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The NHS says the incubation period is 7-21 days http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Chickenpox/Pages/Causes.aspx

As someone who still uses an iPhone 3G, I don't recommend getting it for your teenager. If you do go the refurbished route, get at least a 3GS. I know someone with a 3GS who gets by just fine, but the 3G continually frustrates me with how slow it's become. It makes me cranky and a worse person to be around :-P Plus, the 3G is too old be able to use many modern, popular apps, so your daughter will probably still be unhappy that she can't use the same apps as her friends. You also can't remotely wipe it if it gets stolen. But if you go for a 3GS or newer, you don't have any of those problems. EDIT: I should add, if you get a 3GS, you might find she has the problem with the apps next autumn, when Apple generally releases their new phones and phone operating systems. If you think the phone should last longer than a year, you might be better off getting something newer than a 3GS.

The Sainsbury's on Dog Kennel Hill has a bin for long-life light bulbs in the recycling area in the car park. They need to be close to a standard bulb size to fit. It's a short-ish green bin that also takes batteries.

As others have said, this is a topic where individual experiences vary quite a lot. The good thing about NuvaRing is it's easy to stop, so it's certainly worth a try if you're interested. But for what it's worth, I bloody hated that thing. Maybe I never learned to insert it correctly, because it was _always_ slipping and poking out so that I could feel it. I think I ended up shoving it back in just about every time I visited the loo. Plus, it seemed to be located in the absolute worst place with respect to its entire purpose. But to be fair, you can take it out for short periods of time. On the positive side, I didn't have any trouble with its hormones. But I also haven't had troubles with any other hormonal birth control (Depo-Provera and Implanon), so that may not be relevant.

We currently rent in East Dulwich and are considering buying in Bexley. We're first-time buyers, and have heard advice that you can be better off using a local solicitor rather than bargain conveyancers or e-conveyancing. But we realise we don't know how "local" local should be. Are you much better off using a solicitor in the area you're moving to, since they'll know more about the area? Or are the searches they do similar enough across areas that it doesn't matter? Would we be better off using a conveyancer in East Dulwich, because it would be easy to pop over to their offices to drop off and sign documents? Or do you not end up doing that much anyway? How often do you actually end up going to the solicitor's office when you're buying a house? Any advice is much appreciated, as it sounds like many people on the forum know more about this than we do. Thanks in advance. Cheers, Amy

We were going to stop by there last night, which was a Saturday around 8:30pm, and it was closed :-(

My husband was just on a 176 heading south down Dog Kennel Hill. The bus started sliding down the hill, so the driver stopped and made everyone get off. Another 176 behind that one had the same thing happen. After making all the people get off, the buses continued down the hill, so he's wondering if they'll turn around and head back north. Either way, it doesn't sound promising.

When I was leaving East Dulwich station on Friday evening around 8pm, there were "fire balloons" in the sky--sort of a cross between a white paper lantern, hot air balloon, and a kite. They were maybe the size of a kitchen bin liner, and seemed to be coming from the direction of the football grounds. Does anyone know what that was about? It was a pretty interesting sight! Thanks in advance, Amy Thorne