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03-04-2008, 10:01 PM

Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Pool pragmatism

I'm also a bit confused about this thread calling for a "pragmatic" approach. I believe many of those who want to see the existing building refurbished or at least the retention of the facade *are* be...

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25-03-2008, 08:08 PM

Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)

I have been away so have only just seen the petition. I am the 48th to sign. Come on everyone. I am really upset about this - I think more people will come to regret this than anyone anticipates, but...

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05-06-2008, 11:50 PM

Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)

A 7 storey high building? The council have surpassed themselves. They claim they're anxious to preserve the character of the conservation area, yet are trying to justify this! Be honest, do we r...

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23-06-2008, 06:52 PM

Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)

Just because it has no protection in the planning system certainly does not mean it has no merit. Plus we also know the planning system is not immune from mistakes and bad decisions. FH pool has a...

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30-06-2008, 11:22 PM

Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)

Hi Zeus, yes I raised the Clissold pool debacle a few times on these threads. I lived nearby while the proposals were going through and followed the story with interest. All I can say is, you have...

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09-07-2008, 03:17 PM

Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)

Dear all, apologies for my absence - have been unwell but I am now around and available to help out with any petitioning/campaigning if there is still time.

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17-08-2008, 05:16 PM

Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools

Evening adult lane swimming is also very restricted.

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07-06-2012, 12:57 AM

Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools

I'm really sorry to hear about the lane rage. Some people have very poor swimming etiquette! I'm a reasonable swimmer but I used to feel very put off by some of these people. You also get the fast swi...

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04-10-2012, 03:44 PM

Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools

Fair enough, I also like backstroke and find it more comfortable with my back problems, but I have seen a few collisions over the years. I used the medium lane at Greenwich pool, so hopefully they...

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04-10-2012, 06:04 PM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Overcrowding on Trains to London Bridge

Similar to Ping Pong's observation..I've lived here 7 years and often used to be able to get a seat back then, now it's almost impossible from 8am. The service certainly isn't keeping pace with the nu...

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30-01-2008, 10:20 PM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

Are we stuck with this, or is there any hope at all that the timetable will be revised again? And is the new timetable available online?

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17-05-2010, 05:46 PM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

I didn't think the interchange between the Jubilee and southbound ELL was that great, or not as great as these threads suggest. But maybe I took a wrong turning?

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27-05-2010, 11:55 AM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

I'm lost with all the abbreviations on this thread. Just to say that I took the Overground to the Geffrye Museum yesterday and it was so quick! I think I got to Hoxton in 17 minutes if I'm not mista...

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28-05-2010, 11:09 AM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

Well I've been working near London Bridge and I've noticed the direct trains are as packed as they've ever been, plus coming home in the evening is also bad with the reduced peak time services. Th...

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08-06-2010, 08:55 AM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

Sorry brain wasn't in gear when I wrote that. Of course it does! doh.

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08-06-2010, 06:52 PM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

I think it depends what time you leave in the morning but I definitely found the 8.30am the other day to be every bit as bad as the old direct trains used to be and I am finding it much busier than I ...

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09-06-2010, 02:45 PM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

Now I don't know if I've just been particularly unlucky, but I've been having a run of bad journeys into London Bridge. It used to take 15 mins and now regularly takes 20 or more - well it has when I'...

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21-06-2010, 10:12 PM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

I should also add it took around 25 - 27 mins to get into London Bridge on at least 2 occasions last week. Is the signalling system able to cope with the regular trains and the Overground?

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21-06-2010, 10:14 PM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

Oh well whatever it was I missed it. My point being that the Overground isn't a great option for me, but also that direct trains into London Bridge seem to be taking longer now anyway. I accept othe...

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21-06-2010, 10:21 PM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

Tonight was fun...got to London Bridge at 5.50. Finally arrived Forest Hill at 7.35pm. Was unable to get on a packed and delayed London Bridge train and there was no sign of another. Station staff sai...

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22-06-2010, 07:37 PM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

I missed out the key part of the story - there were severe signal failures tonight! Anyway it seems my run of awful journeys in and out of London Bridge is set to continue!

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22-06-2010, 07:38 PM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

Really good news about the extra peak trains. It is definitely needed as the London Bridge trains are getting very busy again. I'm afraid I'm not yet a convert to the Overground (although it's goo...

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18-10-2010, 07:31 PM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

I would still be too nervous trying to risk getting the last train from Canada Water in case it was cancelled or so packed I couldn't get on. Once you're stuck at Canada Water, there are very few othe...

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28-10-2010, 08:25 PM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

Yikes, thanks for the tip but I'm not likely to do that on my own. I'll have to stick with London Bridge for now. Btw how busy is the last Overground from Canada Water?

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28-10-2010, 10:39 PM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

In my 'going out in Clerkenwell' days, I used to get the N63 home and then walk from Wood Vale. It's a reliable service and was always half empty when I caught it - but such a shame it doesn't stop cl...

