LadyNorwood

Have you had the dinner/cocktails yet - where did you decide to go??

You to me are everything - The Real Thing

Call me - Blondie

How can you mend a broken heart - Bee Gees (double whammy)??

binary_star Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > binary_star Wrote: > --------------------------------------- > It's fine to get annoyed but pretending it's a > road safety issue is a bit silly. > > northlondoner Wrote: > ------------------------------------------ > > Well it is a safety issue, no ? Squeezing thru > every available space, jetting the wrong way down > one way steets etc is dangerous for the rider. > > Ah yes I see your point NL, some cyclists look > like they are a danger to themselves and I'm sure > some are - London's streets are full of reckless > individuals. However whilst it seems like what > you're saying should make sense, there are clear > recommendations from TfL to open up one-way > streets to 'through' cyclists: > > "Wherever possible, provision should be made to > permit cyclists to cycle both ways in one-way > streets." > > I have cycled up a few of those streets and it > didn't feel particularly dangerous tbh. TfL have > also considered reviewing other rules such as > allowing cyclists to make left turns at red lights > and rather than trying to prevent cyclists from > squeezing trough small spaces, they'd like to make > those spaces wider so it's not necessary for them > to do so. > > From Chapter 3 of the London Cycling Design > Standards I was hit by a courier cyclist who was going the wrong way down a one-way street - I was thrown into the middle of a three lane street; by the time I had been picked up by some helpful pedestrians the traffic was starting to flow towards me, luckily I wasn't hit by a car as well..... The cyclist yelled abuse at me (called me a c*unt etc) and rode off at speed, still going the wrong way; I had a cut on my head, my clothes were torn and bloodied and I had grazes, cuts and a fracture in my shin - but the cyclist was OK so that's alright then...

Well after three years they might have given up...... llyamah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > OP, especially given that this suit is a different > size to your other half's, it is bound to be > returned to the dry cleaners - whoever has it will > have no interest in keeping it and they will > certainly want theirs back. Even if they do not > notice for a while, they are bound to go back to > the same dry cleaners (it sounds like they are a > regular) with some different dry cleaning. > > I would sit tight - you will get it back. > > I speak with experience too - this happened to me > with a dry cleaners in Islington.

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > verbatim, including the CAPS ditto my post...

We were a party of four, the waiter snarled "I suppose you want to sit together"???? We ended up on the top floor, one on one table, three on the other, eating with the staff... Best 'ro-duh-noo-doo-soo" I've ever had - happy times...

Jose Feliciano

Just had a young man knock on the door, saying he was ex-serviceman and the Army was helping him to rehabilitate him.... I have a feeling it might be a variation on the homeless guys selling dusters - I hope I'm wrong (I didn't buy anything)... Not strictly ED (as this happened in WD) but it may be a Dulwich-wide thing.....

KalamityKel Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > LadyNorwood Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > You obviously didn't live near enough Annette > > Curtain - it's a Lloyds Bank not a Barclays > where > > the staff know me by name (along with all the > > other shops round here); > > I get the same treatment in HSBC on Victoria > Street (Westminster) but I don't live there... > dunno what that has to do with how wonderful (or > not - depending on opinion) a particular area is > if that what your point is? *shrugs* It's nice in WD, not spectacular, not 'trendy', not 'edgy', it's nice - I can go into all the shops, restaurants, the bank, I know everyone by name and they know me by name. I can go into a branch of HSBC anywhere and they know my name (as it comes up on the screen when they go into my account), but they don't know that I've just had a spinal operation, or that my niece has just had a baby or that the neighbours have got builders in; if I haven't got enough money in the deli or the hairdresser or the bakery it doesn't matter, they know that I'll settle up with them as soon as I can - so yes I love living in WD, I've done the whole Islington bargain (when it was still the cheap one on the Monopoly board) and saw it rise from the ashes; I like the fact that I can go into the deli and not get laughed at and insulted if I mispronounce the name of a salami (as happened in the ED Deli) - although I'm not quite so sure I should be on first name terms with the guys in the off licence....

Ted Max Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is O' Sole Mio still there. Does the waiter still > come round with his guitar singing, er, O' Sole > Mio? It's been da Porcini for about, well, let me see, thirteen years.......

You obviously didn't live near enough Annette Curtain - it's a Lloyds Bank not a Barclays where the staff know me by name (along with all the other shops round here); countdown pedestrian lights at Croxted Road mean you don't have to dodge the cars; I'd rather smell of vanilla than LL.... Bored with this now - you all love ED, I love WD and will vigorously defend it, its beating heart and its plentiful community spirit...

So the shops at Croxted Road don't constitute a beating heart? It's compact and everyone knows everyone else - we all look out for each other and there's a lot less bitching goes on....

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ladynorwood, I think I may have registered a long > while back under a different name, but don't ever > visit because as with West Dukwich proper, nothing > nuch happens there. Au contraire - there is a lot going on in West Dulwich proper; the WD forum gets clogged up with 'cheap kitchens from Runcorn' and 'Moncler ski jackets' spam which puts a lot of people off...

wrong - everyone does not use "this one"..... are you registered on WDF Otta?? Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's been around a long time, but never got a lot > if traffic, everyone just uses this one.

Cellar (not cave)...

What industry sector are you interested in?

If "it is too dangerous to continue on the road" then I've very glad to hear that you get off your bicycle and push - sometimes it's dangerous to drive on the roads but I don't get out of my car and push it on the pavement.. Captkerk Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for the legal facts. This is very helpful i > mentioned before that I occasionally cycle on > pavement when it is too dangerous to continue on > the road. there are plenty of examples of this > near ED. I always defer to pedestrians and will > dismount and walk when necessary. Glad to know I > am within reasonable interpretation of the law.

Ditto cyclists.... LadyDeliah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Getting dizzy from cross-posting! > > The point about no-one getting their car with a > view to running down cyclists is irrelevant. > Motorists owe a duty of care to other road users > and are obliged to take extra care around > vulnerable roads users such as cyclists. > > If someone is unable or unwilling to meet the > level of care required, they should not be on the > road.

slate

Haha you are so busted!

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Everywhere round here, it seems, people are > concreting their gardens. > > It feels like I'm one of a dwindling few making a > stand for wildlife with an "overgrown" (and much > loved) garden which is planted for wildlife. And > for my being able to have a leafy/flowery > environment to sit in and enjoy. > > An estate agent recently told me that when someone > bought my house they would "landscape" the garden. > He didn't mean what I would mean by "landscape". > He meant - concrete or pave it. All of it. Except > maybe retaining a narrow strip of soil with a few > "low maintenance" shrubs. > > Shouldn't the government be looking into this as > well? Quite apart from the implications for > biodiversity, it also has implications for > flooding because it reduces the surface area > where rainwater can drain away. > > On a completely separate issue: > > I hung up for the birds a large lump of fat from a > ham my sister had cooked and brought. It was hung > securely (I thought!) from a string high up on a > pole away from anywhere cats etc could reach it. > In fact I saw several cats attempting and failing > to get anywhere near it. > > Then one morning the ham had completely > disappeared - nowhere in the garden. Must have > been a fox, but how ON EARTH could it have reached > it? Can they jump that high? Probably squirrels.....

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