Lowlander

Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Having had to take the bus frequently over the > last week due to LB being closed I can only agree > with those who say ?10ph is too little. I can only > guess that driving a train is a doddle compared to > driving a bus. I thought the same...until I looked into it and discovered it requires a years worth of training and extensive vetting Try downloading a sim and see how hard it is! A 12 coach train is around 480 tonnes of metal carrying at least 700 passengers, and takes about a mile to stop from 100mph Compared with a 12 tonne bus carrying 70 passengers and struggling to reach 30mph. Not belittling it, but it's comparing apples and pears..

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rodneybewes Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lowlander Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Butter better for you than oil. > > Olive oil is tastier though on garlic bread - and > butter isn't very Italian. Mind you if I was > minding my diet I might be skipping the whole > shebang... Agree on garlic bread but never come across buttered garlic bread. North Italians do love their butter though.

Butter better for you than oil.

pommie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have been a vegetarian for 16 years now and I > don't eat meat because I don't want to eat animal > carcasses and also I don't agree with they way > they are killed too. Do you care about how egg laying hens and dairy cows are looked after?

So despite messages to Network Rail and the Thameslink programme, I can find no further info beyond that platform 15 will remain narrow "until 2016". Anyone able to confirm a rough date, even by quarter? 1 Jan 2016 is quite different from 31 December 2016...

As a media outsider, I see these programmes as I do The Sun/NOTW Without the editors, journalists, cameramen, production etc. these programmes wouldn't exist. So whilst the people starring are reflected in the audience and vice-versa, the people involved in making them are complicit. Therein the key point - if no-one made Benefits Street etc. then no-one would be talking about it. And I see the tabloids and TV producers as being complicit too - both egg each other on (see Sky/The Times/The Sun, The Express/Channel 5. B***rs, the lot of them.

aquarius moon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lowlander Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > > > Please do point me in that direction, I can't > > recall. So you are happy to consume milk > products > > from sick cows and eat eggs from battery farmed > > chickens? > > > > As before, I admire that you don't eat meat and > > avoid restaurants that serve foie gras. > > > > But if you don't care where your eggs and dairy > > come from, that's hypocritical. > > > > More than happy to be corrected. > > > My memory is obviously better than yours. Look > back through your old posts. > > As I said then, I don't drink milk or buy dairy > products. I use dairy free alternatives for > cooking & drink my tea/coffee black. > > If I eat out, I have been known to eat cheese, > only because there is rarely any veggie option on > the menu that doesn't contain it. But as I only > eat out approx once a year, irrelevant anyway. > > As for eggs, even free-range are sometimes not as > advertised. Happy eggs for example are not from > happy hens. The eggs I buy are not only free range > but also organic and from a trusted source. > I can't believe that you could even think that I'd > buy battery eggs. Your memory is better than mine, and my apologies for forgetting. I know a few vegetarians who don't consciously buy battery eggs, but will for example eat egg mayonnaise sandwiches, omelettes, vegetarian breakfast with eggs, even mince pies; all which may have non-free range eggs. And if you willingly eat dairy without knowing the provenance of the milk, despite being an ethical vegetarian, it's irrelevant whether it's once a year or once a day. You shouldn't do it!

aquarius moon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We've been there/done that before Lowlander. > > Really don't want to do it again. Please do point me in that direction, I can't recall. So you are happy to consume milk products from sick cows and eat eggs from battery farmed chickens? As before, I admire that you don't eat meat and avoid restaurants that serve foie gras. But if you don't care where your eggs and dairy come from, that's hypocritical. More than happy to be corrected.

DulwichFox / aquarius moon I applaud your boycott of establishments that serve foie gras, that requires some discipline. I hope you extend it to not consuming milk from industrially reared cows if you care about animal welfare? And if you're not au fait, may I point you in the direction of Compassion in World Farming's page http://www.ciwf.org.uk/farm-animals/cows/dairy-cows/welfare-issues/ You may not have been aware that the milk (and cheese) you drink often comes from cows who die well short of their normal lifespan and can suffer greatly in the process...

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > MarkE Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > BrandNewGuy Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Not really. If six buses an hour take two > hours > > to > > > complete the route rather than one hour, they > > > still pass your stop about every ten minutes, > > > right? > > > > > > That only works if you double the number of > buses > > servicing that route. Otherwise you'll have an > > hour-long gap between 60-minute spells of > regular > > buses. > > > > So if it is taking twice as long, you'll need > > twice as many buses to maintain the old > frequency. > > Which, one suspects, isn't happening. > > > > Why will you have an hour long gap at any point, > assuming the buses are all starting out at regular > intervals? > > Is there some crucial thing I've missed (quite > likely, probably in the wiki link above which I > haven't read yet)? Because it's actually bloody hard to run a bus schedule in London traffic - here's a scientific view on why you wait ages for a bus then three come along at once http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18074-why-three-buses-come-at-once-and-how-to-avoid-it.html

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Walkabout sounds just the ticket to me. A > successful chain that's inclusive and not aimed at > pretentious foodies. > > Louisa. They're far from inclusive!

