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Rye Hotel as was. Liked it, a bit dilapidated, had charm. Not so happy about later incarnations and the name change Perhaps change the title. I'm using this route regularly and it is wrong to use the term grid lock. I expect some with strong views aren't actually using this route.

issue is that half truths, scare stories and conspiracies about particularly on social media, one of the reasons we got Brexit. If people read articles with an enquiring mind that would be a different issue, rather than posting stuff because it meets their agenda. People will remember the Torygraph article due to it's headline rather than the detail which is more balanced.

So if it doesn't interest you why did you post it? If the article was titled Milliband to consider energy prices I expect it would not have been posted. Unsure if you have said positive things about Labour

In posting the link, that you may or may not have read, did you have a view? I don't believe you are neutral. It's a sensationalist headline but misleading. The heat pump sector is crying out for reduction in electricity costs and this is one way it could be achieved. Time would be better spent taking time to digest the article.

The works will still need to be done. Whatever time of year there is some inconvenience. And no doubt complaints on this site. Anyway, happy to be proved wrong and await sight of Ellie's response.

And? How do you think that will change things without a massive injection of cash??

Good luck on that. I expect you will get an "oh dear, sorry you live in London and there are road works fairly frequently". I am in correspondence with her about the Government's position on Palestine. I've decided not to raise her sister's handling of the economy. She wasn't great about improvements to the train service but very good reports on personal welfare type stuff. Out of interest what do you expect our MP to do? Privatise the utilities, with an injection of cash to upgrade them, and a massive local road improvement programme? Good luck on getting that through the Chancellor. Although I expect Farage has promised at least some of this.

4 times cycled, but 3 times to/from Bath/Castle Carry station, once the whole way and back from Oxfordshire, very pretty. Very wet on way back, And broke an rear axle (pre quick release).

Have a chat with him about employing voluntary litter pickers, they do this at many festivals, in return getting free entry.

Thanks to Coe and Lard for playing this, hadn't heard it for so so long, This is a poor recording, but predates the punk explosion of the late 70s, so ahead of the game....

It sounds like we live on different planets, I just go with the flow, generally, and when unhappy take it up with the relevant authority. I have found this frustrating at times but life is too short to be angry all the time. I visited Carmagedon when volunteering at Glastonbury a few years ago. Not the best photo, scrap cars that they have done wonderful; things with, but it's a bit out of the way so 98% don't visit. Just found out it's forerunner was the wonderful Mutoid Waster Company, older hippies may understand what I am on about (When Glastonbury was great) https://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/news/carhenge-returns-for-glastonbury-2025/ Its total gridlock around the festival nowadays, hence most years I cycled when I was a regular.

In deed, in years to come we wont think of the 2020s as the great plague, record temperatures, but as the time when all the traffic stopped. Biblical.

I don't eat meat but if I had an air rifle the various vermin would be very afraid. I've trapped squirrels in the loft, I wont go any further on that one. The Horniman Nature Reserve rats will take on any of yours, apart from.... Cox's walk which takes on another level. During Covid it felt like you were in Hamelin.

And they could cull the rats too! Perhaps they could come to a deal with Gala 😁 Ps I expect that the rats feed off food dropped throughout the year, and still see people feeding the ducks with bread.

Well aware that many secondary school kids do very short journeys by bus. Downside of free travel, but far more upsides.

Not really sure why SE22 is getting upset about Brockwell Park. I expect more people around here attend the festivals than are inconvenienced by it. But it supports my view that many like to complain even when not directly affected. Football grounds move. Attendances change. Demographic too,not old blokes in flat caps or boys in short trousers with rattles. Arsenal attendances at the Emirates are over twice what they were in the late 80s at Highbury. Much more disruption in N1 nowadays. DHFC tripples what they were 15 years ago, but good news is much quieter than the past.

It's a light hearted comment

Thought a bit of balance was useful, for many there are loud disturbances over much of the year. Not sure if several days of noise from a festival is worse than the asses who regularly use lounge power tools, in particular to cut through steel. This forum is anything but positive. I was being a little mischievous. Yes loud DIY projects and builders working out of hours does get my goat. But not enough to start a thread of proper rant.

I wouldn't undervalue your expertise Bob. When I occasionally have professionals around they always thank me for advice and don't mind the work taking twice the time. One offered to treat me with an old fashioned sixpence to go to the flicks and go away. Although even the Plex isn't that cheap.

Saw this article in the Guardian about pensioners in Italy who help advise on construction work, and it made me smile with the interest in road works in the area. Not that this interest is limited to pensioners I add. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/24/you-feel-useful-to-society-italy-umarell-busybody-pensioners-go-professional

St Christopher's on LL I'd list them for free as well on this website.

I've got noisy neighbours. Some are always cutting wood and metal over the weekend and into the summer evenings using mitre saws, angle grinders and the like. Breaking up concrete with Kangos. Getting concrete poured or skips changed at 7 in the morning. And then there are those to lazy (they say they are busy) to cut their lawns and hedges cut, so rather than using quieter electric mowers etc the professional do it with motor mowers and electric strimmers. Then there are the BBQs and outdoor parties, with the loud music and conversations, or the kids' parties the worst culprit has a pool so in warm weather kids swarm round there. There are noise controls for building work and big DIY projects, but many don't adhere to them. So much for good neighbours.

Nice review by the Standard. Good to be aware that 20,000 plus had an enjoyable time at what was considered to be an excellent festival. I was maybe in that demographic once .. @Rocketsit amazes me after all your anti-Guardian views you are now posting articles you like. @hellose5 Maranda Sawyer, Stephen Graham, Marcus Radford, Gary Lineker, all celebs with views media, and at times government pick up in. Doesn't necessarily make them an authoritative source

Thanks for explaining. Irrespective of issues 'trauma' is a strong word and the original post should have actually explained the issues. As fishboy has. I've got an aversion to just receiving links.

Thanks, yep there is good guidance out there. But to date I've not seen signage that people have complained about that is not obvious. I understand there had been some confusion over the timing of restrictions but not that it is not clear that there are restrictions. Of course in more rural areas I've seen signage obscured by foliage and the like. I really try not to get into us Vs them but stories like this do get my hackles up about entitled motorists. There is also the case of not alienating motorists when reasonable people get done, including me, for relatively innocent stuff yet*, yet there are some who couldn't give a fig who park on double yellows, on pavements, drive up bus lanes and the like and get away with this. Two out of the three because local authorities generally do not enforce parking restrictions at night, and this has long since been a police priority. The third when they know there is no camera. At the worst when they have illegal number plates that cannot be read by ANPR. Whilst I am on the subject of entitlement smoky exhausts get my goat, usually because the particulate filter has failed or worse still been removed. Police, again, no longer stops such vehicles, and there is always a friendly MOT inspector where you can get away with this. * I've admitted to my fines on chats and now just take a lot more care. Or just don't drive!