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  • Female and Welsh.. born in Barry of all places. :)

  • The Independent on Saturday had a cycling edition, interview with Alexei Sayle and some other articles.
    http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/watch-it-mate-alexei-sayle-looks-back-on-his-30-years-of-twowheeling-around-london-2008642.html
    Scroll down for the rest of the links.

  • The Independent on Saturday had a cycling edition, interview with Alexei Sayle and some other articles.
    http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/watch-it-mate-alexei-sayle-looks-back-on-his-30-years-of-twowheeling-around-london-2008642.html
    Scroll down for the rest of the links.

    I wouldn't call him a liar but I once saw Mr Sayle walk by Condor - HE DIDN'T EVEN LOOK IN THE WINDOW!!!!! It doesn't make any sense, how could he walk by without lookign at all the spangly bikes?

  • He's been Scobled before.

  • The reasons given for the the lack of leaders in the Scouts is wrong. There is a lack of leaders, but it's not because you have to have a CRB check. It's because people are unwilling to give up their time.

    Schools are responsible for children on their way to and from the school, so this kind of interference is to be expected.

  • Cyclists and lorries: an update

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/green-living-blog/2010/jul/02/cycling-lorries-women-roads

    I don;t understand this whole women are more vulnerable than men. 8/13 deaths have been women, so 5/13 have been men. i.e. 60/40. Hardly a massive difference is it?

    Maybe when you do it over many years there's a larger trend

  • but far more men cycle than women

  • zachary.

  • Schools are responsible for children on their way to and from the school, so this kind of interference is to be expected.

    There in lies the problem. Fair enough if they are on a school bus if not the journey should not be any of their business.

  • The reasons given for the the lack of leaders in the Scouts is wrong. There is a lack of leaders, but it's not because you have to have a CRB check. It's because people are unwilling to give up their time.

    Schools are responsible for children on their way to and from the school, so this kind of interference is to be expected.

    Re. volunteer scout leaders - is this anecdotal, or has there been some research done into volunteering in general or with the scouts specifically?

    Re. schools being repsonsible for kids on their way to and from -
    I seriously doubt this. My kids' school is responsible for them from when I drop them off until I pick them up. Their journey to and from school has nothing to do with the school, and is not the shool's responsibility.

  • There in lies the problem. Fair enough if they are on a school bus if not the journey should not be any of their business.

    It isn't.

  • Re. volunteer scout leaders - is this anecdotal, or has there been some research done into volunteering in general or with the scouts specifically?

    Re. schools being repsonsible for kids on their way to and from -
    I seriously doubt this. My kids' school is responsible for them from when I drop them off until I pick them up. Their journey to and from school has nothing to do with the school, and is not the shool's responsibility.
    No, it's anecdotal. But CRB checks are not stopping people from coming along and helping the odd evening. Parents can turn up and help out without a CRB check, but people who help out on a regular basis tend to be CRB checked.

    Schools may not be responsible for children on their way to and from the school (I was lead to believe they were, but am happy to be proven wrong), but if they aren't then why are they spending money on policing it?

  • I can only speak from my own experience.

    You're spot on with your first point. I sometimes help out by going on school trips with my kids and end up with a group of say 4-6 to supervise. I'm not CRB checked (actually I am, but not through the school and they don't know - and anyway, CRB checks need to be done by each new employer/place you volunteer at).

    The second point is more complex, and complexity doesn't necessarily sit well with an article penned by BoJo (never great with detail) for the Telegraph. As I understand it, the school is not responsible for any child's journey to or from school. What it is responsible for, is reporting anything it comes across that it believes puts children at risk. A school, quite rightly, has this duty of care. So, if a teacher notices a child with, for example, regular bruises and other injuries, they might want to consider whether this goes to social services.

    As I say, this is only from my experience. At my kids' primary school, there is a boy whose mother has learning difficulties, as does he. From reception (age 5) he was walking the short distance to school - sometimes on his own, sometimes with his sister - and was turning up in filthy clothes. Both of these issues were picked up on and the school, with social services, has done what it can to ensure the appropriate support is in place for the mother. My nine year old daughter often walks to school from her mum's house (for the past year), which is very close to the school - sometimes hooking up with friends - but she frequently walks through the school gates on her own and the school have never said a thing. So it is about judgement and common sense.

    I'm not supporting the school in the article Tommy linked to, but it is easy to jump to the conclusion that schools/authorities are always interferring in our lives. Getting the balance right can be difficult. People are just as quick to jump on child protection staff when they step in too late.

  • A man has been fined £3,000 and ordered to carry out 250 hours community service after fixing an online auction on eBay.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_10500000/newsid_10508900/10508913.stm

  • A man has been fined £3,000 and ordered to carry out 250 hours community service after fixing an online auction on eBay.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_10500000/newsid_10508900/10508913.stm

    I'm guessing you found this by searching for "pie and pasty warmer"...

  • haha.. no, a mate sent it to me.

    He was probably concerned I'd paid too much for my pie warmer :)

  • http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23852464-wheel-appeal-cycle-cafs-are-taking-over-london.do

    • Evening Standard gets all over the cycling cafes. Hadn't heard of that CycleLab one before..
  • How come about 90% of the stuff Jasmine Gardner, the writer of the above article, publishes is about sex?

    http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-home/columnistarchive/Jasmine%20Gardner-columnist-1388-archive.do

  • 'Cos she's a hosemonster.

  • 'Cos she's a hosemonster.

    I think you may be right:

    22.06.10
    Read full article... Q: Do you have a sex soundtrack?

    15.06.10
    Read full article... Will the World Cup affect your sex life?As the World Cup takes hold of the collective consciousness in London will sex fall to the bottom of the priority list at times when a game is scheduled?

    08.06.10
    Read full article... Have you ever been caught in the act?They always make it look so beautiful in the movies but everybody knows only too well that in real life, sex is subject to a few mishaps.

    01.06.10
    Read full article... What do you think about during sex?If Cheryl Cole and Megan Fox are truly the world's sexiest two women, is it fair to assume that plenty of men think about one of them while having sex? Perhaps not

    25.05.10
    Read full article... How long does it take you to get bored with having sex with a partner?Lots of us will have surely experienced a 12-year — or perhaps even four-year or four-month — itch.

    18.05.10
    Read full article... What time of day is best for sex?A third of us are most often in the mood for sex just before bed, while the mornings make for the next most popular moment. Do Londoners agree?

    11.05.10
    Read full article... Have you ever had sex outside?Is the British spring weather enough to coax anyone outside for a frolic? Let's see what Londoners think.

    04.05.10
    Read full article... Have you ever made a gaffe in the bedroom?Have Londoners ever said or done something during sex that made them cringe, Jasmine Gardner went to Victoria to find out

    27.04.10
    Read full article... Has anyone ever used a great line to get you into bed?Find out if any Londoners had ever been talked into bed with a great line.

    etc

    Followed by:

    12.05.10
    Read full article... Fitness factor: Trixter VR X-Biking - A simulated track on a Trixter VR X-Biking screen in front keeps you motivated.

    05.07.10
    Wheel appeal: cycle cafés are taking over London
    Cyclists are spinning into a new social scene as cycle cafés open up all over the city. Jasmine Gardner might just buy a bike.
    Read full article...

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