I’m expecting the return of @foresthillhole on Twitter any minute now.
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Express coverage of the sinkhole: http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/728858/sink-hole-forest-hill-perry-vale-traffic @Bolgerp @Fran_487 @anon86223367 you’re all contributors!
Thanks, Express…at work, I charge out for copywriting! Expect my bill! 
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And for using my image without credit (or at least crediting twitter for some reason)…
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Cheeky sods 
It seems if you are diverted because of the sinkhole you can drive like a pillock!
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Last night cycling round that mess was an education in the use of the car horn and expletive. Mind you traffic was backed up at least as far as the Plough on Lordship lane
I saw 5 or 6 cars go past the barriers on the wrong side of the road all the way along Perry Vale to where it was closed only to have to turn around and go back - and that was all in the time it took me to walk from the station to the first barrier.
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Some people really are thick.
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Like the driver who hit me side on last week while he was attempting a u-turn out of a parking bay and is trying to claim I hit him. Unless my car can move sideways on rails, not sure how that would be possible.
I see the road is still closed. Does anyone have any updates other than “police are looking into it”?
There were lorries and workers aplenty today but I guess Thames Water has to replace the collapsed sewer first - they are fairly active on twitter so maybe worth a post…
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Had a chat with the contractors yesterday and they said the road is gonna be shut for a couple of weeks at least. Really enjoy witnessing articulated lorries ignoring the road closed signs and still coming down the road and mopeds using the pavement to get by.
On the plus side I’m enjoying being able to cross the road every morning/evening on my way to/from the station without risking my life with motorists taking the left turn off Perryvale into Waldram Place like it’s the final bend at Silverstone.
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Just gonna leave this here
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The Japanese culture includes a vital ingredient missing in the UK. Pride.
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Without knowing the cause of the Japanese sinkhole, there’s no legitimate comparison. Where does this default assumption that the people fixing ours are incompetent come from?
For reference, the sinkholes under the railway line were fixed within a couple of days. Presumably there was pressure to get the trains running again. Now there’s a hole in what is effectively a side road, maybe they are taking the opportunity to address the underlying cause once and for all. Just a thought.
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