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  Thread: Missing Cat
Post: RE: Missing Cat

Just wanted to let everyone know that he's been found safe and sound. We don't know where he was or what he got up to, but he's unharmed which is all I could ask for, and very hungry. Thanks to ...
Samurai Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 1 2,463 10-10-2018, 02:45 PM
  Thread: Missing Cat
Post: Missing Cat

My dad's very much indoor cat has seemingly gone missing in or around Taymount Rise, Forest Hill. His name is Freddie, and he's a ragdoll who recently celebrated his 12th birthday. This is the firs...
Samurai Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 1 2,463 10-10-2018, 02:02 AM
  Thread: Superdrug (formerly M&Co)
Post: RE: M&Co to become a Superdrug

Obviously, whoever it is that's done this, probably carries a good dozen or so of these and puts them up every time he/she settles in. I'm guessing a pub is their usual MO. If Superdrug had got the...
Samurai Businesses & Services 18 18,815 13-10-2017, 06:21 PM
  Thread: Superdrug (formerly M&Co)
Post: RE: M&Co to become a Superdrug

Apparently, Superdrug are looking into it when a dozen or so people contacted them asking what was going on. On Twitter, they were still adament it was opening up on time, including on the day it w...
Samurai Businesses & Services 18 18,815 07-10-2017, 05:22 PM
  Thread: Attempted Mail Theft
Post: Attempted Mail Theft

Good afternoon all, We've just had DPD visit our house on Taymount Rise, where the driver alerted us to an attempted theft. Apparently, as he parked up in his van, but before he had a chance to ...
Samurai SE23 Topics 0 3,525 05-10-2017, 03:41 PM
  Thread: Fortnightly bin collections
Post: RE: Fortnightly bin collections

We were expecting our rubbish to be collected on 2nd October but nobody turned up. This means it will be 3 weeks until our next collection. The same happened with our recycling. Very very cheeky of th...
Samurai SE23 Topics 20 18,782 05-10-2017, 03:25 PM
  Thread: Shops, pubs, restaurants, etc
Post: RE: Local businesses

Yeah I worked in Crete for 2 years and I'm craving certain dishes. Will try that supermarket you mentioned, and failing that further afield.
Samurai Wider Topics 301 214,136 18-07-2013, 01:33 PM
  Thread: Shops, pubs, restaurants, etc
Post: RE: Local businesses

Bayswater... well a little out of the way but if there's one or two up there, I'd be willing to make the effort. Do you happen to know what it's called? Recreating dishes is all well and good, and ...
Samurai Wider Topics 301 214,136 17-07-2013, 09:02 AM
  Thread: Shops, pubs, restaurants, etc
Post: Greek Deli's?

Does anyone know of any Greek deli's in the area? I don't mind travelling a little to find a decent one but I'm coming up blank with either ones closed down or too far to travel. I'm craving som...
Samurai Wider Topics 301 214,136 16-07-2013, 03:05 PM
  Thread: BT Infinity in SE23 - News
Post: RE: BT Infinity in SE23 - News

BT made the mistake of cold-calling me yesterday evening to try and sell me broadband as I have a phone line with them. After explaining that I'm already on the fastest connection I can possibly ge...
Samurai SE23 Topics 25 25,871 05-07-2013, 08:19 AM
  Thread: GP surgery in Honor Oak
Post: RE: GP surgery in Honor Oak

Sorry but I think the Jenner Practice ahs gone downhill in recent years. I needed an appointment last month, but the earliest they could see me was 10 days later. I would have been better off walki...
Samurai Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 6 6,626 05-06-2013, 07:42 AM
  Thread: New Lamp Posts/Street Lights
Post: RE: New Lamp Posts/Street Lights

Does anyone know what's happening with Taymount Rise? There's a notice at the bottom of the hill stating work was to commence 21/05 I believe, and yet 1 post has been put up and that's it. Very ...
Samurai Wider Topics 128 127,536 04-06-2013, 09:56 AM
  Thread: Did anyone here go to school in Forest Hill or HOP
Post: RE: Did anyone here go to school in forest hill or...

Elliot Bank Primary School 1990-1994 Crofton 1994-1999 Elliot Bank was by far the best school I know. The staff were amazing. I switched to there from Fairlawn as I was having problems with a teac...
Samurai SE23 Topics 63 95,856 23-04-2013, 06:26 PM
  Thread: Taymount Rise
Post: RE: Taymount rise

I also live on Taymount Rise, and have done for the best part of 30 years. Compared to the majority of London, crime rates are low. See: http://maps.met.police.uk/ See: http://www.met.police.uk...
Samurai SE23 Topics 6 11,301 23-04-2013, 06:03 PM
  Thread: Lucy the Cat on Taymount Rise
Post: RE: Lucy the Cat on Taymount Rise

Good morning everyone, Firstly, myself and my family would like to thank everyone who has at some point given their time and love to dear Lucy over the years. She is, and always will be in our hear...
Samurai SE23 Topics 9 10,440 08-04-2013, 04:56 AM
  Thread: Planning Application: 120 Stanstead Road
Post: RE: Domino's Pizza - New Planning Application for ...

