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Thread: Another bank/identify theft scam, quite clever
Post: Another bank/identify theft scam, quite clever
| On Saturday my friend in Forest Hill got a call claiming to be from the 'fraud squad' at her bank, saying that someone was buying items on her debit card and having them delivered elsewhere. He urged ... |
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28-11-2012, 07:34 PM |
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Thread: Anyone else lost their mains water around Woodcombe Crescent/Devonshire Road?
Post: Anyone else lost their mains water around Woodcomb...
| Sunday afternoon and we haven't had any water for an hour or so. Has anyone else around Woodcombe Crescent/Devonshire Road had the same problem? Thanks. |
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16-12-2012, 04:41 PM |
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Thread: Arc Agencies - has anyone heard of it?
Post: Arc Agencies - has anyone heard of it?
| This is a very long shot, but I wondered if anyone knows anything about an organisation called Arc Agencies. A friend of mine is thinking of working for them; they appear to be offering commission-onl... |
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10-08-2010, 05:02 PM |
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Thread: Caterer recommendation?
Post: Caterer recommendation?
| Hi, could anyone recommend a caterer to lay on a BBQ and drinks for around 60 people? Thanks! |
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07-04-2015, 11:10 PM |
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Thread: Dark Green Curtains suitable for large bay window
Post: Dark Green Curtains suitable for large bay window
| If anyone happens to be looking for a pair of second-hand lined, dark-green curtains made by John Lewis and suitable for a large 1930's bay window, in basically good condition, I've just put them on E... |
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Jane_D |
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19-05-2012, 08:28 PM |
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Thread: Drain unblocker?
Post: Drain unblocker?
| Please could someone recommend a local person/company good at unblocking outside drains? We've had some bad experiences with the big companies and would rather have a personal recommendation. Thanks. |
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Jane_D |
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22-07-2014, 07:45 AM |
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Thread: Frantic cat near Davids Road Forest Hill
Post: Frantic cat near Davids Road Forest Hill
| There's a very hungry determined black cat with a white chin waylaying people as they walk between Devonshire Road and Davids Road on the South Circ. I gave him some food which he wolfed down. He seem... |
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28-12-2014, 10:47 PM |
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Thread: Free memory foam mattress; king-sized, as new
Post: Free memory foam mattress; king-sized, as new
| We have a spare, hardly used, completely clean memory foam mattress; not a posh expensive one but good for a cheapish one. It was the firmest memory foam mattress we could find, but turns out not to ... |
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Jane_D |
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21-07-2012, 06:39 PM |
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Thread: Landscape Gardener Recommendation?
Post: Landscape Gardener Recommendation?
| Please could someone recommend a landscape gardener they have used? Thanks |
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Jane_D |
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20-03-2014, 04:54 PM |
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Thread: Looking for a 2-bed flat to rent
Post: Looking for a 2-bed flat to rent
| My friend - an ideal tenant; reliable, quiet, solvent, clean, and neighbourly - is looking to rent an unfurnished 2-bed flat for a year, perhaps longer. Ideally ground floor or with a lift, and in goo... |
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Jane_D |
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25-08-2014, 11:04 PM |
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Thread: Pub with BT Sport?
Post: Pub with BT Sport?
| Does anyone know of a fairly local pub with BT Sport, in particular one that might be showing the Spurs-Man U match this afternoon? My partner who signed up for a year of Sky Sport just before BT got ... |
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Jane_D |
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01-12-2013, 10:58 AM |
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Thread: (Supposedly) replacement bus service
Post: RE: (Supposedly) replacement bus service
| I always avoid replacement bus services, which seem to take hours even if you can get on them. I usually get an ordinary bus to East Dulwich or Denmark Hill, or even a P4 to Brixton. |
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Jane_D |
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07-09-2014, 04:20 PM |
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Thread: A quick thank you
Post: RE: A quick thank you
| Thank you Snazy, that is inspiring reading.
What next - are there more, similar events going on, with opportunities to volunteer? |
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Jane_D |
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04-01-2014, 07:25 PM |
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Thread: A Turkish Delight
Post: RE: A Turkish Delight
| Oh, yes, I remember that. There was something so exotic about that shape of the box and the waxed paper and the fork and all that icing sugar, it made the actual sweets taste even better. |
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30-01-2011, 01:55 PM |
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Thread: Accident outside HOP station
Post: RE: Accident outside HOP station
| Could you say more about 'the chap knocked over near FH station' please Ponyboy? I saw a man unconscious in the road near the zebra crossing, a few weeks ago. He looked in a bad way and it would be gr... |
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02-04-2014, 03:12 PM |
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Thread: Accident outside HOP station
Post: RE: Accident outside HOP station
| Thanks, Admin. Actually the man I saw was lying in the road just outside From the Forest, and police were closing the road. Haven't seen any mention of him on any forums, so hopefully it wasn't as ser... |
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02-04-2014, 03:22 PM |
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Thread: Alarming house prices!
