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Thread: Free: Old Superman comics & variety of books
Post: RE: Free: Old Superman comics & variety of books
| Thanks for the suggestion but if you meant 'Leaf & Groove', they've sadly closed. That was my original thought. I'm not aware of another one along there? |
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Thread: Free: Old Superman comics & variety of books
Post: Free: Old Superman comics & variety of books
| I'm decluttering before moving and have come across a pile of Superman comics from the late 90s - around 250. They're not worth much/anything but I'm never going to read them again. It feels a bit o... |
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26-05-2022, 05:01 PM |
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Thread: Changes to bin collections
Post: RE: Changes to bin collections
| Southwark have had fortnightly pickups for a few years. I think the Garden/food waste (brown bin) is still weekly. My neighbours and I share a brown bin so don't always notice.
It hasn't really be... |
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28-02-2017, 12:39 PM |
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Thread: AED (defibrillator) at FH station
Post: RE: AED (defibrillator) at FH station
| Thanks for letting us know.
I'd had a similar assumption about AEDs being difficult to use until I went on a first aid course for the first time in a decade or so. They are amazing - it will qui... |
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08-04-2016, 07:46 PM |
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Thread: Recent increase in aircraft noise
Post: RE: Recent increase in aircraft noise
| Generally, planes land and take off into the wind so in our part of the UK, major runways are aligned generally west/east since that matches the prevailing winds.
In Heathrow's case, that means t... |
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13-07-2015, 11:28 PM |
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Thread: Southwark 20 mph speed limit
Post: RE: Southwark 20 mph speed limit
| I understand the frustration people feel behind things moving slower than they ideally would like to go but if everyone chilled out a little and realised that tooting horns, accelerating like demons t... |
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16-06-2015, 11:38 PM |
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Thread: London Overground Part Closure 25 July-2 August
Post: RE: London Overground Part Closure 25 July-2 Augus...
| I'd considered doing that last year for the Ride 100 but in the end, because you have to be there an hour before your start time, the timings just didn't work.
I cycled over instead... The Blackwal... |
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11-06-2015, 09:41 PM |
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Thread: Dreadful service on the P4
Post: RE: Dreadful service on the P4
| There are roadworks near the police station in Brixton which means the P4 is on diversion until 6 April.
There's only one stop in Brixton at the moment; it's on Coldharbour Lane. Go up to KFC/Ritzy... |
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30-03-2015, 01:36 AM |
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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...
| Outside peak times, jumping on the 185 is sometimes easiest route to/from Victoria. From the Horniman to/from Victoria is 40-45 minutes outside peak - and late at night can be closer to 30. No chang... |
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23-01-2015, 08:18 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...
| Bear in mind that once the new Travelcard capping comes in (no off-peak) there will be others using the trains pre 0930 that previously might have waited til later.
Reference journey times increa... |
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21-12-2014, 11:39 AM |
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Thread: Council cutting trees down
Post: RE: Council cutting trees down
| My neighbours recently had a large horse chestnut removed. Sadly, although it looked reasonably healthy, it had honey fungus (one sign is that even though it has leaves on its lower branches, on its ... |
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02-12-2014, 12:40 AM |
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Thread: Time Out Local Awards
Post: RE: Time Out Local Awards
| Was really chuffed for Canvas & Cream - I did vote for them. One of my favourite places to stop in Forest Hill for a coffee, a glass of wine or something to eat. |
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13-11-2014, 12:31 AM |
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Thread: Pedestrian crossings: London Road junction - railing removal
Post: RE: Pedestrian crossings: London Road junction - r...
| Perhaps we need to tell TFL that some of their prioritisation needs to change. We are all pedestrians at some point... we are not all drivers. Why should drivers get the highest priority within our ... |
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17-09-2014, 08:17 PM |
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Thread: Cycling into/through central London
Post: RE: Cycling into/through central London
| And there's a few handy hills for practicing hill repeats too... if you're that way inclined ;)
I'd seen the East-West plan but not the North South so thanks for posting the link.
For any other ... |
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03-09-2014, 09:24 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Cars
Post: RE: Forest Hill Cars
| My experiences have been similar to ringingcod.
If I call them for a car in the afternoon or evening, it's generally pretty good.
On the two occasions where I pre-booked a car before 6am (despit... |
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01-09-2014, 10:17 PM |
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Thread: Bus Services - Overcrowded in South East London
Post: RE: Bus Services - Overcrowded in South East Londo...
| So that works out to about 1 bus extra every hour that holds about 80 people sitting and a 100+ standing
Given that virtually every bus at those times of day has about 20 standing... we'll still ha... |
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14-08-2014, 07:57 PM |
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Thread: Mugged on Garthorne Rd
Post: RE: Mugged last night on Garthorne Rd
| Sorry to hear about that aimee and glad that you weren't badly hurt.
