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kiera Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I believe that, when it's finished, it will make > it much easier for two buses to pass each other. > This is because the scheme removes some car > parking space. I queried the plans around the time > of the consultation because I was concerned that > they hadn't considered the P13 buses, but they > helpfully sent me drawings and measurements to > show that two buses will be able to pass each > other at the built-out curbs. The new curbs will > not take up as much road space as the parked cars > which they displace. It was demonstrated to me > that it will actually improve the road for the > P13s by providing this much needed passing place . As the drawing I've linked to shows, the build out is wider than the space a parked car would take up (unless you've got Jeremy Clarkson's Lamborghini tractor, of course). I don't know what Jedi mind trick they were trying to pull when they sent you measurements, but as far as I know a narrower road space will make it harder for two buses to pass each other. Unless perhaps the buses are also being narrowed. However, as you are more likely to see a tiger on Whateley Road than a P13, let alone two at the same time, buses passing each other probably isn't really an issue. The lake that will be created whenever there's a heavyish bit of rain, and the fact that you can't see what you're doing when trying to navigate turning from Fellbrigg into Whateley or from Whateley into Fellbrigg, will however I fear be an issue.

According to the data on crashmap, there have been 2 incidents on that stretch of road in the last ten years. One involving 1 vehicle and 1 casualty and 1 involving 2 vehicles and 1 casualty. In both cases the severity of the incident is recorded as 'slight'. As such, I do not think there was a strong 'safety' rationale for this project.

The bit on Fellbrigg, with the planter - now full of soil - is on an angle which I would estimate is about 10 deg. It looks like something Basil Fawltey's builder would do.

Details here https://www.southwark.gov.uk/assets/attach/49176/whateley-road-new-zebra-crossing-notice-dated-15-july-2021-.pdf It looks like the notice for this was posted 15th July. As far as I am aware there was no consultation (I guess there doesn't have to be?) about the plans. I have absolutely no objection to a zebra on Whateley (I know lots of people have asked for one over the years) but the whole scheme is completely over the top. The pavement widening is madness - just wholly impractical. On the west side (the bit nearer LL) they have built it to the camber of the road. But there's no draining or new gully where it meets the pavement. Where is rain water supposed to go? It's really badly designed. Couldn't they have just put the zebra in, and left it at that? Or is it just me? Am I missing some benefits of the rest of it?

There are bargains advertised (tickets from ?5 it says on the website) but the cheapest ticketing I can actually find is ?146 - and there's only 4 left at that price! The cheapest car hire I can find is now ?146.50 but you can only get a Fiesta, plus ?90 petrol (thank you peckhamside for looking after my wallet) - so, if you've left it this late, the train is definitely the answer. @paddyp7 - I wish your daughter the very best of luck in her studies! I'm sure she'll have an absolutely fantastic time in Newcastle. And best of luck with logistics.

You don't have to worry about losing photos. In fact, once you've taken one, it's actually quite hard to really get rid of it. The photos that are on a device, are on a device and are not going anywhere unless actively deleted from that device. In the case that they _are_ actively deleted from that device, then they are not really deleted but simply moved to a folder called DELETED PHOTOS, where they will stay for another 30 days, and from where they can be restored at any point in the 30 days. You have to proactively delete them from the Deleted Photos folder if you want get rid of them sooner than that - something worth bearing in mind if you ever need to free up storage space, as this folder can get quite big! Make an appointment at The Genius Bar in any Apple store (you can make the appointment online), or just wander in to one and ask for help, and one of those kids in a pastel coloured sweatshirt will literally spend hours with you explaining it all. For free! If you have any brand new Apple product, you can get free telephone call / video call / chat support to explain it all. It doesn't matter where you bought from, as long as it was new when bought. Set up family sharing https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201088 Parental controls https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201304 Back up to iCloud https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/icloud/mmab848634c8/icloud

Yes. Peter. /forum/read.php?30,2208038,2221638#msg-2221638

peckhamside Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hmmm, is that car hire the price for the day? > 300m is a long way to go there and back in a > day-especially in a ford focus. Plus petrol will > surely be more than ?60/?70 ? > My daughter went to Newcastle and we went on the > train, we did stay the night before in a hotel but > as train so much faster you could do it in a day > and make the time slot. > We will all be eating soylent green if we carry on > driving everywhere? No, going on Thursday, back Sunday. Also I calculated the petrol based on my own experience and worked on, ?if we go to Newcastle at some point we?ll fill the tank?. However the actual cost of the petrol for the journey works out much cheaper. It?s a round trip of just under 600 miles. Our Focus (by no means new) gets about 40 to the gallon overall, so 15 gallons, which even at London prices of ?1.30 per gallon only comes to ?19.50 making the hire car actually cheaper than the train for the four day trip. There is the environmental impact to consider. But I think sometimes the car is the best solution. I have family in Newcastle and have made the trip very many times. I?ve only ever driven about 3 or 4 times though over the years, essentially when there?s been something unwieldy to transport: furniture, lots of music equipment, babies and all their associated paraphernalia, etc.

