Mass arrests 'Critical Mass' cycle ride during Olympics opening

[dellzeqq]

What the hell are you on about? London is about as green as it gets - the parks are MAHOOSIVE, and every second square seems to be a little oasis of greeness where you Londons can sit and be unfriendly to each other, whilst drinking your over priced skinny crappy-chinos and Pret A Mung Bean Burger.

You want built up, come up North.

and the UK City with the greatest number of trees per square mile is.................Leeds.

And, actually, we've never done public space well in London, which is why the loss of it is so sad. New York was planned around a massive park and small open squares every few blocks, but, by the time that New York got going, London's population was nudging two million and the game was effectively lost. There's lots of small parks in the 'burbs and lots of people in the 'burbs have gardens, but zones 1 and 2 is remarkably short of the green stuff, and that which we have is mostly Royal Park in the ritziest parts of town.

 

[MissTillyFlop]

and the UK City with the greatest number of trees per square mile is.................Leeds.

And, actually, we've never done public space well in London, which is why the loss of it is so sad. New York was planned around a massive park and small open squares every few blocks, but, by the time that New York got going, London's population was nudging two million and the game was effectively lost. There's lots of small parks in the 'burbs and lots of people in the 'burbs have gardens, but zones 1 and 2 is remarkably short of the green stuff, and that which we have is mostly Royal Park in the ritziest parts of town.

The thing which always baffles me is that we have a garden, but Mr TF is always very jealous of people with roof terraces - I think they're a poor substitute, personally, but each to their own, I suppose.

 

[ianrauk]

The thing which always baffles me is that we have a garden, but Mr TF is always very jealous of people with roof terraces - I think they're a poor substitute, personally, but each to their own, I suppose.

Gardens are a pain in the arse.
Too much hard work.

 

[dellzeqq]

Gardens are a pain in the arse.
Too much hard work.

if you didn't spend so much time cleaning those bikes........

 

[ianrauk]

if you didn't spend so much time cleaning those bikes........

I spend as much time doing the bloody garden as I do fettling my bikes.

 

[MissTillyFlop]

Gardens are a pain in the arse.
Too much hard work.

Oooh, I like gardening. Chopping things and digging is really theraputic. Shame I can't go into my garden (there are frogs.)

 

[PK99]

Gardens are a pain in the arse.
Too much hard work.

Not so! If properly designed the routine work is minimal - in mine (500m^2) I mow the lawn once a week and do a day or so in spring and autumn and for the rest of the year it more or less takes care of itself. I did not do much more when it was open under the yellow Book scheme other than tarting up for the public.

 

[PK99]

I spend as much time doing the bloody garden as I do fettling my bikes.
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Minimise the lawn.
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Use gravel.
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Plant densely.
=
minimum maintenance

 

[ComedyPilot]

Mine.............

 

[Durian]

Mine.............

Oh, I thought it might have been the dogs.

 

[subaqua]

Mine.............

that time machine you have, does it get you any further than the olympic park 6 months after the legacy reopening

 

[perplexed]

Mine.............

Those paving slabs stacked up on the right...

Are you waiting for the bobar to thicken up to the right consistancy, then use it as mortar to lay the next layer?

Then repeat?

 

[lordloveaduck]

Mine.............

You are joking right

 

[ComedyPilot]

You are joking right

....yes............

 

[Dan B]

if you want green areas, move to the countryside.

But the discussion wasn't about green space, it was about public space.