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I like the re-purposed
I like the re-purposed wheelie-bins!
they blended in with the
they blended in with the trees
a case for Cycleimg Mikey?
a case for Cycleimg Mikey?
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/wall-smashed-in-bacton-by-driver-1-6834005
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cyclist suffers punctured lung: police spokesman said: “A 31-year-old man, the driver of the Audi, was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, causing injury by dangerous driving and failing a drug test.”
all in a single visit to the Eastern Daily Press, looking for something else.
I wonder what would have
I wonder what would have happened if had’ve been a life and limb call-out.
My guess is that in this case there was some welfare or safeguarding element involved. Or it’s one up from cat stuck up a tree.
when you look around, you
when you look around, you start to notice how many houses are 100% paved out front, and how many there are with 4+ cars parked – it must all point to more lone driver journeys.
Home delivery?
Home delivery?
“What do we want?” “Other
“What do we want?” “Other people’s cars outside our houses!”
Wow, didn’t know the fire brigade even came out to person locked out.
It’s quite an extensive piece, goes on to talk about Poole. I presume, David Rides, that how you came by it?
(emphasis added:)
Meanwhile the London Fire Bridge (LFB) said the incident involving the stuck fire engine in Ferndale happened when firefighters were attending a person locked out of their home six doors down from where the fire engine was pictured.
A spokesperson said: ‘There was no delay to our attendance and there was no damage to the fire engine or the parked cars.’
The outrage over the LTNs continues as residents in London are said to be planning a series of protests this weekend against various schemes in their area.
Protests are set to take place outside town halls in Lambeth, Islington, Ealing and Wandsworth, among other places.
I agree about the
I agree about the polarisation of the whole issue – roadspace and who gets what feeling now like a zero sum problem now. It’s when situations get over busy that they get stressy – 100 seats on the plane, 105 passengers. Too many cars makes it stressey for all.
on the curtain-twitching, we saw a lot of that in the lock down: “well, they’re not social distancing”, etc. Some people will just do whatever they want, but many we’ll respond to a bit of peer pressure – none of us is invisible and what others think might just matter enough to curb poor behaviour.
“friendly chat” – file under T for “that went well”. There is no road related conversation I on my bike want to have initiated by drivers, and I daresay it cuts the other way. They shout, threaten and scream because we’re vulnerable and They Can.
maybe my Mrs School run would love to use the school local to her, but she can’t get a place there – if so, the system is broken, as Zigster describes. I’d be seeing a lot less of all this, if it wasn’t for home working and getting in a cheeky circuit before 9 some mornings.
DIY horse ownership is a messy business – Mrs E14 is almost certainly paying for livery, so on an average day has nothing more to carry than a packet of horse treats and occasionally a head collar to clean at home.
I cite these two examples because I see them both frequently enough to have built up a pattern. There’s plenty of other anecdote about out and back school motorised school runners from within my village.
Little short of an arms race: “It’s too dangerous for you to go to school by yourself,” and on it goes.
spin class #irony with Karl –
spin class #irony with Karl – 9 o’clock sharp, everyone.
Ah, you must be one of the
Ah, you must be one of the commenters from the Echo website – you’re right, almost everyone has some infirmity, an old war wound or mobility problem – that’s just bad enough to stop them cycling or waking, but conveniently allows them to drive safely, and somehow they have the fiscal means to run a car. Sorry if that sounds callous of me, I’m sure there are plenty of genuine cases, but I am pretty jaded now by the what-aboutery based around this group’s needs.
I might be wrong, but I think it was one of Blairs policies.You are – although many local authorities had admission policies that allowed parents to express a preference about school choice, the Education Act 1980 made it mandatory.
I increasingly think it’s a policy that has had its day.
be a governor, PTA if
be a governor, PTA if applicable, volunteer to help kids with their reading or on trips, fund-raise.
running late – a badge of pride.
Work expands to fill the time
Work expands to fill the time available.
Land of Hope and Glory is
Land of Hope and Glory is very cleansing.
Energy is a good point – so
Energy is a good point – so far, we haven’t needed the heating on. Presumably the office, unless it’s been closed down, will still also have the heat running, plus a million civil servants’ homes using more energy on week days than previously.
we’re getting through more ground coffee, dishwasher is on twice as much, slightly more shopping, to do 3 meals a day instead of two.
I agree with Billder and Luca : I don’t get the govt’s obsession with coffee shops and fisheries – not exactly economic power houses. It’s time to start re- inhabiting our town/ city centres.