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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
| Not running this weekend between New Cross Gate and Crystal Palace.
Looking at the long-term closure plans, it looks much better after Easter. Some overnight closures, but not many. |
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26-03-2015, 02:38 PM |
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Thread: Life in SE23 - Shops
Post: RE: From the Forest closed
| Would that be the same Bunka where I buy gifts that I, er, need to buy? (Also clothes which I don't strictly need but really, really like)? :cool: |
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21-03-2015, 09:08 PM |
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Thread: Traffic lights at Cranston Rd/South Circular
Post: RE: Traffic lights at Cranston Rd/South Circular
| On Saturday, it took two complete phases to get a green light to exit Cranston Road. Is this normal? |
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rshdunlop |
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18-03-2015, 03:41 PM |
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Thread: Best way to get to the M4 from Forest Hill
Post: RE: Best way to get to the M4 from Forest Hill
| Going out and coming back is comparing apples and oranges. Especially if done at a different time of day. Coming back in to London from the West is almost always slower than getting out. There's no gu... |
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16-03-2015, 06:54 PM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
| The very definition of irony just appeared on my Twitter feed. Someone needs to answer to why the new signals are just not up to the job.
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rshdunlop |
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16-03-2015, 06:05 PM |
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Thread: Best way to get to the M4 from Forest Hill
Post: RE: Best way to get to the M4 from Forest Hill
| Agreed that going through town at that time of the morning will be fine. We go round the South Circ to Clapham then over Battersea Bridge, past Earl's Court to join the A4. |
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13-03-2015, 06:47 PM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
| So, michael, in summary Network Rail say everything is fine and we shouldn't be worrying our pretty little heads about it?
Re late night Overground - I would love to see it run to Crystal Palace. G... |
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rshdunlop |
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11-03-2015, 01:36 PM |
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Thread: Woodpecker!
Post: RE: Woodpecker!
| I regularly have a woodpecker in my garden, and you can hear them tapping away all over SE23 - if you listen! They are not always easy to see because they cling to the sides of trees rather than sitti... |
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rshdunlop |
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11-03-2015, 01:29 PM |
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Thread: Lewisham Life magazine
Post: RE: Lewisham Life magazine
| You can opt out and only have the electronic version. I did (although I can't remember how, now). |
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rshdunlop |
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09-03-2015, 02:34 PM |
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Thread: Strategic Planning for Forest Hill Town Centre
Post: RE: Strategic Planning for Forest Hill Town Centre
| None. Network Rail are using it to store their machinery and access the tracks for weekend engineering |
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rshdunlop |
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04-03-2015, 11:20 PM |
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Thread: Gridlock
Post: RE: Gridlock
| It's just been downgraded to Medium disruption. |
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rshdunlop |
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27-02-2015, 02:26 PM |
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Thread: Rail engineering works
Post: RE: Travel misery 28 Feb - 1 Mar
| Whatever they are doing demands some serious plant. The car park in Perry Vale is being closed each of these weekends to accommodate the machinery. Half of it has already been fenced off this morning.... |
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rshdunlop |
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26-02-2015, 08:24 AM |
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Thread: Rail engineering works
Post: RE: Travel misery 28 Feb - 1 Mar
| Last weekend's limited service was due to Cross Rail works at Whitechapel. This weekend is listed as Network Rail track and station improvements.
Sorry if I misinterpreted the post about London Brid... |
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rshdunlop |
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25-02-2015, 06:30 PM |
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Thread: Rail engineering works
Post: RE: Travel misery 28 Feb - 1 Mar
| Nope, no London Bridge trains through Forest Hill on Sunday. Look at the Southern website, or try planning a journey on TfL. It's all replacement buses. |
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25-02-2015, 06:01 PM |
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Thread: Rail engineering works
Post: RE: Travel misery 28 Feb - 1 Mar
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24-02-2015, 12:24 PM |
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Thread: Rail engineering works
Post: RE: Travel misery 28 Feb - 1 Mar
| For those of us on the Sydenham side of Forest Hill, Penge East is a good alternative on these weekends. Fast trains to Victoria. |
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24-02-2015, 10:08 AM |
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Thread: Pedestrian accident at Sainsbury's crossing
Post: RE: Pedestrian accident Sainsbury's crossing
| The issue is not that there is a wait at all, but the length of the wait.
