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I must say that however cold it gets in the UK there is rarely any need for what is in effect ski-wear. Brands such as Moncleur CG etc . I suffer terribly with the cold but wear a wool coat (or a waterproof one) a big shawl and have a hat and I'm fine. unless you're going skiing you really don't need that sort of cold protection. and it makes tube travel damn uncomftable.

rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Carofen Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > He is a proud man and doesn't want conventional > > help, he has his reasons and we have to respect > > that. At the same time, we should still care. > He > > never asks for anything. No reason to close the > > thread. Just care about people. I asked him why > he > > won't accept help on the usual way, he had his > > reasons and I understand. He is resourceful and > I > > think he likes the support he gets from the > > people. Let's not judge. He has a massive > heart, > > he has a daughter somewhere, we asked where she > > was, he pointed to his heart. He's another > human > > equal to us, he has feelings just like we do. > If > > you choose to not accept his lifestyle choice > > that's ok, just don't view this thread. > > Very well said. Hear Hear!

sabrina79 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sorry New wave I totally disagree with you . > I bet you never been in Dulwich LC female changing > room and not swimming 5/7 times per week like my > self . > At Dulwich the staff are useless . A big group of > fast swimmers left .we Always had to walk instead > to swim . > > In FHPools it never happened . And I never had any > problem even after years .Service are excellent!!! > > Btw Im a big observer and they do watch .very well > . I think you had bad experience (no idea how long > and how many times you swim) So can t tell > ...Dulwich is a 2 star may be lol In response to your comments I only ever used the pool in Forest Hill. Usually about 3 times a week. In honesty I never used the gym there so can only comment on the pool and the wet changing rooms. As forest hill changing rooms in the wet change area are unisex there are cubicles in which I?ve found food, used nappies. And on more than one occasion a strong smell of wee. At DLC I use both wet and dry changing areas and use the pool 3-4 times a week. So I DO have experience of the pool and am a regular user at all times of the day and week. Today I used the gym and there was a cleaner in the women?s dry changing room however it was still FREEZING COLD with no obvious form of heating

sabrina79 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > well Im not surprised at all . I used to be a > member for 2 years . The management are bad . Pool > s staff are even worst . > I complained so many times .and also I spoke with > the duty manager more than once . They just give > you that fake smile . > Nothing changed .Showers always broken . 80% of > the lockers are broken .and the fire door who > connect the lady changing room with the pool has > been broken for years !!!! What a safe place to be > !! Also you need to be a full member even if you > are using only the pool!! > Solution to this problem ? Change the leisure > centre . > Forest Hill Pools it is much much better !!! I beg to differ...Forest Hill pools is appalling by comparison. Its my local gym/pool and i changed to go to ED leisure centre a bus ride away because The changing rooms were so filthy, toilets overflowing and consistently filthy. Pool staff at FH are useless and don't seem to watch half the time. Dulwich Leisure centre is like a 5* spa by comparison...I kid you not!

paulu1973 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's quite easy to blame the landlord for wanting > to make more money. My thoughts are that if > tenants aren't replaced then the landlord will be > bearing the costs until filled. So in essence the > person that owns the cookware shop is now losing > money. > > I agree with peterstorm, if you don't want your > favourite independent to go go, then make sure you > are a regular patron to them rather than whinging > about bas$tard landlords. The onus isn't on the > landlord but the consumer. If you don't want a > costa or a chain then don't visit. At the same > time please remember that these faceless high st > chains employ local residents too. just because > they are a chain doesn't mean they aren't helping > the community I actually DO go out of my way to support local independent businesses so PLEASE don't accuse me of whingeing about greedy b****ard landlords without actually spending money in the local shops. I'd never buy flowers in M&S but would go to the florist near Goose green. All my perfumes come from Roulier White rather than sending my OH into town to buy in a dept store. I personally try to buy and support independent and local whenever I can

I wanted to go to Platform1 but it seemed never to be open..in order to sucseed a place needs to serve lunch and dinner these days, It just never appeared to keep regular opening days or times.

I went today and both the wet and dry womens changing rooms were FREEZING!!!! can something be done about this?

Greedy B*****ds this is why our high streets are all becoming hideous homogenised parades of coffee shop chains and estate agents. Im starting to hate London...why can't we be more like paris with neighbourhoods boating lovely independent traders?

pato Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > NO NEED anymore. My new year eve it s now sorted! > Checked the "what s on" section and choice was a > yoga detox lunch...adult pottery or mummy > boxing.. > Took a flight to Berlin.. I dont blame you...I would too if I wasn't working on new years day! Have a good one.

go to Cherner books on Lordship lane, I've had some amazing recommendations given to me in there which opened a whole world of authors and books I would never have found otherwise.

no...not fair making them live outside.

Cora Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well done to the m&s staff.....they have opened > shop and working hard to get delivery out....must > be really shaken but still giving great > service.....hope they get a lovely Christmas > tomorrow.....and the company appreciate them X > (Anyone wanting to complain/moan....get a grip!) Well done to the staff-situations like that are incredibly traumatic and shopwork is not highly paid. To those moaning about the queues....get a grip! You won't starve and just thank the lord that no one was hurt in the robbery.

I find the gym area female changing room often have a smell from the toilets and are very chilly. agree showers need sorting its a relatively new facility and needs to be cared for.

