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Thread: A Knight from Forest Hill
Post: A Knight from Forest Hill
| Former Kilmorlie Primary School headmaster is knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours list! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-18459553 |
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18-06-2012, 08:01 AM |
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Thread: Any direct alternative to local charity shops?
Post: Any direct alternative to local charity shops?
| I’m having a clear-out and would be interested to know if there’s a local alternative to our charity shops — a way of getting pre-loved, good condition children's toys etc to families for whom even ch... |
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Mr_Numbers |
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28-08-2022, 05:13 PM |
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Thread: Christ Church
Post: Christ Church
| Okay, it's mostly residential, now, but it still looks lovely in the sunset...
[img]https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3861/14987284225_bf54befb6f.jpg[/img] |
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Mr_Numbers |
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21-08-2014, 07:59 AM |
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Thread: Colour printing
Post: Colour printing
| Does anyone know anywhere in or around Forest Hill that can do A4 colour print-outs of Word docs or jpgs from a memory stick? My own colour printer is k&@%!*ed. Laser preferably or ink-jet.
Thanks... |
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Mr_Numbers |
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12-03-2014, 01:55 PM |
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Thread: Dodgy gas meter reader
Post: Dodgy gas meter reader
| My wife just answered the door to an old man who wanted to read the gas meter. He got the reading, wrote it down on a form on a clipboard, thanked her very politely, and left.
The guy from my energ... |
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Mr_Numbers |
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24-11-2016, 02:38 PM |
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Thread: Fallen balloon???
Post: Fallen balloon???
| From an upstairs window this morning my wife saw something like a weather balloon appear to fall and land somewhere around the Woolstone Road/Vancouver Road area. Did anyone see it? |
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Mr_Numbers |
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06-09-2013, 10:35 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Community Library - Crowdfunder
Post: Forest Hill Community Library - Crowdfunder
| At the risk of creating yet another library thread, I thought something with a more upbeat headline than 'cuts' would be appropriate in order to draw attention to what's being achieved.
The people ... |
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Mr_Numbers |
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10-10-2016, 10:52 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Station forecourt
Post: Forest Hill Station forecourt
| Does anyone know anything about the shambles in the station forecourt? Was it a car crash or an attempted ram-raid on the cash machines? Either way, it's taking somebody a heck of a long time to repai... |
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Mr_Numbers |
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27-09-2012, 07:59 AM |
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Thread: Gridlock
Post: Gridlock
| Traffic seems particularly awful today. The only traffic moving was the cars doing 3-point-turns to head off in the opposite direction.
I guess there's still the roadworks/water main repair in HOP... |
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Mr_Numbers |
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27-02-2015, 10:22 AM |
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Thread: Gutter repair recommendations?
Post: Gutter repair recommendations?
| I have to have a gutter repaired at the side of my house. Looks like it's going to need scaffolding to get access which will ramp up the cost.
A leaflet arrived today from 'Sam's Gutters'. They see... |
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Mr_Numbers |
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29-10-2014, 03:06 PM |
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Thread: Harris Academy blazer found
Post: Harris Academy blazer found
| There’s a Harris Academy blazer on Waldram Park Road, near the bus stop by Church Rise. I saw it on the brick wall the other day. Today it’s hanging on the shortened lamppost (ie chest height) by the ... |
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Mr_Numbers |
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19-02-2019, 06:04 PM |
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Thread: HOP company nominated for Oscar
Post: HOP company nominated for Oscar
| Spotted this on the Forest Hill Society Facebook page: apparently an Honor Oak Park company has been nominated for a Best Documentary Oscar for what looks like an extraordinary film about gorilla cons... |
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Mr_Numbers |
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11-02-2015, 08:54 AM |
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Thread: How much did those new traffic lights cost?
Post: How much did those new traffic lights cost?
| This is the driver's view of those new traffic lights at London Road approaching from Dartmouth Road. It's amazing how carefully the traffic lights for drivers were placed exactly behind the lights fo... |
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Mr_Numbers |
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02-09-2015, 04:22 PM |
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Thread: Lewisham bus station closed for two years from 1/3/14
Post: Lewisham bus station closed for two years from 1/3...
| News to me - but my wife just received this email from TfL...
[quote]I am writing to let you know that Lewisham bus station will be closed from Saturday 1 March, for about two years. This is due to... |
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Mr_Numbers |
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27-02-2014, 07:31 PM |
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Thread: Lewisham flooded
Post: Lewisham flooded
| Ravensbourne burst its banks and A20 Loampit Hill closed at the Lewisham roundabout.
https://twitter.com/search?q=lewisham&src=typd
Just took an hour to drive from SE23 to Lewisham DLR! |
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Mr_Numbers |
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23-11-2014, 05:13 PM |
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Thread: London Overground July/August - affected by Crossrail
Post: London Overground July/August - affected by Crossr...
| Folks, I trust you're all aware of the shutdowns and restricted timetable for the Wombles Line over the next two weekends and next Monday/Tuesday...?
https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/improveme... |
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Mr_Numbers |
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20-07-2015, 11:05 AM |
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Thread: Looking for a GCSE chemistry tutor
Post: Looking for a GCSE chemistry tutor
| My daughter is in year 11 and could maybe do with a bit of help on GCSE Chemistry. Can anyone recommend a tutor, please, if we decide to go down that route?
