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Well played Ireland

Anyone else win money on them?

Keith Iddon ● 7174d2 Comments ● 7173d

Worth a punt...

Zimbabwe to qualify from the group stage of the Cricket World Cup,starting next week.They are in a group with WI,Pakistan and Ireland and may never have a better chance.They are ranked 10th and WI 8th.Can't see them going any further though.

Keith Iddon ● 7187d8 Comments ● 7175d

Early Friday joke

I know it's early but hey!A man and his wife are awakened at 3 o'clock in the morning by a loud pounding on the door.The man gets up and goes to the door where a drunken stranger, standing in the pouring rain, is asking for a push.Not a chance," says the husband, "it is 3 o'clock in the morning!He slams the door and returns to bed.Who was that?" asked his wife.Just some drunk guy asking for a push," he answers.Did you help him?" she asks.No, I did not, it is 3 o'clock in the morning and it is pouring out there!"Well, you have a short memory," says his wife.Can't you remember, about three months ago when we broke down, and those two guys helped us?I think you should help him, and you should be ashamed of yourself!"The man does as he is told, gets dressed, and goes out into the pounding rain.He calls out into the dark, "Hello, are you still there?""Yes" comes back the answer."Do you still need a push?" calls out the husband."Yes, please!" comes the reply from the dark."Where are you?" asks the husband."Over here on the swing!" replies the drunk.

Edward Fitzgerald ● 7177d1 Comments ● 7177d

Hounslow Homes, the mysterious vanishing replacement windows and a bit of a rant.

I have done a search on this site and have found all the Hounslow Homes material a bit impenetrable, so apologies if I am duplicating something here. I did gather that I'm not the only one who is unsatisfied with their services.Long story short: there is a gale blowing through my (ex-council) flat due to rotten window frames for which (as windows are an external feature) HH has reponsibility. They said they'd replace them and have run out of money. The proposal of window replacement as part of that year's major works was made so long ago that I'll now have to do a bit of research to see if I've already paid for it (gulp).All the other flats on the estate (except for our small block) have had their windows replaced as part of the promised major works scheme. When the contractors left and showed no signs of returning, I began the protracted process of trying to get someone from HH to respond to my questions about the mysterious vanishing replacement windows. First I was told that replacement windows had never been planned for my block (despite loads of correspondence from them to that effect, plus their engineer having measured my windows last year for said replacements). I eventually I got the following response:"The windows at your block were initially programmed to be replaced this financial year. Unfortunately, due to financial cut backs, all unprogressed works have been frozen. There is no money to do them now, and sadly I cannot say when they will be done. Maybe 2007/8 financial year."The really infuriating thing is that the proposal for this year's major works includes decoration! They will now ask me for more money to pay to paint the hall, when, apparently "all unprogressed works have been frozen." And don't you think if you were replacing your windows you might consider having your walls painted AFTER the windows were in? So, if anyone feels they can contribute to my understanding of this situation, please feel free to help me answer the following questions. What are my chances (in reasonable, practicable terms) of compelling HH to replace the windows (as I believe they are contractually obliged to do)? I fear that the present (and deteriorating) state of the windows will compromise my ability to sell or rent the flat in future. If HH are responsible for maintaining the exterior of the building but are refusing to do so, what can I do? Can I refuse to pay for the decoration? And what if (I dread to look into the invoices) I've already paid for the windows? Am I entitled to get my money back?My elderly friend and neighbour (who is a council tenant) has the same rotten windows and doesn't even have access to the hall which will be "decorated" so she doesn't benefit at all. Aren't they at least obliged - as her landlord - to do something for her and her freezing flat?I know this might sound like I'm overreacting, but they have already tried to pretend that no such works were planned, as if I imagined it all. Their afterthought of "maybe 2007/8" doesn't reassure me one bit.And by the way, why don't they have voicemail facilities on their Home Ownership phone extensions? The phone rang and rang whenever I phoned. I rang other extensions and eventually spoke to someone and left messages for the appropriate person, whom I later found out had left the department, so my messages were going to, er, no one.Well, if nothing else I've got that off my chest. Cheers.

Nancy Newland ● 7191d2 Comments ● 7177d

swap my new 2 bed appartment  flat brentford for a 3 bed flat

i have a new 2 bed flat brentford tw8,opposite the watermans park river thames lovley building,lovley flat. im seeking a 3 bed flat or a 2 bed house in this area or hammersmith shepherds bush etc. if you know anybody who wants to move in the new build flats email me thank you. pauline.im housing association with right to buy.

Pauline Moore ● 7179d2 Comments ● 7178d

any doctors in brentford catchment area tw8

is there anymore doctors in the brentford area apart from the brentford medical practice albany practice?? i was with albany practice but didnt like there routine of taking a week to see you when ill, i need another doctors on NHS, is there any on the high road please help thank you.ive rang a few doctors but there out the area they said.

