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Overly loud planes over the Bank Holiday?

Did anyone else think that the planes over the Bank Holiday seemed further south than normal, and therefore louder?  OK the windows were open but the flight path looked further south than normal and also there seemed to be a few when I thought runway alteration was in force.  Looking at WebTrak but seems a bit painful as i can't remember exactly when I noticed a plane that looked to be tracing the south circular rather than the Thames.

Alan Sherman ● 2633d2 Comments ● 2633d

The Guardian of Olivette St

Love this feline standing guard over Olivette Street ...https://flic.kr/p/2h6k6h5

Michael Ixer ● 2633d3 Comments ● 2633d

Deforestation of the Amazon

Avaaz has the following petition:https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/amazon_apocalypse_loc/?bkCEEab&v=118168&cl=16094702805&_checksum=2d03686798fb32d89c6dc08bee71b9a46b015bee23b9b1e12977c1588159ea54"It's horrifying -- in the past year, an area the size of 500,000 soccer fields has been destroyed in the Amazon! Nearly half a BILLION trees torn down and gone... forever."Terrifying! Would you mind signing the petition, please?  Thank you.

Ivonne Holliday ● 2662d9 Comments ● 2633d

The Boris & Angela Love-In

Listened to their press conference live on LBC and the meeting sounded very positive to me. 👍🏻 I can see a deal being agreed that will allow Boris and the EU to come to an arrangement over the backstop without either party losing face. Bring on Brexit! 🇬🇧

Sue Hammond ● 2640d43 Comments ● 2633d

TV for pensioners

Boris Johnson is right on one thing: the BBC can afford to pay for pensioners' TV licences and should be required to do so.

Alexander MacLeod ● 2635d22 Comments ● 2634d

England 1, Australia 1

I'm still recovering from the immense dramatics of yesterday at Headingley. What a wonderful end to a match that was obviously, when the 9th England wicket fell, lost and the Ashes with it. We were only able to follow it on the Cricinfo coverage, but that was terrific. Well done England and,  especially, Ben Stokes. Maybe, if he's got a few minutes to  spare from humiliating Australia, he could have a go at sorting out Brexit. He seems capable of anything!

Richard Carter ● 2635d3 Comments ● 2635d

Matt and the Irish Backstop

Ivonne Holliday ● 2635d0 Comments ● 2635d

The problem of Twitter

This article by Sunder Katwala is an interesting addition to the racism and Twitter debate:-"Britain is a much less racist country than the one I grew up in. Yet I have received more racist abuse in the last four weeks than the previous 40 years. This paradox can be explained in a single word: technology. More specifically, Twitter."https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/25/racist-abuse-in-the-real-world-is-in-decline-so-why-not-on-twitter

David Ainsworth ● 2636d5 Comments ● 2635d

Sinister Scam Email

I have found the following email in my spam folder twice this week, it is rather long but I'm going to c&p in full because it is quite sinister and might worry some people. The only thing that slightly bothers me is the capture of an old email password which is no longer in use, how would any scammer know this?🤔"Hey, I know your password is: sausage9Your computer was infected with my malware, RAT (Remote Administration Tool), your browser wasn't updated / patched, in such case it's enough to just visit some website where my iframe is placed to get automatically infected, if you want to find out more - Google: "Drive-by exploit".My malware gave me full access and control over your computer, meaning, I got access to all your accounts (see password above) and I can see everything on your screen, turn on your camera or microphone and you won't even notice about it.I collected all your private data and I RECORDED YOU (through your webcam) SATISFYING YOURSELF!After that I removed my malware to not leave any traces.I can send the video to all your contacts, post it on social network, publish it on the whole web, including the darknet, where the sick people are, I can publish all I found on your computer everywhere!Only you can prevent me from doing this and only I can help you out in this situation.Transfer exactly 1400$ with the current bitcoin (BTC) price to my bitcoin address.It's a very good offer, compared to all that horrible shit that will happen if I publish everything.You can easily buy bitcoin here: www.paxful.com, www.coingate.com , www.coinbase.com , or check for bitcoin ATM near you, or Google for other exchanger.You can send the bitcoin directly to my address, or create your own wallet first here: www.login.blockchain.com/en/#/signup/ , then receive and send to mine.My bitcoin address is: 17PMiJWc3aAd1SQQRZBP6V31TNgEv7BC4iCopy and paste my address, it's (cAsE-sEnSEtiVE)I give you 2 days time to transfer the bitcoin.As I got access to this email account, I will know if this email has already been read.If you get this email multiple times, it's to make sure that you read it, my mailer script is configured like this and after payment you can ignore it.After receiving the payment, I will remove everything and you can life your live in peace like before.Next time update your browser before browsing the web.Mail-Client-ID: 7981295096"

Sue Hammond ● 2638d16 Comments ● 2636d

This is NOT Project Fear!

