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Title: Fire in Sarf London
Post by: Snoopy on November 26, 2009, 08:24:34 AM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8380002.stm

I do hope our Sarf London resident members are OK.

A roll call would be good!

Miss D?

Mr P?

I think Wenchy, TMR and tel are all well away from it ......... Anyone else?
Title: Re: Fire in Sarf London
Post by: GROWLER on November 26, 2009, 08:56:57 AM
Dell boy been dealing in dodgy gas cylinders?  ::)
Title: Re: Fire in Sarf London
Post by: Miss Demeanour on November 26, 2009, 09:10:37 AM
Nightmare journey into work today ....... noooo:

But I am fine ( sorry lads you will have to try harder to get rid of me  whistle: ) ....it is not too far from Pastis - he should have a good view of all the goings on  eeek:
Title: Re: Fire in Sarf London
Post by: Snoopy on November 26, 2009, 09:16:44 AM
Well he is not answering his name in the register!  cussing:
Title: Re: Fire in Sarf London
Post by: The Moan Ranger on November 26, 2009, 09:44:40 AM
Peckham burning can only be a good thing  eveilgrin:
Title: Re: Fire in Sarf London
Post by: tel on November 26, 2009, 10:10:59 AM
There was a huge fire in Beddington last weekend.
Title: Re: Fire in Sarf London
Post by: Snoopy on November 26, 2009, 11:00:06 AM
Is this a 1666 re-enactment?  eeek:
Title: Re: Fire in Sarf London
Post by: Pastis on November 26, 2009, 11:16:31 AM
All present and correct.  I did think about taking a peek through the curtains early o'clock when I heard it on the news to see if there was a glow in the night sky, but ... fell back to sleep  cloud9:
Title: Re: Fire in Sarf London
Post by: Pastis on November 26, 2009, 11:21:10 AM
Oh, and for BM who, we all know, has problems envisaging the scale of things:

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The blaze, covering an area half the size of a football pitch, spread rapidly to the flats and a pub in Peckham.


Title: Re: Fire in Sarf London
Post by: Snoopy on November 26, 2009, 11:22:00 AM
Thank you to our reporter speaking live from the scene of last night's disaster in Peckham









All the chicks are safe  cloud9:
Title: Re: Fire in Sarf London
Post by: Barman on November 26, 2009, 03:03:34 PM
Oh, and for BM who, we all know, has problems envisaging the scale of things:

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The blaze, covering an area half the size of a football pitch, spread rapidly to the flats and a pub in Peckham.



How far away (in London buses) were you...?  whistle:
Title: Re: Fire in Sarf London
Post by: Snoopy on November 26, 2009, 03:38:59 PM
Oh, and for BM who, we all know, has problems envisaging the scale of things:

Quote
The blaze, covering an area half the size of a football pitch, spread rapidly to the flats and a pub in Peckham.



How far away (in London buses) were you...?  whistle:

30p fare ride
Title: Re: Fire in Sarf London
Post by: Barman on November 26, 2009, 03:40:26 PM
Oh, and for BM who, we all know, has problems envisaging the scale of things:

Quote
The blaze, covering an area half the size of a football pitch, spread rapidly to the flats and a pub in Peckham.



How far away (in London buses) were you...?  whistle:

30p fare ride
drumroll:

Although I doubt you'd get far for 30p in London these days - not even to the back of the bus...  noooo:
Title: Re: Fire in Sarf London
Post by: Miss Demeanour on November 26, 2009, 03:47:27 PM
?2 a single fare on bus  noooo: ( cash customers only)

?1 if you use an Oyster  whistle:
Title: Re: Fire in Sarf London
Post by: Snoopy on November 26, 2009, 03:57:33 PM
Free to me ~ I've gorra pass  angel1
Title: Re: Fire in Sarf London
Post by: Pastis on November 26, 2009, 05:26:59 PM
How far away (in London buses) were you...?  whistle:

329.167

Safe enough? whistle:
Title: Re: Fire in Sarf London
Post by: Uncle Mort on November 26, 2009, 05:28:53 PM
How far away (in London buses) were you...?  whistle:

329.167

Safe enough? whistle:

Bendy, Double or Single decker?
Title: Re: Fire in Sarf London
Post by: Darwins Selection on November 26, 2009, 05:30:10 PM
How far away (in London buses) were you...?  whistle:

329.167

Safe enough? whistle:

Bendy, Double or Single decker?
Was the fire at Burger King?
Title: Re: Fire in Sarf London
Post by: Uncle Mort on November 26, 2009, 05:37:36 PM
 ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Fire in Sarf London
Post by: Pastis on November 26, 2009, 05:39:47 PM
 drumroll:


Based on the 12m Routemaster  8)
Title: Re: Fire in Sarf London
Post by: beerhead on November 26, 2009, 08:55:03 PM
Initial estimates are that fire has caused about ?2.5m of improvements
Title: Re: Fire in Sarf London
Post by: Pastis on November 26, 2009, 08:56:31 PM
 lol: lol: lol: