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HELLO NUNUNOOLIO Thanks I did see message, but not sure what to do about it. I will have to speak to my other half, who has been too unwell to delve into this with me. I wasn't sure whether to get involved with the police or how that would help the "authorities" .... Been totally ran off my feet, and not always on the net. Please leave with me. Sincere thanks.

Ahh, weird conspiracy indeed. Have nightmare neighbour for NINE YEARS (usual antisocial behaviour, dog starved in rubbish tip of garden with rats, cat starved, noise all hours, arguing all hours, threats, screaming kids (one taken away), so many people in flat at one time that they were pooing in bags and leaving them outside (ending up in my bin). Police, social services, council, 2 illegal sublets (sub-letters both gave letter in saying they was paying rent - but the tenant denies so these are not evidence!). NINE YEARS OF DIARIES ... None good enough! STILL THERE !! The council can also put acceptable behaviour contract on tenant for life of tenancy you are told, but they are only enforced when monitored, so for e.g., if sub-let and quiet and you haven't someone monitoring then this is void and you start again with the diaries! ITS DIGUSTING always favouring the scumbags. GET ON TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE SEWAGE IN YOUR HOUSE.

Ha ha ha! Also: Local shopkeeper in navy suzuki super carry van goes WRONG way round Goose green roundabout as its quicker to the shop in Melbourne Grove. I was approaching Lordship Lane from East Dulwich Grove, got in the left lane to turn left, the van in front stayed on the right and TURNED RIGHT without going round the roundabout into oncoming traffic that sat in disbelief as it headed towards the mind shop ...

Managed to SAVE A SWAN Wednesday night. Don't know if I am in the wrong place or the right place at the wrong time !!! ?@?$ Visiting a care home, parked up near Southwark Park. Swan trapped in builders exclusion railings with no run for a take off. Had to lift locked railings on concrete blocks to free swan. Some locals said it had been there an hour, and they had tried to the RSPCA but they were engaged. (This is a lie, as they are NEVER engaged, you get a list of options to choose before getting an operator). Freed swan was now on a small estate with building work and no way into the park. It decided it liked following me, or somehow knew I was helping, so I tried to walk it back to the park several hundred metres. It was getting dark. Had to try and avoid dogs some on leads, some not!, buses, cars, and keeping close to the park. The swan kept trying to get through railings it could not fit through, getting itself stuck. I released the swan from the railings a few times. A helpful lady came out with some bread for the swan and offered me some tea. The swan followed the bread and me, but it got a bit scary by the busy road. I couldn't cope alone, SO I PHONED THE RSPCA AGAIN, and headed back into the estate back onto some grass where the park railings are. Swans don't walk well, it was falling up and down the kerbs. The swan kept trying to get through the railings back to the pond. By now, I had been with the swan over an hour, some foxes were lurking the other side of the railings waiting for it to stick its big neck through. I threw some sticks and made hissy noises to scare them away. The swan kept very close to me. It also hissed at the foxes!! I was a bit scared of it, it was very big. I kept close enough to protect it and far enough not to scare it. After an hour the RSPCA lady came she picked up the swan. She carried it around the estate looking for a quicker way into the park, but we couldn't find one. We went back out to the road and walked to the park gates. The swan was very heavy, the lady had to rest a couple of times, and let the swans neck rest. We walked a way into the park. She stood on a bench and dropped it over the railings. On the soft grass and open space the swan took a big run and flew off back to the pond. HOOORAAAY! Another late supper for me but no swan supper for the foxes - this time!! I don't think I was interfering in nature, as builders exclusion railings weren't there before and not natural!

Thanks civil servant. I did not say "ingrained ...". Thanks everyone. Thanks for checking nun.... I thought causing unnecessary suffering was an offence. I think its ok to put pigeon/bird netting up as a deterrent/preventative measure but not so birds can suffer entanglement and slow death? So the offence is the "dangerously out of control" and not the suffering? JUST TO BE CLEAR for phlox and jaywalker: I was visiting my friend in Marmora Rd. There was a horrible commotion in next doors garden. I looked out and thought some foxes were making a horrible noise. The noise and affray got worse and I saw it was dogs. Neither my friend or her neighbour have dogs. By the time I had knocked next door and got back to the scene the two little dogs were killing the fox in my friends garden, I suppose it had tried to escape further and been chased further. The dogs were not on leads and had come from Brenchley Gardens. They ignored the woman calling them for over half an hour. She would not retrieve them. I had to try to boot them away from myself and the fox. They kept coming back and taking turns snapping, yapping and snarling, the fox was both screeching and wimpering as they took chunks out of it, off its face, ears, all four legs, bottom, jaw. I sat with the fox in the drizzle waiting for the RSPCA to collect it. I was worried it would drag itself off, but it couldn't even do that.

