Elphinstone's Army

JohnL, are you suggesting that you have a 'special set of skills?' DF I am sorry to hear this, and in such a quiet road, good thing you are tough.

Saffron, don't fall down the rabbit hole !!!

lavender, I see you have upgraded your reward to 3 cocktails ?! - perhaps change your heading to be more specific. I was hoping that someone (with a van) enterprising would offer this service even occasionally - he/she could have a cellar full of wine by the end of the year.

nxjen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Elphinstone's Army Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Thank you rendelharris, : I have been 'allowed' > > through one morning at 9.30 for the Bedford > > Overground by a female station assistant, but > the > > SlimController advises 'you will have to buy a > > ticket' - despite my observations that there is > no > > point having a Freedom Pass if that was the > > case?! > > > > > Bedford is on the Thameslink line which is only > available free to Freedom Pass holders after 9.30 > from Denmark Hill though I believe if you were to > bus it up to Elephant and Castle you can use your > Freedom Pass before 9.30 from that station though > happy to be corrected. From Denmark Hill, you can > only use trains on London Overground, the ginger > line, without paying before 9.30 am. > > I?ve never had any problem with being given access > to the overground platforms before 9.30 by showing > my pass to the station staff and explaining I > wanted to catch the overground. not on a Saturday but thank you all for your helpful input

Thank you rendelharris, : I have been 'allowed' through one morning at 9.30 for the Bedford Overground by a female station assistant, but the SlimController advises 'you will have to buy a ticket' - despite my observations that there is no point having a Freedom Pass if that was the case?! Apart from the mayhem of the sudden change of platform and two of us having to practically fireman's lift an elderly lady up 39? steps in order for her to catch our Dover Priory train, there is no announcement to say, this is the train which has been platform switched. This underlines the imperilment of passengers at this station, the volume of which has increased exponentially over the last five years. If you build it, they will come. Another practise which should be discouraged is that of people sitting on the steps, eating, talking, chilling, so that others are required to navigate around them, or even, stop half way whilst deep into conversation via their mobile phones, stopping dead in front of a hurrying would be passenger. Or parents with children in pushchairs carrying them down or up the steps, with adjacent toddler and scooter. Nerve wracking. I don't understand why the ramp does not extend to the platform, for those passengers who find stairs difficult or unmanageable and do not like lifts, this is an unhappy travel experience. KCH should have its own underpass.

DKH is the only station which arbitrarily announces platform changes with 2 minutes to spare - and an officious employee who refuses to allow access to platforms to those of us with Freedom Passes

An hour ago I stopped at Sainsbury Local, a shop we seldom use. I bought bagged carrots, parsnips, sprouts and thought at the time, what a peculiar smell hovers around this section. Ten minutes ago to enable dinner,I took the plastic bags from my shopper, and reeled, felt ill actually, the musty smell clung. Good thing we had frozen veg. One and only time this has occurred. Be aware.

I see Godwin's Law is having an airing at last.

JoeLeg Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > (Grabs organic Himalayan-salted caramel popcorn > and a free-range ginger beer) > > This should be good...! I am disappointed JoeLeg, as I am sure you are - never mind, at least you found an excuse/reason for popcorn and beer

You're new here, aren't you.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Maybe there is a problem with people jumping ON > the bus without Tapping in with an Oyster card / > Pass. > > DulwichFox This happens regularly on the 12, it's quite blatant

Lynne this is. not unusual although I am sorry to hear that you found out the hard way.

They are springy! I have had one leap out of my bag and lost, it was possibly mine which you found. They are machine washable apparently.

Excellent post !!!

I just tried to photograph it - I look east and the sky is changing colour and density quickly, west the sky is steel grey and foreboding, very elemental, now having to switch the lamp on - and check on naughty Ophelia

The Hepworth at Wakefield would soon sort you out, followed by a visit to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, sublime shop and wonderful satisfying restaurant, will soon make you forget the unprotected sculpture in the park, so long ago....

MissWiggy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There are lots of reasons they might be VAT > registered. For example I am as I am self > employed. > > Also the kitchen is more than a cooker and 2 > cupboards - there was a whole of cupboards that > could be seen. > > I think it's great they bought it and preserved > some of the original architecture. It was on the > market for a while and would have been knocked > down and developed into flats if they hadn't come > along. > > Such negativity on the forum but I don't know why > that surprises me any more! no. 36 is their registered company address

how is this funny ? or is it people's misfortune, bad luck, dismay and undoubted distress which makes you laugh?

derwentgrove Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Apologies if this has been covered > already/elsewhere, but the developer of the new > build next to the station is now explicit that M & > S are taking the retail unit: > > http://www.caddingtonblue.com/?page=item-detail&it > em=354 > > Obviously Waitrose would have been preferable but, > if confirmed, this would be something of a step up > on the original Morrison's proposal. I declared this months ago ..from the horses mouth (M&S employee in LL branch) seemed inevitable

so funny ... RPC and Lav 27, just pleased I edited out the 'nozzle' suggestion

Toosmart1973 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Pugwash Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > It is virtually impossible to park anywhere in > the > > vicinity of NorthX Rd, CP Rd and any of the > side > > streets on a Saturday. Suggest you consider > > Darrell and Hindmans Road. > > Utter rubbish, its very possible to park on CP > road, I do it all the time, especially on a > Saturday, i'd suggest you go to a driving school > where they specialise with sessions on 'how to > park your car' why are you so rude and combative? coming from Peckham and parking on CPR - 'I do it all the time especially on a Saturday' does not makes you cleverer than anyone else but makes it difficult for my daughter with baby, family/visitors/deliveries, or indeed any residents to find a parking space close to their own front doors to enable unloading/loading of shopping/children/elderly on a Saturday morning. This road and others nearby do not exist solely for your convenience. I dare say, you will be legally parked, and 'entitled' but thoughtful and considerate clearly does not factor. nor your unnecessary and nasty put down of Pugwash's parking skills and helpful suggestions.

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Can anyone tell me why you are discussing a BA > product on a thread about Ryanair? Beyond > comparing the services between different budget > airlines? If you want to discuss Avios then be my > guest and start a new thread. > > Can anyone tell me why with some much going on > there is zero interest in Ryanair? Is it because > only your servants use the airline?? (That's a DH > Lawrence reference, I am trying to be witty as per > usual). Don't answer that as I am only trying to > provoke a bit of discussion on this particular > business. Well I for one would not allow my servants to read about this airline, let alone fly with them

lavender27 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A seasonal detox > > Blend together > > 2 handfuls baby spinach > 2 tomatoes > 1 banana > 1 pear > Fresh lemon juice > Fresh lime juice (to taste) > 2 tbsp natural yoghurt > Half pint of semi milk > 4 tsp turmeric > half tsp sugar (optiona then do you have to pour into some sort of syringe? will rubber be ok or will it quickly perish? how long before it takes effect? is this quantity enough for two?

nods, I don't think this is meant to be an ironic thread

awol? you surely mean awry? you need to fiddle with your aerial?