PeckhamRose

Maybe! I heard the Radio 4 report about how it was so possible to do this. Personally I think it is ridiculous that a diagnosis of something so serious could be made over the phone! I could LIE and get a medical certificate for work. Except, I'm self employed so can't do that one!

You ignorant age-ist bunch of scum!

To answer the title of the thread: I was on telly last night. Nowt to do with swine flu though!

For what it's worth I started a topics with these links on to petitions ages ago and I hope everyone signed them then! Having said that, my own local doctors surgery Nunhead Surgery are absolutely against the idea. Hoorah for them!

Were they protesting against bendy busses?

Both my parents smoked and that did it for me. I think it would have taken more than apple juice, unless I used it to put out their cigarettes, which is hard when you're in a pram and you're 2 months.

Here's my favourite poetry about motorcycling, written by the excellent American self styled professor G Frazier. D'you like my bike? D'you like my bike? Show us yer tits. D'you like my bike?

... placing a genuine topic on this forum, as a nice thing for my Aunt, and a bunch of idiots come out with crap and think I am being mean or stirring it or some such cynical shite.

I know something about this but I am keeping shtum.

Jesus on a bike, I'm just trying to find a nice guy to have a nice drink with my nice Aunt. Some of you really piss me off with yer cynicism.

Well done lenk. Absolutely. And to earlier posts I am childfree, not childless. But I am very childaware.

That's a whole nother subject, and all I know is that without doctors and science and drugs my body would have given up on me many many times over.

D'Oh! So close! In fact, closest yet! I must state it would be good if he were in his 60s or 70s (and thanks for pointing out the dodginess of the title), because she was in London in the war and in Brixton for 7 years after she got married before going to USA in early 70s I think, so some shared history time would be a good starting point of conversation. Haven't told her I am doing this, but I know her well enough to know she'd be delighted if the man were right (and I'm gonna meet any prospective folk myself first! I feel protective of her whilst she is in my home!), she'd have a lovely evening and so would he.

This is from the Wanted section, and someone recommended I move it here, but the Admin may not like it. So before he notices... Anyone?

Yep, thanks annaj and it's what I felt too. No, not suffering any symptoms at all. And not spending all my time thinking about it, but am concerned for when the (live) swine flu jab is offered to me for reasons mentioned above.

Nope, not true. And all streets that have dreadful pot holes and have not been black-topped (asphalted or concreted) you will usually see the words "Private Road" under the sign for the road name. And lots of 4x4s parked down it! FYI and not much related, my Aunt is staying with me and she lives in northern California in the foothills of the Sierras, and there are about 50 properties in her mountain area. It's all unmade road and it takes her about 35 mins to drive to the nearest shop at no more than 15mph, and then an hour to the nearest little town. You do NOT want to find you forgot the milk.

They're bloody heavy, I'll tell you that for free. And if the designers had any sense they'd have chained them together burying the chains in the soil.

How can you guys be sure it was swine flu that you/yours got. I have had a flu jab so if I get flu I guess it will be definition have to be swine flu. But not necessarily. Different variations are growing all the time. I'm not panicking, truly I am not, just trying to start the discussion.

May I turn this thread around and be serious about a swine flu debate? I am not panicking, and I am not paranoid, but I do have a serious underlying health condition with my lungs so I am being actively cautious and not going on busses or tubes unless it is imperative I do so. In September when the vaccines are available I shall be offered one by my surgery Nunhead Surgery. I have a flu jab each year but they are synthetic ingredients. When they were 'live' ingredients they used to make me horribly ill for up to 10 days afterwards so I stopped having them till my doctor said they were now made with synthetic ingredients. I am wondering therefore if the swine flu vaccine will be live at the beginning and thus how I will react. I really ought to have one, but I am anxious! But as for getting the flu itself - what does anyone else feel? Just asking! (But I did like the tone of the original poster, it did make me grin!)

So was it a bus or was it an inarticulated lorry that caused the damage? Who does the council send the bill to to mend the roundabout. Such a shame, I like the roundabout and I like the planting on it.

Thank you, and it is also undermining of people concerned with and conscientous about The Human Condition. However, back to topic, obviously if I saw someone furtively, dodgily*, taking a photo of a kid and it was obvious that he** was not interested in the landscape around the kid, I would raise the issue with him first and use my judgement whether to alert the parent or the police second. *is that a word? ** leave it alone

Being a biological parent does not a caring conscientous loving parent automatically make. Having a womb doesn't guarantee you are going to be a brilliant mother. Those hormones don't automatically kick in. Maybe I wanted but could not have children, maybe I am transgender, maybe something else. But I Care. And if I take a photograph like I did recently of a landscape shot and there happen to be kids in the photo I will not wait ten hours for all the kids to go home and the light to fade before I take the photo. The problem here is common sense. Again, look at the British Journal of Photography link to see the problems ordinary folk are facing. And I am dead pleased for you lozzyloz that the police were polite and reasonable because often they are not.

Ah, the old "Do you have children" question. Of course those of us who do not, by definition care nothing for children, would harm them at the first opportunity, would never think of protecting them if they were in danger, and would automatically pass by a screaming child even if it was near its parent, without a thought. Wrong. I have gone up to crying children when their parents have been clearly ignoring them and calmed them down just by paying them attention, I have taken first aid courses with children in mind, and I am very very aware of protecting children (and adults) as I go about my business when there is danger around. But I absolutely refuse to get on this bandwagon of - if a man has a camera in the street and there is a child in front of him he must therefore be a paedophile. And I do NOT see why the very wonderful Marmora Man should be expected to answer the question, either. Incidentally, the British Journal of Photography has been running articles on the problems people are having just trying to take photographs in the street, if anyone is interested.

Boosboss has done it again. Indeed.

Yeah, Southwark Council REALLY listen. Ha. It just so happens there is a traffic segment in the next Nunhead and Peckham Rye Community Council next Wed 21 July. Check the website for the venue (Whorlton Road). I do not know if the street mentioned is in that area. If it is not,then go to the Comm COuncil that DOES cover it. It's interesting to read but we can't do anything. Another problem may be that the cars that drive down this road may be being TOLD to by the SatNavs. I bet that's what's happening.