Dogkennelhillbilly

"The (completely mad) suggestion that it is in any way related to Covid-19 is promulgated by the same people who believe we are ruled by lizards" If 5G spread lizards, I would be strongly in favour.

An additional health issue...?

I do sympathise. My next door neighbours are gut renovating their house and three of us have been working from home throughout. However... - we did the same thing to our neighbours 5 years ago - there have always been people working or living from home during the day who had to live with noise from builders. There are probably more of than now - but we can't tell the building trade to stop indefinitely - building work is sometimes noisy. - if we want to live in houses, everyone's house is every so often going to have to get done up. At some point your place was built or redecorated and your neighbours had to put up with it.

Nigello Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There were about nine or so families on Friday > morning (young, wealthy-looking) in the Dulwich > playpark despite there being signs saying it was > closed. It is ironic because they look precisely > the type to get their kiddies to draw rainbows to > hang in their front windows and to clap for the > NHS. I left a message for the parky (who has a > much more elevated title)! I don't think the playparks are closed. The stickers on the gate (if that's what you mean) have been up (and not taken down) since the first lockdown. Did the parkie reply saying the playpark WAS supposed to be closed?

Not everyone acknowledges that things have to change, and many people who acknowledge things have to change want those changes to happen by way of other people driving laws and no inconvenience to them. Ain't gonna happen, chief.

There will be a London and Southwark trial soon https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/rental-e-scooters-set-to-come-to-southwark-streets-in-tfl-safety-trial/

What a drag!

...kinell...I will never understand Dulwich Estate.

"it mostly the old that need to use to their cars to get to the park" It may well be predominantly the old that need to use cars (if they have them) to get to Dulwich Park. Yet the people who park in the park are predominantly not old. And as long as parking is free, demand will remain high - reducing the likelihood that old people will actually find a space. In the absence of a "grey badge" like the blue badges perhaps suspending charges at off peak times is the way to go. Quite the knotty problem.

You were wondering why Southwark doesn't have money for road sweeping but does for some traffic schemes. That's your reason why.

I think Google Maps has estimates of how busy each train is. Haven't been on a train in a while so cant give you experience based advice.

Gosh yes - without a steady stream of Uber Priuses driving along Dulwich Village it might quite quickly turn into 1980s Beirut.

"The budget for these lunacies appears to be limitless, with monies apparently gushing from an enduring and bottomless pit." If you're referring to the experimental LTNs, the money comes from central government and is dispensed in a bonkers manner by central government according to its whims.

good grief

I don't know. I imagine the novelty of being approached everywhere you go wears pretty thin after a while, but she seems like quite an extrovert. The Nanny was on US TV seemingly on a loop for many years (and I think it was shown on BBC2 in the after school slot for a bit, but it never really caught on here).

Fran Drescher in a stunning Astrakhan black hat, buying coffee at Colicci in Dulwich Park, She'd be mobbed in the US, but was unrecognised here...not even by any Spinal Tap fans.

I pick up litter on my block, but I don't clear up leaves (I don't have a rake) and I don't smile at strangers (they can all p!ss off).

"I think they maybe covertly checking vehicles as at a vantage point rat run" Checking vehicles for what? It doesn't sound covert if there's cameras and a sticker on the side of the car.

That's good news!

Georgian food is brilliant. Can't wait to try.

Sorry to hear about your cat, OP. Hope the fact it would have been instant is a tiny amount of comfort.

Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It used to be that councils would prevail on > utilities to clear roadworks, but now Southwark at > least relishes anything which will further disrupt > traffic. Or that's the way it seems. Conspiracy theories abound.

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "No extension to Congestion Charge Zone." > Thank heavens, what an insane proposal that was > !! Remember who proposed it?

> The question at the end: "So who is gaining from > this in Croydon council?" has also crossed my mind > - who is gaining from this in Southwark council. Conspiracy theory... > Everyone I know hates the plans in the Village. ...and confirmation bias.

The phenomenon of kids being sent across town to primary school is not a transport problem: it's a schools problem with kids (esp rich kids) having to travel out of their neighbourhoods to go to a good school. Make all schools good and there's much less student commuting.