22 October - Khanage everywhere
There has been little time for Council watching this week, sometimes there
are other things to attend to, like replace old computers. None of them mine
fortunately as they get ever more expensive.
Why does the Government think that everyone is IT literate and if you are not
please go away and die?
Monday’s job should have been simple enough. “Can you please change my email address
and password on Amazon?”
It took all morning. The ’address is not recognised” despite it being in use for
years. I forget some of the details but on three occasions I received the
“Success” message but still couldn’t log in. I was asked to answer their CAPTCHA
question and the font was so fuzzy and covered with scribble that I couldn’t
read it. Then suddenly it worked. At least two hours down the drain.
Next it was “can you set up this brand new laptop please?” It took exactly three
and a half hours. Laptops have not had optical drives for a long time but
the owner had stored everything he thought he might want to save on an SD card.
The new laptop did not have an SD card slot.
I tried to network to an old and barely usable PC which had a card slot for file sharing but it
refused to do what I have done many times before. Later I discovered that file
sharing the way I have always done it was withdrawn from Windows 10 when version 1803 came along.
Eventually that problem was overcome but Microsoft and the laptop manufacturer
had fixed the new machine so that it would only install programs downloaded from its own
App Store. Another circular obstruction because to solve that one it was
necessary to have a Microsoft account! Enough of this but I hate Microsoft even
more than before.
Much better was building a new desktop PC from mail ordered component parts.
They cost £850 and in retrospect it could have been done a little cheaper
without impacting performance. From a collection of cardboard boxes to a fully
working Windows 10 computer equipped with the latest 11th Generation i9
processor was a little less than two hours, mainly because
Windows 10 Pro allows the installer to circumvent all the obstructions put in the
way of laptop users. From switch on to usable Desktop in six seconds! For how long will that last?
I have acquired a new Nigerian neighbour who has foolishly come to London from the north
of England. I have explained the complexities of Bexley’s refuse collection
services and put their excess into my bin. Tidied up their garden and set them up with free ‘Guest’ access to my
wi-fi until they get their own sorted out.
Not bad for a racist!
One thing that has shocked them is that they cannot drive their car further into London than the Woolwich Ferry
thanks to the cretinous Khan. I found it
impossible to answer the enquiry about being able to pollute to your heart’s
content if you can afford the £12·50 bung with which to bribe him.
Maybe they are not the only people to never have heard of ULEZ.
(Ultra Low Emission Zone.) Below is bit of what has been distributed across the river in Newham but Khan
presumably thinks that Bexley residents are unaffected. We don’t get any advice.
Petrol cars must meet the Euro 4 standard and Diesel Euro 6, if not it will cost
you £12·50 to visit your aunt in Newham or cousin in Chingford and for goodness
sake don’t stay late because after midnight you pay again
The Dartford crossing will be enormously cheaper but the longer distance and extra pollution is perfectly OK. Sadiq says so.
Somewhere on Facebook I saw someone reporting that you could cross the South
Circular to get to Queen Elizabeth Hospital without paying the the new tax. This is not true.
There are exceptions to the North/South Circular boundary which you can find at
here To save you the bother here is what
TfL has to say about Greenwich.
Woolwich High Street
John Wilson Street and Woolwich High Street are outside of the ULEZ. The
Woolwich Church Street roundabout is outside the zone but the Woolwich
Church Street exit is inside the zone. All exits facing central London,
including for St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church and St. Mary Magdalene C of E
Primary School are inside the zone.
Royal Artillery Barracks
John Wilson Street and Grand Depot Road are outside of the ULEZ. All exits
facing central London, including for Artillery Place, the Royal Artillery
Barracks, and Mulgrave Primary School, are inside the zone.
Barrack Field
Grand Depot Road, Woolwich New Road and Woolwich Common are outside of the
ULEZ. All exits facing central London, including for Ha-Ha road and Barrack
Field, are inside the zone.
Woolwich Common
Woolwich Common and Academy Road are outside of the ULEZ. The Circular Way
exit for Woolwich Common is inside the zone.
The Academy
Academy Road is outside of the ULEZ. Any exit for Woolwich Common is inside the zone.
I am really proud of my veterinary surgeon friend who has swapped her diesel
engined Beetle for a 1973 MGB GT which is exempt from the ULEZ tax.
It holds no attractions but there is a nearly three hour Scrutiny meeting to report over the weekend.