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I have a composter in my front garden that is always hungry! I live at the top end of Barry Road.

Sorry, my bad!

I have always cycled as my main form of transport, even used to cycle to Greys Inn Road from Elephant up until I was 7 months pregnant with my 3rd kid! I cycled to Uni in Oxford Circus area for 3 years which took 20 mins from Elephant and 40 from ED. Now I work in Walworth Road, so my commute is short, but I have Green Party and other meetings in Holborn, Bermondsey and other places and always bike it. I have an old Kona which I bought new about 12 years ago. It's been hammered and has needed bits replacing recently, but is a strong and reliable bike. I look like a tw@t nowadays, cycling in my suit and hi viz cycle jacket if I'm off to work or a meeting, the rest of the time it's tracksuits or combats etc. I've even got bright orange waterproof trousers to put over my suity stuff if it's raining but I don't bother with them if I'm not working. Can't get used to cycle helmets, I find them too restrictive so don't wear mine. I do wear a face mask if I'm going into town tho. My baby trailer is great for carrying shopping back from Lidl, but I really packed it up the other day with a packed Panier too and nearly died getting up Crystal Palace Road!! Agree with the frustration sitting on slow buses, and the boost cycling gives you in the morning.

That's not even funny, just offensive.

Dom - "Why should anyone have to order a turkey from William Rose when there are perfectly good swans wandering around in the public parks of London?" You chase it and I'll bag it - we can go halves!

BarryM - The Green Party wants to change the system, but whether it will manage to keep true to it's principles as it gets closer to power, is another issue. All revolutionary movements that get close to power have been infiltrated and redirected throughout history. But I remain hopeful! If They do sell out and thus fail to save the world from impending environmental and social disaster, my plan B is... head for them thar hills!!

you would have to get someone involved in the TRA's (or other community group) in that area to make an application, I think. I don't think the Cleaner Greener Safer money can be applied for by an individual, but I might be wrong.

In my kids formative years!! My grandad was part of the Labour Parties formative years tho.

I think you may have a case against them under the nuisance laws, as you are entitled to quiet enjoyment of your property, and if the neon and halogen lights are disturbing your quiet enjoyment (whether you are a tenant or owner-occupier) you can take legal action.

Try cycling in the parks for a bit at first. If you have a dog maybe you can take him to the park on your bike and teach your dog to trot beside you on the lead. It's an excuse to get out on your bike. Even without a dog, a half hour spin round the park is still a nice way to wake up. I do it every morning with my dogs and despite wanting to roll back over to sleep when the alarm goes off, I drag myself out of bed and am glad for it because it always invigorates me and keeps me feeling more lively all day. I've come off my bike loads of times, never broken anything thankfully, but had a few major injuries. It knocks your confidence a bit but you just need to start back slowly. I'd also recommend a bit of weight training to build up strength, as that helps when you need to manoeuvre and control your bike or push for that little bit of speed when you need to get out of someone's way.

Congratulations! How many have you got altogether? She's a bit strong, popped it out in half an hour! Well done.

I was a labour supporter/member in their formative years as it goes.

Thank you admin. I couldn't be arsed arguing with all the cycle-haters cos they seem so irrationally hysterical when you compare the cyclists they seem to want to string up to the nutters who drive cars and vans in London!

Sorry if this is a bit of a lecture, but just wanted to share my experience: I have never heard anyone say front bottom. I think I'd pass put laughing if I did. My kids got willy and minnie, cos I just couldn't handle labelling a little girls bits as a fanny. Thats what they grow in to! I did explain everything they ever asked in as honest a way as I could, and have sat my son-in-law and daughter down to talk about sex and make sure she's having orgasms. My son was told, among other things, to make sure a woman wants it more than he does before he gets his, and they all grew up with a lot of age appropriate instructional books. I have also always told them that sex is best with someone who you love and respect, who is mad about you too Obviously you need to help them learn to communicate effectively verbally, as well as physically if they want successful relationships. My son is 21 and been with his girlfriend since the age of 15 and my 20 yr old has been with her husband for 5 years so they seem to be doing ok on it!

Did you find it's owner?

Taxi-drivers are definitely top of my list. Not mini-cab drivers, they are mad, but not aggressive and rude to cyclists like taxi-drivers are.

Well done! Interesting sub-ject.

I thought this was a bit of a joke thread. Ibo, Cmon lets just admit that the demographics have changed due to house prices, and ethnic cleansing and genocide are actually very serious crimes against humanity, and have not happened in this country for a few hundred years at least if ever. (mockney is the history buff so can fill in any blanks I've left!)

For once Maurice has said something sensible.

I got mine a second hand bike each. I'm gona get them some books and maybe some art stuff. I am not into the consumer thing anyway. I leave that to their dad, he sends them home with bags and bags of crap that is usually all broken by New Year. I hate it.

Try Peckham Academy. My nephew and my son's girlfriend's little brother go there. It's not an easy place to get an education. They are pretty good at fighting, and both have big families, so don't get bullied, but there are a lot of other kids who get bullied on a daily basis.

This is the only joke I ever remember, but be warned its pretty grim. One day a guy asked his friend if he knew where he could get some sex, so his friend told him about a cheap whorehouse he knew. "They will ask you if you want the ?20 f*ck or the ?50 one, but make sure you take ?50, cos the ?20 one is rubbish" So the man went to the address his mate gave him, and knocked on the door. The woman who opened the door asked him whether he wanted the ?20 f*ck or the ?50 one and being a bit of a tightwad he decided to try the ?20 one. He paid his money and the woman directed him to the green door at the end of the hallway. There was a fairly attractive woman on the bed so he got down to business. She was dry as sandpaper, which put him off a bit, but he managed to bust a nut eventually. A week later he decided to try again. This time he wanted to see if the ?50 sh@g was any better so when he paid his money and was shown to the same green door, with the same woman in the same room, he was puzzled. As he'd already paid, he decided to get on with it anyway. This time she was velvety smooth and wet and he had great time. After busting a bigun he lay back smiling and asked the girl, how she managed to make it so much better this time. "well darling for ?50 I'll pull the scabs off and let the blood flow".

I'm not a hippy, I fight back.

Our backs are against the wall if we look at diminishing resources, climate change and melting icecaps but it benfits the elite if we are kept too busy working to consume to be able to get together in a spirit of community like during the blitz. Even then, it wasn't any top down policy that brought about the sense of community, it was direct action by people taking over the underground to use them as bomb shelters, against the wishes of the politicians that brought it about. The politicians had banned the public from using them. We need to stop. We need to take time to look at what is happening. We need to stop consuming and fuelling the dragon that is destroying our planet. Then we need to take stock. See what is left, and how we can live in a more sustainable and equitable way, where there won't be a hierarchy of haves and have nots. We need to give a shit. About the planet and our global neighbours. So why don't you all start to live the change you want to see, instead of waiting for someone else to do it for you?

I agree