JohnL

StraferJack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just a quick note on a technicality - Being logged > in on any laptop or device doesn't register as > forum activity. If your profile says last activity > at "x am" then that isn't someone being already > logged in... That is someone refreshing or > clicking on a post Lurking mode some call it :)

I think a sub plan of the 20 mph is to get people off the roads I only drive now if I'm shopping and its to much without a car. Edit: maybe even paving the way for electric cars ... or self driving ones :)

so old :) The flies will be long gone. Generations

mako Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lowlander Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Sydenham Hill length 3 miles > > > > At 30mph - 6 minutes > > at 20mph 9 minutes > > > > Assuming generously that you could drive at > those > > speeds the entire length, you'll probably waste > > more time posting on this thread in frustration > at > > the new limits than you'd spend driving at 30 > > 3 minutes there and back each day and that is a > couple of whole days every year that you could be > spending with friends family etc instead extra > time stuck on a big wide road doing 20. how far do > you take it lowlander? 10mph limit may mean less > chance of death. 5mph limit even less chance of > death. no cars? As mentioned on the other thread > the last year of full records available for rtas > (2013) was the lowest recorded number of deaths > ever. its politically motivated and has nothing to > do with safety. Does speed decrease journey times in London though - or does it just get you to the next bottleneck quicker.

I used to wonder what the freight train that goes up the Thameslink line every morning carried - nuclear fuel, chemicals. I got close enough the other day to see the labels on the carriages - and it was full of Bottled Water(or thats what the labels said).

Maybe its this (from Southwarks FAQ) "13. Will the scheme clutter the borough with signs? We will seek to minimise street clutter as much as possible. The new 20 mph signs will be placed on existing posts or street lighting columns (lamp posts) where possible, instead of on new posts. We will also aim to keep ?repeater? signs including road markings to a minimum in accordance with Department of Transport guidance" I like street lighting columns :)

Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If you haven't got a shredder, and plan to buy > one, it is a good choice to buy a 'cross-cut' > shredder, which cuts the paper into pieces about > an inch long and 3/10s inch wide rather than one > (an older style) which just cuts into long strips, > which are easier to reassemble. You can now buy > relatively economic shredders which cut 8 or so > pages together. > > Which is not to say this is what the scavengers > written about are actually after. They might not be after it - but if I was a ne'er do well looking for bank details I'd offer them a few pounds to pass anything on. Which means my mum was right about shedding everything :(

There seems to be no official drop off area in Peckham Rye. Yet on Rye Lane people stop to chat to their mate for 10 minutes :)

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > When I started drinking in pubs the majority of > beer sales were bitter and my dad/uncles etc all > drank bitter and expected me to, so initially i > did. But London pubs especially, but many > elsehwere too, got worse and worse at looking > after their ales and the rise of more premium (ie > stronger so don't tastse as pissy) lagers in the > 80s got me drinking lagers for years - and a bit > of Guiness in irish pubs (propa ones not > TipseyMcChains)- the only time i drank bitter then > was in proper country pubs or if someone knew the > ale was kept properly. The revival of decent > tasting and kept ales has got me drinking ales > anytime I go out nowadays, I only drink lager > when there's no alternative (curry house say). I > do like craft beer too on the whole, but mainly in > bottles. I am pleased about the craft beer thing > though as it's been a gateway for non-ale drinkers > to start drinking ale (SJ for eg) and thus > increased demand and hence quality of Real Ale in > London. The biggest problem with Real Ale is as a > live product it only keeps for about 3 days, so > when the volume wasn't their it went off in many > pubs which led people to think it tastes horrible > and also led them to think that was what Real Ale > tasted like. I still look at a pub for 'feel' > before I order an ale though. Wasn't the most popular beer until the 70s .. Mild Actually according to Wiki I still drink it when I have Brains Dark :)

Huge similar threads on various consumer sites on getting Sky to reduce TV subscriptions to existing customers when they offer new customers all kinds of breaks Some people seem to get perpetual half price TV - but you seem to have to be prepared to walk away - and even lose it for a month or so.