However, don't be surprised if you find yourself a little jumpy for a few months when you walk along familiar roads in the dark.... |
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31-07-2014, 08:42 PM |
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Thread: Lightning strike on Perry Rise
Post: RE: Lightning strike on Perry Rise
| Wow! I hope that the people who live there are unharmed although I'm guessing a little shocked!
That was a huge crack of thunder this afternoon. I know I jumped! |
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28-06-2014, 07:15 PM |
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Thread: Direct train to Charing Cross
Post: RE: Direct train to Charing Cross
| The council training is pretty good. I used it a few years back to help me get more comfortable riding on London roads when I wanted to start commuting and now I do it year-round. A friend learned f... |
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22-05-2014, 11:31 PM |
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Thread: Cycling to Work
Post: RE: Cycling to Work
| Well done Thorners! It's a great start. And Sunday was a lovely day for a ride.
I'd thought most of the boroughs had contracted out the training to the cycleinstructor company but I did get mine ... |
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14-04-2014, 08:36 PM |
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Thread: Cycling to Work
Post: RE: Cycling to Work
| Good job, Thorners
I may be teaching you to suck eggs here but when you're going around the park, the first thing to do is to get comfortable with your brakes and stopping. That will give you the ... |
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02-04-2014, 08:51 PM |
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Thread: Cycling to Work
Post: RE: Cycling to Work
| If anyone wants to cycle from Forest Hill to Victoria, I'd be happy to show them a good route one morning... which is happily fairly flat (well, at least once you're on the north side of the Horniman!... |
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01-04-2014, 11:18 PM |
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Thread: Cycling to Work
Post: RE: Cycling to Work
| Go for it Thorners!
I'll bet the idea of cycle lanes above the rail tracks came from a non-cyclist. Just imagine the steepness of the ramp you'd need to get up there... and then what you'd do e... |
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28-03-2014, 08:12 PM |
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Thread: Cycling to Work
Post: RE: Cycling to Work
| Shhh... don't let everyone into our secret! :cool:
I used to think people who cycled to work were a little nuts. I wanted a bike to ride at weekends in the park and got one through the cycle2work ... |
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28-03-2014, 07:31 PM |
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Thread: Fallen lamppost on South Circular
Post: RE: Fallen lamppost on South Circular
| You can report it on TFL
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/reportastreetfault/20568.aspx
That page takes roadworks, road defects and street lighting and they pass it along to the right people.
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24-03-2014, 03:53 PM |
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Thread: Pedestrian crossings: London Road junction - railing removal
Post: RE: Pedestrian crossings: London Road junction - r...
| Pedestrians do need better provision and a higher priority than currently at most junctions/roads in London - with the caveat that if they push to cross and then cross on red man or wander off, that t... |
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17-03-2014, 10:59 PM |
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Thread: Pedestrian crossings: London Road junction - railing removal
Post: RE: Pedestrian crossings: London Road junction - r...
| They have taken down the railings at Vauxhall Cross and it doesn't appear to have made pedestrians fling themselves into the roads any more frequently. It's also useful for cyclists since they have a... |
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02-03-2014, 05:38 PM |
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Thread: New Cinema
Post: RE: New Cinema
| When I first saw the news I thought it was brilliant and then I realised that for many people, it's not going to be that much closer than the Ritzy in Brixton. Although as the 176/185 tend to be slig... |
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02-03-2014, 05:32 PM |
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Thread: Smell of brewing in Forest Hill?
Post: RE: Smell of brewing in Forest Hill?
| My comment on the brewery in Brockley didn't make the thread split.
Given the strength of the winds I suspect it's unlikely to have come from there but I can confirm they do a lovely pale ale and t... |
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15-02-2014, 02:43 PM |
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Thread: Gangs outside The Capitol
Post: RE: Gangs outside the capitol
| I was young too and had other things to occupy my time than hanging around street corners.
But I knew others who were less fortunate. Their homes weren't happy places to be or they weren't allowed... |
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15-02-2014, 02:40 PM |
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Thread: Gangs outside The Capitol
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| As for gangs... to be fair to them, what on earth else is for youths to do on a weekend evening around here? And if they're smoking, they're probably fairly chilled out... |
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13-02-2014, 10:53 PM |
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Thread: Traffic diversion
Post: RE: Traffic diversion
| The fact that they dug it up a few weeks earlier can often be intentional.
In December, Thames Water dug up the road in Wood Vale and then closed it all up again the next day but left quite a bit... |
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04-02-2014, 11:49 PM |
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Thread: Petition to save Crystal Palace park from development
Post: RE: petition to save Crystal Palace park from deve...
| If I am reading the petition correctly, it is neither pro/anti development of the park but merely asking whether the current proposal is the correct way of proceeding rather than apparently 'giving' t... |
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29-01-2014, 09:26 PM |
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Thread: TfL Contactless payment pilot scheme - Invitation to Participate
Post: RE: TfL Contactless payment pilot scheme - Invitat...
| Weekly cap is interesting although it is a pity that it's not a rolling 7 days as a Travelcard could be.
