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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 had the pleasure of using the line for the first time yesterday and loved it! delays on the way home from LB were due to a tresspasser on the line which appeared to be creating havoc for all areas. ... |
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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
| In my (yes, limited) experience of the new system I have not yet experienced the totally horrific experience of the morning LB trains where you almost had to collect telephone numbers for any paternit... |
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Merlin |
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17-06-2010, 04:27 PM |
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Thread: Riots in London
Post: RE: Riots in London
| Dear Dartmouth,
I know this isn't the time or place to focus on this, and I may get insults as a result, BUT ..... Animals do not loot shops, this is not 'animalistic behaviour'. This is human behav... |
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09-08-2011, 02:40 PM |
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Thread: Riots in London
Post: RE: Riots in London
| Having a criminal record not only impacts your vocational choices, it impacts on the way you are viewed (even within your family), it can also dictate the countries you are permitted to visit. |
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11-08-2011, 10:29 AM |
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Thread: Riots in London
Post: RE: Riots in London
| I'm not sure that these 'Daily Mail' prisons really exist. Having your liberty taken away, not having freedom of movement, not being with loved ones, following rules and routine etc is a punishment, ... |
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11-08-2011, 09:14 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Photos
Post: RE: Forest Hill Photos
| I remember the swiss cottage too, and as a vegetarian since the age of 13 I also remember the 2 stinky butchers shops (Pooleys in Wastdale Road opposite the Swiss Cottage) and Dewhurst where the booki... |
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Merlin |
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21-06-2010, 10:40 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Photos
Post: RE: Forest Hill Photos
| Anyone remember the sweet little bakers opposite the old bank in Dartmouth road? In my memory I think a car ploughed into the front of it and it was closed for years ...... |
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23-06-2010, 07:51 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Photos
Post: RE: Forest Hill Photos
| Ok, it's official - thanks you you lot I feel totally ancient!! (as if working with 16-21 year olds isn't enough to crush any thought that Ive still 'got it going on' < I suppose phrases like that pro... |
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Merlin |
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22-06-2010, 08:32 PM |
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Thread: Road closures in Forest Hill
Post: RE: Road closures in Forest Hill
| Tyson didn't get any additional attention, I live there and would have noticed! I think Sir Steve avoids getting anything special done in Tyson to avoid claims of favouritism (if the people in Crowma... |
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Merlin |
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05-12-2010, 10:38 PM |
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Thread: Road closures in Forest Hill
Post: RE: Road closures in Forest Hill
| ooooh, and be mindful of using salt Andrewr. It is great for melting snow but when the temp drops again the water freezes and you are back to square 1. Grit, sand or even cat litter is useful (and be... |
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Merlin |
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05-12-2010, 10:42 PM |
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Thread: Road closures in Forest Hill
Post: RE: Road closures in Forest Hill
| When I mentioned cat litter it was not with the suggestion that the council take it up as an option - I was referring to domestic use. Many householders clear their own paths and steps, if my experie... |
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Merlin |
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05-12-2010, 11:56 PM |
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Thread: Is The Popes Visit Worth £10million.....
Post: RE: Is The Popes Visit Worth £10million.....
| I hope everyone was equally offended when we played host to the Chinese in 2005.
I'm not Catholic but I'm proud to live in a democracy and hope the old fella had a good time, looks like lots of peo... |
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20-09-2010, 08:24 PM |
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Thread: Is The Popes Visit Worth £10million.....
Post: RE: Is The Popes Visit Worth £10million.....
| AppleSpider:
I don't want to get whisked away to another thread by the administrators (still trying to recover from the last time :crying:) so I'll mention THE POPE ..... I'm glad your friend enjoyed... |
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21-09-2010, 07:50 AM |
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Thread: Parking on Devonshire Road
Post: RE: Parking Devonshire Road
| Seems like a sensible solution for the FH end of Devonshire Bella. Maybe everyone could employ the same practice as the woman at the HOP end who puts out traffic cones?!?!?!
I know parking in Devo... |
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01-11-2011, 09:14 PM |
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Thread: Parking on Devonshire Road
Post: RE: Parking on Devonshire Road
| I think it's really cheeky too. Once a 'charming' white van man clipped me (that is a whole other story!) and I pulled over to avoid blocking the road, the woman who had put cones out came out of her ... |
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01-11-2011, 11:56 PM |
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Thread: Parking on Devonshire Road
Post: RE: Parking on Devonshire Road
| Just in case I need to clarify that statement - I mean the traffic and parking is horrendous. Not that the road is full of seasoned chicken, or that seasoned chicken cooks are the only ones frequentin... |
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02-11-2011, 12:01 AM |
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Thread: Parking on Devonshire Road
Post: RE: Parking on Devonshire Road
| I think parking on pavement is a bad idea for Devonshire Rd, I live slap bang in the middle and don't think it is the same width all along the road - and there certainly isn't room for both modes of t... |
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04-11-2011, 09:47 AM |
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Thread: Noisy neighbours
Post: RE: noisey neighbours!
| I think the first point of call is to speak to the neighbours, they might not realise how badly the sound travels. If you are not able to speak to them (not confront them) perhaps you could drop a no... |
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20-09-2010, 08:00 PM |
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Thread: Noisy neighbours
Post: RE: noisey neighbours!
| I'm with Oryx (not physically!) working with socially excluded people for the last 20 years the single must infuriating statement I have ever heard is 'those people' - it gives me tourettes! :cursing:... |
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23-09-2010, 08:48 AM |
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Thread: Dog barking on Marler Road and driving me mad!!!
