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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| This thread started very sensibly, with a perfectly reasonable complaint about adults cycling on the pavement, a practice that is selfish, unnecessary and not infrequently dangerous. Several other ped... |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| AMFM: You say we shouldn't blame all cyclists, when we weren't. But perhaps that was your guilty conscience?
Here you say you cycle every day along a pedestrian cut-through. Did you not wonder what... |
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02-06-2011, 05:28 PM |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| No-one is bashing all cyclists, AMFM. We're talking about the ones on the pavement. Who are not, in my experience, mostly teenagers. They are mostly adults, and often much older. The thing they all ha... |
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31-05-2011, 07:45 PM |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| I thought "granny spinners" because they leave old ladies spinning like tops in their wake.
Actually it has a cycling meaning, which is to describe someone who is creeping slowly up a hill using th... |
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30-05-2011, 06:34 PM |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| Andrewr: "Is there a particular location where you find cyclists on the pavement to be a problem hillsideresident?"
The pavements where there are pedestrians.
"I agree that cyclists on the pavemen... |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: Granny spinners
| What do people find is the best strategy for dealing with cyclists who ride on the pavement? I normally just politely tell them they should be on the road. Generally I get no reply, and sometimes I ge... |
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30-05-2011, 10:15 AM |
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Thread: Can you not sit somewhere else?
Post: RE: Can you not sit somewhere else?
| Sounds like shzl400, jon14 and a friend were thrown off a bus today by an irate woman. Can't say I'm surprised. |
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20-05-2011, 10:31 PM |
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Thread: Can you not sit somewhere else?
Post: RE: Can you not sit somewhere else?
| Jon: "Bashing, hitting, molesting...talk about drama queens!"
Next time I'm on the P4 I'll stand just behind you, flicking your ear, then. Why would you mind?
It's just courtesy to think of othe... |
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19-05-2011, 06:34 PM |
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Thread: Can you not sit somewhere else?
Post: RE: Can you not sit somewhere else?
| Why would someone not object to being repeatedly prodded by someone's magazine? :confused: |
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18-05-2011, 11:29 PM |
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Thread: Referendum on the Alternative Vote
Post: RE: Referendum on the Alternative Vote
| If AV would have led to more coalitions, as most people think, then it would hardly have been "tinkering" "in a small way". For a start, if we'd always had it, it seems likely that we would never have... |
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17-05-2011, 07:19 PM |
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Thread: Referendum on the Alternative Vote
Post: RE: Referendum on the Alternative Vote
| Baboonery talks about AV being run according to "the ninth preferences of BNP voters".
No. AV whittles down the lesser candidates until you have only two left, and then counts equally EVERYONE'S pr... |
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17-05-2011, 10:21 AM |
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Thread: Referendum on the Alternative Vote
Post: RE: Referendum on the Alternative Vote
| In the elections for a new leader, in all the main parties, an MP who votes for a candidate who then drops out gets an equal vote with everyone else in the next round. This is not undemocratic. On the... |
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17-04-2011, 11:00 AM |
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Thread: Referendum on the Alternative Vote
Post: RE: Referendum on the Alternative Vote
| Baboonery: "The AV campaign is built on lies and smears and is a massive retrograde step in democracy that will make pandering to the BNP a national sport"
I don't see where you're coming from. The... |
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15-04-2011, 03:58 PM |
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Thread: Horniman Gardens works
Post: RE: Horniman Gardens works
| I will not be writing a letter of complaint to anybody. I think the Horniman Museum and Gardens are wonderful, and they don't cost us a penny. They're probably the best thing about living in Forest Hi... |
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15-04-2011, 02:26 PM |
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Thread: Referendum on the Alternative Vote
Post: RE: Referendum on the Alternative Vote
| It seems to me that the way to get someone who best represents the interests of any group of people, someone who won't create divisions, is to have several rounds of voting. Which is the politicians d... |
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15-04-2011, 11:41 AM |
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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Church signage on Manor Mount
| Good news. I talked to the Planning Dept today and am very reassured. They are indeed talking to the Church, but they are not going to agree to anything that breaches the rules. New plans should be pu... |
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04-04-2011, 08:25 PM |
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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Church signage on Manor Mount
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02-04-2011, 05:18 PM |
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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Church signage on Manor Mount
| Usamagpie: "Has anyone else noticed a planning permission notice outside the church suggesting the church is applying for planning permission to keep the concrete steps, balustrades, massive railings ... |
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02-04-2011, 04:29 PM |
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Thread: Planning Application - Hindsley Place and Westbourne Drive
Post: RE: Planning Application - Hindsley Place and West...
| Excellent post, Roz. I've been here since 1986 and I agree with every word you say. |
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22-03-2011, 10:55 PM |
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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Church signage on Manor Mount
| Does anyone know what is happening with regard to this?
