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Thread: Big Spiders
Post: Big Spiders
| Anyone else being invaded by very large spiders? I expect to see one or two in the house in late August / early September, but in the past week we have had two or three scuttling around the house ever... |
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19-08-2009, 05:39 PM |
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Thread: Big Spiders
Post: RE: Big Spiders
| Glad it's not just me. And yes, Calvin, they are very fast. I'm not generally a wuss about spiders and insects, but I'm getting decidedly unnerved by these boys. |
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Thread: Big Spiders
Post: RE: Big Spiders
| Some of them have been fat house spiders but others have been different - really really really long slim legs - as long as half my middle finger. Nice picture though! Haven't seen any bats yet - we us... |
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20-08-2009, 10:07 AM |
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Thread: Perry Vale - Road Issues
Post: RE: Perry Vale - Road Issues
| I live on Mayow Road - we have a lovely new hump just outside our house. Being a little 'split' hump, it doesn't slow anyone down, just keeps us awake at night as people speed over it, ker-thunk ker-t... |
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20-08-2009, 06:36 PM |
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Thread: Minicab drivers parked up waiting in residential streets
Post: RE: Minicab drivers parked up waiting in residenti...
| They also park on Mayow Road, just past Burghill Road. I haven't noticed much litter, but they do tend to stop very suddenly at that point, either to park, (or double park), or perform a u-turn. All w... |
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24-08-2009, 09:02 AM |
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Thread: Big Spiders
Post: RE: Big Spiders
| Yup, those are the ones. Not had any for a couple of days now - almost safe to walk around with no shoes on. And the cats are getting into the action now. I keep finding fat, squashed spiders outside ... |
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24-08-2009, 11:15 PM |
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Thread: Broadband in SE23
Post: RE: Broadband in SE23
| Whichever you choose, if you are moving providers, remember to negotiate price. I am on BT and came to the end of my contract. I looked around and saw that o2 were the cheapest (I have an o2 mobile co... |
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25-08-2009, 08:40 AM |
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Thread: Alarm Going Off at Night in Mayow Road Area
Post: Alarm Going Off at Night in Mayow Road Area
| This is an odd one. Almost every night for the past six weeks to two months, I've been woken up by a burglar alarm going off at about 3 am. It only goes off for about 30 seconds. It's the same length ... |
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05-10-2009, 03:08 PM |
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Thread: Alarm Going Off at Night in Mayow Road Area
Post: RE: Alarm going off a night in Mayow Road area
| No, that's not it. We have an alarm too, and I know the beeping you get when you come in or got out. This is the actual siren going off (I know what that sounds like too, when I forget I've set the sy... |
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05-10-2009, 10:51 PM |
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Thread: Alarm Going Off at Night in Mayow Road Area
Post: RE: Alarm going off a night in Mayow Road area
| Okay, the alarm is still going off, and now it's not just at night. It happens during the day as well. The alarm sounds for about thirty seconds and then stops mid-bleep. I can hear a front door closi... |
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03-11-2009, 11:13 AM |
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Thread: Snow!!!
Post: RE: Snow!!!
| I would have to say that people need to use a little common sense - if they are still using roads like Canonbie and Westwood Park as short cuts in this sort of weather they need their heads examined.
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13-01-2010, 05:16 PM |
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Thread: Snow!!!
Post: RE: Snow!!!
| Fair enough, it was our own fault that we got stuck, except that it's not a hill that normally causes any problems so I don't expect it's been a common occurrence. We only needed a teeny tiny push. I ... |
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13-01-2010, 06:59 PM |
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Thread: Snow!!!
Post: RE: Snow!!!
| Oh, and just to clarify, I didn't expect the guy to push the car up the hill for me! We were stuck in snow, not on ice, and couldn't move anywhere, up, down, where ever. Reversing back down wasn't an ... |
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13-01-2010, 07:02 PM |
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Thread: Perry Vale accident
Post: RE: Perry Vale tonight
| All the Sydenham Road buses are on diversion up and down Mayow Road and along Perry Vale because Sydenham Road is closed between Kent House Road and Home Park. That might have been a contributing fact... |
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05-05-2010, 09:22 PM |
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Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line
| My husband travels regularly from FH to North East London, so he certainly sees the point of the trains running through to Dalston and beyond. And might I suggest that there is also a great advantage ... |
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13-05-2010, 08:05 AM |
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Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line
| Was it pay as you go? Because it should be capped at a one day travel card, either peak or off peak. You might find the difference has been refunded. It's a barmy system, I know. |
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28-05-2010, 07:08 PM |
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Thread: Missing Cat in SE23
Post: RE: MISSING in S.E.23
| Alypops - which street do you live on? It helps to narrow it down as Dot may not be far from home.
