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Thread: 63 Honor Oak Park (ex White Wood Shop)
Post: RE: Honor Oak Park Parade
| Some interesting stuff here about the future of high streets:
http://theafterword.co.uk/content/death-high-street-no-more-butchers-pharmacies-etc |
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19-10-2012, 02:32 PM |
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Thread: 63 Honor Oak Park (ex White Wood Shop)
Post: RE: Honor Oak Park Parade
| According to several sources, none of these 'due to close soon' businesses have any plans to close. I'm surprised our local estate agent is so misinformed about properties on the same street as its ow... |
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Jon Lloyd |
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19-10-2012, 10:45 AM |
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Thread: 63 Honor Oak Park (ex White Wood Shop)
Post: RE: Honor Oak Park Parade
| God, that's awful. So every offie and newsagent on the parade will close. Is this some prediction because of Sainsbury or has it been on the cards for a while, do we know? The street will be pretty gr... |
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Jon Lloyd |
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18-10-2012, 10:30 AM |
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Thread: Views from the sky
Post: RE: Views from the sky
| That does look like a very pleasant property, although I'd be wary of rogue golf balls. |
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Jon Lloyd |
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25-09-2012, 01:15 PM |
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Thread: Millets
Post: RE: Millets
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Jon Lloyd |
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25-03-2012, 10:20 AM |
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Thread: Millets
Post: Millets
| Does anyone know if Millets in Lewisham still open? The store finder doesn't list it any more. |
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Jon Lloyd |
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25-03-2012, 09:31 AM |
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Thread: Riots in London
Post: RE: Riots in London
| Let's hope so. It will probably not mean he will ever stop being a greedy ****** though! |
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Jon Lloyd |
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11-08-2011, 04:43 PM |
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Thread: Riots in London
Post: RE: Riots in London
| You're right Brian. Damn, why isn't everything as clear-cut as this? Can you tell us who else needs to be killed so we can send a letter to Mr Cameron, and of course Her Royal Highness? |
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Jon Lloyd |
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08-08-2011, 04:23 PM |
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Thread: Riots in London
Post: RE: Riots in London
| I guess so Jollyrog. Plus the bodies could be burned to provide enough fuel to power the prisons, taking that burden off the tax payer too. In fact if we rounded up all the anarchists in the world and... |
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Jon Lloyd |
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08-08-2011, 03:21 PM |
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Thread: Riots in London
Post: RE: Riots in London
| In fact this is a much better idea, an even more modest proposal:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/aug/07/bring-back-the-saw-instead |
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Jon Lloyd |
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08-08-2011, 01:34 PM |
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Thread: Riots in London
Post: RE: Riots in London
| Shoot looters? You'd condone killing someone for stealing a TV? Excellent. Can we make this a new thread please admin: Who should we kill? Then we can keep on-topic for this one. |
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Jon Lloyd |
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08-08-2011, 01:27 PM |
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Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: English Usage
| I've been amused by the fact this thread appears above 'Superhero's needed'. But then I thought about it - if I were to give them the benefit of the doubt, do you think they really do mean 'Superhero ... |
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Jon Lloyd |
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26-07-2011, 12:38 PM |
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Thread: Brass band - where?
Post: RE: Brass band - where?
| Ah, interesting. I had a look on Streetmap and yes, it's called Brockley Hill Park. Wasn't aware of it. I think it must have been coming from there as it was too near-sounding to have been from over t... |
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Jon Lloyd |
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28-06-2011, 12:51 PM |
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Thread: Brass band - where?
Post: RE: Brass band - where?
| That would make sense yes, though weird how sound travels. Wish I'd found it as it would have been nice to watch in the sun. |
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Jon Lloyd |
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27-06-2011, 01:21 PM |
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Thread: Brass band - where?
Post: Brass band - where?
| There's been a brass band playing and I couldn't find the source. Anyone know where? It seemed loudest around top of Duncombe Hill and Lowther Hill. Maybe even someone's garden? But it was definitely ... |
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Jon Lloyd |
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26-06-2011, 06:14 PM |
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Thread: Honor Oak Park Station Upgrade
Post: RE: Honor Oak Park Station Upgrade
| These are vastly superior - they have a toddler handrail. |
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Jon Lloyd |
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26-05-2011, 01:14 PM |
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Thread: Bizarre: Parrot Sighted in Forest Hill!?
Post: RE: Bizarre: Parrot Sighted in Forest Hill!?
| Ah - http://birds.about.com/od/breedsofbirds/f/parrotkeets.htm:
Question: Are Parakeets Parrots?
Are Parakeets Parrots? What distinguishes them from other hookbills?
Answer: Yes, all Parakeets ar... |
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Jon Lloyd |
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15-03-2011, 05:48 PM |
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Thread: Bizarre: Parrot Sighted in Forest Hill!?
