Our daughter is looking for a 2nd hand car, in good condition, big enough for 2 dogs as well. Prepared to pay around £4000. Is anyone looking to sell?

Celebrating anniversary soon and wondered opinions on these two or any other nearby restaurants?

Looking For Some Home Help - to make meals, Clean etc for a couple of weeks. My wife is Due to have a baby (29th Aug) and has said she'd like some home help for the 1st couple of weeks after the baby is born.

thanks

Looking for a Reliable Cleaner in Southfields. To Start in September. My Current cleaner of 5 years has moved back to Poland.

Thanks

Technically, it's actually available for 6 nights from lunchtime 12th August til the afternoon/evening of the 18th. Our flat has quite a few quirks, as to how everything works, so we'd much prefer to rent it to someone who can come round and see it advance of their stay, so thought we'd see if anyone has family coming to stay in that period for whom it might be convenient. It's on at £120/night on Airbnb but happy to reduce considerably for a local, particularly if staying all 6 nights It will actually sleep two adult couples (one on sofa-bed in sitting room) and two young children in bunks (perhaps up to age 10/11). If anyone has any questions or would like to have a look, please give me a call. It's a nice flat with high ceilings and a real sun trap of a garden (with paddling pool and trampoline)

https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/945484

You'll find my number at the bottom of the home page for Faircatch www.faircatch.co.uk

Happy Fish Friday everyone! What a beautiful day. Just to let you know that London Fine Fish now operates Wednesday to Friday and you can have the finest seafood delivered to your door if you order by 9pm the night before. We do amazing LIVE lobster, frozen lobster tails, scallops, sashimi-grade salmon and tuna, caviar, hamachi, black cod, langoustines, crab. Get an order in for next week at https://londonfinefish.net/shop/ and treat yourself! Free delivery in certain SW London postcodes for orders over £100

A friend sent this to me so I thought I'd share here. I had no idea service dogs were trained to do this but I feel it's quite important knowledge!

We have up to 4 deskspaces available in our bright, shared office at the Earlsfield Business Centre. Single or multiple deskspace available to rent. 24 hour access, kitchen and fast internet access all included. Only £250 per month (plus VAT). For more information and to view the office, please contact luke@eatwandsworth.com

Hi there,

I’m Andrea (33) Hungarian woman with more than 6 years nanny/cleaner experience in the UK.
I’m looking for a new nanny role from September 2018
Earlsfield, Southfields, Wandsworth area.
Good references available.
Please get in touch if you are interested.

Thank you.
Andrea

Hi all . I need a handyman with carpentry skills to help with a project. I used Dmitry before but I have lost his contacts would be happy to use him again if I can contact him. Otherwise does anyone else know of someone close to Southfields area.
Thanks

I need some packing boxes and bubble wrap to decant the contents of my kitchen into prior to building works. If anyone has any going I would be grateful - Southfields area and I can collect.
Many thanks

I'm putting together a hamper for a family member, and I'd like to include lots of local produce. Anything from London is fine but SW would be lovely and personal as they spent most of their whole life here. Any suggestions of products I can include? I'm looking for food/drink mostly, but any other little 'gifty' bits would be fine too.

The heat is ON! Higher temperatures affect living things and electronics alike. You may find that your computers are making more noise as they try to cool themselves and/or seem particularly slow when rooms they are in get hot. The main culprit is dust and it affects both PCs and Apple Macs. Small fans with small cooler grills get clogged up even in generally clean environments and much more so in dusty and places where people smoke (tar is sticky). Hottest components like processors don't die in a puff of smoke these days thanks to sophisticated techniques that make them run slower and a little cooler. However running slow is what we don't want to see in computers.
Long story short. If you are confident with steady hands then get inside and clean that dust. Vacuum cleaners are less effective and harder to handle. Compressed air works best but don't allow fans to pickup high speeds by gently holding them back, as fast spins can generate electricity inside them and burn out fan controls.
If you are not so confident then get in touch with your favourite IT person contact and ask them to help.
Those who don't have one are welcome to get in touch with me.
Some pics to show what I'm talking about:

We need some grouting done around a shower. Can anyone recommend a handy person who does general DIY, home jobs … bit of this and a bit of that? Someone who is good, reliable and not too expensive and who we can call on again … and again?

Has anyone ever successfully donated or set up a direct debit to a charity via a worker who knocks on your door? One came around last night, I politely said "no thanks". I couldn't help thinking that he could be anyone with a charity T-Shirt on, asking for my bank details. How can you tell the difference between the genuine and the scammers?

Hi there,

I’m Andrea (33) Hungarian woman with 6 years nanny/cleaner experience in the UK.
Also available for babysitting (weekdays and weekends)
Earlsfield, Southfields, Wandsworth area.
Good references available.
Please get in touch if you are interested.

