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Thread: New Bus Countdown Online Tracker Live
Post: RE: New Bus Countdown Online Tracker Live
| I remember being told this was on the cards and was just thinking this morning that there had been no news for a while.
It looks genuinely useful - you can save your favourite stops and filter out ... |
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04-09-2011, 11:25 PM |
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Thread: Riots in London
Post: RE: Riots in London
| Except that if the criminal record causes no shame or is the norm in your family and friends, and you don't think you are ever likely to get a decent job or afford to go to a country that requires a c... |
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11-08-2011, 11:06 AM |
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Thread: Riots in London
Post: RE: Riots in London
| Probably not - which is why I said if it could be enforced.
But I don't think prison will work either. It's a deterrent to you and I but a badge of honour to some.
I think some of the naming an... |
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10-08-2011, 09:15 PM |
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Thread: Riots in London
Post: RE: Riots in London
| I'm not entirely sure I want the looters to go to prison. Sure, they lose their liberty but they get to hang with their mates, the kudos of being a con, time to work out at the prison gym and the cha... |
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10-08-2011, 08:56 PM |
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Thread: Riots in London
Post: RE: Riots in London
| EDF had a report that people were at the garage at Goose Green (ED station now closed) and trying to get into the Londis on LL |
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08-08-2011, 09:37 PM |
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Thread: Riots in London
Post: RE: Riots in London
| Because the morons setting things alight will also attack the fire engines and crews so the police won't let the fire brigade through until they can clear the area.
The Peckham building took about ... |
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08-08-2011, 09:29 PM |
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Thread: Riots in London
Post: RE: Riots in London
| Apparently Peckham too now.
I usually cycle home via Brixton so was going to go via Peckham and pick up a few bits and pieces on Rye Lane. I got to Camberwell and three police vans with riot gear ... |
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08-08-2011, 06:52 PM |
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Thread: Thames Water at midnight
Post: RE: Thames Water at midnight
| Leaks aren't always visible - remember the one that apparently washed away the South Circular and shut London Road for a while. And Thames Water lose litres a day so I'd say it's highly likely that t... |
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17-07-2011, 10:24 AM |
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Thread: Thames Water at midnight
Post: RE: Thames Water at midnight
| Regular inspections - no.
But if there is a burst main in the vicinity or other emergency, that might mean doing spot checks on other pipes in the area.
I've had the electricity workers suddenly... |
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16-07-2011, 09:21 AM |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| I haven't made excuses for it since I don't think there is one. It is only the frequency that we disagree on and therefore the impact that justifies licensing. I assure you that if cyclists were injur... |
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13-06-2011, 05:24 PM |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| A lot of cyclists are like that bloke. People don't notice cyclists who obey the Highway Code because we're not getting in their way. It's the idiots who break it who are most visible. As a regular... |
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12-06-2011, 08:47 PM |
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Thread: Granny spinners
Post: RE: Granny spinners
| I cycle - I don't use the pavement unless it's a shared use one and often, don't even bother then since the road tends to be far quicker. I'll use 'shared use' one if it avoids a big one-way loop or ... |
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11-06-2011, 09:10 PM |
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Thread: Can you not sit somewhere else?
Post: RE: Can you not sit somewhere else?
| Depends on a number of factors...
Time: If it's after about 11am, I'd take the Metro with me and recycle. If it's after about 9.30, I'd take the Standard and recycle since I assume it's less likel... |
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20-05-2011, 08:08 PM |
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Thread: Can you not sit somewhere else?
Post: RE: Can you not sit somewhere else?
| My commute has got a lot more pleasant since I bought a bike and started using that.
I get to Victoria more quickly, the journey time is more consistent and I'm in a much better mood when I arriv... |
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19-05-2011, 10:51 PM |
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Thread: Woodvale Estate
Post: RE: Woodvale Estate
| I live at the other end of Wood Vale - where there's a smaller estate - so read the thread in case it was that one. I'm afraid I don't know much about the one at the far end of the road.
The 363... |
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09-05-2011, 08:32 PM |
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Thread: Royal Wedding celebrations in SE23
Post: RE: Royal Wedding celebrations in SE23
| The Hob is opening at 10 to show the wedding and there's a BBQ from 1 - according to an email they sent earlier. |
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27-04-2011, 07:04 PM |
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Thread: Wood Vale Mobile & Mobile broadband signal.
Post: RE: Wood Vale Mobile & Moble broadband signal.
| I'll second rbmartin's thoughts on the black hole of mobile comms.
