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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: 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: 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?
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The Deli moved to CP to a b... |
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Ian |
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14-11-2007, 01:42 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: 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: 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: 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: 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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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Housing market
Post: RE: Property market
| A crash In layman's terms (As I see it?)
The sub-prime crisis in the US goes belly up big time
The banks lose billion$
Thousands of Job losses/cuts on Wall St
Knock on effect in the UK
Thousand... |
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Ian |
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15-11-2007, 07:50 PM |
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Thread: Vinyl
Post: RE: Vinyl
| You got to go to Beanos in Croydon these day's.
There's also one in West Wickham, both are top dollar.
www.beanos.co.uk/
We used to have a second hand record shop on Stanstead Rd in the good old... |
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Ian |
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15-11-2007, 08:02 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: Vinyl
Post: RE: Vinyl
| Come to me my children, I have all the vinyl you want. |
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Ian |
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16-11-2007, 01:57 AM |
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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: Housing market
Post: RE: Property market
| /quote]with monthly overpayments to hopefully leave us mortgage free in 10 years time in our early forties.[/quote]
I did more or less the same in the 80's, I kept throwing large amounts at my mort... |
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Ian |
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16-11-2007, 01:20 PM |
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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: Vinyl
Post: RE: Vinyl
| [quote=ana]
[quote=hoppy]
hi ana,
sounds interesting. WHat you got in mind?
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Hi Hoppy
I was thinking a few years back of doing a daytime fair at Equal, opening it up on a Saturday... |
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Ian |
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19-11-2007, 10:10 AM |
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Thread: Last refuge for smokers
Post: RE: Last refuge
| The Hob isn't bad with a small outside area and the Dulwich Wood House on Sydenham Hill have an undercover area with heaters and a perspex screened wall to keep the heat in. |
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Ian |
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22-11-2007, 04:36 PM |
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Thread: Last refuge for smokers
Post: RE: Last refuge
| A clever person would have bought shares in a patio heating manufacturer before the
smoking ban came into force and they are now seeing a nice return for their money.
Turn those heaters up lads.
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Ian |
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23-11-2007, 02:28 PM |
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Thread: Why have Tom-Tom recalled 1.5 Million Devices
Post: RE: Why have Tom-Tom recalled 1.5 Million Devices
| I've never had my A-Z recalled |
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Ian |
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26-11-2007, 11:46 AM |
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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 |
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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: Last refuge for smokers
Post: RE: Last refuge for smokers
| Nice post Ana
The publicans and brewers should have put up a bigger fight against the government, now they will both pay the price. The smokers had no say, so don't blame them.
It's a pity we have... |
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Ian |
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27-11-2007, 10:03 PM |
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Thread: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
Post: RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
| So what your saying is, I can harbour a desire my neighbours donkey then?
I wouldn't want to break the law. |
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Ian |
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27-11-2007, 11:41 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 |
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29-11-2007, 10:51 AM |
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Thread: Bubbles Apostrophe
Post: RE: Bubbles Apostrophe
| Ah, remember those great words, education, education, education?
Tis de onderfell skooling de yoff 'ave in de Uk now, innit !! |
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Ian |
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29-11-2007, 10:02 PM |
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Thread: Last refuge for smokers
Post: RE: Last refuge for smokers
| "Baggy Dave, campaigning for a return to the 1950s, when life was great, and people new their place in society"
Hear, hear!
You wouldn't have liked the MPH in it's final years, a grubby and dirt... |
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02-12-2007, 11:36 AM |
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Thread: Last refuge for smokers
Post: RE: Last refuge for smokers
| [quote=baggydave]
Ian, at last after four years of campaigning I have found a sympathetic voice. If you see an earlier thread of mine, I discovered that Gail out of Coronation Street used to drink (... |
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Ian |
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03-12-2007, 12:21 PM |
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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: Children in Pubs
Post: RE: Best Sunday roast?
| When I was young I stood out side the pub with a bottle of coke with a straw and a bag of plain crips with the little blue bag of salt inside, because in those day's children were not aloud in pubs.
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Ian |
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04-12-2007, 06:03 PM |
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Thread: Children in Pubs
Post: RE: Children in pubs
| Sorry Rob, I stand by my last post.
And forget the huggs, I might go soft (heaven forbid)
I DO NOT WANT CHILDREN IN A PUB.
I had a great childhood, but the law then was children were not aloud ... |
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05-12-2007, 01:41 AM |
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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: Children in Pubs
Post: RE: Children in pubs
| "One of the great things about pub culture in this country (contrast, for example, the US) is that local pubs can be, and often are, great, welcoming, sociable places which enhance the community"
I... |
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Ian |
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05-12-2007, 04:54 PM |
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Thread: Children in Pubs
Post: RE: Children in pubs
| Baboonery: Try the Dulwich Wood House. I understand it's anti kids and there's a separate restaurant area.
SE23 husbands (etc) Why not buy the other 'alf some cookery lessons for xmas ?
Then you c... |
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Ian |
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05-12-2007, 09:02 PM |
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