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George Orwell

George Orwell

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Call your local councillor immediately.


How dare they permit leaves to fall off trees and then get wet in the Autumn. Write to your MP. In the meantime contact the Council Wet Leaves Department. At this time of year they have dedicated crews (assembled at vast expense) of well trained cotton wool wrapping specialists. The council has a special warehouse loaded with vast bundles of cotton wool which they will deliver to your home immediately ? they will urge you not to step out of your home before the delivery arrives in case of accident. The specially trained crew, at least two persons in each van, will arrive wearing full protective clothing and construct a bridge over the footpath leading from the van to your home. This will enable the crew to enter your home while minimising the risk of injury to themselves. This bridge will of course necessitate a temporary closure of the footpath to ensure pedestrians foolhardy enough to venture onto any slippery pavements will not trip on the bridge. During the delivery the police will be needed to shut the road temporarily too, but it shouldn't be for too long. They may install temporary netting barriers to prevent neighbours gawking out of windows and thereby raising the risk of them falling out.


Once fully equipped with your own full body wrapping you may very carefully walk on the footpath but I'd recommend spiked boots and a full face helmet.


Alternatively one could take responsibility for one's own actions and simply take care.

Louisa

Louisa

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Years ago we had these people called road sweepers, they ventured out to clear paths to prevent accidents etc. It seems we don't have these people anymore. Equally, we don't have good citizens who grab the trusted garden broom and clear the most dangerous bits to prevent minor injury to themselves and others. Isn't common sense a wonderful thing?


Louisa.

BrandNewGuy

BrandNewGuy

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Well, we've had our (residential road) swept of leaves twice this autumn ? last year it didn't happen at all. Similarly with Melbourne Grove and East Dulwich Grove, so I think that's more than last year. As with snow sweeping, if we knew for certain that the Council weren't going to clear it, then I'd happily do my own. But it seems daft to do it if there's a Council sweeper on the way.
Jah Lush

Jah Lush

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George Orwell Wrote:

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> Call your local councillor immediately.

>

> How dare they permit leaves to fall off trees and

> then get wet in the Autumn. Write to your MP. In

> the meantime contact the Council Wet Leaves

> Department. At this time of year they have

> dedicated crews (assembled at vast expense) of

> well trained cotton wool wrapping specialists. The

> council has a special warehouse loaded with vast

> bundles of cotton wool which they will deliver to

> your home immediately ? they will urge you not to

> step out of your home before the delivery arrives

> in case of accident. The specially trained crew,

> at least two persons in each van, will arrive

> wearing full protective clothing and construct a

> bridge over the footpath leading from the van to

> your home. This will enable the crew to enter your

> home while minimising the risk of injury to

> themselves. This bridge will of course necessitate

> a temporary closure of the footpath to ensure

> pedestrians foolhardy enough to venture onto any

> slippery pavements will not trip on the bridge.

> During the delivery the police will be needed to

> shut the road temporarily too, but it shouldn't be

> for too long. They may install temporary netting

> barriers to prevent neighbours gawking out of

> windows and thereby raising the risk of them

> falling out.

>

> Once fully equipped with your own full body

> wrapping you may very carefully walk on the

> footpath but I'd recommend spiked boots and a full

> face helmet.

>

> Alternatively one could take responsibility for

> one's own actions and simply take care.


Great stuff. EDF post of the week.

Sue

Sue

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George Orwell Wrote:

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>

>

> Alternatively one could take responsibility for

> one's own actions and simply take care.



And if you are old and a bit unsteady when walking, and don't have great reactions any more, and perhaps don't have great eyesight either, and can't save yourself easily if you slip over on wet leaves, what then?


Or are you suggesting that everybody who fits that description should stay inside their home until Autumn and Winter are over?

craigyboy71

craigyboy71

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George Orwell Wrote:

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> Call your local councillor immediately.

>

> How dare they permit leaves to fall off trees and

> then get wet in the Autumn. Write to your MP. In

> the meantime contact the Council Wet Leaves

> Department. At this time of year they have

> dedicated crews (assembled at vast expense) of

> well trained cotton wool wrapping specialists. The

> council has a special warehouse loaded with vast

> bundles of cotton wool which they will deliver to

> your home immediately ? they will urge you not to

> step out of your home before the delivery arrives

> in case of accident. The specially trained crew,

> at least two persons in each van, will arrive

> wearing full protective clothing and construct a

> bridge over the footpath leading from the van to

> your home. This will enable the crew to enter your

> home while minimising the risk of injury to

> themselves. This bridge will of course necessitate

> a temporary closure of the footpath to ensure

> pedestrians foolhardy enough to venture onto any

> slippery pavements will not trip on the bridge.

> During the delivery the police will be needed to

> shut the road temporarily too, but it shouldn't be

> for too long. They may install temporary netting

> barriers to prevent neighbours gawking out of

> windows and thereby raising the risk of them

> falling out.

>

> Once fully equipped with your own full body

> wrapping you may very carefully walk on the

> footpath but I'd recommend spiked boots and a full

> face helmet.

>

> Alternatively one could take responsibility for

> one's own actions and simply take care.


Thanks for the sarcastic nonsense. It was an elderly lady with a walking stick that I saw nearly slip over on her way to the bus stop, so not really a laughing matter! Yes I know that leaves fall from trees (must've been taught that in school), but I've lived in East Dulwich for 15 years now and the pavements on Barry Rd have never been this bad...

Sue

Sue

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uncleglen Wrote:

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> It's the same all over London. Next the drains

> will be blocked and we will have floods.

> Unfortunately, concrete and a pastoral lifestyle

> do not mix- and speaking sarcastically- I'm

> surprised that chopping down all the trees hasn't

> been suggested



Or replacing them with the arboreal equivalent of astroturf.



They took all the trees

And put them in a tree museum

Then they charged the people

A dollar and a half just to see 'em


Don't it always seem to go

That you don't know what you've got

Till it's gone

They paved paradise

And put up a parking lot



But at least nobody slipped on the leaves ........

giggirl

giggirl

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Barry Rd is lethal right now. I see lots of residents going out with shovels and brushes every day. Special mention to the lady in the block of council flats (Hallowell Court) who brushes up the entire length of the estate every day. What a star. Problem is the leaves are wet. The elderly in particular are struggling.
Zebedee Tring

Zebedee Tring

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Speaking as somebody who tripped over an uneven paving stone in Eynella Road six weeks ago and ended up having an operation for a shoulder fracture, I don't take kindly to patronising comments suggesting that people should take responsibility for their own actions when doing something as basic as walking along the streets of Dulwich. Numerous posts and threads on EDF have highlighted the bad state of local pavements and many people have recently suffered injuries caused by this. I am only just recovering my confidence in walking at more than a snail's pace because I am afraid of tripping again and the current state of the leaf strewn pavements isn't making things any easier.

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