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by Chazza
14 Apr 2010 14:21
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Pot holes and pavements
Replies: 29
Views: 25155

If you want to help towards dealing with potholes and and road maintainence in general, there's one simple, direct thing you can do - make cyclists pay road tax. After all, they use the roads; so instead of incessantly whining about the state of the roads, they can make a positive contribution and ...
by Chazza
13 Apr 2010 19:15
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Pot holes and pavements
Replies: 29
Views: 25155

Just keep reporting it on http://www.fillthathole.org.uk/ and, after wasting a few thou on bodge jobs, they'll eventually get round to resurfacing that section of road.
by Chazza
11 Apr 2010 21:07
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: The Conservative Case
Replies: 9
Views: 6818

I'm not sure if we're allowed to "come back" on these threads, so admin please delete if that's the case.

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Chazza - not deleted - but moved to its own thread by AndIherebyDeclare
by Chazza
10 Apr 2010 13:41
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Parliamentary Elections - a fight for 2nd place?
Replies: 11
Views: 9095

Interesting. So, since I shan't be voting Labour ever again as long as I live, I guess my vote is worth jack all.
by Chazza
9 Apr 2010 08:39
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: I need a washing machine repair man!!
Replies: 11
Views: 8596

Re: I need a washing machine repair man!!

Arrgh!! My washing machine has given up the ghost! Can anyone recommend someone that could bring it back to life again? Any contacts are greatly appreciated. Thanks. :( Washing machines are pretty simple things - if you post the symptoms, it should be easy enough to diagnose the problem. My uncle's...
by Chazza
8 Apr 2010 10:40
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Getting to Canary Wharf
Replies: 5
Views: 4434

On the odd occasion that I take the train, I find that hopping onto the 0808, coupled with a swift transfer to the Jubilee line at London Bridge, sees me walk out of Canary Wharf station around ten to nine. It's very important to get in one of the front carriages, otherwise it's going to take you at...
by Chazza
23 Feb 2010 11:46
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: More problems with Oyster PAYG
Replies: 11
Views: 6713

Re: More problems with Oyster PAYG

Anyone else had similar problems? Yes... a few weeks ago, I touched in at Sydenham and the gates opened. As I walked through the gates, I noticed that the light on the Oyster reader was orange rather than green. I queried it with a member of staff and was told to touch out and back in. I thought th...
by Chazza
16 Feb 2010 22:32
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: That old chestnut: broadband
Replies: 4
Views: 4832

I've used Virgin's fibre optic broadband service for a couple of years now and find it very reliable. The quoted speed is 10Mbps; downloads are generally in the range of 700-1000KB/s, depending on the source. Upload speeds are no better than the ones you've quoted for BT, although I would expect to ...
by Chazza
9 Feb 2010 14:26
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Trattoria Raffaelle: Valentine's
Replies: 4
Views: 3751

Having managed to order something other than pizza with Parma ham last time I was in there, I can now vouch for the seafood risotto!
by Chazza
30 Jan 2010 23:57
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: When is somebody going to take control?
Replies: 35
Views: 24141

Surely this is cristian and common sence approach. What has religion got to do with common sense? People who choose to ignore this should be locked up and their benefits taken away. Am I right in thinking that you seriously advocate custodial sentences to punish the crime of playing loud music? Do ...
by Chazza
29 Jan 2010 15:48
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Sydenham Road improvement scheme - feedback
Replies: 4
Views: 3989

So hopefully it happens! Indeed it does. I hereby relay the good news that the mayor approved the plans at the cabinet meeting. Even better than that, there will also be another phase of improvements to Sydenham Road, stretching east of the Mayow Road junction. I'm sure the full details will be pub...
by Chazza
27 Jan 2010 10:50
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Town Centre Manager
Replies: 14
Views: 9992

In general private sector pay is more than the equivalent in the public sector. Official stats say otherwise: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=285 - median earnings of £539 per week in the public sector against £465 in the private sector. Given this I think it's pretty ugly to resent ...
by Chazza
26 Jan 2010 22:40
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Town Centre Manager
Replies: 14
Views: 9992

Sigh. Yes, I can confirm that I do resent the council offering a pension which would not be sustainable in the private sector. A pension which can only be funded by either increasing taxation or diverting money away from public services. It's not a question of attitude or even of political inclinati...
by Chazza
26 Jan 2010 19:55
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Town Centre Manager
Replies: 14
Views: 9992

I don't want to pass comment on our current TCM, as I think it has been done to death, but this caught my eye in the above ad: "final salary pension scheme". Shame us poor sods in the private sector can't join this great Ponzi scheme. It's a joke that our council tax is going toward suppor...
by Chazza
10 Jan 2010 17:15
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Late night Oyster
Replies: 28
Views: 22512

I had to do this last night to avoid paying the penalty of maximum fare for not touching out. Stupid state of affairs. Next time, I shan't bother to touch in at London Bridge; the gates are often open late at night. The rollout of Oyster PAYG at Sydenham has been totally bungled. You can't top up an...
by Chazza
4 Dec 2009 07:52
Forum: Town Asylum
Topic: Lower Sydenham (removed)
Replies: 33
Views: 26336

I've got the post you're referring to sitting in my RSS reader at the moment. While people in Lower Sydenham might well have taken offence to someone talking down their area, I can't see any racist language in there. I think it's a bit unfair on the post author to tell everyone that the post was rem...
by Chazza
29 Nov 2009 20:49
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Clothing repairs
Replies: 3
Views: 3569

Clothing repairs

Can anyone recommend one of the various dry cleaners on the high street to repair my damaged snowboarding jacket to a good standard?
by Chazza
25 Nov 2009 14:18
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Oystercard PAYG starts in January
Replies: 31
Views: 25422

The sample pdf, whose link was posted by Nasaroc, indicates that it does. Ah, thanks for clearing that up Chris. I think TfL need to update their website: Daily price capping is the most you will be charged a day when you use Oyster to pay as you go on bus, Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground and so...
by Chazza
25 Nov 2009 11:37
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Oystercard PAYG starts in January
Replies: 31
Views: 25422

Chazza - If you read the detailed press release put out yesterday by TfL (see bottom) you will see that the Oyster Card capping for a days travel will be assessed thus: "Daily Price Capping Daily Price Capping with Oyster pay as you go, ensures that passengers who make multiple journeys on pub...
by Chazza
24 Nov 2009 14:28
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Oystercard PAYG starts in January
Replies: 31
Views: 25422

There's something I can't quite work out from all the bumph on TfL's website: will Oyster PAYG daily price caps apply to journeys made from National Rail stations such as Sydenham? For example, on some Saturdays, I make the following journeys: - Sydenham station (zone 3) to London Bridge (zone 1). -...