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Thread: Big Issue seller outside Sainsbury's
Post: RE: Big Issue seller outside Sainsbury's
| Put me on the nasty list, because I do tell the BI seller's (both of them) where to go.
Frosy: Forest Hill isn't as affluent as people would like to think. Like the rest of London and the country a... |
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Ian |
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13-11-2007, 03:58 PM |
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Thread: What does the future hold for Forest Hill?
Post: RE: What does the future hold for Forest Hill?
| Forest Hill in 2010
- Empty and boarded up shops
- Empty properties 45% down on the price they are now.
- Tumbleweed blowing down London Road.
Just like 1991. |
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Ian |
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13-11-2007, 04:14 PM |
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Thread: Class divisions in FH
Post: RE: Class divisions in FH
| [quote=thenutfield]
but you must all agree, P vale is surely now the cultural centre of FH - what with the 24 hour bagel bake, the car radio hut (is that still there?), Foresters Arms with its classy... |
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Ian |
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17-11-2007, 10:13 AM |
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Thread: SE23.com welcome picture
Post: RE: SE23.com welcome picture
| "I have some 500 postcards of Forest Hill and Sydenham and am gradually uploading them to Flickr"
Nice one Steve, it saves me from doing them. |
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Ian |
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17-11-2007, 09:59 AM |
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Thread: (ex) Mercury TV - Perry Vale
Post: RE: (ex) Mercury TV - Perry Vale
| We had a Deli back in the 80's (Goslin's) now the (soon to close) Silk Route.
We had a Woolworths, that changed to McD (now empty)
We had a cinema, then a bingo hall, now a big pub.
The Dartm... |
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Ian |
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13-11-2007, 05:36 PM |
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Thread: (ex) Mercury TV - Perry Vale
Post: RE: (ex) Mercury TV - Perry Vale
| [quote=nevermodern]
as a relative newcomer to FH, I'm really enthusiastic about its future, but just out interest....when did it all go wrong last time round?
[/quote]
The Deli moved to CP to a b... |
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Ian |
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62,489 |
14-11-2007, 01:42 PM |
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Thread: New Apartments off Dartmouth road
Post: RE: New Apartments off Dartmouth road
| Oh god, more cheaply built, over priced flats.
Don't buy now, wait for the crash and get them at a 30-45% lower price !! |
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Ian |
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14-11-2007, 10:13 PM |
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Thread: Flattened Pillar Box
Post: RE: Flattened Pillar Box
| It's been like that for a couple of day's.
We should have Speed Humps/Sleeping Policeman on the roads
to stop this from happening !! |
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Ian |
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14-11-2007, 10:18 PM |
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Thread: Class divisions in FH
Post: RE: WH Smith - what do you think?
| Eh, what comment ?? Want a fight do you ?
Let's get together with Frosy and Baboonery and have a 'Tag' team.
I'll have Frosy as my partner, he doesn't read the Guardian (That's a dig!!) |
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Ian |
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14-11-2007, 10:26 PM |
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Thread: Flattened Pillar Box
Post: RE: Flattened Pillar Box
| Yep, I was being mischevious.
You are right vipes, a non-skid surface would be good. |
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Ian |
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15-11-2007, 12:17 PM |
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Thread: Pizza Pianeta site
Post: RE: pizza pianeta site
| Oh goody, another Pizza shop, just what we need! |
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Ian |
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15-11-2007, 03:10 PM |
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Thread: WH Smith & Post Office, Forest Hill
Post: RE: WH Smith - what do you think?
| WH Smith was a wonderful place in the good old day's, very busy on Saturday's.
It wasn't shabby then, too many people using it over the years has done this.
I stopped using it when they stopped sell... |
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Ian |
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14-11-2007, 09:54 PM |
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Thread: Class divisions in FH
Post: RE: WH Smith - what do you think?
| A "FH Lifer" not a 10 minute wonder......is my signature.
I can change it to 5 or 15 minutes if you like ??
I have it because I see all these new people coming to Forest Hill
calling it a 'Villa... |
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Ian |
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14-11-2007, 10:45 PM |
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Thread: Class divisions in FH
Post: RE: Class divisions in FH
| Michael: Where the hell is 'Upper Dulwich Bottom'?
I don't object to anyone moving here, more the merrier but please don't
turn FH into the nauseating East Dulwich.
More people will move here now... |
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Ian |
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15-11-2007, 03:08 PM |
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Thread: Class divisions in FH
Post: RE: WH Smith - what do you think?
| [quote=RobChik]
Interesting point, Ian. Is it the middle-class ponciness of these newcomers which you object to, or the fact of their arrival? Not a dig, by the way, I'm genuinely interested. I shoul... |
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Ian |
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14-11-2007, 11:25 PM |
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Thread: SE23.com welcome picture
Post: RE: se23.com welcome picture
| The nice Mr.Admin said:
"Just an idea - if you scan and email them I'd be happy to create a
special page in the Features section. Or maybe I could arrange to
meet you and scan them here."
