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It’s a 4 year old on a bike do you really think he is going 15mph. Grown adults complaining about a child who probably isn’t able to string a few sentences together says a lot about the people in this forum. If this member was hit from behind the father was probably walking behind the bike so I don’t get the point of stretching out an overreaction from a child in Nursery bumping into you. Grow up Obviously a four year old should be cycling on the pavement.

Malumbu, if none of us were there, does that mean that nobody should post anything on here unless they have witnesses from the EDF? Why would someone post something like this if it wasn't true? This is not about whether children should or should not be cycling on the pavement. There are specific issues. a) the child was out of sight of the person supposed to be caring for him b) he appears to have been either not looking where he was going or was out of control of the bike c) if he did see that he was about to hit someone he apparently did not give them any kind of warning d) a person was unexpectedly hit from behind whilst just walking along, which in my view makes him a victim e) does the title of the thread really matter as the issue was described in the first post? f) nobody is blaming the child, they are blaming the person who should have been watching him g) do you really think it was acceptable for that person to find the situation funny? The OP was not complaining about the 4 year old. They were complaining about an adult's lack of supervision of a 4 year old who was not capable of riding a bike and who hit someone from behind with no warning. Also, apart from reading the OP more carefully, perhaps also choose your words more carefully. Jobless? Lunatic? Charming.

Completely jobless and lunatic behaviour coming on a forum and complaining about a 4 year old and the child’s bike riding skills. Honestly grow up

I have to say, I too am upset about the passing of DulwichFox. He was a real local character, who unlike me, managed to stick with ED despite all of the nauseous yuppification of the last three decades. R.I.P to foxy Louisa.

How long is a piece of string? AI was a bit rubbish on this one, but Checatrade : average cost to paint a house exterior is around £30 per square metre So depends on the size, access, time to put up scaffolding and cost of hiring and building that, surface preparation, and quality of materials. Checkatrade put it at £2.5 k for average semi, that sounds a little cheap.

How far did you go to get to primary school? Mine was about a mile, we bussed it until we were old enough to walk (about 7) when we could spend the bus money on sweets. Particularly on the way home as it was downhill. Sadly my teeth have since suffered. That is really a left field comment. Growing up I knew nothing about faith schools. At Youth Club I found out that some of the kids from Irish backgrounds got the bus to a 'Sacred Heart'. I didn't understand why. I do now, sort of (believing that schooling should be secular) London appears to be well served by faith schools. The vast majority going to faith schools or others, will be within a relatively close distance.

Wow what a lot of reactionary stuff going on here. Even by the high bar set by others on the EDF. So let's start with the title. I thought wrong season for leaves on the pavement. A bit late for ice, but it can still happen. We all know about uneven pavements and tree roots. Oh my word, perhaps Zombie apocalypse or sink holes. Those damned Lime bikes? But no, a four year old. The streets are rightly or wrongly full of kids scooting and cycling to schools in the morning. Would or could a four year old cause a serious injury hitting an adult, perhaps but unlikely. I'd rather a child on two wheels on the pavement than a car driving them to school. As said we are judging this on the original post. We were not there. We can not speculate. How this is victim (were you really a victim?) blaming, I don't know. How my response, similar to the previous two, is revolting, heavens knows. There is a serious conversation to be had about middle class parents. My they can be annoying. And similarly for teenagers, adults, in particularly illegal ebikes including delivery riders, on the pavements, There are threads on the latter on here already. But a four year old? Really?? PS off to watch Newsnight and some more serious matters.

I’ve sent you a private message about a sofa for sale : )

Seems to be a lot of victim blaming going on here. Clearly a four year old child should not be riding a bike on a pavement out of sight of the adult who is supposed to be caring for him. Also clearly if the child ran into somebody from behind, he is not ready to be riding a bike in a place where people may be walking. Quite apart from the adult who in this case could have been badly hurt, so could the child. I wonder how those people on here asking how it was handled would have reacted if it had been them? All sweetness and light and apologies for having had the temerity to get in the way of the child? I'm pretty sure I would have been extremely shocked and annoyed.

That’s quite a take on what’s seen by most people as an essential scheme to keep kids safe around the school gates.

Yes, do report it even if you cannot get info about the owner. It’s likely that the dog has bitten other people (and dogs) already or will go on to do it again. I’ve been bitten by dogs in the past, owned by people I knew and they had bitten previously. One bit my face when I was putting her lead on. She had recently - about a week before - bitten the hand of a vicar who had been to discuss the wedding of the owners’ son. The son was a doctor and he advised me to go to the hospital to start a new series of tetanus jabs. I took his advice. Unusual behaviour by a dog can also indicate health problems.

She lives on heber rd

Another one for Aria! Super helpful. Went out of his way to advise (and fix) other issues that we never discussed and I didn't pay for. Running around ED picking up parts for my odd jobs. Didn't put any mark up on materials. Clean and tidy. Very reasonable pricing. Complimented my terrible tiling. Will be my go to plumber from now on.

This feels like a targeted attack on Catholics who don't actually all live within extremely short distances, or even relatively close vicinity to a state primary school affiliated to their own religion.

Sorry to hear you got a bump. There are people out there who could experience serious consequences from what would be a fairly minor stumble for other people, it's true. If you're raising it for discussion, how did you "raise it" with the guy? How do you think a neutral onlooker would have described the scene?

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The studio is located opposite Dulwich library and has availability throughout the day, evenings and weekends. If you are interested please message here or contact via the website: https://www.hsfitness.co.uk/studio-hire-1 There are 2 studios available to hire at HS Fitness Studio, upstairs has gym equipment and high ceilings and downstairs is open plan with lighting that can create a cosier atmosphere depending on needs. These are suitable for personal trainers who do 1-1, group sessions or classes, yoga and pilates teachers, physios and masseurs. If you have any questions, please get in touch!

Up to about a mile, frequently (some do have much smaller catchment areas) but for a young child a mile is not the 10 to 12 minute walk of an adult but perhaps 20 to 25 minutes. Which can be quite a tiring start to a school day. And the adult may then need to get off to work, possibly in a different direction. Which significantly adds to the commute time. A couple of minutes drive to the school may be saving 30-40 minutes of the adults time at the start of the working day.

Another recommendation for Aaron, who I've used three times for rendering and plastering, both internal and external. He finished the jobs to a high standard and prices were reasonable. He's also a proper local, living in Dulwich. His number is +44 7773 410661.

Really shitty parenting, and sad level of arrogance. Some people are just not very nice and have no manners