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Asset - have you tried CCleaner - it helps get rid of all the crap that accumulates the longer you use your PC. IMHO one of the frequent causes of slowness is the stuff that gets started automatically and runs in the background and this app helps you sort that out. Furthermore you could try a defrag - either the Windows one or it would seem that the company behind CCleaner have brought out their own.

...when Somerfield closes.;-)

Resurrecting an old thread here but I'm driving out to the A3 on a Friday afternoon in a couple weeks and I want to avoid South Circular route. Any advice updates on the two suggestions above: 1: You can get onto the A3 at Raynes Park if you follow a route out through West Norwood, Streatham Vale, Mitcham Common, Morden. 2: South circ and peel off at Lancaster Ave, then over at X-road and chuck right into Knollys road.. Straight on-ish into Valley Road, the right into Sunnyhill, then around the one way to Tooting Bec road. Left down Fransiscan, and keep going into Mellison, then right left onto Colliers Wood Road, and stright out to the A3. TIA

I stupidly left my bike on the street (Trossachs Road) last night unlocked - yes I know I've only got myself to blame, and no I wasn't drunk. Given that its pretty tatty and its second-hand value is negligible, I'm guessing someone may have ridden it locally somewhere and dumped it. So if you come across a mens dark blue Claude Butler hybrid with a rear rack and a hole in the saddle then could you let me know. Ta

Did you know the 176 has its own page on Wikipedia ?

Melborne Grove - ?840k ! I only hope the purchaser can put up with the inconvenience of the hospital development over the garden wall.

No disrespect to Franklins but IMO this cannot be a serious review - either that or the Grauniad's journalistic standards have hit rock bottom - still it did make me smile. "...veritable goblets of fine hot coffee that soothed the soul.." (decaf then ?) "..the gentlement chefs...busied themselves like ants; carefully constructing our food..." "...these Rembrants of the breakfast world.." "...the grilled tomato did that rare thing of shedding any vegetable confusion..." and best of all "...the bacon that tasted as if the pig had slept under a duvet upon a cloud." Unbelievable

Libby - my daughter started at the Charter last September and so far all is going reasonably well. It's not perfect, but then what school is? Both she and her friends are very happy at school and from my perspective it seems to be keeping her interested in her subjects and stretching her academically when she needs to be. I'd suggest that if you didn't get what you need from the open day then make another appointment to go for a second visit. If you've got any specific question's that you like to ask a parent then by all means send me a PM - if I can't help you then I know a number of other Charter parents - and a Govenor - that may be able to help out.

How enviromentally-friendly is your office ? On my own subjective scale from 1 to 10 I'd give mine about 2?. Bad PC and printers are left on 24/7 Office lights are left on - in a previous office we had movement detectors on timers that would swith them off automatically in the evening "Green" power supplier - I suspect not. Recently introduced a small number of car parking spaces Good Recycling facilities for paper Recycling facilities for other waste but not policed and abused by staff Cycle storage and changing/shower facilities for cyclists A-rated fridges in staff kitchens (weak one)

LostThePlot - I expect there would be far too many objections from residents of Coplestone and the surrounding roads to close the junction to cars, and to be honest I would have a great deal of sympathy with them. Scotslass - you're right, cyclists do climb the pavement but as I said in my original post the point of the cycle lane would be to enable them to exit onto Grove Vale legally and safely without climbing the pavement.

As part of Southwark Council's Cleaner Greener Safer funding, I'm going to put forward a proposal to enable a cycle lane to be established at the junction of Copleston Road, Oglander Road and Grove Vale. Currently access from Copleston/Oglander is blocked to all traffic and half the junction covered in a wide pavement from when it used to be open to traffic both ways. I'm going to suggest that the Council remove part of the pavement to make way for a cycle lane so cyclists can exit on to Grove Vale legally and safely without climbing the pavement. I'd like to hear from other cyclists who use this route as to whether or not they think this is a good idea.

Thanks for the offer Sean but have to be some other time - already committed to a Parents Quiz Night at my son's school.

Oh - I don't know. Think I've found a few items that you and some of the other regulars might be interested in... Snorky SeanM Admin Dulwich Mum Jah

Hear, hear - I think a families section would be great addition to the Forum.

Anyone used this yet ? [http://www.192.com/maps/photofinder.cfm] - much better than Google Earth (in London anyway). The level of detail is great and its pretty up-to-date e.g. those houses that were on Grand Designs last year can be seen and the hospital (or part of it) has been demolished.

Thanks for reinforcing the message Dodo1.;-)

*Bob*, why not got the whole hog and chuck all you rubbish in the street and let the sweepers sort it out. Grow up, behave and recycle responsibly.

For the first time in quite a while, I went to Sainsburys on Dog Kennel Hill yesterday and noticed that they have a "Cartons" recycling bank included in the set of recycling banks at the back of the car park. I assume "Cartons" means TetraPak (or the like) and so residents of ED, whether or not you choose to shop at JS, you now have recycling facility within relatively easy reach. For those closer to Forest Hill, the Sainsburys car park there, also has a bin for recycling TetraPak cartons.

For those of you that didn't know already, Southwark Council will collect and recycle your Christmas Tree as part of the Garden Waste collection scheme. You can find your garden waste collection day here [Waste Collection Day Lookup] From their website.. Christmas trees From January 6 to 27 2008, we will be providing a free Christmas tree recycling service. Households on our garden waste collection scheme can have their trees collected by putting them out on their garden waste collection day. Households who are not part of the garden waste scheme can take their trees to designated areas at: Manor Place recycling centre, Burgess Park, Belair Park, Southwark Park and Peckham Rye Park. We will also offer an assisted collection service for elderly or disabled residents; just contact us on 020 7525 2000 from the beginning of January to arrange for collection. All the trees we collect will be reprocessed to make mulch that will help bring shrub and flowerbeds back to life in the spring.

Monterey Rockpool

Online - look here.

To poorly quote Bob Gelfdof on one of those "Grumpy Old.." programmes: "All school plays are universally shite". And in my uncharitable opinion, he's not far wrong.

Oglandia - I've been using this route for 18 months or so and I've not had any trouble yet. The closest I've come was the other week when another cyclist reprimamed me for cycling too fast and ringing my bell to alert pedestrians! It can seem a bit scary on the winter evenings but there seems to me quite a regular volume of other cyclists between 5 & 7pm - I tend to believe that there is safety in numbers.

thats why they should bring back the routemaster,you could just hang off the back,do the deed,continue on your journey and not offend fellow passengers. ...only if you can reach the back. Got on crowded 2B at tulse hill one rush hour morning and was standing downstairs between the bench seats that were opposite each other. Woman standing next to me honked, mostly down herself and just missed me. Probably morning sickness.

She's handled an anonymous Labour Party donation, before going Green.