I'll... |
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Ian |
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15-11-2007, 05:10 PM |
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Thread: Class divisions in FH
Post: RE: Class divisions in FH
| [quote=thenutfield]
It's official now, the centre of FH is in Perry Vale....just ask Berkley Homes!! Al you lot on the Stanstead road side are in the quaint old town.
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What a load of "Ge... |
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Ian |
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16-11-2007, 01:11 AM |
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Thread: SE23.com welcome picture
Post: RE: se23.com welcome picture
| My old Mum has a nice collection of old postcards she has collected over the years, most are from 1900-1910 (ish?) Forest Hill, Dulwich etc. I must buy a scanner and make up some .jpg's. Many of these... |
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Ian |
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15-11-2007, 04:36 PM |
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Thread: Class divisions in FH
Post: RE: Class divisions in FH
| shzl400: That is Dulwich, it's SE22 |
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Ian |
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16-11-2007, 11:11 AM |
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Thread: Class divisions in FH
Post: RE: Class divisions in FH
| shzl400: How about we call that area (Streamline/Harvester) the "Forest Hill Gateway"?
It's got a trendy ring to it. |
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Ian |
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16-11-2007, 01:35 PM |
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Thread: Class divisions in FH
Post: RE: Class divisions in FH
| Moore Park Tavern, was it ever called that ?
The "Moore Park Hotel" on Wood Vale was a very popular and very busy boozer in it's day. |
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Ian |
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18-11-2007, 09:04 PM |
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Thread: Mentally/physically handicapped kid on Devonshire Road
Post: RE: Mentally/physically handicapped kid on Devonsh...
| Saw him Friday night grabbing a lady by the arm, she looked worried. Then he made a bee-line for me. I won't tell you what I said and did !!! |
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Ian |
SE23 Topics |
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26-11-2007, 11:49 AM |
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Thread: Which is your Favourite Pub in SE23?
Post: RE: Which is your favourite pub in SE23?
| "I think the only issue here is the inclusion of the word "pub" in the question"
Yep a real pub, no food just beer, although crisps, peanuts and pork scratchings are aloud.
That should trim the l... |
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Ian |
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26-11-2007, 05:19 PM |
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Thread: Rail fare rise
Post: RE: RAIL FARE RISE
| http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6190810.stm |
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Ian |
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27-11-2007, 11:43 PM |
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Thread: Rail fare rise
Post: RE: RAIL FARE RISE
| [quote=blushingsnail]
[quote=Ian]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6190810.stm
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That's from 2006! Try this one: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23423293-details/Rail+fares+t... |
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Ian |
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28-11-2007, 12:28 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pool
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool
| If you're fed-up with all the hot air and non-action over FH pool,
next May vote this lot out of Lewisham and vote a new lot in...easy. |
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Ian |
SE23 Topics |
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29-11-2007, 10:51 AM |
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Thread: Quiz Honor Oak
Post: RE: Quiz Honor Oak
| [quote=Toffeejim]
[quote=pill-j]
all the Honor Oak needs to be the perfect pub
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No doubt I'm out of touch with modern definitions of what a good pub should be. I always thought that stoc... |
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Ian |
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03-12-2007, 12:36 PM |
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Thread: Busy Weekend
Post: RE: Busy Weekend
| Great news
Maybe SE23's parents will take their little cherubs and the pubs will be child free. |
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Ian |
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05-12-2007, 04:29 PM |
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Thread: Busy Weekend
Post: RE: Busy Weekend
| OH NO,.......sweets full of 'e' numbers ! |
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Ian |
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05-12-2007, 09:06 PM |
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Thread: Where am I??
Post: RE: where am I??
| I don't like class differences, but lets look at it this way, which is
much easier for you to understand:
The railway line is the dividing wall (Like Berlin was many years ago)
We are in the we... |
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Ian |
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05-12-2007, 09:15 PM |
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Thread: Where am I??
Post: RE: where am I??
| Hello.......FHS, are you out there?
We need a Checkpoint Charlie v2 placed in the 'tunnel of doom' (tm) please. |
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Ian |
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06-12-2007, 12:22 AM |
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Thread: Where am I??
Post: RE: where am I??
| [quote=thenutfield]
that's what I thought. Sort of the rive gauche of Forest Hill.
That's why we've got Kafe La....and they've got Pizza Hut delivery
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Don't forget the closed Bagel s... |
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Ian |
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06-12-2007, 12:38 AM |
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Thread: Where am I??
Post: RE: where am I??
| [quote=millesens]
Oh yes, Ian, you can be proud, humm let's see, "Favorite Chicken and Ribs", the shabby International Call Centre, what about that delighful newsagent that also sells all kind of pou... |
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Ian |
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06-12-2007, 05:44 PM |
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Thread: Busy Weekend
Post: RE: Busy Weekend
| So how much of our tax money has been wasted on this cancelled event ?
It's time to put some of these elected money wasters into the stocks !! |
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Ian |
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08-12-2007, 01:42 PM |
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Thread: Am I a Scrooge but....?
Post: RE: Am I a Scrooge but....?
| Sainsbury's have been doing this jolly Xmas music for years, especially at Bell Green.
