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A bit of creative bussing got me to work in Farringdon just 10 mins late. I think I'm one of the lucky ones.

I don't think posting on here would count as "evidence" if you turn out to have contravened planning regulations. I'd check first if I were you.

You should definitely heed Liam's advice above and report them. You may be able to get your money back and prevent them from operating in this way, or indeed at all.

Depressingly, most of the anti-Ruby feeling I noticed came from women.

giantbears Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The worst I've seen for this is The Crooked Well. I've had quite the opposite experience at The Crooked Well. It's an odd comparison anyway as it's more of a restaurant than a pub.

Yay!!!

I really don't understand why this bothers people so much.

Voyageur Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm allergic to the whole thing. Watching > celebrity hungry people bake cakes? I'd rather > stick pins in my eyes. Feel free to do so.

Kimberley's a dick. We're rooting for the one with dodgy teeth. Since Howard left it's hard to find any joy from any of them though.

PeckhamRose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > edcam that is futile little nasty little comment. > Life is about living and doing one's best, despite > the rules telling us what to do, how to do it, > where to do it, telling us how to carry on a > profession we've already spent years training and > are now qualified to do, and despite the rules > designed to raise funds by forcing us in to little > spaces and little mind spaces. Meh! It is neither futile nor nasty, don't be ridiculous. Of course I think these companies take the p*ss but the best way to avoid unreasonable fines is to avoid incurring them. Simple.

Hard to tell unless you're a dentist. It's fairly common knowledge that no 2 dentists would give the same advice. so someone else might give you a different take. I'd say leave it for a bit if nothing is urgent.

Yup - no complaints here. We had Sky before and Virgin much better.

Or you could abide by parking rules on private land as well as public and avoid any fines.

Get a bit bossy. Get on the train and say "I'm pregnant, please can I have a seat.". I'm sure most of the time someone will help. People are mostly in their own bubble on that kind of journey. Break it and you should be fine.

What a load of unnecessary and artless shizzle.

Adrian Chiles is a waste of space.

Sorry can't help but would definitely like to see the pictures ;-)

rodneybewes Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No, I will continue to do exactly what I am doing > now in the full knowledge that nothing will happen > and it will make absolutely no difference to the > quality of life of people who live around me. How > evil of me. I know this will be frustrating for > you but see it as a form of training for when you > take up slightly more important issues such as > road safety around schools, quality of local > health care or violent crime in the capital. All of these things are of concern to me but that doesn't preclude having an opinion about other things. What an odd comment.

rodneybewes Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > edcam Wrote: > > > > > Well those would be legal wouldn't they, so > > acceptable. Logic innit? > > > No it isn't logic. Why confuse legality and > acceptability? It was legal for the bankers to > bring us all to the edge of ruin. Is that > acceptable to you? > > The judgment about "whether it's ok to bend the > rules" is excercised every minute of the day in > every walk of life, whether you like it or not. > And by the police, no less. They do that because > they have this thing called prioritisation which > exists because we live in a real world, not some > science-fiction dystopia or Frinton. This means > they spend more time on crimes far more serious > than cycling on the pavement, thank god. > > I cycle every day into work and back and for the > last 5 feet of my journey coming home I come up > onto the pavement to my gate if there isn't anyone > there. For me, that's acceptable. And honestly, > with all the things that are going on in this area > of London (never mind the rest of the world) it > makes me laugh to see the outrage caused by > incidents like someone being told to get off their > bike near Smithfield market. Christ. It's this sort of thinking that creates the problem. You think your judgment is sound - fair enough, so do most people. That doesn't mean they're right. If the laws are wrong (and they sometimes are) then campaign against them. Until then suck it up.

rodneybewes Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > edcam Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > No Henry b - cyclists should stay off the > pavement > > full stop. Motorists and pedestrians should > > similarly follow the rules. It's quite simple > > really. The judgement all about whether it's ok > to > > bend the rules has too wide a margin, so half > > hearted codes of conduct don't work. > > Well, apart from shared pedestrian/cycle pavements > I presume? Or is that still full stop and > half-hearted etc? Well those would be legal wouldn't they, so acceptable. Logic innit?

It's for sale isn't it? Will undoubtedly be bought be developers and turned into flats. Either that or Waitrose.

No Henry b - cyclists should stay off the pavement full stop. Motorists and pedestrians should similarly follow the rules. It's quite simple really. The judgement all about whether it's ok to bend the rules has too wide a margin, so half hearted codes of conduct don't work.

I don't see where the argument is. It's illegal to cycle on the pavement and the place in Smithfields that a fish describes, so there's no excuse for doing it, whatever the speed and whatever the costume. End of story.

None of those pubs have ever been that great have they?

Where is "Dulwich Station"?