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by Pumpkin
13 Mar 2010 18:13
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Trade secrets - furniture seconds in old Dylon factory
Replies: 1
Views: 3369

sorry they left some weeks/months ago
by Pumpkin
8 Mar 2010 20:13
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Not the first cuckoo of spring, but ...
Replies: 3
Views: 3321

saw one this evening on the way home.

glad it was not just me getting excited over a train!!
by Pumpkin
23 Feb 2010 18:41
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: More problems with Oyster PAYG
Replies: 11
Views: 6715

Umm..i've been clobbered for a different reason. Bought an annual rail/travelcard. Great savings plus goldcard savings. Still paper-ticket so bit slow at the barrier. Fustrating at times, but not the complete end of the world. Had to go to zone 4 on underground and told cannot buy cheaper oyster ext...
by Pumpkin
15 Feb 2010 20:06
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: racism
Replies: 20
Views: 12076

Thanks for all the support. It has warmed the heart.
by Pumpkin
10 Feb 2010 14:28
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: racism
Replies: 20
Views: 12076

i believe it is...but a bit sledgehammer and walnut scenario.
: (

suppose just want it to end and i know me moaning and whailing is not helping, and yes, am a victim if i let it affect me..but am human
by Pumpkin
10 Feb 2010 11:30
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: racism
Replies: 20
Views: 12076

Am of Chinese heritage so i will leave it to your imagination as to the names / noises made. The main fustration is a white family at the bottom of my street - the teen girls find me easy target when their mates are round. Cant get home without passing their house!! So far, am refusing to take a 5mi...
by Pumpkin
9 Feb 2010 21:58
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: racism
Replies: 20
Views: 12076

racism

Hi Dont want to put a damp squib on what are usually more upbeat subjects but would be really interested to hear the personal experience of other people in Sydenham. Please no flippant remarks on this occassion. I moved from Tower Hamlets about 6 months ago. I grew up there, sad to say good bye, but...
by Pumpkin
25 Jan 2010 20:41
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: London Bridge
Replies: 1
Views: 2526

London Bridge

what happened? how come the station was closed? security alert?
by Pumpkin
13 Jan 2010 10:56
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Are trains running?!
Replies: 24
Views: 17840

from sydenham it was a squeeze, but everyone got one...overcrowding was later done the line. the annoying thing was that the platform was so snow covered and no attempt was being made to clear it. granted, there were a lot of people around! all the same, was quite impressed when the train pulled in ...
by Pumpkin
6 Jan 2010 18:25
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Are trains running?!
Replies: 24
Views: 17840

You were lucky. I was on the earlier train (about 4.05) it stopped at new cross gate then norwood juntion. a bunch of people had to get the train back to get to our various stops. a train about just gone just before 4 broke down at or around brockley hence the problem. if you have not left central l...
by Pumpkin
6 Jan 2010 11:15
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Are trains running?!
Replies: 24
Views: 17840

early train

I left extra early today, only to watch a train leave the platform as I pass the barrier (boo hoo). caught the 7.45 train that was only delayed by 5minutes. the worry is getting home. if its anything like that made tuesday before xmas, when the whole london bridge concorse was filled with people wai...
by Pumpkin
4 Jan 2010 19:55
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Letterbox debate?
Replies: 12
Views: 8214

Two comments. Yes - I agree its annoying and swelling the recycle box is not good. Two - having moved to the borough from what was previously a very run-down area, to get leaflets indicates a place is not completely a dump. This may seem strange, but I really lived somewhere so unsafe and undesirabl...
by Pumpkin
30 Dec 2009 19:31
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Oyster
Replies: 23
Views: 18718

confused

am really confused. bought an annual rail and travelcard today and was given a paper ticket. man said they dont do oyster. it just seems crazy that i have to use a paper ticket for a whole year, esp as i use the tube and bus, an the barriers have the oyster fuctions!!! ...on a separate note, the sta...
by Pumpkin
15 Dec 2009 00:23
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Subway
Replies: 56
Views: 44733

I walked pass yesterday and noticed people seated and looked like they were customer (was accross the road so could not see properly)
by Pumpkin
10 Dec 2009 21:19
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Car Boot Sale
Replies: 1
Views: 1951

Car Boot Sale

Are there any car boot sales near the Sydenham area??
by Pumpkin
9 Dec 2009 11:34
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Problem with Crystal Palace TV transmitter?
Replies: 11
Views: 8392

am still on analogue and have internal aerial. The reception has been a lot worse the past few days. Gave up channel changing and just stuck with ones that dont require an aerial re-jiggle
by Pumpkin
9 Dec 2009 11:32
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Gourmet Burger Kitchen for Sydenham
Replies: 66
Views: 47566

Done!!
by Pumpkin
7 Dec 2009 15:56
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Cluck cluck cluck
Replies: 7
Views: 5355

Yes - eglu are suppose to be fox proof, but plan to put up extra defences as do not want a blood bath!!

The hens will be like family so will look after them as best as I can. :D
by Pumpkin
7 Dec 2009 10:36
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Cluck cluck cluck
Replies: 7
Views: 5355

Plan to get two hens. They still lay eggs without the nuisance noise-making cock. have seen foxes in far end of lower sydenham and outside the train station (!) but not anywhere near me. Then again, it may be the thin end of the wedge and they are roaming around chicken hunting in Sydenham. Be good ...
by Pumpkin
7 Dec 2009 09:36
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Cluck cluck cluck
Replies: 7
Views: 5355

Cluck cluck cluck

Am thinking of getting an Eglu with two chickens. There doesn't seem to be any foxes near me so am reassured on that front. But there is a cat that keeps coming in to the garden and using it as a litter tray (grrrrr!!) Wondering if anyone in the area has/is keeping chickens and how you have found it...