Spartacus

Keep OFGEN but amend their remit to work for end consumers and not the generation /fossil fuel companies that have just experienced a massive profit from the price of oil and gas. Also change the model of highest priced electricity generator sets the price for the market so that green energy which is cheaper is actually supplied to the consumer at the right cost and not the cost of gas produced electricity. Will make it more realistic and beneficial for consumers to switch to green.

Ken I think you have me confused with someone else.

Sounds like a coffee shop crawl is becoming more feasible. Its like a pub crawl except you drink coffee not beer and rather than getting drunk and tired as the crawl goes on you end up zippy and awake. 😅

Surprised you haven't mentioned the World Economic Forum, flouride and decimalisation. No idea why I would mention those Billy, maybe they are on your mind as your tinfoil helmet has obviously slipped... 😉

If I had a pound for every person whinging ....I could afford to shop in Harrods 😅

Mal My response to Billy was simply to turn some of the arguments and theories promoted by one side on their head and show how they could be equally applied to the other. Which as you point out is not constructive. The car vs cycle (simplistic b&w stance) camps want to exclude the other camp and a classic example is Rahx3's recent attempt to claim that motorised transport doesn't cover the costs associated with infrastructure and non tangible costs (accidents, pollution...) Yet without motorised traffic we wouldn't have the high quality road network or keep it maintained to such a high standard so that cyclists can use it. Equally removing Cars completely from the equation would make public transport and delivery vehicles (both HGV and local delivery) more expensive as they would have to take up a higher proportion of costs to maintain the road network unless of course cyclists are also taxed to use (and maintain) the inferstructure Arguing that cargo bikes could replace local delivery is a good one until you look at how goods are transported to the cargo bike start locations or how they deal with large / heavy goods (fridge freezers, construction materials, scaffolding, furniture....) which will require larger vehicles to make deliveries possible. Then look at tradespeople who need a van full of tools to do their job. If they all have to pay more to help maintain the roads then that cost will be passed on to the end consumer. The argument that cars sit idly at the side of the road for 95% of the day can also be ironically leveled at cycles that, unless they are owned by a courier, will sit idle for 95% of the day. I do laugh at the anti pollution brigade that want to ban cars entirely due to pollution, who then dismiss the idea that electric or hydrogen cars won't produce toxic fumes by saying "ah but what about rubber and brake particulates?" Their agenda is clearly one to make everyone cyclists. The real answer is to find a way that all forms of transport can coexist safely without danger or disadvantage, especially as we are moving towards greener transport solutions. This of course leads to other problems, how do we produce enough energy to supply the green revolution, how do we store it for peak times and how do we produce batteries without creating toxic byproducts or stripping the planet for minerals (lithium for example) Every action has a reaction and removing one element in an equation may have unforseen complicated issues. I did come across an interesting video recently which looks at what would happen if we turned the Sahara into a giant solar farm. On one hand it would supply the worlds energy needs 6 or 7 times over. But on the other hand it would alter the ecosystem in ways we couldn't predict and may cause more problems then it solves. Then of course we run into the situation we have now with Russian gas, if the largest supplier falls out of favour or forces prices up then the solution becomes a problem that needs solving.

Ken Is this what goes on in your head if you think everyone drives around in Chauffeured Cars ?

To be fair, discussion on this board doesn't reflect real life accurately. A few members of the Cyclist Liberation Front might continue to wage the keyboard war, but most people in Dulwich dont have cycles, most people don't cycle every day, most cyclists are continuing to gloat about minor street closures 2 years ago...

Lou I would be surprised if it was waitrose bags, m&s or William Rose possibly but the nearest waitrose is a long car journey from here 🤔

It's like a mirage The closer you get to Dog Kennel Hill, the more you realise that the famous person you thought you are seeing isn't actually there. Hopefully later today someone will believe they have seen Zelensky shopping for fighter jets....

Are you about to find out the hard way ?

Nice Healthy balanced diet there Lou 🤔😀

RAHx3 it's not for us to find studies to validate your claim, it's for you to prove. The study referenced is not for inferstructure costs vs taxes raised so a bit of red herring plus and as pointed out it's 11 years old and not UK specific. Please supply a UK specific study and make it relevant to taxes raised vs inferstructure spend otherwise stop spouting that costs aren't covered without proof. Interesting argument that you are truing to raise that everyone subsidises car drivers regardless if they drive or not. Its akin to arguing that if you don't have kids, you shouldn't pay towards schools or if you never use a train you shouldn't pay towards the railways. Some things are there for the benefit of all and roads are a prime example as they allow goods to be moved, private cars, public transport and cycling.

Can you post links to these studies Rahx3 ?

Thanks Bic Love the first lady interviewed in the street 😍 Obviously the lady on the right on the panel has never been to ED as its mostly independents with some chain brands which is different to Hackney's ratio.

Just come back from Sainsburys. There was a group of teenagers outside who asked "excuse me Mr, will you get us 20 Richmond, please, they won't serve us!" So I agreed to do it, thinking thats my good deed done for the day. I've went in and got them for them, and when I handed them over to them they started effing and blinding at me! If hats what a good deeds get you then they can get their own fooooking sausages next time

That should help you make up your mind, if you're worried about a property then it's never going to be right for you Ultimately which do you like most and which can you live in without the nag at the back of your head saying "wrong house" ? That's the best guidance I can offer because ultimately its your decision on which (if any) to buy 😉

I'm nervous of posting Monopoly puns but today I thought I’d take a chance…

Possibly doesn't help when outer councils are also challenging him BBC News - ULEZ expansion: London mayor gives councils Thursday deadline https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-64485157 And BBC News - ULEZ expansion: Surrey County Council says it will not allow TfL warning signs https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-64496668 Although his tactics to get them to sign (sign or I force it through) are a bit bully boyish

I’m reading a horror story in Braille. Something bad is about to happen… I can just feel it.

When I was at hospital the other week I asked the nurse if I could do my own stitches. She said "suture self”

RAHx3 started it on the 30th Sir, don't mean to dob anyone in but ... However fair and valid point you raise TB23 Poundland is no longer the 1970s "Tescos of the supermarket world" and is now seen as a corner store on many a high street Although they also no longer sell everything for a pound which ruins the game of asking (over and over) to an assistant "How much is this then?" Life progresses and with inflation will they have to rename to "TwoQuidLand" ?

Oh Rahx3 you do live in a fantasy land Narrow the road on Lordship Lane snd restrict the width for buses to safely pass cyclists whilst also removing valuable parking for out of area visitors and restricting where business can take deliveries won't improve the area. The shops rely on temporary parking outside for deliveries as most don't have rear access Pedestrianisation of North Cross Road will apply to cyclists too and we know from Dulwich Junction that cyclists can't get off and walk due to cycling shoes, however we already have an ED square down at Melbourne Grove and we have all seen how that's worked so well for businesses and shoppers 🫣 Besides NCR is closed to traffic one day a week when the markets on are you proposing a seven day a week market?

Would the Mayor then impose an ULHSZ *(Ultra Low Horse Shite Zone) and councils install LHCN (Low Hackney Cab Neighbourhoods) on posh streets ? * although one feels that it would cause problems at the Mayor's Office as everything he says is Horse Shite 😉

if wishes were horses, beggars would ride