I was in our local one the other day and a cheery christmas meeter and greeter was standing in place with Sant... |
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Ian |
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12-12-2007, 11:18 AM |
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Thread: (ex) Mercury TV - Perry Vale
Post: RE: (ex) Mercury TV - Perry Vale
| [quote=hilltopgeneral]
Wot, no high-end deli? Some grotty ironing shop on Perry Vale, the Marylebone High Street of the South?
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They are establishing and building up a business for when t... |
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Ian |
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12-12-2007, 11:48 AM |
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Thread: Which is your Favourite Pub in SE23?
Post: RE: Which is your favourite pub in SE23?
| [quote=nevermodern]
Never been sneered at in the Dartmouth Arms for not eating. It's nice there with a pint and the papers :) It's lost a little since the refurb, but still a really nice pub :)
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Ian |
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13-12-2007, 12:58 PM |
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Thread: Merry Christmas Sir Steve!
Post: RE: Merry Christmas Sir Steve!
| What a wet load of dribble !!
He will read your xmas cards and do nothing. If you want to get things done in FH, make up some banners, get a few people together and have a peaceful protest outside ... |
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Ian |
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13-12-2007, 01:38 PM |
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Thread: Merry Christmas Sir Steve!
Post: RE: Merry Christmas Sir Steve!
| [quote=robwinton]
Can we put you down to make some banners and a couple of weekends to stand on the streets extolling the virtues of Forest Hill past if not present?
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Yep, I'll do it, all... |
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Ian |
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13-12-2007, 02:22 PM |
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Thread: Merry Christmas Sir Steve!
Post: RE: Merry Christmas Sir Steve!
| [quote=Jane]
If you don't like your elected politicians then stand yourself! Let's see the manifesto!!
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The regular LBL wage would be very nice.
For a start:
I would remove all sleepi... |
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Ian |
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13-12-2007, 03:02 PM |
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Thread: Am I a Scrooge but....?
Post: RE: Am I a Scrooge but....?
| Good news, today at Sainbury's Bell Green no cheesey xmas muzak was heard at all.
Also three cases of Stella larger (if you like that sort of thing) are on sale for 20 quid !!
Should keep the Chav'... |
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Ian |
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13-12-2007, 07:55 PM |
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Thread: (ex) Mercury TV - Perry Vale
Post: RE: (ex) Mercury TV - Perry Vale
| [quote=Melissablake]
I'd love a deli in Forest Hill, it'd save driving to East Dulwich every weekend. Also if we're thinking of making a wish list I'd like a cinema, a petting zoo and Morleys Fried C... |
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Ian |
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14-12-2007, 02:07 PM |
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Thread: Merry Christmas Sir Steve!
Post: RE: Merry Christmas Sir Steve!
| Well Ho-Ho-Ho, your emails got a very quick responce.........OR, one of his "drones" was having a look at this board and reported back to his/her master that there could be some civil unrest from the ... |
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Ian |
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14-12-2007, 07:00 PM |
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Thread: Merry Christmas Sir Steve!
Post: RE: Merry Christmas Sir Steve!
| [quote=Baboonery]
Where do those of us who live above said shops put our rubbish?
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You would be required to keep your bin at the rear of the property or in any side alley. On rubbish coll... |
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Ian |
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13-12-2007, 08:19 PM |
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Thread: Merry Christmas Sir Steve!
Post: RE: Merry Christmas Sir Steve!
| [quote=shzl400]
I should point out that basic councillors only get an "allowance" of about ?9k pa, although they get extra for every additional committee or whatever they sit on or other duties they ... |
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Ian |
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13-12-2007, 08:46 PM |
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Thread: How to Measure Water Pressure?
Post: RE: water pressure
| They are digging up the south circular and putting a new main in.
I suggest you go down to where they are working and tell them to hurry up. |
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Ian |
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07-11-2007, 09:54 PM |
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Thread: Gambling
Post: RE: Gambling
| As a "FH lifer" I can not remember any Bookies being on our "Manor" pre 1990?
There was one on Wood Vale years ago but closed after the Moore Park Hotel was shut down.
Any more "FH lifers" out the... |
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Ian |
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14-11-2007, 02:20 PM |
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Thread: Housing market
Post: RE: New Apartments off Dartmouth road
| I see the government are starting to cook the books to stop it from happening. |
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Ian |
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15-11-2007, 12:28 PM |
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Thread: Gambling
Post: RE: Gambling
| [quote=katie one]
[quote=Ian]
As a "FH lifer" I can not remember any Bookies being on our "Manor" pre 1990?
There was one on Wood Vale years ago but closed after the Moore Park Hotel was shut down.... |
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Ian |
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15-11-2007, 02:12 PM |
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Thread: Housing market
Post: RE: Property market
| [quote=nevermodern]
Thankfully, the vast majority of our banks haven't left themselves anywhere near as exposed to bad subprime debts as US banks have - Northern Rock being the exception. Also, thank... |
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Ian |
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15-11-2007, 08:38 PM |
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