Nigello

Try Strada for good, affordable pizzas or Tas, the middle eastern place. Shake Shack is good but it will be - if the NYC experience I had - busy and more like an upscale McD's than a pub. NB - Five Guys burgers are large, so go for the mini option if they have it here in the UK.

Went about three weeks ago after a long absence and had a great time. The fish was good, the chips too and the mushy peas were spot-on. The service was prompt and friendly, the wine was cool and totally acceptable, and the child portion was good value and enjoyed by the eight year old. It wasn't too busy and therefore not noisy. I'd go again.

JohnL - Agreed. Although I didn't witness this event I've had plenty of times to wonder - sometimes aloud - just why the coppers come mob-handed to the most trivial event. And don't get me started on why PCSOs can never be seen alone - always in twos and sometimes in threes.

Burma is a delight and easy to get to from Bangkok. I was there in 2004 and had a great time. Rangoon, Inle Lake and Bagan are all must-sees; a good ten days is a minimum. It's not a southeast asian party destination, like some parts of Thailand, Vietnam and Laos have become, so he'd need to get that out his system - if at all - in BKK/Samui etc.

Hang around any convenient broom cupboard and wait for Boris Becker to pass by.

Try writing to Val Shawcross at the London Assembly. She is compiling a list of people's thoughts on London's bus service.

Tang activity

Anyone queued for tickets for one-the-day matches at Wimbledon? Easier towards the beginning of the tournament (Monday 24th) than later? Any advice as to what time to get there?

Louisa's Charm School

Saffron - There is no universal rule that says people have to take their cumbersome and bulky prams/scooters etc and then expect there to be somewhere for them to be placed. It's like people who drop litter, saying 'well, there's no bin nearby'. Common sense should rule. Don't expect there to be a place for you and everyone else's pram/buggy/scooter. Anyway, I doubt very much that prams get nicked in broad daylight in SE22 from outside chi-chi cafes.

You and me both. I've complained to the shops themselves, to the councillors and to the police on the streets but it never changes. Perhaps deliveries are allowed on alternate sides of the streets depending on the time of day, despite the yellow lines, but who knows? Try talking to James the councillor who will put you in contact with the right person. If not, try asking the drivers of the merrily parked vehciles. Good luck with that!

Buggies and scooters are welcome - welcome to be left at the doorstep or on the patio. Trying to lug a minibus-sized pram into a small premises that serves scaldingly hot drinks is really not a great idea. It's common sense and regard for others, two principles that seem to be less apparent in SE22 and elsewhere.

It's a disgrace that it should have overrun and by such a long time. I appreciate that a few weeks might be the norm but a whole year, and counting? Sheesh!

On Goodrich Road outside the school there use to be zig-zag lines. They were removed and I was told by the school that they were to be replaced with another form of 'deterrent'. The road is busier than ever, especially when the children are there. Any update, James, on why the zig-zags were removed and whether they will be replaced? Thanks.

I admire the idea of making money from something that someone else has been designated 'rubbish' - by putting it in a skip, for example. I don't like the idea of someone poking around in a front garden with the assumption that anything in there was ripe for the taking. I'll keep my eyes peeled and tackle her if I see her again.

Sunday, 0810: A woman got out of a white van, came to my house, looked inside/into the front garden but then clocked I was sitting in the front room. She scarpered and got into the vehicle, heading down towards Barry Road. (I live opposite the school.) It looked like the van - transit van-style - was at least ten years old and had signage on the back doors removed. She was no more than 5'5'', slim, had long, wavy dark hair and a southern European/Mid-East skin tone.

Etang activity.

http://www.mandarinaduck.com/en/shop/work-briefcase_13153C7005D.html Vert similary to this but in concrete colour and no piping. Can send images to your email if interested: Send me your address via PM or to 07783 403808. Thanks.

http://www.mandarinaduck.com/en/shop/work-briefcase_53C7401B.html Very similar to above image but without the orange piping. Very good condition. 07783 403808 for more information/pics.

I loathe and do not support indiscriminate, clannish, sometimes gang-linked tagging but if an artist has permission to paint and it's suitable for all eyes, then I'm for it. I would ask, though, that the paintings get changed every few years or so and that if they are vandalised the artists are duty bound to repair them. IngridB - how does this fit in with the rules and regs for this current round of public art in and around SE22?

Hello Ingrid, I was expecting a lovely, new mural on the now tatty and tagged big wall on Goodrich Road near to Barry Road, but nothing's changed. Wasn't it meant to be revamped this weekend just past? Can it be done another time? It's a state and really needs improving. Have you an 'in' with the wall's owner? Could you persuade them it would be a fine use of his/her space if it were to be painted over nicely? Thanks, Nigello

IngridB - what about the big wall on Goodrich Road, near to the junction with Barry. It's now a right mess although it was once fairly pretty and amusing. Please have a look and see what can be done.

RCH - thanks, you are a man of action. Slatternly whiners, take note!

Girl82 - Call the people on 7525 2000 and report it. Otherwise, nothing gets done. If you see a worker dropping hair outside, tackle them - before the locks tackle you or choke a fox/beloved pooch or hobble a pigeon.

Why is it negative and snippy to ask about what a council department does with our money to such things as massive, old trees that are difficult to ignore? It is our duty to investigate!