Seabag Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Forecast at 01200 hrs on Wednesday 13 th of > December > > Camberwell Arms is good often, occasional patchy, > with variable cooking at times. > > Noise high often, with wind blowing in from the > East. Beef good, Pork Chop bad. > > This is the end of the forecast... I find the accoustics so bad there that is actually an unpleasant dining experience as its so noisy. also Ive eaten there a few times and also find it overrated. The Crooked well is much nicer with a better ambience

mary123 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Recent news that trains from Dalston is running 24 > hours..i thought great but stopping at new cross > gate..,if only they went down to forest hill to > help serve Dulwich area. Agree..especially as its a real pain to get buses back from there.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why do people bang on about poor transport links > in East Dulwich. > There are excellent Transport Links here. > > Basic Breakdown of transport links > > 12 Peckham - Camberwell - Elephant & Castle - > Westminster - Oxford Circus West End > > 37 Brixton - Clapham Junction - Putney > 37 Peckham > > 40 Camberwell - Elephant & Castle - London > Bridge - (The City Fenchurch Street - Aldgate > > 63 Peckham - Elephant & Castle - Farringdon > Station - Kings Cross (Trains to the North) > 63 Crystal Palace > > 176 Camberwell - Elephant & Castle - Waterloo - > Trafalgar Square - West End > 176 Forest Hill Station - Penge > > 185 Camberwell - Oval - Vauxhall - Victoria > 185 Forest Hill Station - Catford - Lewisham > > > Trains, > > East Dulwich - London Bridge -The City > > Peckham Rye - London Bridge - The City > > Denmark Hill - Blackfriars - The City > > Forest Hill - East Croydon - Gatwick > > What do people want? Private Heliport facilities - > Hovercrafts - > You may have to walk 500 Metres. Well that is > tough. > > DulwichFox Sorry transport is still pants. its still a two bus at least journey to get anywhere in west london. I'd love to cycle but Im 58 years old, can't ride a bike and doubt wobbling from the Horseman Museum to Bond street would be an option for me even if I did get a bike with stabilisers!

Bob Buzzard Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Whikst I wait to open my new restaurant, I was > thinking of opening an organic pop corn stall on > Northcross Road - but can it can take two? I'll > charge ?8 per bag and will use unrefined sugar and > 'sal marina de las Salinas de Ibiza'. You are 100% taking the p**s

DulwichLondoner Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Getting honest feedback from people who have > bought a property in an area is always difficult, > if not impossible, because a very large % of these > people will typically be all too keen in > convincing themselves and you (but mostly > themselves) that wherever they have bought is the > best place on Earth. I have lost count of the > number of times I have been told ridiculous > bull**** like: > > I can get from Bromley to Victoria in 10 minutes. > No, you can't. Unless you have your own > helicopter. > > I used to live in South Ken, but, trust me, > Peckham is better. > Ah, so the fact that you can no longer afford to > rent, let alone, buy, north of the river, is a > mere irrelevant coincidence? > > Etc. etc etc. > > Now, I am not saying I want to get the hell out of > here because there is no tube. I knew there was no > tube when I moved here. What I didn't know is that > the existing services could ever become so > incredibly poor. And, btw, what is so terrible > about Balham? The high streets seem quite > comparable. Organic butcher? Check. Cinema? Check? > Fishmonger? Check (the very same one, in fact). > Baby clothes shop? Check (the very same one, in > fact: Jojo maman). Franco Manca? Check. Bluebird > bakery? Check. It's not like we are comparing a > middle class neighbourhood with Mayfair, or a more > hipster area with a more family-friendly one. I > think parks in Dulwich are nicer, but toddlers > don't care - they just want somewhere to run and > play - and, tbh, slightly less nice parks is a low > price to pay to get reliable connections. > > Finally, NIMBYs are one of the main obstacles to > progress in this country. The argument against the > tube in Dulwich is the same one that was used > against the railways a few centuries ago. We don't > want those horrible modern contraptions spoiling > the unique character of our beautiful countryside! > Etc. etc. etc. I moved to the area because of the London overground-I moved roughly the same time it got extended to our neck of the woods-I didn't move in the hope of making financial gain from the improved transport links, I moved here because I could get to work on public transport...that has become more and more problematic in the past year. I don't hope for an underground here...All I ask is a RELIABLE service that is not dangerously overcrowded. And a bus-route that actually really does link se23 &SE22 to the western edge of the west end.

The transport links to our part of london are lamentable.Trains always packed, often late or cancelled and no decent direct bus route into the Marble arch oxford st area aside from the 12 which doesn't go down Lordship lane or the 176 which USED to run to oxford circus many moons ago but now stops in the back of Tottenham Court road somewhere. I work in the West End (Bond ST/Oxford st) and the commute is making my life pretty miserable. When I lived North of the river I had a choice of buses that would get me near home, and reliable trains. I actually live in Forest Hill but sometimes travel to Denmark Hill or East Dulwich on overground or southern to go to the gym after work. The inter-change at Canada Water is a deathtrap crush to change to the Jubilee line. And when the overground isn't standing room only late at night (I work shifts and often get out of work at 10.30pm) you have to doge aggressive beggars wandering through the carrages. I love the area but can no longer afford to move back over the river. TBH the dire transport links make me really peed off. And don't get me started about the often complete lack of trains at weekends, and zero on Boxing day when some of us (i.e.;lowly paid shop workers) have no choice but to work.

Football flip-flop fungus

anyone know why they're closing? it always seemed busy.

anyone know why they're closing? it always seemed busy. is it because of boring neighbours complaining about noise?

I'd go Peckham Rye-there is more room for an increase in value over the long term too. Lordship Lane is already pretty gentrified whereas I see Peckham becoming more and more poular

I live in South Dulwich-AKA Forest Hill :D

Waitrose??? Only joking-Honest!!!!