Pauline Moore ● 7179d3 Comments ● 7178d

Donkey story

A young man named Gordon bought a donkey from an old farmer for £100.00. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day, but when the farmer drove up he said, "Sorry son, but I have some bad news... the donkey is on my truck, but unfortunately he's dead." Gordon replied, "Well then, just give me my money back." The farmer said, "I can't do that, because I've spent it already." Gordon said, "OK then, well just unload the donkey anyway." The farmer asked, "What are you going to do with him?" Gordon answered, "I'm going to raffle him off." To which the farmer exclaimed, "Surely you can't raffle off a dead donkey!" But Gordon, with a wicked smile on his face said, "Of course I can, you watch me. I just won't bother to tell anybody that he's dead." A month later the farmer met up with Gordon and asked, "What happened with that dead donkey?" Gordon said, "I raffled him off, sold 500 tickets at two pounds a piece, and made a huge, fat profit!!" Totally amazed, the farmer asked, "Didn't anyone complain that you had stolen their money because you lied about the donkey being dead?" To which Gordon replied, "The only guy who found out about the donkey being dead was the raffle winner when he came to claim his prize. So I gave him his £2 raffle ticket money back plus an extra £200, which as you know is double the going rate for a donkey, so he thought I was a great guy!!" Gordon grew up and eventually became the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and no matter how many times he lied, or how much money he stole from the British voters, as long as he gave them back some of the stolen money, most of them, unfortunately, still thought he was a great guy. The moral of this story is , if you think Gordon is about to play fair and do something for the everyday people of the country for once in his miserable, lying life, think again my friend, because you'll be better off flogging a dead donkey!

Colin Murphy ● 7179d17 Comments ● 7179d

Recommendation.........

For those fed- up with the never ending round of "reality T.V." and who are most definitely not politically correct can I sing the praises of "Boston Legal" on Living T.V. Thursdays at 10.00.p.m. It is hilarious and quite thought provoking as well. I qoute from the Radio Times preview of next week's episode "Yet more hilarious scenes, mild transvestism and potential incest from the show that makes almost everything on television look drab and uninspired". Already on series 3 - it is a gem with genius casting, give it a whirl.

Vanessa Smith ● 7179d0 Comments ● 7179d

Borders of Isleworth

Has anyone got a copy of a Map of Isleworth showing the Boundaries or Borders and the area or streets in that Boundaries section that comes under Isleworth they can email me with Please?Thanks

Simon Anderson ● 7180d7 Comments ● 7180d

Kew bridge development

Walked over Kew Bridge on Sunday and looked down on exposed foundations on the building site. These are obviously not the foundations of the office block so what was there before?Apologies if this has been mentioned before I have had a look at the archive and the threads about this site are very long!

Linda F Wright ● 7193d8 Comments ● 7180d

FREE HEALING IN CHISWICK

The monthly healing centre at the London Buddhist Vihara, The Avenue, Chiswick, will be open tomorrow, Monday, 12th March between 11am and 1pm.  Second Monday of the month.Healing helps any condition, from stress right through to physical illness.  No charge is made for the healing (all the healers are working on a voluntary basis), although a donation would be welcome.There is no need to make an appointment or book.  If you want any further information before coming please give me a ring on 0788 189 6449.

Pat Smith ● 7181d0 Comments ● 7181d

Graffiti to be blitzed in Isleworth and Syon 10th March 2007

Residents are being asked to join police and council staff at a blitz on graffiti and litter.An ambitious plan of action has been put together to combat graffiti focussing on affected walls, community buildings, parks, park buildings, benches and telephone boxes.Residents are asked to pull on some old clothes and join in. Clean-ups start from Isleworth railway station at 10.30am, and Isleworth public hall at 11am. All equipment will be provided. Cllr Phil Andrews, Hounslow Council’s lead member for housing and community safety, said: “These weekend clean-ups are a great opportunity for people to make a real, visible difference to their local area and have some fun too. If you can spare some time, please get involved.”The cleaning blitz has been organised by the Isleworth Society, St John’s Residents Association and Hounslow’s Community Safety Partnership, a collaboration of agencies including Hounslow Council and Hounslow Police. A recent, similar event proved successful when two neglected areas of Brentford were spruced up. People who live on the Syon Estate joined in the second of two clean-up days on February 18, which focused on the community centre at Hawthorn Hatch.More than 150 bags of litter and flytipped rubbish were taken away during the blitz on February 18, attended by about 20 residents, and staff from Hounslow Council and Hounslow Police.The first clean-up day on February 17 centred on a piece of wasteland located between Brentford High Street and Brent Way. The land had become overrun with flytipped rubbish and overgrown vegetation, which was cut back.Three skips of rubbish were removed.Local councillors, including Cllr Jon Hardy (Community Group,Syon), Cllr Paul Fisher (Community Group, Isleworth) and Cllr Shirley Fisher (Community Group, Syon) joined in.

