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

RuthB I visited The Chandos once. A young barman, who may have been the manager had a good laugh with someone who seemed to be a regular, after said regular broke wind with what was possibly th...
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 736 625,554 11-10-2011, 07:26 PM
  Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: The Old Bank to become a Domino's Pizza

I do recall The Palmerston being one of the first pubs I've ordered in to charge me £4.00 for a pint a couple of years back. Although it is more commonplace now. I also recall The Herne being a bi...
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 736 625,554 13-10-2011, 01:42 PM
  Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: Disaster The Old Bank to become a Dominoes piz...

What if these guys were opening... http://www.firezza.com/ Would this suddenly be acceptable? I'm surprised the parade hasn't got a chicken shop.
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 736 625,554 02-09-2011, 01:21 PM
  Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: Disaster The Old Bank to become a Dominoes piz...

If this petition etc works I'll be very impressed, but can't help feel if they are approving a Sainsburys local, (i seem to recall a thread mentioned that, I may be wrong), then I think there won't be...
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 736 625,554 16-09-2011, 07:40 PM
  Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: The Old Bank to become a Domino's Pizza

Re the reply from Antic. Which company/brewery runs/owns The Chandos? That place could do with an overhaul.
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 736 625,554 10-10-2011, 06:28 PM
  Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: The Old Bank to become a Domino's Pizza

it appears I can't say ****...
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 736 625,554 11-10-2011, 07:27 PM
  Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: English Usage

I'll get me coat... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3OM2MA1pic
mgmonkey Wider Topics 587 489,344 27-04-2011, 11:01 PM
  Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: English Usage

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-PIckHrZ0o[/url] :sneaky:
mgmonkey Wider Topics 587 489,344 28-04-2011, 11:51 PM
  Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: Usage of English

I was one of the two "Anyhoo" users. I probably picked it up of some American telly programme or film. I think the use for it is when you are aware you are rambling or going off subject and maybe ...
mgmonkey Wider Topics 587 489,344 09-03-2013, 08:19 PM
  Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: Usage of English

oops, sorry :unsure:
mgmonkey Wider Topics 587 489,344 09-03-2013, 09:12 PM
  Thread: New Sainsburys, 55-59 Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Do we want fresh fruit and veg in HOP or not?

I'm confused. The above post by Pico appears to have been posted after the cut-off mentioned within it?
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 349 322,583 12-02-2012, 10:08 AM
  Thread: Shops, pubs, restaurants, etc
Post: RE: Local businesses

Beer gardens near Stanstead Road? The Blythe Hill Tavern has a lovely garden at this time of year. Flowers blooming all over the place. Then it would have to be All Inn One, although the sun is...
mgmonkey Wider Topics 301 215,105 23-04-2013, 02:50 PM
  Thread: Shops, pubs, restaurants, etc
Post: RE: Pubs

In SE23 Sylvan Post - Favourite range of beers, good food and staff, an easier quiz than that of The Hob or All Inn One. All Inn One - Best Sunday Roast in SE23. Good staff. Best place to go in th...
mgmonkey Wider Topics 301 215,105 09-03-2013, 09:00 PM
  Thread: BT Broadband - Forest Hill Exchange Upgrade
Post: RE: BT Broadband - Forest Hill Exchange Upgrade

We don't all have cable in our street. Frustratingly, Virgin's cable seems to stop half way down my road. Doesn't stop them putting their leaflets through my door asking me to sign up though!
mgmonkey Wider Topics 163 202,567 03-03-2011, 01:24 PM
  Thread: Planning: 2-4 London Road FH (Launderette)
Post: RE: 2-4 LONDON ROAD (launderette) for sale

Is it time for Foxtons or Cafe Nero to arrive and stomp their big feet around the place? I recall leaving East Dulwich on the same day Foxtons arrived. It felt like the right time to leave.
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 156 139,345 11-06-2013, 04:13 PM
  Thread: New Lamp Posts/Street Lights
Post: New Lamp Posts/Street Lights

Hello Does anyone know which department I need to contact at Lewisham Council regarding the new lamp post that appear to be planned for much of the postcode, (you may have seen yellow spray painted n...
mgmonkey Wider Topics 128 128,264 05-03-2012, 07:25 PM
  Thread: New Lamp Posts/Street Lights
Post: RE: New Lamp Posts/Street Lights

I am glad to report that following my inital email, I contacted Lewisham council using an email address I found on their website and the offending post was moved to a correct position within two days!...
mgmonkey Wider Topics 128 128,264 12-03-2012, 02:40 PM
  Thread: South Circular closed
Post: RE: South Circular closed

I took a 185 home via the diversion on Sunday night & two differing people were really really offensive to the driver when he refused to stop at bus stops further up Dartmouth Road. They really did...
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 128 128,017 17-08-2010, 12:51 PM
  Thread: Red Ball Marketing aka Hi Marketing / Rockex HP / Bayer Global Group
Post: RE: Red bull marketing?

