BrandNewGuy

rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Although it is deeply irritating and at the moment > malfunctioning, apparently visually impaired > people are welcoming the warning so it does have > some use. Anyway, I don't find it as irritating > as the "Please remember to take all your personal > belongings with you when leaving the train" > warning - gosh thanks, I was just about to leave > my bag and wallet here! But the bus warning is at every stop which why its annoyance factor is high. Not only does it malfunction (ie usually after the bus has pulled away) it also doesn't work for stops at traffic lights or in queues. So pretty useless really.

And how many people get on a bus thinking it's *not* going to start moving? Completely, maddeningly annoying. Are they just trying to cover their arses in case someone sues? I'm pretty sure a pre-recorded announcement on a loop will be no defence in the case of a bus driver's dangerous driving that causes passenger injury.

camberwellconvert Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- ... > All the other local restaurants, of which > there are many nearby can seem to be able to > manage their waste, so what else can we do to > force this repeat offending business who has no > respect for the residents that neighbour it, to > improve it?s game? There seems to be a waste issue with Curry Cabin too: http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,336529,1896456#msg-1896456

Can't make it, alas

You could try the Albrighton Centre: http://www.albrightoncommunitycentre.org/

4-3 win and a great crowd of 2,004. Still top of the table while second-placed Billericay only managed a draw, but still have five games in hand.

And best of luck to Millwall!

Another big game this afternoon at Champion Hill at 3pm ? top place Hamlet vs third place Folkestone Invicta. Come along and give your local club a cheer.

If they're as consistently busy at 07.09, 07,30 and 07,50 as they are at 08.10, 08.20 and 08.30, it would suggest that the latter is the peak period as it's half as long.

I know plenty of people who start work in town at 9.30 ? more than I do people who start at say 8.30.

fishbiscuits Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > JW Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Thanks DulwichFox - my point was more around > > whether the service would revert to one train > > every ten minutes from ED to LB during rush > hour? > > Rather than the existing service, where the > 07.40 > > and 08.02 terminate at South Bermondsey. > > No, alternate trains in the morning rush hour are > still terminating at South Bermondsey. > > Shit service. I wonder when the 'rush hour' really starts for ED. I'd suggest it would be covered by the 08.10, 08.20, 08.30 and 08.51. So an 08.40 would probably be far more useful than the 07.40. The new Thameslink timetable starts in May.

A great overview of the grimness of Lewisham's recent developments. Peckham take note. https://www.architectural-review.com/rethink/lewisham-the-notopian-future-of-london/10015443.article

There's CCTV higher up Green Dale by the estate and lower down by the footpath to DHFC/Sainsburys, so if they had a van it should be traceable. Let's hope the council pursue it and fine them.

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > On twitter today some lady claimed he grew up in a > children's home after being abandoned by his > immigrant (Cypriot) parents. Not the born into > privilege type. Well, he went to Kingham Hill boarding school ("Day from ?5,525 to ?6,350 per term. Weekly boarding from ?7,850 to ?9,660 per term. Full boarding from ?8,100 to ?10,600 per term") and then Oxford University, so he might not have been born into privilege but had it thrust upon him pretty early on.

Blackbirds less so, but certainly robins ? both males and females sing all year round and often through the night. Also noticeable since the days are growing longer are the louder and more repetitive great tits:

Big game at 3pm this afternoon vs fellow high-fliers Leiston. A chance for Hamlet to regain top spot. Come along and support your local club.

Big cheese queue at the Cheese Block this morning. Meant to take a snap to enrage Louisa...

Flock of at least 40 redwings flying eastwards over ED station this morning at 8.20. Saw them again when the train pulled into Peckham Rye :-)

There'll still be plenty of 'natural' food for them out there in terms of seeds, nuts and berries. Wait for the next cold snap and I'm sure you'll see more of them :-)

They'll be extending the all-night service next year ? including the Overground line from Highbury and Islington / Dalston Junction to Clapham Junction via Denmark Hill, which will be very useful.

Could be redwings or fieldfares, our thrushy winter visitors from Scandinavia which usually travel around in flocks.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Isn't it odd how people are saying what a great > spot for Tourists this would make.. No, a great spot for tourists to stay. Hotel prices in central London are ridiculous, so why not save yourself a small fortune and stay a bit further out? (We did that last time we went to New York and stayed in Bed-Stuy in Brooklyn ? 25 mins or so to central Manhattan.) And many of those people want somewhere a bit more 'upmarket' than just the basic backpackers' hostel. > ...yet in another thread everyone (Except Me) > saying what Shite Transport links we have here in > E.D. Er, and me :-) > DulwichFox

Very good to hear Southwark Council leader Peter John give a message of support at half time. It's easy to be cynical and say that the council's 'support' hasn't amounted to anything concrete yet, but we don't know what's been done behind the scenes ? and the council aren't obliged to say anything at all in public.

I would expect lawyers are being consulted...

Breaking news: the football club has just signed ? 'under duress' - a new licence with the parasitic property developers, so the club won't be locked out of the ground and tomorrow afternoon's home game against Brightlingsea will go ahead. It would be brilliant to fill the ground to show the evil scumsuckers how much the club means to people locally. Clearly the council and the Isthmian League have been very supportive of the club during this outrageous episode.