Post: RE: Dog barking on Marler Road and driving me mad!...
| I think it is really unfair to make such sweeping judgements about people and to have the audacity to suggest someone sounds ignorant based on a post that is nothing of the sort. :mad:
The social ... |
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12-08-2010, 05:16 PM |
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Thread: Where are the gritters?
Post: RE: Where are the gritters?
| My car and I were gritted last night in Devonshire Road on our way home (just after midnight) Tyson was closed except for access but was re-opened this morning. |
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21-12-2010, 11:57 AM |
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Thread: Postal problems
Post: RE: Postal problems
| I've got exactly the same issue. I get letters for the same flat and door number but not the same road. I put them back in the post box or if feeling energetic go and deliver in person.
I suppose... |
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19-09-2011, 09:55 PM |
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Thread: Postal problems
Post: RE: Postal problems
| 'Return to sender' or 'Not known at this address' only really work if the letter gets to the correct address in the first place (the one on the envelope) |
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22-09-2011, 05:50 PM |
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Thread: Postal problems
Post: RE: Postal problems
| I don't have your package NHB, but I do have a HB letter for someone in Devonshire Road (I live in Tyson) and even more worryingly another letter, also for them, which was supposed to be signed for bu... |
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Merlin |
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09-10-2011, 09:07 PM |
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Thread: Clever cat of the Shipman/Siddons/PerryVale/Woolstone rd square
Post: RE: Clever cat of the Shipman/Siddons/PerryVale/Wo...
| This is a serious matter Jon :unsure:[/i] I remember once [i]There was an old lady who swallowed a fly[/i] and look what happened there ....... |
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14-02-2011, 04:24 PM |
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Thread: Clever cat of the Shipman/Siddons/PerryVale/Woolstone rd square
Post: RE: Clever cat of the Shipman/Siddons/PerryVale/Wo...
| Are you testing my nursery rhyme knowledge?
I don't know why she swallowed a fly -she didn't learn her lesson though, she then swallowed a spider to catch the fly ....
Where is Zimmerman when y... |
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14-02-2011, 11:14 PM |
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Thread: Clever cat of the Shipman/Siddons/PerryVale/Woolstone rd square
Post: RE: Clever cat of the Shipman/Siddons/PerryVale/Wo...
| There was an Old Lady.
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly
I don't know why she swallowed a fly - perhaps she'll die!
There was an old lady who swallowed a spider,
That wriggled and wiggl... |
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14-02-2011, 11:19 PM |
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Thread: Unsuccessful burglar - Black man with a machete
Post: RE: Unsuccessful burglar - Black man with a machet...
| On Friday the police knocked at a hostel for young people (In Lewisham) to ask if all our residents were ok as they were seeking someone chasing a young man through gardens/street with a machete.
Are... |
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27-06-2011, 10:53 PM |
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Thread: Crime
Post: RE: Youth robbing folks in the street!
| Brian, I doubt that you would find the description 'Blacks' on any monitoring form - unless of course you were signing up for something via the BNP.
The concerns raised here are about assumptions a... |
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05-09-2010, 01:49 PM |
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Thread: Crime
Post: RE: Youth robbing folks in the street!
| Hello again Brian :)
We can refuse to answer the questions if we want, they're just anonomised statistics for monitoring purposes and the forms generally have a 'refused to answer' box (yep, you've... |
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05-09-2010, 02:19 PM |
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Thread: Crime
Post: RE: Youth robbing folks in the street!
| Hawkesrah - BNV has reported all the details related to the unfortunate incident to the right authorities, s/he has also posted here to alert people to be more mindful when out and about in the area.
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05-09-2010, 11:42 AM |
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Thread: Warning attempted Burglary - Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Warning attempted Burglary - Honor Oak Park
| This isn't a burglary story, I locked myself out whilst popping to the shop and the locksmith that came and let me back in did so with nothing more than a small sheet of flexible plastic! I'd never ri... |
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Thread: Warning attempted Burglary - Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Warning attempted Burglary - Honor Oak Park
| At the very least you should call the SNT. Have a chat with your neighbours tomorrow so you can all keep an eye out for each other. |
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19-06-2010, 10:42 PM |
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Thread: Warning attempted Burglary - Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Warning attempted Burglary - Honor Oak Park
| To be honest, being visited 2 or 3 days later isn't really positive news!
