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by commonsense
22 Oct 2009 14:41
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Syd Road Improvement Exhibition Your High Street Needs YOU !
Replies: 9
Views: 6921

I am sure these sentiments are all very admirable - but most posters must be out of here in the morning on the trains they are always complaining about. I have been down to the High Street today for the first time in ages and the drunks are now sitting on the steps by the bus stop...... I certainly ...
by commonsense
24 Aug 2009 13:12
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Direct Trains to and From Charing Cross to be axed
Replies: 40
Views: 34324

I do not understand the assumption that all passengers from Sydenham wish to get to the City/East London. From my own experience, the number of people transferring from London Bridge to get to Charing Cross would seem to indicate that money would have been better spent on improving access in and ,pr...
by commonsense
16 Jun 2009 21:50
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Accident in Lawrie Park Road
Replies: 9
Views: 9514

That there is a traffic officer's car - they generally only get involved in serious collisions. And your point is?? Whoever is involved is this awful accident probably has someone waiting for them to come home so I cannot think that this sort of comment is in any way informative or helpful - I am s...
by commonsense
16 Jun 2009 19:52
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Accident in Lawrie Park Road
Replies: 9
Views: 9514

That there is a traffic officer's car - they generally only get involved in serious collisions. And your point is?? Whoever is involved is this awful accident probably has someone waiting for them to come home so I cannot think that this sort of comment is in any way informative or helpful - I am s...
by commonsense
28 May 2009 22:25
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Would you like more trees in your road?
Replies: 2
Views: 2908

I think we are very lucky in this area to have as many treee as as we already have - some years ago I was told that Crystal Palace Park had a greater variety of trees than Kew Gardens! Don't know if that was true but my brother who is a horticulturist (here and in North America) was not inclined to ...
by commonsense
9 Apr 2009 21:20
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Penge moving ahead of Sydenham?
Replies: 96
Views: 109268

I have been lurking for quite a while and I have to ask whether most of the posters to this forum ever walk through Sydenham with their eyes open on daily basis. I have lived in the 'Lawrie Park Triangle' since 1981 amd whereas I used to do my shopping in Sydenham. I now prefer to walk to Penge - it...