I think in this day and age the concept of cold calling whether at your door or by telephone is NEVER welcome by very many people. Things have changed.
mgmonkey Wider Topics 69 123,714 14-04-2011, 06:29 PM
  Thread: Honor Oak Park Rail Station
Post: RE: Honor Oak Park Rail Station

Lets all chip in and buy him a microphone and amplifier!
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 112 118,006 03-07-2009, 10:44 AM
  Thread: Riots in London
Post: RE: Riots in London

Yes, sacked. Then he can claim benefits. No, we don't want that either. Perhaps he could make money illegally? No, that's bad too. How about he's made homeless, that would be good! T...
mgmonkey Wider Topics 110 97,185 11-08-2011, 02:12 PM
  Thread: Big Issue seller outside Sainsbury's
Post: RE: Big Issue seller outside Sainsbury's

Someone should print this thread off and hand it to her.
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 81 85,633 13-01-2011, 02:33 PM
  Thread: Anti-social behaviour in Trilby Road area
Post: RE: Anti-social behaviour in Trilby Road area

Remembering back to the mid 80's when I was a 15/16/17 year old, I would certainly like to hang out with my mates as much as I possbly could. I think my curfew was before dark when 15, then when I ...
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 82 80,019 12-04-2011, 01:33 PM
  Thread: Anti-social behaviour in Trilby Road area
Post: RE: Anti-social behaviour in Trilby Road area

Churches wouldn't appeal i'd imagine. They are quite fond of telling people what to do.
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 82 80,019 13-04-2011, 08:22 AM
  Thread: Anti-social behaviour in Trilby Road area
Post: RE: Anti-social behaviour in Trilby Road area

I go through 10 times a week. Have seen youths hanging about on a couple of occasions. Mind you, when I was 16, I was hanging about in a pedestrian subway drinking Woodpecker and doing graphitti &...
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 82 80,019 03-07-2011, 09:16 PM
  Thread: Anti-social behaviour in Trilby Road area
Post: RE: Anti-social behaviour in Trilby Road area

Done. Thanks Michael.
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 82 80,019 13-08-2011, 08:57 AM
  Thread: Anti-social behaviour in Trilby Road area
Post: RE: Anti-social litter in Trilby Road/Sunderland R...

Anybody else notice how the alleyway between Tribly Road and Sunderland Road has become a bigger mess than usual recently? There appears to be some old fella who seems to stop for a fag every 10 ya...
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 82 80,019 13-08-2011, 07:47 AM
  Thread: Incident in Stanstead Road 19-02-2012
Post: RE: Police in Stanstead Road

In light of last years Mark Duggen incident and following riots, they can take as long as they like to dot their I's and cross their T's.
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 63 75,405 20-02-2012, 05:13 PM
  Thread: Direct ELL trains to Highbury & Islington
Post: RE: Direct ELL trains to Highbury & Islington

Resentment seconded. I used to live in Stoke Newington!
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 82 71,552 05-03-2011, 05:55 PM
  Thread: ADT security consultants cold calling
Post: RE: Bogus 'security' consultants cold calling?

I had a visit a while back and told them straight away that I was not interested, to which they started to question why, which just got me rialled. Have since bought a No cold callers, junk mail,...
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 50 51,819 21-08-2013, 01:22 PM
  Thread: Tatoo Removal paid for by us.
Post: RE: Tatoo Removal paid for by us.

Did you ever do anything reckless when you were young Brian?
mgmonkey Wider Topics 64 50,229 10-05-2011, 05:07 PM
  Thread: Dog barking on Marler Road and driving me mad!!!
Post: RE: Dog barking on Marler Road and driving me mad!...

Not sure if it's the same Jack Russell, this one is on Vancouver Road between Hurstbourne Rd & Carholme Rd & it is now driving me nuts. We've recently moved to the road & on unloading the lorry I c...
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 36 38,105 11-08-2010, 10:36 PM
  Thread: Is it snowing heavily in FH/Sydenham
Post: RE: Is it snowing heavily in FH/Sydenham

I got a train back from Purley at 3ish & although there were some delays & cancellations there still seemed to be plenty of trains & ELL trains running. The snow seemed a lot worse around Purley/Cr...
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 42 37,339 30-11-2010, 06:17 PM
  Thread: Is it snowing heavily in FH/Sydenham
Post: RE: Is it snowing heavily in FH/Sydenham

From what I can see of the Southern website, the TFL website, some travel fella on BBC Breakfast & the news feed of Twitter updates Google, I won't be getting south of East Croydon today.
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 42 37,339 02-12-2010, 09:18 AM
  Thread: People With Choldren Suffer The Most Under The Coalition
Post: RE: People With Choldren Suffer The Most Under The...

