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I think it's absolutely fantastic that people are showing such initiative and clearing the snow from the front of their houses. If only that spirit could be applied to so many other aspects of our broken society. Unfortunately, I've been unable to participate because it's a bit nippy out and I have a sore arm. But well done everybody.

Out in 2 days. Who's excited! Anyone? I wouldn't generally go public with that statement, but I'm married, so I have effectively already pulled. However, I'm considering joining a clan, and buying a headset. Seriously....

Is anyone still playing bfbc2? I've got addicted to it since the last map expansion pack. Should I be ditching it and playing black ops? There was a lot of talk about the multiplayer not working well on release. I imagine it's been patched by now?

I have off street parking so not really a problem for me. I can only speak for Melbourne Grove - there is a huge problem with commuter station paking... If the Herne Hill model works then that is possibly the way forward? However, as has already been mentioned, once the council starts with the CPZs it can quickly get out of hand. Suddenly it's all about revenue generation, more indirect taxation and more traffic wardens...! We already have those awful camera cars that work the high street. Is it fair to say that they, quite literally, emanate the putrid stench of evil? (Even if they do occasionally perform a valid service.)

I have an HTC Desire. Orange reception is really quite bad... terrible at home, in ED, and Fulham (?!).

We had the same a few months back. Abuse and then out neighbour had the same. I called the police, not sure if they did anything about it.

We're having our loft done in Melbourne Grove, same issue with the first floor ceilings... Awesome builder though, did my Mum's loft 20 years ago in Fulham!

There are many CPZs in London that are completely useless. You still have to drive around for 20 mins desperately trying to find a space, sometimes without success (it's happened to me in Notting Hill). They exist purely for the purpose of income generation and genuinely make London a worse place to live. I don't think many would dispute this. However, the issue facing the area around East D station is singular, namely commuter parking. A scheme that solely targeted commuter parking by enforcing restrictions for 1 hour day would solve this. Local zones within the CPZ would stop people living at the edge of the zone avoiding a 5/10 min walk and driving to the station. Let's be honest about it. The only argument against this type of limited CPZ is, "It doesn't affect me, I don't really care that it affects other people, I don't want to pay any money for something that I'm not interested in." This is a fair point. If the majority of people feel this way then there definitely should not be a CPZ. It just comes down how many people are 'for' and how many 'against'. Regardless of which category we fall into, we should be prepared to respect the majority view. There should be another referendum and when everyone votes against a CPZ, I promise to shut up for another 5 years!

Excellent, so it's decided! We have a president - Charlie, and secretary, mixulee. Looking forward to your fine work. Well done for stepping up to the plate.

I live on Melbourne Grove and can never park anywhere near my house during the day. In the evening there are, of course, spaces everywhere. My wife is pregnant and soon she will be juggling shopping, general baby equipment and a baby. For me, not being able to park on our road is an inconvenience. For her, it will make life more difficult. If you don't live near the station then you just don't have to deal with this everyday. I hate councils fleecing residents for parking fees/fines and I hate(!) traffic wardens but... I agree with Billy, would one hour a day controlled parking, just to stop the commuters be that bad..? With reference to peckhamboy - I think you are 100% correct that it's people living 10-20 mins from the station just being lazy. I'm fairly lazy myself and would probably do the same... In Fulham, the CPZ is broken up into smaller local zones that span 2/3 roads. This would avoid the problem of people at the outside of the zone still driving to the station.

There were a few residents association meetings a few months ago for people living in Melbourne Grove and the surrounding roads. Does anyone know what's happened to this? Is it still active? I haven't heard anything since...