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Thread: Advertising on parked car, Canonbie Road
Post: Advertising on parked car, Canonbie Road
| I was walking up Forest Hill Rd earlier and I notice that a car has been strategically parked at the bottom of Canonbie Road, just at the junction. It is plastered (and I do mean plastered) in adverts... |
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23-03-2011, 09:18 PM |
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Thread: Are there any good Property Management companies out there???
Post: Are there any good Property Management companies o...
| After our third unhappy experience of property management it looks like we will need to change property mangers yet again for our group of 12 flats in Forest Hill. The company we are currently with lo... |
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billham |
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19-04-2016, 11:12 PM |
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Thread: Fatal shooting in East Dulwich
Post: Fatal shooting in East Dulwich
| I must admit when you see this sort of thing happening on a Sunday afternoon at a place where you quite often walk it is scary...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7904586.stm |
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billham |
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22-02-2009, 06:37 PM |
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Thread: Large Cat Like Animal
Post: Large Cat Like Animal
| Let me first say that I am always the first to dismiss stories of aliens, or sightings of strange animals.
However early this morning I clearly saw a large cat like animal prowling behind our flats... |
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billham |
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02-11-2009, 07:33 PM |
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Thread: "Shelter 100 yards" on FH wall
Post: RE: A question for the historians amongst us
| To quote from ' A History of Kings and Princes Garth and Forest Hill' by Jad Adams (1993) p42
"The residents of Kings and Princes Garth spent many nights huddled in the basement with the sound of e... |
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billham |
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31-03-2008, 01:03 AM |
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Thread: Advertising on parked car, Canonbie Road
Post: RE: Advertising on parked car
| Thanks planner....interesting to hear an informed view. In retrospect I suppose it is obvious that there must be some way of controlling such a thing.
I guess I can now put to bed my proposed money... |
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billham |
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23-03-2011, 10:16 PM |
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Thread: Advertising on parked car, Canonbie Road
Post: RE: Advertising on parked car
| Just to be clear, this is a bit more than someone sticking a 'For Sale' sign on a car. Maybe I am wrong, but it seems to me to be a car parked there purely as advertising for a business and placed to ... |
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billham |
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24-03-2011, 10:48 AM |
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Thread: Assault in Forest Hill
Post: RE: Assault in Forest Hill
| I am truly sorry to hear about what happened to you as I am sure will be everyone who posts here. Having lived in Forest Hill for over 25 years I have always found it an essentially peaceful and welco... |
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billham |
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19-03-2012, 12:02 PM |
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Thread: Bag snatch near HOP
Post: RE: Bag snatch near HOP
| Sorry to hear about this Cecily, but wonderful to see proof that the majority of folks have their hearts in the right places. Well done to all of them and well done to you for making a point of thanki... |
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billham |
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29-07-2010, 11:59 PM |
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Thread: Barclays Bank Forest Hill
Post: RE: Barclays Bank Forest Hill
| Banking has changed dramatically in the last 20 years. I can't remember the last time I was actually inside a bank, aside from one of those areas where there are lots of machines indoors which is not ... |
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billham |
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22-01-2015, 12:41 PM |
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Thread: Barclays Bank Forest Hill
Post: RE: Barclays Bank Forest Hill
| Similarly I have been with first direct for over 20 years and wouldn't go elsewhere. There is a reason why they win many awards - simply superb customer service. |
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billham |
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28-01-2015, 02:47 PM |
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Thread: Big Spiderwebs in The Capitol.
Post: RE: Big Spiderwebs in The Capitol.
| I am almost tempted to venture inside to look...almost... :)
Maybe they are building the world wide web? |
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billham |
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24-09-2013, 05:30 PM |
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Thread: Bouncing Persons
Post: RE: Bouncing Persons
| I just had to look at this thread out of sheer curiosity! I assumed it must be some scandalous tale of a parent with a bouncy castle being denied their due spot on a 176!! Sadly, I find a simple tale... |
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billham |
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22-11-2010, 07:06 PM |
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Thread: boundary between honor oak and forest hill?
Post: RE: boundary between honor oak and forest hill?
| I live near the junction of Canonbie/Netherby and have always said Forest Hill, which I am sure is the official address. I can only remember one neighbour (long gone) who always used Honor Oak as he s... |
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05-07-2010, 02:21 PM |
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Thread: Broken Window
Post: RE: Broken Windon
| We recently had trouble over a period with groups of youths hanging around our (private) grounds, smoking dodgy substances and generally making a nuisance. The police response seemed to be that unless... |
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13-10-2008, 12:11 PM |
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Thread: Broken Window
Post: RE: Broken Window
| Sorry to hear of your experience Holly. As someone who has had missiles through a window on a couple of occasions in the 20 odd years I have lived here (though I am not particularly close to the South... |
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billham |
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11-10-2008, 02:05 PM |
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Thread: Camille Pissarro's Paintings of Forest Hill
Post: RE: Camille Pissarro's paintings of Forest Hill
| or here
http://www.art.co.uk/asp/sp-asp/_/Aff--CONF/CTID--861164771/RFID--457103/TKID--15039121/pd--10023210/posters.htm |
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billham |
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20-12-2008, 03:59 PM |
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Thread: Canonbie road
Post: RE: Canonbie road
| To largely reiterate what others have said I don't think you have anything at all to worry about. Nowhere is completely safe, but after living near where you mention for close to 25 years I can't say ... |
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billham |
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22-08-2010, 12:15 AM |
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Thread: Canonbie road
Post: RE: Canonbie road!!
