richard tudor

Like Rupert James I would like to hear from you when you have knocked on Chadwick Road residents and asked them what the problem is really like. A 1 week survey to my mind means zip. Figures produced for a short period means nothing. A survey over 1/2/3 months would reveal a great deal more. Glad you feel you are yet again right. Did I ever doubt it

I believe that Southwark Council had its own agenda on traffic flow and this traffic chaos will prompt them to bring in traffic regulation that the pen pushers want not the general resident population. How many of the pen pushers actually live in the area? Not many I would think. Local residents know best. Have you every been asked. Real residents not the cycle mafia.

rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well apparently I've interpreted something as > racist, supported by evidence. Suits me. I think I have missed this evidence. what was it?

After all the discussions on here regarding the 20mph speed limit on roads, it is interesting that Southwark has now put in legal notification notices, Southwark News, to make it official. How many people in the borough actually read these notices and have the time or will to comment for or against. Rather like the manifesto, hidden away on page 7/10 , under healthy living last para. From what I can see it effects all roads. Although they say one can comment I think we can accept they will push it through on all roads no matter what. Do all roads need to be included? Denmark Hill, Sydenham Hill etc. What next, the possibility of traffic speed cameras on all routes. More wardens hiding behind trees? Revenue stream. Everyone has their own views on this but I suspect it is passed no matter what. Be warned.

No idea who that person was, nothing to do with me. "You know, the person who joined the forum when you were called out by me (and several others) for making racial implications about who was responsible for knife crime?" Hyde Park. Burgess Park. Ring any bells? Perhaps you should park your ego and re-enter the real world. "It's not a "horror story" by any means, that's just silly nomenclature, but it's the honest truth that today I had to come to a complete stop as a lady walking a Jack Russell was doing exactly what I said, walking on the outside of the road with her dog on the bridlepath the opposite side with the lead stretching the width of the road - and it's not the first time." Sorry, you now live in ED, well not ED but close enough, not the real world. There you are plenty of scope to continue responses. Am sure I have got something wrong. Await your red pen

rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > richard tudor Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > You really are becoming boring now > > > How very charming of you to say so - if you don't > want people to respond to your posts, don't post. > You know as well as I do why you're being so rude > - go and get your "friend" Dullywood to pitch in > on your side like before! "You know as well as I do why you're being so rude" Why and who is Dullywood?

You really are becoming boring now

Perhaps cyclists should employ the skiing rules always look ahead. If you have to stop or avoid so be it. There are more children, people and dogs than pedal pushers. They are not aware of danger. As it should be in a park

Does anyone know if Solmons Passage suffered from the last few days of torrential rain?

farfisamania Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 48 visits don't represent a huge amount of time > over the course of constructing a large > residential building! > > Don't get me wrong, I find it appalling that these > buildings are now having to be demolished. I do > however feel that trying to get 'answers' from > building control isn't going to get you that far > because a) they can point out that they have no > responsibility for quality issues (which most of > the problems listed by Wandle seem to be) and b) > on compliance issues, approval is still not an > absolute guarantee of compliance. > > I think it would be more productive to ask how the > contractor (and their replacement) was procured, > how the contract was managed, what snagging was > carried out, what are the contents of the report > recommending demolition. There was a suggestion y > someone here that the structural problems were > worsened by poor maintenance. What maintenance > regime was in place? How did it take account of > the building's characteristics? Why did it take > several years to uncover these defects? I don't > know if private organsisations like housing > associations are covered by FoI - I think it > depends on ownership. If the HA in this case isn't > covered by FoI then I think it shows some of the > problems with HAs as a way of delivering social > housing. > > Housing associations were at the forefront of > promoting timber framed construction in the UK in > the early 2000s. Up till that point English > homebuilders hadn't made that much use of it. > Detailed info from the HA would help to show > exactly what happened here. Perhaps Harriet Harman, all Cllrs and Southwark Council could take action, legal if necessary, to get the answers to above. Perhaps all parties, including Wandle, would prefer it to remain buried. From memory at the very start of this thread these questions were raised. Due Diligence From all interviews maintenance was a great problem. Last raised on Radio 4 a few days ago

When will Wandle publish the name of the Clerk of Works and others concerned withis build and also make available all the confirmation sign off sheets for the works on this project. So far nothing seems to have been produced to allow MP,s Cllrs, Residents and public to see the depth of this mess. As Housing Ass are no more than extensions of local authorities regarding housing perhaps Ms Harmam could ask the Govt to now take a deeper interest.

