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  Thread: Missing cat - Shipman/Siddons Rd
Post: RE: Missing cat - Shipman/Siddons Rd

She has re-emerged, but refuses to come in the house. Our vet says she may be upset with our recent 'de-flea-ing' of her and our house. So, we're trying a special 'cat pheromone' spray that is sup...
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 4 5,672 23-08-2012, 10:26 AM
  Thread: Missing cat - Shipman/Siddons Rd
Post: Missing cat - Shipman/Siddons Rd

Our cat Parsley has wandered off - she is very old and a bit dotty. I last saw her in our neighbors garden yesterday (I know that is not that long a time), but she didn't come home and her food in unt...
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 4 5,672 20-08-2012, 09:41 AM
  Thread: Water pressure - Lower Perry Vale area
Post: RE: Water pressure - Lower Perry Vale area

Just an update. The ONE pallet of water that was dropped off outside the Methodist Church is now EMPTY. No water. No water until midnight (and, of course, no bottled water AT ALL) is the neighborhood ...
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 26 23,365 22-07-2012, 08:12 PM
  Thread: Water pressure - Lower Perry Vale area
Post: RE: Water pressure - Lower Perry Vale area

OK Thames Water is now listing bottled water locations.Valentine Court and the Methodist Church. (not hopeful...)
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 26 23,365 22-07-2012, 08:02 PM
  Thread: Water pressure - Lower Perry Vale area
Post: RE: Water pressure - Lower Perry Vale area

The website is listing no problems now. But we are still without water. My issue is flushing the toilet - basically.
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 26 23,365 22-07-2012, 07:50 PM
  Thread: Water pressure - Lower Perry Vale area
Post: RE: Water pressure - Lower Perry Vale area

Ha! Pop-up fountain - way to put a spin on it. I guess I'll be heading down there to fill up a bucket in order to flush my toilet. Grrrr. Note: Hour 6 - no water at all on Shipman Rd
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 26 23,365 22-07-2012, 06:22 PM
  Thread: Water pressure - Lower Perry Vale area
Post: RE: Water pressure - Lower Perry Vale area

Yep, we're Shipman Rd. Oh well....
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 26 23,365 22-07-2012, 01:00 PM
  Thread: Water pressure - Lower Perry Vale area
Post: Water pressure - Lower Perry Vale area

Is anyone else experiencing a huge decrease in water pressure - or is it just our house?
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 26 23,365 22-07-2012, 12:18 PM
  Thread: commuters at canada water
Post: RE: commuters at canada water

Not Canada Water - but I change at London Bridge for the Charing Cross train. A train that is stacked up in the morning - arriving one after another every '1 minute' - but people still run down the st...
Elizabeth25 Wider Topics 26 26,531 06-04-2012, 09:57 AM
  Thread: ES Magazine
Post: ES Magazine

I was sure someone would have mentioned One Tree Hill, Horniman Musuem and St David's Coffee House in ES Magazine's 50 best places in South London piece yesterday. (I don't have a link :( )
Elizabeth25 Wider Topics 2 4,301 06-04-2012, 09:53 AM
  Thread: Incident in Stanstead Road 19-02-2012
Post: RE: Police in Stanstead Road

OMG - does anyone think this is the same 'machete burglar' from last year? http://www.se23.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=4744
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 63 74,804 20-02-2012, 02:08 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Christmas Tree
Post: RE: Forest Hill Christmas Tree

So, it's not really a Forest Hill Christmas tree lighting ceremony - it's more like a Forest Hill Christmas tree visiting ceremony? :laugh:
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 25 26,186 01-12-2011, 05:20 PM
  Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park

What about the 17:53 from London Bridge to Victoria? Is it unaffected?
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 1,398 1,241,748 05-10-2011, 10:52 AM
  Thread: Fox attack
Post: RE: Fox attack

Oh, I'm so sorry for your loss. Three years ago my cat came home with a bloody gash on his head, that I always suspected was a fox. I have no proof, but it seemed a bit too deep for it to have com...
Elizabeth25 Wider Topics 14 12,698 12-08-2011, 07:58 PM
  Thread: Problems in SE23
Post: RE: Problems in SE23

One of the drivers at Forest Hill Cars just told me that the Tesco garage was hit late last night. But they only took a few packets of cigarettes and alcohol.
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 58 56,611 10-08-2011, 05:21 PM
  Thread: building works on the corner of Shipman Road and Siddons Road
Post: RE: building works on the corner of Shipman Road a...

