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14-05-2008, 12:26 PM

Thread: Dog mess
Post: RE: Dog mess in HOP

Grrr, on my way to HOP Station yesterday, I counted 7 huge big turds in varying, unappealing shades of brown and green (!) in Gabriel Street and Grierson Road. Perhaps we should take inspiration from ...

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15-05-2008, 10:24 AM

Thread: Honor Oak Park Rail Station
Post: RE: Honor Oak Station Coffee Shop

And the little coffee shop serves a very tasty moccacino, too. Always makes me cheer up to have one before sqeezing onto the train, plus service with a smile is great! Wish they were selling a few sna...

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29-05-2008, 04:10 PM

Thread: Green Wheelie Bins
Post: RE: Green Wheelie Bins

Are there any plans in Lewisham to introduce garden waste wheelies? Used to live in Barnet, where they were used to collect any garden waste (incl. grass cuttings, leaves, small branches and shredded ...

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29-05-2008, 04:14 PM

Thread: Green Wheelie Bins
Post: RE: Green Wheelie Bins

Yes, thanks,I might look into that - my parents have one in their garden and it works well. Just does take up quite a bit of space as my garden isn't that large, so would prefer the wheelies if they w...

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29-05-2008, 05:18 PM

Thread: Did the binmen strike today?
Post: RE: Did the binmen strike today?

Ditto in Gabriel Street. Recycling bins were emptied, general rubbish bins not. By coincidence, a friend who lives in North East London said the same happened in her borough yesterday. An internationa...

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17-07-2008, 01:03 PM

Thread: Did the binmen strike today?
Post: RE: Did the binmen strike today?

It seems that in this case, Unison and Unite are responsible for the strike action, and it is affecting other boroughs (e.g. Ealing, Hounslow), but should be back to normal next week if I googled corr...

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17-07-2008, 03:11 PM

Thread: Honor Oak Park Action Group
Post: RE: Honor Oak Park Action Group

Love their idea to put more moo bins out there - they look fab!

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29-07-2008, 12:55 PM

Thread: Honor Oak Park Action Group
Post: RE: Honor Oak Park Action Group

RussB - cheers for the link, will donate some Moo Dollars towards it!

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02-08-2008, 10:19 AM

Thread: Letter from Police
Post: RE: Letter from Police

They've been round to my house twice, once earlier this year with a questionnaire, and then again a few weeks ago with some sort of (rather vague) photofit. I do appreciate the fact that they are tryi...

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26-08-2008, 11:40 PM

Thread: Letter from Police
Post: RE: Letter from Police

fany9560- yes, they did carry Police ID, just no business cards or any type of information that I could keep in reference. In the end I asked one of them to leave me the station number, and he did, af...

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28-08-2008, 08:49 AM

Thread: Honor Oak Park Rail Station
Post: RE: HOP train station ticket machine

He wasn't there when I went to HOP station yesterday at about 5pm. Had a funny sign on his window saying "gone for break, back at 8pm". Think he came back later though, assuming that his break was not...

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24-09-2008, 07:23 PM

Thread: Gyms
Post: RE: Can someone open a Gym in FH?

Funny, I've been thinking that for a while now. There's a council/private partnership one in East Dulwich, but it's not very big. The Fitness First in Beckenham is quite nice and I go there sometimes,...

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26-09-2008, 04:37 PM

Thread: SE23 Magazine
Post: RE: SE23 less posh magazine

Would agree with Jon as well, that is exactly what I thought when SE23 came through the door this week. Shame, really.

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10-10-2008, 01:47 PM

Thread: Honor Oak Park Rail Station
Post: RE: HOP train station ticket machine

I asked the guy in the ticket office a few days ago and he said Southern had told him it would be around another 6 weeks before a new one goes in. Let's just hope he's not right.

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15-10-2008, 12:18 PM

Thread: Honor Oak Park Rail Station
Post: RE: HOP train station ticket machine

Umm, would have loved to buy a permit. Only that machine was...you've guessed it, out of order as well. And the ticket office shut of course. So had to interrupt my journey at London Bridge to queue a...

