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You could ask neighbours to let you use theirs this once. Most people are happy to help and it?ll save you a drive. ♻️ etc.

Tell us what constitutes such an approach. Most people can choose to use their car less. Most are not disabled or caring for disabled. People are selfish and need to be nudged, so these closings may be doing that. I?m in favour and want to see more, though not on parallel roads like is seen now.

'If I can do it, everyone else can' is a negligent position to take and one that should be challenged strongly in my view. It depends on the person who hears it. Person A will say ?Hmm. Maybe s/he?s right. Let me make a concerted effort to cut down on some, not all, journeys at least three days a week.? Person B will say ?How dare people conclude that I can be like those who?ve reduced their car journeys. I?m offended and will make no effort to cut down because I feel maligned and slighted (even though the poster has literally no idea who I am and vice versa).?

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Rah x 3 talks sense.

Dougie ? of course it?s a fact. It?s self evident they?ve chosen to drive. Nobody forced them. They chose. The alternatives may be less convenient but they still chose to do it. It?s really simple ? if we want less traffic then everyone must reduce their use of motor vehicles. People don?t like this fact so they invent distractions and whatabouts. Drive less and use fewer services that use motor vehicles and traffic will reduce... Give it a go!

Rockets ? no, I don?t use Amazon, etc. and never have delivery food or Ocado, etc. I don?t take taxis or Uber. Utilities don?t need to come here and most deliveries (95%, I?d say) are brought by my pedestrian postman. It?s called putting your money where your mouth is. Give it a try, and encourage others.

The solution is to drive less especially at traditionally busy times. (With no car for twenty years I?m halo-polishing a little but I?m not part of the problem and that prevents any charge of hypocrisy when I ask for people to use their vehicles less.)

I?ve just seen lots of traffic and the reason was school closing time. That?s down to individuals choosing, not needing, to travel short distances by car. It?s that simple.

Ruined lives? Such hyperbole serves nobody well.

Masks help and they also give a sense of solidarity etc. If you?re on a bus or train, or in a car with people unknown to you or not in your bubble, open the windows. Fresh (even the kind we get here) air helps dilute the concentration of aerosols and other particles in the air. Too many buses are rolling around all tightly sealed. Do your bit!

Just remove the barriers and place at the side of their wall as safely as possible.

They?ve not been put in illegally. They?ve actually been put in thanks to a law. It?s argued the council didn?t advise residents or solicit opinion, either at all or not enough. That?s a procedural matter and one I think any legal adjudged may either not be concerned about or think that such a matter is less important than the measures put in place according to the powers Southwark has.

They will never put a CPZ there. There?s no need because people don?t park there to be near a station. PR is at least a 25? walk away, ED and HOP about 20, the latter uphill part of the way and none reached speedily and easily by bus from this actual location. School traffic is heavy though many pupils do walk and a few cycle.

Barriers and perforated kerbs (about 2? into the road) have been put into place on Dunstan?s Road. Similar restrictions are now on Upland Road, parallel to Dunstan?s more-or-less.

It can be ??? to have someone install one so DIY is a better option. It?s a great idea. Sedum and succulents do well though plants that attract pollinating insects and other wildlife would be great to have if the right conditions are provided. Good luck

Is anyone else having broadband problems?

Open all windows on the bus/train and on the Tube where carriages connect to push through air from outside to dilute the concentration of any virus.

Complain to the organisation or business involved and CC your MP/councillor. (MPs require full address and phone number in any letter to them.) It's unlikely the MP will react to the email but the manager or owner will understand your seriousness about the matter.

Flocks of sparrows (I think tree, mainly) like fat balls in hanging feeders in my garden. They can?t always manage the pellets in the closed feeder with dispensing spout.

Fixed now. Good ol? Virgin!

It won?t be fixed till 2am! No TV on broadband

Flu jabs can lose their efficacy over time, so having them in November (before the hardest hitting time) coukd actually be a benefit. Social distancing and masks are likely to keep down infection rates anyway. Superdrug has a booking facility for the branches offering vaccinations. Streatham is nearest. Good luck

Metallic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Still so many adults cycling on the pavement! If > you are with your child it is perfectly easy to > keep level with him or her whilst being a few feet > away on the road. Yesterday I took an earlier > walk than usual just to have a look at cycling > behaviour and was appalled to see how many adult > cyclists are weaving in and out of pedestrians, > often with dogs or small children, on pavements > through EDG, Dulwich Village (the worst examples), > and even in the park where there is a SHARED > pathway. Yes ? our yummy mummy/daddy types think because they?re being green they don?t have to obey laws, even at peak times foot footpath use (school opening and closing). The trikes/Dutch types with the kid-carrying baskets are particularly irksome.

Also, Dulwich (SE21) is separate from East Dulwich (SE22). The former is greener and richer, but ED is also very pleasant and leafy and not ?poor? in any way.