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Oh shit, we're on a water meter too but I haven't had a bill yet. You're lucky on the window front, we have original single-pane sashes that are pretty rattly and probably draughty. Got quotes for 'weatherproofing' and refurbing that are at least double what we'd budgeted for improvements there.
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In all seriousness, it's considered one of the posher bits of town. And in the right catchment area for your little darlings. The hermitty old ladies who've lived in these places all their lives are dropping dead and their big knackered old houses which haven't been touched since the 1960s are being snapped up and renovated by DFL-ers who have been priced out of South East London. Wankers like us in other words. There are 28 houses on the street and 6 have sold to DFL couples in the last year.
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Good luck with that dude. Where are you again?
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Shame it's not Haversham, then you could be FILTH too ;)
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Hastings. Luckily there's only two of us, so no child-related expenditure for now.
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There's a lot to be said for that. I live just south of Catford and it takes me an hour to get to my office in Angel. So it wouldn't be that much longer living where you live. And it probably costs me a grand or two a year as well.
It's ok if you work stable and reasonably sociable hours I suppose.
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Mike from http://www.crystalclearfs.com
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If it's straightforward (you're employed, standard house/flat, etc) then I've used http://www.landc.co.uk/ with no problems and easy enough to do via phone/email
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@SparkyYeah that was my thinking. It works fine really but it's still a big adjustment though. I'm still not over the change from from being the guy who rolls up to work in jeans on a sweet fixeh to being the guy who lines up on platform 2 at 7:15am with all the other beaten-down looking middle managers in scruffy suits.
Going for a post-work run and then stopping for a pint at Le Reej on the way home is now the frantic scramble to get away for the 5:25 in order to be home for the toddler's bedtime. Not sure how much of that is parenthood and single income life which would still apply if we were still in Forest Hill though.
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Train Beers are the new Reej
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Well, they were. I've had to quit that as well.
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@greenhell Close. I have been volunteering for a refugee charity. Lots of happy clappers there. I sank three pints at the last meeting though. hmmmm.
I still plan plan on being allowed to get fucked up every now and again. I just need to cut out being a little bit fcuked most of the time. That's the plan.
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^"sank" pun not intentional
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That interior needs to be protected! Its amazing (to look at)!
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Used to live in Coombe Road as a student. Pretty good value tbf fair for the area - especially that low down the hill (used to live the very last house on the top and would cycle from the pub I managed in Hove up it every night at about 1am. My legs ballooned.) Nice easy walk to shops, near but not on main road etc, near parks, schools. Oddly tempting - have similar sized place but only one living room not two at the moment and that's closer to town.
Weirdly I quite like the décor : )
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Yeah I think it was to do with the watering of the new garden and lawn all summer. That and an incident involving me leaving a hose on which then popped apart and flooded the patio. Have curbed all that foolishness, ordered a water butt and will keep tabs on readings over the next few months.