| To add to what Ann said, the nearest bus on the north side of the hill is the 63/363. The 63 runs from Old Camberwell Cemetry to Kings Cross via Elephant & Castle/Blackfriars. The 363 starts at Crysta... |
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billham |
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04-07-2010, 09:00 AM |
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Thread: Canonbie road
Post: RE: Canonbie road!!
| Interesting to see that the 1879 map spells the word Honour in the English way. Does anyone know how the word came to be spelled in the American manner? |
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31-07-2010, 09:16 PM |
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Thread: Central Doors on Council Properties
Post: RE: Central Doors on Council Properties
| All the experience I have of this, albeit in private not local authority housing, is that the postman or whoever presses bells till someone grants them admission. Of course this nullifies the whole in... |
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billham |
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06-06-2009, 04:00 PM |
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Thread: Dacres Wood Nature Reserve
Post: RE: Dacres Road Nature Reserve
| The canal ran right down Davids Road. The attached map shows the canal route - not very close to the railway from HOP to Forest Hill!
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=1095274... |
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15-10-2008, 06:35 PM |
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Thread: Dacres Wood Nature Reserve
Post: RE: Dacres Road Nature Reserve
| Looking in more detail at the route map would suggest that you are right Perryman. Although the canal follows the line of Davids Road if the map is correct it was actually located between Davids Road ... |
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16-10-2008, 10:19 AM |
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Thread: Dacres Wood Nature Reserve
Post: RE: Dacres Road Nature Reserve
| A voluntary environmental and conservation group. Their web site is
www.btcv.org
Interestingly if you look there (as I did) you will hunt high and low for what those letters mean. The explanatio... |
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16-10-2008, 03:11 PM |
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Thread: Demolition of 109 Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Demolition of 109 Honor Oak Park
| I am not directly affected though I do agree it is an ugly looking building, though that has never bothered Lewisham before!
I was surprised that the parking aspect seemed to concentrate on the ava... |
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billham |
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17-05-2016, 12:06 PM |
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Thread: Devonshire Road - residents parking
Post: RE: Devonshire Road - residents parking
| I noticed that hole on Manor Mount today. It had been crudely filled with bitumen. I hope that this was some attempt at a (very) temporary fix since I was worried about my car going over it, let alone... |
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billham |
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15-03-2011, 12:20 AM |
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Thread: Devonshire Road- vehicle damage
Post: RE: Devonshire Road- vehicle damage
| Glad to hear you at least got your car repaired Ann but it sounds like Devonshire Road is a dangerous place to live and park! I must admit that I hate driving along it. I don't like to cast assertions... |
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billham |
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29-09-2010, 06:49 PM |
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Thread: Dogs on Buses
Post: RE: Dogs on Buses
| I have no problem with well behaved dogs being on buses or trains, or dogs in general. However they certainly shouldn't be on seats.
I travelled into London in mid afternoon the other day from HOP... |
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billham |
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14-05-2009, 09:48 AM |
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Thread: Dogs on Buses
Post: RE: Dogs on Buses
| It would appear that no ticket is required
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/passenger_services/luggage_animals.html |
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14-05-2009, 03:06 PM |
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Thread: Doorstep scam or fraud
Post: RE: Doorstep scam or fraud in HOP area
| Hi Jane
Sorry to hear about your problem. I sincerely hope it is not too serious for you - it sounds like they used your address to order the parcel. Hopefully it is only your address they have use... |
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billham |
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08-06-2008, 12:23 PM |
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Thread: Electricity Supply Problems
Post: RE: Driving during the power cut
| It didn't seem particularly calm when I walked through the Horniman and out onto the South Circ at about 4.30. The lights were off at the pedestrian crossing and where traffic was coming down from Syd... |
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billham |
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10-06-2008, 11:56 AM |
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Thread: Evening Standard availability in Forest Hill
Post: RE: Evening Standard availability in Forest Hill
| If I had a pound for every time I had read about Forest Hill being 'up and coming' or (perish the thought) gentrifying since I moved here in 1986 I could probably buy a house on Canonbie Road! :) |
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billham |
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02-12-2014, 11:08 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Society not allowed at Forest Hill Day
Post: RE: F Hill Society not allowed at Forest Hill Day
| This does seem a rather strict enforcement of a 'political' group. I could understand that the IRA or Al Queda might reasonably be refused but the Forest Hill Society?? I sense some deeper underlying... |
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13-06-2008, 09:53 AM |
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Thread: Fire!
