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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| @MICHI
There has been a petition in the Dartmouth Arms for a while. Dont know if its still there - but Ive been stopped and asked by people to sign outside WH Smiths on Sat mornings a couple of tim... |
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12-05-2009, 10:41 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| For me the downsides of the Bridge is that its smaller and there is less opportunity to do laps. Its hard enough at Ladywell (with the timetable forever changing and limited lane swimming) - but at le... |
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ryananglem |
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12-05-2009, 12:42 PM |
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Thread: Phoenix Works Building Site, Bird in Hand Mews
Post: RE: Phoenix Works Building Site, Bird in Hand Mews
| For those of us who live nearby, this is a nightmare!
There are huge piles of rubbish inside the temporary barriers around the site that have either been dumped by the construction company working ... |
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ryananglem |
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02-07-2009, 11:39 AM |
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Thread: Sewer Problems in Dartmouth Road
Post: RE: Sewer Problems in Dartmouth Road
| Ive walked past a couple of times today and its pretty putrid. I dont really know how you can miss it!
It was worse on Sunday though, when the flood went across Dartmouth Road and down to near the... |
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ryananglem |
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23-06-2009, 02:04 PM |
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Thread: Sewer Problems in Dartmouth Road
Post: RE: Sewer Problems in Dartmouth Road
| It appears that for the second day in a row, there is a drainage company doing work at the site. I thought they'd cleaned it up yesterday - but it seems that's not the case. Lets hope this doesn't dra... |
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ryananglem |
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03-07-2009, 10:50 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station
| I had a period over a year ago when I was on crutches with no weight bearing on my bad foot - and can safely say that a handrail is so very helpful when it comes to navigating stairs.
Until I becam... |
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ryananglem |
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07-10-2009, 11:30 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Ive recently been using the facilities at our national aquatic centre (Crystal Palace) after enjoying summer swimming at the fantastic Brockwell Lido, and compared with the facilites at Ladywell which... |
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ryananglem |
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23-11-2009, 05:51 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| [quote]3 miles from where?[/quote]
Sorry, from the current site/Dartmouth Road. You're right though - the 122 is a good option. |
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ryananglem |
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24-11-2009, 10:37 AM |
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Thread: Oyster Cards and FH Station
Post: RE: Oyster Cards and FH Station
| Ahhhh sorry. I dont know the answer to that. I only found out they (station to station season tickets) existed recently, but I would guess that the answer is no - because that is a national rail inita... |
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ryananglem |
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24-11-2009, 05:11 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Central
Post: RE: Forest Hill Central
| Thats good to see.
I hope that these flats being finished and filled will give the developers at Phoenix works across the tracks some incentive to restart their development. |
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ryananglem |
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08-01-2010, 04:51 PM |
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Thread: Planning: Old Post Office on Devonshire Road
Post: RE: Old Post Office on Devonshire Road - Planning ...
| I note with interest that the developers are the Black Ant Company [TBAC] - also known as Billsop Ltd and/or Doy Limited - the same lot that built the Bird in Hand Mews development.
I wonder if the... |
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11-01-2010, 09:52 AM |
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Thread: Oyster Cards and FH Station
Post: RE: Oyster Cards and FH Station
| The night before last I got back to Forest Hill Station from Balham, and the station/barriers was closed - so had to go all the way around to the open gates at platform 2 to touch out by going in (wit... |
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27-01-2010, 11:22 AM |
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Thread: Oyster Cards and FH Station
Post: RE: Oyster Cards and FH Station
| I dont see why it will change the status quo with regards being able to buy the different types of tickets, only the PAYG for Oyster will be added. I get my Oyster travelcard from the newsagent on the... |
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24-11-2009, 04:00 PM |
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Thread: Royal Mail Delivery of Packages
Post: RE: Royal Mail Delivery of Packages
| For the number of post/parcels I get from Royal Mail, they do a pretty good job - only one time when they didn't bother to put the red card through my door, but had the letter at the sorting office (i... |
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02-03-2010, 05:22 PM |
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Thread: Phoenix Works Building Site, Bird in Hand Mews
Post: RE: Phoenix Works Building Site, Bird in Hand Mews
| I have mixed feelings about this. I live very close to the horrible building site that is Phoenix works at the minute, and whilst it is far preferable to me to have a completed building than what look... |
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23-03-2010, 12:01 PM |
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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
| Im currently working in Hammersmith, and have found that my journey is far more pleasant if I take the train to Kensington Olympia (via East Croydon) and walk, rather than take the tube. Its takes abo... |
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ryananglem |
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20-05-2010, 09:16 AM |
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Thread: Local Kids on the streets
Post: Local Kids on the streets
| Yesterday afternoon, myself and another of the guys from a flat in my block were doing some gardening in the plots around the building. We'd undertaken a fair amount of pruning/mess making when three ... |
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26-04-2010, 11:47 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
| This morning I tried to buy a weekly travelcard on my oyster at the ticket machine. I was issued a receipt, but the ticket wasnt loaded onto my oyster card. Not realising this (well who would, when yo... |
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ryananglem |
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04-05-2010, 06:14 PM |
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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
| [quote]But that's not a 'legal' journey is it?
