Azalea

Is he ok now?

The Sylvan Post?

Sorry to hear this. How unpleasant. Did the vet say it wasn’t an isolated case?

I used to go to the Sylvan Post pub in Forest Hill before Covid but haven’t been since. I wonder how much it’s changed, if at all.

Having experienced ownership of a Southwark leasehold flat, I wouldn’t buy another one. You need to write to the council to find out about past and upcoming major works. Have you had an offer accepted?

What is pharmacy first service?

Oh, I’ve never known it to take 7 days for a prescription to be ready except for very recently and it took longer than 7 days. Anyone else told 7 days at a different pharmacy?

Do you just turn up hoping your prescription is ready? I’ve been using them since they were in Melbourne Grove (more than 15 years) and their service has deteriorated so much. Considering trying a different pharmacy but I don’t think there are many left in the area.

Whenever I call their telephone number during the week, they never answer. A message comes on saying to try later and there is no voicemail facility. This has been going on for months now. Are they short staffed? Are all pharmacies like this now?

Sounds like a lovely shop.

Where is the barrier? Can people who need to get to the Tessa Jowell Health Centre by car reach it from Lordship Lane?

Yes, that’s a good area.

What size do you consider to be a large garden? I know someone who might be selling soon.

I was recently told by this surgery that you must allow up to 10 days to be given a telephone appointment. 10 days! It used to be 3 days, then it went to 5 days. Now they’ve increased it.

The Vispring mattresses are good but very expensive and extremely heavy, so heavy that I couldn’t turn the one I had bought in a sale at Arding & Hobbs, Clapham Junction, before they closed down. I think I paid about £500 for the whole bed as it had been a former display model. As said above, do have a look at the Dunlopillo beds - they are made of latex, which is very different to memory foam. If they still make them, see if you can find a pillow top version. A friend of mine bought that version. She loves it. Bought from a shop in Bristol. Lots of furniture stores sell Dunlopillo, but evidently not John Lewis anymore. You really need to go round various stores and try out different mattresses. A sprung base also makes a big difference.