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Plenty of tickets last week in the Peckham West zone.

I?m sure any of the local primary schools would be grateful. The Belham just asked parents for donations of used books.

Rockets Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > On the subject of blocking has anyone else noticed > that The Guardian seems to have turned off > comments on LTN articles? Or was it that you could > only ever leave comments on Opinion pieces? The Guardian massively reduced the number of articles that had comments on a couple of years ago, citing the difficulty of moderation. I think now it?s only some (not all) opinion pieces and the ?live updating? articles.

Can you make use of old Macs?

Generally the bin collectors will take neatly stacked, flattened and DRY card that?s next to the blue bins when they?re collected. We had 5 or 6 big boxes next to our bin this week that went without problem. I also think there were some big recycling points at the flats at the corner of Wood Vale and Forrest Hill Rd, not sure if they?re still there.

Or perhaps they?re looking for untaxed and uninsured vehicles, like he said. I don?t understand why some people feel that motorists are being ?persecuted? by being fined when they break the law.

As an engineer I have mixed feelings about CS at secondary level. On one hand anything that builds enthusiasm for engineering and science is welcome and generally we?d be better off as a country if everyone had a good foundational understanding of computing given its importance in every single aspect of modern life. On the other hand, if you want to study computer science, computer engineering or electronics at university you?d probably be better served by further maths than you would be by learning about the latest programming languages or AI techniques with teachers who will not be experts in the field. It?s a tough balance to strike for fast evolving subjects and particularly for computer science that seems to try to cater to so many audiences at once.

AnnieC Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hey Redjam + Ginster - thanks for your thoughts. > So useful to have local context. Separate > (separate outdoor space etc) and very > child-focused and play-based sounds very much like > our kindergarten year! So that's put my mind at > ease! With the flipped seasons/school year and the > earlier intake....I was worried she would miss > both kindergarten + reception....and go straight > into year 1! with no foundation years!! She?ll start part way through the year in reception if you arrive pre-July. There are usually a few leavers/joiners in each school year so you may be lucky even with the more popular schools. School selection is based on distance so that could also be a factor for house selection. Also year one is still pretty informal/play focused, at least in our experience.

Abe_froeman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The hopper fare he invented has also cost TFL vast > sums I think that?s debatable as it may have attracted people onto busses. More importantly the changes of so many routes from straight through to transfers (to reduce costs) would have been politically impossible pre-hopper as it would have doubled the cost of many journeys.

J27 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks DKHB - The problem is that we've got a huge > backlog now, and I think it would overwhelm the > driver! > Yes, I'll have a look in the store - maybe they > have got them again now... > J We gave hundreds to the Ocado driver when they started accepting them again. He didn?t seem surprised or mind at all.

monkeyspanner Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We have the same experience as RJ and KidK - I > wondered if it's some covid rule? We?ve had cardboard by the side of the bin collected during COVID. It?s not 100% though. They also never seem to take it if it is/has been damp.

Mesh routers/mesh access points improve the WiFi signal in your house which will in some cases increase the speed your device is able to get. They?re much better than the range extenders that people used to recommend for poor coverage. It won?t however improve the bandwidth coming into your router. Try testing your speed using a wired connection and then again via wireless. If there?s a big difference then a better access point setup might help. The other thing that can help is to offload as many devices as possible onto wired connections and to check you?ve chosen different wireless channels than your neighbours. I also should have mentioned that different providers will have different peering connections out to the wider internet and will do different amounts of traffic shaping/filtering all of which also affects performance. For instance my 60MB FTTC connection from A&A is indistinguishable from my 200MB Virgin connection in terms of experienced performance.

Usually the bin men will take flattened card left next to the blue bin provided its dry. Otherwise if you go to the recycling centre off Old Kent Rd you?ll need to book a time slot at least a day in advance on the council?s website.

Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > But this rather begs the question, what are side > streets and what are 'main arteries'. There are NO > 'main arteries locally - even the South Circular > is no more than a 2 lane highway for much of its > length - and many of the 'side streets' are no > less wide than the 'not' side streets. > Furthermore, if you're driving about SE London the > 'obvious' way to get somewhere is through the > 'side streets' which are direct links - and, as > I've said, hardly less wide, sometimes the same > width, as the 'main' streets. Well LL, EDG and the South Circular are all designated as A roads and have been for decades. So it?s pretty clear that through traffic should be on these roads, not on side roads. As for the side streets being the ?obvious? route, taxis aside I think the ?obvious? routes only became that way with the advent of Waze and other apps. For instance there?s no way you?d be getting foreign coaches and articulated lorries getting stuck on the corner of Adys Rd and Nutbrook St on an almost weekly basis without satnavs ?helping? them shave two minutes off their journey.

Virgin customer service is awful and they?ve been really unreliable this summer. We just switched to Andrews and Arnold, they?re not the cheapest but they are really reliable and have excellent UK based customer support. They also offer to take on problem lines and fix them or they?ll give you money back (https://www.aa.net.uk/broadband/we-will-fix-your-line/), perhaps worth a try.

Have you tried Oakley Fives? They were always positioned as Oakley?s glasses for smaller faces.

Abe_froeman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Maybe they belong to people who have been forced > to self isolate for the last six months? This has been going on for years, it?s not COVID related. Nutbrook St and Adys Rd used to have run down, graffitied vans dumped for a few months at a time, moving very occasionally. It seems the CPZ has pushed them further South.

heartblock Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > EDG is a Resedential road that has schools and a > health centre and a high percentage of cyclists > and pedestrians. But it is designated as an A road (A2214) which makes it categorically different from the roads that are being closed.

Huggers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > today- Amott road, Oglander road and Linden Grove > all bearing diversion/closed signs. Roadworks or > something more sinister? Amott is being resurfaced the notices have been up for a while. It?s hardly conspiracy worthy.

exdulwicher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > FairTgirl Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Is there much in this data and discussion about > > the role Google Maps and sat navs have to play > in > > actively sending traffic down residential roads > as > > well? > > It's not *really* DfT's remit to go down that > route to be honest but there are countless studies > and articles about the phenomenon, eg: > https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-12 > /navigation-apps-changed-the-politics-of-traffic > > In the US in particular (where Waze is bigger than > in the UK), communities have been reporting closed > streets to Waze / Google on a rotating basis to > try and get rid of some of the issues that it > creates. You can search for it online, there are > community blogs that describe it. Basically, it's > the community trying to create their own LTN to > counteract the issues of travel apps directing > drivers off down residential roads. I was told by a council officer that a Traffic Management Order restricting a road to access only (or access only for certain heights/weights) would feed through into SatNavs and apps fairly quickly. He was looking into getting one put in for Adys/Nutbrook/Maxted but then left the council and no officer or councillor has been bothered to take it up since. It wouldn?t stop the determined rat runners, but would stop all the lorries/coaches getting stuck in residential roads blindly following their satnavs.

They also run a soft credit check via a third party (who presumably holds on to the data) rather than verifying with data the council already holds. The whole system seems to be a data breach waiting to happen.

We used Nannytax. They?re not particularly expensive and make sure everything is legal. Doing it yourself seems like a lot of hard work for a limited saving and potentially big risks. Nannytax also provided employers liability insurance for about ?70 a year.

We used Daniel Tweedie (http://www.danieltweedie.com/) who was fantastic. He also did our son?s grommets/adenoids are a later point. We saw him in Wimbledon but I believe he does clinics at Evelina too.

I noticed VM was considerably less reliable during the hot weather we had in late spring. I wonder if the cabinet is overheating? Like North2south we?ve also moved from Virgin due to their terrible service.

Does anyone know what time and where is best for trying to spot bats. Our son was very excited by the bat boxes in Dulwich Woods and now wants to go back to see the bats!