Shaggy

Thanks Rips -- this isn't a secret. When I was a teacher I saw their Mandarin classes and Chinese dance classes first hand. Yes, they are regarded as 'spies' but all they are really doing is encouraging kids to think favourably about China. Anything political they say goes hilariously over the heads of the kids. The teachers are also relentlessly nice (oh how dare they), so really the enduring message they deliver is "Chinese people are nice." I don't have a massive problem with that.

FWIW, Amstel is £4 a pint Monday to Thursday at the Great Ex

This might work. Illegal though....

One can indeed now directly instruct a barrister. And there are loads on the internet. It is worth, however, double-checking anyone you choose on the Bar Council's Direct Access Portal, just to make sure. https://www.barcouncil.org.uk/bar-council-services/for-the-public/direct-access-portal.html

Protesting at 11am on a cold rainy weekday in March seems odd. Maybe they are afraid of doing it on a weekend in case they get outnumbered like they were in Honor Oak. I’ll happily pop over and support a local business by buying a few diet cokes.

That was the route id instinctively use. I've used the route to Clapham Common a few times, and from there its no distance to the river. Waseley Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There is a poorly signed bike route, Herne Hill to > Clapham Common, then across the Common, head > towards the river where you can find more quiet > routes after Wandsworth, at Putney you can do the > Thames Path, although a rough surface and during > lockdown congested with joggers. > > More of a leisure route. Any ideas of the cycle > route numbet- it's not one of TfL's and not easy > to find on Google. Shame.

Thanks for your help everyone.

Hi all. I'm probably going to have to commute to a client on Hammersmith Embankment. Does anyone else do this? If so, can you share your route with me? https://london.cyclestreets.net has calculated a likely-looking route for me, but real-life experience would be great. Thanks in advance.

If so, what?s our local repeater? Accessing on a Baofeng

Ok ? I accept it happens then. I?ve cycled that junction for 15 years and can?t recall it happening as it?s a silly junction to do it on. There is too much going on. To say it happens all the time is an exaggeration. As for cycling without lights, I?m a motorist too. Cycling without lights is stupidly dangerous. To do that you have to be basically thick. Anyone who does is putting themselves in real danger for no reason. Many people are morons. Some of them are cyclists. The bane of my ride home from the City is boneheaded, drunk pedestrians. KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yeah I had a cyclist yesterday go through red > light on EDR while the ?pedestrians cross? walking > man light was on for me and my dog. > He shouted me to get out of his way, but the other > cyclists (I think, two of them) going through red > at the same time didn?t shout at me. > It?s not all the time but it?s not rare either.

That's just rubbish. You *might* have seen one or two people doing that (although I doubt it). CPR Dave Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Cyclists have never bothered to stop at the red > lights at East Dulwich Road. I've seen several > rows there between cyclists going through red and > pedestrians trying to cross the road with young > children on a green man.

Hi Penguin, This is horrendous and is an an assault with a dangerous weapon. It has also been recorded by witnesses. The police said they weren?t going to *attend* but do we know if they are going to investigate? They may well have ample evidence. It might be worth finding out, and I?m happy to help. The police need a massive and repeated kick up the arse and I wouldn?t be at all surprised if they are institutionally anti-cyclist as well as being institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic.

This may well have been raised in other posts, but surely the most fair solution that could be put in place without too much trouble is road pricing. If we had to pay extra to drive, and that money was put into pubic transport, we'd think twice about doing it and public transport would improve. People who needed to drive for their jobs or particular situations could be exempt. Bigger cars could be charged more. We would all have the freedom to drive but would be incentivised to drive less in less polluting cars. It will probably be very unpopular because people will say "I already pay road tax" but it could be made to be more flexible and ultimately more fair for everyone.

If it happens it will be very interesting to see how it goes. In truth, getting rid of cars in our cities would have to be a ten year project backed up with infrastructure changes. But somehow, some way, urban motorists need to be eradicated and better alternatives put in place. And a blanket ban on cars aided by an improvement in infrastructure would improve air quality for all, rich and poor. It?ll probably never happen. But yes, go Berlin. Otto2 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for posting. Go Berlin. Will be interesting > to see how it goes. > > "But is banning cars necessary, and what is wrong > with electric vehicles? ?We would need about half > of cars to go electric next year in order to meet > the federal government?s own targets for > transportation emissions,? said Nik Kaestner, from > the campaign. ?That clearly isn?t going to happen > ? currently only 1.3% of vehicles in Germany are > electric. So the only solution is to reduce the > amount of driving that?s happening, not just to > change how we drive.? > > Shaggy Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > The current plan has no ambition. > > > > This is what we need: > > > https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/06/berl > > > > ins-car-ban-campaign-its-about-how-we-want-to-live > > > -breathe-and-play?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

The current plan has no ambition. This is what we need: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/06/berlins-car-ban-campaign-its-about-how-we-want-to-live-breathe-and-play?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other