moondancer

tomskip Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Really not a fan of M&S food and I hate that tiny > new shop with a passion, so I try to remain loyal > to the Co Op when doing my local food shopping. > > But, seriously, are they running that shop down > with a view to closing, or what? > > The temperature in there has been arctic for > weeks! Today I went in at 5pm and it wasn't > specially busy. There were no trollies whatsoever > and none of those slightly larger baskets you can > wheel around. Dead flowers in a bucket just by the > door. Dead chilli plants for sale on the shelf. > Most shelves half empty. It looked like a store in > serious decline but then it often has from time to > time over the years. > > Does anyone know how they are affected by the > arrival of M&S? tomskip, you have adroitly answered your own question

george, this is not the only thread bemoaning the parlous condition of the Coop, you need to search this site. Surely if you are a journalism student you will have been taught/shown how to conduct your own research and apply critical thinking? otherwise we will be doing your homework for you. This advice allows for the difference between an objective and subjective viewpoint. thanks

siousxiesue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Received an unexpected bottle of port, my fave > winter tipple. BUT it's not cold or dark enough > yet! It most certainly is !!

This cannot be a butterfly and bird friendly area, apart from magpies, crows and crazy parakeets Supine as we are beneath a flight path

Has anyone else read and devoured the article in the Guardian of the insect Ecosystem breaking down? With the links and comments, it is time consuming, dismaying and confirmation of why so few butterflies, moths, insects and small birds are to be seen in our gardens, or anywhere.

Heron, flopping over Hindmans Road this morning at 9.50, heading west and a crane fly ? in the bathroom, but with a long body and streamlined -

Neat bit of trolling there Nattie, how is the hunt for sexy lady going, you have many good decent kind compassionate readers here utterly fooled, and shame on you to use bereavement as a fulcrum

Gaynor : Nattie indulges in meetus interruptus so that your and others kind administrations will amount to naught. those of you with kind intent and helpful suggestions would do well to execute a little research and realise that your altruistic endeavours are misplaced and learn to read between the lines. Your kind heartedness does you credit, but you are being taken for mugs.

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Mind charity shop in Grove Vale will be closed > from Tuesday, 1 August, for approximately three > weeks due to refurbishment. > > Please do not leave donations outside the shop. does this mean that you will be having a half price sale? to clear the decks, so to speak?

advertising goods for sale but neglecting to say when they are gone/sold/ not replying to requests for detail either on forum or by pm, and / or no reply to a plaintive - is this still available? No shows/ communication/ manners

is anyone in a position to see the moon its hanging above Wm Rose's - huge - full Wolf moon

Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Dogs bark for multiple reasons, I recall one > nervous one that used to go berserk at a leaf > falling, let alone anything like a door bell. > Others are very territorial - barking at anything > they see encroaching on 'their' space, including > birds. Certainly some do bark because they are > distressed/ locked out etc. but those aren't the > only reasons. . Some just seem to like the sound > of their own voices... If a neighbour to this dog > (who knows it and its family) doesn't think there > is a 'cruelty' problem then I suspect that there > isn't. The sound will still be annoying, of > course, but while keeping dogs is till legal > (where there is no cruelty involved) that's just > something you may have to live with. with respect, I would emphatically suggest that this armour piercing yapping is not for any any human to live with. I never at any point suggested that there was dog cruelty involved. Human aural cruelty should and will take precedence. This is a matter for neighbours who suffer because of this hapless little dog. I am baffled as to how and why anyone would believe that this animal has more rights than humans.

KalamityKel Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > moondancer Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Angelina Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Rather than just how annoying it is for you, > > > perhaps you might consider it's actually not > on > > to > > > leave dogs outside in the cold. > > > > > > If this dog is still locked out come dark, > > please > > > contact the police. It's the most common form > > of > > > animal abuse. > > > > I believe you are unnecessarily admonishing a > > concerned neighbour. The sound of the dog > yapping > > constitutes a nuisance. > > However, welfare of said dog is hardly my > > responsibility. The day isn't cold which is a > > shame, as we would dearly like to have the > windows > > open. You can dismount from your high horse > now, > > Angelina. Should you wish to take up the case > of > > the cold dog feel free. > > I'm confused here - who exactly is on their "high > horse"? > moondancer, you are complaining about the dog > yapping/making a noise which is a "nuisance" to > you, yet someone mentions the welfare of the > animal and you see fit to have a go at them? Is > it really necessary to respond to others in this > way? If that is how you choose to communicate > with others, fair enough. It is a shame you then > think someone is on their high horse for showing > concern. > Yes a dog barking can be annoying, as can a noisy > child, someone practising a loud instrument, > building works etc. We live in a world where > people/animals make noise. It is a way of life. > You've clearly said that the welfare of the animal > in question is not your responsibility - I think > you may be a little mistaken on that as welfare of > any creature should be everyone's concern. > Is it just purely a case that the noise is a > disturbance to you and you alone and that it is > simply is not on regardless of the reasons behind > the "nuisance" you are suffering? If the animal > is not in distress then you, like everyone else in > the area, will have to put up it for the time > being. > Perhaps you should consider your own attitude > which is coming across as rather antisocial and > unneighbourly too. KK you should notice that I am ignoring your ill considered and combative post which defies my original. I never at any point said that this dog was barking.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > KK... IMO Angelina's post had an accusatory tone > to it, the OP can hardly be blamed for a prickly > response. > > While I agree that the welfare of a distressed > animal is a concern, a bit of peace and quiet is > not an unreasonable expectation. Thank you Jeremy ! for your chivalrous and lucid response.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I live next door. > I have looked over the fence and the dog is > wagging it's tail at me. > I have knocked at the door as the owners > sometimes work from home. there is no reply. > > DulwichFox Thank you Dulwich Fox. A large juicy bone would have kept him quiet for hours. Good thing it isn't cold, rain hail sleet and snow.

Angelina Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Rather than just how annoying it is for you, > perhaps you might consider it's actually not on to > leave dogs outside in the cold. > > If this dog is still locked out come dark, please > contact the police. It's the most common form of > animal abuse. I believe you are unnecessarily admonishing a concerned neighbour. The sound of the dog yapping constitutes a nuisance. However, welfare of said dog is hardly my responsibility. The day isn't cold which is a shame, as we would dearly like to have the windows open. You can dismount from your high horse now, Angelina. Should you wish to take up the case of the cold dog feel free.

Whoever it is at the Whateley Road end of Ulverscroft Road who owns what sounds like a small dog which has been left out in the small garden to yap for hours, sounding bewildered confused and distressed, kindly have responsibility for your dog and consider: this situation is anti social and unneighbourly. The piercing sound penetrates double glazing. The plaintive sound is distressing for those of us hearing it yet unable to locate the source.

Monday 14, largest in living memory, clear skies please.

how did we get from a curio shop to Sylvia Plath via open G, amazing

lollipop ladies Belisha Beacons with stripey poles motorbikes and sidecars goggles fingerposts hand signals starting the car with a cranking handle major road ahead Grandpa's Jowett Javelin, policeman wearing smart white sleeves, directing traffic, on a busy junction, unperturbed the AA salute

Anyone here have a house in France AV ? edited for economy :

There are antagonistic comments here leading to ad hominem arguments which soon run aground. Humorous good natured and edifying comments please and why was this subject ever granted credence

when we had Flaming June

good grief. do we all have to send this on to six strangers or calamity will ensue you are posting in the wrong section mate, this needs to be in the for sale

WM and BB impressive, articulate eloquent posts with passion.