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Thread: Forest Hill in the Times property section
Post: RE: Forest Hill in the Times property section
| Hear, hear, Deano! Everyone should be able to say what they think on here, within the obvious boundaries re. abuse and so on. It all makes for healthy debate.
For the record, I thought roz made som... |
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15-06-2012, 11:39 PM |
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Thread: Missing cat, SE4/SE23 border
Post: RE: Missing cat, SE4/SE23 border
| Thanks very much for responding, priamel. My neighbour's following this up plus another possible sighting on Blythe Hill.
There are posters of the cat up around the area. I should have added, she's ... |
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25-04-2012, 08:58 PM |
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Thread: Missing cat, SE4/SE23 border
Post: Missing cat, SE4/SE23 border
| My neighbour's cat has gone missing (since Friday) and she is extremely worried. :-(
The cat is female and dark tortoiseshell (no white bits) - she's quite distinctive looking. We're on the cusp of... |
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24-04-2012, 10:45 AM |
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Thread: Fresh organic bread sold at Nandi Nandi
Post: RE: Fresh organic bread sold at Nandi Nandi
| It's where Bertam Bakery used to be - on that bit of Honor Oak Park that is right by Brockley Rise. It's near the second hand office furniture shop on the Stondon Park/Brockley Rise/HOP crossroads, th... |
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20-04-2012, 10:09 PM |
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Thread: Decent people
Post: RE: Decent people
| How did you now these people were on the dole - did they show you their signing on cards?:rofl:
I'm not just referring to your comments BTW. This isn't the first time I've heard people on here jump... |
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16-04-2012, 07:50 PM |
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Thread: Decent people
Post: RE: Decent people
| While I applaud anyone who stands up to thieves, and hope they get punished (if not for this then for the next crime they commit) I find the assumption that they are on the dole, as are other 'losers'... |
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16-04-2012, 06:34 PM |
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Thread: Stabbing on bus in Catford
Post: RE: Stabbing on bus in Catford
| Was the bus stopped between the two Catford stations and taped off?
If it was this incident I saw the aftermath in terms of police everywhere and a bad traffic jam. I looked everywhere in the news ... |
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09-04-2012, 07:38 PM |
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Thread: HOP parade: are all the changes good?
Post: RE: HOP parade: are all the changes good?
| It's a great shame re the Whitewood shop - not only was their furniture nice and reasonably priced (I bought a bookcase from there last year, which I'm delighted with), it was a good-looking shop as w... |
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04-03-2012, 07:20 PM |
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Thread: Supermarkets
Post: RE: Supermarkets
| Makes me think of Death cigarettes! |
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16-02-2012, 10:34 PM |
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Thread: Mason's site, Ladywell
Post: RE: Mason's site, Ladywell
| I have indeed, and it was very good.
I could have sworn I originally posted on the thread about the Old Bank and not some place in Ladywell.:confused: |
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06-02-2012, 09:02 PM |
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Thread: Mason's site, Ladywell
Post: RE: The Old Bank to become a Domino's Pizza?
| The choice in most mainstream restaurants for vegetarians is rubbish. Usually one or two dishes per course, and often real cliches such as goat's cheese tart.
We tried to get into a couple of aforeme... |
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04-02-2012, 11:35 PM |
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Thread: Mason's site, Ladywell
Post: RE: The Old Bank to become a Domino's Pizza?
| What I would absolutely love to see is a good quality vegetarian restaurant of the sort that would attract people from all over, as well as locally - something like Manna in Primrose Hill, Carnevale n... |
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04-02-2012, 06:42 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill GPs: The Vale vs Jenner Clinic - any recommendations?
Post: RE: Forest Hill GPs: The Vale vs Jenner Clinic - ...
| I'm not with either Jenner or The Vale (actually with Hilly Fields) but does anyone know if any surgeries round here do not do that same day appointment thing?
As gep pointed out in post #8, it is ... |
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13-01-2012, 12:20 AM |
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Thread: attempted robbery
Post: RE: attempted robbery
| orange, did you report it to the police, and did they investigate the airport parking company? I find your story worrying as we use these facilities quite a bit. |
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05-01-2012, 11:35 PM |
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Thread: Crime Prevention
Post: RE: Crime Prevention
| I heard he'd rammed the Lamborghini into something. |
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01-12-2011, 12:12 AM |
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Thread: Crime and Punishment
Post: RE: Intruders in garden
| Does anyone know how effective barbed wire is? According to a friend of ours potential thieves/intruders will just throw a thick coat over it and carry on intruding/thieving/other unsavoury business! |
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20-11-2011, 06:09 PM |
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Thread: Our local supermarket: a cautionary tale
Post: RE: Our local supermarket: a cautionary tale
| Also meant to say, when I bought meat I bought it from the Nine Elms Sainsbury's and never, ever had a problem in literally a couple of decades. It was very often chicken breasts I bought, as well.
