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First butterfly in SE22 - red admiral or peacock, I think - two days ago.

I tried this when I wrote to the GLA, which replied saying that because people could still get on buses - even if they were very crowded - then different services were not needed. The 176 schedule is changing, as are the actual vehicles, this month, so that may make things better. Without seeming trite, I suggest getting up ten minutes earlier or walking up/down-route (Dulwich Plough/ED station) to be able to get on, or just walking full stop!

It used to have a lovely, extravagant and trippy full-length mural which had to be painted over because of repairs. Another one there would be great - and well protected from the two-bit taggers who seem to enjoy spoiling the murals around here.

Not really in the same league, but a nice (but cheap - heavily discounted) winter wreath was nabbed from my door (which involved unlocking the gate and walking ten feet or so to it) a few months ago, during the day. It's just around the corner from Dunstans; perhaps this sub-area is rich pickings for green-fingered reprobates?

Lanzarote is not spoilt by over-development. It is smaller that, say, Tenerife and has the same kind of stark, lunar landscape. There is a tiny island of the north coast which you can reach by boat: get off and walk to the beaches, or stay a few nights. There is a fantastic cactus garden and several spots dedicated to the artist who made it his life's work to protect the island's environment - Manrique. There are agriturismo spots inland and good resort-style places with great pools and balconied rooms. The coastal towns/resorts are low-rise and pleasant.

The CoOp (LL and FHR) both have chilled cabinets that fail to shut properly. When I query it, they always come along with a key and then - hey presto - the doors slide together as they ought to. They keep them slid back because it is easier for them to load and stack. Not great for your food or the environment (which I pointed out). That said, I think the CoOp's revamp/rebrand (just bringing back the '60s colour and livery, in effect) is good. The charity work they do (via the CoOp membership) is to be lauded and now the M and S is open it is rarely busy.

Labour will not want to keep Corbyn for any much longer than he is necessary. I cannot believe the party will suddenly forget about its very apparent and much discussed internal division over whether to keep him or ditch him as a leader, though, in the short term, noone will pick a fight with him given the party's, er, "victory".

I was surprised to see the SNP lose so many seats - and to a variety of opponents - and think it will mean a death knell to IndyRef2. Also, 206 MPs are female this time - a record.

Pugwash - I feel bad for our aunt but today most people will be willing to go "ah, that's bad" and then do exactly the same thing that caused her suffering simply because the rules only apply to others. The worst kind of parent is the one that cycles two or three abreast with offspring on pavements as if it were the most natural and acceptable thing - again, an example of "it's OK because I am me". Under 12s on pavements is fine as long as they are told to be alert and considerate. Under 12s with oafish and self-entitled mum or dad riding alongside, not. We live in a big, crowded and often aggravating city - why make it more unpleasant?

I also remember the lurid red and yellow/orange and black/blue and red of the respective parties' posters in windows and on placards in the '70s and '80s and find it odd that much more educated and - probably - politically savvy people nowadays here in our area don't do the same. I do agree that businesses professing their political allegiances are foolish because you can never be sure of your clientele: there MUST be Tory hipsters out there!

Hairstyles change, says Ms Abbot - remember?

Can we be sure that the police are *always* being deployed sensibly? I sometimes see what I think is an OTT response to relatively small incidents (4 vehicles, eight officers for an RTA, officers patrolling in threes) and wonder why this is the case. Would a national police force make better sense, or the amalgamation of certain forces to save resources? And, before I get shouted down, I acknowledge that all the services do very good jobs and should be applauded for their efforts and that I know people working in different police forces.)

Trying to imagine how a blind or partially sighted person copes, were they to accidentally stray onto it. I've had some close shaves there, as it's easy to forget. If only more people thought like this. It is really easy to forget that some people are infirm/poor of sight or hard of hearing so that is what feeds annoyances like pavement-cycling/overgrown bushes etc. Hopefully threads like this will persuade people to think about others less able-bodied.

I know about it (from here) - but Rye Lane is such chaos everyone just makes do. >>> Maybe it is because everyone is just making do that it is such chaos? Discuss! (Bad planning is at least partly to blame, making it hard for people to know who should go which in turn leads to a "sod it" attitude and lack of care as regards other people, IMHO.)

It is sad and tragic and loathsome and wicked and fascist and savage and venal and lots of other things, but I am afraid it is not shocking. Part of me is glad the three reprobates are dead but I would prefer that they lived for at least long enough to be of use to the police and other authorities.

But you cannot stop people being offended - it rests with the offendee, not the offender, so how can you guarantee you won't be doing exactly what you grandly claim to be avoding? Why not stop the - lengthy and baffling - thread on the cemeteries on that basis, because plenty of people have got their knickers in a knot over issues that it has raised. Similarly, some people are very offended when their political party is criticised, but such posts are not taken down. Please don't censor on the grounds of "niceness" - you'll only end up damaging yourself and others in the process. I agree with P Tatchell's approach - let people have their say even if it goes completely against your very being, let alone point of view.

Poor show by Admin - nothing in that post was worthy of being banned. People are allowed to be offended and to offend, whether talking about religion, Iceland, price of a pint, poor service at Le Chandelier (RIP) or whether or not Louisa is persona non grata. Plenty of stuff on here can be seen as "unpleasant" but it doesn't get pulled. 0/10

Two trees have been damaged (looks like branch on each was pulled off, but not completely) on Silvester Road, so have reported it. Any other trees damaged, please report here: [email protected] .

Not SE22 or SE15, but The Pigeon Hole cafe on Datchelor Place, Camberwell is really good and very reasonable. You can sit outside in a really quiet mini-square with trees and flowers.

Where was the bat? I have yet to see one anywhere in and around SE22/15/21 but would love to.

how do I know this person isn't some crazy individual who will attack me? - You don't but it is highly unlikely, so don't buy into the "everyone is a threat" rubbish. It is precisely this kind of reticence that allows the dickheads to seemingly get away with acting anti-socially.

Much better to approach the person in question and have your say there and then rather than report it here as a vent a while later. I get that you may want to warn others, though.

My point was, Seabag, that it is entirely right for those who *have* to use wheels to use the pavement, not those who choose to.

Peering out of the top deck of the 12 about 1930 today 6 out of 7 cyclists (male, "fast" cycles) pedalled over the pedestrian crossing at Peckham library and cut the corner, despite there being plenty of pedestrians. The one who didn't wasn't entirely committed to using the (admittedly badly designed) cycle path that skirts the corner and finally joins up with the camouflaged and too-thin cycle lane. No collisions but not right.

Although the word "pedestrian" cannot mean those who use wheels to get about (wheelchairs or mobility scooters) don't forget about this minority that uses the pavement to get around.