dulwichgirl2

Thanks Sandy rose. Lots of good ideas there. I wouldn't take the risk of a "nut allergy child" having a reaction to my child's food. A girl I know from school died from such a reaction through a catalogue of errors and not having her adrenaline to hand. Someone said she sends her child with peanut butter but she should be aware that, even if she is not aware of any allergies in her child's school, it is highly unlikely such a filling is allowed. All that some people need to set them off is to come into contact with nuts, not to eat them.

Becsbex, well said. Thank goodness someone has the guts to say it - we are not at fault in wanting to walk home and chat. They are for wanting to steal instead of, presumably, working for money. Furthermore if they are on benefits, we fund them. It's disgusting. Talking of guts thought, Louisa, wow! Good for you. Not recommended but I think it would have been my natural response too. "oi you little xxxxx".

Sunbob, I completely agree - taking children to a group or lunch and then ignoring them is not acceptable. Ink maiden, you are quite right. My question was implied. It is: don't you expect the nanny to be able to entertain your child through imaginative activities at home rather than necessarily being dependent on external stimuli.

Let's be clear - a market operates in this regard as with any other job. When nannies or any other provider of services is in short supply relative to demand, he of she will be able to charge more and have more fees etc reimbursed. It is all about the strength of each side's negotiating position. One could say quite reasonably that Ofsted registration makes the nanny more attractive to employers so he or she should be happy to pay it.

Annette, likink it. Alex, well exactly. That Co op is awful cold, don't you think?

Which part of the human egg carries genetic coding for eg hair colour, egg color etc? It isn't mitochondria is it? isn't that just the provider of energy to the cell? All that aerobic respiration going on?

Small player yes, but awfully nice writing.

Agree better to have dr doing it than a beautician but, personally, am in your target age group and wldnt touch it. Why I am not sure. I use makeup etc quite happily. I suppose I just don't like the idea - maybe that will change over time!

Did they provide comparables? You need things that have gone through and not just things that are under offer. What was Foxtons estimate, relatively?

Woops that made absolutely no sense at all. Obviously I meant "nannies" and not "babies" in the second paragraph.

I agree with Londonmix too but also have a question for the op. I tend to think that babies are being paid to care for, stimulate and entertain the little one in their care. Many nannies have become chauffeurs taking children to classes that the parents, of course, fork out for. It is a very easy day for someone just to run around ED taking a child to classes and having lunch with friend nannies and their charges, on expenses. Someone has to say it - people who do this (and it is only a proportion of nannies, let's be clear) are taking the mickey. Secondly, arguments along the lines of, "we pay tax, too", don't hold water so let's not repeat that tedium.

Londonmix, Wow. Beautifully put. Logically, persuasively and eloquently argued.

Why not create your own character and avoid licensing issues. (Then sell it to Warner bros for ten million in year 3..)

Genuine feedback - yes, they are lovely and reusable I suppose but... How much are you looking to charge?

What utter fools they are. Who reading this would buy from them? They have lost quite a bit of business the idiots.

My husband's plates were stolen just before we were married, causing a lot of nuisance. We cldnt work out why as we never heard further about it not were we ever accused of anything (as we were dreading might be the case). In this case, I think I would go to a police station with your car, show them photos of it in its presumably I damaged state and make any sort of official record of all that, plus details of the day as suggested above. Then report to the insurers all this mentioning specifically that you have involved the police and that they have notice of the accusation and the (presumably good) condition of your car. Send them an invoice for your time if you are feeling gutsy or a statement that you are keeping records for the purposes of making a claim against them in due course if this goes any further and wastes any more of your time. Better still a lawyer's letter but who wants that expense? Good luck! Hope you nail them.

Are you on a hill by any chance? If so, you can do some fairly light conversions depending on the way the house faces vis a vis the hill. Cost - horrendous and process - horrendous. Befriend neighbours beforehand! Moving -ditto however!

I give up. I don't think it is indicative of being an estate agent to have a view on and be interested in house prices. I am not an estate agent or anyone involved in any property business. I want to buy a flat and don't want to buy at the wrong point if I can avoid it. If anyone else wants to comment on the point of the thread, great. If not and all you want to do is discuss my non job as an estate agent, I will ignore your commentary. I have stated and repeat that I have nothing to do with property as a business.

You flatter me, H. If I know anything at all, I know that prices can change and that unfort the last is not an indicator of the future, hence a lot of my queries. My biggest query right now and one on which my husband and I differ, is what happens when the foreign money leaves london. My assumption is tht it is indirectly propping up ED. Once it is repatriated, what happens? Does the entire effect reverse, as per my husband's view? I would say no - others will come in as there is a lot of demand other than eg eurozone panickers. Jeremy, I tend to agree.

Comp agree. Where roughly is your flat, e-dealer?

H, you sound like my husband whose outlook on house prices is negative. He has been convinced central london and increasingly ED, has been overpriced for some years now. I, otoh, don't see bargains around but think property in this area is still a good long term bet. I cannot cope with estate agents' immediate pressure once you see somewhere and their insistence that if you don't offer now, you will "miss out". To answer your query, E-dealer, I would love to get a two bed flat, originally looking only in ED and now all the way down the East London line stops. It does seem the market is slower. Whether this means bargains is completely another story.

Is anyone else looking? If so what are you finding? I had expected the market to be crazy post the summer slow down but apparently not. It is still slow which I find hopeful for those of us looking to buy. It avoids the viewing follows by pressure to offer situation that sends me in the opposite direction. Any similar or different views?

Yes fair enough Etta (8:22am). Employers must get over this bizarre feudal net wage quoting. Quote them a gross amount like everyone else is quoted and then act as a responsible employer and make the appropriate deductions.

Regardless if the content of the message, I don't understand why any school would announce things like this to children first. Any message (save perhaps the need for compulsory chocolate in lunches!) is likely to be the subject of Chinese whispers and subsequent confusion.

I once delivered the new phone books. Goodness I was fit, young and mad.