the_hermit

There are multiple bell bollards along turnings on Grove Hill Road. When I lived up there collisions with them were a regular occurrence (like once every month or two) often turning the cars upside down. In every case the drivers were being complete idiots and their carelessness clearly a danger to small children and so on.

Their mandate is to raise as much money as possible for the hospice. They're not a clothing charity.

Hopefully some Ukrainians will turn up and give him what for.

Does anyone have any experience reducing the solar gain from their windows and roof lights? E.g. using window film, low u-value glass and/or external shutters? What and who do you recommend? How much did it cost and when? We have a fairly standard south facing ED terrace with Velux windows (internal blinds only), a roof light, uPVC double-glazed sash windows and wooden double-glazed french door all fitted 2015ish. Trying to future proof the house against future hot summers without resorting to air con.

Yes exactly. If essential stuff is expensive you need to make more of it. The best cure for high prices is high prices.

Heh yeah haven't even bothered to remove the emdash. The OP is AI slop as well.

It's local independent shops supporting one another.

Local (especially independent) businesses should do like Wheelers Oyster Bar in Whitstable and offer a discount to anyone who can show them a receipt from Chacarero dated the same day.

Yup Juan is amazing (and his partner can't remember her name!). Highly recommend the wine tastings. Won't be going to the new chain.

I have swum in it several times since it's reopened. No problems. The sand stuff is a bit off-putting but like all pools they'll have to test and log the water quality regularly so I think it's unlikely to be a health issue. The water is clearer than a pool I use regularly near my work - also with no issues.

On the whole I despise cyclists who jump reds as much as anyone (I had one crash into the back of me at the junction of Lyndhurst Way and Peckham Road). There are two scenarios where I do jump reds: 1 when it's safer e.g. junction of Eastcheap and London Bridge - first set of traffic lights the COVID narrowing of the pavement makes it safer to get out in front of the traffic rather than risk being knocked off by drivers passing too close. 2 when I could get off and walk (e.g. CPR and EDR by Goose Green) I just float across v slowly at walking pace no faster than the pedestrians.

You can hear them - they make a unmistakable skweee, skweee sound. We've never had any joy with our swift box though.

Actually I think they have been sold for 1 Euro. The FT headline was "Poundland sold for less than a pound" to much mirth.

If they're not sure they should at least be able to provide a range: reasonably best and worst case scenarios. It's embarrassing.

Still - anything's better than a Foxtons.