Lowlander

Many large corporations have subscriptions with these companies as a free benefit for their employees. In part because it saves them money in lost time for employees taking time off to attend their local doctor. And it's a tax deductible employee benefit. In other words, follow the money. There's not enough demand for that service in the suburbs.

Exactly, it's only going to impact those who drive long journeys across 20mph zones in the quiet hours. For everyone else the impact will be zero, or up to a minute or two at worst (an extra minute to travel 1 mile assuming you can keep to 30mph for that long). People who oppose the 20mph limit would be better served arguing for certain traffic lights to be switched off during off-peak hours. Although be activated temporarily where pedestrians press for a green man.

1. Hasn't it been 20mph for years? 2. I stick to 20mph. It's easy. Every single time someone overtakes me (esp. on Barry Road) I have caught up with them within 60 seconds at the next traffic light/junction/traffic queue. 3. It's a revenue stream that people donate to voluntarily - if you don't want to donate, don't break the rules. 4. If you don't like the rules, challenge them 5. The RAC found that 80% of people support a 20mph limit in residential areas - which all parts of ED are - http://www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-news/drivers-support-20mph-limits-poll/ 6. That would put you in a minority of 20%

There's a Subway in Camberwell. I couldn't believe my eyes and ears when I saw a neighbour getting out of her car once with a Subway bag proudly announcing that she'd just picked it up on her way home. Camberwell...home to Wuli Wuli, Silk Road, FM Mangal and she goes for Subway...

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lowlander Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > You can sit in or takeaway and they have a > > restaurant next door. > > Sounds like you're thinking of Hisar, not K&W. The > K&W "restaurant" area is at the back. They > certainly never used to do falafel (although > haven't been in there for a few years now). > > > Far fresher and healthier than anything in > Subway. > > Subway... definitely not healthy, but when you > look at the fast food outlets you'd realistically > pitch it against, I certainly don't think it's any > worse. It is what it is. You're right in that I got them confused. K&W do now sell falafel though, or at least did in July when I last went there.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lowlander Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > You'd do far better getting a lamb or chicken > wrap > > from Kebab and Wine, or felafel, for a similar > > price. > > A shish, potentially. But not a doner, no way. K&W > don't do falafel. > > ontheedge Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Remember reading subway food is on one of the > > worst type of foods to eat lists, ranks way > lower > > than McDonalds > > source? I ate a falafel wrap in kebab and wine only 2 weeks ago - it was about ?5. Delicious. They also do baba ghanoush and other vegge options. You can sit in or takeaway and they have a restaurant next door. Far fresher and healthier than anything in Subway.

indiepanda Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hello, is anyone else in the area still having > water pressure issues? My boiler has been shutting > down due to low pressure and wondering if it might > be related or if it's something specific to my > house the radiators needing to be bleed Hot water or central heating? If low water pressure then you may not have hot water. If central heating, then a water cut or low pressure won't affect it - you would need to top it up

kford Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It'll be an alternative to Co-op or M&S sarnies at > lunchtime, for anyone working in the offices on > the lane. Everything on the menu is 'reformed meat'. You'd do far better getting a lamb or chicken wrap from Kebab and Wine, or felafel, for a similar price.

slarti b Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lowlander, > Many thanks for the link, I will check this out in > more detail at home. Lots of nice info, I had no > idea the "P" of P4 stood for Peckham! Thanks, I came across it by accident looking for bus times many years ago. Is much better than TfL's site, including as you say all the information I was too scared to ask for.

dc Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bic Basher Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Helen Hayes has also visited North Dulwich, > Tulse > > Hill, West Norwood and Gipsy Hill for her rail > > passenger survey. (ED is in Harriet Harman's > seat) > > Not (entirely) true. The boundary goes along the > railway line at that point so technically the up > platform is in Harriet's constituency and the down > platform is in Helen's. The same is true at North > Dulwich. > > Current draft boundary proposals, if adopted, > would 'reunite' both platforms in the same > constituency in each case. They would however > remain split between wards. Proposals already > adopted mean that East Dulwich station will be in > both Goose Green ward and Champion Hill ward > (currently East Dulwich and South Camberwell > respectively). The situation at North Dulwich is > more complicated. The entire station building at > street level and the down platform will be in > Dulwich Village ward whilst the up platform at > track level will be in Champion Hill ward. > > I'll just put my anorak away. Presumably the fact that the up platform stairs at North Dulwich were refurbished first is testament to Harriet's supremacy.

slarti b Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Villager Wrote: > > The reference guide in my anorak pocket advises > as follows:- > > > > 1. Single deck bus (like P13) = 6.5T nett and > 9.5T > > gross > > 2. Boris bus = 12.6T nett and 16T gross > > Does it tell you the length and width of the > single decker (ie P4) vs double decker to be used > on the 42 route? Due to the traffic island > "chicanes" on Red Post Hill I think > manoeuvrability is more important than weight Buses on the 42 route are 9.3m long TfL run some double deckers that are 9.9m (e.g. route 176) 60cm difference. 10cm width difference. Info here http://www.londonbusroutes.net/details.htm

Villager Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lowlander Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Hardly any difference in weight between a > > single/double decker. Both around 12-14 > tonnes. > > > > Believe the Boris bus is around 12 so lighter > than > > your average single decker. > > > > I'll get my anorak. > > The reference guide in my anorak pocket advises as > follows:- > > 1. Single deck bus (like P13) = 6.5T nett and 9.5T > gross > 2. Boris bus = 12.6T nett and 16T gross The P13 is operated by E200 Darts http://www.londonbusroutes.net/details.htm Which are, according to the manufacturer, 13.2t ? 14.4t GVW http://www.alexander-dennis.com/products/enviro200-euro6/ I really must get out more

Worth writing to Wetherspoons and asking if they'll waive it (be polite and state that you were there as a well-spending customer). I've read that this works with some companies.