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It isnt on a 1-3 travel card. Have to get a 2-5 for a legal journey, although Ive not seen oyster card readers on the platform at E/C they ... |
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20-05-2010, 12:13 PM |
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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
| [quote]If it helps, as of Monday, you'll have 2tph direct to Clapham Junction and 4tph to Crystal Palace with a change there for more trains to Clapham. [/quote]
Unfortunately the direct train arri... |
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ryananglem |
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20-05-2010, 12:41 PM |
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Thread: Green Chain Walk - Info and more nice walks!
Post: RE: Green Chain Walk - Info and more nice walks!
| Note that (if you're heading that way) a good portion of Crystal Palace Park will be more difficult to navigate on Sunday due to the triathlon taking place around there |
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20-05-2010, 12:58 PM |
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Thread: Parking Devonshire Road
Post: RE: Parking Devonshire Road
| @JonathanH
In a simple world based on someone saying "please can I have a permit" and the council sending them a sticker, it would be easy and fine. The reality is that people steal other people's ... |
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24-07-2010, 06:33 PM |
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Thread: Planning Application: 6 Church Rise
Post: RE: 6 Church Rise
| Cripes! Id be really worried I had a stake in this and Darren from the former Earlsfield Estates had anything to do with it. |
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05-07-2010, 12:12 PM |
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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
| I do freelance work and tend to be all over the place, and at present am going south in the mornings. It occurred to me that there are far more people on platform 2 in the morning these days than the ... |
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22-06-2010, 11:10 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Although I am now a reasonably regular swimmer, I only got into it by having a rather serious injury that stopped me from walking. My rehabilitation after a few months involved walking/running on the ... |
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02-07-2010, 03:37 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Thats my experience with both The Bridge and Ladywell pools. Poorly updated website and staff who either dont know what times each session starts and finishes or dont care. |
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04-07-2010, 08:30 PM |
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Thread: Parking Devonshire Road
Post: RE: Parking Devonshire Road
| You would be surprised how expensive it is to manage parking permits. Im working on an IT system for this for another London council at the minute and its complex (and therefore expensive). Thats just... |
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23-07-2010, 11:14 AM |
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Thread: Ridiculous Doctors Catchment areas
Post: RE: Ridiculous Doctors Catchment areas
| Ive had the same problem, and ended up with a Doctor in Sydenham! Mostly it was because they couldnt find my address on their map (I had moved into a new development) and couldnt reconcile that with t... |
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26-07-2010, 10:10 AM |
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Thread: Parking Devonshire Road
Post: RE: Parking Devonshire Road
| [quote]..but I was hoping that the new Condem government and Big Society would mean a move away from the nanny state dictating every move you make and towards a more free market approach. [/quote]
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27-07-2010, 03:56 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| I live about 50 metres from the pools site, and this evening Im going to Crystal Palace via the 122. In the weekend I'll probably go to Brockwell Lido via the P4 and a couple of walks. |
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ryananglem |
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10-08-2010, 02:25 PM |
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Thread: Warning - burglaries in Forest Hill area
Post: RE: Warning - burglaries in Forest Hill area
| I feel your pain. I got burgled a couple of years back and I imagine you are going through the same sickening feeling. I was very wary of anything out of the ordinary and had an irrational fear of lea... |
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25-08-2010, 10:06 AM |
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Thread: Parking on Gabriel St, Grierson Rd, Lessing St etc
Post: RE: Parking on Gabriel St, Grierson Rd, Lessing St...
| Surely that oversimplifies the needs of some people. You may well buy into a Car Free Development not needing a car and not thinking you will ever need one, but your circumstances may change and you m... |
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27-09-2010, 12:28 PM |
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Thread: Getting to Bromley
Post: RE: Getting to Bromley
| From London Road, you'd still have to walk to the station and catch the 122 from there to Crofton Park. |
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07-10-2010, 02:54 PM |
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Thread: New to area - opinions appreciated!
