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Chuck, luv, mate, cock, pal, R kid, kidder - all are way better than guys and sir/madam!

Hand sanitiser is really not that useful, is it? Open doors and window, ideally front and back, is what I look for. Dilute the air inside with fresh air gusting in is a good way of reducing transmission risks. Bus windows all ought to be open, same on the train, so if you are inside a cafe, etc. and there is no air, ask them to make some by opening a door.

I don't udnerstand why Melbourne and two parallel streets all get to be stopped to motor traffic - how come it is not just one, or even two? Is it a case of - well, if we just put one in then all that traffic will go down the parallel street, so we must put one there, and then, oh dear, that would mean even more traffic down the one next to that, so let's block that one.

Guys is bloody awful. Chaps, lads, kids, you lot, pals - all are much preferable.

Yes and no: none of us wants to believe that the un-greenest thing one can do is to have more than one child, perhaps two, yet this barely gets any attention. People prefer to focus on the small things (recycling jam jars) and the big things (hypersonic space flight for rich folk) and make an ironic acknowledgement, because it's easier than thinking about all the crap that people buy and don't need/use, or the food that is wasted or the countless short journeys made by cars, etc.

I saw a damselfly that fluttered like a butterfly, seemingly far from the fast-flowing water it usually hangs around. The nearest would be the Peck on the Rye. It was on Darrell Road, near to Underhill https://british-dragonflies.org.uk/species/banded-demoiselle/ . I had never seen one before.

The O P said no space for extra bins - which is correct? I can't see provision for refuse storage being allowed to be exempted, so if that can be fixed, then I wouldn't be against it.

Ring up the coach firm/s in question and complain, or, better still, email them and CC the school head. It will take about five minutes and will have more effect than anything else.

? Wrong thread! @Seabag

Yes, I agree that the rubbish aspect has to be improved on but that is not a reason to deny new housing. Who knows about car ownership - perhaps those who move in won't have a vehicle anyway, or not be that bothered about parking on street? Some developments are egregious but I don't think this is, at least not with tweaks.

Four storey housing on a main road isn?t OTT. My transient fuzzy feeling about how lucky I am to live in SE22 as I swing my bag of Mons cheese and lick my Oddono?s gelato as I contemplate which mid-week art house film to see really doesn?t trump the right of others to live here.

I like mate - it?s better than an antiseptic, performance-formal ?sir?. It?s just not what we say, unless you?re in a few, particular situations. Fine for the US but not here.

It's an unwanted import! Sir / madam in a posh shop or nice restaurant but not on in the CoOp when you?re asking for Toilet Duck or on the 197!

I keep getting called ?sir?, even when I?m not being arrested. (Joke) I know people who say it mean well but I really don?t like it. It?s usually younger people (20s) who add it to the end of the sentence so perhaps it?s my white hair? It just sounds too formal, too American. 🤷‍♂️👴

Did you believe her? I understood there are several options to test in Southwark, at least according to the council email a few days ago. It says you can get tested whether Yiu have symptoms or not but I think you go to different places depending on circumstances.

👋 The app sent a message yesterday saying changes to the way E A operates are coming in. I hope it?ll mean an end to the booking system as it stands for swimming. I think some book and don?t turn up. This is selfish but predictable. Write to the branch manager and CC your local councillor if you want to complain (or praise).

Write to the managers of the branches and CC your councillor.

I saw two swifts on Landells near Sylvester around 7am Saturday.

I'm sure the parents dropping of several kids, trying to get to work or running several errands would love you to tell them how unnecessary their driving is Maybe they could organise their lives a little bit differently to allow for walking, cycling, car-sharing or bus-riding to school, even one day a week. Stop defending ingrained, selfish behaviour. Yes, it?ll be a bit of a drag but if you?re (you?re = any person, not the writer of the above) invested in your health and that of your offspring, whose future may be badly affected but climate change, you would at least consider rearranging your life at least one day out of five.

Denmark has ditched mask requirements even though its vaccine programme isn?t as good as in the UK. Singapore has decided to state publicly that it won?t do a daily tally of cases and will treat it like flu. Daily Mail quoting Singapore government Singapore may STOP counting Covid-19 cases

What a great idea. Also, if you?re not into the idea of a group litter pick, please just do your bit when you can to complement this and other very much appreciated organised efforts. Just picking up the odd can or bottle and putting it in the nearest (recycling) bin is worthwhile.

I agree with the clutter aspect - wasteful and potential distractions for drivers. Clean up the streets and hoardings, add some nice street art if anything, and more mini-parks and trees, cycle hoops, etc. to help footfall grow and businesses thrive.

Spend it on cleaning up shop fronts, fixing dodgy pavements and planting a few more trees?

I am the opposite of self-righteous - how could I be when I am acknowledging difficulties and problems on a number of fronts and presenting an in-the-round view? Take a step back and understand that nobody is making a personal attack on anyone else because we are unknown to each other and we cannot know everyone's personal situations unless told - a lot of irateness could be avoided if this were acknowledged! Not all things are possible all the time and that all personal predicaments and future events cannot be factored in when discussing public facilities. This does not make me crass let alone dismissive of anyone. (As it stands, nobody at all has parity of opportunity to use this stop because there is no opportunity - the stop is closed!) Of course it would be preferable if every bus stop could stay open at all times in all circumstances so that as many people could use it as their first preference but that would be an impossibility. Covid has made us aware that services and finances are finite and that humans - able bodied or not - are adaptable and pragmatic, even when there is some personal cost to making those adaptations.

The shelter means the footpath width there is narrowed by about a half so in the early days of the pandemic the authorities thought it would cause people to be too close to each other.