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Random pic 9 October 2026

Exhibition Road: leading to the Natural History Museum, Science Museum, Imperial College, Royal Albert Hall, Goethe Institute, Polish Club, Royal College of Music, National Geographical Society, Hyde Park, the Serpentine ... http://flic.kr/p/2sy9pzK

Michael Ixer ● 7d0 Comments ● 7d

Ransom pic + reply to Mr Hawkes - 8 October 2026

I think this robotic dog is showing off ... http://flic.kr/p/2sCFU2g••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Mr Hawkes. I think that's what I did initially when I started posting pics during the pandemic. For some reason I changed to posting them individually - perhaps because a lot more people were posting to the forum then and they didn't seem so obtrusive?Anyway, it's irrelevant at the moment; I've just done a test and the new, recently updated, GUI interface still gives me a "Failed to create Post" message when I do a reply to an existing thread rather than create a new thread - it also says it's been reported to the Neighbournet Support Team, so perhaps we can expect a fix soon ... anyway, that's the reason I'm replying to you as part of this new post rather than your original reply on my post!The old text version allows replies but is messy to use from a phone (which I'm currently using on a train), and doesn't follow links to Flickr properly; also, the text interface isn't very secure - I suspect that's why someone broke the law and hacked your account a while ago?I'll reconsider your suggestion when there's an update to the GUI version that fixes the "reply posting" bug. For the time being, I'll keep posting them as I can see from the Flickr statistics people are still viewing them - often more than are posting to the forum - so I know other like viewing them :-) I suppose the more threads there are, the better it looks from an advertising view point so it's less likely the forum will close through lack of income? I'd note, the Random pics are clearly marked and easier to avoid than some of the long, rambling replies that go off topic on some threads?If you have a problem with my response, don't bother replying to me. Instead, hassle the Forum owners to fix their software. It irritates me that after my 4+ decades in IT, I encounter software updates that contain basic bugs that any half decent test strategy would eliminate.

Michael Ixer ● 8d0 Comments ● 8d

Reform: do what I say, not what I do

15 June: Sarah Pochin, Reform MP for Runcorn and Helsby, writes to the housing minister raising concerns about the impact of second homes on rural communities.17 June: Sarah Pochin, Reform MP for Runcorn and Helsby, buys a Grade II listed second home in a rural area on Anglesey.The Office for National Statistics records that, among local authorities from 2011 to 2021, Anglesey had the largest increase in holiday home users.And there you have Reform in a nutshell.

Richard Carter ● 8d12 Comments ● 8d

Random pic 7 October 2026

Police Box, Leicester Industrial Museum https://www.flickr.com/gp/m-j-i/51b8c6R81BBefore mobile phones and radios, police constables on the beat had to use a 'Police Box' These boxes contained a telephone, first aid box and a small desk for paper.Leicestershire Constabulary used this box from 1931 to 1951. This prototype was for use by constables on motorbikes or in cars and came from Ullesthorpe, near Lutterworth,In Leicester City the boxes were slightly different and came in two sizes, the larger one allowed space for a bicycle.The Police boxes in the city were slightly different to these used by the County Police.
[Text from Museum label]

Michael Ixer ● 9d2 Comments ● 8d

Kingston

Fire in Kingston Market place stalls all burnt and front of some shops. Also demo outside Kingston Hospital.

Barbara Stevens ● 9d0 Comments ● 9d

Random pic 6 October 2026

Butterfly, Fulham Palace http://flic.kr/p/2sxqRao

Michael Ixer ● 10d0 Comments ● 10d

Sainsburys upper richmond rd. By pets at home

Loads of Police cars 3 of them by the small Sainsbury's upper Richmond rd. Questioning people.

Barbara Stevens ● 10d1 Comments ● 10d

Putney Bridge Road

Front Page of Forum, Police seize E-Bikes and Scooters. Putney Bridge Road.  Also your under surveillance in Werter Road, Sainsbury's a big sign at the till.  So don't forget to do your hair and makeup and smile for the camera.

