worldwiser

Well I gave it 10 days and the police don't appear in the slightest bit interested. My sleuthing days are at an end.

They are in a somewhat exposed position so I have some sympathy with wishing to avoid the logistics of cash management on and off the premises.

But the primary reason for avoiding the caf? is the simply outrageous prices. Having to carry that much cash around to settle a bill there is something I'd want to avoid.

Super Sleuth, the photo was rather zoomed in and a bit blurred so it's entirely possible. I've updated the police report to consider both.

Jeans stained with mud and paint but don't want to inspect further in case I contaminate.

Can't say the police have shown any interest so far. At what point do I stand down from my amateur detective role?!

Jeans (highly stained) bagged, police report filed. They await collection..

Thanks - with more presence of mind next time I shall. Always difficult to react when you're at the wheel of a car yourself at the time.

Interestingly, the registration number (my passenger snapped a photo) at DVLA is not found which usually means a scrapped car, fake plate or some kind of government or undercover vehicle. Even if this were in some way official police business, the risks being taken by the driver were absolutely astonishing.

And then of course there were those jeans, almost the most perplexing element of the story..

Does anyone know if you can report dangerous driving? There was just an Audi that pulled out of Melbourne Grove onto EDG heading to Herne Hill.

A pair of jeans was thrown out of the window outside the church and then the car drove aggressively into traffic on the wrong side of the street all the way to JAGS and then sped through red lights into the distance.

I'm almost certain the car must be stolen, no-one who owned a car like that would drive it that way. Reg was NA66 OTC, Audi Q3 or 5.

I believe James Barber previously posted something about the split ownership of the pavements, given that they're essentially part of a public thoroughfare. I believe he said there was some mechanism that could allow the council to force the private owners to maintain their sections appropriately - at least to keep them flat and level with the council-maintained section - and that, if they did not do so, the council would do it for them at their cost.

At the very least, when they were relaying endless sections of pavement last year, they could have come to an extremely cost-effective arrangement with those owners to get the pavement in order. The additional work involved would have been trifling and of such enormous benefit to the community. But why would we expect Southwark to spend time on such things? They spent a quarter of a million doing a pointless rehash of the entrance to NXR for crying out loud. At some times of the day LL is a total affront to health and safety and Southwark is an affront to us all.

I appealed a bus lane offence once citing a previously successful appeal in the same circumstances. The adjudicator dismissed my appeal because he disagreed with that judgement. Essentially I learned that appeals seem not to form part of case law and set no precedent.

I'm hearing about the 5g service offered by Three. Download speeds of 250 for 35 a month with no need for a land-line. If they check out, that may be the way to go. Half cost of VM.

Lordship Lane has always been awful and then, instead of coming to a cost-effective arrangement with the traders' portion of pavements, Southwark massively compounded the issue by repaving only the narrow public sections. It is now highly unlikely this will be revisited in the foreseeable future and, you are quite right, the result is an utter disgrace. Shameful doesn't come close to describing the lack of vision and community-spirit displayed on this.

Another utter disgrace is the now years-long issue of a badly needed crossing at LL and EDG. Something which would benefit everyone and particularly the disabled.

Dealing with these issues is what the council is for and their inaction over a decade and more is inexcusable.

I utterly detest Virgin Media also. But sadly no-one else is offering their speeds (admittedly when it's actually working) and won't for some very considerable time. They essentially have a monopoly over genuinely high speed broadband. There was a Hyperoptic van in the neighbourhood the other week and I quickly registered my interest but it seems they're about 3 years away from coming to ED.

Tonight's fix has miraculously doubled our speeds back up to what they were 3 years ago. So I'll no doubt be grinning and bearing my need for VM :-(

Yep, out next to GG since around lunchtime.

Thanks for the resolution update. Keep us posted on any news if they miss it - got an entire day's work for 3 clients that I can only send on a broadband connection ☹️☹️

What I don't understand is why residents who live just outside the zone are not permitted to buy a permit. Commuters were the clear and intended target of the whole exercise so the fact that residents like us will inevitably suffer huge inconvenience is intolerable and utterly unfair.

How nice of TFL to post this information on the various bus stops between here and Kings so people would know about this instead of waiting around in the dark for ages before a kind soul stops to let them know.

Hi, can anyone do a PAT test on a single item for me? It's a Litepanels Astra 1x1 LED interview light. ED based.

I've managed to locate a copy of the leaflet and it says nothing new when compared to previous leaflets from prior years. The statement 'edge of your property' was the same thing it said years ago. I don't believe a thing has changed.

I've had a really really good look at all the information on Southwark's 'bins and recycling' website and all of its subsections. I can't find any information at all regarding the positioning of bins. Can someone point me to where I can find these new 'rules?'

I have partial sympathy with the op as there is absolutely no reason for sirens to be as loud as they are in this country. They could be far quieter and still achieve the same result. No other country tolerates such fearsome noise on their emergency vehicles - here the intention seems to be to frighten the life out of people which doesn't help motorists to make quick, intelligent decisions. It induces panic and that doesn't help anyone. I'm less concerned about its effect on gardeners though.

I agree, the prices are total lunacy. The food may prove to be utterly divine which it unquestioningly would have to be but, for my money, you get a sublime roast at The Rosendale in W Dulwich for 15 quid. So I guess that's where I'll be going.

First of all, the development plans were included in the last members newsletter. I know this because I'm a longstanding member myself and I read it with interest.

Second, as they point out themselves, the entire estate is Grade II or II* listed so their intentions will automatically receive massive scrutiny and oversight.

The museum has been there over 120 years and I agree wholeheartedly with the identified shortcomings of the current structure and layout. Whatever the original design and how the gardens may or may not have been intended to be used back then is close to irrelevant for the present day. That there may be extensive building work over a long period is never accepted as a reason to object in itself. What matters is the end result.

I personally think that, on first reading, some of the plans are very sympathetic and yet innovative and energising to an massively popular local attraction that needs to evolve and serve a wide demographic way beyond that of decades ago.

An institution of this kind must necessarily keep pace with the times and I congratulate them on their plans which I think the farsighted, groundbreaking founder would have endorsed without reservation.

No one has ever asked me to or complained that we don't in 15 years and, like I say, no one on our road has ever done this. We have barely enough room in our yard to store the bins at all and if we put them on the pavement there'd hardly be enough room for pedestrians. Buggies would find it totally impassable. I consider myself content that they collect the bins because I pay them to.

I can't say anyone on our road has ever put their bins either in the street or facing handle out within their front yard. Not one person ever. So I doubt this will catch on...

Hi Foxy, I'm a little confused. The backing to the sticker says it must go on the back. But you say it should be visible from the street..

Council says the stickers will be sent out 'shortly.' Odd, since the period we're paying for has already started and we've not been sent the outdoor caddy for food waste yet. So we're forced to continue putting it in the large bin and, no doubt, they'll refuse to take it. Brilliant service again by Southwark.

Get yourself a Rockdoor.. integral hooking locks all the way down the side of the door along with a steel mesh underneath the outer surface. They're very well priced, TS007 rated and you more or less need a tank to get through them.