Post: RE: Bizarre: Parrot Sighted in Forest Hill!?
| As Micheal said, they're parakeets.
I like the Jimi Hendrix story. Wish it was true:
http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/mythbusters/2725/the_parakeets_of_london.html |
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Jon Lloyd |
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15-03-2011, 05:44 PM |
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Thread: Recycling collection too early again and barking dog ...still!
Post: RE: Recycling collection too early again and barki...
| Londondrz that was my joke! |
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Jon Lloyd |
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11-03-2011, 01:39 PM |
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Thread: Dropped kerb enforcement - Lewisham
Post: RE: Dropped kerb enforcement - Lewisham
| I'm still shocked that people park across other people's driveways! You'd have to be pretty thick-skinned not to have the decency to think this needs to be kept free.
I am tiring of London... |
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Jon Lloyd |
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09-03-2011, 11:10 AM |
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Thread: Dropped kerb enforcement - Lewisham
Post: RE: Dropped kerb enforcement - Lewisham
| Put your wheelie bin outside the entrance to your drive. The determined space usurper will move it, but it does put the casual parker off. I know I don't own the street outside my house, but I have a ... |
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Jon Lloyd |
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08-03-2011, 11:55 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| While exciting, the ceremony hardly seemed 'ground-breaking'. Must admit I was fooled into reading the whole thing just for a mention of trapeze artists and Tuvan throat singers. |
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Jon Lloyd |
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22-02-2011, 01:42 PM |
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Thread: Feed me to the sharks!
Post: RE: Feed me to the sharks!
| It's a good idea. There's also a sky burial (not for the faint-hearted):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_burial
I suspect though that these sorts of ideas of course will never have 'large-scale' ... |
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Jon Lloyd |
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20-02-2011, 12:11 PM |
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Thread: Knock-out music
Post: RE: Knock-out music
| Ah yes, I'd forgotten about the Hope Sandoval album. That used to be a favourite too. Radio 4 is becoming a recurring theme though. Maybe they should stop doing the pips past 10.30? |
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Jon Lloyd |
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02-02-2011, 01:35 PM |
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Thread: Knock-out music
Post: RE: Knock-out music
| Yes, the first track is enough for me. It's a beautiful record all-round. Similarly The Moon and the Melodies, but I seem to remember the very last track on that all of a sudden explodes and used to w... |
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Jon Lloyd |
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01-02-2011, 11:25 PM |
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Thread: Knock-out music
Post: Knock-out music
| Anyone else listen to music at night specifically to make them fall asleep? I've amassed quite an artillery now (having had major sleep problems since the birth of my daughter two years ago), and, em... |
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Jon Lloyd |
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01-02-2011, 10:34 PM |
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Thread: Big Issue seller outside Sainsbury's
Post: RE: Big Issue seller outside Sainsbury's
| But because they're 'not native' they should 'go back to Bucharest' – "Why does she not beg in Bucharest and leave the BI to native persons who have fallen on hard times". Give me a break. 'Foreigners... |
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Jon Lloyd |
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25-01-2011, 05:54 PM |
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Thread: Big Issue seller outside Sainsbury's
Post: RE: Big Issue seller outside Sainsbury's
| I think it should be in Wider topics, because as far as I see it, this is mainly about race (sorry Brian), and people's views on immigration, plus a speculative element regarding the dominance of the ... |
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Jon Lloyd |
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25-01-2011, 04:28 PM |
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Thread: Big Issue seller outside Sainsbury's
Post: RE: Big Issue seller outside Sainsbury's
| In fact, again, in the interests of democracy, Admin, can we have a vote on who would like to never see another word about the BI seller? It would be very interesting, and maybe the results could swin... |
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Jon Lloyd |
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25-01-2011, 02:45 PM |
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Thread: Big Issue seller outside Sainsbury's
Post: RE: Big Issue seller outside Sainsbury's
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Jon Lloyd |
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25-01-2011, 02:26 PM |
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Thread: Big Issue seller outside Sainsbury's
Post: RE: Big Issue seller outside Sainsbury's
| Admin - I know in the interests of democracy you can't just delete this thread, but is there any way of giving it its own section, so it doesn't interfere with other people's enjoyment of the SE23 top... |
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Jon Lloyd |
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25-01-2011, 11:41 AM |
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Thread: Railway pictures
Post: RE: Railway pictures
| It took me a while to realise this all rhymes. Quite a feat! It's nice to read. |
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Jon Lloyd |
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19-01-2011, 06:06 PM |
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Thread: Railway pictures
Post: RE: Railway pictures
| I love those Steve Grindlay pics. The Swiss Cottage is interesting. Anyone know where on Stanstead Road it was? Seemingly nothing about it on the net. Maybe where Rickman's Pharmacy is now? |
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Jon Lloyd |
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18-01-2011, 10:32 PM |
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Thread: Red Ball Marketing aka Hi Marketing / Rockex HP / Bayer Global Group
Post: RE: Re: Red Bull Marketing
| Surely the point is that a soft drinks company (Red Bull) has no need to survey people's houses. The fella's obviously a con man, and a hopeless one at that. Maybe a business card stating 'House surve... |
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Jon Lloyd |
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01-01-2011, 11:53 AM |
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Thread: Big Issue seller outside Sainsbury's
Post: RE: Big Issue seller outside Sainsbury's
| I've still had no reply from the Big Issue. |
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Jon Lloyd |
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24-12-2010, 03:56 PM |
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Thread: Big Issue seller outside Sainsbury's
Post: RE: Big Issue seller outside Sainsbury's
| I've contacted them again with the following email. Can we all stop talking about it now until I get an answer, as it's making me feel nauseous? I know I don't have to read it, but it's just so, erm, ... |
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Jon Lloyd |
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09-12-2010, 01:22 PM |
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Thread: Free literacy workshops for children and their fathers.