When I had Orange, I had to contort myself in the kitchen to get any signal in the flat... and it was slightly better in winter ov... |
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26-04-2011, 12:58 AM |
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Thread: Horniman Gardens works
Post: RE: Horniman Gardens works
| Actually, I'll put my hand up and say that I found the sunken garden to be a little underwhelming. The flowers were very pretty but since you weren't allowed to wander into the sunken part very often... |
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18-04-2011, 06:54 PM |
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Thread: Horniman Gardens works
Post: RE: Horniman Gardens closing to public this summer...
| It might be worth asking the museum for a timetable of changes just in case the information is wrong and it's not all closed. You wouldn't want to complain bitterly only for them to come back and say... |
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14-04-2011, 09:56 PM |
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Thread: TfL Bus new Countdown board stops announced
Post: RE: TfL Bus new Countdown board stops announced
| I didn't think that the old bus stop at the Barracks had ever actually got one - it was supposed to but not sure if it got fitted before the original shelter was removed.
I agree that it would be a... |
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01-04-2011, 09:46 PM |
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Thread: Extend 63 bus route to HOP station
Post: RE: Extend 63 bus route to HOP station
| A review of frequencies would be useful too - I send an email to TFL every so often to get a message that they're looked at regularly.
However, the point at which people end up standing on the 176/... |
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18-01-2011, 10:07 PM |
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Thread: Extend 63 bus route to HOP station
Post: RE: Extend 63 bus route to HOP station
| I've got no problem with extending the daytime 63 route... although improving frequency and regulating the service was the reason given for cutting off the last mile or so to Crystal Palace and making... |
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17-01-2011, 11:05 PM |
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Thread: The downside of road improvements!
Post: RE: The downside of road improvements!
| We have humps in our road which appear to have no restrictions about parking on/over from observation. But when we tried to apply for a dropped kerb to our property, it was turned down because it was... |
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16-01-2011, 03:53 PM |
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Thread: Safety near the 'German' Bridge
Post: RE: Safety near the 'German' Bridge
| One problem with standard mugger attire (i.e. the hood up) is that it renders the CCTV more or less useless, particularly if it's the kind that just records for 'evidence' rather than being constantly... |
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15-01-2011, 03:27 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 ...
| Sounds horrid. Yes, an idiot but their frustration is understandable with the end so close. I got stuck 50 yards outside Victoria once for 2 hours and it was agonisingly close and we did wonder why ... |
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21-12-2010, 10:21 PM |
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Thread: How Lewisham prioritise gritting
Post: RE: How Lewisham prioritise gritting
| So they prioritise the roads with steep gradients which seems sensible even if not followed... but there's no mention of footpaths with steep gradients... |
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10-12-2010, 08:29 PM |
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Thread: Postal delivery and refuse collections suspended?
Post: RE: Postal delivery and refuse collections suspend...
| Probably depends what proportion of your postie's route was along your road against all the other 'too icy' ones but yes, now there's a backlog... |
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04-12-2010, 10:54 AM |
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Thread: Where are the gritters?
Post: RE: Where are the gritters today?
| I did see a gritter on Monday night being driven up towards Sydenham Hill...
And I saw someone spreading grit outside South Kensington station where there was absolutely no snow whatsoever... stil... |
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30-11-2010, 10:29 PM |
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Thread: Buggy-hating 176 driver
Post: RE: Buggy-hating 176 driver
| For the majority of the time (outside rush hour at least), there's enough room on most buses for people to get on (the ablebodied to get a seat upstairs) and room for several buggies/suitcases/wheelch... |
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01-11-2010, 10:40 PM |
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Thread: Buggy-hating 176 driver
Post: RE: Buggy-hating 176 driver
| I guess part of the problem is that it's not always obvious when the bus sails by, whether the buggy area is full or not - and what gets priority there. What about those with luggage (e.g. heavy case... |
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25-10-2010, 10:36 PM |
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Thread: One Day Travelcard Fare Increase - upto 74%
Post: RE: One Day Travelcard Fare Increase - upto 74%
| It'll hit occasional commuters too who use Oyster PAYG since the peak/off peak cap is set at the price of the peak/off peak travelcard. |
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25-10-2010, 10:27 PM |
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Thread: university fees - how to avoid
Post: RE: university fees - how to avoid
| Setting the precedent of bringing in retrospective fees/taxes is potentially dangerous. Why stop at those who attended university after all? Or require that child benefit to be repaid? Or stop NHS ... |
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14-10-2010, 07:07 PM |
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Thread: Is The Popes Visit Worth £10million.....
Post: RE: Is The Popes Visit Worth £10million.....
| But are all atheists utilitarians or is it a 'branch' of the belief like Methody or Catholicism are types of Christianity?
I'd consider myself an atheist but I don't support reproductive cloning. ... |
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20-09-2010, 09:35 PM |
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Thread: Xmas 2010!
Post: RE: Xmas 2010!
| Oh good - I'm going out to Florida soon and the pal I'm visiting wanted some mincepies (the Xmas kind) :confused: so that's handy to know |
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19-09-2010, 12:28 PM |
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Thread: Is The Popes Visit Worth £10million.....
