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  Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: The Old Bank to become a Domino's Pizza

I am new to the forum and I confess I don't live next to this shop, but with so many empty properties on our high streets shouldn't we be welcoming a national chain like dominoes? I think their pizzas...
Deano SE23 Topics 736 625,636 18-10-2011, 07:47 PM
  Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: The Old Bank to become a Domino's Pizza

I too would like some nice independent boutiques, but we live in SE23 not Knightsbridge. Anyway, Domino's is a franchise I think, so it may well be some local folks running it. I don't disagree with y...
Deano SE23 Topics 736 625,636 18-10-2011, 09:07 PM
  Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: The Old Bank to become a Domino's Pizza

Plus, if there are already two other pizza places, and you think domino's is too expensive, then it won't last long and they will have wasted their money which should please you?
Deano SE23 Topics 736 625,636 18-10-2011, 09:09 PM
  Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: The Old Bank to become a Domino's Pizza

I think people need to relax - and order a pizza. Anyone would think this was the end of the world. It's just a pizza shop. I admitted I don't live next to it, I live over the other side of the Hill, ...
Deano SE23 Topics 736 625,636 18-10-2011, 10:43 PM
  Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: The Old Bank to become a Domino's Pizza

Glad you've seen the light, any size is 9.99 for a limited time only.
Deano SE23 Topics 736 625,636 18-10-2011, 11:37 PM
  Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: The Old Bank to become a Domino's Pizza

I have no great love for Domino's. I think we have far too many sub standard take away outlets in the area. However, the reason we have so many is that they make a lot of money compared with other use...
Deano SE23 Topics 736 625,636 19-10-2011, 10:21 PM
  Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: The Old Bank to become a Domino's Pizza

Ha ha! If only I were in the pay of dominos! If they are monitoring the site please pm me with some vouchers! I did try to order one from Dominos tonight as I was feeling peckish but no one would deli...
Deano SE23 Topics 736 625,636 20-10-2011, 09:47 PM
  Thread: My favourite thing about Forest Hill is..........?
Post: RE: My favourite thing about Forest Hill is..........

Pros I love my street for its varied architecture, lovely people, trees and views. My road doesn't feel like it is in London. I love the many and varied local parks. Including gems like sydenha...
Deano SE23 Topics 36 32,925 21-10-2011, 05:08 AM
  Thread: Plastic Bags
Post: RE: Forest Hill - 1st plastic bag-free Sainsburys?

I want supermarkets to give me bags. I don't want to put my nice fresh groceries into some rancid old sack. I was cross enough when Sainsbury's started using recycled bags, which are rubbish. My milk ...
Deano Wider Topics 33 31,949 21-10-2011, 10:17 PM
  Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: The Old Bank to become a Domino's Pizza

Quiet residential area? It's next to the train track and a main road!
Deano SE23 Topics 736 625,636 21-10-2011, 10:18 PM
  Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: The Old Bank to become a Domino's Pizza

Yep, the nail has been hit on the head. People around here, in a downturn especially, don't have money to spend on £30 meals. They do have money to spend on a pizza to feed the family for a tenner. Sa...
Deano SE23 Topics 736 625,636 22-10-2011, 08:42 PM
  Thread: Plastic Bags
Post: RE: Plastic Bags

I never liked Madonna much, so if using bio-green-eco bags is going to snare a 50 year old trollope then I'm going to stick with the crap orange ones that split when you breathe on them because they'r...
Deano Wider Topics 33 31,949 22-10-2011, 08:52 PM
  Thread: Plastic Bags
Post: RE: Plastic Bags

Just been to Savacentre and had a Dickens of a job tying to open the bags at the self checkout, so rather than get rid of them they should concentrate on making them easier to open.
Deano Wider Topics 33 31,949 22-10-2011, 08:53 PM
  Thread: Crime and Punishment
Post: RE: Crime and Punishment

Stocks were used to ridicule and shame lawbreakers and today I think that being totally humiliated by having garbage thrown at you is one of the few things that would actually hurt a teenage tough guy...
Deano Wider Topics 58 48,119 22-10-2011, 09:00 PM
  Thread: Plastic Bags
Post: RE: Plastic Bags

Totally. And Madonna will leave you alone into the bargain
Deano Wider Topics 33 31,949 24-10-2011, 06:46 PM
  Thread: Plastic Bags
Post: RE: Plastic Bags

You already have to grovel around for a quid to put in the trolley, which is a round about way of calling me a potential thief. punishing me for buying more than I can carry seems ludicrous. I'd have ...
Deano Wider Topics 33 31,949 25-10-2011, 07:20 PM
  Thread: Halloween at Devonshire Road Nature Reserve?
Post: RE: Halloween

I thought Halloween was for evil spirits? Surely the last thing they want is a bunch of kids, and worse still their parents, donning masks left over from the woolworths closing down sale and trampling...
Deano SE23 Topics 2 6,083 25-10-2011, 09:13 PM
  Thread: Pedestrian crossing by Forest Hill Station (Perry Vale side)
Post: RE: Pedestrian crossing by Forest Hill Station (Pe...

