malumbu

I'd be far more interested in a discussion on whether small children should be a on a lead. I do see this with childminders and nurseries sometimes. https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5100346-to-think-theres-nothing-wrong-with-toddlers-on-leads

I may be a she, or they, an alien or a bot. Or all of them.

Probably best if you keep small children on a lead. Certainly in pub gardens. That is an amusing comment, not aimed at any tragedy. Although as times move on and many parents are too busy looking at their phones, leads may be useful where small children running around can annoy others.

What's Gails? Is that the global hamburger chain? Never been. And not likely to either.

My nominations are the Goblin Band at the Goose, and the Errol Linton Trio at the Dulwich Folk Club. I'm not sure what other venues we have in the immediate area. I rarely do the big (1000 plus) places any more. Your nominations? And a special mention to Truthpaste, at least one member is local and their video was recorded around here. But I caught them in North London. And please see the link to the BBCs recording of the Copper Family at the Castle a few weeks ago~: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002ng53

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This is all worthy of a separate thread as it is not necessarily black and white. Profanities are fairly obvious and some (not in any of this and other recent threads) have been quite direct with me. Oddly enough this is easier to deal with than other issues, if you swear you have lost any moral high ground and it hardly warrants a response. However the subject of winding people up is a difficult one, in part as this may not have been the intention as in prose it is often not clear the tone in which the comments are being made - as opposed to face to face, or when you know someone personally (and in the latter case things quickly become 'normalised' often when they shouldn't be). The question here is would you use this language to a colleague? Light hearted comments can be construed by some as offensive/passive aggressive by others. And there are some things that really wind me up but I usually refrain from comment. Emojis could be used to like or dislike comments. Smileys should be for when there is a fun conversation. If someone posts a smiley after I have made a serious comment what am I supposed to feel? Similarly if you find my post confusing tell me why don't post a confused face. I find terms like the "usual suspects", "lobby" or "hee hee" unnecessary and this comes across as puerile/playground stuff. Similarly being accused of being a troll. But not sure if any of these are specifically covered in the forum rules. In all of this we should be more aware of our own behaviour. There are some that I try to avoid anything that sounds personal as it may be misconstrued. Others you can joust with. I've made mistakes, at times though feel I've been criticised unfairly, but rarely feel that it is worth challenging. @Sue I know you have had your ding dongs too on other threads. Hopefully not too many with me 😃 (meant in a self deprecating/jolly manor as I have a smile on my face).

Malumbu did not make a joke about the slippy surface. It was a facetious comment aimed at those who, on this thread, were constantly complaining about the square (and across numerous threads across this site where complaints about LTNs can be shoehorned in like the closure of Poundland). Why is that difficult to understand?

Nope it is just repetitive stuff that has all been said before and is not any sort of discussion.

Do you have view on the article? Like Christmas round robins I generally can't be bothered to read attachments unless there is something of particular interest.

Do you have a view? I would have expected that it is difficult to enforce as bikes don't have, and don't need to have, speedometers. But we've debated that ad infinitum before. It would be good to have new things to discuss. I'll shut up......

Try to report it to trading standards but as this sounds like fraud report to the police as well. Gather as much evidence as you can. What was the issue? There are plenty on this forum including me who can give free advice. Perhaps you have a street WhatsApp too.

What ban? I don't think any road legal car is banned in the UK. Drivers may be if they have been naughty or surrender their license for other reasons. Not really sure what car supporters are. Do they carry rosettes and scarfs like 1960s football fans. Maybe they look like this. Anyone identify with Victor?

Oh, was in only 50? Whoops. It was a silly race track. Which I sillily raced on many years ago. I've long since seen the errors of my ways.

Oh give us a break. So a bus driver or two do not like cyclists. What a surprise. Very selective reporting. I had a fun ride on the 185 one rush hour and it was fascinating to watch the dynamic interaction between my bus and the cyclists on Camberwell New Road. We'd catch up with the slowest cyclist by the next bus stop, when they would pull away again. Essentially the bus was going the same average speed as the slowest bike. Obviously my selective take but I've not witnessed any buses being slower on any of my normal bus routes and my daily cycle rides. It may well happen but not universal. And it's not about robbing Peter to pay Paul. Drivers, usually all on their own, switching to active travel, and/or the bus is much better use of our roads and would help improve bus services as congestion would drop' Total nonsense. Cars do not need to be supersized. Average weight increased decades ago due to improved safety. The increase now is as people are choosing larger cars encouraged by fashion, perceived advantages, and the manufacturers. The lightest popular city cars are under a tonne in weight and you can get reasonable EVs around 1.5 tonnes. We've discussed this on other threads.