Statistically people who have just passed there tests are most likely to do silly things Older people may have eyesight issues - which is already dealt with I think.

hpsaucey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Only a thought, but the police might not want > their presence plastered across the local forum if > they're keeping tabs on something? > > HP They wouldn't be undercover in a marked police car or would they ..... :) I remember in the 80s a "copper" on the phone to his wife .. "I'll be late tonight as I'm working undercover in XXXXX bar"

Pedestrians in the road ALWAYS have priority whatever the circumstance and however irresponsible they have been. Or do you not stop ??

mako Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 'I then walk really really slowly, grinning like a > cheshire cat.' This is an antisocial selfish > reaction imo-aggravating drivers simply winds them > up and makes it less safe for everyone else. > and Sazzle, it sounds like a car stopped at the > crossing, but was slightly late after being > distracted by a cyclist. Hardly one for the police > that is it? Its a poorly positioned crossing > particularly as there are often many poeple > standing outside the edt and its hard to tell if > they are about to cross or not. Obviously the > right thing is to always stop but you can get > stuck as its a bad design. If the guy was worried by the cyclist and then got pr-occupied with it - that fits into Boris's claims that drivers are finding it increasingly difficult driving on roads full of cyclists 20 mph coming if not separation I'd think.

Also the horn is to warn people not to signify annoyance https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q406.htm

Blah Blah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sadly JohnL we have no answer for those with > mental health issues, and the dispossessed, except > 'not on my doorstep'. I edited my post above anyway - because noticed admin was not happy with the 2008 thread :) But yes - I am a bit "not on my doorstep" now - anti social behaviour moves on and we forget it. Junction of Rye Lane and Heaton Road is a magnet though for as long as I can remember :(. It was where the Peckham terminator did his bit before my time here. I'm sure that cleaning up the anti-social behaviour stops the worse behaviour mentioned on this thread.

There has been bad behaviour by certain people in Rye Lane, Peckham and parts of ED since 2008 - and thats when I moved here. Remember this is our home.

david_carnell Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ah well - glad to see they're focusing on the > important stuff. > > Pfft. Take care of the small stuff and the big stuff goes away. One particular "beggar" tried to sell me Ketamine before Xmas too (why anyone would want that!!) Edit: so maybe "street hustlers" would be a more appropriate name than beggar.

je-suis-concerned Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > 3) Not sure what your point is on high profile. > The police have been slow in dealing with the > info. But I hope you aren't suggesting he has > been victimised over lower profile perverts? There > are many countries involved in this investigation > so can't know for sure if they've only targeted > 'high profile' only. Not lower profile as I read it - but those with access to children were targeted - others may never be prosecuted as website was described as below prosecution level initially. "The nudity-only nature of the Azov Films material caused it to be classified in the U.K. as level 1 on the COPINE scale for rating images of children, i.e. , generally beneath the threshold of legal interest." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_International_child_pornography_investigation The police used the number 50,000 people in the scenario for Operation Spade.

Probably a bit of money in the employer cycle buy schemes (cyclescheme.co.uk). Balfes were listed when I got mine and checking the map Evans are too - and Rat Race Cycles in Nunhead.

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Surely if he sees uniformed police around the area > he'll just go somewhere else? > > Or have I missed something here? > > Hope he's caught soon, anyway. Uniformed Police on Rye Lane too. Moved the persistent beggar on this Saturday from outside Tescos.

Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > JohnL Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Has anyone noticed that United States banknotes > > always have a number on them - and it's often > in > > denominations. > > I haven't but I'd love to know its relevence to a > local forum where some muppets (as definfed by > someone else) write numbers for fun(debateable). > Is there a connection? Conspiracy, or lack of. It's a virtual copy of putting chalk symbols on doors in a way.

Has anyone noticed that United States banknotes always have a number on them - and it's often in denominations.

Key of the door

We have a load of car garages and as cycling gets more and more popular it might surpass cars :) There's room for Kwik Fit and Turners