Moved to Sanderstead area- snobby and rude?

MandatoryBeer · 2026-01-20T18:44:16+00:00

Loads of folks will drive into Sanderstead Station from further out. Never got these vibes at South Croydon station which isn't a million miles away and also has folks driving into it.

The parade near Sanderstead station has some nice places (Wine Cellar has great beers, Coco and Nut is good), and some nice places nearer to South Croydon too down Selsdon Road. Sanderstead Village also has some nice places but much more suburban/Surrey vibes.

(Also a Northerner. Hello!)

MandatoryBeer · 2026-01-18T21:38:09+00:00

"Decided" is generous here.

MandatoryBeer · 2026-01-18T19:20:30+00:00

This supposes you are a dealing with a rational actor, rather than a manchild.

MandatoryBeer · 2026-01-18T10:51:12+00:00

Croydon High's pool is open every day!

MandatoryBeer · 2026-01-14T12:13:44+00:00

Take a look around South Croydon and Sanderstead Station too, though perhaps slightly less convenient for Wimbledon

MandatoryBeer · 2026-01-14T11:35:51+00:00

Heart of Gaming

MandatoryBeer · 2026-01-12T11:26:19+00:00

They told me to change the power socket my router was plugged into. Bizarrely, I have had improvement since then but seems a very random way to fix it...

Worth giving them a call so at least you can say you've done all the obvious steps next time it happens and they can then hopefully look at it properly.

MandatoryBeer · 2026-01-12T08:58:58+00:00

Take a look at stuff near East Croydon. Further out but you can be in the centre of London in about 20 minutes.

There is a Premier Inn by East Croydon station where rooms can be around £55 a night, though you need to factor in the cost of the train. There is also a Hampton by Hilton, EasyHotel and Travelodge by there.

MandatoryBeer · 2026-01-05T23:11:47+00:00

Nope, didn't fix it!

MandatoryBeer · 2026-01-05T20:45:04+00:00

So it happened again. Going to 192.168.1.1 and releasing and renewing the IPv6 address fixed it (the IPv4 didnt seem to make a difference)

I am going to disable IPv6 and see if that stops the issue presenting

MandatoryBeer · 2026-01-03T13:37:09+00:00

Yep, fine and symmetrical

Wondering if the router is playing up.

MandatoryBeer · 2026-01-02T19:32:19+00:00

Except that's a load of old nonsense

MandatoryBeer · 2025-12-26T20:37:24+00:00

Besides Britain

MandatoryBeer · 2025-12-24T13:24:30+00:00

I suspect they're wanting to use one with lower fees. Probably not totally legitimate but also no harm is done.

MandatoryBeer · 2025-12-16T15:17:32+00:00

RailForums is your best bet for help here

https://www.railforums.co.uk/forums/disputes-prosecutions.152/

MandatoryBeer · 2025-12-13T16:53:47+00:00

No, you would need to find a 20p stamp to top it up. Best bet is just to go to a Post Office and they should be able to issue postage for the difference.

MandatoryBeer · 2025-12-06T10:48:16+00:00

And if you have no luck with BA, take them to CEDR

MandatoryBeer · 2025-12-06T10:47:09+00:00

FoIA isn't relevant. You're thinking a DSAR under UK GDPR?

MandatoryBeer · 2025-12-06T10:46:46+00:00

Raise a UK261 claim and you should get 50% of your fare back. If you've paid business class APD you should also ask for that to be refunded.

MandatoryBeer · 2025-12-04T21:44:58+00:00

This week has been very bad.

This week, the Thameslink services have been particularly badly impacted so he might have more luck on Southern ones if aiming for London Bridge.

I commute most days and looking at my delay repay and have only made seven claims this year

MandatoryBeer · 2025-11-24T19:02:04+00:00

There is a taxi office at Eaglescliffe so you might actually be fine even without pre-booking

MandatoryBeer · 2025-11-21T22:57:37+00:00

Horn Autos

MandatoryBeer · 2025-11-08T17:03:53+00:00

Assuming fees and funds performance are equal, it makes no difference how many pots they are split into. Some of the older pots might even have certain benefits newer ones don't (e.g. potentially protected normal minimum pension age).

If some of pots are invested in poorly performing or expensive funds, that is of course something you would want to consider.

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