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KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > everyone has this problem bro. We used to have a dodgy bell but replaced it with wireless bells in various rooms so that we wouldn't miss postie. Hasn't done much good.

Was in lounge ten minutes ago and saw red mail van outside - assumed they were delivering nearby. Walked out of lounge and "nobody-in" card left on doormat. There is no way they rang the bell or I would have heard it. Anybody else had this problem?

I expect if you've got a dodgy credit card you can hire one and not return it without worrying about losing your deposit. Personally i think anyone who can cycle a Boris bike over Denmark Hill without stopping for a rest deserves to keep it. Ruskin Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We were wondering just yesterday how many > Boris/Santander bikes have been nicked. There are > loads of them around south London boroughs being > ridden by people who really don't look like > they've been 'obtained' legally. > > Presumably it's common knowledge how to hack then > use them for criminal activity.

This was a woman. When i told her we already donated to other charities she wanted to know who and how much. She then told me that my neighbours had signed up so i should as well. When I said no she then asked to speak to my wife*. It felt like very hard-sell, foot-in-door, double-glazing salesman tactics. *I'm not objecting to this because I make the financial decisions, as I don't. I objected to this because it felt like she wanted to work her way through the household until she could persuade someone to sign up. goosey-goosey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We had a Unicef campaigner knock on the door just > after the election telly bash started this evening > (so rather late). He wasn't aggresive at all.

Did anyone have a visit from a UNICEF person recently? Maybe I was not in the mood but easily the most aggressive person i've ever had on my doorstep. And that's including duster sellers.

Thanks for the reassurance. As it happens I had to pop over to my elderly mother at the weekend to fix her cistern and took a couple of screwdrivers with me so this was on my mind again. i would imagine the chances of getting a conviction for finding a tiny screwdriver in the glove compartment would be pretty slim. And as it happens I often carry a small swiss army penknife with me, which i assume is legal but could probably do more damage in the wrong hands. rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > sandyman Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > A while ago i had a problem with the lock on my > > car door. The AA man showed me how to open the > > door with a screwdriver but warned me that if i > > was found carrying a screwdriver I could be > > charged with something (carrying a offensive > > weapon?). > > As I understand it the courts have decided that > an unmodified screwdriver (i.e. one that hasn't > been sharpened to a point) doesn't fall under the > Criminal Justice Act 1988 which makes it an > offence to have "any article which has a blade or > is sharply pointed" in a public place (excluding > folding pocket knives of less than 3 inches). > However a screwdriver can be classed as an > offensive weapon if it can be proved it was being > carried for that purpose. So you're not going to > get done carrying a screwdriver round to a > friend's house to wire a plug for them, or indeed > going out to unlock your car (provided your > explanation is believed of course), but carrying > one around without a good reason is likely to get > you in trouble if stopped. > > (Not legally trained but read up on all the > regulations when teaching secondary school in > Vauxhall to make sure my lads knew what the law > was)

A while ago i had a problem with the lock on my car door. The AA man showed me how to open the door with a screwdriver but warned me that if i was found carrying a screwdriver I could be charged with something (carrying a offensive weapon?). Phlox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A while back, I saw a man stab a woman in the side > with a screwdriver at the HSBC cashpoint on > Lordship Lane to get the money she had drawn out. > He threw the screwdriver into the gutter and took > off. Until then, I didn't even know that > screwdrivers were used as weapons. This happened > mid morning time.

Hang on - am I being a bit dense or does that mean if someone has two cars and parks car A in their drive and car B in front of their drive across their dropped kerb a warden could ticket car B because they wouldn't know whose car it was? (advance excuse, I've had a long day).

I'm curious too. I saw silver van towed away then when I went out there was a lot of white 'gunk' on the back of my car as if there had been a shoot out with Bugsy Malone-style splurge guns.

Maybe the Council has a joblot of yellow paint they need to use. https://dfijamiesamman.wordpress.com/2010/11/03/double-yellow-madness/double-yellow-small2/

emmmab Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks guys! Glad to get the message out - hope no > one else has to find out the hard way that those > bike racks aren't secure. > > it seems like they're operating in the area, there > was this report from Camberwell recently too: > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-356691 > 81 > > You're definitely right about locking your bike to > the garden fence being a bad idea. If you do have > to leave them outside, it's probably best to leave > them somewhere near a shop that has CCTV, which > can act as a deterrent. Ours were on a residential > street so they were easy targets. Not sure how effective a deterrent CCTV is - my bike was locked up inside Herne Hill station next to ticket machine right in front of CCTV when the bog standard front wheel was removed. All caught on camera.

I've been told by a ticket collector that if you have to queue for more than five minutes you are entitled to board the train without a ticket without paying a fine. (can't find this info in writing though so you'll have to do it at your own risk!) > When there's only one ticket machine and there's a > queue or a confused person having trouble with it > (happens all the time) you can end up with a > choice of travelling without a ticket or missing a > train (that may set you back by an hour, given > connections). >

Anyone had someone ring their bell and ask if a cab had been ordered* when the door was answered? We had one this afternoon and for some reason it didn't feel right. *it hadn't

Do you or the police have any ideas how they make their getaway? Do they have a car or do they take things small enough to get into a rucksack and walk away with them? I often see people just sitting in their cars doing nothing during the day. I wouldn't assume they are up to no good but if burglars are using cars I'll keep a sharper lookout. Katnap Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The woman was lucky. They didn't get in because of > the dog I think. She only woke up when me and the > policewoman rang her doorbell. She had no idea > why the door was open!

I don't know if this is something for Admin, but are random threads disappearing from the site and if so why? I saw a thread about a week ago about someone overhearing 'burglars' talking outside their flat which I can't now find and today a thread that I started myself about new films in SE22 seems to have vanished.

goosey-goosey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > SuperBob sounds great. I'm as yet undecided about > Aaaaaaaaaah! as that's not the Google-friendliest > of terms. From the sound of it, this must be an > action adventure featuring the crazy antics of an > East Dulwich superhero confounded by mad road > schemes, a crazy local council, increased house > prices, and only five sourdough emporia to choose > from. I slightly mispelt Aaaaaaaah! hence the google issues - here's a review: http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/sep/10/aaaaaaaah-review-satire-of-beastly-behaviour

rahrahrah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Super on looks good. Anyone know wher its on > locally? Monday East Dulwich Picturehouse - is that local enough?! https://www.picturehouses.com/cinema/East_Dulwich_Picturehouse#this-week

Typical - you wait ages for a film featuring SE22 then two come out on the same day. If you like very low budget British comedies you'll spot Lordship Lane in both SuperBob and the somewhat weirder Aaaaaaaaaah!

IngridB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > KestonKid Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > How much would we have to cough up for that? > no one pays anything for these murals unless. The > pubs have all given free food and drink to the > artists while they are painting and sometimes paid > for the paint. Dulwich Outdoor Gallery funds it > all. I think that was intended as a joke (cough/phlegm, geddit?)