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"The Orange has been peeled"

Sadly I can't claim credit for this. It was a comment in my Facebook feed, but after not much sleep I just found it amusing :-)

Michael Ixer ● 1d28 Comments ● 30m

Random pic 5 November 2026

Needed after finally making it to Brussels in spite of Deutsche Bahn running late from Berlin to Köln and missing the planned connection to Belgium ... http://flic.kr/p/2sGCo7H

Michael Ixer ● 13h0 Comments ● 13h

Random pic 2 November 2026

Young Dancer, Enzo Plazzotta; opposite the Royal Opera House http://flic.kr/p/2kr9uRPErected by Westminster City Council in association with the Plazzotta Estate, 1988

Michael Ixer ● 3d3 Comments ● 19h

Rvd. Sharon Hunt

How profoundly shocking to read (in today's Putney News: https://putney.news/2026/10/28/st-marys-first-black-priest-resigns-over-racist-abuse) that St Mary's priest, the Revd. Sharon Hunt, felt obliged to resign her position because of racial abuse she received at a parish supper - and also because others who were there “witnessed what was taking place” and “sat in silence”. She said that silence was “equally as harmful as the racial words that are spoken”.Racial abuse is unacceptable anywhere, but lt seems even worse that it occurred ib a Christian setting.

Richard Carter ● 8d164 Comments ● 21h

Random pic 1 November 2026

Bowls on Ashford's Green http://flic.kr/p/2rpawgR

Michael Ixer ● 4d1 Comments ● 1d

Random pic 4 November 2026

Solidarity Monument, Gdansk http://flic.kr/p/2sEtwGR

Michael Ixer ● 1d0 Comments ● 1d

Random pic 3 November 2026

Human Sundial, Leicester Industrial Museum http://flic.kr/p/2si1aP9... it's better if someone stands at the base of the long stone to be the gnomon ... and that person doesn't mind their picture being distributed over the Internet ...

Michael Ixer ● 2d0 Comments ● 2d

The Budget

Totally underwhelmed at chez Hammond.   What about you?

Sue Hammond ● 7d16 Comments ● 2d

Virgin Media and O2 in debt!!!

For anyone in Putney who has virgin Media.....Thousands of Virgin Media O2 staff face redundancy risk as the telecoms firm looks to save money in the face of billions of pounds of debt and tougher competition.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6rry8x9d9qko

Ivonne Holliday ● 3d4 Comments ● 2d

The FBI is looking for help!

If you're trading in crypto currencies you might see information that would be useful for the FBI tracking the funds stolen from Binance by the North Korean hacking group ...https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber/alerts/2026/north-korea-responsible-for-6-billion-binance-attack

Michael Ixer ● 3d0 Comments ● 3d

Random pic 30 October 2026

Patrolling Krakow Castle http://flic.kr/p/2sFtq5Q

Michael Ixer ● 6d2 Comments ● 4d

Recommendation for a PLUMBER

Hello everyoneI would be very grateful if anyone of you can recommend a reliable & honest plumber.We need to house washing machine in area that needs an inlet & outlet pipe.  Also require an electric socket for the machine.It seems to be extremely hard to find a good plumber.Many thanks for all the replies in advance

Ayla Currell ● 5d1 Comments ● 4d

Leaking roof

Does anyone have a recommendation for someone who can come look at a leaky roof without quoting for a new one?  It almost certainly needs a few tiles replaced or moved back into position from being moved by the storm. Thank you.

Ioana Platts-Mills ● 9d1 Comments ● 5d

Random pic 31 October 2026

King's Cross http://flic.kr/p/2hWdzbS

Michael Ixer ● 5d0 Comments ● 5d

Banner in PHS Today - Putney Exchange.

From what I could make out stood in Montserrat Rd, PETA were trying to hang a banner from the roof above HM.  It was asking people not to buy wool as it is cruel to sheep. The banner wasn’t there when I came out of Sainsburys about 15 minutes later.

Martine Guy ● 6d10 Comments ● 5d

Another shop shut

Looks like a shop in the high street near Tesco has shut, I think sold nuts and seeds. Never went in there.

Barbara Stevens ● 14d7 Comments ● 6d

The artists who camped out on their roof to turn their street into a power station

by adding solar panels and made a film about it which has been doing the rounds of Britain and further afield now have a Crowdfunder with matchfunding to raise the money to add 50 more homes. They are now working to create a model which can be recreated even further around the country.They were featured in the Guardian and the Observer initially when they were camping out on their roof:https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/18/power-to-the-people-the-neighbours-turning-their-london-street-into-a-solar-power-stationThey started with the houses on their street in Walthamstow and are now raising money to add another 50 houses in Waltham Forest..You can see all the venues where their initial film has been shown around Great Britain and also where it is due to be shown:https://power.film/pages/screen-the-filmYou can set up and request a screening near you.  There is often one of the artists or someone else involved in the making of the film or in the projects available to visit and introduce the film and answer questions.Their Crowdfunder still had matchfunding available last time I looked.https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/power-50

Philippa Bond ● 8d2 Comments ● 6d

Despite Burnham’s Denial - Will He Call An Election In The New Year?

I think he will.   What do you think?

Sue Hammond ● 7d2 Comments ● 7d

Random pic 29 October 2026

Riot police, Brussels http://flic.kr/p/2sGQeyq

Michael Ixer ● 7d0 Comments ● 7d

Mortlake

Anybody on here who knows Mortlake, looks like another Pub has shut down  all windows and doors are covered in metal, Jolly Gardeners, by the old Brewery.

Barbara Stevens ● 12d2 Comments ● 7d