This should help [url=http://www.se23.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=3344]27 Shipman rd thread[/url]
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 3 6,586 04-08-2011, 10:18 AM
  Thread: Low water pressure?
Post: RE: Low water pressure?

Perrymont school is closed today due to burst water main.
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 32 30,392 07-07-2011, 09:24 AM
  Thread: Unsuccessful burglar - Black man with a machete
Post: RE: Unsuccessful burglar - Black man with a machet...

I was wondering what the police helicopter was doing, it was hovering almost right over my house yesterday. Eke!
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 23 24,792 27-06-2011, 04:33 PM
  Thread: Perrymount / Kilmorie Schools
Post: RE: Perrymount / Kilmorie Schools

"...other than that the kids are happy, are reasonably well educated, and that they have friends." Yep, that what I mean by fine. Don't put too much stock in Ofsted ranks. I like Perrymont because ...
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 16 21,360 29-04-2011, 08:20 AM
  Thread: Perrymount / Kilmorie Schools
Post: RE: Perrymount / Kilmorie Schools

Perrymont is perfectly fine. (although they are building a new reception class right now, so it is a bit of a building site.) My 6 year old goes there. The parents group has a bit of a fund raising ri...
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 16 21,360 28-04-2011, 01:47 PM
  Thread: Clever cat of the Shipman/Siddons/PerryVale/Woolstone rd square
Post: RE: Clever cat of the Shipman/Siddons/PerryVale/Wo...

I know this tread took on a life of its own. However, if anyone is looking for an update. After a number of successful weeks, this morning the tape blocking the cat flap had been ripped off and food l...
Elizabeth25 Wider Topics 43 33,777 24-02-2011, 12:13 PM
  Thread: moving to FH, primary school and general info
Post: RE: moving to FH, primary school and general info

Yep, our 6 year old is at Perrymont. It's a nice little school. There are also two afterschool clubs near by, one at the 'Chapel on the Hill' in Christchurch (which is now mostly flats) and one at...
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 40 42,519 08-02-2011, 10:08 PM
  Thread: moving to FH, primary school and general info
Post: RE: moving to FH, primary school and general info

Just putting my two-cents in about the Perry Vale side (the 'other' side of the tracks). Served by Kilmorie and Perrymont schools. Lovely, safe, neighborly areas as well. Been there eight years. :)
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 40 42,519 08-02-2011, 01:43 PM
  Thread: Clever cat of the Shipman/Siddons/PerryVale/Woolstone rd square
Post: RE: Clever cat of the Shipman/Siddons/PerryVale/Wo...

Well, we went away for the weekend, and I was concerned with our cat's food being stolen. But she still had some left in the bowl when we came back. So duct tape to the rescue. She was given to us...
Elizabeth25 Wider Topics 43 33,777 01-02-2011, 09:01 AM
  Thread: Clever cat of the Shipman/Siddons/PerryVale/Woolstone rd square
Post: RE: Clever cat of the Shipman/Siddons/PerryVale/Wo...

Duct tape over the cat flap does seem to be working. I am pretty sure it was a cat. I heard it come in and run out quickly one night at 1:00 am. The initial thread was to alert any cat owners in t...
Elizabeth25 Wider Topics 43 33,777 28-01-2011, 05:47 PM
  Thread: Clever cat of the Shipman/Siddons/PerryVale/Woolstone rd square
Post: RE: Clever cat of the Shipman/Siddons/PerryVale/Wo...

