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Copy and paste developer

Sad to hear of the death of the inventor of Copy and Paste, Larry Tesler. Think of the weeks of work that he must have saved us, well, me anyway.

David Ainsworth ● 2456d14 Comments ● 2455d

5G networks

Reading the news, it appears that the UK will give Huawei a limited role on 5G networks in the UK.  Leaving technical aspects, practicalities and logistics as well as security issues aside, I seem to remember that last year concerns were expressed on the effects on health that 5G is (was?) supposed to have.Were these concerns every proved unfounded?Thank you

Ivonne Holliday ● 2479d11 Comments ● 2455d

Theft of catalytic converters from vehicles in Putney

Had the catalytic converter from my Honda Jazz stolen last week.  Parked in Ruvingne Gardens and stolen this week.  Watch out if you are the owners of a Japanese vehicle. This is happening on a massive scale in London apparently and takes minutes. Big article on this in the Evening Standard on Tuesday 11th Feb.

Hilary Fenwick ● 2461d10 Comments ● 2455d

Matt nails it again ...

Michael Ixer ● 2456d11 Comments ● 2455d

A new online/telephone scam

Yesterday I had a text from my bank saying that three transactions needed to be checked; two were fine and had been authorised but the other one, for an organisation I'd never heard of, had been declined. I rang the bank straight away and they cancelled the card, so no harm was done. But then this morning I received a phone call from a man saying he was from the Metropolitan Police City of London, he said that my card had been cloned and I should check my other cards; he wanted me to do it whilst he waited (he said the call was being recorded). I said I wasn't entirely happy (meaning I would never do it) with giving details over the phone to someone who had phoned me, but he assured me that he was DC Albert Morgan, Metropolitan Police City of London badge number RS250 and the crime reference was YG6967056871. I said I still wasn't happy giving details over the phone, whereupon he simply hung up. So it was an obvious scam that simply reinforces the message that you should never give security details over the phone to someone who has contacted you: I'm glad I was sufficiently alert not to give any compromising details. So be warned!

Richard Carter ● 2457d20 Comments ● 2455d

Train delays tonight

Anyone know what the incident at putney that's delaying everything at Waterloo is??

Hugh Walton ● 2455d0 Comments ● 2455d

Lidl putney

Hi  Are Lidl still opening a store ,at the old Halfords store,doesn't seem any work being done, although they applied for liquor license last summer

Kevin foley ● 2469d2 Comments ● 2455d

Careful ...

... what you search for otherwise the CIA/MI5 will be knocking on the dfoor 🙂 Will they need to exclude all EU citizens still in the UK?https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/feb/20/uk-google-users-to-lose-eu-gdpr-data-protections-brexit

Michael Ixer ● 2456d6 Comments ● 2456d

Joiner recommendation

Could anyone please recommend a good local joiner?

Gwenneth Lunn ● 2456d2 Comments ● 2456d

"Putney:At the Heart of London Rowing" Mon Feb 24th

A Putney Society talk on the history and development of the Putney riverside at 7.30 in the Community Church Werter Road.

Caroline Whitehead ● 2456d1 Comments ● 2456d

Problems with the PutneySW15 site...

Trying to log on to the 'old' site (www.http://www.putneysw15.com/) produces an error message:  HTTP Error 404. The requested resource is not found.
OTOH, this new version works normally — which is not much help to those who are still trying the old one. Perhaps the owners know something?

Richard Carter ● 2457d7 Comments ● 2456d

Bistro Vadouvan closes

While visiting Carluccio's this Sunday morning I noticed that  Bistro Vadouvan had a sign saying it was  closed at present. However, their website  now states is has closed for good. Thank God Carluccio's seems to be holding up - it is  a great asset to Putney.On that matter I had heard last year that the residents living above Carluccio's and The Rocket were objecting to evening outdoor seating after 9pm on both sites. My understanding is that when this development was going through the planning process emphasis had been placed on the fact that the development would provide a communal open space for residents of Putney - one of the few along the river. I do not see why Putney residents should be prevented from having a drink outside by the river until say 11pm. The residents of both tower blocks should be told that they have no right to dictate to us and the public space does not belong to them. This is just as important  a point of principle as the matter of the select few by Wandsworth Park wanting to take over the riverside frontage of their properties at the expense of the community last year. I hope the Putney Society is keeping a watching brief on this too. What I find particularly attractive about the site is the the planners did not build a wall along the river but an attractive fence so that one can watch the boats plying on the river while seated.

