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We’ve been left furious after our quiet cul-de-sac was swamped with traffic due to annoying roadworks – no one warned us
RESIDENTS of a cul-de-sac have been left furious after roadworks turned their residential streets into a main road.
Homeowners in East Finchley, North London said they have been left to “fend for themselves” and receive no proper warning that the works would happen.
Residents say the road closure caused chaos in their residential cul-de-sac[/caption]
The closure on February 10 forced drivers down the U-shaped road to get around it and back onto the main road.
The residential street itself is narrow and has parking on both sides, making it too small for two-way traffic.
One resident, Geetha Beaven, 50, told the Sun Online: “Nobody can get past each other. There’s no proper one-way system.
“We’ve had no communication from the council. People have been left to fend for themselves.
“It’s very frustrating.”
She claimed that the drivers forced down the street have been getting angry with each other and getting out of their cars to argue or honking their horns.
Other are driving too fast down the small streets.
She added: “If there was an emergency we wouldn’t be able to get out.
“There doesn’t seem to be any work going on over the weekend.
“It would have been nice to have been informed or told how long it would last.”
Her frustration is echoed by neighbour Corinna Williams, 63, who said that the situation was “horrendous”.
She explained: “We were told nothing.
“I had a hospital visit and I was really worried about getting to it.
“I didn’t go food shopping for fear of using my car. I was really upset.”
Both Corinna and Geetha mentioned that a local WhatsApp group informed them that the works were being carried out by Affinity Water.
Corinna called the company, but said that they “didn’t seem to know what was going on”
She claims the firm took three days to get back to her, despite allegedly saying they would call her back within a day.
She added: “There wasn’t proper signage. They said they were ’emergency works’ but there didn’t seem to be any work done at the weekend.”
“There was a lot of aggro, people getting out of cars and shouting each other…there are young children here.”
Corinna also called 101 to report the incident to the police, but said that she was told it was a council matter.
A Barnet Borough Council spokesperson said: “The road was closed due to emergency water main repair works undertaken by Affinity Water.
“As the work was done under an emergency permit request, there would not have been the time to inform residents prior to work commencing.
“To ensure the safety of workers onsite, a road closure was put in to facilitate these works. Work is set to be complete today with the road reopened this evening.”
A spokesperson for Affinity Water said: “We apologise for any inconvenience caused to residents while we carried out emergency repair work in East End Road, Finchley, London over the weekend of 10th February 2023.
“We applied for an urgent permit to repair a burst water main and the day before [we sent] sent text messages to notify our customers that we were going to carry out this work.
“The work started on the February 10 2023 but had to stop for a short time while new fittings were ordered and arrived on site but even so it was completed the same day.
“Reinstatement work was then carried out over the next few days.
“The nature of reinstatement work means that often delays take place while materials settle when the teams leave the site and then return.”
None of the residents The Sun Online spoke to said that they had received a text message and all said that they had heard nothing from the council or the company before the road was closed.
Locals reported angry drivers honking their horns and arguing at all hours[/caption]
Affinity water apologised for any inconvenience caused[/caption]
Genshin Impact 3.5 makes Sumeru Serenitea Pot treehouse less annoying
The Genshin Impact version 3.5 update will add a new teleport feature that’ll make the Sumeru Serenitea Pot mansion, and Tubby, far less annoying to reach. In a recent Developers Discussion, the anime game‘s devs essentially ask themselves questions, and one answer addressed how inconvenient the Sumeru treehouse can be. Genshin Impact version 3.5 will allow players to teleport directly to Tubby, instead of having to run up the treehouse every single time.
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PS5 update finally solves the console’s most annoying problem
The PS5 is getting some rad features today thanks to the beta rollout of some new UX features. The king of which is the ability to play PS5 games with PS4 save data, potentially wiping out one of the biggest pains with making the jump to current gen.
Sadly, we all can’t jump in and try these new features right now as only a select few invited participants will be able to test out the spread of UX upgrades over the coming months. However, everything being tweaked and messed around with right now should make its way to everyone’s systems eventually.
Access to PS4 save files isn’t all that’s coming either. Discord integration, allowing you to better communicate with your friends while in-game (or if you’re like me, chat to your PC mates while powering through a console-only exclusive) is on the way. There’s also the ability to request a screen share from the profiles of your PSN friends, allowing you to hop in a spectate them in a flash.
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Twitter makes it easier to avoid the annoying ‘For You’ tab
Don’t worry if you hate Twitter’s curated For You tab, as you now have a better way to avoid it. Twitter is updating its web and mobile apps to default to the timeline tab you last had open. If you close the app after looking at the chronological Following tab like a sensible human being, you’ll see it again when you come back. The tab default is rolling out today on the web, and “coming soon” to the Android and iOS apps.
This won’t revert to the old “twinkle” button that saved space. It does let you stick to your preferred timeline, though. This could be particularly helpful if you want to follow time-sensitive events (one of the main reasons many people use Twitter) and would rather not switch tabs every time you check your feed.
Were any of you (all of you) asking for your timeline to default to where you left it last?
Starting today on web, if you close Twitter on the “For you” or “Following” tabs, you will return to whichever timeline you had open last. iOS and Android coming soon! https://t.co/uKz9DpNRux
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) January 24, 2023
For You is an algorithmically generated feed that highlights certain tweets based on the users and conversations Twitter believes are relevant to you. While this can surface slightly older posts you might have missed, it also tends to bury content from some users and makes it difficult to follow live events.
The update comes as Twitter faces criticism of its approach to clients following Elon Musk’s acquisition last year. The social network now bans third-party clients, forcing developers to shut down popular apps and pivot to rival services like Mastodon. Many of those apps gave users more control over their timeline view and otherwise helped users dodge common Twitter annoyances. This change won’t likely satisfy fans of alternative apps. It might, however, reduce the sting of being force to use official software.