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Rats
That has to be the most exciting form of pest control I've ever heard of, but i'm afraid the Dennis i used was a bit more sort it with the strong poison type guy. That said, he is quite interesting to talk to about the habits of various pe…

Comment by helen December 2012 permalink
Rats
We used Denis from Terminex very successfully to remove the rats from our kitchen 0800 975 2736

Comment by helen December 2012 permalink
Olympics
I think you can buy day pass tickets into the olympic park for during the paralympics. even if not showing any now the trick is to keep trying every couple of days and you should be able to get in for a wander about and to see stuff on the big scree…

Comment by helen July 2012 permalink
Wifi on London Underground
"talking to people on the underground" eurgh. My sister-in-law does that when she comes to London all the time. I prefer to enter my own bubble of existence as i enter any public transport, stand there with my own thoughts, uninterrupted b…

Comment by helen July 2012 permalink
Wifi on London Underground
it only works on platform and not in tunnel, so very hard for anyone to use it to do very much except download something very quickly before they get on a train

Comment by helen July 2012 permalink
Traffic Calming Measures in Upper Tollington Road - Local Residents Consultation
my home office window looks out at the crossing and I hear severe screech of wheels at least once every 2 days, sometimes more often (generally when it's hot and sunny or dark and raining). There may not be many actual accidents but there are m…

Comment by helen July 2012 permalink
Development of John Jones Site
John Jones just won the appeal. tweet from Kate Jones: "Just leaving Royal Courts of Justice. We won!!!!! Our arts building can finally go ahead. More news soon!!!" Really good news that we'll get a gallery, some new developments A…

Comment by helen June 2012 permalink
Virgin Broadband randomness
virgin were laying new cabling through florence road on saturday. i get my new 60mb connection next saturday so fingers crossed all will be getting a lot better soon

Comment by helen June 2012 permalink
Virgin Broadband randomness
Virgin broadband major outage for the next 5 days possibly. Just spoke to them and "there has been exponential loss to the area" which means they believe it's a cable fault and the sheer amount of cabling they'll have to replace …

Comment by helen April 2012 permalink
Mice
we get rats because of Parkland Walk. Industrial strength poison really is the best answer I'm afraid. I used Denis (who's mentioned here somewhere about rats and mice) and he put down the stuff professionals are allowed to use. The stuff …

Comment by helen February 2012 permalink
BIrd feeder - invitation to treat?
in the new year we got a lovely new feeder that attaches to the window with suction cups - seeds and fat balls are attracting the blue tits and robins and even better, absolutely no way for the squirrels to get near (until they attach suction cups t…

Comment by helen February 2012 permalink
Am so annoyed with Haringey re: Visitor's Parking Permits! Grrr
still not got my replacement parking vouchers despite sending them recorded delivery over 3 weeks ago. so far today i've spoken to 5 different people, been promised to be called back (absolutely and definitely) before 12 (they didn't), bef…

Comment by helen October 2011 permalink
Twitter
@arkady for linkedin, i reckon best approach is to write a list of potential or interesting employers and then search through your connections to see if they have connections to them (or connections to connections to them). then ask for an intro, an…

Comment by helen September 2011 permalink
Season Kitchen and Dining Room
had a great meal at Season last tuesday and the guests I took are going back under their own volition tomorrow. You can never be 100% all the time but good for Season for trying to rectify.

Comment by helen August 2011 permalink
a new inter-zone cpz...apparently
aaagghh and I can't get the < > to work...sorry all

Comment by helen April 2011 permalink
Midsomer
No-one can tell anyone what to think. This forum is a glorious case in point. Even fewer people can tell us what to do and in general that doesn't work overly well on a majority of issues either...just the really obvious big ones like don'…

Comment by helen March 2011 permalink
Midsomer
@Misscara if you thought i was having a go at you take a very deep breath. I wasn't. FFS indeed.

Comment by helen March 2011 permalink
Boulangerie Bon Matin
hang on...can't be samaranch.. he's dead. Is it only thursday...

Comment by helen March 2011 permalink
Boulangerie Bon Matin
I like BBM. So there. Good scrambled eggs and the coffee is OK. Frankly overall it gets an 8 out of 10 from me and in comparison to the scrambled eggs and coffee I had at The Savoy this morning, BBM is utterly great. The only difference is that I …

Comment by helen March 2011 permalink
Midsomer
@misscara @miss annie Google midsomer producer and in the news bit all will become clear. surely the point is that the more detailed a description anyone can give, the better and the more generic, the more likely to raise archetype based issues …

Comment by helen March 2011 permalink
New Park for the Area - Crouch Hill Park
well I say Good Luck Ashmount! I think a school linking onto Parkland Walk is great - more kids, more people walking, less opportunity for general nefarious activities.

Comment by helen March 2011 permalink
Haringey Cuts
@AM - totally agree and the truth is we're going to have to take some bits over. ideas is what we need now, not just commenting on how bad it all is..."cos i think we all agree on that.. @Ali - no word yet but the school is going to ask…

Comment by helen March 2011 permalink
Haringey Cuts
the extra money would be great - needed for teaching staff and resources - we're one of the few schools with only one teacher per class, no teaching assistants and it would be great to redress that situation. some of the rest of what you say …

Comment by helen March 2011 permalink
Haringey Cuts
as some of you might already knw, we're losing a lot of the children's service in haringey (and I believe Islington too). After-school clubs are losing their funding and having talked to the Head at Stroud Green everyone is very worried on…

Comment by helen March 2011 permalink
BIrd feeder - invitation to treat?
any advice on an alternate problem with the local tits. I am lucky enough to have a large piece of glass at the back of the kitchen, so I get to watch the birds and enjoy the seasons witha cup of coffee in my hand. Currently one of the tits (at leas…

Comment by helen February 2011 permalink
Zebra crossing Florence/Tollington
fixed and flashing. be careful out there folks.

Comment by helen January 2011 permalink
Mice
Back to rats and mice... @Liz - I used Dennis - recommended back on this thread to get rid of the rats who'd got into my place. he was great. £150-190 I think so more expensive than haringey, but he came quickly and would have come back up t…

Comment by helen December 2010 permalink
Stroud Green landmarks
@arkady - the lovely link Andy has done tells most of it. As far as i know, Martin and Eliza Carthy, the Watersons and even the late Ewan MacColl have all made the pilgrimage to SGR to record. I'm sure many others have too but haven't work…

Comment by helen November 2010 permalink
Double Glazing
according to the BBC this morning, shutters and full length curtains are as effective as double-glazing (and a lot less hassle to fit too). So unless you're also looking to cut down on noise, it might be a better route.

Comment by helen November 2010 permalink
Stroud Green landmarks
Gone but not forgotten - the cockle stand when Nando's used to be a pub I'd also think that Topic Records might be included as behind the rather grubby exterior is a very rich history (and well-used recording studio) of the english folk m…

Comment by helen November 2010 permalink

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