Very many thanks. |
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Mr_Numbers |
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08-11-2014, 12:41 PM |
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Thread: Night tubes...
Post: Night tubes...
| All-night running of the tube on Fridays and Saturdays will make it so much easier to get home.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-33222569
Unless you live in SE23, of course. |
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Mr_Numbers |
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22-06-2015, 02:27 PM |
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Thread: Old Midland Bank Site, Dartmouth Road
Post: Old Midland Bank Site, Dartmouth Road
| Earlier today I got confused about what 'the old bank' was. I didn't realise it was in HOP but the website administrator set me right.
But it got me thinking: how long has the old Midland Bank sit... |
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Mr_Numbers |
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05-11-2012, 04:10 PM |
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Thread: Pheasant loose on Sunderland Road???
Post: Pheasant loose on Sunderland Road???
| We spotted this pheasant yesterday afternoon. It walked along Sunderland Road at the south circular all the way along to the foot of the hill, and appeared lost and trying to figure out which house wa... |
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Mr_Numbers |
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02-04-2014, 08:02 AM |
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Thread: Post Office @ WH Smith
Post: Post Office @ WH Smith
| I was in the WH Smith Post Office yesterday and I was amazed at the length of the queue at 2.30pm on an early-August afternoon. Then I noticed they've scrapped the counter to make way for a new financ... |
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Mr_Numbers |
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05-08-2014, 12:29 PM |
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Thread: 'Vote up' SE23 for faster broadband
Post: RE: 'Vote up' SE23 for faster broadband
| Are there still areas in SE23 that can't get fibre optic? I've just tested my speed - 95MB download, 20MB upload. Not bragging, just informing. :cool: |
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Mr_Numbers |
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18-03-2016, 11:24 AM |
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Thread: (Supposedly) replacement bus service
Post: RE: (Supposedly) replacement bus service
| We never use the replacement bus service for just these reasons. Instead, the 185 to Catford Bridge is a better alternative for getting up to town or to Lewisham for the DLR to Canary Wharf. |
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Mr_Numbers |
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08-10-2014, 12:45 PM |
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Thread: 14 Waldram Park Road
Post: RE: 14 Waldram Park Road
| Wow. Bit of an eye-opener that the client is responsible, too, not just the contractor (who arguably is better placed to know what a job requires and whether it's beyond his skills/budget). |
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Mr_Numbers |
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23-10-2013, 05:26 PM |
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Thread: 20mph speed limit
Post: RE: 20mph speed limit
| [quote]Alliston was cleared of manslaughter but found guilty of causing bodily harm by “wanton and furious driving”, a crime under the 1861 Offences Against the Person Act, which carries a maximum sen... |
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Mr_Numbers |
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31-01-2018, 04:00 PM |
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Thread: 20mph speed limit
Post: RE: 20mph speed limit
| https://www.slatergordon.co.uk/media-centre/blog/2015/06/can-cyclists-break-the-speed-limit-or-does-the-law-only-apply-to-motorists/ |
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Mr_Numbers |
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29-01-2018, 10:21 AM |
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Thread: 24 dates without southern trains to London Bridge next year
Post: RE: 24 dates without southern trains to London Bri...
| Sorry - stupid question, probably, but when they say on the website "2015/16 - Charing Cross services will not stop at London Bridge" and "2016/17 - Cannon Street services will not stop at London Brid... |
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Mr_Numbers |
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14-09-2013, 01:43 PM |
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Thread: 36 Honor Oak Road (ex Hamilton Lodge Care Home)
Post: RE: 36 Honor Oak Road (ex Hamilton Lodge Care Home...
| I'm shocked and horrified. This is a link to the BBC iPlayer site with the Panorama programme which highlights a Canonbie Road landlord. If you don 't want to watch the whole, stomach-churning thing, ... |
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21-04-2015, 06:03 PM |
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Thread: A new section?
Post: RE: A new section?
| [quote]It could contain all sorts of events such as fairs, gigs, fundraisers and even yard sales.[/quote]
Forthcoming bank robberies... :rofl:
Seriously, though, looks like a good idea. Gets my vote... |
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Mr_Numbers |
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05-08-2015, 08:26 AM |
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Thread: A new section?
Post: RE: A new section?
| Ping a message to Admin and ask nicely. It's his/her website. He/she may just have not noticed this comment thread (summer hols, etc) or there may be admin issues we're not thinking about - eg, endles... |
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Mr_Numbers |
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10-08-2015, 07:22 AM |
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Thread: A new section?