Timothy Horgan ● 2474d37 Comments ● 2458d

Vacuum repair

Does anyone know of somewhere local to Putney that does electrical repair of things like vacuum cleaners?  Appreciate that it's mostly cheaper to just buy new these days but would like to try to see whether there is an easy fix for this before binning it as it cost a fortune just a few years go.  Any steers will be very gratefully received.

John Geoffries ● 2459d9 Comments ● 2458d

abuse/insult

Perhaps various people, of which there are many, including Nicola Sturgeon, should understand the difference between abuse and insult

Barbara Shillabeer ● 2459d5 Comments ● 2459d

Come in number 73. Your time is up.

When a chain shop's display poster of types of underwear says that your preferred style (*) is available online and from selected stores only.Only.* For some values of the term "style".

David Ainsworth ● 2459d0 Comments ● 2459d

Floating car in the Thames...

Just been sent this, mildly amusing. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7996987/Silver-soft-Audi-TT-victim-severe-flooding-River-Thames-bursts-banks.html

Ben Rainbow ● 2463d13 Comments ● 2460d

So called Smart motorways

I had the misfortune to drive along the M4 out of London yesterday and work is in progress (if you can ever call these smart motorways progress) leading up to Heathrow and the M25. Being a major commuter route this section of the motorway must be one of the busiest and most used, besides its proximity to the airport and the Orbital turnoff.I have to say I find the concept absolutely terrifying that I could break down and be stuck in a lane with traffic all around and nowhere to pull in to for safety.Whoever instigated them is a lunatic. How do we stop and change them back to hard shoulders now? Any suggestions please.

Lucille Grant ● 2469d47 Comments ● 2460d

Fake news published on PutneySW15

I logged on to this website today to see this headline - 'Met Commissioner Promises 33,000 Extra Police'.Funny I thought as I watched on TV yesterday, as might have occurred in North Korea, the Cabinet performing 'call and response' to Johnson's claim, "20,000 more police".The Met alone was going to exceed this number by 13,000 !But no: the article actually states that the Met is aiming to restore the number of its officers, reduced by Conservative austerity, measures BACK to 30,000.'There will be 33,000 police officers in London by April next year, the head of the Met has said'.So here we see how propaganda works and political myths created.

John Hawkes ● 2461d3 Comments ● 2460d

MMR vaccine

Once again it is being reported on the news about people contracting mumps and measles.I had mumps AND measles as a child and teenager and they were pretty awful at the time.  My poor old Pa got the mumps at the same time, and he was in a really bad state. We didn't have MMR in those days and I would encourage all parents of small kids to have this done, it's so quick and painless and can save so much sickness and sometimes very bad side effects.  When I had measles I had to stay in a dark bedroom, as it can cause blindness.... the man who talked about Autism being caused by the MMR has long been discredited... sad to see there are still so many cases.

Bunny Payne ● 2461d7 Comments ● 2460d

Mudlarkers - Putney Library 27 February 6.30 to 7.30pm

I hope you won’t mind if I plug a talk by my daughter Florence Evans which she is giving with her friend Monika Buttling-Smith at Putney Library shortly. Florrie began her mudlarking along the Putney foreshore when she was only about ten years old, and has become quite an expert. Some of her historical finds are really extraordinary. Her mudlarking activities can be seen by looking for flo_finds on Instagram where she is followed by over 20,000 people. Photographs and potted histories are given of the treasures she picks up almost every day. She was recently featured in an Observer Magazine profile. (at which point proud Dad signs off).Thursday 27 February 6.30-7.30pm Modern Mudlarkers: Foragers of the ForeshoreAn illustrated talk by Florence Evans and Monika Buttling-SmithAt low tide, Thames mudlarks hunt through the trash and treasure that the tide has revealed. Come along to discover what their finds tell us.Refreshments from 6pm.Free event: Donations to FoPL welcome. Reservations appreciated - Call 020 8780 3085 or email: Charlene.coleman@gll.org Nick

Nicholas Evans ● 2460d1 Comments ● 2460d