Post: RE: New to area - opinions appreciated!
| Ive lived near to the Bird in Hand for around five years and aside from having to put up with the constant mess created around the pub, and the language (I once caught 5 'f's walking past) - havent re... |
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02-02-2011, 04:37 PM |
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Thread: Anti-social behaviour in Trilby Road area
Post: RE: Anti-social behaviour
| The best thing to do is to call the police saying what you can see. The kids may well be long gone, but the call will be logged. If you call next time they are there, or other people call - the police... |
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11-04-2011, 02:52 PM |
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Thread: Devonshire Road - residents parking
Post: RE: Devonshire Road - residents parking
| Re. CPZ's
This article from the Brockley Central blog written by a representative from Lewisham is quite informative
http://brockleycentral.blogspot.com/2011/04/guest-column-controlled-parking-z... |
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ryananglem |
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15-04-2011, 11:21 AM |
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Thread: Devonshire Road - residents parking
Post: RE: Devonshire Road - residents parking
| Thats a good point Michael. There has been no provision for car parking spaces at all in the new Phoenix Works development off Bird in Hand Passage - something like 26 new flats. Even if only a third ... |
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15-04-2011, 03:01 PM |
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Thread: Parking on Devonshire Road
Post: RE: Parking on Devonshire Road
| I believe in Tokyo you need proof of ownership of a car space to own a car |
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ryananglem |
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03-11-2011, 10:56 AM |
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Thread: Find a suspected torturer in Forest Hill
Post: RE: Find a suspected torturer in Forest Hill
| I'm sure the Daily Mail will have him living in Chelsea off taxpayers money |
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08-12-2011, 08:45 PM |
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Thread: Car damaged by cyclist - Garthorne Road
Post: RE: Car damaged by cyclist - Garthorne Road
| @Joffe I know that Golf well, though there is also a mini who parks in the same spot. A handily placed bollard might perhaps remove all anguish from all concerned? |
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20-01-2012, 11:49 AM |
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Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...
| [quote]I would happily support Piplings. Show me a petition and I'll sign it.[/quote]
Same here |
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23-01-2012, 05:18 PM |
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Thread: Car damaged by cyclist - Garthorne Road
Post: RE: Car damaged by cyclist - Garthorne Road
| I agree with Wayfarer's post, though I've never seen a roller blader doing anything particularly abnormal on my travels around se23.
I do the odd cycle commute to work. On Monday in fact I was hit ... |
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20-01-2012, 10:28 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| Fusion. Ye gads, are they *really* managing the pools? Having seen what a mess the Catford Bridge pools have become I fear for ours before they have even opened.. |
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04-05-2012, 02:33 PM |
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Thread: Cranston Road closure
Post: RE: Cranston Road closure
| Coincidence(?), but that same day our neighbour in nearby Como Road got attacked by 3 young lads trying to break into his place. They just walked in off the street, asked for some girl and barged in a... |
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14-06-2012, 10:02 PM |
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Thread: Perry Rise/Perry Hill Buses
Post: RE: Perry Rise/Perry Hill Buses
| Further to Michael's comment above, according to National Rail, Catford does have cycle storage facilities
[url=http://nationalrail.co.uk/stations/ctf/details.html]http://nationalrail.co.uk/station... |
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08-01-2013, 02:23 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| I was intrigued by the signs on the diving blocks saying 'please do not dive from these diving blocks'. On closer inspection, they appear to have been placed at the shallow end.
Hmmm..
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18-09-2012, 09:49 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| Well, I had my first swim over the weekend. Pretty nice actually, I also found out that the diving blocks are used by the saxon crown swimming club whose elite swimmers use the pool on club nights and... |
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ryananglem |
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23-09-2012, 05:40 PM |
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Thread: Alarming burglary numbers this weekend
Post: RE: Alarming burglary numbers this weekend
| I fell for this same thing a few years ago. Only had a few coins in the house though, so was only parted with £3. |
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03-10-2012, 11:38 AM |
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Thread: Speed of cars from Honor Oak Park/Forest Hill road - does it bother anyone?
Post: RE: Speed of cars from Honor Oak Park/Forest Hill ...
| I used to cycle up/down here until I found the cycle route that follows the tracks via Grierson Road. The cycle route is marked, but when I started going this way it was the winter (dark) and its not ... |
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16-03-2013, 10:20 AM |
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Thread: BT Infinity in SE23 - News
Post: RE: BT Infinity in SE23 - News
| Hi Michael - The lines are owned by BT, but as far as I am aware, O2 had their own kit located at the exchange to provide ADSL2, which is why they could provide faster speeds. Sky are in the process o... |
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