Their reply has restored my faith in Lewisham Council. It was very Civil, appropriately detailed and logical. Well done them! I have to say that I love driving over the 'table top with speed cushions'...
Deano SE23 Topics 57 64,366 25-10-2011, 09:22 PM
  Thread: Postal problems
Post: RE: Postal problems

I hate to say it but our postal service is pretty good and the postman is very pleasant. Apart from getting the post in the afternoon I've got nothing much to complain about.
Deano SE23 Topics 37 34,795 25-10-2011, 09:26 PM
  Thread: Plastic Bags
Post: RE: Plastic Bags

Thanks Cellar Door and Stefan - I thought I'd get moaned at for quite liking plastic bags but you have proved me wrong! I've never been in the Hob. I think people should try comedy at the Bird in the ...
Deano Wider Topics 33 31,949 25-10-2011, 09:56 PM
  Thread: Plastic Bags
Post: RE: Plastic Bags

Eureka! Madonna would totally leave me alone if I had a shopping trolley.
Deano Wider Topics 33 31,949 26-10-2011, 03:17 PM
  Thread: Pedestrian crossing by Forest Hill Station (Perry Vale side)
Post: RE: Pedestrian crossing by Forest Hill Station (Pe...

They didn't believe the road was suitable for a crossing and gave their sensible reasons. That is why I thought it was good. The choice for us is clear. Walk to a spot where it is safer to cross or be...
Deano SE23 Topics 57 64,366 27-10-2011, 07:43 PM
  Thread: The British Empire
Post: RE: The British Empire

Sorry Brian. I was just making a point that our proud nation once spanned a third of the globe and Britain was a byword for leadership, confidence and civilisation. Now we have threads on the extent t...
Deano Wider Topics 14 11,336 28-10-2011, 06:06 PM
  Thread: Trees in Lewisham
Post: RE: Trees in Lewisham

Thanks tomangel. Very interesting. Sadly I have been served notice to cut a number of beautiful mature trees by an insurance company as apparently they are causing subsidence. Apparently it is nothing...
Deano Wider Topics 14 24,505 28-10-2011, 06:11 PM
  Thread: Moving soon to Dartmouth Road area of Forest Hill
Post: RE: Moving soon to Dartmouth Road area of Forest H...

I live over this side of Forest Hill and have never had any trouble on Dartmouth Road. Some of the roads off it are really nice. Derby Hill, Thorpewood Avenue and Sydenham Park Road are all nice. Good...
Deano SE23 Topics 7 10,555 02-11-2011, 11:13 PM
  Thread: Kirkdale Regeneration
Post: Kirkdale Regeneration

I assume this is on the fringe of SE23 but can anyone tell me why they are redesigning the roundabout at the top of Sydenham Hill/Kirkdale and why they are proposing to alter the road layout at the to...
Deano SE23 Topics 1 3,754 11-11-2011, 02:05 PM
  Thread: Crime and Punishment
Post: RE: Intruders in Garden, Garthorne Road

Bensonby, good point. Why not just give them the keys and make them a cuppa :) Sounds like you haven't had anyone break into your garden.
Deano Wider Topics 58 48,119 20-11-2011, 10:39 PM
  Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: The Old Bank to become a Domino's Pizza

So Dominos will have to get a slice of the action elsewhere? I would like to give the opponents a pizza my mind. How are Dominos supposed to earn a crust when they are prevented from having a base in ...
Deano SE23 Topics 736 625,636 22-11-2011, 07:04 PM
  Thread: Time for a fox cull?
Post: RE: Time for a fox cull?

basil brush has a lot to answer for. He popularised the fox cause. I would love to be able to do a bit of fox assasination - is that legal?
Deano Wider Topics 37 36,483 22-11-2011, 07:09 PM
  Thread: Time for a fox cull?
Post: RE: Time for a fox cull?

I never liked him either! Yes lets unpick his stitches, take out his stuffing, unscrew his eyes and then put him in the wash with a load of red clothes so he comes out pink. That will learn him. M...
Deano Wider Topics 37 36,483 22-11-2011, 10:04 PM
  Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: The Old Bank to become a Domino's Pizza

Gladly! Got plenty of dross up our way, a dominos would be a huge improvement. The old spar is now a charity shop and I'd have preferred a Dominos.
Deano SE23 Topics 736 625,636 22-11-2011, 10:50 PM
  Thread: Planning application: 33 Dartmouth Road
Post: RE: Planning application: 33 Dartmouth Road

Less a case of urban regeneration and more a case of degeneration. Still I suppose it's better than an empty unit - provided it doesn't case noise and disturbance. It would be better if it were a Domi...
Deano SE23 Topics 16 19,905 28-11-2011, 09:47 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Christmas Tree
Post: RE: Forest Hill Christmas Tree

Why not Andy coulson
Deano SE23 Topics 25 26,360 30-11-2011, 07:22 PM
  Thread: Jeremy Clarkson
Post: RE: Jeremy Clarkson

