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Perhaps people with ongoing conditions and/or had treatment at a hospital are contacted by that specialist department? It's highlighted again the lack of a central database for all NHS patients. Imagine if there were a way of punching in your NHS No. and finding all your treatments, diagnoses, etc. (even dental). Hell of a task but I think it would save time and money in the long run.

Some firms have special rates for Zipcar, which would make it cheaper. (I don't drive but am sometimes a passenger in them and think they're a good addition, especially the ones you don't have to bring back to the place from which you hired it.)

You could try the RM accounts on social media. Companies tend to be reasonably quick to reply on these platforms. Re deliveries, there was for at least the second week running a delivery today. The postie said illness and the knock-on effects of having to isolate were the problem at the sorting office and that Sunday deliveries are being put on to get rid of any backlog as overtime. At least the RM is doing something as it cannot stop people getting ill and others having to stay at home, as per the rules.

Slots for aged 56+ (not 50--55) are only just open so I'd say that DMC is not doing anything out of the ordinary by not contacting people until their bracket is "open".

I have not had any motor vehicle (or even bicycle) for more than twenty years yet I think that putting a CPZ in places far from a rail station, which are used as day-time car parks by some who commute on trains, is real money-grabbing. 41 spaces, for example, in Dulwich Hill looks mercifully small, but sends the message that "we will get you even if you are in a place traditionally exempt from CPZs". It will cause more households to pave over their front gardens, and we all know how bad that is for the look of a street and its ecology.

I like the new CoOp. A staff member asked how I was finding it and I replied that I liked it a lot. The fridge doors open outwards so there?s much less wastage of cold air compared to the sliding ones of old.

Has anyone had panels installed through this scheme? https://solartogether.co.uk/southwark/home

I live in hope! A jay has returned to eat scraps from the top of my wall, as has a blackbird. Crows came a couple of weeks ago. Do they (all birds) have good enough eyesight to make out tiny food bits or do they think because they have found food on similar walls in the past it is worth a chance, or do they just follow the pigeons?

It?s great you saw a raptor nearby, and one ?in action? to boot. Where was this? I?d love to see one near me (near Goodrich School and about 30? on foot to Dawson?s Hill).

PeterW sounds rational, fair, candid and reliable.

It is a pretty colour of yellow on that house but a pity the landlord/owner won't paint over the scrawl. (I noticed that some of the vandalised shops in the area have had a clean up, which is good and hopefully will aid retail post lockdown, even if it's just a small contribution.)

It?ll be those huge lorries, maybe the same ones that never go down side streets that have been narrowed for safety reasons... 😆

My Niger feeds go uneaten. Incidentally, why the Y in Nygel?

Some of the (to some, welcome) measures at schools are already falling into disrepair. Bollards often come loose and the ones at the back of (ie. on Friern Road) the RC primary on Barry Road have mostly gone and the blocks that make up the perforated kerb at Heber on Heber Road are missing/split. I can see them just withering away because the council CBA to keep them in working order.

A sign says it?s closed, thanking staff and customers.

Rules are helpful. Imagine being knocked down and injured because somebody decided their desire to zip around with no lights, bell or insurance was more important than your life and livelihood, or that of your child or grandparent, etc. Perhaps it?s ?cool? to grouse about the law but I?m glad we have them, on the whole.

Yeah, I?ve seen parent/guardian and young child on motorised scooters on pavement and road. It?s unlikely either is insured so what happens when they cause injury or death to themselves or others? Tragedies are just around the corner and like lawless scooter drivers they don?t warn you they?re coming.

I saw two posties on Dunstan's and Goodrich on Sunday, which is good to see. At least the Royal Mail is aware of the problem of backlog and doing something to help clear it with non-standard delivery days. Well done!

About twenty odd saplings in plastic, protective tubes have been planted on the lower slopes of Dawson's Hill. They don't have any tags on them so I can't ID them. They're welcome but I wondered whether it was a council initiative or one from a private body? Good to have more trees, even better when the planters continue to monitor them over the years so they don't die. Thanks to whichever people organised this.

You cna report it on -2- 7525 2000 and do not have to leave any details about yourself. Generally, Southwark deals quickly with flytipping, dead trees, etc. but it all costs money and has to come from a finite budget. Some people, eh?

Hello - if you know of any charities that accept TV sets, please let me know below. I only would like to know about bona fide charities that are registered with the charity commission. Thanks

There is an interesting report from HK by epidemiologists there which says taht after school lockdowns and still with distancing, reduced hours, ventilation, hand washing, masks, etc. the common cold really took off. Schools had to shut because they were not sure whether it was Covid or not as some symptoms are similar. This also spooked staff and parents, as well as the children, whose education was again disturbed. They say it could happen elsewhere and should be monitored as they expected the rhinoviruses that cause some colds to have been thwarted by the anti C-19 measures. https://www.statnews.com/2021/02/23/schools-may-see-a-burst-of-the-common-cold-when-they-reopen-research-suggests/ Crowded bars, pubs, restaurants and shops, etc. I generally avoid anyway and I yank open windows on the bus but I will be being even more cautious in the future, at the risk of dried hands and a feeling a bit cooler on the top deck.

They're standing at least 3 feet apart in an outdoor space, some with masks on. They are likely mostly to be mainly young, reasonably affluent and professionals (ie. not in any subgroup that is especially badly affected by the pandemic). I think this is OK. I get that people will feel awkward because of the incessant pleas for us to keep apart but if you are outdoors and spaced apart, so be it. (I would not join a queue but go back another time or do without, but for those poor souls who must have their ?3 coffee and ?6 loaf, well, it's up to them!) Even in a time of great plenty and no disease would I join a queue to buy a hot (usually warm) ?3+ beverage that will be drunk in less time than it took to line up but that's our modern economy and people have free will, so each to their own. I would be more concerned about the flow of air in the shop - the front door should be open but is the back door also open to allow a good current of air to pass through? It's easy to look at the big queue and forget other concerns.

I loved A Discovery of Witches. It was, maybe still is, on Sky 1 and also on the catch up Sky channel. It's like a more adult-oriented Buffy, I'd say, with undertones of social justice (but not unsubtle, thankfully) and good twists. On BBC4 via iPlayer try The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin. Also, Valhalla Murders on iPlayer was good.

The parks manager and one of the DV councillors responded to pictures I sent them of overflowing bins after one slightly balmy Sunday in lockdown. They agreed that they would need to put more bins in and/or increase bin collections during the day as we get closer to the double whammy of no lockdown and - hopefully - sunny, warm weather. I was impressed they both responded so quickly and with good news, so thanks. (Subtext - sometimes the powers that be do respond to direct communication so pleases give it a try, alongside/instead of EDF outpourings.)