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So are you planning to do every single bus journey in London? That would be quite a project ...
Debster | 11.03.07 - 9:30 a.m. | #
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I think that doing every bus journey in town would get a bit repetitive.
But, if you're interested, so far I've ticked off the following...
• 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, 216, N343
• 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 81, 100
• 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19
• 159
diamond geezer | Homepage | 11.03.07 - 12:19 p.m. | #
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I enjoyed that bus journey with you.
A Wildlife Gardener | Homepage | 11.03.07 - 12:19 p.m. | #
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Camberwell Green is also a meeting place for drug addicts and yobs just before they make their way to Camberwell Mags. Lovely. And then if you go to Camberwell Mags opposite the Youth Court entrance there is a burnt out maisonette opposite. Lovely.
Try route 59 DG. I find that bus route strangely fascinating. It follows some of the 159 route but not all.
Amused | 11.03.07 - 12:56 p.m. | #
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If you'd gone on a Sunday East Thames stick their spare double-decks out on the 42.
Its curious that the two routes serving Tower Bridge should be single-deck when everybody knows the best way to see sights like this is from upstairs. The 78 has had to be single deck since they extended it to Nunhead under a low bridge, but the 42 ought to be double-deck as well.
Matt | Homepage | 11.03.07 - 1:57 p.m. | #
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Excellent reportage... there is nothing like a bus ride for seeing all the 1000's of little goings on above ground.
I also thought your last few posts to be quite insightful and profound, revealing as they do the philosopher within. Alas! Poor Yorick!
But as we fret our brief hour upon the stage, why not enjoy the view from a bus seat?
By the way, speaking of socialbility and public transport... I met my spouse on a bus! I do believe that buses lend themselves more to sociability than the underground.
John | Homepage | 11.03.07 - 5:12 p.m. | #
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one day you might like to catch the 14 and come to tea ... we live by putney heath
tristan | Homepage | 11.03.07 - 5:49 p.m. | #
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"A few colourful backlit signs have been erected bearing uplifting messages ("Do Magic!" "Nobody Is Not Loved!" "Yeah Yeah Yippee Yippee Yeah!")"
Ooops, stray spell alert 
Blue Witch | Homepage | 11.03.07 - 7:46 p.m. | #
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I still think you should have a go at doing prime number routes.
dg writes: Erm, I have (at least as far as 19)
stroppycow | Homepage | 11.03.07 - 9:53 p.m. | #
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I was a bit annoyed when they tweaked the ending of the 42 so the timetable read "Denmark Hill/ Sunray Avenue" instead of "Casino Avenue". Although I'm sure the local tourist office hasn't had to deal with hordes of fans of recently-defunct blogs lately 
Inspector Sands | Homepage | 11.03.07 - 10:58 p.m. | #
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I used to work at Camberwell Green a few years ago, and remember having to push past all the alkies lolling on the Green to board a bus after work. No-one queues for a bus either, just shove your way on, and there were 3 murders and 2 bank robberies during the 1 year I worked there. I used to live in SE17 in the 70's when it was still a decent place, and watched the 'Aylesbury' being built. Some of my friends were overjoyed to get a nice flat there, moving from old housing with no bathrooms.
Commuter Woman | 11.03.07 - 11:35 p.m. | #
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great - more bus rides please!
elaine | 11.03.07 - 11:44 p.m. | #
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I used to live on the Aylesbury when I was very young, I remember (and I remember being told, more specifically) that at the time I could count up to about 15, then the next number I knew of was the 63 because it was the bus we used to take the most!
Should have been the 42 really, since the 63 doesn't go that close. But ah well. Perhaps it was a defiant stance from an early age to avoid pondering the meaning of life at all costs, lest it screw with my mind..
Nico | 12.03.07 - 12:18 a.m. | #
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Ah those playful "lads".
Three ASBO's please...
Chris | 12.03.07 - 10:28 a.m. | #
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Next time, do give us a wave as you go up East Street!
Michael | 12.03.07 - 2:00 p.m. | #
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D.G.If you do each bus journey once, how can it be repetitive? To repeat is to do something more than once. Bus people: how many red bus routes are there, and which one goes out to the furthest into the suburbs? I'd like to know. (P.S. I can remember when the 42 was a tram, going from Thornton Heath High St, through to South Croydon and beyond).
Commuter Tina | 12.03.07 - 2:44 p.m. | #
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I always thought it strange too that the 42 and 78 were single deckers - the 42 gets very busy at times and you may end up facing backwards squished in. Aylesbury is indeed a nasty looking place, but I think you may be being a little harsh to Camberwell Green - it does have some nice little eating places and is quite vibrant. Try the Thai at the start of Coldharbour lane for a meal - excellent value for money.
Kevinho | 12.03.07 - 4:04 p.m. | #
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The 159 bus route is the only one I know mentioned in song. Tippa Irie and The Colonel 'Just a Speak'. At that time the route terminated at Thornton Heath, of course.
Badger | 12.03.07 - 5:48 p.m. | #
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Plenty left after 19
Stroppycow | Homepage | 12.03.07 - 6:33 p.m. | #
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What an excellent piece DG. It's why I keep reading the blog.
I felt I was right there, back in London with you.
How I miss London... NOT..
Have you thought about publishing a book of the blog?
Jon Allen | Homepage | 13.03.07 - 2:38 a.m. | #
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Boo-hoo! I used to take the 19 to Battersea Bridge every day, jumping on at Green Park. I worked at the Glassmill, the boring building next to the south side of the bridge. What a lovely journey to work. I got a top-front seat 2 days out of 3, so good viewing. Saw the Dk of Yk's HQ being built. Shopped at Peter Jones. Ocassionaly got the 319 for variety (and to check out the Lambo's at Sth Ken). Wish now I'd taken the time to travel to the other end. Back in NZ now with 1 wife, 2 kids, 3 mortgagaes... Still, one day we will do an OAP OE and come back...
flashgordonnz | 13.03.07 - 6:46 a.m. | #
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Of course, as an ex-Londoner living in Glasgow I find this all rather nostalgic but also London-centric. Plenty of good bus routes elsewhere!
Badger | 13.03.07 - 12:16 p.m. | #
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Badger: it is hardly surprising this is London-centric given DG lives in London!
Would you like to fund him to come to Glasgow for more balanced reporting?
Ducky | 13.03.07 - 5:27 p.m. | #
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Yes Ducky (can't believe I just typed that): I'm gonna do a similar exercise on FirstBus routes in the west of Scotland. Except I don't have a blog. Cos I'm not a self-centred egotist
Badger | 14.03.07 - 1:47 p.m. | #
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I left a copy of 'Hitchhikers' on the number 42 yesterday: http://www.bookcrossing.com/jour...journal/
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Mark | Homepage | 16.03.07 - 6:03 p.m. | #
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