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Thread: Shops, pubs, restaurants, etc
Post: RE: Kebab shop at FH station
| *relief* :thumbup: Sometimes all I require in life is a bit of indeterminate meat product with a side helping of guilt-assuaging salad! |
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23-02-2014, 04:27 PM |
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Thread: Shops, pubs, restaurants, etc
Post: RE: Kebab shop at the station
| No! Why do you hope it's gone? What would you have take its place? |
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22-02-2014, 06:02 PM |
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Thread: Shops, pubs, restaurants, etc
Post: Kebab shop at FH station
| Enquiring minds (well, one enquiring mind, mine) needs to know - is this just a massive refurb, or has the kebab shop at the station in FH gone for good?
Anyone any info? |
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22-02-2014, 04:19 PM |
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Thread: Traffic light problems again?
Post: RE: Traffic light problems again?
| I've just got in (from a late lunch at Canvas and Cream, yum!) and the centre of Forest Hill is crazy with traffic - and it was when I went out too. Didn't notice it so much coming from East Dulwich, ... |
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22-02-2014, 04:18 PM |
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Thread: Noisy Energie Gym
Post: RE: Noisy Énergie Gym
| I suspect you'll have another noise problem to worry about in a week's time, and being woken up as late as 7am will feel like a delight for some years to come... |
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29-01-2014, 08:08 AM |
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Thread: Traffic diversion
Post: RE: Traffic diversion
| There's already at least one car parked on Devonshire Road that's lost its wing mirror, I notice. Not mine, this time (though it's happened before whilst my car's been parked on this apparent rat run ... |
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23-01-2014, 12:21 AM |
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Thread: House prices in Forest Hill - are they *definitely* on the up?
Post: RE: House prices in Forest Hill - are they *defini...
| Well, any comfort provided by this thread soon wore off... :huh:
*wistfully remembers 2 bed semi she bought in Liverpool, in 1997, for £43k... and sold three years later for £42.5k!* |
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17-01-2014, 09:30 PM |
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Thread: House prices in Forest Hill - are they *definitely* on the up?
Post: RE: House prices in Forest Hill - are they *defini...
| Michael, thanks for your kind words. You're absolutely right, SW London is indeed even more expensive - unless you shuffle yourself into the odd enclave of affordable flats. The trade off, alas, is on... |
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13-01-2014, 10:14 PM |
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Thread: House prices in Forest Hill - are they *definitely* on the up?
Post: RE: House prices in Forest Hill - are they *defini...
| "Affordable" if you're part of a household on three times the national average salary, according to the article.
Which is in no way "affordable" in the real world.
Yes, the prices here, as every... |
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13-01-2014, 11:34 AM |
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Thread: Thames Barrier and breaching the banks
Post: RE: Thames Barrier and breaching the banks
| I enjoyed the time lapse - especially when the water suddenly appeared over the bank! |
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04-01-2014, 11:01 PM |
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Thread: Meeting new people
Post: RE: Meeting new people
| I'm definitely up for a get together on the 23rd - I've been here 18 months and still only know the people I knew when I came here, but am happy to admit that's all my own fault! As the saying goes, I... |
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18-12-2013, 12:30 PM |
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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...
| A house price crash, please. |
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17-12-2013, 08:05 PM |
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Thread: Co-op and Shell garage - closed
Post: RE: Co-op and Shell garage - closed
| I don't think so, re the Simply Food - I presume you mean the M&S food offering? I wandered by last Saturday and they were stacking shelves in there, and the signage above those shelves was definitely... |
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04-12-2013, 07:57 AM |
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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
| But if it's to do with 5 carriage trains on the underground, why does it affect the Southern trains? Because they often (usually?) have more than 5 carriages. I'd understand if the overground was off,... |
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24-11-2013, 09:17 AM |
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Thread: Disturbing Music near Forest H station today
Post: RE: Disturbing Music near Forest H station today
| I think - and I'm not as down with the kids as I'd like -this is what's called "Anatomy Rap".
"Gagsta Rap": think "Stutter Rap" by Morris Minor and the Majors. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8a9Jx... |
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24-11-2013, 09:12 AM |
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Thread: Disturbing Music near Forest H station today
Post: RE: Disturbing Music near Forest H station today
| Dunno about gangsta rap. When I walked by he was singing, "Heads, shoulders, knees and toes"; I'm not convinced that's one of 50 Cent's hits. |
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23-11-2013, 09:02 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill: cheap (apparently) but not for long!
Post: RE: Forest Hill: cheap (apparently) but not for lo...
