Sue

You can sometimes park near the Mind shop, in the little road running up the side of it. If not, could you take someone with you who could hop out with the bags while you drive round the block?

But if this comes in, it will make a difference. It may make a small difference, but it will make a difference nevertheless. Yes of course there are things which will make a bigger difference, but that doesn't mean there can't be this too. As I said above, it will increase awareness, plus if large fines are brought in for company vehicles, then those companies will take whatever steps are necessary to avoid paying the fines - ie training their drivers to turn engines off when parked.

singalto Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I passed several cars today with their engines > idling. I cannot believe how many parents park > near their children?s school and leave their > engines running. Drives me mad. And me. And the school which used to be the old police station, at the bottom of Whateley Road, has (or had, not sure if it's still there) a large banner asking cars not to do this. I passed it once with a van sitting directly in front of the banner - with its engine running and, if memory serves, the driver on his mobile. I didn't do anything. Sometimes I go and ask them to turn the engine off, but too many times I have had the same sort of response as Seenbeen above, so now I only do it if I'm pretty sure I will be able to stay calm and polite. Which has not been possible on the occasions when they park outside my house and pump fumes into my living room, GRRRRRRR.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Will that also apply to the little spy camera cars > who are the main culprits > when it comes to leaving their engines running. The main culprits?? How many of them are there??

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I like coffee shops but having an idea - we could > put the flyers in the coffee shops. I like that idea, as I don't drink much coffee :))

Well, if companies get large fines, they may spend a bit more time and trouble telling their drivers not to leave their engines idling. Of course it can't be policed everywhere, much like using mobiles when driving, but at least if it gets publicity and there is more awareness, some people might think twice. Every little helps, and all that :)

About bloody time too. Patience exhausted: UK drivers who sit with engines idling could face instant fines https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/14/patience-exhausted-drivers-who-sit-with-engines-idling-could-face-instant-fines?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard

Dbboy, it's very easy to change GP practices.

:))

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > JohnL Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Poll shows (as well as some Brexit party gains) > large Liberal Democrat and Green gains in > London. > > > > I still suspect there's a lot of "Don't Knows" > in > > the raw data. > > The Lib Dems and Greens do not have many Policies > of their own. > They are both just against most of the Polices of > other parties. Eh?

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I got something through the door last week about > the European Parliament. > > Went straight in the Blue bin (Via the Shredder) My election communication from the fragrant Nigel Farage is being put in a large envelope to be returned to him. Obviously bearing a stamp of the correct postage. And obviously said communication will not be defaced in any way. Oh no.

I got mine last week too. But you don't need the card to vote.

:)

Very out of date now, with all the changes!

PeckhamRose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > On my phone recently I have been seeing ads for a > plant identification app called PLANT SNAP. It's > free. > You photograph the plant and the app is supposed > to be able to ID it. It tells you how to proceed. Some of the reviews for that app are pretty critical of it, unfortunately ....

TE44 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Check toadflax. I saw some named sure it was the > one you have. It isn't toadflax.

Billy Bragg has a good take on it, I think: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155925413477471&id=44905697470

Looks like a lily to me too :)

kford Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Londis was much more useful. Now there's just > closed shutters on that corner in the evening. There are plenty of other shops selling what Londis used to sell. And several shops open 24 hours, including Organic Village.

yeknomyeknom Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I hope the council has planned an environmentally > friendly way to reuse the brown bins of the > properties that no longer want them. > > If you are not keeping your bin, or even if you > are, Southwark have subsidised composters via this > site so you ca own one for only ?10. A great way > to get rid of food waste and lots of type of plant > waste and grass cuttings etc. See here: > > https://getcomposting.com/profile/login You can't compost all food waste unless you have an (expensive) compost bin which can reach very high temperatures. Plus putting meat waste into compost bins encourages rats and other vermin. The dalek type of bins sold by Southwark are only suitable for fruit and veg and other plant based waste (plus paper and cardboard).

Blimey! What happened in the end?

holloway Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Danny baker is a big football fan and would be > acutely aware of the recent monkey chant abuse > received by black football players. He must surely > have known what the response to his tweet would > have been. I find it genuinely shocking I find it shocking too. He absolutely deserved to be sacked.

Hooray!

Hope they haven't been struck down by the hailstones :( ETA: As this has gone onto a new page, I had better make it clear that I am referring to the swifts in brandnewguy's previous post :))

TheArtfulDogger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Still not getting the point of your posts Davis , > can you explain them in one or two very concise > sentences or is that a challenge ? Nor am I, and yes, rather less wordy posts might be helpful in attempting to get the point :)