Sydenham Town Forum

Why? There was a block of flats near where I used to live in (obviously lawless ) SE20, where a large hole was found in the roof. Turned out some guy had been growing cannabis up on the flat roof, and whether it was the weight of the equipment, or excess water that caused the hole I don't know.

PVR's in their turn are relics of the days before multiple channels, repeats, +1 channels and Internet catch-up sites made it unnecessary ever to record anything yourself :twisted: Except that none of these apply in this case, hence the need for a replacement video cassette (DVDs only do 4 hours of...

That's really good to know. Best of luck to them.

Is this only in the Lewisham part, or does it extend into the Bromley part as well, does anyone know?

Well, I'm not publishing my surname. I'm in the phone directory, and that, coupled with the information in my signature, would make it easy to find me, which is against all best practice in Internet security.

I was just wondering whether anyone had spotted any blank video cassettes on sale in Sydenham, perhaps in one of those "household goods" shops? Otherwise I shall have to make a trip to Croydon.

It's back again today - another day when I'm trying to work from home

Thanks, Willy. Wasn't expecting such a prompt response!

Ooh, thanks for that. Would hate to lose touch with her (yes, that's another recommendation!)

Can anyone else hear a loud PA system at the moment? Judging by the wind direction, I'd guess it's coming from the north side of the railway line(s), but I can't pinpoint it. It's annoying me, as I'm trying to work. Crystal Palace? Midweek? St. Christopher's? (ditto) BTW, has anyone seen anything ab...

The guy who I usually get to do my home maintenance is currently unable to climb high ladders, so I'm looking for someone who can do guttering well, and possibly pointing and other external work. Can anyone recommend anybody, please?

Yes, probably . And no, not *that* sort of uniform. And one of them was female, anyway.

And they had ID when I asked for it.

Had an unannounced visit from the London Fire Brigade earlier this week, checking whether people had smoke alarms fitted, and offering to fit one free if there wasn't one. Very useful, since it was something we hadn't yet got around to doing. Don't know how many people they'll catch in with a daytim...

Now, that could be more of a problem. I'm not sure it's legal to disturb/destroy active birds' nests. A few years ago, I had a robin which found its way into my garden shed through a knot-hole where the knot had fallen out, and had built a nest. I was told there was nothing I could do about it: I'd ...

I hadn't realised it was that new. The seating was certainly being used mid-morning on Friday when I went up to town.

A new Dixon/PC World in Sydenham? Sounds a bit weird to me, especially given that there's one just up the road in Catford. Where's it going to be?

Looks a bit anaemic to me ...

I agree in principle, but people would be reluctant to walk down the high street with a watering can to water the trees. I am sure residents of a road would water "their" trees if they were politely asked to do so. People are hesitant about unilaterally taking ownership of what is a publi...

And now they're having a Christmas Market this weekend: http://www.alexandracottages.co.uk/archives/1509 I hope the weather's kind to them. Oh, and I also ought to mention that we visited and tried the homemade cakes a few weeks ago, and very good they were too :). I think they're serving hot soup d...

The implication was just during the works, I think. But this is going to be horrid for me: I now have only one train I can get back to close to home from Charing Cross - all the others involve starting from London Bridge. But if I can't change at London Bridge, what am I supposed to do? Is Boris goi...