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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Church signage on Manor Mount
| http://planning.lewisham.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=_LEWIS_DCAPR_64368
"Appeal decision: Not Available"
What does this mean?
This application was ... |
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11-06-2014, 02:44 PM |
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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Church signage on Manor Mount
| Has anything been decided or agreed with regard to the gates, railings etc at the David's Road entrance to the Church Worldwide (Devonshire Road)?
Was planning permission given in the end? |
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02-05-2014, 06:07 PM |
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Thread: Sainsburys big freeze
Post: RE: Sainsburys big freeze
| I'm disgusted with the Sainsbury's management over this. I can understand a problem with the heating, but they are not allowing their staff to wear coats, or whatever else they need in order to stay w... |
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09-12-2013, 06:47 PM |
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Thread: Harassment by male in London Road area
Post: RE: Harassment by male in London Road area
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02-10-2013, 01:01 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| “Shared space” just means the legalisation of cycling on the pavement. If you think the former is OK, then you think the latter is OK. They’re the same thing.
Statistics have nothing to do with it.... |
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17-05-2013, 08:18 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| I have a problem with selfish cyclists, and with those who lazily insist there isn’t a problem. The remainder (and there are plenty) I have no issue with at all, and I am bored, bored, bored with havi... |
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16-05-2013, 11:34 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| No trauma, just incremental disdain. Hasn't yet led to vomiting, but what a comment that would be!
Licensing is fairly well-known system for helping to police road users. Although I admit it hasn't... |
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16-05-2013, 09:35 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
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16-05-2013, 09:04 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| Trauma-induced hallucinations! Well, I hadn't thought of that. How would I know? |
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15-05-2013, 08:41 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| You might as well get used to it. These are legitimate issues for pedestrians, and will continue to be until they're solved, which either means cyclists growing up, or licencing. In other words, licen... |
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14-05-2013, 11:22 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| Michael: "Let's remember that most cyclists (with or without helmets) do not ride on the pavement and are considerate to other people."
I just find this patronising, as it doesn't tally with what I... |
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hillsideresident |
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13-05-2013, 07:52 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| Applespider: "Pedestrians do have right of way"
Do we, indeed? I think you'll find we have more than that.
Whoops! |
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05-05-2013, 02:37 PM |
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Thread: Mugging on Taymount Rise
Post: RE: Mugging on Taymount Rise
| Very nasty. Very sorry to read about this. Let's hope these people get caught soon. |
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22-04-2013, 10:24 PM |
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Thread: Prince the Rinse RIP
Post: RE: Prince the Rinse RIP
| That's all correct. The funeral will be on 25th April (Thursday next week).
The cortege will come up David's Road past Prince's house at 10:15-10:30, and the funeral will be at Brenchley Gardens Ce... |
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17-04-2013, 10:11 AM |
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Thread: A Message From The Queen
Post: RE: A Message From The Queen
| Excellent!
:laugh:
I found this on my travels:
'I’ve never understood the English. Take their tea for example. They heat a drink to make it hot, add ice to make it cold, add sugar to make it swe... |
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16-04-2013, 11:50 AM |
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Thread: Parking ticket woes at Pearcefield Av (Sainsbury's) car park....
Post: RE: Parking ticket woes at Pearcefield Av (Sainsbu...
| [quote]It wouldn't hurt to have a few large signs in these car parks saying YOU NEED A TICKET FOR FREE PARKING[/quote]
That's it. That's all you need. And another one saying "Welcome to Forest Hill... |
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08-03-2013, 12:53 PM |
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Thread: Parking ticket woes at Pearcefield Av (Sainsbury's) car park....
Post: RE: Parking ticket woes at Pearcefield Av (Sainsbu...
| Depressing lack of sympathy for people making an honest mistake. It can't be that clear if so many people don't realise. And the fine is disproportionately high.
I would also question the "machine ... |
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hillsideresident |
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06-03-2013, 02:12 PM |
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Thread: Fire in David's Road/Havelock Walk
Post: RE: Fire in David's Road/Havelock Walk
| Good news - I have talked to a policeman on duty there, and he told me that everyone got out OK. The ambulances were there just in case, but they weren't needed. |
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13-02-2013, 09:46 PM |
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Thread: Fire in David's Road/Havelock Walk
Post: RE: Fire in David's Road/Havelock Walk
| Thanks for the update, Jane.
I hope everyone is all right? |
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hillsideresident |
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13-02-2013, 07:14 PM |
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Thread: Fire in David's Road/Havelock Walk
Post: Fire in David's Road/Havelock Walk
| Seems to be a bad fire at the nursery in David's Road, or in Havelock Walk at the back of the nursery. Fire brigade attending. Lots of smoke in the road.
Anyone know more? |
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hillsideresident |
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13-02-2013, 06:44 PM |
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Thread: Wood Vale road
Post: RE: Wood Vale road
| [quote]I was talking about the butchers (Kim Libretto) on Wood Vale itself [/quote]
Yes, I realise that. I'm just saying that if I lived on Wood Vale I would nonetheless use the butchers opposite S... |
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hillsideresident |
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26-01-2013, 12:14 AM |
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Thread: Wood Vale road
Post: RE: Wood Vale road
| As regards a good butcher, the best place I know (including Dulwich) is The Butchery, opposite Sainsbury's. Worth the ten minute walk from Wood Vale. |
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hillsideresident |
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23-01-2013, 03:02 PM |
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Thread: Sainsbury's tannoy
Post: Sainsbury's tannoy
| What is it with Sainsbury's and their tannoy? Are they trying to drive us all out into the street?
As if the drivel of the chirpy girlie reading out their vapid spiel at five minute intervals is no... |
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hillsideresident |
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07-12-2012, 06:49 PM |
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Thread: St Davids coffee shop closing?