Will keep an eye out in any case. |
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28-05-2010, 07:09 PM |
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Thread: Car accident Mayow Road/Perry Vale roundabout
Post: RE: Car accident Mayow Road/Perry Vale roundabout
| I live on Mayow Road and use this roundabout almost every day. Some people seem incapable of remembering how roundabouts work when it's a mini one and just fail to give way then look all surprised whe... |
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07-06-2010, 12:55 PM |
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Thread: Car accident Mayow Road/Perry Vale roundabout
Post: RE: Car accident Mayow Road/Perry Vale roundabout
| Blushing - I was going to say what a good idea, except that about five minutes ago I used that roundabout to turn right and was cut up by ... a police car. I stopped mid junction and just raised my ha... |
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07-06-2010, 04:05 PM |
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Thread: Missing Cat in SE23
Post: RE: Missing Cat in SE23
| Don't know if you are still looking for your cat, but there is a notice on the Sydenham forum that someone has found a young black and white cat. This one has a collar, but people do sometimes put col... |
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09-06-2010, 04:43 PM |
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Thread: Transport For London Survey
Post: RE: Transport For London Survey
| How were you contacted? Did they phone you? If it was TFL, do you know how they got your number (Oyster registration perhaps)? How did they confirm who they were?
I think it's okay to ask when you... |
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30-06-2010, 04:29 PM |
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Thread: More Lies
Post: RE: More Lies
| Ex FH Pat - who says you've upset anyone? If you post an opinion and people disagree, so what? Or do you not want people to reply?
Putting people in prison is a traditionally Tory policy. This new ... |
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02-07-2010, 01:25 PM |
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Thread: More Lies
Post: RE: More Lies
| Some part of HOP are in SE23, some in SE4. Would people posting about HOP kindly determine which postcode their post refers to and make sure it goes in the correct forum? Thank you.
Of course, if ... |
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02-07-2010, 01:59 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Lots of people do use swimming as a therapeutic exercise if they are less mobile. If you use the Perry Vale car park you either have to negotiate the steps in the underpass or walk around Waldram Cres... |
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02-07-2010, 02:39 PM |
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Thread: More Lies
Post: RE: More Lies
| What a nice welcome to the forum for Foresthillier! Are we going to frisk every new member to make sure they are not Ex FH Pat? |
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06-07-2010, 01:13 PM |
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Thread: Lewisham Library Closures
Post: RE: Lewisham Library Closures
| I, like many people, I suspect, have a nostalgic fondness for libraries. As a child I went to the library at least once a week. There were always plenty of books to satisfy my voracious reading habit.... |
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06-07-2010, 01:31 PM |
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Thread: More Lies
Post: RE: More Lies
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07-07-2010, 08:20 AM |
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Thread: Snooty Charity Shops
Post: RE: Snooty Charity Shops
| The British Heart Foundation collect. I just had them pick up about 150 books from me. And they do put bags through the letter box - I just had one today. If you want a pick up, call the Catford shop ... |
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12-07-2010, 01:51 PM |
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Thread: Snooty Charity Shops
Post: RE: Snooty Charity Shops
| It is very difficult shifting baby stuff because of Health and Safety. Understandable, but frustrating. I have a whole bunch of car seats, but they haven't gone to waste as they have been appropriated... |
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13-07-2010, 10:58 AM |
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Thread: Car 'accident'
Post: RE: Car 'accident'
| Thanks for the heads up - a nice little scam there, and no mistake. And well done for keeping your cool. |
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18-07-2010, 10:30 AM |
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Thread: Parking Devonshire Road
Post: RE: Parking Devonshire Road
| I avoid driving down Devonshire Road at all costs, because I know that sooner or later I'm going to lose a wing mirror or a bumper to some crazed van driver coming the other way. Given how close it is... |
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22-07-2010, 10:51 PM |
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Thread: Parking Devonshire Road
Post: RE: Parking Devonshire Road
| How would that work, junegapi? Do you mean alternating contraflows up and down the road, with pinch points where people have to wait and give way? I've found those make people even more aggressive. Mo... |
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27-07-2010, 01:40 PM |
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Thread: What county was Forest Hill once in? (Long long ago)
Post: RE: What county was Forest Hill once in? (Long lon...
| My house, on the very border of Forest Hill and Sydenham, was in Kent on the original mortgage deeds. Beckenham is in Kent.
