Tulse Hill news, chitter chatter and gossip

[Maharani]

I will repost at a sensible time once I work out how to word it more subtly [emoji4]

Intriguing.

 

[Maharani]

Thames Water are currently clearing out our flooded front garden which is knackered tbh - we're SO lucky it didn't come right in.

The hole this time is about 100m further down the road towards the station.

The people on Palace Road moved back in to their house 2 days ago and were flooded again last night.

Oh ffs. Hope you lot are ok gjg.

 

[gaijingirl]

Oh ffs. Hope you lot are ok gjg.

We're fine - keep losing power etc but there's the same Dunkirk Spirit on the street as last time, albeit with many more rolled eyes. Thames Water only just held a community meeting this week at the school to apologise for the last time (I'm assuming that's what they did - I couldn't go). I'm guessing it's going to be at least another 2 weeks of road closure, which is great but those poor sods on Palace Road - that's their Christmas buggered.

 

[Thimble Queen]

We're fine - keep losing power etc but there's the same Dunkirk Spirit on the street as last time, albeit with many more rolled eyes. Thames Water only just held a community meeting this week at the school to apologise for the last time (I'm assuming that's what they did - I couldn't go). I'm guessing it's going to be at least another 2 weeks of road closure, which is great but those poor sods on Palace Road - that's their Christmas buggered.

Hope it gets sorted soon. The poor ppl on Palace Rd :/

 

[nick]

If anyone in the area sees that the waters have subsided, please could you post a note here? thanks

Just in case you haven't got news from more reliable sources.
@8.45 this morning:

• Probyn looked dry
• Lupin close / Bottom of Palace looked drained but moist - lots of silt around

In other news, still 2 plastic polis hanging around the mysterious exploding flat on Probyn

 

[discobastard]

Just in case you haven't got news from more reliable sources.
@8.45 this morning:

• Probyn looked dry
• Lupin close / Bottom of Palace looked drained but moist - lots of silt around

In other news, still 2 plastic polis hanging around the mysterious exploding flat on Probyn

The front of Probyn was never flooded, just the back gardens, which was where the water came in from.
Gardens not quite drained yet but they've come down a lot since the small hours.

 

[nick]

how depressing for all concerned

 

[gaijingirl]

Anyway Thames Water came over. They said they'd wanted to fully replace the main last time but TfL refused permission. This time they're replacing the whole thing starting today. 4 weeks of work apparently.

 

[gaijingirl]

Amusingly I also got a letter from Chuka today on headed HoC paper detailing how he would be holding Thames Water to account (for the last flood).

 

[Smick]

Amusingly I also got a letter from Chuka today on headed HoC paper detailing how he would be holding Thames Water to account (for the last flood).

I got that as well. And saw those addressed to the other flats in our buildings. He must have raided the electoral roll for data.

I'd imagine gg that they'll spend a fortune relaying the road to a high standard, then dig it up for the Internet cable a month or so later, covering it up with a paper thin layer of cheap asphalt which will wear away in a month.

 

[Brixton Hatter]

We got the letter from Chuka as well - ironically I was reading it at precisely the time the water main burst again. Road closed for four weeks.

On the plus side, there's no traffic at the end of our road and the Tulse Hill Cafe is making a killing serving all the Thames Water staff.

 

[discobastard]

I live nearby. I'm told one person has been arrested. The police have been guarding the house ever since. Wouldn't do that for a gas explosion would they? (or would they?)

I'm sure if it was a gas explosion it would both have been heard by a great many Tulse Hill residents including a number of U75 members, and get a mention in the local press or social media.

So, during the flooding on Friday night I talked to some of the 'authorities' who were outside the house in question on Probyn road. It was indeed an explosion, but not a gas explosion. Somebody had been cooking up things they shouldn't have been, hence an arrest being made and the subsequent guard. Think 'Breaking Bad'.

Been quite an eventful week all told..

 

[nick]

Yesterday afternoon the cop outside the flat said it had been a "methane explosion" - didn't know you got that building up in houses (Earlier posts said Johnny Fartpants had an alibi).
I'm currently on series 2 of Breaking Bad - so may not be fully up to speed on methane and its uses

 

[Brixton Hatter]

Damn, serious shortage in Tulse Hill's class A supplies coming soon

 

[Smick]

I see that the car wrap business which used to be Hamilton's has been boarded up. Something else moving in there? Any gossip?