Soylent Green Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > For the same price as a car hire, can't you all > take the train? You can help her with her bags > that way and anything you can't carry you can > order online from Ikea and have it delivered to > the halls. Cheapest train = family ticket at ?139, plus train / tube to KX both ways for 3 people. Plus Metro tickets / maybe even need a taxi from Central Station .... Say ?180 - ?190. Quick glance at car hire = ?110 for a Focus or similar, from Budget, including everything and CDW etc insurances, buy an add on no excess policy at c. ?8, plus petrol, say ?60-?70 = ?180 - ?190. So nothing in it on price. I'd say the added door to door convenience of the car is the clincher.

This is lovely. Well done @cam2hall

Take the 12 year old with you. A couple of days out of school, aged 12, won't make a difference to their PhD prospects. Pick up your hire car on Thursday and drive up there. If she doesn't drive, consider stopping half way staying in a Travelodge or Premiere Inn - it's a very long way to do in one go with one driver. Stay Friday / Saturday night. Check Booking.com for avails. If the Hilton Gateshead is available and at an affordable rate, stay there - it has the best breakfast in the Western Hemisphere, bar none, and nice views of the Tyne Bridge. Newcastle is a great town. Hang out Friday/Saturday. Wish her good luck and drive home, at a very leisurely pace on Sunday. 12 yr old goes back to school (having miraculously recovered from their "minor ailment" and) having spent a great weekend saying au revoir to big sis. It might be possible to do a 1 way hire on the car and train it back. You'd have to look at the quotes to know if that was more/less expensive but it would save you some serious driving hours on the Sunday. If you do hire a car read this https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/cheap-car-hire/ particularly with reference to the excess insurance costs and how to cut them right down. If 12 yr old cannot come with you, can they do an extended sleep over with a mate? Finally, if you get there and in between finding her room and blue-tacking the first poster to her wall the opportunity arrises to go out with some/all/any of the other students in the dorm area/halls etc, just get out of the way, even if that means you're on your own for pizza on Saturday night, even if she protests, just get out of the way - your job is done. Terms and conditions apply: I do not know you nor your daughter nor the 12 yr old.

I noticed today that the private swimming lessons are back on the timetable at JAGS SC.

Cyclemonkey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Do they? Apart from people with disabilities who > needs to drive to the fishmongers or for a meal > out. Note the word need here not preference or > convenience. Absolutely no one NEEDS Lordship Lane. But Lordship Lane needs people. Many (I have no idea how many, but it?s your word so let?s go with it) won?t come if they can?t drive. The family with a couple of toddlers. The child with their now aged parents. The parents who are in between dropping child A off at the leisure centre to swim whilst child B needs to be picked up 30 minutes later from football on the Rye. Pretty much anyone from Nunhed.

Cyclemonkey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well they might drive here but many don't need to. > The public transport is perfectly decent. > Drivers complaining about congestion and parking > always amuse me - the solution is in your hands. But many do need to drive here, don't they, Cyclemonkey?

Bony Fido Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This all just shows how ridiculous was the > decision to close the bus stop when the barriers > were installed - the barriers were not as wide as > the row of parked vehicles, and now, having > restored the parking, we have the potential > hazards of vehicle doors being opened into the > stream of traffic, and of pedestrians venturing > into the road from between parked vehicles - > altogether things are a lot more hazardous now > than when the barriers were there. It would make > more sense on safety grounds to close the bus stop > now !! ( Not that i'm suggesting they should...) The closure of the bus stop had nothing to do with the widening of the opposite pavement. It was closed because it is very close to the building it?s in front of and there wasn?t enough room for people to pass allowing for social distancing if people were waiting at the bus stop. There was a sign on the bus stop explaining this.