Thank you.
Andrea

Does anyone know a place to buy this year's unpasteurised honey?

Found a few in the bathroom and not sure if this is just an "accidental party" or a kind of home pest.

All the usual suspects that sent me crap for years and then requested my permission to carry on, and did not get it are still sending me tons of junk!
I see no way to report them as there is nobody interested!!!
What a load of hot air about tough measures...

190cm length
95cm width
75cm height

£110

Collection only
Earlsfield

Does anyone know anything about growing lemon trees in a pot? My kids bought me one for Xmas. I've potted it on in a bigger pot using our home made compost and I've put it outside now in the sunshine. But the lemons that are growing are 'black' not green. When I've googled it comes up with fungus. The leaves look okay. Before I go to the garden centre, I thought I'd try here in case anyone can give any info.

On Thursday evening at the Wandsworth Common Women’s Institute monthly meeting 7-9 pm there will be a talk on ‘Dabs and DNA in crime detection’ by a former Met Police scene of crime officer. Learn about the reality behind those CSI series. Visitors welcome to try a WI meeting £5 each. Wine and nibbles available.. at the Vestry Hall, 10a Wiseton Road, off Bellevue Rd, SW17.

Up to 50 hot air balloons will be sailing across the skies of central London on the morning of 10th June - weather dependent. They will be launching closer to central this year in Battersea Park, and flying past Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge and The Tower of London. Worth getting up early for! :)

Having a small extension built and need recommendations for a good honest local builder who does work with a high quality finish on time and in budget.
Thanks for any suggestions.

Dear neighbours,
Is it truly just getting VERY quite on ScoopLoop with hardly any new conversations or is something not working (admins, plz)?

This morning I've seen a headline on BBC about Tesco scrapping BB dates on some of their produce. The rationale behind it is of course to cut food waste on something that is perfectly edible long after that date. I don't shop at Tesco but is a frequent visitor to Lidl and have observed some of the side effects of this BB date removal. Firstly, prices have not dropped on produce that is now without a best before date, however too often once the produce is taken home and opened up multiple items are found to be already rotting. Taking it back to the shop is a chore and if I don't plan a trip soon the produce would properly decompose in 2-3 days.
Packaging has remained plastic with plentiful prints to obscure inspection of produce.
It now seems to me that a brilliant idea (as it seemed) is now a formula to bump up retailer profits.
Maybe shops need to keep BBDs but once those passed loosen up the produce to allow hand selection?
Has anyone else encountered issue or has other suggestions?

I'm looking for some camping equipment for the upcoming bank holiday. Has anyone been once or twice and looking to sell stuff on/hire it out/possibly let us borrow? I don't want to invest in brand new stuff as we'll likely never use it again. Failing that, any recommendations for where I can get a cheapish tent/chairs/other necessities for two?

Does anyone have an old i-link camcorder that is capable of playing back analogue HI8 tapes that I can borrow? I have just discovered that the camcorder that I bought for my old tapes does digital but not analogy HI8 tapes...

Thanks.

My daughter India is baby sitting regularly in the Earlsfield area and has great references. One of her ‘regular’ families has just got a new au pair so she’s not needed anymore so is looking for a couple of new families. She’s a very mature 15yr old who loves kids. She charges £7 an hour up to midnight and £9 after.
Do call me on 07984562150 for more details.

This General Data Protection Regulation rush of compliance has scary side-effects... I'm getting contacted for consent by organisations I have never dealt with and had no clue that they have got my name and contact details. Looks like flood waters are dislodging a lot of rats!!!

Due to imminent building works starting I am about to lose my lovely garden. I want to save some of the plants in plant pots and need more. Does anyone have any large -ish minimum about 15 cm diameter that I can use to transfer plants. Plastic would be best as they are lighter than the ceramic ones. I can collect but would prefer nearish Southfields. Any offers would be gratefully received.
Thanks Sue

If you find that your laptop (PC or Mac) or an all-in-one desktop run slower in this warm weather then you may find that it is not because it is suddenly "running out of steam" but is actually very much "steamed up"! Overheating computers try to cool by revving up cooler fans but if airways are dirty and blocked that will not help and the next step would be to slow down the processor to prevent thermal damage. The result is a slow PC/laptop/macbook/iMac...
The problem is exacerbated by latest computers getting all glue up and stopping average users from cleaning them. Two iMacs felt distinctly hot when touched at the back and when opened up didn't look particularity dirty. However the cooler fins (invisible behind the fan cover) have been heavily soiled and a compressed air blast produced a cloud of filth spewing in all directions! When everything was reassembled the processing speed returned and the computer back felt cool even after another hour of use.
If you have a similar issue then get in touch with your favourite local IT tech and get it cleaned! It is not only software filth that slows down your IT, the old-favourite dirt is still at it too!

