Lowlander

Try the Southern website, tells you all you need to know. http://www.southernrailway.com/your-journey/improvement-works/ Edited to add - live departure boards tell you even more. Click on the details to see if it's a bus or train.

Alcoholism on the increase!? I think you'll find today a model of sobriety compared to the 1800s!

Well eczema has been around since the dawn of time - Emperor Octavius Augustus had it. The Egyptians talked of asthma, and King James VI of Scotland wrote a counterblast to tobacco. Coliac disease appears in historical references too. Nut allergy - now that's an interesting one, I can't find many historical references. Peanuts were used as cattle feed after WW2 due to food shortages and there are a few papers suggesting a link between milk consumption and nut allergies where the cattle have been fed nuts...given that peanuts (shell and all) aren't a traditional choice of cattle, there could be something in this... Edited to add: nut allergy is a real life-threatening allergy! So not something to be written off as a fad.

edcam Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lowlander Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > antanant, why not get the train then between > > Queens Road Peckham and Peckham Rye? > > > > I know several people who get the 185 into > > Victoria each morning and prefer it to the train > - > > takes a little longer, but guaranteed a seat. > It > > is an alternative, particularly for those who > > can't afford the train. > > There is no way you are guaranteed a seat on the > 185 in the morning! Every time I've caught it I get a seat. That's prior to 0730 though, and I wouldn't expect a seat on the train either after that time. You might have to wait a few stops and wait for everyone to get off at the station.

antanant, why not get the train then between Queens Road Peckham and Peckham Rye? I know several people who get the 185 into Victoria each morning and prefer it to the train - takes a little longer, but guaranteed a seat. It is an alternative, particularly for those who can't afford the train.

DJKillaQueen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Coops, road tax was initially devised to help with > the cost of road maintenance (it was called road > fund and ringfenced until Mr Churchill changed > things), which is why motorists were required to > pay it in the first place. True, that is not the > case now, but it doesn't change it's origin. > > I'm with fox on this. What fox doesn't mention is > the amount of tax paid on fuel too. Where is that > money spent I wonder? Motorists are heavily taxed > in the UK. They can be forgiven for whining when > forced to use more fuel keeping to ultra low > speeds when not necessary to do so. The vast > majority of drivers never have an accident with a > pedestrian, nor any other kind of accident leading > to serious injury. Many accidents involving > pedestrians are also the pedestrians fault. > > At the end of the day, no amount of legislation, > traffic claming, fines etc is going to stop > wreckless drivers being so, no more than it will > stop foolish pedestrians taking the risks they do. > Only better education and better methods of > apprehending dangerous drivers will work. Give the number of people (not in expensive cars) I see who sit with their engines running unecessarily, and the number speeding, I doubt that petrol really is that expensive. There are seven European countries with higher prices. I was sat at a level crossing the other day for 5 minutes and was the only driver of seven to switch my engine off (Tragically I did count as I got out of teh car to stretch my legs) You could amend the existing legislation and enforce the penalties more strictly though. Scrap fines and give people 6 points every time they get caught speeding / driving recklessly.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Marmora Man Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Because most of my driving is in town, I drive > an > > automatic. > > > > 20 mph is around the point where the auto > gearbox > > changes up. > > It makes it difficult to keep at a constant > > speed. > > > > My automatic car provides, as I voice all do, > for > > a 1st, 2nd and 3rd gear option as well as > "Drive". > > Using 1st and 2nd gears when in a 20mph zone > > usually works well and is no more difficult > than > > driving a manual car. > > I Have a Ford Escort Encore auto. Does not have > 'Drive' > > Has a 'L' Low gear. But engine revs at 3,000+ > revs. and it is used for going up Very steep > hills. > Could not be used to travel long distance. > > Amount of Petrol I would waste and the added > pollution. > > Fox. It has a "D" though right? Which stands for Drive. Why not keep your speed just below 20mph then, say 15mph? The time you lose would be far outweighed by the time you spend on reading and replying to this post. At that mileage you'd be cheaper getting minicabs around the place anyway.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > intexasatthe moment Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > When trying to drive at 20 mph I find it helps > to > > change down a gear or two . > > > Because most of my driving is in town, I drive an > automatic. > > 20 mph is around the point where the auto gearbox > changes up. > It makes it difficult to keep at a constant > speed. > > You need delicate foot control. > > With the addition of average speed cameras people > get nervous about exceeding the limit even for a > few seconds. > People are not concentrating on the road ahead. > > There would be a big increase in low speed shunts. > > > Pedestrians are more likely to run across the road > and cyclists are likely to take greater risks. > > 20 mph is fine in residential back streets. where > there are parked cars. > > Fox. Then drive at just under 20mph. It's a limit not an advisory. Your speedo will be calibrated around 10% over, so real spead will be 18mph. Police guidelines for speeding are 10%+5mph so you could safely drive around with your speedo reading 25mph. And after all that, driving along a one mile road, you'll be there all of 60 seconds less. Or you could just walk. There are few side streets in ED off the main drags that I feel safe going over 25mph. On Lordship Lane I rarely get above 15mph...

