Alan Medic

No deal here we come! I think that may be the plan. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/feb/13/kicking-up-dust-little-sign-of-progress-in-uk-eu-talks?CMP=twt_gu

tarafitness Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Oh my goodness. To call the lollipop man > ineffective would be doing him a massive kindness. > It really winds me up. He stands leaning against > the island on Crystal Palace Road - which is the > safest part of that junction, and therefore the > least necessary spot. He doesn't even step into > the road when people cross at that point, he just > holds the lollipop stick out *behind* them as they > cross over. I don't understand why he's there in > the first place, he might as well not be, he > provides no barrier between pedestrians and the > traffic. It's really baffling! I'd argue that it isn't the safest place to cross and that the island is a contributing factor in making it more dangerous than elsewhere. If you see reaching the island as a sort of safe haven to reach while crossing, you tend to only look in the direction you would expect a vehicle to come from. Because of the island and the fact that parking is legal quite close to it, it often makes it difficult for larger vehicles to get by. Due to this, sometimes they will pass the island on the wrong side on the road rather than go slowly. A while back I was a microsecond away from being flattened by a van which accelerated to do this. So in my opinion far from being safe, its position with parking in close proximity, make it a potential death trap as I almost found out.

lidsey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Alan Medic Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > HelBel65 Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Terrible news. > > > > > > I was a bit taken aback to hear Andrew Castle > > on > > > LBC this morning referring to ED as ?a rough > > area? > > > where you ?really have to watch yourself? > Maybe > > > he?s right after this. > > > > I listen to Andrew Castle fairly often and he > is > > particularly uninformed for a broadcaster. > > How dare you discuss on this post about whats the > best part of East Dulwich to live in No > consideration for the poor family and friends of > this local man . What exactly has upset you by the above?

Round two is over and only two have 100% records. Round Two Leaderboard

diable rouge Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > They've read the Brexit thread, no deal > prepping... I literally thought this.

Half of them had those transparent shields. Weird.

I think I just saw about 20 police in riot gear marching at speed past the Great Exhibition pub. Was I hallucinating?

HelBel65 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Terrible news. > > I was a bit taken aback to hear Andrew Castle on > LBC this morning referring to ED as ?a rough area? > where you ?really have to watch yourself? Maybe > he?s right after this. I listen to Andrew Castle fairly often and he is particularly uninformed for a broadcaster.

My EU passport holding brother and his English partner retired to Spain last Summer. Haven't communicated much with them since but appears she has the right to stay now. Don't know the specifics.

In case reminders are needed Mick Mac and DR, you have yet to make your predictions.

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Wales making a lot of changes against Italy. > > Gatland likes to think there are about 30 players > who can slot in to the first team without > lessening it. I doubt that's the case but in a WC year experience will count for a lot. Also with rugby being so attritional there's always going to be injuries.

Ah, SJ or even JS. I've not been on here too much lately. I blame Brexit and Twitter.

Round 2 coming up... Saturday 14.15 Scotland v Ireland 16.45 Italy v Wales Sunday 15.00 England v France

Thank you for all of the suggestions.

Sephiroth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don?t need to clarify who I am/was do I? Anyone > around long enough surely recognised me by now. > Anyone else doesn?t care Not me. Give us a clue?

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > DulwichFox Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Cant believe it is 15 years since myself and > many > > others stopped using the place. > > > > > What a charming way to say goodbye to an > established and well loved East Dulwich pub :( I'm similar to the Fox on this in that I don't believe I've been in there since it was a pub. I wasn't a regular but would sometimes stop off there in preference to anywhere else on the way home. Time flies.

I believe in Canada it's enshrined in their law that any referendum has to involve a vote on clearly defined options. That certainly didn't happen here in the case of Leave (we all knew what we voted for nonsense)vote.

Thanks. That made me realise a guide book would do the trick.

Ah right, I see. Well I do now, but I didn't then. Thanks.

I headed to the one I found online and discovered it has closed down. Does anyone know if they have a presence anywhere in London? Just wanted to get some info/maps of Rome.

Jenny1 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Alan Medic Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > So who are those chaps who sit opposite the PM > in > > the HOC every Wednesday? Is that the viewing > > gallery? > > I'd be really interested to hear from anyone with > a deeper and more historical knnowledge of UK > politics if we've ever been in this situation > before - ie with an 'opposition' remaining so > muted and ineffective on such a crucial issue. You've taken my post out of context Jenny!

robbin Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The notion of organised 'opposition' to a decision > taken in a democratic vote (with a huge voter > turnout) does seem a bit odd, in a democracy. So who are those chaps who sit opposite the PM in the HOC every Wednesday? Is that the viewing gallery?

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Tusk isn't talking about voters by the way he's > talking about Farage, Johnson, Gove etc. Yes, but that's not the BBC chose to spin it.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47143135# Special place in hell for Brexiteers! PS The headline is BBC spin. He actually said for those who planned Brexit.

rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Give me strength. Is this a thought or a comment?