Nigello

Could it be an allergy to something you are eating or drinking?

Southwark is a smokeless zone so I doubt it would be OK. Smoke - especially on still days - can be a real pain for people with breathing problems. (A bloke near me was burning plastic - yes, plastic - amongst other stuff in a back garden fire and really had no idea that it was a bad thing when I asked him to stop, pointing out the rules!)

LD929 - There is a pelican (or maybe it's a puffin) crossing there that allows people to cross safely - if they wait for a minute or so before the green man lights up.

Blandford Fly Bites - The Cramps

Hearing SNP people (and others who parrot their words) talking about Scotland's specialness and worthiness of more devolved powers and - ultimately - independence but never hearing TV and radio presenters actually dig deep and ask them to give examples.

Other, similar bikes remain in SE22 (eg. at the EDT, near Grove Vale library). Will this post continue?..

Depending on the date of your crawl, don't forget the new arrivals: The Hope (3, Melon Road - opening 7/5, according to its website) and John the Unicorn (157-9 Rye Lane, opening "end of spring" we are told).

I have removed none, but when I see them lying in the street or still in place after the property has been sold or rented, I phone the estate agent in question and ask them to take them away (and pursue them till the job is done). I do not work for an estage agent. I also pick up litter in the street, report damaged/missing trees and fly-tipping and remove those annoying yellow council sheets tied to posts and trees - but only after the three weeks notice has expired. Satisfied that I match your level of commitment? (or is that "??????????")

Agreed - it isn't working. Ban those people who rent the park for sport etc if they don't clean up after themselves. It isn't difficult!

I am still none the wiser as to where you put them. Do you find a skip, return them to the agent, break them up and put them in a wood burner or what? Please let us know so we may do the same.

Housing is needed; why not build up? It's better than digging down or spreading out. Whether it is for "penthouse suites" or average accommodation it's a good use of a small amount of space: an extra ten feet of height for two or three flats seems reasonable. (The maisonettes opposite, over the Co-Op pharmacy, are pretty high so there is already a precedent.)

I went to get a ticket last Friday afternoon - only six people were in the cinema where my film was showing - but it took ages to get a ticket at the bar-cum-ticket-office. I'd advise booking ahead in the evenings (or popping in and buying them in advance) and if you are near the film's start-time. I put aside a good ten minutes to get the ticket thinking I was being foolishly previous, but the people ahead of me (none of which were buying tickets but food, drinks, membership etc) were served slowly. (There is a machine to pick up tickets that are pre-booked which I will use in the future.)

Renata Hamvas in the post about the loveliness of the Rye would be good to contact - she is the councillor in whose ward it is situated.

JohnL - That's why there should be a ban on food and drink on all public transport. (Someone on the Bakerloo line took out a Big Mac and ketchup the other day! I asked him whether he thought that was a good idea on a crowded, already warm and unventilated train and he looked sheepish but carried on. I moved.)

Why not ask Summerhouse Referral Unit (Goodrich Road) to house them? They have a strip of gravelled yard at the front of the school with potted trees. It could probably accommodate more. Since both are part of the council it should be easy to facilitate..............?

I was on one for the first time (12) and, despite being overly tall with lanky legs, I found it a good fit. I sat right at the back and didn't feel too hot, too cramped, too anything. I do wish, though, that conductors were on them at peak times, at least.

?? Is the cafe moving or is it opening a new venture? I have heard both versions. I hope it is the latter: a French caff and a French restaurant on the same strip would be great. As for the bookies' and the laundry, does anyone have any news?

Jeremy - Ha!

No, I am not an estate agent, and I applaud your direct action and speak as one who regularly picks up rubbish and who reports fly tipping etc but I am guessing they're tricky to get rid of due to their size, so I just wondered where you put all of them.

What did you do with them?

It's perfectly possible - and desirable - to preserve what's good as well as giving the area a good scrub. It is grubby (in parts) and to defend it in the name of "diversity" is to patronise and condescend. The area around the station is dark, dank and not worthy of the the ill-thought defence some people feel duty bound to offer. It's true that lots of people shop there, but perhaps they don't have the time or money to travel further afield and might themselves want the grot-spots to be cleaned up. And, just as a thought, why shouldn't things change? Areas change all the time, usually over the period of a generation, and it's inevitable that some will like it and some won't. Why should the current status-quo be pickled in aspic? That has never been the case for various parts of London at various times, so why should SE15 be special?

This was meant as a message and I can;t remove it. Admin - remove it if you like as I have now messaged her.

Hello, The Goodrich Road mural has been painted on. It is the background paint that has been damaged, but not the art itself. Do you have the spare paint you and before? If not, would you like me to ask the owner to deal with it? I remember you painted over the tagging last time quickly, so I am hoping you will be able to do the same this time. Best wishes, Nigel

I failed to get an on-day appt on Tuesday but did on Wednesday by phoning at 0800. The receptionist remembered me from the day before, had a bit of a laugh with me when she accidentally added ten years to my age and she got me a time that suited me. The doctor was late seeing me - half an hour - but the previous patients were taking a very long time. He was courteous, thorough and explained what he was looking for and what he found. 4/5 to DMC (on this occasion).

It's not ridiculous. It's perfectly doable, as indeed is demonstrated by the X68: as long as people know it's an express service, fair enough. X services stop at some stops to let passengers off but not on. The 40, 176 and 185 tend to shed their load once they've been past ED Station and Denmark Hill Station, so that should be acknowledged by the bus firms. Outrage is overused, anyway.