the-e-dealer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Get a decent Helmet then. If you don't value what > you have inside your head then don't be surprised > if it gets damaged. > MY School friend's Dad - a Physicist wore a crash > helmet in his car! By that logic, all pedestrians should be wearing helmets too! If the stats are right, it would save more lives than comelling cyclists to wear them.

ObsessedwithOlives Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > As much as I have concern for the lady's safety, > I'd like to add she wasn't wearing a helmet which > I think is ridiculous nowadays. Noone seems to > wear them!! Is a concern for fashion more > important than one's safety?? Much research which shows that you're more likely to be in an accident wearing one than without. http://www.bath.ac.uk/news/articles/archive/overtaking110906.html And it would have made no difference in this case it seems.

Huguenot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well if you used one supplier, you could review > around 10,000 sites for about ?100. > > If he used six or seven he could probably expand > that to around 20,000 sites for ?1000 - certainly > all the popular ones including this one. > > Suppliers he could use would be Radian6, Meltwater > Buzz, Brandtology... > > I use them for clients everyday. > > He'd then have to fight a pretty aggressive battle > to get the correspondent details out of the sites > - could take years. > > Then the question would be whether anyone had said > anything that could be considered to be beyond > fair comment. > > I wouldn't go fessing up anything just yet ;-) And if the poster has any sense, they'll have used a dummy, non-traceble email account. The chances of getting an IP address would be fairly remote for most sites, and even then you could have a hard time trying to nail the case on a unique owner. In many cases I'd wager it would be nigh on impossible. Unless you're the intelligence arm of a Government of course.

He could well be bluffing. Is that what his lawyer really said to him? This thread is really open to interpretation! Personally I don't believe a word of it :-)

Most of the people complaining should be thankful this is not the 1960s, when whole lines were lifted and services withdrawn altogether. Antantanat what would she have done had she missed the 1704 and the 1711 been cancelled? To me it seems that there's minimal change to Victoria users, the trains from Victoria to Peckham Rye are every half hour with a 2 minute gap between departures (looking now, the next departures are 1139 and 1141, with the next ones at 1209 and 1211). I can't see that a 6 minute journey from Victoria to Clapham Junction, with a max 15 minute connection and additional 15 minute journey time to Peckham Rye is unreasonable, although you may as well wait for the next direct service.

Good route sandyman, although I'd wager my route going via Green Park and Vauxhall would shave 20-30 minutes off if you don't mind the extra change

Picadilly to Green Park, Victoria Line to Vauxhall and 37 / 185 to ED. For a whacky but probably just as quick route off-peak, try the 285 from Heathrow to Feltham (20-30 mins), train to Vauxhall (30 mins), 185 to ED (20 mins). Edited to add: the Feltham route is really grim and not recommended.

katgod Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Can I ask the experts here - when travelling from > FH or PR on Overground and changing at Canada > Water for the tube, should I be touching in and > out on the pink 'interchange' machine to get the > cheapest deal? Some people do some don't - I > usually do but am not sure if I need to or not. > Thanks No. I've been using that line for a year now and it's ?1.50 each way in zone 2.

