ED - NAGAIUTB

Thanks DF. I went past myself earlier today and it looks like its open again. Hurrah!!

I noticed that Thai Corner Cafe was closed for a bit of a spruce up when I last walked past it. Does anyone from that end of the Lane know if its reopened yet? Many thanks in advance!

Daniel at the Vale Practice on Grove Vale. Best osteopath I've seen since my old man. http://www.thevalepractice.co.uk/

So, Southwark are saying they shouldn't be camping there but won't be lifting a finger to stop them? How difficult would it be to stop them setting up camp?? Bloody ridiculous. A bit like their "consultations aren't referendums" - "not allowed but we won't stop them". At this point I'd vote for the Monster Raving Looney Party in May if they were the front runners to get these dolts out.

Morning all, There is a set of keys hanging from one of the blossom trees on Dunstans Road, if anyone has lost a set. Picture attached of keys.

I've been with them for a few years and they're OK. Better than most and as you say, their pricing is good. Tech Support is only office hours Mon-Fri (or at least used to be) and I had a few setup hiccups but once that was resolved, I think we've had one outage in about 4 years.

Maybe someone who had their tyres let down thought they'd respond in an equally infantile way?

Dogkennelhillbilly Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > While I don't agree with interfering with blah > blah blah, it is totally absurd that people are > driving around South London in Range Rovers and > Jeeps. Infantile horse s**t. Do you apply the same 'logic' to mountain bikes? (no mountains) ..sports cars/bikes? It's such flaccid nonsense.

Here's a copy for those interested.

Spartacus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Came across this today which asks are Electric > Cars the next "diesel scandal" ? > > http://a.msn.com/08/en-gb/AATxAda?ocid=se > > Makes some interesting points, not convinced by it > but an interesting proposition. Interesting read and it would not surprise me if quite a bit of this was accurate and will only come out in years to come. One statistic that I thought was a bit spurious was that only 40% of households didn't have access to a driveway. I'd have thought it much higher than that.

rahrahrah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just your regular reminder that despite many of > the unsubstantiated claims on this thread, the > LTNs have increased the number of people walking > and cycling, reduced traffic both inside the LTN > and on boundary roads and made our streets safer. Not sure what parallel universe you reside in, but boundary roads are choking under the weight of increased traffic. You don't even need the data to prove this; you can see the difference with your own eyes. The only winner is Southwark Labours' coffers, which they'll spaff away with gross mismanagement. Just look at the debacle over this years xmas tree collection. Instead of just picking up the trees, they introduced pointless rules that took twice as much time, effort and administration to achieve the same ends.

Has anyone else who uses Fantastic Cleaners in Dulwich been emailed to say that the franchise that handles the area has gone bust? I've had plenty of issues lately with the management of the services I use, not the actual folk that turn up and do the work, and can't say I'm surprised. But later on the same day I got a message saying I can rebook services so I'm unsure what's going on. I've contacted Fantastic to see what's going on but I haven't had a reply so far. Has anyone else been contacted?

Another victim of the LTN as GM?s Hair on Melbourne Grove closes after 20 years of business.

Rockets Wrote: > Look what happened when we had an > inadvertent road pricing example initiated by fuel > shortages - car usage dropped because people > questioned whether they really needed to make that > journey in their car/by car. Erm...nope. People couldn't get fuel so couldn't make the journeys. They put off plans or rearranged. The garages that had fuel used it as an opportunity to price gouge. What it actually was, was another example of government stupidity washed down with human stupidity by people panic buying.

DuncanW Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "and silly labour councils have taken the bait - > thinking it would also make them popular with > vocal, middle-class voters on nice leafy roads" > > Do you genuinely believe that is one of the > council's drivers for doing this? I suspect that many of them knew that the party veering hard left with Corbyn and Momentum was going to lose their middle class voters or at least put them at risk, so they're shoring up their seats by listening to the chattering (and actively voting) white middle classes. I think that they may regret it as more seats will be under pressure post LTN's and people either vote against them or, at best, just don't turn up to vote for them.

Cyclemonkey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Drivers complaining about congestion and parking > always amuse me - the solution is in your hands. I was on my way back to London on Friday and wanted to stop and get my shopping LL on the way home. There were dozens of empty spaces but all were residents parking only, all going to waste. I was lucky and managed to get a spot on the Lane after only a couple of loops but that meant I had only 30 minutes to try and get everything I needed. Explain how the solution was in my hands? Rather than, say, special interest groups with the ear of Southwark making the lives of shoppers difficult and the shops they attempt to support with their business.

There?s a leak at the LL end of Overhill that?s now quite heavy and running down into the hill. I reported it today but it does like quite major and is lifting the road surface in places.

We saw this yesterday walking home. Have any of your neighbours had painters in? It seemed odd there was just paint and no tins etc and its such an out of the way place to dump it.

legalalien Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've been to https://www.dulwichpodiatry.co.uk/ in > Woodwarde Road before and had good service. 2nd recommendation for them. Very good.