Post: RE: Is The Popes Visit Worth £10million.....
| Not being religious doesn't not mean having no sense of right or wrong. Nor does it mean that life should be any less valued. Just as I wouldn't call all Catholics paedophiles, nor all Muslims terro... |
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19-09-2010, 12:27 PM |
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Thread: Boris Johnson cycle scheme
Post: RE: Boris Johnson cycle scheme
| Since my employer outsourced it to Cyclescheme, I don't think it will be as easy to extend. Suspect I will just have to suck it up although might argue value of some of the accs.
With regards to c... |
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13-09-2010, 01:41 PM |
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Thread: Boris Johnson cycle scheme
Post: RE: Boris Johnson cycle scheme
| Although HRMC have now stuck their oar in about the market value at the end of the scheme with the likelihood that many will have to pay more than they expected at the end of their 12/18 month 'rental... |
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12-09-2010, 11:55 PM |
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Thread: Canonbie road
Post: RE: Canonbie road
| It's on the boundary of Southwark/Lewisham councils so you may see Southwark employees/vehicles around. Perhaps that particular estate is within Southwark.
So far as Peckham being a 'dangerous' pl... |
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21-08-2010, 06:57 PM |
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Thread: South Circular closed
Post: RE: South Circular closed
| So how far up the road is it closed? Some reports say Waldenshaw, some say Sydenham Hill and some say Sydenham Rise?
If Waldenshaw is open, and accessible from London Road as Michael says, then ... |
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15-08-2010, 09:34 PM |
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Thread: South Circular closed
Post: RE: South Circular closed
| The BBC traffic report has the following
[quote]underground services work roadworks affecting all driving lanes
A205 London - Water main work and temporary traffic lights on London Road both ways b... |
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14-08-2010, 10:51 AM |
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Thread: Dog c**p around Garthorne, Gabriel, Ackroyd & Bovill
Post: RE: Dog c**p around Garthorne, Gabriel, Ackroyd & ...
| Think Snazy meant not just letting a dog off its lead while the owner lounges in the car/bench and then calls it back 30 minutes later, oblivious to anything it's done in the meantime.
Going walk... |
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08-08-2010, 10:42 AM |
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Thread: Home Park Outdoor Gym
Post: RE: Home Park Outdoor Gym
| I believe the councils are paying for it out of a variety of budgets - parks, health, sports - depending on the council. Someone also mentioned to me that there may have been some lottery 'Olympic' ... |
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28-07-2010, 07:37 PM |
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Thread: boundary between honor oak and forest hill?
Post: RE: boundary between honor oak and forest hill?
| Ah... the joys of being on a boundary!
You do just have to vary it depending on who you are talking to. I've got an SE23 postcode but live in Southwark so it can get interesting on occasion (e.g. ... |
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07-07-2010, 07:45 PM |
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Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line
| Question - now that we're an Overground station, are there still the same rules in effect for PAYG Oyster cards? I have a zone 1-2 and previously to come back to Forest Hill, I had to get an extensio... |
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25-05-2010, 08:43 PM |
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Thread: Bread thread
Post: RE: Bread thread
| Sorry, ivor, been away so haven't had a chance to reply to say that your commitment post made me giggle.
I'm just so the other way round. The knowledge that I've gone out and got fresh yeast that ... |
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10-05-2010, 08:40 PM |
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Thread: Bread thread
Post: RE: Bread thread
| Good to know, ivor.
It's funny that you feel you are working up to trying sourdough whereas to me, the idea of using fresh yeast feels far more scary and more of a hassle. :blush: |
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05-05-2010, 08:50 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station
| Blushingsnail is correct. You do get a little paper 'Travelcard' that lets you still get your gold card benefits. But it only works at the ticket office - it doesn't work if you want to do PAYG Oyst... |
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05-05-2010, 08:49 PM |
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Thread: Bread thread
Post: RE: Bread thread
| ivor - it sounds excellent. I'll give those a go sometime. I've also been told that if you go to the bakery counter at some Sainsburys, they have fresh yeast that they'll sell you - there are no sign... |
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04-05-2010, 09:33 PM |
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Thread: Bread thread
Post: RE: Bread thread
| Made me chuckle too although think they over-emphasise the effort needed to keep them going. Yes, it's a hassle initially but I just leave it in the fridge most of the time in a LocknLock tub. I've ... |
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03-05-2010, 09:13 PM |
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Thread: Bread thread
Post: RE: Bread thread
| Dry doesn't mean dead - drying sourdough is a valid preservation method. The yeast and lactobacilli can survive freezing and drying - it's only excessive heat that kills them.
If it was fairly liv... |
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03-05-2010, 10:31 AM |
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