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20-11-2013, 06:46 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill: cheap (apparently) but not for long!
Post: RE: Forest Hill: cheap (apparently) but not for lo...
| Apparently those new houses in FH will have "vertical gardens"; I assume that means you just get to stand and look at a wall of grass up the side of your house? |
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20-11-2013, 05:06 PM |
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Thread: Farmers' market in the Horniman Gardens
Post: RE: Farmers' market in the Horniman Gardens
| Next and Wallis, please. There's more to life - and especially to spending disposable income - than food. |
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19-11-2013, 08:09 AM |
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Thread: Farmers' market in the Horniman Gardens
Post: RE: Farmers' market in the Horniman Gardens
| I do know this thread has made me quite keen on attending the market. It didn't occur to me to go at first, as I get my groceries delivered, and some of the posts about how it's a haven for running-ab... |
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13-11-2013, 02:39 PM |
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Thread: Farmers' market in the Horniman Gardens
Post: RE: Farmers' market in the Horniman Gardens
| Or, building on nottinghillbilly's post, promote Dartmouth Road as the place to be on a Saturday morning if you want to do your shopping in kid-free peace. "Come drink coffee in our tantrum-free cafés! ... |
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03-11-2013, 09:28 PM |
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Thread: Farmers' market in the Horniman Gardens
Post: RE: Farmers' market in the Horniman Gardens
| Who "owns" this market? Is it a random group of traders, not affiliated to Forest Hill, who have borrowed/rented the space from the Horniman and who are probably thrilled at their success?
Or is it... |
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01-11-2013, 09:01 AM |
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Thread: Storm - Train Cancellations
Post: RE: Storm - Train Cancellations
| No problem, I thought. I'll get a bus.
Everyone in Forest Hill has had the same thought, alas, as has everyone else previously on the route - so after watching a few go by and not getting on, and t... |
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28-10-2013, 09:05 AM |
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Thread: Weekly Oyster
Post: RE: Weekly Oyster
| @ryananglem, thanks for that - that's very interesting and I shall file it away for future info!
My commute is to Paddington - my preferred route is to London Bridge (because I stand a chance of ge... |
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30-09-2013, 06:39 PM |
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Thread: Weekly Oyster
Post: RE: Weekly Oyster
| Yep, I have a monthly one on my Oyster, as well as some PAYG credit for when I step outside zones 1-3.
And a travelcard should definitely be cheaper than PAYG. What TFL don't tell you (and I found ... |
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28-09-2013, 10:08 PM |
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Thread: Where did you live before you came to SE23?
Post: RE: Where did you live before you came to SE23?
| Moved down to London in 2000 (before that I was in Leicester, Durham and Liverpool) - and my first chunk of years were around Kingston upon Thames (Surbiton, Old Malden). Then I moved east to share wi... |
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22-09-2013, 04:40 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| The last time I went to a women-only session it was indeed pretty busy. I suspect it's because people like me, who don't actually need it to be women-only (couldn't care less, if you want to ogle me i... |
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19-09-2013, 08:11 PM |
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Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: Usage of English
| Might it just have been the receptionist doing that thing I know I do from time to time - using the wrong stock phrase because your brain's on automatic?
"Happy birthday."
"Thanks - and you." |
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13-09-2013, 06:48 PM |
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Thread: Or you could put in all on red...
Post: RE: Or you could put in all on red...
| But what good does it do you? If you're lucky enough to own property in Forest Hill, and see its price rising so dramatically - what can you do with it? Watch as the next house "on the ladder" moves e... |
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08-09-2013, 02:57 PM |
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Thread: Location, Location,Location
Post: RE: Location, Location,Location
| charsiew, I've lived in both Forest Gate and Forest Hill - and they couldn't be more different (phew!) :laugh: |
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07-09-2013, 12:38 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| I think there's a men-only session at one of the pools (I forget which), but I have to say I'm not fond of gender-segregation, really. But, if it has to happen, there should be an equal amount of men-... |
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13-08-2013, 08:28 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| IWereAbsolutelyFuming, officially I think family swim means you have to be there with a kid. That's what it says on the timetable. But I asked at the desk once if I was allowed in (solo) and they said... |
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31-07-2013, 05:55 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| Oh, I would love it if it were adults only after 7pm! I haven't been for a while, because I've assumed that the sunshine will give everyone the same idea at the weekends - and in the evenings the pool... |
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30-07-2013, 07:59 PM |
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Thread: Shops, pubs, restaurants, etc
Post: RE: Location x3
| I'm sure it's all very lovely for those who own property here - and of course it's all true, it's a marvellous place to live.