As if further proof of how poorly Southwark communicate with the borough, this appeared in the Goodrich Primary School newsletter today: "Yellow lines Unbeknownst to the school, yellow zig-zag lines suddenly appeared along Goodrich road during the holiday. It remains to be seen if this will help the congestion along Dunstans Road or exacerbate it." Part of the problem here was a priority put in on the junction of Goodrich and Dunstans that allows traffic priority that is entering the pinch point rather than leaving. Typically backward Southwark logic but it is what it is. But we can only hope that this step will maybe help. As has been said before, there are an amazing amount of cars every morning considering the size of Goodrich's catchment area. I know some families have to do drop offs at different schools but it still amazes me every morning how many cars there are.

Metallic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > heartblock Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I think Alice is right, for Dulwich Village it > was > > never about cyclists or clean air for all > > residents ... it was for very rich people to > have > > access to all that a large city provides, > > cleaners, gardeners, Waitrose delivery, wine > > shops, sourdough, expensive restaurants, > excellent > > private education, private areas for parking > the > > second car - while living the life in an > exclusive > > area, as close to a rural Village as > > possible...and they don?t give a flying fig for > > anyone who suffers from displaced traffic. > Croxted > > Rd and Lordship Lane residents do not matter to > > the Villagers. > > That is completely untrue. If you care to ask > people who are apparently benefitting you will > find the majority are embarrassed at the money > spent, and furious. Furious but not very vocal.

legalalien Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Meanwhile the traffic in Dulwich Village was awful > post-closure window this evening. Not sure whether > there?s something additional causing this today? > Acrid air (I know other streets have this much > worse, but DV is a loser in this as well I think, > as normal patterns of life resume). One of the many over looked facts is that Dulwich is a bit of an oddity in that there are only 3 routes across it - The South Circular, Dulwich Village and Herne Hill/Village Way. With one of these now closed, all it takes are road works, a breakdown or an accident to bring the whole creaking mess to a halt. Which happens on a regular basis now. I made the mistake of returning to Dulwich the other afternoon and hit the whole shebang and spent 40+ minutes on the final leg of my journey that historically would have take 10-15 minutes at that time of day. But hey our Labour overlords know best. I've voted Green in the last couple of elections but they're proving to be as bonkers as Labour. Anyone know who we could vote for next time round that might know their A from their E??

Rockets Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sorry Nigello I disagree with this. If the > infrastructure is not in place to support modal > shift then it won't happen on a wide enough scale > to have any lasting positive impact. > > If you can't store a bike you won't own a bike. Exactly. If you don't have access to a charging point, you're not going to change to an electric vehicle. I tried and failed due to Southwark's woeful system of rolling out (or not) charging points. Unless, y'know, you have your own driveway.

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why are you so angry? Only made a genuine point > about money needs to go into infrastructure rather > than subsidising the cost of new cars. The stuff > on road surfaces you deserved following your sarky > comment. > > What is your solution to perfect road surfaces? > Increased taxation? A good start would be to raise > fuel duty to the mid 00s rates and reintroduce the > escalator. Yes I fully understand that fuel duty > is general taxation and doesn't pay for the roads, > but 10s of billions could have been raised for the > good of the environment and the public. Not angry or sarky. Fed up up with this madness, perhaps. Frustrated? Probably. I find the level of discussion migraine inducing on this topic. Having to think down to understand the arguments proposed by the pro-LTN etc crowd.

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I suggest only resurfacing the outer parts of > roads so that drivers can have a similar > experience to cyclists, having to dodge potholes, > drain covers, detritus and enjoy the generally > poor surface. > > On a separate matter government funding should > focus on electric vehicle infrastructure, not > subsidies. Economies of scale will bring down > costs of new EVs and there is a growing used EV > market. Subsidies have been kept for political > reasons and were far more relevant in the early > days when there were so few EVs available and on > the road to pump prime the market. As a driver, cyclist, public transport user and motorcyclist i can assure you that no matter what form of transport you use, we're all painfully aware of the poor quality of our roads that we pay through the nose for. If the roads were generally better then all our journeys would be smoother, more efficient and therefore greener. Re your second point - we need more carrots and less stick. You can't try and force change when the alternatives are simply no good. When I changed my car last March I fully intended to go electric but living in Southwark without a driveway to have my own charger on, made it impossible. I spoke with Southwark and even then they were only taking down requests as an "expression of interest" so in the end I had to abandon the idea as it just wasn't a workable solution for my needs. Ironically, they converted one of the street lamps to be a charging post but didn't inform any of the residents on the street. You can only use it by signing up to a subscription service and there is no bay so its pot luck if you can park close enough to even use it. Another example of Southwark not putting their money where their mouth is while making money like they did flogging off parking spaces to car rental firms (AND AGAIN WITHOUT CONSULTATION)for the pension pots of all those in Tooley Street....