While 60-80 secs is not a long time, human behaviour is conditioned by expectation. Most pedestrian controlled crossings ha... |
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14-02-2015, 01:28 PM |
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Thread: Pedestrian accident at Sainsbury's crossing
Post: RE: Pedestrian accident Sainsbury's crossing
| That's a fair point, Michael, about when it's safe to cross. I only cross without the aid of the lights if crossing towards Sainsburys. The sight lines there are good enough that you can see if the ro... |
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13-02-2015, 10:43 AM |
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Thread: Pedestrian accident at Sainsbury's crossing
Post: RE: Pedestrian accident Sainsbury's crossing
| I agree, the wait at the lights at Sainsburys is very long. If I'm waiting there, I will look for an opportunity to cross before they turn red, especially if I know I've just missed it. Not through st... |
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rshdunlop |
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13-02-2015, 08:56 AM |
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Thread: Pedestrian accident at Sainsbury's crossing
Post: RE: Pedestrian accident Sainsbury's crossing
| The other day I was driving down London Road towards the station. I was turning left, and the left-turn filter light was green. All of a sudden, there was a small child crossing the road in front of m... |
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rshdunlop |
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12-02-2015, 03:35 PM |
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Thread: Keep it classy Forest Hill. Fly tipping outside Pedder
Post: RE: Keep it classy Forest Hill. Fly tipping outsid...
| Anyway, as it turns out, there is a completely new app by a new developer. Works fine on my iPhone. I had the original app from several years ago, didn't know that Lewisham had abandoned that one. So ... |
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23-01-2015, 04:09 PM |
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Thread: Keep it classy Forest Hill. Fly tipping outside Pedder
Post: RE: Keep it classy Forest Hill. Fly tipping outsid...
| *blows raspberry at Londondrz* |
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23-01-2015, 02:55 PM |
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Thread: Keep it classy Forest Hill. Fly tipping outside Pedder
Post: RE: Keep it classy Forest Hill. Fly tipping outsid...
| LoveLewisham app doesn't work on iOS8 and the developers are no longer supporting it. |
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23-01-2015, 02:09 PM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
| That's interesting. London Overground publicly laying the blame with Southern and Network Rail for the recent chaos suggests they have reached the limit of their patience.
It could be argued that t... |
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15-01-2015, 03:37 PM |
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Thread: Bus strike on Tuesday
Post: RE: Bus strike on Tuesday
| There are buses on some routes, but even if the route is running, it may be at a greatly reduced rate. I drove the kids to Streatham this morning. Saw a grand total of three buses between FH and there... |
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rshdunlop |
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13-01-2015, 09:53 AM |
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Thread: Bus strike on Tuesday
Post: RE: Bus strike on Tuesday
| The next question is - will traffic tomorrow be worse, better or just the same? No buses but extra cars. Will it balance itself out? I'm going have to drive the kids to school in Streatham, normally a... |
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rshdunlop |
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12-01-2015, 01:47 PM |
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Thread: Bus strike on Tuesday
Post: RE: Bus strike on Tuesday
| A list of the routes Arriva runs can be found [url=http://www.arrivalondon.com/files/pdffiles/i54aff62be7647549230924.pdf]here[/url]. Yes, they run the 176 so you should assume it won't run on Tuesday... |
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rshdunlop |
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11-01-2015, 08:40 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Internet Access
Post: RE: Forest Hill Internet Access
| Good to know, thanks Snazy. |
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rshdunlop |
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11-01-2015, 07:26 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Internet Access
Post: RE: Forest Hill Internet Access
| Aah, now, I need some advice. We have Sky for TV, but our neighbour's tree has grown to such a height that we lose half our channels every summer. So we will probably have to move to Virgin in the nex... |
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rshdunlop |
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11-01-2015, 06:26 PM |
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Thread: Bus strike on Tuesday
Post: RE: Bus strike on Tuesday
| It looks fairly comprehensive.
All the bus companies involved are listed [url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/campaign/bus-strike?intcmp=25146]here[/url]. You can then check their websites to see which buses... |
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rshdunlop |
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11-01-2015, 06:21 PM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
| Now you're just being ridiculous. Everyone knows there is no exit from Ikea. |
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rshdunlop |
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06-01-2015, 06:19 PM |
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Thread: Wanted - driver instructor
Post: Wanted - driver instructor
| Can anybody recommend a good (and patient!) driving instructor? My daughter is about to turn seventeen and be unleashed upon the roads. I know someone posted about this recently but as public replies ... |
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06-01-2015, 06:14 PM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
| No worries, Medley. It's quite funny when you think about it, like panto.
Oh no, there isn't.
Oh yes there is.
Oh no there isn't!
Where?
