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by maximax
7 Nov 2009 09:23
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Chinese supermarket?
Replies: 6
Views: 7493

the big ones outside chinatown and not at the opposite end of town are seewoo in greenwich and wing yip in waddon. use google to find them, they are large wholesale type of outlets, the former being distinctly better and cheaper than the latter. however seewoo is not convenient to reach without a ca...
by maximax
13 Jul 2008 19:59
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: police
Replies: 26
Views: 20224

I live off Lawrie Park Road and have the impression that this street/area has seen a bit of an influx of lowlifes recently. Was approached a couple of times, asking for change/my mobile/telling me something I couldn't understand due to slang of the African communities being used and possibly also du...
by maximax
6 Jul 2008 01:08
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: LIDL & the happy guy in Somerfield.
Replies: 26
Views: 24128

as to the price vs ethics issue, the supply chain tactics employed by these discounters are indeed as described by leenewham but unfortunately the argument borders on hyprocrisy for most people, as the tendency to externalise costs and shift them onto the public good and weaker agents is intrinsic t...
by maximax
2 Jul 2008 19:47
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: LIDL & the happy guy in Somerfield.
Replies: 26
Views: 24128

nah mummycat, lidl is not an equivalent to sainsburys in germany. they look the same over there as they do here and sell nearly the same stuff. they are a direct competitor to aldi and at the bottom of the social food chain. but middle class people have less qualms going there as these supermarkets ...
by maximax
20 Jun 2008 19:48
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: HELP! I have a rat in my flat
Replies: 17
Views: 13624

has anyone ever managed to catch a rat with a trap? my own very limited experience and word of mouth say that rats don't walk into traps, too clever.
by maximax
15 Jun 2008 14:52
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Compressor hire
Replies: 0
Views: 1712

Compressor hire

Hi does anyone in the Sydenham area have a portable air compressor that he/she could hire out to me for a few hours? The compressor would have to be of the oil free air type. Thanks!
by maximax
23 Apr 2008 22:46
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Broadband Recommendations
Replies: 11
Views: 9906

There was a thread about Be at http://forum.sydenham.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=1684 where I outlined my experience with Be. I did not bother to reply to the 4.5MB comment which came up again on the top of this thread from the same author. While I have no knowledge of the exchange other than that it is ...
by maximax
9 Feb 2008 16:36
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: BeThere.co.uk ADSL
Replies: 8
Views: 9698

I moved to Sydenham in December and went for Be. Activation went flawless, the line was up even up shortly earlier than it was supposed to be. I live off Lawrie Park Road and they told me that I could get a max speed of 16meg as I live less than 1km from the exchange. I opted for the 8meg contract (...