As Clint Eastwood said in Heart Break Ridge "This is turning into a real cluster fu.ck

Blah Blah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And I think it's also worth reiterating that > council employees (doing these jobs) are seperate > from councillors who we elect. Councillors in turn > do not hire or fire council employees. It is very > difficult to hold anyone to account who is an > employee (unless they break the law) and councils > tend to shuffle people who do bad jobs to other > departments/ roles because that's easier than > trying to fire. My instinct on this, if there is > reason for blame with the council, is that > individual performance is to blame. That's why it > becomes so hard to find out exactly who or what > has failed. Boom boom. Nailed it in one

Pass the parcel comes to mind

Following on from this mess there is an interesting article in this week's Southwark News regarding more Wandle homeowners on page 17. It certainly appears there are problems on Wandle homes from when the first brick is laid. Is management up to the job? Are there still other stories to appear. Less haste more speed seems to be the word.

I have just listened to the interview on BBC drive time and would suggest that local residents take the time to do the same. Thank god that Eddie Nestor has taken this up and promised he will not let the matter drop. His interviews were excellent. The programme put all those involved to shame and the interview with the Wandle Chief Executive has to be listened too to be believed. All you people that post on the forum regarding trivial and petty things should listen and put your support behind these people who will suffer through no fault of their own. At least Harriet Harman spoke sense and nailed the matter regarding all that is wrong with this whole affair. Let's hope that the National Press picks this up so those at fault cannot pass the buck.

Perhaps Renata Hamvas might like to comment on building control. I always thought each stage had to be signed off by building control.

This does not benefit social housing residents they are pawns in the system. Lives thrown into the melting pot. The point is why were these flats not monitoried during the building. Where was Southwark Building Control. Housing shortage just got larger. Construction company used by the Housing Association will probably or maybe has gone into liquidation. Blame apportionment and settlement will take years.

These are new built flats. What happened to building control, quantity surveyors, architects? Southwark are all over you like rash when you try to do anything what happened here? Who will pick up the bill for all these families and will heads roll? I very much doubt anyone will take the blame but people's lives will be destroyed. How many other properties are the same but no one is saying anything.

Perhaps actually saying what social strata and culture the problem stems from might be a good first step in solving the problem. Unfortunately people are afraid to point the finger. Until that happens you can discuss until the cows come home.

edhistory Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Posted by barniepage 19 September, 2013 14:00 > > Hi John K, > We've been in consultation with a landscape > architect and the park management who all felt > that there would be no issue with drainage. Owing > to the proposed position, which is at the higher > end of the park, the gentle slope should allow the > water to run off freely. There is an area of lower > ground nearby which, we have been told by the park > management, has never had a problem with drainage. > So we feel positive that the area will remain a > groundwork and not a water feature! > > ========================= > > Posted by david_carnell 19 September, 2013 14:55 > > Ignore John. He's the forum's resident grinch > whose raison d'etre is to pour scorn and shout > folly at anything new or innovative. > > ========================== Not a grinch but someone who speaks the truth. The area around the exercise machines is a bog and walking across the grass you sink Never happened before. A muddy bog all over Did no one think this might happen

What is a liberal p......

Why delete the truth. Mr foxy

Are these the lights up by the bridge by Mcniel Road. Traffic down from DKH or up from Camberwell Green

Remember the implementation of the blanket 20mph. Much the same MO Sited deep in the manifesto under healthy living. Perhaps Cllrs should remind Southwark Council they work for us the residents not their rule book.