 

[Nanker Phelge]

I see that the car wrap business which used to be Hamilton's has been boarded up. Something else moving in there? Any gossip?

A car cling film business....all the rage among the boy racers these days...

 

[Maharani]

What a waste of cling film.

 

[ViolentPanda]

What a waste of cling film.

Much better used when stretched across toilet bowls.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

What a waste of cling film.

Nothing is wasted on looking cool....

 

[Maharani]

News just in:

We wanted to give you an update on works taking place over the next few months


Timeline for Works:

DEC 16 –JAN 17 Waylett Place footpaths
The work on each of the Waylett Place entry treatments will each take 2 weeks (4 weeks in total). The works on the Aldridge Mews entrance will take two weeks but is concurrent to the Waylett Place works

JAN 17- West side of Norwood Road York Hill to opposite Chatsworth Way (Approx 1 month construction)

FEB 17- West side of Norwood Road from opposite Chatsworth Way to Lansdowne Hill (Approximately 4 weeks construction) and Leigham Vale to opposite Elmcourt Road (Approx 6 weeks construction)

MAR 17- Waylett Place raised entrances & entrance into Aldridge Mews opposite Elmcourt Road (Approx 4 weeks construction)

Please note:

• The works will require the suspension of parking baysin the location where the work is being carried out and also opposite the works. This will be kept to a minimum and is required to maintain safe movement of traffic and buses in particular.
• There will be some out of hours work undertaken for the works outside Homecare on Norwood Road but this should be limited to the first two weeks of the work.
• The crossover by B&Q it is also intended to do these on three Sundays in Jan/Feb out of hours. This is to minimise disruption to these businesses.

Please also see our latest flyer below

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[Maharani]

Sorry for long paste. I'm was sent that by email and couldn't link and paste.

 

[Me76]

Can't quite get my head around the one way system plans from that. Can anyone try and explain what the changes are in away that makes sense?

 

[macca4848]

If you zoom in on the picture you can see the roads that change to two way and the pedestrianised area - seems logical to me and I think it would be great.

I'm surprised at just how long it takes - 3.5 years for design and 1 year for build. Anyone know why the design phase takes so long? Too little resource attributed to do that part maybe

 

[Fingers]

Can't quite get my head around the one way system plans from that. Can anyone try and explain what the changes are in away that makes sense?

Anything other than pedestrianising Tulse hill completely (apart from buses) is not good enough for me.

 

[Fingers]

This dude is getting his bike back!

 

[macca4848]

Anything other than pedestrianising Tulse hill completely (apart from buses) is not good enough for me.

Which area do you mean?

 

[gaijingirl]

This dude is getting his bike back!

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I wonder has it been abandoned because I parked my bike next to his on the same stand yesterday and it's still there. Nice bike too. Won't be there for long if the owner doesn't come and get it soon.

 

[gaijingirl]

If you zoom in on the picture you can see the roads that change to two way and the pedestrianised area - seems logical to me and I think it would be great.

I'm surprised at just how long it takes - 3.5 years for design and 1 year for build. Anyone know why the design phase takes so long? Too little resource attributed to do that part maybe

I can't see a pedestrianised area - where is that? As far as I can see,the section which is currently one way only for traffic (but 2 way for bikes/buses) will basically become bikes/buses only both ways (between Ladbrokes and the travel agent/chemists on the corner) - but not pedestranised. Is there a separate area that's being pedestrianised?

 

[Fingers]

I wonder has it been abandoned because I parked my bike next to his on the same stand yesterday and it's still there. Nice bike too. Won't be there for long if the owner doesn't come and get it soon.

I already have a plan for it ;-)

The Bike Project Homepage - The Bike Project

 

[macca4848]

I can't see a pedestrianised area - where is that? As far as I can see,the section which is currently one way only for traffic (but 2 way for bikes/buses) will basically become bikes/buses only both ways (between Ladbrokes and the travel agent/chemists on the corner) - but not pedestranised. Is there a separate area that's being pedestrianised?

Sorry you're right with the busses point - but still an improvement. Not sure what else you could do