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So is the forecast for snow in the early hours tonight going to prove accurate ? Or will it miss us in ED like it did Sat/Sun night ? What do people think ?

Actually ,although the snow does seem to have finally scuppered them ,the contractors were working on the hole in question late into more than one night !

Actually ,although the snow does seem to have finally scuppered them ,the contractors were working on the hole in question late into more than one night !

Try taking fish oil supplements .

For your advice to pull away in 2nd gear when driving on icy roads. This has made so much difference ,and I'm busy being a know it all and spreading the word. Oh ,someone also told me to " drive as if you have an egg under the accelerator peddle " ,and under the brake. I did know that ,but think the graphic description helps somehow !

James the revised plan for pavement gritting only seems to show who is going to do the job. Or have i missed something ?

James - not sure if I should address these to Southwark myself ( perhaps you or someone could give me a link ,not keen to phone ) but 1 I haven't seen any evidence of either Lordship Lane or Barry Rd being gritted . They seem to be trying to do pavements ,although yesterday's attempts seemed to fail because the grit was so wet that it just clogged the dispenser ( new hand pushed yellow cart things ). Barry Rd was closed both ways between 4 and 7.30 pm last night with people dragging shopping home to Dawsons Heights ,school kids trying to get home to Croydon because a bendy bus couldn't get any traction and blocked the road. Barry Rd is now really icy and it would be dreadful if the same thing happened again. Up at the library junction a van was stuck this morning at 8 30 trying to turn left into Barry Rd so I think parts of Lordship Lane not too good either. Will they be gritted later ,earlier ,whenever deemed most effective ,today ? 2 The treatment to the junction of Eynella and Court Lane with it's raised hump and paviours ( called that ? )has made that area really prone to freezing and has for last few weeks been like an ice rink. Probably not noticeable at moment because everywhere icy. I guess the stone blocks freeze/are more slippery than the usual tarmac road surface ? If I guess right - surely bad idea to have at road junctions ?

They are going to discuss this on BBC London radio this morning. Have said they're getting legal advice.

Bendy bus skidded starting journey from Etherow St and has been blocking Barry Rd both ways since 4 pm. Big up for the sole Bus driver who has taken it upon himself to direct traffic at junction of Goodrich . Surface of Barry Rd seems to be mixture of slush and ice. Watched several vans with spinning wheels.

I thought the pay and display at Wavelengths was right next to the building ? Well it was last time I looked - admittedly couple years ago !

BBC News A202 London - Camberwell New Road closed both ways due to building fire at a construction site between Lothian Road and A215 Camberwell Green , in Camberwell. Diversion in operation - via Walworth Road. Affecting bus routes 36, 185, 436, N36 and N136. Also affecting Camberwell Station Road between A202 Camberwell New Road and Denmark Road and Warner Road between A202 Camberwell New Road and Denmark Road http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/london/hi/ Buses diverted Route 436 both ways via Camberwell Road, Walworth Road, Newington Butts, Kennington Park Road and Harlyford Street. All other routes - northbound via Camberwell Road, Wyndham Road to Camberwell New Road. Southbound from Denmark Hill via Camberwell New Road, Medlar Street, Camberwell Road to Camberwell Green. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/livetravelnews/realtime/information.asp?line=185&time=now&mode=buses Can't find any more info re fire ,BBC London Radio say people evacuated.

Met office and BBc predicting light snow tonight and tommorrow afternoon. Heavy snow Weds night.

Hmmm...my brother recently had heart attack. While in hospital he and sister in law were questioning staff about his cholesterol level which they thought was low - think 4 . Staff said should aim for it to be lower .Brother asked " how low ? " . Thought the answer " Well it can't be too low ." was a bit odd.

Yes ,there was a toy shop . Was it Binnesters ? Think maybe a shade north of SMB ( which has been there a long time ).

Philip ,for goodness sake see an osteopath. Daniel in Crystal Palace Rd is great and has years of experience which I'm sure he didn't get making patients " much worse ". Your GP sounds strange...

Hi wilderness ,you wouldn't recognise Lordship Lane now . No job centre ,no Woolies ,hanging flower baskets , delis, coffee and tea shops ,Jo Jo Maman Bebe ( or whatever ,but shops for our many young mums ). An estate agent taking up 3 or 4 shop fronts. Chener Books still with us.

A lost property box ?

Nikki - I guess you're thinking of the excellent Prof. Kypros Nicolaides.

Think the risk of miscarriage is very low ,personally I felt that I had to know if my child was to be Downs and was prepared to take this risk. Kings has so much experience in this area and this did give me confidence . I had CVS ( older mother ,high risk ) didn't find it all uncomfortable .

Newsagent /confectioners opposite locksmiths /farmers in Lordship Lane worth a try.

Hi - don't know if this is possible ,but mediation works on the basis of making a contract ,a deal with both sides gaining something. Could you approach them by suggesting that you realise they must hear noise from you and is there anything in particular that they find irritating that you could tone down ? And then obviously move on to the noise they make ..... I know ,they'll probably shrug their shoulders at your opening gambit . Anyway ,horrible for you - try Southwark Mediation.

Are the health visitors who visit actually health visitors ? Sounds stupid I know ,but asking because of similar experiences in East Dulwich with what I thought were District Nurses calling to elderly people . When I checked I found that most were actually - forget exact term - but something like Health Care Assistants. Formal complaints have improved care ,but sadly not much ,even from qualified nurses. Appreciate busy,understaffed etc but something badly amiss. Where do the Health Visitors come from ? Townley Rd ?

Original route was via Melbourne Grove.

Yes ,I do wish we had access to grit so that we could all do our bit of the pavement . Do think that with all the rain ,that preceeded the burst of snow last night ,that it would have been tricky to grit effectively.

My two pennyworth of advice - make sure that your car is registered to your home address. Easy to forget if you've moved. If you fall foul of a traffic camera - enter congestion zone without realising ,cross that no entry sign at top of Rye Lane - you probably won't even realise that you've incurred a fine . You won't get the reminders which will go to your old address and before you know it one of those automatic readers that logs your license plate will trigger a whole load of grief in outstanding fines,baliffs costs ,car removal.