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Hi James, Do you have any more news about the speed hump implementation in Matham, Chesterfield and Ashbourne? Is it going to go ahead or is this change in estimate going to be a real issue? Thanks Gimme James Barber Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Gimme, > The analysis is complete. Bizarre I had to request > it but never mind. > 86% of all street were in favour of 20mph speed > limit - Matham, Ashbourne, Chesterfield, Bassano > and Blackwater. > Matham, Ashbourne and Chesterfield were in favour > of sinusoidal speed humps. But Bassano and > Blackwater were not in favour of speed humps. > > What I proposed was speed humps in Matham, > Ashbourne and Chesterfield with 20mph singage and > speed limit in all these roads plus Bassano and > Blackwater. Chuffed that residents are thinking > along the same lines. > > Weirdly the estimate of the costs of works from > December 2009 of ?25,000 to do this has jumped to > ?37,000. So I've asked for a detailed breakdown as > unsurprisingly the East Dulwoich councillors have > budgetted ?25,000. > > Will keep you posted.

Pearson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Gimme Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > hadenuff Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Doesn't matter whether the person is Blue, > > Purple, > > > Green or any other pantone colour... They are > > > theives. Good on the shop-keeper. She has to > > > defend her small business & try & deter them. > > > But who on earth thinks it is Rascist??????? > > > Probably some Uber Liberal type. > > > > > > Who on earth thinks that racist has a capital > > letter and is spelt 'Rascist'?????? > > Or thinks that 'thieves' is spelt > 'theives'?????? > > And who on earth thinks that being liberal is > an > > insult?????? > > Hmmmm.... > > > --------------------------------------------- > > Dude... have a drink, relax :) > > We all understood the post which is the main > thing. > It's not cool being Forum English Teacher :( Not sure it is that cool using the word 'dude' either these days... a little 1980's Midwest perhaps ;-)

hadenuff Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Doesn't matter whether the person is Blue, Purple, > Green or any other pantone colour... They are > theives. Good on the shop-keeper. She has to > defend her small business & try & deter them. > But who on earth thinks it is Rascist??????? > Probably some Uber Liberal type. Who on earth thinks that racist has a capital letter and is spelt 'Rascist'?????? Or thinks that 'thieves' is spelt 'theives'?????? And who on earth thinks that being liberal is an insult?????? Hmmmm....

James, Why don't they just put in the speedbumps on Matham, Ashbourne and Chesterfield and forget about the paperwork and signs. I don't remember any application being made for paperwork and I'm quite sure the signs aren't going to slow anyone down. Gimme

I blame Iceland for the economic crisis so refuse to shop there!

Hi James, Any news on the Matham Grove speedbump consultation? Was the general feedback positive for speedbumps or did the 'not in front of my house' brigade win the day? And are you running the consultation on potential new crossing(s) on Lordship Lane? Did that get the go-ahead? Gimme

You are a star. That was exactly it! We'll go looking for it this weekend!

We've got Dutch friends coming over for the weekend and we thought it would be cool to take them to the HQ of the Dutch Resistance which was apparently in Dulwich during WWII. I remember seeing a thread on EDF saying where this was but cant find the thread. Does anyone know where the Dutch Resistance was based during the war? The thread was something to do with why the houses just off ED Grove were called Delft Way etc..

James Barber Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'll try and make a point next week of hanging > around for that time next week to experience it. This cracked me up. Please tell me you were being sarcastic...

SteveT Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Apparently a lot of thought was given to the EDG / > LL junction, but without a conclusion. > > Perhaps make LL one way > > and Barry rd one way. Supposedly the EDG / LL junction is under review at the moment and Southwark Council said they had gotten funding from TFL on how to improve it. Difficult to know if this is true or if anything will come of it but this is what the guy who runs the department said when asked about what they were doing...

Hi James, #185 bus at 8.10am this morning. Inched along in traffic. Lights went red in front then green. Two cars went through, then red again when someone pressed the pelican crossing button, putting the lights to red again. So two red lights within one minute. This is fairly typical from before 8am to 8.30am. Not sure about after that as I'm never there after 8.30am. You are right, it is a balancing act but every morning there are long tailbacks down to Goose Green roundabout and along Grove Vale at rushhour, caused by the on demand pelican crossing. It would be wrong to cause additional danger to pedestrians by making the pelican crossing very infrequent. But there surely must be a balance that helps the traffic flow while giving pedestrians reasonable crossing access. How about giving pedestrians one crossing every 2 minutes when demanded or something... It is not as if it is the worlds busiest pedestrian crossing... As Hugenot said, it is probably very mathematical so I'm sure someone at the council could apply themselves to the problem for 10 minutes and come up with the right answer. What time do you go past on the bus?