Post: RE: A new section?
| Fair enough. Admin is the one who will have to do the work, after all. At least he/she is aware of the idea, now. Well done for asking. |
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Mr_Numbers |
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10-08-2015, 10:44 AM |
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Thread: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
Post: RE: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
| Thursday steak nights at the Honor Oak were always a treat. It was just that the furniture often seemed a bit sticky. Good steaks, though. (Hungry, now...) |
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04-10-2013, 05:54 PM |
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Thread: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
Post: RE: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
| I hadn't heard of The Ivy House nor of its co-op transition. Looks like a great success story so far. The menu looks perfect!
Haven't had a chance to read all of this yet but this link looks intere... |
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Mr_Numbers |
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06-10-2013, 08:11 AM |
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Thread: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
Post: RE: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
| I agree with all that about the Honor Oak.
I don't know the Ivy House at all but from what I can tell from their website, their success must be due to the fact that they've got someone who really k... |
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Mr_Numbers |
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07-10-2013, 04:15 PM |
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Thread: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
Post: RE: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
| When did the Swiss Cottage get demolished? I have this strange feeling that I remember it - but maybe I'm just remembering seeing photographs of it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevegrindlay/2263... |
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Mr_Numbers |
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08-10-2013, 08:04 AM |
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Thread: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
Post: RE: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
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15-10-2013, 01:39 PM |
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Thread: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
Post: RE: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
| Ipswich pub launches community share issue...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-24523462 |
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19-10-2013, 05:04 PM |
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Thread: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
Post: RE: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
| Crikey, has it really been closed seven months? It must be over a year since they painted the place grey, then. We used to love Thursday steak night before they changed everything. (We weren't ever to... |
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13-11-2013, 11:20 PM |
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Thread: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
Post: RE: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
| :wow::thumbsup::thumbup::laugh: |
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14-11-2013, 07:31 AM |
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Thread: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
Post: RE: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
| Just spotted this, about a King's Lynn-area community buying their pub - from Punch Taverns...
[quote]"Villagers in Shouldham are rejoicing after a grant matched the 150,000 they have campaigned to ... |
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18-11-2013, 03:01 PM |
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Thread: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
Post: RE: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
| I have to say, I'm just pleased they seem to be heading in the right direction with this - which is more than can be said with the last refurb and the long, long shutdown.
I know it's not been cal... |
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18-12-2013, 12:39 PM |
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Thread: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
Post: RE: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
| [quote]The Ivy House seems to be going great. I was very impressed with what they have achieved so far and it struck me as a model co-operative business.[/quote]
There's a good review of The Ivy Ho... |
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18-01-2014, 07:08 PM |
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Thread: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
Post: RE: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
| Fortunately, it sounds like we'll soon have a much improved Railway Telegraph! Though obviously I would lament the on-going absence of the HO. |
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Mr_Numbers |
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28-02-2014, 01:50 PM |
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Thread: Shops, pubs, restaurants, etc
Post: RE: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
| Looks true, as well! The anti-squatter screens are down, construction site fencing has gone up, white vans a-plenty and lots of fun-looking noisy ripping of things apart! There's even a sign with the ... |
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17-06-2014, 02:37 PM |
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Thread: Shops, pubs, restaurants, etc
Post: RE: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
| Thursday night steak night was always excellent - but the tables always felt a bit sticky! :scared: |
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18-06-2014, 10:29 AM |
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Thread: Shops, pubs, restaurants, etc
Post: RE: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
| Erekose, I have to say the dinner we have in the RT restaurant at the back was excellent. Haven't tried the 'bar menu' yet but it looks pretty good too. I think the bar area is more comfortable than i... |
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18-06-2014, 10:34 AM |
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Thread: A Turkish Delight
Post: RE: A Turkish Delight
| [quote]never saw a rat[/quote]
Perhaps because the pest control people were really good at their job :thumbsup:
Scroll down in this link to where it says "Pest Control exprience since the 1970's i... |
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Thread: Abuse at forest hill station Perry vale side
Post: RE: Abuse at forest hill station Perry vale side
| What a horrible experience! I'm really sorry to hear you were put through that, Laura, and I hope your nerves and blood pressure have recovered!
I understand the ticket guy not wanting to be a hero... |
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13-11-2015, 01:29 PM |
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Thread: Accident outside HOP station
Post: RE: Accident outside HOP station
| Also, reassuring for anyone who saw it and was concerned. I do share rshdunlop's sense of unease, but on balance I think it's good and helpful to post this. |
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27-03-2014, 07:15 PM |
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Thread: Accident outside HOP station
Post: RE: Accident outside HOP station
| [quote]I'd rather have just the post without the pic. [/quote]
Yep. Good point. |
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Mr_Numbers |
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