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fatcats Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No idea why I am asking a bunch of strangers on a > forum. Perhaps hoping some of you may have been > there, done that and have some advice. > > Maybe it?s this never-ending winter we?re having > but I suddenly really want to leave London. > Working full time, commuting 2+ hours a day, > looking after a young toddler but being too tired > at weekends to really do much or make the most of > our time together. In London also we are paying > back debts left right and centre from borrowing > the house deposit, doing up a house, debts accrued > on mat leave, and although we are managing the > repayments ok there is nothing left over for fun > weekends away etc that would make life feel less > of a slog. > > We?ve been thinking a lot about Brighton, well > Hove, actually. Main attraction is it?s a city by > the sea so not too much of a culture shock. Both > myself and my partner work in creative industries > so we could probably find freelance work at least > down there. We can potentially get a slightly > bigger house and a bigger garden (and consolidate > debts) and although we would both aim to work full > time we hopefully won?t have to add a 2-hour > commute on top of that. > > It?s like I?ve recently become completely immune > to London?s charms but I?m not exactly sure why. I > think it?s this winter but also that it takes so > long to get anywhere, even for leisure and social > time in addition to the week day commute. But then > just as I feel like I?ve made the decision to move > I think about all the amazing things to do in > London (despite the crowds and long travel times) > and realise we couldn?t replicate there in any of > the places that we?re considering. Oh and we don?t > have any friends in Brighton or Hove really which > also makes it a big daunting. > > I realise no-one can make the decision for us, it > would just be good to get some opinions. Hence me > posting on the East Dulwich Forum. Maybe there?s > even people who?ve tried it and loved it or tried > it and came back. It?s probably obvious reading > this but I?m completely confused, and I just know > I don?t want to continue with our situation as it > is the moment. GO! I am born and bred in Zone 1 so very much a Londoner. But London has changed and its no longer a very nice place to Live. Hove is beautiful but very expensive-London Houseprices. Look at Hastings and St Leonards-its 90mins to London Bridge or Victoria and I have several friends who have moved out of London in the last two years to be there. I dream of doing the same!

This is pathetic..especially as FH branch is closing!!!

Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Black with rainbow sparkle !!!!!! Oh Sue! That made me giggle too!!!! Sounds HIDEOUS!!!!!!

it was the exclamation marks that gave the game away!

siousxiesue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > James Barber Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > The frequency during day time, evenings and > > weekends is slightly reduced on the 176 and > most > > other bus routes. Part of the bus cuts the > London > > Mayor has implemented to avoid fare rises. Most > of > > these cuts were implemented and now discovered > are > > being published. He stood on a ticket (excuse > the > > pun) of freezing TfL fares and this is one of a > > number of consequences. > > Disgraceful to reduce a bus service serving South > London in a place where there is no tube The 176 is the only bus that goes from forest hill-east Dulwich borders to anywhere near the West End. As someone who works in W1 living nearest to FH station where trains are often out of service at weekends its a nightmare. I pay over ?1400 a year on an oyster card, and sometimes it takes 90mins to get from home to work. Its a bloody joke. not to mention the overcrowding!

yes...its become worse and worse. truly grim.

brilliant! I love that shop.

Walked past today, and saw what looked like cheap mass produced shabby chic tat. retro style signs reading 'man-cave' and some truly nasty faux gilt antiquey mirrors. I'd much rather have the young designer in a pop up than made in china overpriced retro crap!

We got our cat from Battersea. They come fully inoculated and checked out. all my animals have been rescues.

coqueliklo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Newave, > Just to let you know, Platform1 restaurant is > permanently closed. I have been there couple of > time. > Such a shame that Lordship lane or the > neighborhood is going to be for big companies and > soon > we will be surround only by Costa, Nando's and > co.... agree.. it'll just be like every dull identikit highstreet due to greedy landlords. sad times

beansprout Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I would not touch EE personally - having been with > them for over 10, the fibre they suggested I went > with is dreadful so have now moved to another > competitor. When called to let them know I was > cancelling within cooling off period the were > incredibly rude and to make matters worse chose to > threaten me as well. Seriously now considering > takingvthemattercfurther as I have e mail trail > but sadly not for yesterday conversation and > agent/employee refused to send me e mail. Yes I was with them years and years (since they took over orange who I was with from day dot) and I found them very rude when I told them I was cancelling the contract. No regrets with O2

I changed from EE to O2 over a year ago because I got sick of bad reception in the area

bodsier Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Maybe don't use them, if quests are forming in > ordinary check out area, and enough people > complain, they may get rid. we do forget how > powerful we are as consumers...... Use your feet > they need us, we do not need them, there are > others.... I never use the self check-outs as I always feel doing so is encouraging the big chains to cut staff. and I actually like having interaction with a human being. For me its worth the few miniutes wait to show the big chains that people (i.e.;the staff)matter and we don't all want to be served by robots.

probably a nail salon....yawn!

Agree with all of the above recent comments. Trouble is we have a 20mph limit but with no one and no obvious visible means of enforcing it, it becomes ultimately useless. And just fuels the fury of the aggressive tail gaters with try and overtake us diving at the perscribed limit! Unless there is a visible means of enforcement and people actually get stopped with hefty fines imposed the speeding and reckless driving sadly seems to be part and parcel of living in our area. And truth is I say our area because the driving is definitely worse here.

Ive seen Rory Lemon a few times, He's brilliant! Really caring and sorted me out in one session. Highly recommend

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My obsessive side can't reconcile "east along > Lordship lane from Felbrigg road to Overhill > road". sorry if I've upset people somehow but if I say between the Plough and Wood Vale does that make sense? I can't remember every street name. but I was travelling towards forest hill as opposed to Goose green Please don't trivialise what is actually a serious subject causing genuine concern.

Nigello Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not SE22, but St David Coffee oppo FH station does > a good one for a fiver. (It also serves tea in tin > pots, which is nice as you get at least two mugs > out of it!) Another vote for St Davids!

Today driving east along Lordship lane at around 2pm From Felbrigg road to Overhill road I had no less than THREE cars just pull right out of the side roads to turn right in front of my car, one made no effort to stop causing me to sweve another did an emergency stop as did I but made no effort at apology. I was doing the 20mph limit, had I been going faster as many do There would definitely have been a smash. I was badly shaken up after the emergency stop to be honest as we were a hares breath away from collision through no fault of my own. Hence Ive taken to this forum to ask drivers to PLEASE stop and look when turning out of side roads, it will take you seconds but could save you a lot more.

Proxima Centauri Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I work during those times so can't come. same : (

I thought it was only the Queen who didn't carry cash?

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's masking serious emotional pain with physical > pain - after a real bad day (arguments fights > everything going wrong etc) - I can go some way to > understanding that feeling. Imagine if every > single day was like our worst days. When I was going through a particularly tough patch in my early 20's i took to cutting myself as a way to somehow externalise what i was feeling inside i.e.;lack of confidence loneliness fear. Its not a fashion. I think the above post sums it up beautifully. I am 58 now, the scars have faded but i still remember how desolate I felt at that moment in time.

same, I'd love to a dance based excersise class that isn't zumba!

Angelina Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'd want to make sure it was hygienic - I have > visions of people putting their hands in And mice! there was a shop like this when I was a child in Notting hill, and mice were often to be seen scampering around. My mum stopped buying from there when she found mouse poo in the rye flour