Bloody Sydenham Hill

[Gingergossip]

Thats the most WTF mental road scheme in London.

I drive it every day hoping that I might see a cyclist making the most of this crazy road. I rarely see one, certainly fewer than one a day.

I can’t help noticing that Southwark and Lewisham are under the spell of Sadiq Khan's innumerate gnomes. But that’s the green lobby for you all mouth and no maths. Don’t get me wrong I’m all for saving the planet, I just want to know that properly dressed grownups who don’t have blue streaked hair are in charge of that. Oh well, I’m off to Sainsburys with my three small kids to do my weekly shop now. They’ll have to carry their share of the bags as we fight to get on the bus. Then they’ll have to walk the half mile from the stop to our house.

Maybe I’ll get one of those child murderer cargo bikes and a grin of unmerited entitlement.  There We Are Then.

[Insuflo]

Oh, poor you.

[just_browsing]

Is this the second in a long series of Bloody... complaints?

[malumbu]

I assume that you are having a quiet work day and this thread is supposed to be amusing.  Otherwise I'm totally lost.

[jazzer]

48 minutes ago, Gingergossip said:

Thats the most WTF mental road scheme in London.

I drive it every day hoping that I might see a cyclist making the most of this crazy road. I rarely see one, certainly fewer than one a day.

I can’t help noticing that Southwark and Lewisham are under the spell of Sadiq Khan's innumerate gnomes. But that’s the green lobby for you all mouth and no maths. Don’t get me wrong I’m all for saving the planet, I just want to know that properly dressed grownups who don’t have blue streaked hair are in charge of that. Oh well, I’m off to Sainsburys with my three small kids to do my weekly shop now. They’ll have to carry their share of the bags as we fight to get on the bus. Then they’ll have to walk the half mile from the stop to our house.

Maybe I’ll get one of those child murderer cargo bikes and a grin of unmerited entitlement.  There We Are Then.

Well said, at last someone else who also thinks the lunatics have finally taken over the asylum. 

[LurkyMcLurker]

3 hours ago, Gingergossip said:

Oh well, I’m off to Sainsburys with my three small kids to do my weekly shop now. They’ll have to carry their share of the bags as we fight to get on the bus. Then they’ll have to walk the half mile from the stop to our house.

If it weren't for those damn cyclists then you wouldn't have had to have your poor darlings fight tooth and nail against Beverly to get a seat on the 356. She's 84, yes, but she's spry and she'll gouge out an eye or two so she can get to the bingo on time. 

Personally I say we round up everyone who owns even an ounce of licra and cut their heads off. 

[Sue]

Does anybody else think that  every section on this forum seems to be turning into the lounge?

Is this why they call it the silly season? 🤣

[heartblock]

Yup.. but it is amusing 😂

[Insuflo]

40 minutes ago, Sue said:

Does anybody else think that  every section on this forum seems to be turning into the lounge?

A padded cell would be closer to the mark.

[Sephiroth]

20 hours ago, Gingergossip said:

Thats the most WTF mental road scheme in London.

I drive it every day hoping that I might see a cyclist making the most of this crazy road. I rarely see one, certainly fewer than one a day.

I can’t help noticing that Southwark and Lewisham are under the spell of Sadiq Khan's innumerate gnomes. But that’s the green lobby for you all mouth and no maths. Don’t get me wrong I’m all for saving the planet, I just want to know that properly dressed grownups who don’t have blue streaked hair are in charge of that. Oh well, I’m off to Sainsburys with my three small kids to do my weekly shop now. They’ll have to carry their share of the bags as we fight to get on the bus. Then they’ll have to walk the half mile from the stop to our house.

Maybe I’ll get one of those child murderer cargo bikes and a grin of unmerited entitlement.  There We Are Then.

"don't get me wrong.." is always a red flag. It always comes just after something unhinged  - in this case " under the spell of Sadiq Khan's innumerate gnomes" and just before the opposite of what the "don't get me wrong" is meant to deflect from

 

Nothing in the post describes any problem - it describes things they don't LIKE - but no actual problems

 

 

[jazzer]

And when did you become the police, judge, jury, prosecution and executioner all in one, I don't think so. And get back to Lewes

[Sephiroth]

a - you said you were done interacting with me, remember

b - " police, judge, jury, prosecution and executioner"  - the not very bright person's response on any public forum when someone point out the idiocy of anything. I haven't prosecuted anyone, executed anyone, or taken part in any trial or jury. 

 

I have judged tho but then so do you and so did the OP - so what? 

Edited Wednesday at 12:31 by Sephiroth

[malumbu]

@Gingergossip

In deed a bit of a joker, totally tongue in cheek, got me and others, well done (check their profile out).  

But unfortunately there is a bit of Alf Garnett here, where Warren Mitchell in As Death as Do Part, would say the most outrageous and offensive things.  Effectively mocking and calling out some nasty right wing beliefs.  But sadly some with those beliefs thought he was being serious, As we can see on this thread.

[CPR Dave]

This scheme isn't there for the benefit of cyclists. It's designed solely to impede motor traffic.

No one cycles up there because there are massive hills on all sides and there is nothing there worth cycling to. 

 

[malumbu]

I cycle up there.  How else would I get to Sydenham Hill?  Anyway as said this is a spoof thread.

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

18 hours ago, CPR Dave said:

there is nothing there worth cycling to. 

 

Crystal Palace has never been so insulted 

[Cyclemonkey]

Crystal Palace and Sydenham Woods are both very much worth travelling up Sydenham Hill for.

[CPR Dave]

I wouldn't go across Sydenham Hill to get to Crystal Palace unless I was in a car.

[Cyclemonkey]

Now you've insulted the 363 bus.  😁

[Rockets]

The Sydenham Hill cycle lanes are a very visual reminder of the nonsense of the council policy regarding cycle infrastructure. A massive white elephant if there ever was one. Very much a case of: if you build it sometimes they won't come. An utter waste of tax-payers money - one does wonder how much it cost.

[Sue]

1 hour ago, Cyclemonkey said:

Crystal Palace and Sydenham Woods are both very much worth travelling up Sydenham Hill for.

Indeed.

But from ED, you can more easily get to Sydenham Woods from Cox's Walk (unless you have mobility problems, as it's a fairly long steepish walk from the road to that entrance).

And unfortunately (given its excellent position very near one of the entrances to  the woods, where you can also easily  park)  The Wood House is a sad apology for a pub, with AstroTurf and plastic shrubs in the "garden" 😭

I always liked  Crystal Palace, even before it became gentrified.

It   used to be considered so down market it took to calling itself Upper Norwood, with the emphasis on the "Upper", in a bid to improve its image.

Or maybe that was just the estate agents.  

How things change.

Edited 2 hours ago by Sue
Adding info

[Sephiroth]

"The Wood House is a sad apology for a pub" - sad to hear that hasn't changed. Youngs strike again

[Sue]

Just now, Sephiroth said:

"The Wood House is a sad apology for a pub" - sad to hear that hasn't changed. Youngs strike again

It's even worse than it used to be.

The only vaguely good thing about the garden is that at least you can see some real foliage from trees in the neighbouring gardens.

[Sephiroth]

I'm having a read of their website now - it's an absolute hoot* - talk about a reality gap

 

* by hoot I mean they should be furiously taken to court