Michael's post (20/1/2011) said that "the planning committee voted to defer this enforcement for 6 months to allow the owners to work with th... |
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03-03-2011, 08:05 PM |
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Thread: HoP House Prices
Post: RE: HoP House Prices
| Be very careful before you vote for parking permits. We voted for them and a lot of people have regretted it. The cost went up a lot from the original amount and we now have traffic wardens here all t... |
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24-02-2011, 09:32 PM |
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Thread: Attempted Mugging
Post: RE: Attempted Mugging (Honor Oak)
| That must have been very unpleasant for you. I hope you're OK.
How old would you say they were? Did you manage to get a description of them? |
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24-02-2011, 09:17 PM |
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Thread: lewisham Libraries Read-in 5th February
Post: RE: lewisham Libraries Read-in 5th February
| Crofton Park protest was well attended, and the New Cross one went on all night: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12375711
Impressive stuff! |
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06-02-2011, 10:38 AM |
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Thread: lewisham Libraries Read-in 5th February
Post: RE: lewisham Libraries Read-in 5th February
| My apologies to Roz, who is more on the ball than I thought. She suggested looking at alternative ways of running services in these threatened libraries, which I thought was pie in the sky. But it see... |
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05-02-2011, 11:22 AM |
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Thread: lewisham Libraries Read-in 5th February
Post: RE: lewisham Libraries Read-in 5th February
| Ah, that makes more sense. Many thanks for this. |
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23-01-2011, 10:02 PM |
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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Church signage on Manor Mount
| The noise was caused by late-night services, with massive amplifiers, that went on long past midnight, sometimes until 1am. In the beginning they may not have known that 11pm was the cut-off point, bu... |
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23-01-2011, 10:53 AM |
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Thread: lewisham Libraries Read-in 5th February
Post: RE: lewisham Libraries Read-in 5th February
| The facebook site Save Sydenham Library says that the read-in is at Sydenham Library (which the above flyer doesn't actually say).
Where: Sydenham Library
When: 05 February from 11:30 to 13:00
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22-01-2011, 09:28 PM |
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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Church signage on Manor Mount
| I would have some sympathy with the church if they had not understood the planning requirements in the first place, or if they had been considerate towards their neighbours over the years.
On the f... |
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22-01-2011, 01:24 PM |
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Thread: Ballad of the 20.22 London Victoria to Forest Hill train
Post: RE: Ballad of the 20.22 London Victoria to Forest ...
| Well, it doesn't sound like Jolly Chap was trying to persuade people to act as a group, but was just acting as an individual, so he probably doesn't count as a leader. Although if he left for the reas... |
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23-12-2010, 11:37 AM |
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Thread: Ballad of the 20.22 London Victoria to Forest Hill train
Post: RE: Ballad of the 20.22 London Victoria to Forest ...
| Interesting story. Not only about how groups behave, but about our acceptance of authority.
You say that the "leaders" were "starting to emerge", but I wonder whether, with the station so close and... |
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22-12-2010, 01:22 PM |
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Thread: Punchathon
Post: RE: Punchathon
| DoubleJab Boxing Club of Forest Hill is inviting you to support their second Punchathon, a popular and effective anti-knife crime event.
This will be held in Lewisham Shopping Centre on 13 and 14 N... |
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01-11-2010, 10:33 PM |
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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Church signage on Manor Mount
| One of my neighbours has just spoken with Steve Isaacson and he has told her that Lewisham are going to refuse planning permission for both applications. It's not going to reach the planning committee... |
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18-10-2010, 12:03 PM |
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Thread: Horniman Warehouse
Post: RE: Horniman Warehouse
| Really interesting! I must watch out for that - never heard of it before! |
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17-10-2010, 09:04 PM |
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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Church signage on Manor Mount
| These are the links to the planning applications. There are actually two: one for the signage and one for the steps/handrails/railings.