What is a flat white? Some kind of coffee I know but what exactly is it and why does it cost much more than a latte?

There is a strong hint of 'issues' here rather than just plain opinions...

Bore bore bore. If you dont like a pub with kids in it find another one that doesn't. Boho never seems to have kids in it neither does the Adventure bar. I don't think the Castle is packed with kids. What about the Nags Head in Peckham Rye. Need I go on... Do you really think that pubs that are raking it in, because they are full all day with parents spending decent amounts of money on food and drink, should ban kids just to suit you and your wish for somewhere quiet? The fact a lot of these pubs are nicely appointed is because the owners can afford to do them up because they are full of families and not because they are quiet and empty (and therefore not making much money). The great thing about living in East Dulwich is the choice and the family atmosphere. If you don't like the latter, exercise your choice and find somewhere quiet, empty, losing money and go there.

You are probably right, it probably is more complex than one would imagine. However, it doesn't take a mathematician to see that there are huge tailbacks to ED station and then a clear run for the next 3/4 of a mile to Kings College Hospital. I do that journey every day and it is exactly as described.

James, As you probably know, the traffic jams down LL to Goose Green roundabout and up Grove Vale can be attrocious, particularly in the morning. Simple solution....get the pelican crossing at ED Station changed from on demand to timed. I was on a bus this week which sat in traffic as 3 people in the space of 2 minutes pressed the button and halted the traffic. Only one or two cars were getting through each time before another red man and the tailback snaked all the way down Grove Vale. This seems to be the single cause of the traffic jams (well, apart from there being too many cars on that stretch of road). If it can't be timed, what about on demand but timed i.e. once one green man has been displayed, there is a 2 or 3 minute interval to the next one. And it probably wouldn't cost that much to implement... Better traffic flow, less delays to buses, lower pollution levels on Grove Vale, smaller tailbacks on Lordship Lane, lots of happy people. What do you think?

eater81 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ed is not some quaint surrey village, it is > a comparitively nice but still densely populated > inner city area surrounded by urban ghettos, where > like it or not litter and general filth are par > for the course. Why should it be par for the course? Why should we accept it? There is nothing like a cynic, who thinks anyone trying to improve things by complaining about things like littering, to ensure that the place remains less pleasant that it might be. If we all had that attitude we'd be in a real hole.

pk Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > a mother with a child dropped a tissue and then > picked it up > > does she really need to be described in detail and > then labelled a "disgusting" "lazy mare"? it's > outrage over nothing init? Unfortunately some people seem to think that insulting someone is much worse than committing a criminal offence which is viewed by most people as pretty unpleasant too and a blight on the community. Insulted is the very least the person dropping the litter can hope for. Shame she wasn't paying ?80 fine for the priviledge of being able not to give a toss about what happens to the litter she throws away. Respect is not something that you are given, it is something you earn. And you seldom earn respect by littering parks (or using the phrase 'init'...)

People smoking outside Boho are very good at using the ashtray on the bin. Unfortunately it seems to keep setting the bin on fire...

pk Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > why is it necessary to try to publicly embarrass > and insult the mother in question? Are you for real? Surely it is totally obvious. Maybe if people were publicly embarrassed more often they wouldn't do things like dropping litter 4 feet from a bin. What else do you think will stop people doing this (apart of course from having been brought up properly or police intervention...)?

I read all of them but still find it creepy that someone asked for an attractive young woman's address on EDF.

NCT classes in ED were worth every penny. The support you get is excellent, the people you meet are invaluable to your early parenthood (and if you are lucky you will end up with a new group of friends), and the birthing information you pick up is something you could easily miss in books. As a bloke, I only felt odd the one time when we were practicing helping partners to breathe correctly... The best one was the dads night where we talked through our fears and got to ask all sorts of stupid questions that we'd not been brave enough to ask in front of our wives. Our NCT group is still meeting up (particularly the girls) and we're looking forward to a joint 1 yr birthday party coming up. Go for it.

This is scary. If I ever see someone asking about my address on here I'll be digging the mace spray out...

I was worried that it closed down after some of the 'righteous' brigade called in the Daily Mail... Thank goodness that isn't the case.

South London is given to subsidence. That shouldn't stop insurers insuring you. For example, Churchill ask the question "Are you aware of any subsidence in your local area" and when you check what this means they say "within 100 metres". So unless someone in your street has had subsidence, it shouldn't be an issue. Some insurers make the 'local area' very vague but if it meant the whole of ED or the whole of S London there would be a lot of us with no insurance.