kford

No - it's a fagin-run scam

The David Mitchell VO makes it sound like a sketch from That Mitchell and Web Look. Except it wasn't funny. Or entertaining. Or good.

Richard Branson was once asked 'what's the secret of you success?' He replied 'I ask every person I meet to lend me ?5'.

The Co-op in LL had plenty of empty shelf space, especially the fresh produce. There was lots of bread though.

Lordship Lane at 0730:

Some channels going slightly blocky and pixellated can mean the dish has been knocked out of kilter by the wind or a bird, for example. This happened to me and I delicately realigned it by hitting it with a plank of wood. Failing that, reboot it. Failing that, get Sky to replace it, even if it's out of warranty. The Sale of Goods Act should cover you if it's less than five years' old.

Looking forward to riding the motorbike back home

This was in the main bit earlier. Apparently not as important as ED Christmas decorations or dog poo.

The non-emergency number is 101 http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/CrimeJusticeAndTheLaw/Reportingcrimeandantisocialbehaviour/DG_185338 I think that if you see this van being used for theft, like stealing bikes, motorbikes, plants or RSJs, it's a 999 call.

It's a bona fide plate, belonging to a Renault Trafic van. Taxed too. What would they want with that tree, unless it had a metal frame? http://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/application?pageid=Vehicle+Enquiry&portletid=VehicleEnquiry&portletns=VehicleEnquiry_en&wfevent=link.next

Sean: "The number of cars is growing - physical space in towns can't hope to match that growth. That's it really. Unless people opt not to drive, parking will continue to get ever more scarce" Not true. From TfL's website: "In Great Britain as a whole, the proportion of households not owning a car has gradually fallen but in London it has been almost constant at about 40 percent since the mid- 1980s. Although the proportions fluctuate from year-to-year, recent years show a decline in the level of London car ownership." So maybe it's the increase in Victorian flat conversions?

I have used Peckham Rose's route a few times, but Mrs Kford recommends taking the A40 out to the Hanger Lane Gyratory and then getting on the North Circular. I scoffed, but it's actually much quicker. Fewer traffic lights and more lanes.

I do wonder if a decent, well-lit bike park would encourage a few to ride-and-ride. Like this one in Lambeth:

A ram-raid? How 90s retro!

What Bobby P said. If you have the convenience of living near a station or off a high street, expect other people to park there. It's like buying a house next to a railway line or under a flight path and complaining about the noise. And to be 'effective' a CPZ would have to extend all the way to the Plough, or beyond 20 minutes' walk. What's stopping residents from there parking in your street? After all, they'd have the same permit. It happens in Clapham all the time. Residents from Clapham Common park-and-ride from Wandsworth Road and Clapham High Street, using the same permits as those affected by the parking. Meanchile, the council, and their foreign contractors, cream it.

Stop signs aren't used enough in the UK - in the US they're used effectively everywhere. And enforced. Double-yellows would help too though, but more kerb is a good solution.

Are there two different 'tibbys' writing replies on here? The writing style has changed.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > kford Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > any notion of it being a > > cause for safe, considerate parking goes out of > > the window. > > Already the case with all parking enforcement > throughout the country. The exceptions are the old-fashioned civil Traffic Wardens (not Parking Attendants) who patrol places like Parliament Square. Get a ticket from one of those and you know you're in the wrong, although they're more likely to just politely move you on your way.

The problem is that CPZs - and all parking - is contracted out, in Southwark's case to APCOA (Airport Parking Company of America). It then becomes business, so any notion of it being a cause for safe, considerate parking goes out of the window.

...the 15% for it being those who live near the station no doubt. I live off LL. Parking at the weekend can be a nightmare. But I put up with it because the convenience of being on the high street compensates for it. I suspect it's pretty handy being near to the station too.

What Widdy said. My colleague scoffed that I'd been given parking tickets while in SW london. Within six months of a CPZ being introduced in his area he's had three tickets.

pebbles Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Honest question - we live on Friern Road and have > a driveway, dropped curb and white line. I always > tell my friends to park in front of our driveway > as it's so difficult to park on our road. Can they > actually be done for this although it's in front > of our driveway - ie private? I'm thinking the > answer is yes but wanted to confirm and see > whether anyone else in this road/area have had > tickets with people parking in front of their > driveway? Here is your answer: http://forums.pepipoo.com/lofiversion/index.php/t37577.html 86 Prohibition of parking at dropped footways etc (3) The second exception is where the vehicle is parked outside residential premises by or with the consent (but not consent given for reward) of the occupier of the premises. This exception does not apply in the case of a shared driveway. I would copy and paste this for any appeals!

I agree. It's a bottleneck when two buses pull up, and some drivers/cyclists take it upon themselves to overtake on the pelican crossing.

Huguenot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "Everyone enjoys Christmas, it's a significant > time for Christians, and they dont mind anyone > enyoying it with them" > > That's cheeky Tarot. Gift giving at the winter > solstice predates Christianity, winter markets, > the 12 days of "Christmas", yule logs, trees, > holly & ivy, ho ho ho are all non-Christian > traditions. > > There's every evidence that "Christmas" was just > the politically motivated theft of other people's > celebrations in support of a totalitarian > expansionist regime. > > You outght to be pleased that the rest of us don't > mind sharing our festivals with you Christians. Yep, it's your Emperor Constantine, innit? And wasn't this Jesus bloke born in September 'while shepherds watched their flocks by night'? The sheep and shepherds were under cover from the cold in late December.

How sad - the sooner no-win-no-fee lawyers are outlawed, the better.