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We have a small garden and so opted for the brown paper sacks. A single ?20 pack has lasted us more than a year and we still have plenty left. I don?t think ?40 is value for money.

As I understand what you?re saying you turned off Elephant and Castle roundabout onto the A3 and then turned right into Metro Heights, is that correct? If so you crossed the congestion charge signs and painted markings when you turned onto the A3 and so are therefore liable for the congestion zone. Whether the cameras spotted you, that I don?t know. Personally I?d pay the charge for the day just in case.

I?ve used Green Umbrella as a social media agency for my old business. Not convinced it was worth it, we brought it back in house in the end. A couple of big firms I?ve worked with used Oktopost for scheduling social media.

Didn?t the Woodman have a play area?

The conception rate in 1971 was 54.9/1000 15-17 year olds, by 1999 it had fallen to 45.1/1000 by 2018 it had fallen to 16.8/1000 (ONS data). While you may ?feel? that your generation turned out better than the kids today the evidence doesn?t bear you out. Also this thread (not your post but the original posts) have a strongly homophobic tone. You might want to consider whether the original poster is being entirely genuine in their presentation of the curriculum before criticising it.

Shockingly I mostly agree with TheCat. I do think that it might be ?the beginning of the end? if it moves the Tories towards regicide (as they are brutally effective at) that?s why I though who Cummings didn?t criticise was as interesting as who he did. However for the moment the Telegraph is siding with Johnson so I guess it won?t be meaningful. Fully agree 90% of the public couldn?t give a toss.

It may or may not have been true, but it was certainly self-serving and I believe deliberately chosen to also serve to advance the interests of Cummings?s allies. For instance Sunak and Gove got away without criticism but Johnson and Hancock got it in the neck. I find it hard to believe that the Cabinet Office and Treasury were not central to the dysfunction of the pandemic response. Cummings also has absolutely immunity for what he?s said in Parliament (see Rebekah Brookes and her parliamentary evidence of payments to police officers that couldn?t be used at her trial). If he lied he could be held in contempt of Parliament but that?s happened to him before and he didn?t care.

On the 119 point, this seems fairly necessary for the subcontractor to do their job of booking the vaccine and making sure the record is updated. I don?t understand the concern here.

When I was living overseas and travelling a lot I had newspaper and magazine subscriptions on my kindle but once I stopped travelling so much I cancelled them. The reading experience of magazines and newspapers on a kindle is distinctly suboptimal for a couple of reasons: The kindle is optimised for reading linearly not for jumping between articles. Also magazines and newspapers use far more images and diagrams which eInk technology isn?t great for. Finally I get the feeling that for many publishers their kindle editions are an afterthought which compounds the first two problems. Overall the kindle is optimised for books and does that brilliantly. I?d rather read news content either on screen or in print.

We also bought a kindle kids in the sale late last year, with the rate our son goes through books the subscription service (and not needing more storage for books) is great. Plus he can?t do anything else on it.

Don?t forget that medical professionals have been wearing masks for extended periods of time for decades without reported ill effects. Mask wearing by the public in Asia was commonplace even pre-pandemic - again without ill effects.

As a long term kindle and tablet owner I think there are significant benefits to reading on the kindle. The eInk technology is much easier on the eyes, the battery life is great, and the form factor is easier to hold for extended periods. I also think they?re less of a target for thieves so I?m much more comfortable reading on by the pool or on a beach (when that becomes an issue again).

Wouldn?t the carbon cost of demolition and new build outweigh any reduction in energy use?

tomskip Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We are both over 50 and not had the option to get > vaccinated at the Tessa Jowell centre for either > first or second jab. We had to go a bit further > afield (plenty of choices). We live in SE22. All a > bit of a mystery! I got sent two links one directly from the NHS that only had the hospital sites and later the same day a link via my GP which had Tessa Jowell and the Lister available. So I think it depends how you?re invited to participate.

James - I believe Southwark are on the list of councils who have not yet given landowner permission for parkruns to resume (at Dulwich and Peckham Rye Parks). Do you know why this is?

Thanks for sharing. The sensible advice is always hang up and call the supplier on a number you know is correct. Minor correction Openreach don?t supply Virgin (who have their own network) but do supply everyone else.

Any UK bank with a banking licence is covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme which protects deposits up to ?85k per banking licence (so deposits in Coop and Smile would count together) https://www.fscs.org.uk/globalassets/badge-assets/shared/fscs_thb_online_aug2020.pdf. Deposits in National Savings and Investments is protected up to unlimited amounts by the Government. Where you chose to put it will depend on how long you?re prepared to tie up you money. The money saving expert link above or savings champions site are both good for recommendations. If you haven?t used your ISA limit this year that might be helpful depending on your tax situation.

I use Squarespace. Really high quality and well managed. I?ve also used Wix in the past for work sites, it?s cheaper but I think it?s harder to use and lower quality.

Would you appeal a speeding fine based on an argument that everyone else was speeding too? I?m sure getting a fine is frustrating but I feel drivers should take responsibility for their actions - especially as you say you saw the sign and understood you needed to turn around.

There seem to be two reminder/booking systems. One from the NHS and one from your GP. Only the GP link seems to have Tessa Jowell on it. I booked when I had the NHS message and booked in to Guys, then later that day got a second invite to book via a different link and was offered Tessa Jowell.

Another recommendation for Julian who just cleared a blocked gutter in a tricky position on our roof line. Very responsive and great work.

Could you store it in the back garden/shed? We have ours hanging vertically in a very narrow shed which keeps them dry and secure. Depending on what you use your bike for, would a folding bike work for you possibly cheaper than spending money on ground anchors etc?

My impression is that when people complain about traffic enforcement being ?just about revenue? what they really mean is that road rules shouldn?t be enforced at all. For instance if the law were changed to have non fine based enforcement say points for every infraction (and driving bans for repeated infractions) I?m sure the refrain would be ?points and bans are too punitive for blocking junctions or using bus lanes?. Perhaps it?s that enforcement is so rare in the UK that the few times people are fined it feels very arbitrary and unfair. It?s the same with the LTN enforcement the same people are simultaneously claiming: 1. That the hard closures at Calton/Court Lane etc are too broad, stops emergency vehicles and should be a permeable, timed closure enforced by cameras 2. That the permeable, timed closures enforced by cameras elsewhere in Dulwich are simply a moneymaking scam by Southwark and that there should be hard closures to stop people accidentally driving through them I have to agree with Sephiroth if it?s something that would cause you to fail your driving test (theory or practical) you can?t complain if you get fined or points on your licence.

The two that most of my friends use are Freeagent or Xero.

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I see perhaps a federal system if Scotland doesn't > leave. > > If you really have 4 equal countries then one > can't make all the decisions. It?s hard to have four equal countries if one is ten times the size of the others.