There was a leaflet drop about burglaries in Tyson Road yesterday which probably indicates a spate of them locally. :thumb... |
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25-08-2010, 02:50 PM |
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Thread: RSPCA - Free Cat Neutering Offer
Post: RE: RSPCA - Free Cat Neutering Offer
| Is it true that the RSPCA put healthy animals 'to sleep' because they don't think they will be rehomed? (Black and white cats - apparently unpopular colours) |
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20-09-2010, 08:07 PM |
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Thread: RSPCA - Free Cat Neutering Offer
Post: RE: RSPCA - Free Cat Neutering Offer
| Piglet, if you're reading this my question remains. I think it is terrible if it's true.
I think neutering/spaying cats just stops them spraying, wandering and fighting - If my neutered cat is any... |
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21-09-2010, 08:54 PM |
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Thread: RSPCA - Free Cat Neutering Offer
Post: RE: RSPCA - Free Cat Neutering Offer
| You're half right Piglet, I am a member of the public but I'm not ignorant.
Both my cats were neutered/spayed and the little darlings came from CHAT (Celia Hammond Animal Trust) who do not routinely ... |
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26-09-2010, 11:11 AM |
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Thread: RSPCA - Free Cat Neutering Offer
Post: RE: RSPCA - Free Cat Neutering Offer
| And please don't be rude about pigs Piglet, pigs don't drop litter - people do :)
Funny that you should use 'pigs' in a negative way considering your username. Feeling self loathing? want a hug? |
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26-09-2010, 11:17 AM |
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Thread: RSPCA - Free Cat Neutering Offer
Post: RE: RSPCA - Free Cat Neutering Offer
| Not every exchange of views, however different, is a quarrel.
I think we had finished.
An open and frank discussion such as this CAN help animals as it might encourage readers to think about the iss... |
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26-09-2010, 02:27 PM |
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Thread: RSPCA - Free Cat Neutering Offer
Post: RE: RSPCA - Free Cat Neutering Offer
| Silly, ignorant, rose tinted glasses ..... you are clearly not in a great mood with me today Piglet *hug*
My address is already known to a few animal shelters and charities, as much as I'd love to ... |
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26-09-2010, 12:05 PM |
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Thread: RSPCA - Free Cat Neutering Offer
Post: RE: RSPCA - Free Cat Neutering Offer
| If you would like to follow either of the links you will find the details yourself. I also believe I stated 'free or low cost'
I can afford vet treatment for my furry friends and assure you they a... |
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26-09-2010, 12:45 PM |
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Thread: Muggings from Honor Oak Park station and down Forest Hill Road
Post: RE: Muggings from Honor Oak Park station and down ...
| I think people of all social classes have the ability to commit crime - they might just approach the act differently.
It is important to recognise that not everyone on a low income commits crime, s... |
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02-08-2011, 02:33 PM |
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Thread: Honor Oak House Hunting
Post: RE: Honor Oak House Hunting
| I live in Tyson, a sign in Devonshire tells me it is equal distance to HOP and FH (stations probably) where do I belong? am I a hopper or a hiller? :confused: decisions, decisions ....... |
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29-05-2010, 08:59 AM |
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Thread: Honor Oak House Hunting
Post: RE: Honor Oak House Hunting
| I use both because each offers different things! Lived in the area since childhood and went to Dalmain primary - so maybe my core is Brockley Rise?!?!?! Thanks for adding another location into my ecl... |
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29-05-2010, 09:21 AM |
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Thread: Missing Cat in SE23
Post: RE: Missing Cat in SE23
| I'll keep an eye out too (Tyson Road and surrounding areas) If it is any consolation cats are resourceful little souls - hopefully he is being fed and loved by someone else but will be home soon! get... |
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Thread: Missing Cat in SE23
Post: RE: Missing Cat in SE23
| I am really sorry to hear that Aly. One of mine died last year following an illness and it was horrible - I still miss the mad little madam! My internal eternal optimist hopes it wasn't him, for you... |
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Thread: The Life of Brian
Post: RE: The Life of Brian
| Has anyone seen Piglet? a BBW wandering around the forum ........ |
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Thread: The Life of Brian
Post: RE: The Life of Brian
| That was exactly my concern - but she's pals with the RSPCA so I'm sure they will re-house her!
I saw the 'Lisa' post too ... about the young, funny, Rugby playing chap her brother met. |
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Thread: Carnival Against The Cuts, 19th Feb
Post: RE: Carnival Against The Cuts, 19th Feb
| I don't think PSF's posting is either of those things (blinkered, biased) Most people realise that savings need to be made but there may be an issue with the speed, depth and severity of this action.... |
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13-02-2011, 06:26 PM |
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Thread: Carnival Against The Cuts, 19th Feb
Post: RE: Carnival Against The Cuts, 19th Feb
| I've come back to this a bit late but in answer to your post Brian - Yes, EMA was not available in 'our day' but it is available now and it is the difference between a less affluent/supported young pe... |
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