Rat debates aside. Why has this thread been moved to 'Wider topics' This *cat* is definitely an SE23 cat. The duct tape is going up, tonight.
Elizabeth25 Wider Topics 43 33,777 26-01-2011, 01:09 PM
  Thread: Clever cat of the Shipman/Siddons/PerryVale/Woolstone rd square
Post: RE: Clever cat of the Shipman/Siddons/PerryVale/Wo...

We have had subsequent visits, since the plank of wood (which has proved useless.) I did tape up the bottom of the cat flap, but the tape I used also proved useless. I may move to tougher duct tape...
Elizabeth25 Wider Topics 43 33,777 24-01-2011, 06:33 PM
  Thread: Clever cat of the Shipman/Siddons/PerryVale/Woolstone rd square
Post: RE: Clever cat of the Shipman/Siddons/PerryVale/Wo...

The food was consumed too well for it to be mice. (I hope not a rat!) but there was a tuft of brown fur on the cat flap. I do think it is a cat. The plank of wood across the cat flap seems to be worki...
Elizabeth25 Wider Topics 43 33,777 11-01-2011, 09:06 AM
  Thread: Thinking of moving to Forest Hill
Post: RE: Thinking of moving to Forest Hill

Just wanted to weigh in on walking back from the station at night. I live on the Perry Vale side and before I moved here I investigated bus routes and mini cab firms to ensure that I wouldn't have to ...
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 15 31,148 06-01-2011, 02:01 PM
  Thread: Clever cat of the Shipman/Siddons/PerryVale/Woolstone rd square
Post: Clever cat of the Shipman/Siddons/PerryVale/Woolst...

OK, so someone who owns a cat on one of these streets should know they own a very clever cat. For the past few nights a (we think smoky brown - tufts of hair) has opened up the locked cat flap and...
Elizabeth25 Wider Topics 43 33,777 31-12-2010, 12:16 PM
  Thread: Found Rooster!
Post: RE: Found Rooster!

My friend lives in the same building as the guy who runs the One Tree Hill allotments. I pass this message on.
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 5 7,154 29-12-2010, 10:55 AM
  Thread: Thank you so much!
Post: RE: Thank you so much!

I'd like to thank my neighbours for parking their little car right in front of our house and heading off to their honeymoon in Sri Lanka for two weeks. It has made our Christmas! (BTW - this is NO...
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 12 11,262 22-12-2010, 08:55 PM
  Thread: Free literacy workshops for children and their fathers.
Post: RE: Free literacy workshops for children and their...

Ah! :blush:
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 8 7,385 05-12-2010, 12:37 PM
  Thread: Free literacy workshops for children and their fathers.
Post: RE: Free literacy workshops for children and their...

No, other people do care. However, it did say it was a literary event, not a grammar event!
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 8 7,385 05-12-2010, 09:59 AM
  Thread: East London Line not running
Post: RE: East London Line not running

Here's why: [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/mindthegap/2010/12/who_do_south_london_trains_suf.html]BBC on why South London train lines freeze[/url]
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 30 27,493 01-12-2010, 01:53 PM
  Thread: Apple and Pear trees
Post: RE: Apple and Pear trees

The Abundance group at the Mayow Park community garden also seem interested in the fruit. That seems like a good project. My issue is - I would have no idea how to harvest the fruit. Maybe this co...
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 7 7,713 29-11-2010, 01:57 PM
  Thread: Apple and Pear trees
Post: Apple and Pear trees

With all the pear (and some apple) trees in the Perry Vale area of Forest Hill, has there ever been a movement to do something with the crops? Every year I see rotten fruit lying around - could th...
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 7 7,713 28-11-2010, 01:53 PM
  Thread: Buggy-hating 176 driver
Post: RE: Buggy-hating 176 driver

Lol! :laugh: I think we should start a 'Forest Hill - Can it be London's first child free post code?' tough & cheek thread.
Elizabeth25 Wider Topics 162 121,940 10-11-2010, 04:51 PM
  Thread: Father Christmas in SE23
Post: RE: Father Christmas in SE23