I'd rather have a Dominoes in Forest Hill than Pizza Hut. That store ahs really gone down the drain in recent months. They send me through a voucher leaflet every once in a while, with offers inside (...
Samurai SE23 Topics 67 81,148 05-02-2013, 02:17 AM
  Thread: BT Infinity in SE23 - News
Post: RE: BT Infinity in SE23 - News

kemamira - I can't reply to you as you have disabled PM's. "The person you are trying to send a private message to has disabled private messages, so your message could not be sent." I just lost ...
Samurai SE23 Topics 25 25,871 11-01-2013, 03:04 AM
  Thread: BT Infinity in SE23 - News
Post: RE: BT Infinity in SE23 - News

Mr_Numbers. In cases like this, you would normally need to ring them. The online checker is so out of date (2011) that complaints have been made to the ASA - see here: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech...
Samurai SE23 Topics 25 25,871 11-01-2013, 02:51 AM
  Thread: BT Infinity in SE23 - News
Post: RE: BT Infinity in SE23 - News

[quote=kemamira]I pay about £12.50 per month for my broadband only with a download speed of about 10Mb. It used to be about 16Mb but it's getting slower and slower. My postcode is blue in the BT map ...
Samurai SE23 Topics 25 25,871 03-01-2013, 08:22 PM
  Thread: Water Cut Off Honor Oak Park Area
Post: RE: Water Cut Off Honor Oak Park Area

Might be worth following them on Twitter as they're normally on the ball to reply to queries / complaints. https://twitter.com/thameswater
Samurai SE23 Topics 3 5,630 22-11-2012, 04:14 PM
  Thread: BT Infinity in SE23 - News
Post: RE: BT Infinity - News

MockTurtle - Are you currently in one of the 'blue' postcodes indicated on this map? http://batchgeo.com/map/048fdee974c63d28a8db82e1afac5e36 How did you manage to get it enabled on the street with...
Samurai SE23 Topics 25 25,871 22-11-2012, 12:14 PM
  Thread: BT Infinity in SE23 - News
Post: RE: BT Infinity - News

I've also managed to find this website which details which areas of Forest Hill are non-operational. http://batchgeo.com/map/048fdee974c63d28a8db82e1afac5e36
Samurai SE23 Topics 25 25,871 19-11-2012, 05:11 PM
  Thread: BT Infinity in SE23 - News
Post: BT Infinity in SE23 - News

Feeling fed up with the slow progress of BT / Openreach to install more cabinets in the SE23 area, I contacted every source I could find online. For those of you not in the know, last year BT insta...
Samurai SE23 Topics 25 25,871 19-11-2012, 04:54 PM
  Thread: BT Broadband - Forest Hill Exchange Upgrade
Post: RE: BT Broadband - Forest Hill Exchange Upgrade

Thanks for the stats. I'm trying to contact someone at BT with regards to the rest of Forest Hill, but I'm getting the bog standard responses. That's ok though... I've got nothing but time on my side ...
Samurai Wider Topics 163 201,975 27-11-2011, 07:16 PM
  Thread: BT Broadband - Forest Hill Exchange Upgrade
Post: RE: BT Broadband - Forest Hill Exchange Upgrade

Just out of interest, where do you both live (roughly)? I'm still unimpressed that BT have only covered HALF of Forest Hill, and left the other half without fibre :mad:
Samurai Wider Topics 163 201,975 25-11-2011, 01:22 PM
  Thread: BT Broadband - Forest Hill Exchange Upgrade
Post: RE: BT Broadband - Forest Hill Exchange Upgrade

40mb is FFTC 100mb is FTTH The FH exchange (LSFOR) was one of the 'lucky' few that was chosen by BT to offer both FFTC and FTTH. But it will all depend on where you live. It's a postcode lottery...
Samurai Wider Topics 163 201,975 18-11-2011, 01:51 AM
  Thread: BT Broadband - Forest Hill Exchange Upgrade
Post: RE: BT Broadband - Forest Hill Exchange Upgrade

Might help if I actually pasted the link! Sadly, the admin on here doesn't not trust us enough to edit posts - VERY STRANGE!!! :cursing: http://pastebin.com/vrPMmYyQ
Samurai Wider Topics 163 201,975 17-11-2011, 12:58 PM
  Thread: BT Broadband - Forest Hill Exchange Upgrade
Post: RE: BT Broadband - Forest Hill Exchange Upgrade

Here it is... I had to wait until a friend of mine was awake before I could get it. Basically, if you have a NO next to your post code, the chances are ZERO you'll get the fibre - as is in my case. ...
Samurai Wider Topics 163 201,975 17-11-2011, 12:57 PM
  Thread: BT Broadband - Forest Hill Exchange Upgrade
Post: RE: BT Broadband - Forest Hill Exchange Upgrade

As of Tuesday... [url=http://www.cable.co.uk/news/bt-rolls-out-100mbps-fibre-broadband-in-ten-exchange-areas-801211728/]NEWS ARTICLE[/url] [b]BT rolls out 100Mbps fibre broadband in ten exchange ar...
Samurai Wider Topics 163 201,975 17-11-2011, 07:56 AM
  Thread: Bizarre Video Surveillance Vehicle
Post: RE: Bizarre video surveillance vehicle at FH stati...

Yeah I saw it going to the train station this morning at around 9.30am. Very strange!
Samurai SE23 Topics 15 17,251 15-05-2009, 04:47 PM