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15-11-2011, 08:24 PM |
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Thread: Our local supermarket: a cautionary tale
Post: RE: Our local supermarket: a cautionary tale
| OMG, that link from IWereAbsolutelyFuming is the grossest thing I've read - possibly ever? - in terms of what you might call 'food-related grossness'.......:ohmy: |
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15-11-2011, 08:21 PM |
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Thread: Plastic Bags
Post: RE: Plastic Bags
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22-10-2011, 05:26 PM |
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Thread: Plastic Bags
Post: RE: Plastic Bags
| Can't believe some people hadn't thought of taking their own bag when out shopping!
I hate it when the assistant automatically puts your goods in a fresh plastic bag without asking you.
Yes, it... |
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22-10-2011, 04:40 PM |
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Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: The Old Bank to become a Domino's Pizza
| I don't think anyone's suggested it's the end of the world - or have they?
I would rather the unit was empty slightly longer until a more suitable user was found. There are already loads of takeawa... |
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18-10-2011, 10:49 PM |
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Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: The Old Bank to become a Domino's Pizza
| Domino's? Interest in our community?!
And there was me naively thinking they just wanted to make money! |
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18-10-2011, 10:34 PM |
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Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: Disaster The Old Bank to become a Dominoes piz...
| Just signed the petition. It would be a tragedy for this lovely building to become part of a takeaway chain.
The other thing is, it will take business away from the existing fast food shops in HOP. |
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15-09-2011, 10:15 PM |
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Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: Petition against the Old Bank site in Honor Oa...
| Signed. Yes, thanks for setting up. |
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15-09-2011, 10:12 PM |
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Thread: Fox attack
Post: RE: Fox attack
| Sorry to hear about your cat, Dragonfly - must've been awful.
Plenty of foxes near us (close to Blythe Hill Fields) so will bear in mind the warning.:( |
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14-08-2011, 01:33 AM |
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Thread: Riots in London
Post: RE: Riots in London
| I agree with mgmonkeys last sentence.
I think there should be heavy prison sentences for those who have assaulted others, committed arson or endangered lives, and there should be hefty community p... |
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11-08-2011, 10:19 PM |
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Thread: Mayow Park
Post: RE: Mayow Park
| No personal offence taken, brian - however I've worked for years with people on long-term benefits, and it's usually for good reason like genuine sickness or inability to afford childcare. And most of... |
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06-08-2011, 03:37 PM |
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Thread: Secondary schools
Post: RE: Secondary schools
| Interesting post roz. I thought your school sounded like my old one until I got to the second paragraph! The burns from radiators/small animals stories are horrific. Very true that a school's social s... |
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06-08-2011, 03:30 PM |
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Thread: Mayow Park
Post: RE: Mayow Park
| Brian, I find it really sad (and not a little offensive) that you conflate claiming benefits with arson.
Six years ago I was claiming benefits (JSA and HB/CTB). I cannot say that it created any ur... |
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06-08-2011, 12:28 AM |
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Thread: Recycling collection too early again and barking dog ...still!
Post: RE: Recycling collection too early again and barki...
| I actually took up with them the issue of noisy machinery before 8am and their reply (verbatim) was: 'This does not apply to refuse collectors, not being construction workers'.
Got my earplugs at t... |
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19-07-2011, 10:29 PM |
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Thread: Recycling collection too early again and barking dog ...still!
Post: RE: Recycling collection too early again and barki...
| The more people who complain about an unacceptably early start, the better.
SElady, 4.30 is terrible! |
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16-07-2011, 02:07 PM |
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Thread: Low water pressure?
Post: RE: Low water pressure?
| Like HOPcat I wonder if there is a generalised water issue in the area - I lived in SW London before here and the water never went off once in over 20 years!
There seem to be more issues with loss... |
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13-07-2011, 05:47 PM |
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Thread: Low water pressure?
Post: RE: Low water pressure?
| We had no water at all until about 10am.
I can't believe someone is equating closing a school with no water supply with political correctness!:rofl:
On a more serious note, this is about the sev... |
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07-07-2011, 02:36 PM |
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Thread: People's Day
Post: RE: People's Day
| It's OK if you go early. I worked there a couple of years ago and didn't see any aggro. |
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05-07-2011, 09:39 PM |
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Thread: Recycling collection too early again and barking dog ...still!