The Operation Yellowhammer document obtained by the Sunday Times and published yesterday (https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/no-deal-brexit-planning-assumptions-the-leaked-operation-yellowhammer-document-797qxkrcm ) , sets out the consequences of a Brexit crash-out and makes clear the foolishness of the whole business:  The return of a hard border in Ireland, which may spark protests, road blockages and “direct action”; Logjams caused by months of border delays could potentially disrupting the fuel supply in London and the South East; Up to 85% of lorries using the main Channel crossings could face delays of up to two and a half days; Significant disruption at ports will last up to three months before the flow of traffic “improves” to 50-70% of the current level; Petrol import tariffs will lead to the closure of two oil refineries, 2,000 job losses, widespread strike action and disruptions to fuel availability; Medical supplies will “be vulnerable to severe extended delays” as three-quarters of the UK’s medicines enter the country via the main Channel crossings; The availability of fresh food will be reduced and prices will rise. This could hit “vulnerable groups”; Etc, etc. This is a hard-headed, realistic assessment of the dangers of a crash-out; it was not produced by covert remainers but was commissioned for the government itself. Michael Gove has tried to rubbish the document, claiming falsely that it is “old” (it’s dated from earlier this month) and that it represents “a worst-case scenario” (it doesn’t: the Times quotes a senior, ie civil service, Whitehall source as saying “This is not Project Fear — this is the most realistic assessment of what the public face with no deal. These are likely, basic, reasonable scenarios — not the worst case.”) So that’s what Johnson wants us to blunder into - but for what? None of this was even mentioned during the referendum, which underlines the case for a second vote. To quote Clare Noeken: Stop Brexit!
PS: A further unpleasantness has emerged: the Daily Mail reports that Home Secretary Patel wants to end freedom of movement for EU citizens travelling to Britain overnight on October 31 (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7367709/Home-Secretary-Priti-Patel-wants-borders-shut-October-31.html ). Fine for the one million EU citizens already registered here but not for the two million plus who are not: what will happen to them? Another Windrush scandal in the making

Richard Carter ● 2642d36 Comments ● 2636d

Container Living.

If so many people are unhappy with their living conditions, it's hot it's cold. they're about 27ft long with kitchen, bedroom, bathroom. Why not give our poor men who have fought in the forces them so their not on the street. As some of the people in the containers are moaning, I'm sure it's hotter in their own country.

Barbara Stevens ● 2640d41 Comments ● 2636d

From the archives, no. 73

Today I was reminded of a posting by Jonty Nicholls almost exactly 3 years ago:-"Much worse are petrol driven leaf blowers. Environmentally unacceptable, noisier than a motor bike, and, if your neighbour has a big garden, can go on for a couple of hours, instead of 30 seconds near you.And what sad bar-steward is bothered about having his leaves re-arranged every week? Give it 48 hours and a breeze, they're going to be back again. Conspicuous consumption at best. Selfish and stupid waste of money."I guess that with a small garden you can blow them next door, and let them play pass the parcel too.

David Ainsworth ● 2637d5 Comments ● 2636d

Good evening Putney

Michael Ixer ● 2637d0 Comments ● 2637d

Not much info, looks like trouble.

Near the entrance to the Hurlingham Club, Broomhouse Rd. Looks like trouble outside the Sullivan Court, all cordoned off with tape, loads of Police and people standing outside the flats. We had to go down Peterborough Road. This was about 4ish Sunday.

Barbara Stevens ● 2643d1 Comments ● 2637d

Found - Glasses on Rocks Lane Playing Field

This morning I found a pair of brown Foster Grant spectacles on the playing fields - they are now resting on the cream Electricity box by the gates out to Rocks Lane Road (Barnes side) They appeared undamaged - hope they are claimed.(Photos on Twitter)

Sandi Bloomfield ● 2637d0 Comments ● 2637d

Credit Card Spam

For some while now I have been plagued by recorded messages on my voicemail from a woman with an American accent claiming that my e-mail account  with TalkTalk had been compromised and telling me to contact her. This is a clearly a spam and I have always ignored it.Yesterday for the first time I received a recorded message very possibly from the same woman with an American accent clainming that £600.00 had been removed from my redit card within thepervious 15 minutes and again asking me to contact her. I have checked with Barclaycard and again this is spam. be warned if you receive asimilar message. Above all, just put the phone down and under no circumstances make contact.

Leslie McDonnell ● 2639d18 Comments ● 2637d

Petulant child

Trump calls off meeting with Denmark's prime minister because ‘she would have no interest in discussing purchase of Greenland’I think my ten year old would act more mature, maybe someone should buy Trump and ice-cream to cheer him up!

Matt Palmer ● 2640d29 Comments ● 2638d

Spencer Arms Staff

Anyone know where all the old staff have gone? Not been in for for or five weeks but all new faces this evening.. all the old staff can't have the same day off surely?!

Simon Nicklinson ● 2638d0 Comments ● 2638d

Pollution levels in Putney High Street

I mistakenly thought that pollution from vehicles in the High Street had been greatly reduced. It seems I have been misled. Please see http://www.putneysw15.com/default.asp?section=info&link=http://neighbournet.com/server/common/conBWTUCpollution001.htmI don’t think  the article is still on the sw15 website, as it is dated 2 April. It makes interesting reading, and, rightly in my opinion, accuses the Council of ‘lying with statistics’.

Catherine Schade ● 2761d42 Comments ● 2638d

new member

hi everyone, i am new here

johnes michael ● 2640d6 Comments ● 2638d