Um, who put exfhpat in charge?
mgmonkey Wider Topics 45 36,622 23-06-2011, 01:33 PM
  Thread: My favourite thing about Forest Hill is..........?
Post: RE: My favourite thing about Forest Hill is..........

Pros Green spaces, transport links, reasonable by London standard house prices. Cons Poor choice of GOOD pubs. Blythe Hill Tavern & All Inn One being the exceptions. Underpass and alleyways. Li...
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 36 32,918 15-09-2011, 01:53 PM
  Thread: My favourite thing about Forest Hill is..........?
Post: RE: My favourite thing about Forest Hill is..........

Pros Green spaces, transport links, reasonable by London standard house prices. Cons Poor choice of GOOD pubs. Blythe Hill Tavern & All Inn One being the exceptions. Underpass and alleyways. Li...
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 36 32,918 16-09-2011, 10:31 PM
  Thread: Plastic Bags
Post: RE: Plastic Bags

I have a reusable bag full of reusable bags. Always decided to go to the supermarket off the cuff and did not have any bags so paid for more reusable bags. Once it got to the point of having abo...
mgmonkey Wider Topics 33 31,945 22-10-2011, 08:54 AM
  Thread: Appeal to trace three Bromley suspects accused of robbing a girl near Forest Hill sta
Post: RE: Appeal to trace three Bromley suspects accused...

One can normally expect a reply with the mention of "scum" and to "throw away the key" when a crime is mentioned on this forum. Like clockwork.
mgmonkey Wider Topics 34 29,775 26-08-2011, 02:08 PM
  Thread: Restaurants in SE London
Post: RE: Restaurants in SE London

There appeared to be people doing things inside the pub formerley known as the Catford Bridge Tavern yesterday. There have also fitted bollards (of a kind) in the pub parking spaces? Anybody kno...
mgmonkey Wider Topics 34 29,508 14-11-2014, 04:58 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Food Fair
Post: RE: Forest Hill Food Fair

How about pitching them along Havelock Walk? Too small? Never seems to be much traffic coming in and out?
mgmonkey Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 28 28,063 24-04-2012, 12:31 PM
  Thread: East London Line not running
Post: RE: East London Line not running

Currently no stopping trains between London Bridge. People heading south are being told to go to London Bridge for fast trains if heading to Croydon. Makes sense I suppose so to get the more trains s...
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 30 27,714 01-12-2010, 10:22 AM
  Thread: East London Line not running
Post: RE: East London Line not running

"Between London Bridge *& Croydon*.
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 30 27,714 01-12-2010, 10:25 AM
  Thread: Incident in Honor Oak?
Post: RE: Incident in Honor Oak?

We live in a area safer than many in London, but we do still live in London and with that you will get some crime. The latest crime map... http://www.police.uk/crime/?q=London%20SE23,%20UK#crime...
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 23 23,569 15-10-2011, 11:31 PM
  Thread: Vermin on rampage again
Post: RE: Vermin on rampage again

There will ALWAYS be a small element looking to hijack theses protests to satisfy their own anarchic needs. The thing that winds me up so much is that they really are a very small minority, but t...
mgmonkey Wider Topics 27 22,926 28-03-2011, 01:01 PM
  Thread: Duncombe Hill?
Post: RE: duncombe hill?

You have Blythe Hill Park at the end of it, which is great for views and kids, (if you like kids). The Chandos Pub is at the Brockley Rise end which when I lived in the area I visited once and neve...
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 14 20,063 12-07-2011, 06:22 PM
  Thread: Duncombe Hill?
Post: RE: duncombe hill?

Nice period properties on the road itself. It depends on how close to the end it is I suppose, as it can be quite busy with cars on Brockley Rise at that point as there is a mini roundabout and q...
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 14 20,063 12-07-2011, 06:42 PM
  Thread: Cinemas
Post: RE: Cinemas

A bit out there, but I have on occassion gon to Rich Mix across from Shoreditch station up on the East London Line. Well priced tickets and snacks and the kind of audience who don't make lots of nois...
mgmonkey Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 20 20,050 19-11-2012, 04:33 PM
  Thread: Harassment by male in London Road area
Post: RE: Harassment by male in London Road area

Whilst sitting in The Sylvan Post, I think I have seen the same guy hassling people outside Paddy Power on Dartmouth Road. He then came into The Sylvan asking for stuff and swearing. From what I g...
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 19 19,912 01-10-2012, 04:30 PM
  Thread: Planning application: 33 Dartmouth Road
Post: RE: Planning application: 33 Dartmouth Road

A local publican said to me recently they welcome more pubs in the area as it will hopefully mean Forest Hill turns into a destination where people will come for a whole evening at the weekend, rather...
mgmonkey SE23 Topics 16 19,901 28-11-2011, 08:00 PM
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