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Re: Masks
not wearing masks to protect themselves and their loved ones. Unless you are wearing a special medical grade mask, then masks and face coverings do not offer any significant protection to the wearer. They DO significantly reduce the risk that you transmit the virus to others, and thus help break th...
Re: Masks
I was gratified to see that there was a much higher incidence of mask wearing on the High Street today, and in Lidl the compliance was 100%. This contrasts with the situation only a couple of days ago before the new regulations came into force. I feel a lot more comfortable shopping when all are wea...
- 19 Jun 2020 16:43
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: moving to Sydenham
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15352
Re: moving to Sydenham
It is in a very well-regarded part of Sydenham, a conservation area, about two minutes walk from the station. A desirable location.
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Chris
- 5 Jun 2020 08:54
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Older Persons’ Freedom Pass, 60+ Oyster photo card before 9:00am
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3976
Re: Older Persons’ Freedom Pass, 60+ Oyster photo card before 9:00am
It is supposed to be a temporary restriction, to reduce traffic volume during the morning peak period and thus facilitate social distancing.
Re: Masks
Face coverings to be mandatory on public transport from June 15th. At last!
- 25 May 2020 06:28
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: The 8pm NHS celebration
- Replies: 19
- Views: 20639
Re: The 8pm NHS celebration
My wife Mary and I have been out on the High Street each Thursday evening to bang saucepan lids. Last week we noticed that the response was more muted. Far fewer cars sounded their horns and waved. The movement may be running down.
- 3 May 2020 11:28
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: PFC Penge Food Centre Sydenham Road
- Replies: 54
- Views: 60365
Re: PFC Penge Food Centre Sydenham Road
My wife complains that the price of humus at PFC has risen 25% since lockdown. Since we are both old and forbidden by children from doing our own shopping, I wonder how she knows!
- 26 Apr 2020 11:37
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: The 8pm NHS celebration
- Replies: 19
- Views: 20639
Re: The 8pm NHS celebration
Last Thursday my wife and I were at our front gate on Sydenham Road, banging our pan lids, when a car drew up near us. The young woman inside held up her NHS badge, said "Thank you, we appreciate it", and then resumed her journey.
- 13 Mar 2020 10:19
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Lewisham Council housing consultation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5573
Re: Lewisham Council housing consultation
When I lived in Sweden they were very proud of their MBL, medbestemmelse lag, which required employers to have formal consultations with trade unions about any change affecting the workers. I was impressed, but when I asked about implementing the decisions I was told that the law merely required the...
- 14 Nov 2019 14:09
- Forum: Town Asylum
- Topic: How to report a post?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 13753
Re: How to report a post?
Up on the top right of each post there is an 'exclamation mark' symbol. Click on it and you can report the post.
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Chris
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Chris
- 2 Nov 2019 16:19
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Planning Watch [w/b 28/10/2019] Shop changes
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2653
Re: Planning Watch [w/b 28/10/2019] Shop changes
I think the planning application for 30A Sydenham Road is now in its fourth cycle, with a gradual reduction of bulk and ambition each time. So far all have been rejected as inappropriate to the surroundings (which they most singularly were). The Change of Use is a new twist. Watch for what happens n...
- 29 Oct 2019 09:34
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Sydenham Man Loses £250,000 Violin
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12068
Re: Sydenham Man Loses £250,000 Violin
The loss made it onto the BBC1 ' News were you are' last night as a brief item.
- 6 Sep 2019 07:56
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Crash on Sydenham Road
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7520
Re: Crash on Sydenham Road
One of my stepsons filmed the event from our upper bedroom. It looked pretty dramatic. The woman & child in the car were OK. Fire was extinguished after 10 mins at about 8:20pm. The continuing presence of the burned wreck in the outer lane at the Newlands Park lights is interesting. I guess the ...
- 27 Apr 2019 15:15
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Now booking: Eye of Day The Mata Hari Story Upstairs at the Sydenham Centre from 26 April - 18 May
- Replies: 3
- Views: 28230
Re: Now booking: Eye of Day The Mata Hari Story Upstairs at the Sydenham Centre from 26 April - 18 May
Mary and I went to the first night of Mata Hari yesterday. I was most impressed. The combination of her interrogation with simultaneous flashback scenes in her life was an ingenious piece of stagecraft, and extremely well executed. The acting was excellent, and you were carried along by the story. O...
- 31 Mar 2019 16:01
- Forum: Wanted
- Topic: Alarm Technician
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4166
Alarm Technician
Our burglar alarm, a Galaxy 20, was fitted and serviced by the husband of one of my daughters, who was an alarm engineer. Unfortunately they are now divorced and he is out of the picture. We need someone to give the alarm its annual health check, and I suspect it will soon be due for a new battery. ...
- 10 Mar 2019 11:34
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Laptop disposal
- Replies: 21
- Views: 21272
Re: Laptop disposal
There is a US DoD standard for erasing discs which involves multiple overwrites with different bit patterns. No original information on the disc is then recoverable. I was commissioned to write a utility which could do this for a Swedish Health authority 30 years ago. I still have a copy of the util...
- 21 Feb 2019 10:30
- Forum: Town Asylum
- Topic: Why no longer https?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13687
Re: Why no longer https?
PC using Win7 with latest version of Firefox. HTTPS and green padlock.
- 4 Jan 2019 11:32
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: The New Look Forum
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9019
Re: The New Look Forum
Everybody likes change, so long as everything stays the same! I guess I'll get used to it.
Regards
Chris
Regards
Chris
- 2 Nov 2018 08:39
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Question Time in Dulwich 8 Nov 2018
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7591
Re: Question Time in Dulwich 8 Nov 2018
When I attended one at Lewisham a couple of years ago it was recorded earlier in the evening..
- 6 Sep 2018 15:34
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: What is happening on Sydenham Road right now?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 14649
Re: What is happening on Sydenham Road right now?
Incidentally, I admire the initiative of Chef's Delight who, whilst their main entrance was within the cordon exclusion zone. had their back door onto the alley behind the shops open, and were ushering people in.
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Chris
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Chris