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19-10-2008, 11:24 AM

Thread: Honor Oak Park Rail Station
Post: RE: HOP train station ticket machine

Wow. I feel like breaking into song. :wow:

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27-10-2008, 06:24 PM

Thread: Forest Hill TV
Post: RE: UFOs in Forest Hill and other stories on you t...

...and that wouldn't by any chance be the rather distinctive sound of a helicopter in the background? Oh, but not, it is of course a UFO. :thumbup:

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12-11-2008, 12:24 AM

Thread: Zebra Crossings
Post: Zebra Crossings

Is it just me, or does anyone else also nearly get run over every time you try to get to the other side at the zebra crossing by HOP station? It doesn't seem to bother most drivers that I'm alread...

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20-01-2009, 12:05 PM

Thread: Zebra Crossings
Post: RE: Zebra Crossing outside HOP Station

Snazy I do not advocate "just walking out" onto the road, I am not suicidal, after all. And as I said, I also drive. A lot. And I stop at zebra crossings. After all, it's actually the law, stopping is...

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20-01-2009, 03:18 PM

Thread: Zebra Crossings
Post: RE: Zebra Crossings

Bt - where exactly did you learn to drive? :)

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26-01-2009, 10:53 AM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Train service to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oa...

At least it seems the Southern website is up and running again. Tried to get info on Monday and couldn't get into their website at all for hours, don't think it was due to website traffic but appeared...

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04-02-2009, 09:22 AM

Thread: Post
Post: RE: Post

No post in Gabriel Street. The gas meter reader however did not miss his round. Have been waiting for a parcel that contains a 60th B'day present for ages, it always happens when you absolutely don't ...

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05-02-2009, 11:36 AM

Thread: Honor Oak Park Rail Station
Post: RE: Honor Oak Park Rail Station

Does anyone know whether final improvements to HOP station are to include a lift to go with the all singing all dancing Overground?

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16-02-2009, 11:59 AM

Thread: Honor Oak Park Rail Station
Post: RE: Honor Oak Park Rail Station

Thanks Michael, that is good news.

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17-02-2009, 10:09 AM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Train service to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oa...

Oh ****. :cursing:

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02-03-2009, 07:21 PM

Thread: Serial attacker lives in HOP or FH?
Post: RE: Serial attacker lives in HOP or FH?

"It's what men do - especially from other countries..." Sorry, but I really don't think this sort of comment helps. :sneaky:

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02-05-2009, 08:38 AM

Thread: Honor Oak Park Rail Station
Post: RE: Honor Oak Park Rail Station

Were they? They were definitely not working this morning (7am), or eve (7.30pm).

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19-05-2009, 07:56 PM

Thread: Honor Oak Park Rail Station
Post: RE: Honor Oak Park Rail Station

Redalways, I suspect this may be the same flock of ticket inspectors hovering about at Waterloo East every single morning? (I usually get through there between 7.30am and 8am, so don't know when they ...

117,937

21-05-2009, 06:50 PM

Thread: Linda Barker and Other Celeb Types in the Area
Post: RE: Linda Barker and Other Celeb Types in the Area

To remind him of the many health benefits of walking, surely?

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27-06-2009, 05:19 PM

Thread: Honor Oak Park Rail Station
Post: RE: Honor Oak Park Rail Station

I believe you mean the Honor Oak Guitar man? He is the stuff of legend, has his own facebook fan group. Has been there for years, don't think there is any reason to feel threatened by him, despite the...

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02-07-2009, 11:28 AM

Thread: Forest Hill SNT Street Briefings
Post: RE: Forest Hill SNT Street Briefings

Nice to see the Police are interacting with the local community. Lived in Barnet for a long time prior to moving to SE23, and in the 8 years I was there, nothing like this was ever offered, although i...

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16-08-2009, 09:13 AM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Train Service to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oa...