Post: RE: Free literacy workshops for children and their...
| Ha! Hoist by my own petard! (sp?) |
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Jon Lloyd |
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05-12-2010, 02:15 PM |
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Thread: Free literacy workshops for children and their fathers.
Post: RE: Free literacy workshops for children and their...
| Phew, no-one spotted I wrote outta instead of oughta... |
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Jon Lloyd |
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05-12-2010, 12:43 PM |
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Thread: Free literacy workshops for children and their fathers.
Post: RE: Free literacy workshops for children and their...
| A literacy workshop for dad's and their children.
Why I outta....
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(sorry, pet hate of mine! I now most people don't care) |
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Jon Lloyd |
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04-12-2010, 10:22 PM |
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Thread: Southern services from London Bridge
Post: RE: Southern services from London Bridge tonight
| Thanks all. I left work early and got to CX station at 5, to see one train only on the platforms, and no more timetabled on the boards. Jumped on and stayed on til New Cross then 172 from Shardeloes R... |
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Jon Lloyd |
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01-12-2010, 10:15 PM |
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Thread: Southern services from London Bridge
Post: Southern services from London Bridge
| Is it worth me heading to London Bridge or staying on the first Southeastern from Charing Cross I can get til I arrive somewhere nearby (Ladywell/Catford/Lewisham)? Questions... questions... Basically... |
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Jon Lloyd |
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01-12-2010, 05:15 PM |
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Thread: Devonshire Rd - dog poo
Post: RE: Devonshire Rd - dog poo
| See this (massive) thread:
http://www.se23.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=3188 |
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Jon Lloyd |
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29-11-2010, 10:40 PM |
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Thread: History of HOP
Post: RE: History of HOP
| I see. Never knew that! Thanks. |
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Jon Lloyd |
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08-11-2010, 02:18 PM |
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Thread: History of HOP
Post: RE: History of HOP
| A WH Smith on Devonshire Road? I've never seen one but I'd be interested to know if there is. Are you sure? There's one next to Forest Hill train station... |
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Jon Lloyd |
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08-11-2010, 12:09 PM |
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Thread: Buggyjam
Post: RE: Buggyjam
| WELL SAID MICHAEL.
It's funny, I never thought I'd say this, but childless people are utterly clueless, fairly often, when it comes to anything remotely connected to children. Maybe not surprising... |
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Jon Lloyd |
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28-10-2010, 01:39 PM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
| This is definitely the case. There was a point a few months ago when it was almost like clockwork, now, you never know. But still not as bad as it has been in the past. I think late-running Overground... |
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Jon Lloyd |
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19-10-2010, 11:32 AM |
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Thread: Helicopter and Police in HOP
Post: RE: Helicopter and Police in HOP
| Just checking. Thought you might have known something we didn't! |
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Jon Lloyd |
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12-10-2010, 10:19 PM |
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Thread: Helicopter and Police in HOP
Post: RE: Helicopter and Police in HOP
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12-10-2010, 12:35 PM |
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Thread: Family Allowance Cuts
Post: RE: Family Allowance Cuts
| I think topics such as this are all meant to make us realise what this 'big society' idea is about (because no-one has really been told).
I think in fact what Cameron means more is 'small society'. ... |
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Jon Lloyd |
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09-10-2010, 10:09 PM |
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Thread: Honor Oak Park Station Upgrade
Post: RE: Honor Oak Park Station Upgrade
| Directly underneath the highest parts of the stairs on platforms 1 and 2, when you're standing on the platform (just where the kings of hi-vis come and tell you to move away in case you haven't quite ... |
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09-10-2010, 09:39 PM |
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