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Just saw our chick from (I think) last months thread, in just her bikini briefs, on Atlantic road - plenty of people gawking, taking photos, etc. I ended up calling into the cop shop and asking them to attend, to keep her safe (going against all my usual police-prejudices). Very depressing that so many people were using it as entertainment when she's clearly not well.

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DietCokeGirl said:
Just saw our chick from (I think) last months thread, in just her bikini briefs, on Atlantic road - plenty of people gawking, taking photos, etc. I ended up calling into the cop shop and asking them to attend, to keep her safe (going against all my usual police-prejudices). Very depressing that so many people were using it as entertainment when she's clearly not well.

(Edited for awful post-beer grammar)
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Maybe she feels better like that than zonked out on major tranquillisers.
You are right to be concerned though - it is not just a question of dignity. She is obviously vulnerable.
 
I was in Brockwell Park yesterday for the Parkrun and the rubbish lying around was a fucking disgrace.

People had been out for the good weather, taken a picnic, the bins get full up and they leave their bag beside it. The foxes fancy the sandwiches in it and rip it open, spreading shite everywhere.

I'm pissed off that we have what, in my opinion, is the best park in the world and Lambeth keep cutting back on the cost of running it. But also annoyed that people don't take their rubbish home when the bin is full.
 
Public Enemy were excellent last night at Electric - onstage for two hours plus - good mixture of grey elderly hip hop heads through to loads of younger new fans.

Place was packed out and all pretty celebratory. I was also pleased to notice a bunch of young teenage lads standing by the stage and earnestly hanging off Chuck D's every word. The next generation of politicised activists I hope!
 
Smick said:
I was in Brockwell Park yesterday for the Parkrun and the rubbish lying around was a fucking disgrace.

People had been out for the good weather, taken a picnic, the bins get full up and they leave their bag beside it. The foxes fancy the sandwiches in it and rip it open, spreading shite everywhere.

I'm pissed off that we have what, in my opinion, is the best park in the world and Lambeth keep cutting back on the cost of running it. But also annoyed that people don't take their rubbish home when the bin is full.
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I think that sort of thing is bad and I think it is the Council's responsibility and fault. They must know that, after a sunny weekend day, the bins will be filled to overflowing. It doesn't take a genius to work this out.

At the Avebury stones in Wiltshire, there are a group of volunteers who all live locally who call themselves the Guardians of the Stones and they just go round after a weekend day and pick up rubbish. But Avebury gets hundreds of visitors. Brockwell Park gets thousands or tens of thousands....
 
Onket said:
Volunteers are what they want. It allows them to cut funding. Not a step in the right direction.
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But if they parked just a few of those big mobile plastic skip things round, I'm sure a lot of people would put themselves out a little bit and help keep the rubbish down.
 
People will complain about anything, perhaps their views are spoilt by the skips or whatever.

I'd prefer the long term contracts with sub-contractors are stopped, they install more bins in keeping with the environment and, crucially, more directly employed litter pickers, bin men and maybe park keepers.
 
gaijingirl said:
GENTRIFIER! :mad: actually - I've been meaning to do one for ages. I am a very very very slow runner but maybe this could be my parkrun debut.

proud of myself - did a bike club ride this morning. 35 miles and back in time for lunch.
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Wow, 35 miles!, i struggle to get around Brockwell Park on my bike, that climb is a killer on my thighs. I will ride two circuits of it every day next week as training.
I aim to set a very, very slow debut time next Saturday and then achieve personal bests on subsequent runs by going just a little bit faster. Something like ten consecutive personal bests could make me the most successful park runner ever.
 
Do you ever get people at parkrun jogging round really really slowly? And taking like an hour or something?
 
On my way back from a lovely few hours sunbathing in Brockwell Park a motorist almost killed me on Railton Road. She overtook me and aimed her car into the kerb on the curve just past the 198 Gallery leaving me almost no space and having to take evasive action. I caught up with her further down Railton Road and calmly asked her through the open passenger window if she knew she had almost taken me off the road? No reply. You nearly killed me i told her, one word reply "good!"
 
What a cow.
Glad you're ok.

I'm tempted to try Parkrun but I'm quite a slow runner. Is it actually a race, or is it more about people achieving their own pbs?
 
han said:
What a cow.
Glad you're ok.

I'm tempted to try Parkrun but I'm quite a slow runner. Is it actually a race, or is it more about people achieving their own pbs?
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Thanks, I'm fine.
It's going to me my first run so I don't know but I think it's a bit of both with the emphasis on fun.
 
han said:
What a cow.
I'm tempted to try Parkrun but I'm quite a slow runner. Is it actually a race, or is it more about people achieving their own pbs?
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There are plenty of slow people - no pressure at all. More than 10% are slower than 30 mins for 3 miles / 5k and the slowest recorded times this week are just short of 40 minutes which is pretty much walking pace. Whether those people are making an effort to beat their PBs I could not tell you.

Results here.

No excuses, Han!
 
Rushy said:
There are plenty of slow people - no pressure at all. More than 10% are slower than 30 mins for 3 miles / 5k and the slowest recorded times this week are just short of 40 minutes which is pretty much walking pace. Whether those people are making an effort to beat their PBs I could not tell you.

Results here.

No excuses, Han!
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What about the undulations?
 
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