Earl Aelfheah

I know I?m a grumpy old man, but when did it become standard / acceptable to put your feet up on the seats when sitting on the train. I don?t remember this being a thing (except perhaps amongst surly teenagers) in the past. Now grown men and women get on the train and the trotters go up without a thought or care. Should have put this in the small things irrational rage thread perhaps 🤔

How about "Dr Billious' Emporium for the Maladious Multiudes off Melbourne Grove"? The name could be displayed off centre, on a sign painted gentrification grey and printed in Helvetica. Would be very 'on brand' for ED.

My recollection (I think they posted on the forum if anyone can locate it) was that the rent was put up massively and they decided that it didn't make sense to stay in those premises. They had a shop in Covent Garden and a concession in Harrods and sold into some supermarkets, so it wasn't a case of going bust or anything, just a decision about the viability of that particular store post the rent hike.

We are unfortunate in SE London to be reliant on a suburban train service, run primarily for bankable weekday season ticket holders from Kent and Surrey. The train companies do the minimum that they're obliged to in terms of inconvenient inner london travellers and no more. This is why it would be good if the whole service was handed over to TFL.

These courses look good, but the kids ones seem to be on weekday mornings.

it doesn't feel like SE London get's its fair share of the Capital's transport investment by a long way. Our local politicians should be shouting very loudly. Instead 'improvements' appear to stop with making travel by car more difficult.

This is a depressing thread on about every possible level.

I would suggest going in and trying the place before passing judgement. They've obviously had a few delays, but that's often par for the course when opening a new venture.

I'm talking about why people might feel more motivated to protest against someone they profoundly disagree with in the White House, than the leader of another country to which they perhaps don't identify with personally, to the same degree. Sometimes these visits are just about 'doing business', but as a country many of us have a deeper sense investment the US in terms of it's ideology, culture and history. This is why people feel more compelled to voice their view on the POTUS than some other leaders. I wasn't talking about any trade negotiations - just responding to the understandable parallels being drawn between this state visit and other (less remarked upon, but equally if not more dubious) ones.

It's true that as a country we've rolled out the red carpet for some pretty nasty characters in the past. But I do think it's different with the POTUS. The US is one of our closest allies; we share many aspects of our culture and history. One would hope that we have more influence in this regard and perhaps more of a responsibility to be a critical friend. You might (rightly) speak more honestly, openly and even critically, to a friend than a business acquaintance for example.

This shop is a great addition to the Lane.

Electric Uber bikes now operating in London (but not in SE London / Southwark obvs).

Well they're using their vote to highlight how undemocratic the EU is, so maybe they will.

If you're pro Brexit and you want to send the strongest message possible, make sure you tick both UKIP and the Brexit party when you vote.

wulfhound Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > rahrahrah - yes they do, have seen them around the > area recently although not in any great numbers > yet. Fair enough, for some reason I thought that they were only operating across a few boroughs - I stand corrected. I have already seen a couple of nicked Limes, with the batteries removed locally - but not spotted any 'legit' ones yet.

goldilocks Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not engines, batteries! They?re electric assist. > You still pedal but it helps, especially with > hills or not being all sweaty when you arrive at > your destination. Becoming increasingly popular in > other countries as a way of encouraging people to > cycle longer distances or for older people or > those with health issues. Definitely not an > engine though. ... but again, they don't come to SE London (like nearly all significant new transport infrastructure).

Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Things like this have to be simply administered. > If your vehicle doesn't meet the standard set out, > you pay. If it does, you don't. Isn't that the point though. A motorbike is (probably) less polluting than a 10 year old petrol car, but the latter is exempted, the former not? I might have this wrong, but that seems to be what was suggested above. Certainly black cabs are exempted, so it all seems a bit random tbh.

So I read somewhere that black cabs account for about 30% of the pollution in London. So why are they exempted? Makes a bit of a mockery of the whole thing imo. I also find it hard to believe that a person travelling by motorbike causes the same amount of pollution as one driving by car, but perhaps I'm wrong?

Willard Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > cella Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Why? > > > Because they help ease congestion and hence > already alleviate pollution. > > It is hard to take this scheme seriously when > disgusting noxious old black cabs are allowed to > continue to pollute. I had to walk through the > Euston station underground car park recently, past > a line of 50 odd black cabs waiting for customers. > All just sat there with their engines idling. I > had to put my jumper over my mouth to stop myself > being sick. I can't believe that Black Cabs have been exempted - they're heavily polluting and drive around all day looking for fares, or sit with their engines idling. They must make up a significant percentage of the pollution in Central London.

Not necessarily. If they've got planning permission and had plans drawn up etc - then they may be selling it on to a developer for more than the bought it.

seenbeen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm sick of speeding cyclists- they are silent, > they speed around bends, I have had a couple of > close calls and my sister has a permanent injury > to her foot because of a cyclist who did not even > stop after he mowed her down.... I've see some inconsiderate cycling and some extremely dangerous driving. The latter clearly causes significantly more harm and represents a much more serious problem generally, though both are unacceptable. It is often the same individuals who behave badly whether they're travelling by bike or in a car of course.

... or, there is loads of space around Elephant tube and a lot of development (with Section 106 to be leveraged); Southwark could have built a secure bike park like the one at Finsbury Park. Lambeth could easily have done something similar at Brixton (where again, there is a lot of planning gain to be used).

@wulfhound - but without improvements to public transport / alternative transport infrastructure, there simply isn't going to be a step change in the way people commute. Re. Santander bikes - they would be pretty useful for getting to Brixton tube from ED, or for getting to Oval / Kennington / Elephant from Camberwell or Peckham. This might help reduce the number of people driving into Central London. Instead Southwark seem to think the answer is speed bumps !?!?

... All this talk of healthy streets and encouraging people out of their cars means nothing without proper efforts to bring SE London 'up to standard' in terms of public transport.

There is a new TFL map that shows all the Satander docking stations and all the cycle superhighways. It mirrors the tube map in that the whole of London is covered except for a massive hole over SE London. It's just not good enough. Why is there such a dearth of transport infrastructure in SE compared to every other comparable part of the Capital?