I am a bit annoyed now. I wasn't just an idiot, but a stupid, stupid one. Why not abuse people with a differing in public instead of behind everyones back?

I have a PM from JoeLegg saying Im a stupid idiot. How lovely, bit creepy.

I love a top ten. Cue the top of the pops theme tune : At one this week : Moseley Just nudged off the top spot to a number 2: Mussolini At three, looking smart in a well ironed number 3: the hitler youth

I voted to leave and hope we do. I won't thank anyone for opposing the whip - we had our vote to stay or leave and leave won. When my dad voted to join the EU in the '70s what he voted was a trading block, not a federal state created by continually signing away of our sovereignty with various treaties and no say in it for us by consecutive governments. I don't want to be in a super-state of Europe with all its connotations. Being in Europe isn't that great! If remain had won, would all the leavers be kicking up such a fuss and saying its not fair? Do it again? Best of 3 .. STUPIDITY. The other thing that annoys me is all the people who have deserted these shores for "a better life elsewhere" even having a say in it and moaning about the result, they only care about themselves and not Britain why should they?. They don't live here with the consequences of uncontrolled migration, strained NHS, overcrowded schools .... well they possibly will when they come back in old age as many seem to for social care and hospital.

SALT ON THE FOOD? we do need salt but it can affect hydration and blood pressure. Lots of tea, even coffee, milk or juice, cornflakes etc ... If it comes to a home: I can PM you where dad is (he too was intruded upon so I keep it private) , had to sell his house to fund it when mum passed. I have nothing but praise for the place. Its not like you think, all sitting about in wee. It has a really nice garden, a lounge, a proper dining room with fresh cooked meals from fresh ingredients, not frozen packets etc. placemats and table cloths. The residents there think they have are in a restaurant and have to pay to dine there! 2 chefs all day.Activities, Tea, coffee and biscuits. You can walk in make tea and visit whenever you want. All the rooms are spacious with ensuite shower! Perhaps its worth considering before its enforced by Social Services and they put them somewhere really crappy just because theres a space available. This happened to dad, he lost 2 stone and went downhill, I moved him just in time!!! My dad is checked on helped to shave and shower, always looks happy and well dressed, enjoys the food and company. The staff are brilliant. HE IS SAFE. I have little faith in NHS brilliant at tines, DIRE rubbish at times seriously affecting outcomes for patients and relatives. Mum was assessed to have capacity although demented and went HOME because she insisted to sit and sleep in a chair in her own mess, get robbed, get sepsis, bad carers and die, even with my 24/7 care that made me ill. They come up with these ideas like pendant alarms, someone is supposed to come and check if it goes off, THEY PHONE YOU at whatever time, because its 3am and they don't want to send a lone woman. I am a lone woman. I was getting 10 phone calls a day and 10 a night for months from social services, doctors, ambulance, carers, hospitals, police, concerned neighbours that had found her outside in a state. Whilst at home dad was "being groomed" by a friendly neighbour. Thought nice that neighbour would pop in for a chat with milk!!! But he started going to far and didn't know when to leave, or wouldn't when asked. It got very strange. Had to get the police 3 times, as he decided he was the next of kin, new son, best friend and telling my dad with moderate alzheimer's diagnosed 2 years previous that he had nothing wrong with him and didn't need anyones help including MINE!! Dad would get all ratty with me and say "thingy says this and thingy says this, thingy says your just being nasty and lying to me (for calling GP), thingy helps me, he put cream on" ... Even the district nurses were phoning thingy instead of me, to discuss my mothers incontinence pads etc and whether thingy could help her on a commode .... it nearly finished me off. You can only trust yourself.

