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not suffering from hive collapse yet then?

And AllforNun, I really don't understand why you've got such a bee in your bonnet. I think it is perfectly valid to be concerned about the weight of traffic in a narrow road next to a school. It is a valid concern whatever part of London it happens to be in. This particular problem concerns me as it is the street where I live and I have children that use the street. You don't even live here, you don't even live near here. Yes the public roads are for the use of the public and no I don't expect to have sole use of the road.

Oh Honestly, I have never said Alleyn's isn't a good school or that the problem only exists here. Some people seem to want to argue themselves into a corner just the sake of it. OK, it's absolutley great that the majority of pupils and staff drive to school, it's absolutely fine that the street is gridlocked twice a day for a period of time, it's also no problem that motorbikes drive down the pavement, there are no zig-zags, and that the chelsea tractors regularly damage council and private property as they seem unable to be controlled properly. AllforNun - happy now - get back in your white van and drive around to your heart's content. Townleygreen, I am talking about Hillsboro yes. I believe the council do have some plans to paint zig-zags at the gates at the bottom of the road and double yellows at the top. Personally I think the double yellows will make a bad situation worse but hey, what do I know - apparently there is no problem anyway it's a figment of my imagination.

mussel fritters???? Blaaaaarghhhh

wow, that's really great Janeth - I think you might be on the wrong thread though

daizie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > east dulwich sainsburys is like a kindergarten so > id rather starve I won't make the retort I'm sure we're all thinking

That's not my point. something should be done to ease the congestion - it makes the road unsafe. Witness motorbikes driving on the pavement as one example of that. Measures could be taken by the school to encourage more staff and pupils to travel on public transport, or measures taken by the council to create restrictions around the school gates, at leeast if there was no parking around the gates there would be more space for cars to pass each other. And it is not the same at schools around the country, I used to live on a road before that had a school on it which did not have the congestion this one does. There is a distinct preponderence for larger than average cars around this school and I suspect fewer children take public transport than average. Or even - god forbid, walk to school.

*Bob* surpassed himself on the Dulux paint thread - must have been a slow day for jingles.

The council have very kindly painted large areas on our public roads precisely for the coaches to sit in, thoughtful of them. Allfornun, you are being deliberately argumentative over the congestion, I'm not sure what your agenda is other than just for the sake of it. As a resident I witness it every day. Most schools have large areas around the entrances where there is no parking allowed - you know, the yellow zig-zags. Not here. spelling edit

I have seen gridlock in my street on many occasions, try it at 8.30am and 3.30pm. The street is too narrow for two cars to pass by each other when both sides are full of parked cars and when traffic is attempting to drive in from both directions = gridlock. I've seen motorbikes drive down the pavement and many times drivers having to get out of their cars and negotiate the manoeuvres to free the road. Not really ideal. We had a letter through the door a year or so ago informing us that the parents' association (or some such body) had decided to attempt to effect a voluntary one-way system in the road where I live in an effort to ease the congestion. Hilarious.

*snicker*, they could afford it.

Ach, he's from Glasgow - he'll be fine

Edinburgh to London several times in the old days. Once when I was about 8 with my mum and her boyfriend who had an HGV license. We stood at service stations and he waved his license. We did the whole journey in various artics, quite good fun. Did it a couple of times when I was about 18 too, some funny old people driving up and down the M6/M1.

it's not that Allfornun it is the total gridlock that occurs in the street at pick up and drop off

well they should be encouraged otherwise - also the pupils that drive to school, of which there are several. I haven't got a particular problem with them or the school either (unexpected firworks at 10.30pm on a Sunday aside) apart from the massive congestion caused.

hmm, a hell of a lot of the staff drive to work so there can't be that many local.

Last time I was in there a sign above the sinks in the toilet warned me the water coming from the taps was 'scolding'. How I laughed.

It was quite funny sitting in some parts of the 'restaurant' which were actually in the shop and people would wander round you as you were eating. Great veggie roasts on a Sunday after a heavy night.

Indeed, I choose not to. Unfortunately some people lack the bigger picture of McD e.g. the point you made above regarding union suppressing and poor working conditions, and say 'oh, a burger now and then won't harm anyone'. Sadly that's not really the case. It's just an example of being blinkered. in response to Lenks' post above

don't buy any worms - I've 5 squillion in my compost bin, you can have some.

special brew!!! says it all.

I don't like Gyms

I've seen reds in Scotland

A whitey = all colour draining from face, vision going black, head spinning, collapsing to floor = fainting. In my book anyway. Usually happens if you have a spliff too early in the morning. Whatever the terminology - I hope you're feeling better this morning Rosie, lay off the coke (snicker).

how many coffees have you had to get like that?