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by charlie
11 Aug 2009 20:27
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: chinese medicine
Replies: 6
Views: 6071

thanks for those replies. point taken. i'll be careful, but quite frankly it's hard to see how they could be any more useless than the various doctors i've been going to over the years.
i was just curious about that shop in particular, since i don't think i've ever seen anyone go in or out...
by charlie
10 Aug 2009 23:18
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: chinese medicine
Replies: 6
Views: 6071

chinese medicine

has anybody used the chinese medicine place on sydenham road? i was thinking of going to see them about my eczema, since conventional doctors seem clueless. from the outside the place doesn't look too inviting, but they've been there for years so i guess they're doing something right. if anyone's ...
by charlie
3 Mar 2009 23:28
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Sydenham Road Traffic Light phasing
Replies: 7
Views: 6908

i've reported the fault too, but as far as i can tell it's still not working. i'm guessing someone has to get knocked down before anything is done...
by charlie
10 Sep 2008 08:36
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: favorite chicken
Replies: 23
Views: 18724

sorry, but does nobody remember Lokal, which used to be where the chippie is now? it wasn't a gastropub and it wasn't particularly posh but it served great food and had a lively, welcoming atmosphere. and it was completely rammed pretty much every night. i don't think the owners sold up due to a ...
by charlie
4 Sep 2008 17:36
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Trattoria Rafaele
Replies: 81
Views: 72043

the time-warp decor was always part of montecassino's charm. if you could get over that - and clearly some people couldn't - it was actually a lovely place, with incredibly welcoming owners. hope the revamp brings them the customers they deserve. please give them a chance!
by charlie
23 Jun 2008 09:50
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: stained glass repairs
Replies: 2
Views: 3652

hi poppy,
we had the same problem and used these people:

http://www.artwithglass.co.uk/index.htm

they did a flawless job - made it look brand new.

good luck!
by charlie
28 Feb 2008 13:44
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: ** CAR CRIME IN THE MAYO ROAD VICINITY**
Replies: 18
Views: 18052

i too would love to know who this is, but in the cases i've been directly involved with - all last year - i'm afraid it was definitely kids. i'd seen them hanging around, as had the neighbours, and somebody across the street actually saw them walk off, come back with their hoods up, then smash in ...
by charlie
28 Feb 2008 12:12
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: ** CAR CRIME IN THE MAYO ROAD VICINITY**
Replies: 18
Views: 18052

i'm not sure it's about thieving - that would be too rational. when it's happened to either me or the neighbours there was literally nothing inside the car to take, and no evidence that they'd gone looking in the glove compartments. as far i can tell, they smash the windows because it's such amazing ...
by charlie
25 Feb 2008 12:55
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: ** CAR CRIME IN THE MAYO ROAD VICINITY**
Replies: 18
Views: 18052

i noticed 2 smashed along earlsthorpe road this morning. not mine, but ours was done twice 3 weeks apart last year. looks like the same little s***heads are back. i'm all for a neighbourhood watch scheme, but would it make that much difference? surely we all keep on the lookout as a matter of course ...
by charlie
22 Dec 2006 14:35
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: The Dolphin
Replies: 145
Views: 179313

dorset, i know what you mean about the lack of vegetarian options, and the unfair pricing of what is there, but the dolphin is hardly the worst offender. after god-knows-how-many years of being veggie i've sort of got used to getting stiffed every time i eat out. i actually really liked the ...
by charlie
21 Nov 2006 00:38
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: sleepless in sydenham: good work, lewisham
Replies: 0
Views: 3353

sleepless in sydenham: good work, lewisham

So Lewisham council think it’s perfectly okay to set up a building site on a residential street in the middle of the night. I live at the Mayow Road end of Earlsthorpe Road, and as I type (nearly half-past midnight) there’s a JCB, several huge trucks and god-knows-how-many other machines merrily wor ...
by charlie
15 Sep 2006 17:11
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Fes Osakbasi
Replies: 5
Views: 6096

hello again greg, must admit, i was so blinded by fury when lokal closed down (i know i'm going back a bit) i've always seen this place as a poor substitute and never tried it. (the neon sign didn't help.) but thanks to this post, i will now. re, the dolphin: i'm almost disturbed by how thrilled i ...
by charlie
14 Sep 2006 13:50
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: what is your favourite thing about sydenham?
Replies: 43
Views: 44411

greg,
montecassino is a gem. nothing fancy, just an old-school italian menu with ludicrously big portions. it seems to be run by two gentlemen of a certain age, who couldn't be any more welcoming. but i'd book if i were you. it's often rammed.
by charlie
10 Sep 2006 21:43
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Middle Class Pubs
Replies: 143
Views: 176495

fishcox, that news about the dolphin has made my year. i love the dartmouth almost as much as i loath the dolphin in its current state. i'm amazed they're able to get away with that god-awful bbay-waking racket they call a karaoke night in a residential area... any idea when the takeover might ...
by charlie
5 Sep 2006 11:55
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Catteries
Replies: 5
Views: 6959

hi emma,
we used to use these people when our cat was alive:
http://www.catcalls.co.uk/
they were brilliant - much better than a cattery.
good luck!
by charlie
5 Aug 2006 10:14
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: Robbery at Sydenham Station last night...
Replies: 18
Views: 20076

hello randomv, leaf's right. sydenham really is no more or less dangerous than any other part london - no matter how outwardly 'posh' it is. maybe it's just a case of what you're used to. we lived in highbury for about 6 months, and after my wife was mugged, friends living on really nice islington ...
by charlie
31 Jul 2006 13:54
Forum: Town Cafe
Topic: Noise
Replies: 59
Views: 60691

i don’t know about sydenham as a whole, but thanks to the most pig-ignorant neighbours ever, my end of the street is certainly getting noisier. pretty much every weekend they stand on the street in the small hours shouting at each other, revving their engines (yes, plural), fighting with and s ...
by charlie
17 Jan 2006 17:58
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: The high St 'incident' ????
Replies: 11
Views: 16318

is this is indeed what happened, why on earth has there been no mention of it anywhere? there's nothing on the web, nothing on news wires, and - most baffling of all - nothing in the evening standard. considering what happened in willesden last friday, you'd think they'd be all over a story that is ...
by charlie
23 Oct 2005 09:04
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: rubbish behind slatters
Replies: 0
Views: 4342

rubbish behind slatters

does anyone know the status of the plans to put a gate at the end of the alleyway between earlsthorpe road and the high street? the rubbish situation is getting completely out of control. sadly, it's not only fly-tipping. the shops and restaurants don't seem to use their bins - they just pile up the ...
by charlie
11 Sep 2005 11:04
Forum: Town Hall
Topic: The Dolphin
Replies: 2
Views: 6255

thanks for the advice, pat. i plan to do all that. i can't believe i was the only one bothered by it - i don't even live that close. if that's what they have planned for every saturday night from now on, the place could become a serious problem...