I've often been asked if I know a responsive and reasonably priced heating engineer or plumber. As it happens I do - his name is Roye Chapman, a Gas Safe registered heating engineer who can also turn his hand to general plumbing, but who knows all there is to know about boilers. We've known him about 7 years now, since he was recommended to us as the best independent heating engineer in this part of London. To begin with, we wanted a new water main brought in from the street. Then we needed a new boiler and some extra radiators for my loft extension. After that, some re-routing of kitchen pipework, and a new bathroom. The quality of his work, with copper pipes or plastic, is top notch. All very neat and tidy. You can reach him on 07836 280826‬. Keep his number handy. I've had excellent feedback from people I've given his details to, so don't be scared.

I've seen this clip from BBC and found it useful. All businesses are going to be affected by the upcoming new law on data privacy and this might be useful to know. GDPR papers are not an easy reading...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/43921814/gdpr-your-data-protection-questions-answered

Summer is coming and thinking of splashing out on a garden revamp. Any recommendations welcome.

Hello There,

Looking to form a local book club for anyone and everyone! Here is the facebook page for anyone that gives a hoot:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/198048000745256/

Hi Mums and Dads!

I am a local nanny available in the evenings and weekends for baby sitting! I am Ofsted registered and have over 6 years experience :) Available in Wandsworth and surrounding areas.

Please contact me for more information :)

Hello. I am coming up to retirement soon and looking for different things to allocate my free time to. Can anyone recommend things to do during the week and perhaps a few local charities I can volunteer for?

I need to replace the water heater unit in my shower and also a pump for the water system in my house. Can anyone recommend a good plumber for these jobs. Thanks

Hi All,

Thanks to some very kind local food and hospitality businesses, you can now collect our range of super seafood in your neighbourhood. It's only Thursdays 4-7pm currently, but we'll be expanding that soon, and if you're further afield, we offer local delivery by bike or London-wide courier delivery (Wed/Thurs). You need to order by 9pm the previous evening. Check us out at https://londonfinefish.net/shop/

We do live lobster, sashimi-grade tuna and salmon, scallops, caviar, clams, hamachi, crab, oysters, halibut, black cod and much more

Please call the number on the web site if you have any questions https://londonfinefish.net/delivery-collection/

Thanks, Guy :)

LONDON FINE FISH COLLECTION
Local London Collection Points:
Tierra Verde
Thursday: 4 – 7PM
Address: 48 Webb’s Road, London, SW11 6SF

Cleavers Butchers
Thursday: 4 – 7PM
Address: 537 Old York Road, London, SW18 1TG

The Cat’s Back
Thursday: 4 – 7PM
Address: 86-88 Point Pleasant, London SW18 1NN

The Duke’s Head
Thursday: 4 – 7PM
Address: 8 Lower Richmond Rd, London SW15 1JN

The Eclectic Collection
Thursday: 4 – 5PM
Address: 575 Garratt Ln, London SW18 4ST

The Althorp
Thursday: 4 – 7PM
Address: 20 Bellevue Rd, Wandsworth Common, London SW17 7EB

I have looked through my PMs and found several threads that I have gone dead because the other party did not reply but in fact looks that it was me not replying since I had no idea that they did. Having searched my emails I found other notices but not those for "dead" threads.

Hi, can anyone recommend a hairdresser that is good with toddlers? The salon I used to use has sadly closed down.

Does anyone know where we can buy goldfish for an outdoor pond that isn't too far away from South London?

Can anyone recommend a seamstress to take a few pairs of trousers in? Thanks :)

Michael Hindley, who was an MEP for Lancashire for 15 years, will be speaking on ‘Europe: facts and fiction’ at the Wandsworth Common Women’s Institute meeting on Thursdays 5th April, which starts 7pm. We meet at the Vestry Hall, 10a Wiseton Rd, SW17 7EE first Thursday of the month. Try a meeting for just £5. The WI - inspiring women!

We are looking for a local care home (sadly) for an elderly relative with mild dementia. Any recommendations would be gratefully received. Thank you

Despite the news and multiple instances of free upgrade termination, it is still free to get Windows 10 upgrade for Win7, 8 and 8.1 computers. Just go to Windows 10 upgrade page, download the upgrade tool and run it to upgrade the "current computer" if it is properly activated with a Win7, 8, or 8.1 key.
No, it doesn't have to be a computer that has "opted in" for an upgrade before...

Microsoft REALLY wants people to upgrade.