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

This issue is clearly a divisive one but it is hadly fair to accuse Roz of riding roughshod over anything. There is an appeals process and she is going to look into it - I for one would be wholly in ...
AMFM SE23 Topics 2,074 2,040,744 28-08-2008, 03:55 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools

hmm - not too sure I'm happy to hear about the water temperature - I like it a bit cold as it means I get going sharpish and have a proper work out in the pool rather than gentle splash. Looking f...
AMFM SE23 Topics 2,074 2,040,744 18-09-2012, 11:34 AM
  Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools

Big thumbs up for 6am opening if that goes ahead - that would make a big difference to me and woudl almost certainly mean that I cancel my current gym membership in favour of Forest Hill.
AMFM SE23 Topics 2,074 2,040,744 25-10-2012, 08:13 AM
  Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools

might it not have been simpler for you to wait for your friend in the cafe if all the sofas were occupied? If toys were strewn all over the main walkway, that's one thing, but the play area, in my ...
AMFM SE23 Topics 2,074 2,040,744 19-02-2014, 11:22 AM
  Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Train service to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oa...

An extra 5/10 minutes journey at the end of an evening certainly won't deter me from going to the RFH, BFI or NT. Even with the existing service, we often just hop on the first train to London Br...
AMFM SE23 Topics 1,398 1,250,394 28-08-2009, 02:20 PM
  Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak

Hope you didn't go for the 8:45 Jon - it was cancelled so you'll have had a long wait in the cold for the next (packed) train.
AMFM SE23 Topics 1,398 1,250,394 08-01-2010, 10:49 AM
  Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

I used LO this morning as I had to go to Bond Street and was very impressed. Got the 8.34 from FH, got a seat and it wasn't even slightly crowded. Interchange at Canada Water was pretty seamless and...
AMFM SE23 Topics 1,398 1,250,394 26-05-2010, 04:01 PM
  Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

I did the Whitechapel interchange on the way home last night (left form Mansion House at around 7:15) - don't think it's quicker but only had a 5 minute wait at Whitechapel and it was a significantly ...
AMFM SE23 Topics 1,398 1,250,394 27-05-2010, 10:06 AM
  Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

Forest Hill to City Thameslink would be brilliant for me as I work about 2 minutes walk form City Thameslink. Bring it on (if I'm still working here in 2015 of course...)
AMFM SE23 Topics 1,398 1,250,394 25-11-2010, 05:54 PM
  Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

I thought it was really quiet on that train this morning - I got on at Forest Hill and there were loads of seats.
AMFM SE23 Topics 1,398 1,250,394 17-04-2012, 04:50 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Ticket Barriers and Gates at FH Station

Leaving the Perry Vale Gate fiasco to one side, what really bothers me is people only starting searching their bags for their tickets when they've arrived at the barrier onto platform 1 - STOP FAFFING...
AMFM SE23 Topics 761 706,340 10-07-2008, 11:46 AM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Train car park

The bike racks on platform 1 were often used I thought, but maybe my memory is playing tricks on me. And what do you mean by funny angles - they look like they're at fairly normal angles to me.
AMFM SE23 Topics 761 706,340 28-01-2009, 05:47 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station

of course there's no charge, nor should there be! If you start trying to charge for it, the racks won't get used and people will simply use other street furniture to secure their bikes and thus cause...
AMFM SE23 Topics 761 706,340 29-01-2009, 10:49 AM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station

About time!
AMFM SE23 Topics 761 706,340 23-11-2009, 06:40 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station

I'm clearly not very observant - got the train from FH this morning and didn't notice the bridge at all!
AMFM SE23 Topics 761 706,340 30-11-2009, 12:33 PM
  Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: The Old Bank to become a Dominoes Pizza

I'm not sure that's anything to gloat about Cellar Door!!!
AMFM SE23 Topics 736 625,589 21-09-2011, 04:59 PM
  Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: The Old Bank to become a Dominoes Pizza

Putting aesthetic considerations to one side, I'm not sure I'm convinced by the argument that Dominoes will put other local pizza takeaways out of business. That said, I don't know the takeaways you'...
AMFM SE23 Topics 736 625,589 21-09-2011, 04:14 PM
  Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: Planning: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (was The Old Ba...

