SteveUK1978

It looked very serious - a man had been knocked off a motorbike and was in the road. The air ambulance landed in the park close to Sainsbury's. Hopefully he's ok as the medics arrived very quickly it seemed.

We have had all sorts of trouble with our Virgin TV service over the last few months but like many others lost Wi-Fi too for the first time till this morning (or late last night). TV still not up though. Does anyone else have the Wi-Fi back up but not the TV? Or might it just be us (again).

Perhaps all of Crawthew is being set aside for temporary toilets and tea making facilities for the army of builders working on that site in the corner. Anyway, not long to go now, they are due to finish in November.

The builders have pretty much taken over our end of Crawthew Grove with their kit, skips and a little hut for them to make their tea and go to the loo. We did get a note through the door telling us there would be disruption, but I am surprised how much space that they have been allowed. Assuming they have been through official channels that is.

Dulwich was one of only 5 places in London in the "100 Best Places To Live in the UK" in the Sunday Times this weekend. Other places listed were Richmond, Chiswick, Balham (dubious choice) and Muswell Hill. It's offical, it is great, if not "cool".

Not subtle!

Good work, great pic, well done for sneaking the camera out on the plane. I flew into City the other day and couldn't pick out ED....think I was on the wrong side of the plane. See there is some benefit to being on the flight path to all those who moan on here about having knowingly bought property under a flight path.

Yes, shame they had to call it off.....was geared up for my Hamlet debut as we had a rare free Saturday. Missed the announcement so went along only to be disappointed. De-camped to the Cherry Tree (incredibly cold toilets btw) instead so all not lost.

The DH website says game on, passed the pitch inspection.

The Southern Website allows you to do a personalised timetable. Check the link below, but I have attached the one I did for train times leaving ED in the morning, coming back in the evening (weekdays only) http://www.southernrailway.com/your-journey/timetables/create-your-own-timetable/ Hope that helps. S

A nice neighbourhood Italian restaurant like a Si Mangia in Forest Hill - easy pizza / pasta kind of place. That would make a killing I reckon especially as the number of families with young kids keeps on growing. Locale up the road doesn't stack up for me.

Good idea - they need to have longer opening times though. 7.30pm is not late enough on a work day. If you could do 24 hour access like a storage centre...then we are talking.

Thanks all - understand the risks and that no bike lock is fully secure....fingers crossed.

I'm pleased this thread has a few hits, my last question got unceremoniously moved by the admin. While we are on annoying train habits, let's have a moment to reflect on those who: a) try and enter the train before those exiting have alighted - the French tourist seems prime culprit to me. b) those who try and exit (or at least barge their way to the door) before the train has stopped and even open the doors. Where do they hope to go? Some people. Think it's time to move to a place with no metro / mass transit system.

I need to travel to work using Herne Hill Station on Monday, can anyone advise the best / safest location to leave a bike please?

Hope you got there before the queue was too long, when we left it must have been an hour wait to get in. It is a great facility to have on our doorstep.

Yes, not considered the Burger King / McDonalds scenario. Very good. KidK - valid but why not just walk down the platform and board at the desired location? But thank you. Isn't it funny what you post on the EDF at 8.36pm after a few (lot) of afternoon beers in the sunshine.

Random question but why do people walk between train carriages when boarding at LBG? The train is on the platform, departure time is often 5 or 10 mins away, yet often if you sit at the back or front of the carriage people move between them. If the train was about to leave and the carriage you enter was full.....maybe I get it, but never is that the case. Why? Why? Someone who has done this please explain why? It is not a criticism or a social comment.....just explain why? Grass is always greener maybe? A deep point I'm sure you will agree....but I need to ask.

bemusED - what's your problem? A sensible and articulate suggestion such as the one you made above has no place on an online forum...... For what it is worth I agree - a polite conversation with the neighbour should be the starting point. I don't agree with the comments about the stapler though - it is annoying when someone pinches your stapler in the office. Stationary cupboard is for all but big ticket items such as staplers & hole punches, once claimed, should be protected at all costs.

Seems mighty harsh that for the last two years they have been right at the top of the table and yet promotion has escaped their grasp twice due to the play-offs. Tough. As a long suffering Spurs fan, I will add some words of wisdom - there is always next year.

I was waiting outside London Bridge station in the new forecourt bit and when looking up at the Shard it wasn't obvious that there was any "guttering" or anything else to stop water cascading of the building on to the people below. How do they stop all the water just cascading down in some great flood when it rains heavily? Did they forget perhaps? Shall I call them and tell them? It concerns me greatly.

We bought in ED almost exactly 12 months ago and you are quite right - the prices that are being advertised are much higher than they were. We bought a 3 br terraced house and I would say very similar properties are bieng listed c10% (or more) higher than they were at that time. Just a personal view (rather than based on cold hard facts) but I still get the emails from Rightmove etc and there have not been that many on the market. My gut feel is that this lackof supply means things are still selling and giving people the confidence to put up a higher initial asking price. I also suspect that they don't get that when it comes to it. Probably no help at all but that's my penny's worth....

The projections do make interesting reading - still it is hard to believe there will be 30 min wait to board trains at 730 in the morning. We shall see. Of course all it will take is an old fashioned Jub Line signal failure or a couple of people pulling the emergency cord on an overcrowded train and it could get really bad in terms waiting times. Anyway, the most important thing is that we all enjoy the games. I hope that people get to focus on that...not any negatives.

I may be missing something but most of the events won't be starting at 8.30am in the morning, hard to imagine how my commute through LBG will be too badly impacted. The Shard opening is perhaps more of a worry - at least two mornings a week they have to close the gates to the Underground due to overcrowding at LBG...hard to see that getting any better. My personal hope for the Olympics is that everyone keeps up this "we all must work from home" story and then I can sit and watch it on TV all day while checking the Blackberry every hour or so.

Cunning Mr Fox broke into our bike tent and ate through the strap of my g/f's bike helmet.