Paul Fisher ● 7187d3 Comments ● 7182d

Jim Lawes

Where are you Jim missing your photos but Sarah is doing some great ones, Sarah hope you get somewhere with the evidence you have.

Helen Fogarth ● 7186d2 Comments ● 7182d

The time is now to turn Brentford around

While reading the Brentford newsletter today, I saw that home prices in Brentford have not risen for the past three years. Meanwhile, housing prices around other parts of Greater London are rising by an average of 10%. This means that everyone who lives in Brentford is losing money - in some cases hundreds of thousands of pounds.To stop the bleeding, it is imperative to revitalize Brentford...NOW. From what I understand, the council and the organizers have been asking Brentford citizens for their rejuventation ideas for at least 3 years, if not more. It's time to stop asking and start doing.Let's mobilize the citizens of Brentford to clean up the rubbish, to upgrade the signage on the High Street, to paint over the grafitti, to put in brighter street lights, to "power wash" the dirty buildings. If some of these upgrades are out of our sphere of influence, we must hound the powers-that-be.We must stop losing the money that a run-down area causes!Brian

Brian Bishop ● 7204d33 Comments ● 7182d

1-7 London Road - more flats

Jim Lawes mentioned the demolition of some houses next to Brentford Bridge, well I had a look in the planning applications on the Hounslow Council website and it seems we will have 15 more flats and 2 restaurants.Planning Reference: 00707/1-7/P1(16)Luigi Roselli Somorjay & Talliss Architects, 336 Old York Road London SW18 1SSfor demolition of existing buildings and erection of a part five storey/part six storey building comprising 2 restaurant units at ground floor level with 15 flats over incorporating parking and landscaping details1-7 London Road Isleworth London TW8 8JB Click here for a location map

Duncan Walker ● 7200d2 Comments ● 7183d

Monday: Brentford & Chiswick history society meeting

""The Changing face of Brentford.Brentford and Chiswick Local History SocietyAn illustrated talk by Peter and Carolyn Hammond to mark the publication of their new book of photographs, which will be on sale at our bookstall.All the Society's talks take place on the third Monday of the month at the Chiswick Memorial Club, Afton House, Bourne Place, Chiswick W4, starting at 7.30pm. Remember that Afton House does not open until 7pm; please do not expect to be let in before that time.If you wish to become a member, come along to one of the meetings or send a cheque for £9.00 made payable to Brentford & Chiswick Local History Society to Membership Secretary, 12 Brook Road South, Brentford TW8 0NN. Also enclose your name, address and phone number.ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooFrom The ChiswickW4.com newsletteroooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Jim Lawes ● 7202d3 Comments ● 7183d

Alright for some

The headline figure is "zero increase in council tax". So far so good. However, the costs in terms of service cuts include: 50% increase in day care charges to the elderlyA new £2 daily charge to disabled people attending day centresIncreases in school meals and meals on wheels chargesA 33% increase in parking permit charges in Isleworth and HounslowScrapping of the Community Teachers who provide support to families at Ivybridge, Green Dragon and elsewhereScrapping of support services to private tenantsAnd much more!This is not so good, and follows the many years of cuts to frontline services caused by both Conservative and Labour governments reducing funding to local councils.So, will everyone share the pain? Not quite! Hidden away in the budget is £400,000 set aside to fund pay increases to Chief Officers (some already on £100,000+ per annum) and to enable the Leader and other leading members to give themselves a massive increase in allowances. So, residents will be receiving fewer, more expensive services than last year. In return the Fat Cats will be paid more for delivering less. Hurray for the gravy train!

John Connelly ● 7187d18 Comments ● 7183d

Todays Chronicle

Great article on Pg20 today I don't know who the Old Man in the Photo is Though..lolI see hounslow Homes state the boards are there for Resident Info but they refuse to allow Cllr Andrews to put up a leaflet informing Residents about his surgeries which he does for the Residents.Also they refuse another Resident Group from advertising in them!!

Simon Anderson ● 7184d7 Comments ● 7183d

red nose day illegal

be careful out there.http://www.bloggerheads.com/red_nose_day/

Jamie Halliday ● 7183d0 Comments ● 7183d

Royal Mail - New FREE online redelivery service

The Royal Mail new online redelivery service is now up and running...I've tried it...it works...& it's FREE!!!The Royal Mail blurb is "Next time you want an item of mail to be redelivered, just book online and we will deliver it on the day you choose. We can deliver either to your own address, or to a different address in the same postcode area, free of charge. Alternatively, for 50p, you can collect your item from a Post Office® of your choice."For more information, or to book a redelivery, go to http://www.royalmail.com/redeliveryHope you find this info. useful.

Lynn Clark ● 7185d0 Comments ● 7185d