Why would it be a delivery hub for Pizza Express - does PE (or indeed any of the allegedly up market pizza chains) do delivery hubs? It used to be a sit down restaurant so there is clearly ample spac...
AMFM SE23 Topics 736 625,589 27-11-2013, 12:27 PM
  Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: Planning: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (was The Old Ba...

Thank you! I do believe I'm blushing...
AMFM SE23 Topics 736 625,589 27-11-2013, 04:45 PM
  Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: Planning: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (was The Old Ba...

Rob - I suspect you may be right - the point I was making though was rather that idle speculation seems a bit pointless at this stage so let's just wait and see what turns up. An operating business...
AMFM SE23 Topics 736 625,589 28-11-2013, 11:41 AM
  Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...

Agreed, hindsight is a wonderful thing, but we're talking about a full time business here, not some fly by night operation - they should have done their homework, it's really as simple as that. As ...
AMFM SE23 Topics 666 536,985 03-02-2012, 12:04 PM
  Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...

It depends on what you mean by the case bing "dropped". If the case is settled before trial, it is still possible for there to be a technical winner and loser.
AMFM SE23 Topics 666 536,985 24-02-2012, 06:48 PM
  Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...

JG - The general principle in litigation is that the loser pays the winner's costs - a judgment will pretty much always have an order for costs, so nothing needs to be "extended". That said, a winnin...
AMFM SE23 Topics 666 536,985 03-02-2012, 11:27 AM
  Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...

S.84 of the Law of Property Act 1925 covers how and when the Upper Tribunal can discharge or modify a covenant affecting land. I have reproduced s.84(1) and (1A) below. Seems to me the battle lines ...
AMFM SE23 Topics 666 536,985 06-02-2012, 10:58 AM
  Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...

Of course you can - if it becomes clear that your case is not a good one, it makes far more sense to discontinue than to plough on to trial when the costs consequences will be even worse if you lose b...
AMFM SE23 Topics 666 536,985 24-02-2012, 03:31 PM
  Thread: Planning: Nursery at Liphook Crescent
Post: RE: Planning Application: Nursery at Liphook Cresc...

Sherwood, you're right that a party can win and not get its costs, or indeed that it can win and have a costs award against it (although not sure how the defamation protocol applies to this case) but ...
AMFM SE23 Topics 666 536,985 07-03-2012, 09:49 AM
  Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: English Usage

Actually JGD, that is not much better usage. When you are talking about a specific time in the past, you should really use the past simple - so the correct thing to say would be "Andy Coulson was arr...
AMFM Wider Topics 587 489,396 08-07-2011, 11:36 AM
  Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: English Usage

And let's remember that a significant number of so-called Americanisms are in fact old English uses that have fallen away here but have remained there - the use of "gotten" being a case in point - it'...
AMFM Wider Topics 587 489,396 13-07-2011, 10:38 AM
  Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: English Usage

I suspect it's more the (mis)use of the apostrophe Bumble...
AMFM Wider Topics 587 489,396 27-07-2011, 11:05 AM
  Thread: English Usage
Post: []

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AMFM Wider Topics 587 489,396 01-11-2011, 03:45 PM
  Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: Question Bar Dining

climbs off high horse after realising apostrophes was incorrectly spelled - hangs head in shame...
AMFM Wider Topics 587 489,396 01-11-2011, 03:48 PM
  Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: Question Bar Dining

Kelly - your comment is unnecessarily rude. I do have a life - it may not be as kerr-azy as yours, but it is mine and I'm rather fond of it. I happen to think it's important to get the little thin...
AMFM Wider Topics 587 489,396 01-11-2011, 05:19 PM
  Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: Question Bar Dining

Cheeky - you don't know me, you know nothing about me and have absolutely no insight into the kind of person I am. You have actually managed to upset me quite deeply first thing in the morning - I do ...
AMFM Wider Topics 587 489,396 02-11-2011, 09:32 AM
  Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: Usage of English

I started university in 1992 (in the UK) and 101 was in use to describe 1st year, 1 semester subjects, second semester was 102 - it wasn't so much basic or elementary - just the compulsory, core eleme...
AMFM Wider Topics 587 489,396 06-02-2014, 04:04 PM
  Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: Usage of English

Completely off topic but one of my father's middle names is Augustine and as children we thought it uproariously funny to call him by his full name but change Augustine to Disgustin' - oh how we laugh...
AMFM Wider Topics 587 489,396 25-04-2014, 06:06 PM
  Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: English Usage