But as someone who has got at least another couple of years of hard sav... |
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10-07-2013, 09:53 PM |
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Thread: Burying the South Circular
Post: RE: Burying the South Circular
| Perryman, they tried something similar not far from here a while back...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Palace_pneumatic_railway |
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10-07-2013, 12:47 PM |
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Thread: Mangles
Post: RE: Mangles
| I've seen (and happily used) the salad spinner at many a private gym (for free). Yes, it's something I'd like to see at FH pools too, though I'm just about surviving without one. |
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25-06-2013, 07:38 PM |
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Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: Usage of English
| *Why* would you ever need to tell anyone you were "nursing at keyboard"?
One for STFU Parents, I reckon. ([b]There's[/b] an acronym to savour.)
As for the DS, I had a little groan when I saw it... |
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04-06-2013, 06:54 PM |
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Thread: British National Party March Sat 1st June
Post: RE: British National Party March Sat 1st June
| There's some info on the change of plan (no more than has been stated above, really) on the story on the BBC News website covering the court appearance of one of the suspects in the recent murder - la... |
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30-05-2013, 06:48 PM |
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Thread: To Tip Or Not To Tip
Post: RE: To Tip Or Not To Tip
| I must say, if I had the same one all the time I'd probably give them a Christmas tip. But I've lived here 9 months, had a delivery pretty much every week, and haven't seen the same one twice yet! |
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22-05-2013, 06:30 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| Satchers, I appreciate your efforts - and having had no reply to my message via their website about closing times I'll definitely do my best to head along when the next feedback session is scheduled.
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13-05-2013, 10:11 PM |
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Thread: To Tip Or Not To Tip
Post: RE: To Tip Or Not To Tip
| Goodness no. I am QUEEN of the (over)tippers when it comes to restaurants, but I have never, and will never, tip for home grocery delivery (and that's how I get mine every week) - it never even occurr... |
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13-05-2013, 07:32 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| Sorry for the thread necromancy - but I just joined the pools today, had a nice gym session, then thought I'd enjoy a swim from 5pm. Did my thing and was out and changing, but surprised to hear at 5.3... |
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04-05-2013, 06:16 PM |
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Thread: Let's move to Forest Hill
Post: RE: Let's move to Forest Hill
| I don't think they do visit for the Let's Move To articles - I used to read the Guardian back when paying for "news"papers was a thing :blink: and I always understood this small, throwaway article to ... |
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06-04-2013, 04:08 PM |
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Thread: Let's move to Forest Hill
Post: RE: Let's move to Forest Hill
| I never understand the fuss about the South Circular. If it were a six-lane zoom-a-tron, with barriers and 50mph speed limits and so on, I'd understand why it might cause problems, why it might make t... |
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05-04-2013, 04:02 PM |
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Thread: No trains: Sat 16 & Sun 17 March 2013
Post: RE: No trains: Sat 16 & Sun 17 March 2013
| As someone who backs onto the railway, it was lovely and quiet... I like to think I don't notice the trains much, but I very much did notice their absence!
And at least some of the work was happeni... |
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18-03-2013, 11:11 PM |
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Thread: Old Blue Mountain Cafe in Forest Hill - a rant board in progress.
Post: RE: Old Blue Mountain Cafe in Forest Hill - a rant...
| I crossed the road right in front of it this morning, so inspected it closely. Hadn't noticed the place, including its name, before this thread, and that's probably because it's now just bare chipboar... |
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18-03-2013, 11:07 PM |
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Thread: Traffic lights Dartmouth Road/London Road
Post: RE: Traffic lights Dartmouth Road/London Road
| Really? People won't walk that [b]immense [/b]distance from the car park round the back of Sainsburys?
Sod your fizzy drink tax. I spot the root cause of the obesity epidemic right there... :) |
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20-02-2013, 08:19 AM |
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Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line
| It says on their homepage that a number of their trains have been "damaged by snow".
What the heck...? |
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24-01-2013, 08:15 AM |
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Thread: Morning travel experiences?!
Post: RE: Morning travel experiences?!
| I go to Baker Street every morning, and after some experimentation between trains and the Overground I've settled on the train to London Bridge and then the Jubilee Line. On a perfect day I get the 7.... |
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16-01-2013, 08:43 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill's own ram raiders
Post: RE: Forest Hill's own ram raiders
| Alas, as of just after 6pm this evening they don't actually contain any money... There were plenty of people trying to use them, so hopefully they'll be loaded up soon. |
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