It's behind you! ;-) |
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06-01-2015, 03:53 PM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
| THANK YOU lacb! This photo, taken from your link shows the escalators in question when there are no people, signs or barriers blocking the view of the second escalator. From northbound Overground to J... |
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05-01-2015, 05:47 PM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
| I'm also talking about Northbound Overground to Jubilee. Seriously.
Can someone else chime in here? Am I imagining things? Are there two escalators there, or just one? The photo I posted is from the ... |
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rshdunlop |
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05-01-2015, 05:30 PM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
| Yes, but you asked which escalator could be reversed. Well, the escalator on the right of that picture could be reversed so it goes down. So then BOTH those escalators would go down from Overground no... |
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05-01-2015, 12:00 PM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
| Medley - there are TWO escalators in the bank in the centre of the northbound Overground platform. One up, one down. They quite widely separated so there's a good chance that you can't see the up esca... |
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02-01-2015, 11:42 PM |
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Thread: Trees and the council
Post: RE: Trees and the council
| There was historic subsidence in my current house caused by a neighbour's oak tree. They are now obliged to crown it every few years. I don't see why Lewisham shouldn't be under the same obligation.
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18-12-2014, 03:47 PM |
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Thread: Trees and the council
Post: RE: Trees and the council
| I see what you mean. However, it does sound like you're going to have some serious repairs done, so you're probably going to end up shelling out the excess one way or another.
I wonder if you can p... |
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18-12-2014, 12:48 PM |
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Thread: Trees and the council
Post: RE: Trees and the council
| Have you approached your buildings insurance company? If the tree is causing damage, they are the ones that are going to end up paying out for repairs, so it's in their interest to take this up with t... |
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18-12-2014, 12:34 PM |
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Thread: Christmas lights
Post: RE: Christmas lights
| Some needs to contact Skanska directly on 0800 028 5986 describing which lights aren't working (I would but I don't know which they are!). They are expecting a call... (the wonders of Twitter). |
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15-12-2014, 06:21 PM |
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Thread: Christmas lights
Post: RE: Christmas lights
| Don't know about FH, but in Sydenham Skanska are responsible for the Christmas lights as they are hooked up to the street lights. I have tweeted Lewisham Environmental, let's see what they say. |
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15-12-2014, 03:06 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Police Safer Neighbourhoods Team Update
Post: RE: Forest Hill Police Safer Neighbourhoods Team U...
| Report it. I reported a broken-into shed, even though nothing was taken. It looked like the burglars were disturbed as they left a spade lying in the middle of the lawn. I dithered all day about repor... |
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06-12-2014, 07:01 PM |
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Thread: Street Lighting - just how bad is it?
Post: Street Lighting - just how bad is it?
| Now I'm driving mostly in the dark again, I'm reminded how bad the new street lighting is. As a driver, I'm either peering into the dark or blinded by a light in a dip, or confused by one that makes m... |
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27-11-2014, 08:40 AM |
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Thread: Crime Alert Message - robbery between Sunderland Road and Trilby Road
Post: RE: Crime Alert Message
| I thought the majority of the advice was perfectly good. It's just that first line I don't like. I think it's brevity is the problem, because we have interpreted it in two different ways. Therefore it... |
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26-11-2014, 10:35 PM |
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Thread: Crime Alert Message - robbery between Sunderland Road and Trilby Road
Post: RE: Crime Alert Message
| Hey, don't be dissing my doggerel just because I don't happen to agree with you. |
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26-11-2014, 10:08 PM |
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Thread: Crime Alert Message - robbery between Sunderland Road and Trilby Road
Post: RE: Crime Alert Message
| There is a difference between not using alleyways and other risky routes, and not using 'public transport alone at night'. If we're not supposed to walk alone either, what exactly are we supposed to d... |
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26-11-2014, 08:51 PM |
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Thread: Crime Alert Message - robbery between Sunderland Road and Trilby Road
Post: RE: Crime Alert Message
| The fewer people who are out and about at night, the less safe the streets will be. Very ill-advised advice. |
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26-11-2014, 02:30 PM |
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Thread: For Sale: Shark Two-in-One Steam Cleaner and Mop
Post: For Sale: Shark Two-in-One Steam Cleaner and Mop
| Two-in-one Shark Steam mop for sale. It's about two years old but still pretty much as new, despite good use! It has a hand-held unit that pops out of the mop handle for targeted cleaning. Comes compl... |
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25-11-2014, 06:02 PM |
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Thread: Going overground
Post: RE: Going overground
| I assume, although I could be wrong, that the extensions are limited by what can be done with the stations that are underground. Without boring new tunnels, how can you make the platforms at, say, Can... |
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