I think this article might just tip you over the edge Robin Orton... https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/12-misused-words-even-smart-people-cant-resist-jeff-haden?trk=eml-b2_content_ecosystem_digest-rec...
AMFM Wider Topics 587 489,396 24-04-2015, 10:47 AM
  Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line

It wasn't a suicide. It was a trespasser (allegedly drunk) on the line between HOP and Brockley - Police Helicopter called out and everything. I was on the 7:21 from Forest Hill which fianally set o...
AMFM Wider Topics 281 296,362 24-01-2013, 01:12 PM
  Thread: Perry Vale - Road Issues
Post: RE: Perryvale diversion.. whats wrong with people.

No CAW, because lights on that stretch undoubtedly would have caused tailbacks and congestion on the South Circular and the diversion is actaullay a pretty short one - adding, what, 2, maybe 3, minute...
AMFM SE23 Topics 348 293,864 13-06-2008, 02:18 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Central
Post: RE: Forest Hill Central

Have any of you seen the contract? Just because work has stalled does not automatically trigger a right to sue. I'm assuming it's a standard JVC contract and there will be various clauses in there i...
AMFM SE23 Topics 289 274,080 21-08-2008, 02:07 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Central
Post: RE: Forest Hill Central

I would be very surprised if that's the full story re not getting deposits back. If it is, then agreed, sorry state of affairs but it will depend entirely on what's in the contract and from my (admit...
AMFM SE23 Topics 289 274,080 28-08-2008, 03:28 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Central
Post: RE: New Street Furniture

[quote=brian]Does anyone know what the new street furniture opposite FH central is for.[/quote] They are bike racks. Agreed they might seem to be in a bit of a funny place now but if (and I know it'...
AMFM SE23 Topics 289 274,080 11-12-2008, 03:00 PM
  Thread: The Capitol to close
Post: RE: Capitol will revert to a cinema.

Odd comment Chris88 (or maybe I just don't understand it). I think there is very definitely a market for a cinema in Forest Hill - I for one would use it and would be very happy to be able to walk to...
AMFM SE23 Topics 238 245,789 24-06-2014, 10:02 AM
  Thread: The Capitol to close
Post: RE: Capitol to close

They say they're selling it rather than just closing it which means it may take a while before it actually closes. As I understand it, Wetherspoons only has a leasehold interest so they'll have to fi...
AMFM SE23 Topics 238 245,789 31-07-2014, 08:40 AM
  Thread: The Capitol to close
Post: RE: Capitol to close?

Yes, they closed, but that doesn't mean they wouldn't survive now! Cinemas do now do a thriving trade and yes, any cinema that wants to survive has to show the blockbusters but that doesn't mean ther...
AMFM SE23 Topics 238 245,789 28-10-2014, 04:26 PM
  Thread: The Capitol to close
Post: RE: Capitol to close?

Huge numbers of cinemas closed across the country (and beyond) in the 80s and early 90s because people stopped going to the cinema so much - advent of videos and so on. For whatever reason (and I h...
AMFM SE23 Topics 238 245,789 29-10-2014, 10:58 AM
  Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists

much as I deplore the actions of red light jumpers and pavement cyclists, a little perspective please. http://londonist.com/2011/10/amazing-escape-in-cyclistlorry-crash-in-london-bridge.php (sorry...
AMFM Wider Topics 271 245,343 19-10-2011, 03:16 PM
  Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists

Hillsideresident - I didn't resurrect anything and your post makes absolutley no sense to me (I can't remember what I may have posted months ago and I don't have the time or the inclination to go sear...
AMFM Wider Topics 271 245,343 20-10-2011, 01:15 PM
  Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists

oh, and don't presume to know my gender.
AMFM Wider Topics 271 245,343 20-10-2011, 01:17 PM
  Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists

Michael - I suspect that Silly Cyclist, if he drives, drives in the same inconsiderate manner that he cycles so he is highly likely to be a Silly Driver too! Can we add to the bingo list Car/van...
AMFM Wider Topics 271 245,343 21-10-2011, 12:49 PM
  Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists

I've wanted to get those spoke lights for ages but I've never seen them in the shops - where can I get them? It may be a bit overkill though as I already have 3 rear lights on the bike and anothe...
AMFM Wider Topics 271 245,343 24-10-2011, 10:05 AM
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