Post: RE: Alarming house prices!
| Hmm. The third bedroom is tiny, there's only one bathroom and the fourth 'bedroom' is a ground floor reception room. Surely nobody will make an offer anything like 700K. It will be interesting to see ... |
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16-03-2014, 05:13 PM |
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Thread: Alarming house prices!
Post: RE: Alarming house prices!
| No intention of disparaging anyone's home, but it looks as though a pleasant but smallish 3-bed house is being marketed as a 4-bed house, just by describing the dining the room as a bedroom. Actual 4-... |
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Jane_D |
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17-03-2014, 10:16 PM |
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Thread: Alarming house prices!
Post: RE: Alarming house prices!
| About the house in Chelsfield Gardens that was mentioned earlier in the thread (small 3-bed house posing as a 4-bed by calling the dining room a bedroom, and on at an astounding 700K) - that house has... |
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07-06-2014, 10:16 AM |
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Thread: Another bank/identify theft scam, quite clever
Post: RE: Another bank/identify theft scam, quite clever
| She did ask why they needed the card, and this guy said that they suspected it had gone through a particular type of copying machine which sometimes left marks, so they needed to examine it.
I'm g... |
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28-11-2012, 07:40 PM |
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Thread: Anxious cat - advice?
Post: RE: Anxious cat - advice?
| How long have you got before this becomes an emergency? I'm wondering whether leaving the catflap on In Only, then all the humans going out for the day, might do the trick. You could leave a delicious... |
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06-08-2014, 11:56 PM |
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Thread: Anxious cat - advice?
Post: RE: Anxious cat - advice?
| Any good news to report, Carole?? |
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09-08-2014, 09:29 AM |
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Thread: Anyone else lost their mains water around Woodcombe Crescent/Devonshire Road?
Post: RE: Anyone else lost their mains water around Wood...
| Sorry, it's back now. Not an interesting post at all. But I do my best. |
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16-12-2012, 05:24 PM |
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Thread: Anyone else lost their mains water around Woodcombe Crescent/Devonshire Road?
Post: RE: Anyone else lost their mains water around Wood...
| Thanks for the post, MightyMouse. I don't suppose they said how long we'll have to wait until water comes back? |
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08-03-2014, 09:11 AM |
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Thread: Anyone else lost their mains water around Woodcombe Crescent/Devonshire Road?
Post: RE: Anyone else lost their mains water around Wood...
| Thanks for the useful link. Fingers crossed for a speedy repair. |
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08-03-2014, 09:22 AM |
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Thread: Arc Agencies - has anyone heard of it?
Post: RE: Arc Agencies - has anyone heard of it?
| Thank you very much, Blushingsnail. The work is to do with selling fashion clothing on commission, so it probably is the agency you found, which has decided not to have a website for some very strange... |
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10-08-2010, 05:30 PM |
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Thread: Arc Agencies - has anyone heard of it?
Post: RE: Arc Agencies - has anyone heard of it?
| Maybe it is just very small and new. Thanks so much again Blushingsnail for taking the trouble. Streetview was a good though.
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Thread: Arc Agencies - has anyone heard of it?
Post: RE: Arc Agencies - has anyone heard of it?
| Thanks AMFM. I am feeling concerned. I just can't imagine why a company who has a product to sell should make a point of not being represented on the internet, when this is how most companies advertis... |
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11-08-2010, 04:36 PM |
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Thread: Attempted Mugging
Post: RE: Attempted Mugging (Honor Oak)
| Great that the SNT are taking note and patrolling the areas more often, though. |
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06-03-2011, 01:34 PM |
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Thread: Barking Dogs
Post: RE: Barking Dogs
| I don't know much about dogs, Snazy, but I would have thought that a dog who had been barking for hours would probably be exhausted and maybe have a sore throat, even if the barking wasn't directly in... |
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10-04-2014, 08:06 AM |
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Thread: Barking Dogs
Post: RE: Barking Dogs
| I agree the owners need to know, both that their pets are distressed and that you are being driven mad by them. Sounds as if you have a good relationship with your neighbours so hopefully it will OK.... |
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09-04-2014, 11:30 PM |
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Thread: Barking Dogs
Post: RE: Barking Dogs
| What a brilliant idea, if the barking starts as soon as they leave the house. Or if it takes a while to start up, maybe the neighbours could pop in on their way home to have a listen.