KidKruger: Thank you I totally understand and respect what you are saying about instincts etc. That's why we domesticated them in the first place, most ships would have a cat etc... I know of jack russells used to rat catch, because its humaner than poison and traps. I have spent some time in the countryside also and know that we can get a bit detached from the reality and be sentimental over wildlife and animals. However, this was not nature taking its course, or farming practice, or vermin control. It was unnecessary suffering (which is illegal under the wildlife act of 1981) and endangerment to myself caused by a stupid human for no logical reason. Perhaps she should separate dog walks from baby walks so that she can give situations that may arise the attention they need? As you enter Bremchley Gardens there is a big sign saying dogs must be kept on leads. I am not suggesting either that she should leave her baby to retrieve her dogs? I expect her dogs may need treatment too. There are bad owners and she is one of them, otherwise her dogs would be on leads and obedient and none of it would have happened. I should have left my friends house and been home by 3.30 - instead I missed an appointment and didn't get indoors till 7pm. Only being winter saved my own ankles and feet as I had thick jeans and boots on! Apart from the distress of it all. My Afghan was a breed historically used for hunting, but never showed any instinct for it, he was walked on an extendable lead, and for a run taken to a dog enclosure to make sure he was retrievable. My border collie was quite pesty in always wanting a task and exercise, which he got responsibly. These little dogs could easily get enough run about time in a small garden, and would easily slip through railings into the road (unlike a larger breed), which is whey they especially should be on leads, (Many accidents are caused by dogs off leads, I had one at peckham rye near the school, I mounted the pavement to avoid a bus, that was avoiding a small white terrier that actually went under the bus and was caught by a wheel. THE BUS DROVE OFF I was again left with an sick animal and a damaged car, I looked for the owners with no success, I took it to Lomas, it was badly bruised, but not even micro-chipped. I went back to Peckham Rye and put lots of posters up saying I had found the dog, but it was not claimed and went to the pound in sevenoaks where it was re-homed). So that was another day or two ruined due to lack of a lead! My car needed a front spoiler! grrrr

I would agree with RH. I have those days, but I think age and mis-spent youth catching up with me.

No NO Costa! There was a Boots, C&A, Marks and Spencer, Sainsbury's, BHS, Times furniture, Fads decorating, Jones and Higgins Department Store, Red Records, Ravels Shoes, Zodiac Toys .... those were the days. Christmas shopping in peckham.

Aaah! CHIDDINGSTONE is the SHUT, the pub/tea rooms owned by the national trust is shut down and looking for new landlords ... the castle grounds are open for fishing I think, but theres no where for tea!!!! CHILHAM VILLAGE is most pretty and well worth a walk round the old church and village shops. One pub is quite expensive with a posher menu approx ?35 lunch pp. The white horse is good value pub grub from ?8-!2 a dish. Great photo opportuniities.

Lots of the supermarkets do quite good meal deals - dine in for two ?10 I had bottle of sauvignon blanc, "luxury" shepherds pie, parmentier potatoes, choc caramel desert.Some of the curries are delicious and not worth faffing about yourself with pestle etc. I think they do cooking lessons reasonably priced at night school. One lesson was very busy just doing microwave lessons for elderly widowers! Then there's environmental health, kitchen hygiene, health and safety, public liability ... what if a poor soul is clumsy or poisons themselves??

Talking of old peoples hair or lack of: what will happen to Wayne Rooney's transplants? do they stay whilst the rest disappears in a sort of reverse balding? I think the balder you get on top, the shorter the sides should go. DulwichFox: Glad you didn't meet the two nasty little dogs I did on Friday !! They killed a dulwich fox!!

Goose Green Roundabout - brilliant idea, how many tents would fit on it? Sorry, I don't agree with horse racing or like betting. Horse racing can be a bit cruel. They have nurse mare farms - not a lot of people are aware of, where lots of old nags are made pregnant so their foals can be shot so the mothers are available to suckle the pedigree horses, and the pedigree mums can then save their energies for the next foal. Then they are sent off to race and fail (and then get shot) at TWO years old when their bones haven't developed well enough. Like putting your little tot in a marathon. On that light note, congratulations on your win!! I am not a bobble-hatted veggie or peta member either, just interested in animal welfare.

I bet his barber won't get an honour.

ALSO SOME THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR: Heart Block - requiring a pacemaker. The person can be tired and "not themselves" they may say things that don't make sense and act a bit more senile (I mean that nicely), if they already suffer dementia you can think its worse and they might be having a bad day and ignore it BUT DON'T, I thought a person was just acting a bit strange and not right, they said they were ok just a bit tired but I wasn't convinced. I called the GP in who listened to their chest and got straight on to the hospital for an admission. UTIs: If left can cause more confusion and even delirium and other problems. If someone you care for again seems vague or stranger than usual, if you can, check their pee it may be cloudy, you will need to take a pee sample (or the nurse will) and get antibiotics. A lot of UTIs can be missed or ignored and put down to senility when IT ISN'T.

YOU MAY NOT GET BANNED, BUT JUST HAVE YOUR POSTINGS REMOVED AS IRRELEVANT. I wrote some silly "parodies" for fun that some members found jolly and entertaining. Ah well .... the weird ways of the world web!