Hardly any difference in weight between a single/double decker. Both around 12-14 tonnes. Believe the Boris bus is around 12 so lighter than your average single decker. I'll get my anorak.

Jim1234 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There's no indication of timings are there? For me > the trains per hour doesn't mean much if they're > not evenly spaced. The consultation document states that during the peak there will be three services running 2tph at 30 min intervals (6tph total). Trains have at least 10 minute turnaround time at London Bridge, and there's probably only two platforms available at any one time for Dulwich services. In addition you need at least 5 minutes between services arriving/departing to run a reliable service. The only way to get 6tph is to have them every 10 minutes.

Are you sure you know what you're doing!? He means it would be cheaper in cash so that he can avoid VAT and taxes (income, NI contributions, pension payments etc. to his workers). The one-man-band plumber or plasterer doing the odd small job for cash I see no problem with, but not for a loft extension firm with employees doing major building work! Avoid, it will not be worth it, get at least three quotes from proper VAT registered firms. Southwark run an approved trader's scheme for what it's worth http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200098/trading_standards/286/10_builders_award_scheme

All trains going through ED will terminate at London Bridge. The logistics of having through trains to other destinations would require ?billions! It is now much easier to change at London Bridge - down onto the concourse and back up again for Charing X; with Cannon St/Blackfriars etc. available again from 2018.

BYOF - I last ate takeaway fish and chips at 10pm one night in a pub in Edinburgh 20 years ago. In the days when pubs didn't serve more than crisps or nuts. One barmaid stole a chip on her way round cleaning the ashtrays.

It's hard to see how to increase the capacity beyond 6tph. Peckham Rye/Queens Road Peckham will handle 10tph on each of the tracks through platforms 1 and 2 in the peaks (6tph to/from London Bridge and 4tph London Overground) from 2018. That's one train every 6 minutes. Combine that with the aim of TfL to have 8tph on the Overground through Peckham Rye, that would mean 14tph or one about every 4 minutes. Just a 3 minute delay would have a serious knock-one effect with limited capacity at London Bridge. The proposals seem to reinstate what East Dulwich had 10 years ago with some improvements (earlier/later trains). Offset by the loss of direct Croydon trains. Note! This is not Southern or Thameslink being generous, this is effectively a government run consultation.

Page 50: "Southern Metro Routes SN3.9, SN3.10/10A combine to provide four trains per hour (daily) between London Bridge and Tulse Hill. During Monday to Friday peaks, six trains per hour will be provided when Route SN3.12 is operating." Page 51: Route SN3.12:London Bridge to and from Sutton: 2tph (every 30 mins) during Mon-Fri peaks London Bridge? Tulse Hill ? Mitcham Eastfields ? Sutton Serving: London Bridge, South Bermondsey, Queens Road Peckham, Peckham Rye, East Dulwich, North Dulwich, Tulse Hill, Streatham, Tooting, Haydons Road, Wimbledon, Wimbledon Chase, South Merton, Morden South, St Helier, Sutton Common, West Sutton and Sutton. Trains will generally continue to Mitcham Eastfields and London Blackfriars as Route SN3.11 So yes, 6tph in peak hours and 4tph off-peak

I've got Bob Dylan's "Angelina" in my head. Probably because of Brangelina (and it rhymes)

As a regular London Bridge user I've not encountered this. How do they get through the barriers?

Southwark council refuse place off the Old Kent Road will take it http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/10070/recycling/1364/reuse_and_recycling_centre Or you can ask them to pick it up for ?16 http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200084/recycling_and_waste/1667/bulky_waste_collection/2

peckham_ryu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Great to see so many upstanding, law-abiding > contributors to this thread. You're so rare to > find on the roads round here. In fact, I can't > remember the last time I saw a car managing to > stay below 20mph on the downhill section of that > hill. If we're all for upholding the law, we're > all for speeding tickets starting from 21 mph, > right? > > If we're all agreed to stick to the rules rigidly, > then it's fair enough to penalise a few yards of > illicit bus lane occupancy. As it is though, > no-one bats an eyelid at 28 mph in a 20 zone, and > I don't see why we should get hung up about one > minor infraction if not the others. > > Oddly enough, I've never seen anyone on horseback > near Sainsbury's either. I guess people leave > their high horses at home when they pop to the > supermarket. People are often concerned that speed cameras are money-making tools. I've often thought that eliminating fines and making the penalty 3 license points instead would be an excellent deterrent (and one I'd be happy to take on the chin myself if caught).

It's very clear where the bus lane ends. That said, it's frequently ignored by a lot of drivers. As my old teacher said, just because everyone else is jumping off a bridge, doesn't mean that it's safe to do so...