Yes if you can avoid Canada Water between 8 and 0915ish it's ok. And the return journey is obviously easier - although no chance of getting a seat on the current Overground service via Forest Hill in the peak, and a guaranteed one at London Bridge.

Agree with the above with the exception of changing at Canada Water for Canary Wharf. I usually change at London Bridge for the eastbound Jubilee line and it's possible to get the first train as many people get off in London Bridge. By Canada Water the train is rammed and people waiting have little chance of boarding. This will only get worse when the additional Overground services carrying people from Clapham Junction and stations east calls at Canada Water. The price difference you highlighted (?3.70 via zone 1 vs ?1.50 via zone 2) will only encourage this.

I used one in Hampshire recommended by a friend. As others have said, most stuff can be done by phone and email with important documents sent by registered mail. It didn't cause us any delays. More importantly, we knew we could trust our solicitor, which is important when dealing with what will likely be the biggest purchase in your life - he was way more thorough than others I've come across. Don't go for the big conveyancing firms, have only heard bad things about them (delays, impersonal, missing critical things).

randombloke Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well, Atticus, all I can say is b*llocks! > As someone who suffered from testicular cancer at > 23 if I had not been back to the doctors THREE > times I'd have died and my son wouldn't be the > same age now as I was when I was diagnosed. > > Sure it doesn't take much to grow a moustache, but > it makes men consider their health issues. I'm now > of an age where I will be making sure that my > prostate gets checked out. > Movember helps men realise there is no stigma in > losing a testicle, having a per-anal prostate > examination and to be less afraid of facing up to > their fears. Testicular cancer holds the stigma of > being less of a man, and allowing someone to > penetrate you even for medical reasons is complete > anathema for some men. Testicular cancer is > eminently treatable. Prostate cancer is a silent > killer because it is virtually asymptomatic. > > Movember helps fund research into both the cause > and treatments for diseases. Trust me you would > rather have your prostate shrunk via microwave > than someone shoving a telescope the size of your > little finger up your urethra. I know, I used to > sell them. > > I wonder, would people criticise women for just > wearing a pink bow for breast cancer, or should > they also do a genunine act of goodwill? > > We are all entitled to an opinion, however I > really do think you are 100% wrong Atticus. > Perhaps this post will help you reconsider. Our office is full of moustachied men. There are flyers for Byrons Burgers, Gilette and some other corporates. Until I read your post, I couldn't tell you what Movember was actually for...it would be interesting to see how much it promotes awareness...

Easyfill is easy. You can get it in Wickes or builders merchants. No need to use PVA.

uncleglen Wrote: ...I saw a teenager pass his > ticket back over the barrier to a woman and then > she used it... That shouldn't work, it's nigh on impossible to do as the machines will recognise it - where was this you saw it?

?5 for 5kg, isn't Easyfill? The only problem you'll have is it going out of date in the amounts you buy it in... Childs play to use, mix the powder with water into a putty consistency, slap on and sand. Way better than Polyfilla.

Everything unadressed goes straight into recycling (and I make a mental note to avoid the business). Agreed they should be banned.

As Jeremy said, buy a computer with a large monitor (if you're not IT savvy get an iMac). If you really want to watch live TV as opposed to iPlayer / 4OD etc. then you'll need a USB tuner stick, just plug it in and go. For movies sign up with LoveFilm or similar. That's it, dead simple. The complexity is when you want to link to other rooms. Edited to add, I've never been, but am sure if you went into the Apple store they'd show you how it all works and sell it to you there and then.