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Took much the same route this time (towards S Woodford), except Snaresbrook Road (past Eagle Pond, then down past Snaresbrook Station) instead of Whipps Cross Road (better, but turning right onto Snaresbrook road it seemed like, despite the presence of the ASL, the traffic lights to turn right onto Snaresbrook Road would never go green, so I went through the red light), and King Henry's Walk/Downs Park Road instead of Dalston Lane.
Passed secondary school with 12-foot high fence. Fuck that place looks scary. Apparently it's one of the best schools in the country?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/8341428/Mossbourne-Academy-A-tale-of-high-expectations.-.-.-and-no-excuses.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/mossbourne-academy-a-class-act-thats-hard-to-follow-7758183.html
Won't be moving to Hackney any time soon, I didn't even want to stop at the traffic lights never mind send my kids to school there.
Not a bad route.
I still need to try Mile End Road, but my GPS is flat so probably next time.
Shouted at a driver today, car stopped up zebra crossing to let peds cross, he came steaming up the inside (towards the side the pedestrians needed to meet), then pulled out again cos he was turning right at the red light, and stopped right inside the ASL (traffic light was red when he got there, so no excuse, just a cunt). I gestured at him, he wound down his window, I told him that it was for bikes, and he said 'you shoudn't ride on the pavement', I said 'it's not a pavement, it's a crossing' then he said 'where's your helmet' I said 'what's it to got to do with you?', and he said 'health + safety'. I probably could have been a bit more articulate, and said 'I'd be turning right here but you're blocking the way, you cunt' but I had had 3/4 of a bottle of wine for lunch, and didn't mention about him driving like a cunt at the zebra crossing either.