Ah! happy replies :) I like it. I was waiting for a barrage of '...in my day if anyone even mentioned Christmas before midnight mass on the 25th they were dragged through the streets of Sydenham c...
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 7 7,258 04-11-2010, 04:37 PM
  Thread: Father Christmas in SE23
Post: Father Christmas in SE23

OK, peeps. I'm putting it out there. (I know it's November, but sometimes these things happen at the beginning of December, and us working Mums need to plan ahead) Anyway - any news of an appearanc...
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 7 7,258 04-11-2010, 03:20 PM
  Thread: Buggy-hating 176 driver
Post: RE: Buggy-hating 176 driver

I wasn't going to comment, but...(I'm going to regret this). 1. Everyone who has ever had a child in Forest Hill in the past 7 years has met the '176-buggy hating driver' (keeping with the title o...
Elizabeth25 Wider Topics 162 121,940 01-11-2010, 08:51 AM
  Thread: Blackheath Fireworks
Post: RE: Blackheath Fireworks

I thought I should include the link to the fireworks mentioned above. www.crystalpalacefireworks.webeden.co.uk
Elizabeth25 Wider Topics 8 9,737 20-10-2010, 07:05 PM
  Thread: Blackheath Fireworks
Post: RE: Blackheath Fireworks

Yes, I was about to say, the Evening Standard listed the Crystal Palace fireworks in the paper yesterday. It's easier to get to for FH people and they have a children's display at 7:00 pm.
Elizabeth25 Wider Topics 8 9,737 20-10-2010, 01:17 PM
  Thread: Millwall fans arrive in Forest Hill
Post: RE: Millwall fans arrive in Forest Hill

yes, I saw him cleaning up the empties from outside, and he had a smile on his face. So he must have had a profitable afternoon.
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 8 9,812 19-10-2010, 12:39 PM
  Thread: Black and white cat missing in Kilmorie Road
Post: RE: Black and white cat missing in Kilmorie Road

I'm glad your cat is back. I don't know if this helps. But a vet told me once that when you bring a cat to a new house, you need to keep them inside for 6 weeks, so they get the scent of the house and...
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 13 12,594 11-10-2010, 12:42 PM
  Thread: Does anyone use the Overground in the evening
Post: RE: Does anyone use the Overground in the evening

I agree. I took the Overground from Hoxton after 11:00 pm a few weeks ago. Well lit and populated stations. And it is nice to be sitting on a train in North London, knowing it goes straight to Forest ...
Elizabeth25 Wider Topics 7 6,386 05-10-2010, 07:28 AM
  Thread: what was on mayow road years ago
Post: RE: what was on mayow road years ago

According to Ghost Hunters, you are supposed look for all other reasons before you arrive at 'ghost'. Does this girl look like anyone your brother knows? Was this camera used before, by someone ...
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 12 9,716 30-08-2010, 09:48 AM
  Thread: Planning Application: 27 Shipman Road
Post: RE: Planning: 27 Shipman Road

I got a letter in the mail yesterday. Of course, Lewisham Council does subscribe to the 'plain English' rules & regs. But it seems to say the plans have changed: "The construction of 2, two sto...
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 50 59,561 29-08-2010, 08:56 AM
  Thread: what was on mayow road years ago
Post: RE: what was on mayow road years ago

Interesting. Because I used to walk across that grassy common next to Shifford Path, cutting through from Bampton Rd to Perry Vale, when I picked my son up from his child minder. I've seen quite a...
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 12 9,716 28-08-2010, 02:41 PM
  Thread: Awesome fireworks 21/8/10
Post: RE: Awesome fireworks last night

Oh, I guess I was far enough away so that they were just pretty :unsure:. I'm guessing that since no one has owned to it, it must have been a private party. (I do admit, they were a tad big and lou...
Elizabeth25 SE23 Topics 12 10,216 25-08-2010, 02:19 PM
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