Frankly, I don't see anything wrong with taking a "me, me, me" attitude towards the issue - after all, it is "me" who pays for the pleasure of taking this often late, unreliable and already overpriced...

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02-09-2009, 03:45 PM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Train Service to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oa...

Foresters - thank you much for the update!

1,250,124

04-09-2009, 11:53 AM

Thread: Forest Hill 20 MPH Zone
Post: RE: Forest Hill 20 MPH Zone

There used to be a vicious hump on Sunderland Road, going down towards the 205. If you didn't spot it fast enough in the dark, it would send your car flying through the air, Streets of San Francisco s...

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18-09-2009, 11:16 AM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Train Service to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oa...

I am mulling over the idea to stage a sit-in on the last ever Caterham bound train out of Charing X. Or perhaps I should just become a train driver and start running my own little independently opera...

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24-09-2009, 12:45 PM

Thread: Honor Oak Park Rail Station
Post: RE: Honor Oak Park Rail Station

Having just three gates at HOP is a bit of a rush hour nightmare. I've tried to go to London Bridge from HOP at between 5.30 and 7.30 a few times recently, when all three barriers were set to "exit th...

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07-10-2009, 11:17 AM

Thread: Honor Oak Park Rail Station
Post: RE: Honor Oak Park Rail Station

Was this during the rush hour? Went again a few days ago, all red then. But if they've changed it now, then great!

117,937

08-10-2009, 11:32 AM

Thread: Bogus Window Cleaner
Post: RE: Bogus Window Cleaner

More creativity, please. Make them clean all of SE23's windows for free. :thumbsup:

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08-10-2009, 11:45 AM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak

Tried to ask at the info stand at Charing X yesterday, as to the exact date when services via Forest Hill would stop. The answer "Will they? I didn't know." As usual, the 22.07 was pretty full already...

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09-10-2009, 10:01 AM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak

:thumbup:

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12-10-2009, 01:16 PM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak

Tried my spiel once again at Charing X last night, asked again at the info stand as to whether they knew the exact date when Southern evening services would stop going to HOP etc. Another blank stare ...

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19-10-2009, 03:42 PM

Thread: Serial attacker lives in HOP or FH?
Post: RE: Serial attacker lives in HOP or FH?

Good to hear they found the guy!

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17-11-2009, 12:25 AM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak

I'm absolutely gutted that tomorrow sees the last CX through service. Will try to make it to the procession, though it is a bit short notice. But with any luck, it'll be running late, as usual.:crying...

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11-12-2009, 09:21 PM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak

Took the 23:45 last night from CX back to HOP. They actually made an announcement that this would be "the last ever Southern Train out of Charing Cross". Hope dies last...

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13-12-2009, 11:40 PM

Thread: What's it like to live in Forest Hill?
Post: RE: What's it like to live in Forest Hill?

Belle, one note on the FH/HOP comparison in your initial posting - surely there are fewer estate agents in HOP then FH because HOP is smaller. Small and beautiful, in this case! :thumbsup:

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21-01-2010, 12:19 PM

Thread: Mugging on Grierson Road
Post: RE: Mugging on Grierson Road

Great to read you did go out to help her, well done!

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04-02-2010, 01:01 AM

Thread: House prices in Forest Hill - are they *definitely* on the up?
Post: RE: House prices in Forest Hill - are they *defini...

Foxton's once valued a flat I was selling around 30% above all the other agents who'd sent their valuers. And of course tried to push me into signing an exclusive deal as well for the first 3 months. ...

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22-02-2010, 09:40 PM

Thread: Police in Wyleu Street
Post: RE: Police in Wyleu Street

Would be interesting to know. The other day I was painting my window frames, and a (rather handsome and fit:thumbup:) young policeman and his colleague were running down Gabriel Street and turning int...

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30-03-2010, 01:00 AM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

That's a real shame, especially the Friday/Saturday eve timing of last trains means that most people will continue to use LB, rather than the ELL from CW. Would have been great if they'd stretched it ...