I am totally totally frightened by unison's remarks. If it were left to them no one would be allowed to make jokes and we would all be in prison. They pose a totally totally frightening threat to free...
Deano Wider Topics 38 35,757 01-12-2011, 07:44 PM
  Thread: Jeremy Clarkson
Post: RE: Jeremy Clarkson

Strikes me that if you work in the public sector you probably want to keep this perk of the job and if you are in the private sector you are more likely object to having to work more and be taxed more...
Deano Wider Topics 38 35,757 06-12-2011, 01:00 PM
  Thread: Jeremy Clarkson
Post: RE: Jeremy Clarkson

Good point Robin. I was trying to make the point that both parties feel strongly about their own position because they are both profit maximisers. Ironically, public sector workers act just like priva...
Deano Wider Topics 38 35,757 06-12-2011, 09:50 PM
  Thread: Recycling in Lewisham
Post: RE: Recycling in Lewisham

When I was a kid we just threw stuff away. A bloke came down the drive, picked up the bags out of the bin and threw them in the back. I can't believe how complicated it has all become. Now you practic...
Deano Wider Topics 22 25,656 06-12-2011, 09:55 PM
  Thread: Recycling in Lewisham
Post: RE: Recycling in Lewisham

Put the kettle on love
Deano Wider Topics 22 25,656 06-12-2011, 10:45 PM
  Thread: Jeremy Clarkson
Post: RE: Jeremy Clarkson

My employer scrapped the final salary pension ages ago as it was unaffordable. Now I have to decide each month to put significant sums aside to pay for a pension far less than the public sector get. E...
Deano Wider Topics 38 35,757 07-12-2011, 12:53 AM
  Thread: Supermarkets
Post: RE: Supermarkets

Far be it from me to defend supermarkets, but there have been numerous investigations into whether or not they rip off suppliers and each time no one is able to prove anything. They just have signific...
Deano Wider Topics 59 74,035 08-12-2011, 09:58 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Christmas Tree
Post: RE: Forest Hill Christmas Tree

Took the kids along today to sing some carols. Very nice atmosphere. Thanks for the invitation to join the Forest Hill Society Michael!
Deano SE23 Topics 25 26,360 10-12-2011, 09:00 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Christmas Tree
Post: RE: Forest Hill Christmas Tree

Don't worry rsdunlop, the very worst they would have done is to try to love you to death. In a world where people worry about getting knifed by strangers being given a card with Jesus Loves you on it ...
Deano SE23 Topics 25 26,360 11-12-2011, 10:38 PM
  Thread: Recycling in Lewisham
Post: RE: Recycling in Lewisham

At least Lewisham life can go straight in the recycling without being washed up. When will the Council stop publishing these vanity mags. I thought we were in an economic crisis.
Deano Wider Topics 22 25,656 11-12-2011, 11:20 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Christmas Tree
Post: RE: Forest Hill Christmas Tree

You know what they say. When you are faces with an attack like this, don't try to defend yourself, just hand over your soul.
Deano SE23 Topics 25 26,360 12-12-2011, 07:43 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Christmas Tree
Post: RE: Forest Hill Christmas Tree

Ironically, we were singing evangelical Christian songs outside the station. Hark the Herald Angels Sing is about as clear a sermon on basic Christian doctrine as you will ever get and it was nice to ...
Deano SE23 Topics 25 26,360 12-12-2011, 07:47 PM
  Thread: Hidden Gems
Post: Hidden Gems

I recently tried the French Bakery on Kirkdale and it's so good. There is nothing quite like fresh french bread at the weekend and the kids love it too. However, it's been there ages and yet I had nev...
Deano Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 1 4,615 12-12-2011, 10:37 PM
  Thread: Recycling in Lewisham
Post: RE: Recycling in Lewisham

Imagine my delight when Lewisham Life drops on the doormat. Ooh. I wondered where it had got to this quarter. All of my rubbish was beginning to pile up whilst I awaited the latest recycling news. Han...
Deano Wider Topics 22 25,656 13-12-2011, 07:40 PM
  Thread: Lewisham Life - Soviet era propaganda or just and egregious waste of money?
Post: RE: Lewisham Life - Soviet era propaganda or just ...

Even the BBC managed to scrap its in House magazine, but not Lewisham Council. No, even in the age of austerity we are still churning out its unique blend of the banal local celeb interviews mixed wi...
Deano Wider Topics 10 12,159 15-12-2011, 05:57 AM
  Thread: Power cut around station
Post: RE: Power cut around station

Maybe the extensive Christmas lights overloaded the circuit.
Deano SE23 Topics 5 6,311 17-12-2011, 08:16 AM
  Thread: Lewisham Life - Soviet era propaganda or just and egregious waste of money?
Post: RE: Lewisham Life - Soviet era propaganda or just ...

If all you want it to do is push important Council info, then it should be a cheapo 2 page newsletter printed on recycled toilet roll. It doesn't need to be a magnum opus. I would very much doubt the ...
Deano Wider Topics 10 12,159 17-12-2011, 05:29 PM
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