@Sue, @Rahrahrah - The closure of the bus stop outside the cinema was not connected to the widening of the pavement opposite. It was closed because there wasn't enough space to pass by the bus stop and allow for social distancing requirements. There was a notice on the bus stop that explained this. @cyclemonkey - yes, I would say people do drive to the area, based on the pattern of parking across the week. If I'm looking for a parking space in the daytime Monday to Friday, there'll be spaces on Bawdale (our street) or if not then nearby on Fellbrigg, or at least on Whately or Hansler. On Sundays, less so - probably only on Whately unless you hit lucky. On Saturdays not a hope of anything closer than the back end of Sylvester unless you hit very lucky indeed. Pre-pandemic that pattern was slightly different. It used to be a lot busier in the evenings, especially Thurs-Sat when the cinema was in full swing. When everything was closed in the OG lockdown, there was acres of empty curbside. So I think, YES, people do drive to the area to use the shops, cafes and restaurants and cinema.

rahrahrah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I take it back. The line of parked cars actually > extend out further than the pavement extension > did. Why did they close the bus stop in the first > place? Because there isn't enough space between the bus shelter and the wall to allow for social distancing - as per the recommendations at the time the bust stop was closed. For clarity, the closure of the bus stop had nothing whatsoever to do with the pavement on the other side of the street.

Hopefully this will change with Everyone Active?s Step 4 changes on Monday. The problem is people who book and then don?t turn up but don?t cancel. It doesn?t seem to be a problem at many other centres. At Dulwich, they need to a) do something about persistent offenders - if there are any and b) have a better system for opening up last minute spaces. E.g. could they not have a 10 min cut off for no-shows and then start letting people in on a first come first in basis? @cantthinkofaname - if not too far to go, looking right now, there?s loads of bookable spots at The Castle Centre and Peckham Pulse today and over the next week, and loads of spots open at Camberwell all week, apart from today.

A&E are actually taking fixed appointments at the moment. Access through calling 111. My experience ... I tore a calf muscle a few weeks ago (running - stupid idea) called 111 (thought I'd snapped my Achille's) spent 10 mins convincing them that I didn't have covid (screening questionnaire) got to speak to a Dr, who then referred me to King's A&E with fixed appointment - I was to turn up at 19:38 (note the very specific time). Turned up, couple of minutes early. Hand gel in reception, social distancing in place, I registered my arrival with receptionist and has just taken my coat off to sit in the socially distanced waiting area - I hadn't even sat down - when I was called to see the Dr. I'm sure I'd have got absolutely nowhere with my GP so I think I was lucky it happened on a Sunday really, otherwise 111 might have just referred me to GP. @Pugwash - Might be helpful if there's further health problems with your relative, albeit their issues are obviously significantly more complicated than a torn muscle.

The Apple version is called screen time. First you need to set up a family group (of Apple IDs) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201088 Then you can simply control everything under Screen Time; https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201304 You can control which apps they can use, and when, and for how long. It's very easy to follow the instructions - they have pictures of which things to tap etc. And if you get stuck you Apple will help on chat or on the phone https://getsupport.apple.com/

Pete has replaced some broken tiles on our bathroom floor, re-tiled the niche in our shower and fixed the long term problem with it holding water, and retiled the floor in the loft shower room. Everything looks perfect and he came up with some great solutions to some problems we were not expecting (like the replacement tiles I bought being a very slightly different size to the originals). Prompt start, every day. Each evening left his work area tidy and clean. Left the finished site spotless. I would definitely use him again, and I can recommend him without hesitation.

JAGS Sports Club and Dulwich College Sports Club have a number of teachers that use the facilities to do private lessons. But other recent threads here, would indicate that until pool use returns to normal there's no availability. There's people further afield I can recommend - Blackfriars, Victoria, Tower Hill, perhaps London Bridge. So if the travel isn't an issue PM me and I can send you details of where to look.

first mate Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why is it that on the cycle hangar commonplace map > you can ask for a cycle hangar but as a resident > on the same street you cannot object to it. Again, > seems anyone can ask for hangars and state there > is terrific demand without any proper analysis. > Totally undemocratic. Completely agree.

Beckenham Spa has a small pool with a moveable floor they use for babies and which they heat to a suitable temp.

I think it might be worth speaking to Citizen's Advice - if you can get an appointment. I suspect in accepting the vouchers you actually lost your claim to a full refund under the frustrated contract method - but maybe not, and that's why I'd speak to CAB. If it were me, tbh, I'd just write to them with a 'Letter before action' (google it) setting out what's gone wrong and why, stating that you have become aware that you ought to have been offered a full refund initially as your contract was frustrated, that their remedy offered is unacceptable because of XXX and that you'd like them to do YYY within 14 days or you'll begin proceedings in County Court. There are templates available online for the letter. I'd probably just ask for the full refund, but you could ask for a voucher to cover the lost value or cover a similar course (regardless of their increased prices!!). I think your money back would be easiest. Good luck - and do post on how you get on.