Shaila Shah

Maybe he came to get Carter and make it in time for Last Orders...

ThanksFreddy. This orning I sawy a decorator in there so it was most probably him / them...but music at that time? Not on!

Anyone know what was going on at the PRU on Goodrich road, next to the school? It is only used on weekdays but last night there was music and lights on through the night. The police seemed to come and go at one point too. Any leads?

Some advice please. In 2010, we had some subsidence in our kitchen (an extension) due to neighbours' gigantic lei landii (spelling?) trees (three!) being about 30 feet away. Anyway, the trees got cut down and our cracks repaired. Since then, our premium shot up astronomically. Now, the insurance company says our underwriters are no longer operating and I am having trouble finding a company to insure us. Anyone in the same predcament? Any recommendations as to whom to approach? Thanks.

Mired

Thanks everyone!

Where can you recycle plant pots - plastic as well as clay? Have a few to get rid of. Thanks.

I never divulge what I pay for existing services - I always ask them to tell me what their charge will be. This is because they can easily undercut - an entry strategy - but before you know it, the price will have escalaed.

And Goodrich Road...with a school on it and children walking, skipping, running,etc. Inconsiderate, thoughtless and disgusting.

Wow! What a lot of bites! It's taken mine a week to subside with the help of antibiotics as well as antihistamines. Very nasty.

A few days ago I got bitten by something (not a biss or wasp as that stings) one evening sitting out in a friend's garden in ED...the next day my hand had swollen eonrmously, was red and hot, itching and painful all at the same time. I had to start a course of antibiotics and the pharmacist on North Cross Road told me that I was the third person she had seen that day with exactly the same reaction / symptoms and the three of us seemed to have been bitten on Wednesday evening! What coud it be???

pithy

Interesting to see all these posts. The trees I refer to affect a few of us and are a nuisance. I have no idea why people opt to buy property with gardens when they really are not interested in doing any maintenance whatsoever...The professionals that Molly refers to...who are they? And can the council help in any way?

Thank you all...

Alex K Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Forty foot, fifty-five foot, "quite close"? > > Roots of trees extend laterally as far as do > trees' branches. I boggle at the thought of a > tree with a crown 110 feet in diameter, and I > suspect that no such tree is in your vicinity. > > LEAVE THE TREES ALONE. They REALLY are NOT > bothering you. Interesting that you should say this...the trees thta had tp be removed a couple of years ago were more than three storeys or so high...their roots can come upto, if not under, our ktichen! One of these sychamores is as high as that...

Hiya, There are two sychamore trees quite close to the back of our house - some 40 foot and 55 foot away. Two years ago we had cracks appear suddenly, and deepen quickly, in our ktichen. It had been quite a dry season and the roots of three eonrmous leylandi (spelling??) trees had been held responsible following inspections and soil tests etc. The owner did the honourable thing and the leylandi were destroyed. At the time, we wereadvised that the sychamore was also a potential threat. Sadly, nothing has been done by the occupier to get rid of these trees (and no doubt there are others that are growing as they tend to spread quickly). any advice as to what we could do? We don't want to be hit by another "excess" charge if repairs are needed. Any sensible advice gratefully accepted! Thanks.

Brilliant idea. I would definitely go at least once a week. At present I go to the Ritzy, Clapham and the NFT...

Lily Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm a bit freaked out! Major cracks have appeared > inside my house and to the front. The insurance > company say it isn't subsidence but historic > movement. Apparently a Helibar needs to be used > at the front of the property but I don't > understand how this would help extensive cracking > throughout the rest of the house? Hi, we had something similar in 2010. The cause? Very tall leylandi trees in a neighbouring garden which were only 40 foot away from our house. It had been quite dry for months and the thinking was that the roots had spread even further looking for moisture and this caused cracks to appear overnight which deepened and lengthened within weeks. The trees were cut down and the problem resolved. But we still have a potential problem with neighbouring sychamore trees - not yet cut despite requests going back to 2010! > > I should have asked the surveyor more about this > when he came last november but didn't and the > insurance company have closed the case, so if > anyone can help me understand this problem I would > really appreciate it. > > L

Do you mean LADLANDS? It's one of the buildings on the estate Dawson Heights. jacks09 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just phoned LFB. Apparently its in a building > called Logdens or similar? Fortunately not mine, > unfortunate for others, thoughts are with them!

I dont have a dog and I never go to peckham rye park because of the dogs! The attack is horrific - reprot to the RSPCC? I have no idea what can be done in these cases but surely there must be something!!!

No! I want to report something to the POLICE at the police station. Went there on Wednesday mornnig to find it shut. Knocked etc but no reply. There did not seem to be anyone around.... paragon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sorry, I am missing something. you want to involve > the police because the train station is closed? > > Surely speak to the train people!

ED station is closed and there is no sign redirecting the public as to where they should go should they wish to register a complaint. Any ideas? Thanks.

victim Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am a regular poster on here, but have > name-changed for this post. > > Last night about 6.15pm whilst my husband was > sitting at a junction 2 men on motorbikes overtook > him, blocked the car and started attacking it with > hammers, shouting at him to get out. They were > clearly trying to rob him or the car. He > eventually managed to drive off, they chased him > for a while still hammering the car and then gave > up. > > There was no altercation, not a 'road rage' > attack, unknown attackers, but seemingly a random > incident. > > It was at the junction of Devonshire Road with > Honor Oak Park. > > I'm not scaremongering - I'm sure this was just a > one off incident rather than the beginning of a > carjacking spate, but I wanted to warn people to > be vigilant in this area. > > The police have been informed, but 16 hours later > have yet to even take a proper report and issue a > crime reference number, let alone come round to > our house. Sounds vicious. could it be mistaken identity?

I'm not following anyone at all on Twitter - am I missing anything vital?!

Been there and wouldn't go again.