The P4 bus ride can seem like a journey between multiple worlds on the right day.

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

forget about Beckenham, even the poshest streets in central London have seen gangs and stabbings.

streets where the starting price for a home is a cool twenty million.

Eze Peasy at Anfield....

Memories, I remember the first week of the P4 bus service, it started at Brockley Rise in those days and on to Brixton.

It was about a twenty seater I think, no idea now.

Am thinking was 1972/3

I see now the route has changed a lot, it used to be down Forest Hill Rd then Underhill Rd to Lordship Lane

Was a real local service with same few drivers who you got to know

Edited by HKOwen (30 Apr 2022 1.52am)

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.

Purley? Say no more. Know what I mean, Sir?

Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)

I moved to Goring 4 years ago after 58 odd years in croydon / sth.london.
never looked back.
there are still idjits down here, but knife crime is (currently) very low.
Brighton is only 40 mins away which keeps a lot of the toe rags away.
Near to me are Rustington, Angmering, ferring, all fairly quite with an 80s feel to life, crime in Worthing is higher as its a holiday destination / day trippers etc.
I'd highly recommend it CP.
I still work on the brush in cronx and the change since I left, within 4 years, is shocking, its lost.
You notice it far more if you dont see it every day.

Kids,tired of being bothered by your pesky parents?
Then leave home, get a job & pay your own bills, while you still know everything.

I moved to Shoreham by Sea 5 years ago after 30+ years in Hove.

Until recently SbS was a nice little town. But slowly but surely it's being overrun by teenage kids thieving from local shops, robbing people and vandalising property and cars.

They don't care about being caught on CCTV. Their images are all over local Facebook pages and I see these ' kids ' walking free every day around town. The Police seemingly are unable or unwilling to do anything. I would guess they are aged around 15-17 years old, but they are mostly six footers - not little kids.

We are getting to the point where residents will form a group to protect people and property and patrol the streets. That may just provoke the Police into doing something.

As for Beckenham, my old stomping ground, I tend to visit midweek and have never had any problems there at that time.

Old, Ungifted and White