I'd be interested in the trial but the fact that it won't count buses towards the cap sinc... |
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10-01-2014, 07:58 PM |
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Thread: Sainsburys big freeze
Post: RE: Sainsburys big freeze
| I was in there on Friday afternoon and didn't notice it feeling particularly cold. But then, I was wearing a jacket and wasn't in for long. |
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21-12-2013, 09:05 AM |
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Thread: FH is amazing, what do you think would make the area better than it is allready!
Post: RE: FH is amazing, what do you think would make th...
| I'd like a good sit-in licensed pizza place - more Franco Manca than Pizza Express.
I'd also like to see a few more town noticeboards to advertise some of the stuff that Totally Local is doing. I ... |
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17-12-2013, 10:52 PM |
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Thread: Farmers' market in the Horniman Gardens
Post: RE: Farmers' market in the Horniman Gardens
| The difference in walking distance between the Borough Market zones is on a different scale entirely to what nottinghillbilly suggests.
I do agree that a 'Totally Local' stall (free from Horniman m... |
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31-10-2013, 12:33 AM |
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Thread: Farmers' market in the Horniman Gardens
Post: RE: Brilliant new farmers' market in the Horniman ...
| Count me as another fan of the farmer's market - particularly the veg and butter/cheese. Very reasonably priced. I made a rather lovely roasted romanesco cauli pasta with a few cherry tomatoes and par... |
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25-10-2013, 07:18 PM |
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Thread: Water Problems
Post: RE: Water Problems
| I suspect there's a new one about to appear in Melford Road in a rather large 'rut' caused by bus wheels next to to a speed bump. It was suspiciously damp this morning... despite all around being dry... |
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26-09-2013, 09:00 PM |
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Thread: Big Spiderwebs in The Capitol.
Post: RE: Big Spiderwebs in The Capitol.
| There's an app for tracking spiders moving indoors
https://www.societyofbiology.org/get-involved/biologyweek/house-spider-survey
That link also has pics of lots of spiders that might help you id... |
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24-09-2013, 10:17 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| "Re; the comment regarding needing more weights and less cardio machines, I always think free weights are easy to do at home, but not everyone has space or money for a cardio machine (i wish)"
I'd ... |
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23-09-2013, 08:53 PM |
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Thread: Water Problems
Post: RE: Water Problems
| There is/was a clean water leak on Wood Vale about 50ft from the junction with London Road. There are three reports showing on the Thames Water website but not sure if anything has been done yet sinc... |
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23-09-2013, 07:34 PM |
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Thread: Shops, pubs, restaurants, etc
Post: RE: Local businesses
| The pork and kim chi sausages are amazingly good too. Haven't tried the Asian skewers... |
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20-08-2013, 08:57 PM |
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Thread: Canvas and Cream - what's it like for dinner?
Post: RE: Canvas and Cream - what's it like for dinner?
| I've been a few times and enjoyed it. The food is well-cooked - their olive fougasse with oil for dunking is a great bread side! And their wine selection is relatively unusual but pretty good.
My... |
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14-08-2013, 07:16 PM |
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Thread: Burying the South Circular
Post: RE: Burying the South Circular
| I figured it was one of those proposals to get the rest of the document some attention in the press but which haven't got a hope of actually materialising.
I did read some of the documentation and ... |
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10-07-2013, 09:05 PM |
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Thread: any high street gossip?
Post: RE: any high street gossip?
| I took a visitor down to the centre on Saturday. She hasn't visited for a while (a couple of years) and was impressed by the number of interesting shops that have opened up as well as the cafes.
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03-06-2013, 09:06 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| hillsideresident - thanks for the post. Most of me broadly agrees with you although there are points that I disagree with.
I'm not massively keen on segregated cycle paths since, like you, I belie... |
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25-05-2013, 01:44 PM |
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Thread: Horniman Garden Party 16-05-13
Post: RE: Horniman Garden Party last night
| I went last night too. We were lucky to get there early and the gin bar at 6.15 only had a few people waiting. I had the rhubarb and elderflower which was tasty... but for the amount, it wasn't wort... |
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17-05-2013, 12:30 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| Incremental disdain? It seems more to be extreme prejudice against anyone on two wheels in recent months. I'd like to consider myself one of the 'good girls' on my bike. I stop at lights, I stop at... |
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16-05-2013, 10:44 PM |
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Thread: FH to Dulwich Park route?
Post: RE: FH to Dulwich Park route?
| I think it's impossible to avoid hills given that Horniman hill is between them! You'd have to go a very long way around to avoid it.
That stretch of London Road (from Sainsburys to the Grove) i... |
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