Signage
http://acolnet.lewisham.gov.uk/LEWIS-XSLPagesDC/aco... |
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17-10-2010, 08:16 PM |
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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Church signage on Manor Mount
| Many thanks to everyone who has said they will write in. It's much appreciated by those of us nearby (although of course you may be nearby as well). The application isn't on the council website yet, b... |
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10-10-2010, 02:45 PM |
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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Church signage on Manor Mount
| The owner of the Recovery Centre at the old St John's Church (in David's Road, at the bottom of Manor Mount) has now put in a retrospective application for permission for [i]all[/i] his changes: huge ... |
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04-10-2010, 06:37 PM |
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Thread: Is The Popes Visit Worth £10million.....
Post: RE: Is The Popes Visit Worth £10million.....
| [quote]Are the following really Christian?
Article 4: No one shall be held in slavery or servitude
Article 5: No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or puni... |
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20-09-2010, 05:34 PM |
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Thread: Is The Popes Visit Worth £10million.....
Post: RE: Is The Popes Visit Worth £10million.....
| [quote]It's quite frankly insulting poppycock to suggest that atheists would reject these hard-fought rights if the religious myths aren't upheld.[/quote]
And your argument is?
Atheists are alre... |
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20-09-2010, 05:01 PM |
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Thread: Is The Popes Visit Worth £10million.....
Post: RE: Is The Popes Visit Worth £10million.....
| [quote]The European Convention on Human Rights, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and UN Rights of the Child give us a post-religious universalism that prevents the decent to nihilism postulated ... |
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20-09-2010, 04:03 PM |
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Thread: Is The Popes Visit Worth £10million.....
Post: RE: Is The Popes Visit Worth £10million.....
| [quote]..but the French certainly were responsible for the Rainbow Warrior bombing, and not only were they found guilty by the UN, they threatened New Zealand with economic sanctions when New Zealand ... |
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20-09-2010, 03:54 PM |
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Thread: Is The Popes Visit Worth £10million.....
Post: RE: Is The Popes Visit Worth £10million.....
| "The death of God, Nietzsche argued, means that all the Christian values that have shaped the West rest on a mythical foundation. [i]One may, out of habit, continue to live according to these values f... |
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19-09-2010, 07:46 PM |
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Thread: Is The Popes Visit Worth £10million.....
Post: RE: Is The Popes Visit Worth £10million.....
| [color=#000080]sandy: What about economic policies that threaten the poorest members of society in what I assume you take to be a society 'with religion'?[/color]
No, I don't think our society is par... |
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19-09-2010, 11:24 AM |
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Thread: Is The Popes Visit Worth £10million.....
Post: RE: Is The Popes Visit Worth £10million.....
| If you want to see a future without religion, look at our own country and its increasing move towards euthanasia:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-O6_pLZGOo[/youtube] |
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19-09-2010, 10:00 AM |
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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Church signage on Manor Mount
| It is not only the garish and obtrusive new billboards, but the new, excessively wide concrete steps and the seven foot railings and security gates. All these are brutal, hideous, and unsuited to a be... |
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18-09-2010, 12:04 PM |
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Thread: Church signage on Manor Mount
Post: Appalling signage outside Church Worldwide
| Dreadful signs outside the Church Worldwide, at the new David's Road entrance at the bottom of Manor Mount. This is the old St John's church, which was lovely, and still should be.
Lots of people a... |
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06-08-2010, 10:24 PM |
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Thread: Punchathon
Post: RE: Punchathon
| Thanks, Ghis - they were taken by John Russell, an excellent LibDem councillor until the elections. We lost a good man.
Also good pics at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31016165@N00/sets/7215762364... |
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Thread: St Augustine's Summer Concert, 24th July @ 7.30pm
Post: RE: St Augustine's Summer Concert, 24th July @ 7.3...
| This looks excellent - thanks for posting. |
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Thread: Punchathon
Post: RE: Punchathon
| The idea of Double Jab is to get kids off the streets and out of gangs. Their motto is "Jab, Don't Stab". How often does one see stories of kids stabbing each other and wish more was being done? David... |
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