Post: RE: St Davids coffee shop closing?
| True, I'm afraid.
They're moving out of London, and hope to find someone to take over the business.
I agree, v depressing. |
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hillsideresident |
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11-10-2012, 10:58 PM |
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Thread: Harassment by male in London Road area
Post: RE: Monday night incident
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hillsideresident |
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27-09-2012, 01:05 PM |
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Thread: Drugs raid in Elsinore Road
Post: RE: Drugs raid in Elsinore Road
| Virtual courts?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/18/virtual-courts-speed-justice |
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hillsideresident |
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08-09-2012, 09:44 AM |
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Thread: Olympic bell-ringing: Friday 27 July 2012
Post: RE: Olympic bell-ringing: Friday 27 July 2012
| Spoofed here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01l8vfg/Twenty_Twelve_Series_2_Loose_Ends/
Although the spoof is hardly sillier than the real thing! |
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hillsideresident |
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26-07-2012, 07:32 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| [quote]For a very good reason. So what is the reason to licence cyclists?[/quote]
Same as with cars and motorbikes. Mainly to keep the idiots under control (otherwise you remove their licence). Or de... |
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hillsideresident |
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22-07-2012, 10:26 AM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| [quote]But those sort of statements are not good enough for you[/quote]
They're welcome as far as they go, but they don't provide a solution.
[quote]As does asking its proponents to tell you what ... |
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21-07-2012, 04:19 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| [quote]What is considered to be the right response these days? [/quote]
You don't have to assault them to upset them. Saying anything about licensing annoys them, as does saying they're however-many-... |
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21-07-2012, 11:12 AM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| [quote]I assure you that you couldn't want to stop poor cyclist behaviour any more than the law-abiding bods would like to[/quote]
Great! So what's your solution? |
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19-07-2012, 02:24 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| Trolling, indeed! I have argued, perfectly reasonably and consistently, that the impact on pedestrians of cyclists who ride selfishly and aggressively is getting worse. If my tone has become dismissiv... |
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18-07-2012, 09:13 AM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| There may not be any on this thread, but they are out there.
And lastly, from a pedestrian, which sums it all up, really:
"You can't relax and enjoy the walk because you're always looking over y... |
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15-07-2012, 03:47 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| And another:
"There's a lot of cyclists who do ride quite fast and aren't that considerate".
Says it how it is.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/london/hi/people_and_places/nature/newsid_8747000/8... |
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15-07-2012, 03:42 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| And another:
"As a cycle campaigner I have spent the last 10 years having facility after facility blocked by the antagonism generated by this minority of louts. I now give them a piece of my mind o... |
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15-07-2012, 03:39 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| Here's another cyclist who's not in denial:
"For the most part any friction between cyclists and pedestrians [on the Regent's Canal towpath] is the fault of a sizeable minority of the former."
h... |
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15-07-2012, 03:34 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| This is the kind of cyclist I respect:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvEXRE0rmCU
Not defensive. Just says it how it is. |
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14-07-2012, 12:58 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| [quote]all cyclists being tarred with the same brush [/quote]
Nope.
I'm saying that ten years ago I would go for a walk without noticing cyclists, since very few jumped red lights or rode along th... |
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06-07-2012, 07:11 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| Is that it? Not one of you dared answer my question. You don't do yourselves any favours, do you?;) |
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05-07-2012, 06:20 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| "Cyclists were charging down the towpath at speed and ringing their bells to scare walkers out of the way. "
Well, Dick Vincent may call that a success, but I'm not sure many people would. Now they h... |
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04-07-2012, 10:08 PM |
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Thread: Best views for The Shard laser show?
Post: RE: Best views for The Shard laser show?
| [quote]Why all the negativity?[/quote]
Hubris. But if you like it, good for you.
I thought this was interesting: http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/link-between-skyscrapers-and-economic-crises-says-re... |
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04-07-2012, 06:57 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| What happened to all those previous confident assertions that the numbers of cyclists on the pavement was so low as to be negligible? |
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04-07-2012, 06:54 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| [quote]How I read it is that the “Two Tings” campaign was shelved and is being replaced with “Share the Space, Drop your Pace” campaign by British Waterways. [/quote]
You make it sound as if nothing ... |
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04-07-2012, 06:47 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| Today, I took the bus up to town and back. How many cyclists on the pavement? Adults - not children, not teenagers. One side of the bus only, and reading half the time so I probably missed some.
Ca... |
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03-07-2012, 08:01 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| Sharing towpath scheme abandoned because of cyclists' aggression:
"Cyclists were charging down the towpath at speed and ringing their bells to scare walkers out of the way."
http://www.standard.co.u... |
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02-07-2012, 10:07 PM |
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Thread: Best views for The Shard laser show?
Post: RE: best views for The Shard laser show?
| Well, personally I would have said Cornwall... |
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02-07-2012, 09:55 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| V impressed with the scholarly input here.
My best effort is Balneae Chlorineinae Childbombsplashiensis. And I can't wait! |
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25-06-2012, 12:19 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| I had not previously heard this idea that the design for the pools was imposed on us from outside. I have always seen this as a victory for local democracy.
Personally, I think what they have built... |
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11-06-2012, 02:15 PM |
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Thread: I dispair for London
Post: RE: I dispair for London
| Not sad. Not fat. Not old. Not to us. |
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11-05-2012, 05:09 PM |
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Thread: ES Magazine
Post: RE: ES Magazine
| http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/50-reasons-to-love-south-london-7621730.html
Also the Rivoli Ballroom, I see. Quite right too, re all four.
The Shard (included within #1) wou... |
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