Thank you everyone. It was awful. I have photos of the fox on my phone. I couldn't take photos of the dogs, I was too busy trying to help the fox. KidKruger: the point of the post was to warn other residents and locals that might use Brenchley Gardens or even Peckham Rye of these nuisance dogs and the damage they could do to a small pet, the fox was bigger than each of them but didn't have a hope. Someone's friendly terrier, cat or toddler maybe, would be in danger. I was worried as foxes are quite dog-like, so perhaps these ones are not friendly to other dogs? I really don't understand it at all. I have kept several dogs in the past, an Afghan, Border Collies and mongrels, they were all taken to puppy classes, trained to "leave" and come when called, and only set loose in dog exercise pens or designated areas, they were socialised with other dogs, cats and a pet rabbit, none of them would hurt a fly. THESE TWO DOGS WENT AT IT FOR APPROX HALF AN HOUR LIKE TWO LITTLE PITBULLS. THE OWNER COULDN'T CONTROL THEM OR RETRIEVE THEM, THEY ARE NOT TRAINED PROPERLY OR SOCIALISED ... I HOPE SOMEONE KNOWS HER. I will speak to the council.

Yesterday afternoon 3pm, Heard commotion, thought fox den maybe feeding time couldn't see much at time. 10 past 3 still going on but sounded very yappy and screechy I was concerned and further invesigated. It was in my friends neighbours garden at Marmora Rd. From the top window there were two small dogs viciously attacking a fox. I knocked to try and get in their garden but couldn't. As I left that house the home owner approached, so I told him. He went in his garden, but they were now over the fence in "our" garden still ferociously attacking the fox. I tried to shoo them off, clapping, shouting and pushing them with my foot, but they were going for my feet and the fox. As soon as I got one away by its collar, the other one continued and this fiasco continued for a few minutes with them both sort of taking turns. I was shouting to the owner "come and get your dogs" "help, come and get your dogs" Eventually a lady appeared at the top end of the garden (the wild overgrown bit) she said, she CANNOT HELP, HER 12 WEEK OLD BABY IS IN A PRAM. I said I don't care, your dogs are killing a fox and out of control attacking me too. She said she cannot help her baby is in its pram?. She was calling the dogs, and eventually one gave up and followed the other to the owner and they disappeared. The attacked lasted a good half hour. I was left with the fox, it was bleeding from its bottom, all of its legs, its ears, the left hand side of its face was ripped off, its front canines were hanging out bleeding. I called the RSPCA and sat with the fox whimpering for nearly 2 hours. It tried to move but couldn't get far its front legs were very damaged. I don't know if it can be saved or will be euthanised. THE LADY WAS ABOUT 30, SHE HAS 12 WEEK OLD BABY, AN ACCENT SPANISHY MAYBE? THE DOGS: one brown fat sausage type with a face like a staff ? not a proper daschund like a squared one? The other a terrier type with different colours, but hard to see in the commotion. THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON LEADS.

Hello, the wound/infection should be treated with antibiotics asap. The nurse should/could have got a prescription from the GP by phone. With technology now the patients GPs can fax/email the pharmacy so the pills can be collected by relative, carer etc. If out of hours SELDOC can give prescriptions usually involves lengthy (many hours) wait for visit to assess, if you are not fobbed off and told to go to A&E!! My mum had multiple health problems, but it was SEPSIS that we lost her to, so any infection should be treated very seriously. Thanks. I am not a medical person, but carer for elderly parents for many years with Alzheimers, vascular dementia, copd, pacemakers, heart failure, emphysema, cataract operations, nebulisers, UTIs etc etc.

As there are not ANY auctions in Dulwich I used one outside the area, which is fairly local. I put in my post the circumstances I used this particular company and wanted others not to have the experience that I did, or learn from my mistake? Should I have posted it somewhere else?

Due to the fireworks display in Southwark Park there are some nearby road closures. My friend lives nearby. They are not allowed to leave or enter their close by car between 4 & 9pm, No visitors, no deliveries, no taxis, no CARS. Its her birthday and she can't have visitors popping round. If anyone needs to arrive or leave you need to give your vehicle details and proof of address to the council prior to the event. The council said you can try and park half a mile away if you arrive in the area after the closures. Last year their were several nasty altercations with stewards: One lady was trying to collect her distressed young daughter from the train station. Another was not allowed to leave on a mercy dash to elderly relatives etc ..... and someones shopping couldn't be delivered. TOO MUCH FUSS MADE OVER THIS "TICKETED" EVENT. In contrast the Shine Walk for cancer with thousands of participants had little impact on the area, just some park entrances/ car park closed.