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > MrBen Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Remember this? Franco Manca is a good product, > > good team and nice fit out. But whilst it might > > not go down well with the scenesters ...their > > pizzas are frankly a bit chewy. The Gowlett > still > > wins for me. > > > > Discuss. > > It says on the back of Franco Manca's menu/place > mats why their pizzas are a bit chewy. > > Can't remember exactly but apparently they are > intended to be like that. > > I agree the Gowlett's are crispier, but I had > another one at Franco Manca on Saturday and it was > absolutely delicious again :) > > Though I found it a bit odd that they'd run out of > pale ale, considering it's in bottles (so won't go > off if they get a load in) and they have a > relatively small range of drinks! Sourdough is why it's chewier. I really like Franco Manco but it's down to taste, most people prefer thin easy chew. I also like Pizza Eexpress. The actress would be my third favourite in the area. ps I was also miffed about the lack of pale ale, that was the first Saturday they opened, so still without it!?

Ivy House is great - and covered in the Financial Times as a shining example http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b0f329a4-7186-11e4-818e-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3KeYCM9ji

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > People are buying stuff they don't even > particularly want, just because they're buying it > cheap. People are stupid. I loved the quotes from the Guardian including this gem: "...Andy Blackett, 30, an estate agent, who had two trolleys full of bargains. ?I got two coffee makers, two tablets, two TVs and a stereo,? he said. ?I couldn?t tell you the prices, but I know they?re bargains.? http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/nov/28/black-friday-sales-police-attend-supermarkets-amid-scuffles

intexasatthe moment Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think it's all down to experience . Someone had > to point out to me that wheelchairs have 2 bars at > the back ,between the wheels and parallel to the > wheels,that you push down on with your foot to > lever the chair up a curb . Thanks for letting me know! And in that case re-phrase my statement to say it's impossible to push a wheelchair up a kerb if you're inexperienced. This is all detracting from the original purpose of the thread which is that the builder in question could easily have done what most other builders do and run a plank on the road instead of the pavement - but was clearly too lazy and inconsiderate to do so. I'll grant you that he's inventive.

intexasatthe moment Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "Try it with a wheelchair mate. Not possible with > high kerbs! Especially if the wheelchair pusher is > infirm." > That's an odd thing to assert ,I regularly push a > wheelchair and can manage high curbs ,even after > major surgery to my stomach . > Negotiating the camber of some pavements that give > access to front drive parking and hitting uneven > pavestones - now that can be tricky . Could be experience then, I personally found pushing a wheelchair around quite tricky.

Mike Dodd Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have done it,your buggies will surely go up a > kerb without having to find a dropped kerb and > proberly to wide for the pavement anyhow ,,but > keep on smiling I did Try it with a wheelchair mate. Not possible with high kerbs! Especially if the wheelchair pusher is infirm.

Mike Dodd Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Now I know why I moved from ED ,Some people really > need to get a life the guys where probably doing a > honest days work ,so sorry you had to cross the > road ,,nice photo though Try pushing a pushchair/wheelchair around town for a day then come back and write that with a straight face (unless you enjoy means backtracking for up to five minutes each side until you can find a dropped kerb - with another on the opposite side)

During the summer I used http://www.knightwebb.com Very helpful friendly and, importantly for me at the time, fast

Well there you go all makes sense now, that's exactly what it was like - I had to get out of there.

What, every day? No wonder they metaphorically burnt the place down

It did feel very awkward, I last had a beer in there with friends early August before lunch...only to find out there was no hot food that day. But they had menus out. You could have cut the atmosphere with a knife, the staff all seemed on edge; I don't think I even finished my pint (a rarity!). A real Marie Celeste feeling about the place that day...

Robert Poste's Child Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lowlander Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Robert Poste's Child Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Like all food* to come out of the New World, > > > turkey is wrong and has no place in a > > > right-thinking person's festive menu, but I > can > > > see the deep fryer would add the fat that it > > lacks > > > if you cook it normally. > > > > > > > > > *except potatoes. > > > > > > And tomatoes, chillies, corn, avocadoes, > peppers, > > strawberries, peanuts, pineapples, vanilla... > > OK, avocados, tomatoes and corn, I grant you. And > peppers and strawberries, yes. And maybe vanilla. > But what else has America ever done for us > food-wise? Not the turkey! At least it's just once a year.

Robert Poste's Child Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Like all food* to come out of the New World, > turkey is wrong and has no place in a > right-thinking person's festive menu, but I can > see the deep fryer would add the fat that it lacks > if you cook it normally. > > > *except potatoes. And tomatoes, chillies, corn, avocadoes, peppers, strawberries, peanuts, pineapples, vanilla...