I'm supposed... |
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10-04-2014, 11:54 AM |
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Thread: Barking Dogs
Post: RE: Barking Dogs
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10-04-2014, 11:40 PM |
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Thread: ADT security consultants cold calling
Post: RE: Bogus ADT security consultants cold calling?
| I always say 'thanks, we know an excellent local builder and we're not interested in quotes from anyone else.' Then keep repeating 'definitely not interested, bye,' if they persist.
I find it hard... |
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05-03-2014, 11:22 PM |
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Thread: ADT security consultants cold calling
Post: RE: Bogus ADT security consultants cold calling?
| I rather admire the 'kick the customer's house and tell them its falling apart' technique. It may work. I once had a knock on a door from a jobbing gardener who berated me for the frightful state of m... |
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07-03-2014, 12:25 AM |
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Thread: Bogus Window Cleaner
Post: RE: Bogus Window Cleaner
| I have to say, Madasahat, I think that 'window cleaner' guy is unusually persuasive. I fell for his patter a few years ago, only for about five minutes, but it was long enough for me to hand him some... |
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09-05-2010, 10:01 PM |
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Thread: The Capitol to close
Post: RE: Capitol to close
| Could someone clarify please: is there evidence to suggest the Capitol is turning into a cinema, or just a general hope that it will? Thanks. |
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08-07-2014, 02:20 PM |
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Thread: Crime Prevention
Post: RE: Car Theft - Netherby Road
| Mmm, I'd prefer to be burgled than not be able to find my front door keys in a fire. I've seen minor house fires and the air is absolutely black; no chance of quickly going to find the keys in a dista... |
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29-11-2011, 10:14 PM |
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Thread: Cars being broken into.....
Post: RE: Cars being broken into.....
| Interesting idea that thieves could imitate the car unlocking signal, and it would certainly account for cars being broken into with nothing of value to steal, ie just for tun. I heard of a parrot tha... |
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12-02-2014, 10:02 AM |
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Thread: Creepy man in FH :(
Post: RE: Creepy man in FH :(
| That's interesting, Aggie. Do you mind saying more - are there programs for people who are known to hassle other people in the street, or are you thinking of some kind of accommodation where more sup... |
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30-10-2014, 03:34 PM |
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Thread: Crime and Punishment
Post: RE: Crime and Punishment
| This online Texas newspaper suggests that crime is unusally high in Texas, despite being the state being the biggest user of the death penalty and generally 'tough on crime':
http://www.statesman.... |
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04-11-2011, 06:52 PM |
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Thread: Criminal punishment
Post: RE: Criminal punishment
| I haven't ever lived in a country where state-led violent punishments like floggings or executions were regularly performed in public, or televised. Does anyone else have direct experience of this? I ... |
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02-02-2011, 05:35 PM |
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Thread: Criminal punishment
Post: RE: Criminal punishment
| Thanks for responding to my question, DerbyHillTop. Very interesting. The necessity for people to steal just to stay alive also recalls the middle ages. Talk about a rock and a hard place. |
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03-02-2011, 10:27 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| Excellent that that cyclist survived without serious injuries.
On another note, I was in Oxford Street this lunchtime and astonished to see a cyclist riding up the middle of the jam-packed pavemen... |
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19-10-2011, 09:40 PM |
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Thread: Dead cats
Post: RE: Dead cats
| Sharon, that's terrible. I'm so sorry for your loss, and your neighbour's.
Has a vet confirmed that both cats were poisoned, and what with? If so, I guess it may not have been deliberate (though it... |
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30-04-2014, 04:14 PM |
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Thread: Dead cats
Post: RE: Dead cats
| I'm going to do a bit of research; maybe the local cat charities have some advice. This problem must be happening in other areas.
I'm wondering whether a poster or leaflet campaign would help: exp... |
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01-05-2014, 11:01 PM |
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Thread: Dead cats
Post: RE: Dead cats
| Apparently approved rat poison comes in small open-ended boxes which larger animals can't get into.
But there still may be a problem of cats and dogs picking up dead or dying rodents and ingesting... |
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Thread: Dog fouling
Post: RE: Dog fouling
| Could there possibly be some radical solution to this? Why do dogs poo on the pavement? Is there some less anti-social pooing place that they would prefer, and if so what would it be like? Have 'dog t... |
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09-03-2011, 09:37 PM |
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Thread: dogs and public transport
Post: RE: dogs and public transport
| Not meaning to attack you, Mio, and that does sound like an annoying incident on the bus, but your second comment made me want to chip in that I really don't like to hear the word 'fat' included in a ... |
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03-01-2011, 02:57 PM |
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Thread: dogs and public transport
Post: RE: dogs and public transport
| ... and of course, you didn't actually use the word 'fat', you said 'overweight', but I think the principle is the same... |
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