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Sue

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Well the Brockwell Park fireworks were brill, and much better than I remember Crystal Palace being last year (and free, too!) but getting out of the Park afterwards was an absolute nightmare.


I was so glad I didn't have kids with me, and amazed if noone got hurt.


Total bottleneck at both tiny entrances at the Herne Hill side, with no pedestrian crossing at the main entrance (Railton Road end). People were trying to climb over the railings to get out, and apart from a few police etc at the actual exits, there was nobody apparently to give information about what was happening to the massive queues.


Buses were rammed too, had to walk back to ED :))

Sue

Sue

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Well the Brockwell Park fireworks were brill, and much better than I remember Crystal Palace being last year (and free, too!) but getting out of the Park afterwards was an absolute nightmare.


I was so glad I didn't have kids with me, and amazed if noone got hurt.


Total bottleneck at both tiny entrances at the Herne Hill side, with no pedestrian crossing at the main entrance (Railton Road end). People were trying to climb over the railings to get out, and apart from a few police etc at the actual exits, there was nobody apparently to give information about what was happening to the massive queues.


Buses were rammed too, had to walk back to ED :))

Narnia

Narnia

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SeanMacGabhann Wrote:

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> et tu, Leagle-Eaglish? Et tu??

>

> I'll ask admin to put a search function on the

> forum or summat.

>

> or maybe it's satire

>

> or maybe I should just say Brockwell Park does a

> biggie and goodie and slink away


Edited due to the stupidity of it

Narnia

Narnia

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SeanMacGabhann Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> et tu, Leagle-Eaglish? Et tu??

>

> I'll ask admin to put a search function on the

> forum or summat.

>

> or maybe it's satire

>

> or maybe I should just say Brockwell Park does a

> biggie and goodie and slink away


Edited due to the stupidity of it

SeanMacGabhann

SeanMacGabhann

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Had you had a few last night Declan?


The Latin is a common phrase, indicating even people you trust doing the same as everyone else - in this case Leagle starting (yet another) thread on fireworks


Mild joke admittedly -


Asking admin to include a search function is another mild joke - ie there IS one already. Nowt to do with any "connection"


Why is it mean for you to specifically as about slinking away? I used slink away because


a) "slink" is a great word

b) the whole post was a silly arc of a joke, with the "punchline" being the equivalent of "I'll get me coat"


This place is getting way too serious

SeanMacGabhann

SeanMacGabhann

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Had you had a few last night Declan?


The Latin is a common phrase, indicating even people you trust doing the same as everyone else - in this case Leagle starting (yet another) thread on fireworks


Mild joke admittedly -


Asking admin to include a search function is another mild joke - ie there IS one already. Nowt to do with any "connection"


Why is it mean for you to specifically as about slinking away? I used slink away because


a) "slink" is a great word

b) the whole post was a silly arc of a joke, with the "punchline" being the equivalent of "I'll get me coat"


This place is getting way too serious

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