they deserve a mention for efficiency, compared, unfortunately, to some other branches of the NHS. Appointments are on time, they e-mail to confirm the next one and send reminders. Compare this to our doctors on Crystal Palace Rd. who kept us in waiting in all afternoon for the promised phone call only to say, when queried, that the person concerned was off sick.Telling us this wasn't, obviously, very high on their list of priorities. It's just so good to find something that works.

Not a single card yet. No post for a couple of weeks. It's truly shameful that we can no longer rely on the postal service. I've just sent off complaints to anyone I can think of, but I realise that this was a waste of time. Still, it seems wrong not to try to do something about it.

Not a single Christmas card yet. We do have some friends and family. What a waste of their money sending us cards.

Can anyone explain why the no. 37 regularly changes driver at Nigel Rd., where there are no facilities, rather than a couple of stops along the way at the terminus where there are facilities? It seems daft to me. I can't help wondering if it's some historical anomaly

No cards or letters for over a week

We did get some post yesterday, but it had been delivered next door (they kindly re-delivered it)

Last year Lidl was the best one I found

Article in yesterday's Sunday Times about the mess the PO is in. Apparently, posties all over the country are saying that they've been told to prioritise parcels and just leave the letters, but the management is denying this, of course.

I have't got the time or strength to list all my complaints about my dealings with the DMC. They have caused me more upset and stress than the actual conditions I'm being treated for. Yet when we first joined it, we were very happy with it compared to FH Rd. Perhaps we were younger and healthier then and didn't actually need any help.

I was stupid enough to hand in a parcel and forgot to put the stamp on it. Yet this was delivered quickly to the right address (thanks, everyone) Yet they haven't been able to get perfectly legal post delivered in to SE22 for nearly two years now. So it's not strikes or Covid.

You are entitled to park anytime, but good luck actually finding a space during the day

More loud banging noises locally from incessant loft conversions. And children make noises., Are children to be banned? Noisy dogs and dog s..t on the roads. They consume resources and aren't suitable for such a built up area, but obviously everyone must follow the wants of dog owners.

Letter today telling me about my hospital appointment yesterday

Had one of those "Hi mom, my phone's broken etc " scams yesterday Would have been more convincing if 1) it hadn't been addressed to me but sent to my husband's phone 2) there had been a name attatched and 3) if all our children weren't grown up and married Still, worrying if you'd got a child out late

I saw a Lime van out this afternoon on E D Rd. collecting them, which was good . Only a few hundred more to go

I don't know about the waiting list, but I'm happy with mine next door to Lloyds on NX rd And yes, it's disgusting you've got to wait when you're in pain and infected teeth can lead to very nasty consequences. As to what we've all been paying for for years, the NHS just isn't working

It's the Food (Promotion and Placement) England Regulations 2021 that came into effect 1/10/22, Ianr

Don't forget to add extras like regular serving costs to your consideration. I'm a bit biased, we had so much trouble with ours that I'd never have them installed again.