AllisonAdler

Agreed 100% also. We went through an epic trauma getting a tree removed in Forest Hill and were then made to go through our insurance by the council for the repairs. Ended in complete misery--raised premiums, difficulty switching insurers, and all for a few very minor cracks! It's changed a lot over the past fifteen years, from what I can gather, because the previous owners of our house had a much more serious problem with the same tree, but they managed to get their insurance to force the council to pay...

Super easy to use the end of one's poo bag to lift the lid, and then you can just drop it in by letting lid and bag go! That's my method, anyway!

I have now done this. For anyone else in this situation, if there is no injury and no photographic evidence of an actual traffic offence, when you try to fill out the online incident reporting form, it will effectively try to boot you off the system at the end. If you keep scrolling down the last page after that, however, there is a new form that you can fill out by pressing the blue 'start' button at the bottom. Also, I encourage everyone to contact your local crime liaison officer, if you have one, with reports of any incidents like this. I'm writing to Ellie Reeves today as well, and investing in a dashcam.

This just happened to me at the roundabout at Underhill and Langton Rise. I approached the roundabout, indicating left to proceed onto Langton Rise as I approached. There was a moped coming to the roundabout on Underhill from the opposite direction, so I looked to see if he was indicating, which he wasn't, so looking once more, I began slowly to proceed left, at which point, he careened across the junction, then slowed well before nearing my car, but then just apparently deliberately continued on and crashed into my car door. He immediately began taking photos, all the while asserting that it was my fault. He tried to tell me that I didn't need to take photos, but of course I did. He said that he was fine (three times, including to a passing Deliveroo driver). We exchanged insurance information, and I drove home to report it immediately.

Could we perhaps support our wonderful local businesses rather than looking for things to complain about? We're awfully lucky to have such a great green grocer--I am a regular customer and regularly find things there that I can't find anywhere else.

I had the same experience yesterday with the more elderly of my two dogs. I said 'Off' in a loud voice to a small schnauzer who wouldn't leave my old girl alone, and the owner told me 'never to speak to her dog in that way again'. Really!

It's always really hard at this time of year even with well-behaved dogs when so many picnic parties take over the few off-lead places that we have around Dulwich--especially in the lower field at the Horniman. My dogs often don't get any off-lead time during the day as a result. It would be great if those who manage our open spaces would put clearer signage in place in the summer.

Just there this afternoon, and yes, they did have one

Very vexing!

Ha! It was a Dulwich mummy who parked for nearly three hours, who has blocked our drive before, and pretended not to have noticed that she’d parked across the drive. Really!

As someone who would never even think to park across someone else's drive, I find it very trying that this person has not only done so, but is nowhere to be found, is out of earshot, and after over thirty minutes, still has not moved!! Very poor.

Wow, that's possibly a bit of a harsh attitude for those whose children either do or don't eat depending on whether or not they have 'a few extra quid' in their pockets. This is the biggest problem with areas of privilege like Dulwich--affluent inhabitants vote for councillors who share their 'progressive' views, and then said councillors feel entitled to impose all kinds of legislation on their constituencies without any real thought for those who are less well off, less prone to feelings of entitlement, and who are generally disregarded by ruling élites. I speak as someone who is indeed incredibly fortunate, a lifelong progressive, and a passionate advocate of caring for our environment, but I am massively dismayed by the blithe authoritarianism of those who purport to share my values.

Also SMBS on Lordship Lane--really good

We had Daniel and team over to put in new flooring, to board our entire loft, and to rebuild our front steps and walkways. A great job all together, and Daniel is always really helpful, imaginative, and responsive. Highly recommended! 07552504190

How utterly depressing. It's not really a suitable place for a care home facility, being on a major junction, and it's sad not to have the nice pub that once flourished there. Can't really get my head around the willingness to leave a hideously ugly eyesore in the middle of a really nice part of our neighbourhood (with the woods right across the road and the lovely church on the corner (albeit itself in need of some attention to the outbuildings). It would also be nice if Lewisham and Southwark got a grip on the rampant graffiti that seems suddenly to be everywhere. Gosh.

That's really good to hear, and thank you very much for letting us know! I hope you are recovering from what must be quite a traumatic experience.

Thank you for the update, James, but could you perhaps give us a little more information? The woman who was attacked said the perpetrator was a young man in his 20s or 30s, so the arrest of a woman in her 50s is not very reassuring. Many thanks for any further details you might be able to give. I walk down Wood Vale most days, but have been avoiding it entirely since the attacks were reported.

Second dose AZ about 48 hours ago. Very slight ache in arm yesterday and today, very slight fatigue yesterday evening. Otherwise fine, and rather milder effects than on first dose.

Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm guessing the CDC is saying that you can't > catch Covid from a dog that might have it. But > thinking of a dog as a collection of surfaces on > which the virus can rest you clearly can. You're > just catching Covid from a person via a dog, as > you might via a door handle. Physics, not biology. The science doesn't seem to support this (from WebMD based on studies published in the New England Jo of Medicine and The Lancet): Researchers have found that the coronavirus can stay alive on surfaces. A New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) study from April showed that the new coronavirus can survive on plastic and stainless steel for up to 3 days, and on cardboard for up to 1 day. Another study from China found that the virus can travel on the soles of shoes. But the results of studies like this one have led some people to exaggerate the risk of COVID-19 transmission, says Emanuel Goldman, PhD, a professor of microbiology, biochemistry, and molecular genetics at the New Jersey Medical School of Rutgers University. In a response published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases this past May, he wrote that the NEJM study used much higher concentrations of the virus than people would find in the real world. "In my opinion, the chance of transmission through inanimate surfaces is very small, and only in instances where an infected person coughs or sneezes on the surface, and someone else touches that surface soon after the cough or sneeze (within 1-2 hours)," Goldman wrote. Basically, it would take the perfect combination of events Blumberg described to get sick from touching something contaminated with the virus. Also, studies have only proved that the virus stays alive on surfaces -- not that you can catch it from touching those surfaces. "They don't prove that just because it can survive on a surface, it can be transmitted that way," Blumberg says. Backup from another study in The Lancet https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(20)30678-2/fulltext) The press was all over this a bit ago, too, e.g.: https://www.itv.com/news/2020-10-06/chance-of-catching-covid-19-from-surfaces-less-than-previously-thought-scientists-claim

Sally Eva Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > AllisonAdler Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Just as a public service announcement, there is > > absolutely no evidence that dogs can carry > COVID > > on fur. > > The Kennel Club accepts that dogs can carry Covid > on their fur -- just like any other surface > really > > https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/health-and-dog-ca > re/health/health-and-care/a-z-of-health-and-care-i > ssues/coronavirus/ > > "There have been a very small number of reports of > dogs testing positive for the novel coronavirus > following contact with infected humans. However, > those animals didn?t show signs of the disease and > it is believed they tested positive due to > breathing in contaminated air from infected humans > or carrying the disease on their fur. > > As with any surface, if someone with Covid-19 > touches, sneezes or coughs on a dog, the virus > could temporarily contaminate them. Although we > don?t know how long Covid-19 can survive on > surfaces, scientists think that it could range > from a few hours to several days, depending on the > type of surface, how warm it is and levels of > humidity." Not according to the CDC, which is probably more authoritative: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/pets.html Interestingly, they do suggest keeping pets away from others entirely to prevent pets from contracting Covid from humans.

Just as a public service announcement, there is absolutely no evidence that dogs can carry COVID on fur.

The problem with Penguin68's argument (and I usually agree with you on other things, Penguin), is that people do have dogs, and they owe them a duty of care in exactly the same way that we owe or fellow humans a duty of care. I don't think it's right to prioritise one creature over another, to be perfectly honest, and I think the human presumption that we are somehow more important is a fairly big reason for the world's being in the troubled state that it is (environmentally especially). There is no Covid risk to humans from dogs, so there isn't any need for conflict on that score. It is indeed the case that dogs have evolved with humans, thousands of years before the advent of selective breeding, to participate in human domesticity. There is a lot of scientific material out there about it if anyone cares to look. Anyway, one of my dogs is always on a lead in the park because she doesn't have great recall (even though she loves people, never jumps up on them, and is very gentle). She's not hugely keen on running around (indolence on her part), but she's allowed to in the woods if she likes. My other one has excellent recall (and is also friendly), but I have had her on lead a bit more in the park where there are crowds just to avoid causing distress. She does really need time off lead, though, and it wouldn't be right to have her on all the time, whatever is happening in our world. I think KidKruger is exactly right in this instance.

Thank you, Brian, and for all the brilliant work LWT do. And indeed, if there is any help needed, there are many of us (me included) who would be more than happy to provide assistance.

Many of us contacted LWT, Southwark Council, and some of our local councillors immediately. Just saw this kind response from Andy Simmons on Twitter: Replying to @SaveOaks @wildlondon_SHW and 5 others Thanks for flagging this up. Council officers report this was not the action of the council or its? contractors and is being re-opened. Lots of problems with illegal events in recent days in the area so both the police and LWT have been notified.

I really don't think it's the Council--apparently the Wood Crescent gate has also been padlocked, which has nothing to do with the current Council plans. It also wouldn't have anything to do with NYE revellers as it was all locked on the morning of 2 January, not before (I'm there everyday). I think it's rogue action as we had at the kissing gate in March, so, anyone with lock cutters might want to sally forth and help us all out (or in).