Barbara Stevens ● 16d4 Comments ● 10d

Random pic 5 October 2026

Cockroaches convening for a meeting at Liverpool's World Museum. Look guys: all those leaders who consider they're tough nuts have nukes - surely it must be our time? One of them's got to go crazy, surely, yeah? http://flic.kr/p/2sBLXcF

Michael Ixer ● 11d0 Comments ● 11d

Random pic 4 September 2026

September Sunset, East Putney http://flic.kr/p/2sD1Rqm

Michael Ixer ● 12d1 Comments ● 11d

Random pic 3 October 2026

Cruising on the Macclesfield Canal http://flic.kr/p/2smkc1J

Michael Ixer ● 13d1 Comments ● 11d

Random pic 2 October 2026

Not sure there's a connection with Big Data, but I'm sure there's some Fulham fans around the Olympia Exhibition Centre http://flic.kr/p/2sCN1Yh

Michael Ixer ● 14d1 Comments ● 11d

Random pic 1 October 2026

Banana tree, Postman's Park, near St Paul's, London http://flic.kr/p/2sxjcPp

Michael Ixer ● 15d1 Comments ● 11d

Random pic 30 September 2026

Athens Acropolis; swarming with human ants http://flic.kr/p/2s6keEc

Michael Ixer ● 16d1 Comments ● 11d

Proposals for massive increases in Council Tax

I don't think this issue has been raised here before (if I've missed it, my apologies). The 100% increase for Wandsworth is very worrying, and now Hammersmith and Fulham are proposing a 150% hike. Increases on this scale are of great concern, and I can't help thinking that there is a fairer way of implementing them (I'm considering this quite apart from the decision of the government that has led to these increases as that's a wider issue).In the 1970s it became clear that the distribution of spending in the NHS was wildly out of kilter, which led to the setting up of the Resource Allocation Working Party (RAWP) in 1975. RAWP confirmed the disparities and suggested a new formula, using (amongst other things) the use of standardised mortality rates as a proxy measure. Obviously the regions gaining on the formula were pleased and those losing, less so, and to alleviate the possible changes it was agreed that to go immediately to the new formula would be a disaster. So, as I recall (I was working at DHSS at the time, though not on health spending) it was agreed that the formula would be introduced gradually, with well-provided regions’ spending remaining static and extra resources over time allocated to the less well-provided, which helped to reduce the pain of the reallocation.Sorry about the history lesson, but it is useful in suggesting that the pain of changes in council tax would be considerably reduced by a similar process to that used in implementing RAWP rather than doing it in one go.

Richard Carter ● 11d13 Comments ● 11d

Where is the editor?

Some of the subject matter and content of posts is distasteful at best and rarely pertains to local issues.

Shirley Gillbe ● 17d32 Comments ● 12d

RNLI New Post

Start a new post fed up of paging up and down on phone trying to read them all. Make more room for Mary to pick on us all.

Barbara Stevens ● 12d0 Comments ● 12d

East Putney SNT Mon 5th at 6pm at Putney High putney Hill entrance

Victoria Diamond ● 12d0 Comments ● 12d

Proposed closure of Wandsworth Museum

I do hope other Putney residents will join me in voicing their objections to Wandsworth Borough Council's proposals to close this  fab little museum in order to make cost savings.Whie we have to look forward, losing an important resource of southwest London heritage seems to me to be a short sighted policy.

Lucille Grant ● 7223d524 Comments ● 13d

Pedestrians or Cyclists - Who has Right of Way?

My husband and I were walking at Putney Wharf, the stretch of path along the riverside from the church to Deodar Rd and were surprised at the amount of cyclists along here. We were walking side by side, a cyclist came up behind us and rang his bell for us to move aside.  We didn’t and he overtook us on my husband’s side. Who has right of way along here, pedestrians or cyclists?

Martine Guy ● 52d18 Comments ● 13d