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31-10-2010, 02:54 PM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

Hoorah, some good news! :)

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10-11-2010, 08:23 PM

Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

Not sure reducing the number of available platforms is a good thing when you get a tailback of trains as a result of delays and disruptions. I rarely use the ELL, I'm not knocking it as an additio...

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09-12-2011, 12:46 AM

Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Ticket Barriers at FH Station

I was about to mention the ticket machine but someone got there first. Trouble is, FH station is already quite cramped for the numbers of commuters passing through at peak times. When it rains it ca...

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01-06-2008, 09:33 PM

Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: The Old Bank, Honor Oak Park

If the independent coffee shops are so great and well loved by the locals, they should have little to worry about should they? There is this assumption that any independent is preferable to any chain...

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08-11-2012, 01:39 PM

Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...

I've read this with interest. So those are those who objected strongly to Dominoes prejudiced against pizzas?? Or the noise and disruption possibly resulting from this business? By the same to...

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30-01-2012, 08:56 PM

Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...

So far we have a rogue's gallery of evil old women cold shouldering innocent children, cold hearted monsters recoiling from the sound of children's laughter and now child-hating teachers. A shame ...

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03-02-2012, 08:41 PM

Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...

Hi Sherwood, I was quoting Roz. My point was that I hoped the law could judge each business on its merits etc.

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06-02-2012, 03:29 PM

Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...

Ok fair comments, I just think there was some very emotive language being used about the objectors. I know people are upset, but that doesn't mean to say there may not be solid reasons for the next do...

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31-01-2012, 12:59 AM

Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...

>I have to say I would still like someone to explain to me why its not ok for Piplings to run a business and its ok for next door to do so. The concept of nuisance or not is not relevant to this- its ...

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06-02-2012, 03:11 PM

Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...

Like Gingernuts I was wondering how else they're supposed to record traffic flow, drop offs, blocked driveways, increasing numbers of vehicles etc. Describe the scene into a dictaphone? Sketch the sce...

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10-02-2012, 06:21 PM

Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...

There's a 'live defence' in TV and radio on condition the broadcasters can demonstrate they dealt with and distanced themselves from the comments as quickly as possible. I believe it does also ap...

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27-02-2012, 06:22 PM

Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...

'Terror campaign' ???!!!! So they're dropping bombs on people? More unhelpful and hysterical hyperbole which does nothing to foster good community relations either. A bit of perspective need...

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06-03-2012, 11:40 PM

Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...

However the situation is resolved, I really hope that lasting damage to community relations doesn't result from [i]some[/i] of the language being used here. That would be a real shame. If the resid...

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07-03-2012, 12:29 AM

Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...

I'd be interested to hear a bit more about their objections. The majority on these forums keep saying there are no grounds for objecting and that the business doesn't generate noise or traffic/parki...

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09-03-2012, 02:01 PM

Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...

Thanks LadyWotLunches, I'm not taking sides, but just interested to see the range of opinions. However, could it be the near neighbours are close to retirement and is that maybe why they're conc...

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09-03-2012, 02:22 PM

Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...

Glasshalffull, a noise nuisance or threat of disruption/noise may have triggered the decision to enforce a restrictive covenant in the first place, so in that respect it is significant.

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09-03-2012, 02:28 PM

Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: English Usage

'Gotten' is simply an archaic English verb form. Ironically American English does follow some older grammatical patterns, which is why it makes me laugh when some English people get sniffy about it.

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01-05-2011, 07:43 PM

Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: English Usage

Michael, the historic roots of the word feminism are hard to ignore - therefore it would be quite difficult to find a word excluding the 'fem' aspect that doesn't sound contrived and clumsy. I exp...

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17-05-2011, 06:07 PM

Thread: Horniman Museum and Gardens
Post: RE: Horniman Cafe

yeah but the manager is handsome and charming (if he's still working there?) so I don't mind. :))

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26-02-2008, 08:18 PM

Thread: Horniman Museum and Gardens
Post: RE: Horniman Cafe

Brian does raise a valid point. One again no one is allowed to say that some parents do let their children race around the cafe like it's a playground. I stopped going there after a few near misses af...

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03-03-2008, 08:26 PM

Thread: Horniman Museum and Gardens
Post: RE: Horniman Cafe

Er Nutfield...as I'm sure you do realise I'm not advocating children are chained down, but that *some* parents take sensible steps to stop their kids running around inside a cafe like it is a playgrou...

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03-04-2008, 10:26 PM

Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line Closure

I have to travel to Shadwell fairly regularly and decided I'd probably try changing at Bank for the DLR. It looks quite a straightforward route, although I know Bank can be busy. I never find it quick...

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30-11-2007, 03:07 AM

Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line

I agree with Ryan. The ELL is great if you're going to Docklands or Hackney (or for leisure travel) but my journey west is also longer now. I would also be nervous about going home late at night via C...

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02-06-2010, 09:40 AM

Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists

Today while walking along London Road near Sainsburys, I heard a loud ringing behind me and looked round to see an impatient cyclist on the pavement gesturing for me to get out the way. I didn't h...