Post: RE: Recycling collection too early again and barki...
| I also was under the impression that Lewisham's refuse collection was done by direct labour rather than contractors.
I don't think any of us on here underestimate what a difficult and dirty job bi... |
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01-07-2011, 09:49 PM |
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Thread: Recycling collection too early again and barking dog ...still!
Post: RE: Recycling collection too early again and barki...
| The council have stopped short of calling me a liar but have denied it when I've said the binmen have started work well before 6. They've never been as early as 5.11am - that's disgraceful. I'd love t... |
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28-06-2011, 10:28 PM |
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Thread: High Paid Council Tennants should be evicted
Post: RE: High Paid Council Tennants should be evicted
| I see no-one's been able to account for where the information on all these high-earning council tenants came from. |
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13-06-2011, 02:27 PM |
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Thread: High Paid Council Tennants should be evicted
Post: RE: High Paid Council Tennants should be evicted
| There are (at least) a couple of things I'd take issue with here.
Firstly, council and 'social' housing is not necessarily subsidised - take a look at this article for further info. http://www.gua... |
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10-06-2011, 10:36 PM |
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Thread: Recycling collection too early again and barking dog ...still!
Post: RE: Recycling collection too early again and barki...
| You people who seem to think the council's bin men can do no wrong (do any of you work for them, perchance?) and that it is somehow a virtue to start work in the early hours and knock off at lunchtime... |
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17-05-2011, 10:01 PM |
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Thread: Recycling collection too early again and barking dog ...still!
Post: RE: Recycling collection too early again and barki...
| That's just a silly comment and is of no help to people whatsoever.
I have a right as as citizen to complain about services as does every user of every public service. |
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16-05-2011, 07:50 PM |
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Thread: Referendum on the Alternative Vote
Post: RE: Referendum on the Alternative Vote
| roz said: [i]This referndum was a total waste of time and money being held for a game of political appeasement where everyone knew the rules and most likely the outcome well before it even started. [/... |
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06-05-2011, 09:08 PM |
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Thread: Recycling collection too early again and barking dog ...still!
Post: RE: Recycling collection too early again and barki...
| Hear, hear, meduza.
If they were that good at their jobs I wouldn't have had to spend an inordinate amount of time walking up & down the road searching for the bin, which they cannot be bothered t... |
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06-05-2011, 07:29 PM |
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Thread: Gritting 2011-2012!
Post: RE: Gritting 2011-2012!
| Why this obsession with clearing snow from outside one's home?
Last winter when the weather was very bad I ventured to work via Catford station, a walk of some twenty minutes. The areas cleared had... |
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29-04-2011, 12:55 AM |
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Thread: Happy Birthday Her Majesty
Post: RE: Happy Birthday Her Majesty
| As this is mainly a local website about Forest Hill/Honor Oak Park, I'm surprised that anyone was surprised there wasn't a mention of the Queen's birthday. :rofl: |
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21-04-2011, 10:24 PM |
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Thread: Recycling collection too early again and barking dog ...still!
Post: RE: Recycling collection too early again and barki...
| Lewisham (Wearside Road depot) did tell me that they should absolutely [i]not [/i]be starting before 6am so may be worth complaining if anyone has them persistently starting too early in their road. |
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06-04-2011, 10:03 PM |
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Thread: Recycling collection too early again and barking dog ...still!
Post: RE: Recycling collection too early again and barki...
| I don't think they do a particularly 'great' job at all. They leave our bins half way down the road and it's taken me nearly three months to get their office staff (who are very helpful) to persuade t... |
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05-04-2011, 10:00 PM |
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Thread: Recycling collection too early again and barking dog ...still!
Post: RE: Recycling collection too early again and barki...
| I spoke to Lewisham the other week about this. Their starting time is apparently 6am but should not be sooner.
Personally, I think even 6am is a bit early for such a noisy job. I'm sure if I had a... |
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05-04-2011, 05:37 PM |
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Thread: Vermin on rampage again
Post: RE: Vermin on rampage again
| I am constantly astounded at the number of people who have fallen hook, line and sinker for the coalition's line about the 'mess Labour left us in'.
Like it wasn't an global financial crisis.
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29-03-2011, 09:55 PM |
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Thread: Vermin on rampage again
Post: RE: Vermin on rampage again
| I was proud to be on Saturday's march. The feeling of solidarity against the ConDem cuts was inspirational and long may it continue. |
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28-03-2011, 11:50 PM |
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Thread: Recycling collection too early again and barking dog ...still!
Post: RE: Recycling collection too early again and barki...
| Why would it 'show a good work ethic' to start before 6am? They almost certainly do it to have the afternoon off. |
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12-03-2011, 02:26 AM |
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