But was 'London' ever in a county other that London? |
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29-07-2010, 08:24 AM |
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Thread: What county was Forest Hill once in? (Long long ago)
Post: RE: What county was Forest Hill once in? (Long lon...
| Oh, and Croydon still is in Surrey! Many London boroughs outside the central zone are in counties other than Greater London. |
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29-07-2010, 08:28 AM |
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Thread: Ridiculous Doctors Catchment areas
Post: RE: Ridiculous Doctors Catchment areas
| It always seems like a good idea to stay with a GP you like when you move, especially if you don't go very often. But you never know what the future will hold. My mother stayed with our family GP when... |
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29-07-2010, 09:34 AM |
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Thread: What county was Forest Hill once in? (Long long ago)
Post: RE: What county was Forest Hill once in? (Long lon...
| I stand corrected about Croydon! I'm surprised, though, because many of the towns on the outskirts of London still have their counties in their postal addresses - Morden (Surrey), Harrow (Middlesex), ... |
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29-07-2010, 01:28 PM |
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Thread: Parking Devonshire Road
Post: RE: Parking Devonshire Road
| But the question is, how do you stop the cut through traffic? Every new traffic rule or routing has a knock on effect in other places. I'll bet the traffic on Devonshire Road has been a lot worse in t... |
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31-07-2010, 09:05 PM |
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Thread: Parking Devonshire Road
Post: RE: Parking Devonshire Road
| I'm not saying it couldn't or shouldn't be done, I'm just wondering how, with so many side roads joining into Devonshire Road. |
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31-07-2010, 11:58 PM |
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Thread: Parking Devonshire Road
Post: RE: Parking Devonshire Road
| I read the other thread on traffic calming, and have to agree with the person there who pointed out that traffic flows so much better these days around the South Circular that it's hardly worth taking... |
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01-08-2010, 12:17 PM |
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Thread: Considering a move to Queenswood Road
Post: RE: Considering a move to Queenswood Road
| I live on Mayow Road, near the corner of Queenswood Road. Queenswood is a lovely, quiet road. Even Mayow Road is quiet in the evenings, bar the odd lairy person at the bus stop!
The only downside ... |
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09-08-2010, 10:45 AM |
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Thread: South Circular closed
Post: RE: South Circular closed
| Lottie - if you shop by car, I suggest you use the Sainsburys in Lower Sydenham until it's sorted.
How are Sainsburys and indeed all the businesses on that stretch of the South Circular going to g... |
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15-08-2010, 08:59 PM |
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Thread: what was on mayow road years ago
Post: RE: what was on mayow road years ago
| Call me a cynic, but haven't people died just about everywhere? Or do you mean did a young girl died in that area in circumstances that would make her likely to become a ghost.
I've often wondered ... |
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28-08-2010, 11:45 PM |
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Thread: what was on mayow road years ago
Post: RE: what was on mayow road years ago
| Why was your brother taking photos of his room, out of interest?
I can see the image of the girl quite clearly. Not sure about the pinafore and frilled collar you mentioned, but by the hairstyle s... |
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Thread: what was on mayow road years ago
Post: RE: what was on mayow road years ago
| Also, the lighting is all wrong - the light is in the girl's face, but the light in the room is coming from behind the camera. Yes, I know, ghosts don't obey the laws of physics, but if she is suppose... |
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29-08-2010, 11:31 PM |
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Thread: South Circular closed
Post: RE: South Circular closed
| 10th Sept according to the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/travelnews/local/london.shtml |
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30-08-2010, 08:43 PM |
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Thread: Idiots that block your driveway! Grrrr
Post: RE: Idiots that block your driveway! Grrrr
| I'd say that car was abandoned, not parked. The distance from the kerb and the fact that the car looks beaten up - dead giveaways. I have seen several cars like that recently. One was parked right at ... |
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Thread: Idiots that block your driveway! Grrrr
Post: RE: Idiots that block your driveway! Grrrr
| How did it get taxed and insured without a registered owner? |
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Thread: Idiots that block your driveway! Grrrr
Post: RE: Idiots that block your driveway! Grrrr
| It is illegal to park over a dropped kerb, isn't it? Grrr indeed. |
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Thread: South Circular closed
Post: RE: South Circular closed
| [quote] 02-09-2010 10:30 PM
That's great news, but two new traffic islands are about to be constructed at the junction of Perry Vale and Westbourne Drive outside the Co-op. According to a TfL traffi... |
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09-09-2010, 05:33 PM |
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Thread: South Circular closed
Post: RE: South Circular closed
| [quote] But there's nothing to say that they cannot drive down Perry Vale, turn left into Waldram Place and then onto Waldram Crescent. [/quote]
Yes there is - there is a 'no entry' sign where the ... |
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