Post: RE: Fire!
| Probably pretty pointless since most people will be offline but here's the story from the BBC. Looks pretty serious and if it started at 7.21 power has already been down 4 hours...how come this never ... |
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billham |
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08-06-2008, 11:17 AM |
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Thread: Fireworks made here.
Post: RE: Fireworks made here.
| James
I am guessing that Zimmerman is using a local forum to tell us something about the history of the area. I for one find that interesting, and I don't see that he is causing you any harm. It ce... |
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21-01-2011, 06:43 PM |
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Thread: Flight Paths over SE23
Post: RE: Flight Paths over SE23
| Tonight I was sat on my balcony and we seemed to be getting flights coming across for both Heathrow and City. Gets really irritating when it is like that.:thumbdown::thumbdown: |
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billham |
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25-06-2010, 08:31 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park Secrets
Post: RE: Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park Secrets
| One of the secrets apparently is that Honor Oak lies north-west of Forest Hill ............ :) |
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23-01-2008, 05:34 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Central
Post: RE: Forest Hill Central
| Interesting that the Old Bank Italian Restaurant (presumably the one in Honor Oak) is included as a 'local' restaurant. There must be at least 20 restaurants nearer if not more. Do I smell some 'produ... |
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11-07-2008, 04:49 PM |
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Thread: Housing market
Post: RE: Forest Hill Central
| I wouldn't describe predicting a drop in the housing market for 'over 10 years' as scaremongering. It does however smack of backing the inevitable. Housing markets always suffer downturns - the art li... |
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billham |
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01-09-2008, 10:30 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Library
Post: RE: Forest Hill Library
| Being in my early 50s, I too grew up in the pre-computer age. However, I am certainly no technophobe and have been employed in IT for 25 years.
However, on my one visit to this library I really fel... |
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25-10-2008, 02:56 PM |
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Thread: WH Smith & Post Office, Forest Hill
Post: RE: Forest Hill Post Office
| And of course there is a posting box inside the post office, to the right as you face the counter... |
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billham |
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17-09-2008, 04:01 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill's Xmas Tree
Post: RE: Forest Hill's xmas tree
| Most likely it means you have just staggered out of the Hob.... :) |
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17-12-2008, 05:15 PM |
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Thread: Helicopter and Police in HOP
Post: RE: Helicopter and Police in HOP
| Yes I heard them about an hour ago. Glad the search seems to be over for whatever it was as they seem to use Greystead Rd flats as some kind of focus and can become like an annoying fly you really wan... |
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10-10-2010, 11:50 PM |
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Thread: Honor Oak construction site
Post: RE: Honor Oak construction site
| "burial at this site has long been a bone of contention for local Lewisham residents"......
seems appropriate to the subject matter! :laugh: |
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17-05-2010, 12:25 PM |
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Thread: Horniman Triangle Play Park
Post: RE: Horniman Triangle Play Park SE23
| I think that the link is slightly wrong. Try this
[url=http://se23streets.blogspot.com/2007/04/up-eliot-bank.html]Up Eliot Bank[/url] |
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23-06-2008, 12:44 PM |
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Thread: Intimidating kids hanging around
Post: RE: Intimidating kids hanging around
| Hi CB
You are not alone, and I fully sympathise with your position.
We have had a lot of similar problems in the last year in the flats where I live. We do have the advantage that the land is pr... |
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10-06-2008, 03:52 PM |
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Thread: Intimidating kids hanging around
Post: RE: Intimidating kids hanging around
| Ok Reverend we will send them around to stand outside your house since it would obviously not be an issue for you!!
I think your reply shows a total lack of understanding of what this problem might... |
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19-06-2008, 10:51 PM |
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Thread: Intimidating kids hanging around
Post: RE: Intimidating kids hanging around
| I accept that the situation in a public area is more complex, and I imagine it would be very hard to get the police to act unless some substantial disturbance was being caused.
However, I live in a... |
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21-06-2008, 08:20 PM |
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Thread: Is it snowing heavily in FH/Sydenham
Post: RE: Is it snowing heavily in FH/Sydenham
| From what I have just seen out walking I wouldn't venture near Canonbie or Netherby in a car. I didn't see the steepest hill side of Canonbie, the Netherby Road side looked bad enough to me. Even a co... |
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30-11-2010, 06:25 PM |
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Thread: Lamaze Kangaroo found near Forest Hill Station
Post: RE: Lamaze Kangaroo found near Forest Hill Station
| For anyone else like me wondering why a marsupial would be hopping around Forest Hill please be assured we are only talking of a child's toy!!! |
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