Roof-top Antics
I knew the re-opening of the Blackwall Tunnel ahead of schedule after Sunday’s fire was too good to be true, some loon has decided to park himself on the roof of the 491 Gallery in Leytonstone, prompting the police to close Grove Green Road and the northbound carriageway of the A12!!!
Quite why they needed to close the A12 is unclear – presumably they reckon he could leap onto the road from the roof. Unless he’s a combination of spiderman and Carl Lewis, it seems a bit unlikely. Better safe than sorry I guess 
491 Gallery from the A12
He was throwing bricks and tiles on to the road which is why it had to be closed
Ah, ok, thanks, more Geoff Capes than Carl Lewis then. Hopefully the police (or the chilly weather) have enticed him down by now.
There were still 2 lanes closed at midnight. There was utter chaos, and it took me over an hour to actually get to the open lane in a mini cab from Shoreditch. Complete and utter incompetence, madness, lunacy. I have written to the Met police asking exactly why, 6 hours after the event they felt the need to cordon off 200 metres of pristine tarmac and create such mayhem and will not let this lie.
I sometimes think they actually enjoy it.