Comments on: Lost In The Cracks of Croydon http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2009/07/lost-in-the-cracks-of-croydon/ John Eden: BM Box 3641, London, WC1N 3XX, England UK Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:35:31 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: uncarved.org blog » Blog Archive » UCL Urban Laboratory – Creative Edge: Saturday 26 September http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2009/07/lost-in-the-cracks-of-croydon/comment-page-1/#comment-3746 uncarved.org blog » Blog Archive » UCL Urban Laboratory – Creative Edge: Saturday 26 September Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:44:23 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=2254#comment-3746 [...] Cook and I are collaborating on a presentation for this event at UCL. We will build on my review of her work here, but our contribution will consist of entirely new material (most of which has been put together by [...] [...] Cook and I are collaborating on a presentation for this event at UCL. We will build on my review of her work here, but our contribution will consist of entirely new material (most of which has been put together by [...]

]]> By: john http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2009/07/lost-in-the-cracks-of-croydon/comment-page-1/#comment-3711 john Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:18:40 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=2254#comment-3711 My appeal was turned down I'm afraid - they reckon there are signs up everywhere and it's our responsibility to ensure we have a valid ticket, blah blah blah. My appeal was turned down I’m afraid – they reckon there are signs up everywhere and it’s our responsibility to ensure we have a valid ticket, blah blah blah.

]]> By: andrew http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2009/07/lost-in-the-cracks-of-croydon/comment-page-1/#comment-3709 andrew Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:01:59 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=2254#comment-3709 Hi, can you let me know how to appeal the penalty fare, and what the outcome was for you? I'm in the same situation... Hi, can you let me know how to appeal the penalty fare, and what the outcome was for you? I’m in the same situation…

]]> By: john http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2009/07/lost-in-the-cracks-of-croydon/comment-page-1/#comment-3632 john Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:53:34 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=2254#comment-3632 Hey LJ, I sent you an email... good luck! Hey LJ, I sent you an email… good luck!

]]> By: LJ http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2009/07/lost-in-the-cracks-of-croydon/comment-page-1/#comment-3631 LJ Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:48:48 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=2254#comment-3631 Hey there, Can you let me know what you put in your appeal details in regards to the penalty fare? The same exact thing just happened to me today! I know that Croydon uses pay-as-you-go and assumed the extension would be deducted automatically. It wasn't. I could have gotten through the gates as some blokes were holding them open without checking tickets, but instead of some dishonesty, I told them, look, I need to buy an extension ticket as Oyster didn't deduct it. They then said, nope, you get a 20 pounds penalty fare! WTF? I've never had a problem with buying extension fares on the end of journey. Hey there,

Can you let me know what you put in your appeal details in regards to the penalty fare? The same exact thing just happened to me today! I know that Croydon uses pay-as-you-go and assumed the extension would be deducted automatically. It wasn’t. I could have gotten through the gates as some blokes were holding them open without checking tickets, but instead of some dishonesty, I told them, look, I need to buy an extension ticket as Oyster didn’t deduct it.

They then said, nope, you get a 20 pounds penalty fare! WTF? I’ve never had a problem with buying extension fares on the end of journey.

]]> By: infinite http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2009/07/lost-in-the-cracks-of-croydon/comment-page-1/#comment-3585 infinite Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:15:23 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=2254#comment-3585 ahahaha LMAO ahahaha LMAO

]]> By: DaisyGrubber http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2009/07/lost-in-the-cracks-of-croydon/comment-page-1/#comment-3563 DaisyGrubber Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:30:44 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=2254#comment-3563 Wow. I'm suddenly seeing that evening in a whole new light. I thought I was merely lost when I was driving round East Croydon for 45 minutes, going to the wrong college and then getting hopelessly confused in the right one. I hadn't realised it was a psychogeographical journey, but now I see George was forcing us to confront, in a very real way, the nature of suburban alienation and the concept of being "lost". I certainly felt I experienced the true essence of Croydon that night, the platonic ideal even - the underpasses, the one way systems, the complete inability to get to one's destination in a straightforward manner. Very postmodern. What after all IS destination? Should we not resist the false duality of lost/found? I did finally catch one tantalising glimpse of George and her very fine work. Then when I returned from looking at the other exhibits she was gone - vanished - disappeared. What a master stroke! In the words of Robert Louis Stephenson, "To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labour." Wow. I’m suddenly seeing that evening in a whole new light. I thought I was merely lost when I was driving round East Croydon for 45 minutes, going to the wrong college and then getting hopelessly confused in the right one. I hadn’t realised it was a psychogeographical journey, but now I see George was forcing us to confront, in a very real way, the nature of suburban alienation and the concept of being “lost”. I certainly felt I experienced the true essence of Croydon that night, the platonic ideal even – the underpasses, the one way systems, the complete inability to get to one’s destination in a straightforward manner. Very postmodern. What after all IS destination? Should we not resist the false duality of lost/found?

I did finally catch one tantalising glimpse of George and her very fine work. Then when I returned from looking at the other exhibits she was gone – vanished – disappeared. What a master stroke!

In the words of Robert Louis Stephenson, “To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labour.”

]]> By: infinite http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2009/07/lost-in-the-cracks-of-croydon/comment-page-1/#comment-3562 infinite Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:16:53 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=2254#comment-3562 http://drumzofthesouth.blogspot.com/2009/07/omg-best-review-of-my-work-ever.html http://drumzofthesouth.blogspot.com/2009/07/omg-best-review-of-my-work-ever.html

]]> By: infinite http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2009/07/lost-in-the-cracks-of-croydon/comment-page-1/#comment-3561 infinite Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:15:17 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=2254#comment-3561 omg!! hahaha.... embarrassed * amused * annoyed!! soo many people got lost!! i guess you were behind the anonymous text observing that it was a bit of a labyrinth (damn i didnt update my phone book!). sorry sorry, glad u had fun anyway... can i send u some photos from the show? omg!! hahaha…. embarrassed * amused * annoyed!! soo many people got lost!! i guess you were behind the anonymous text observing that it was a bit of a labyrinth (damn i didnt update my phone book!). sorry sorry, glad u had fun anyway… can i send u some photos from the show?

]]> By: STN http://www.uncarved.org/blog/2009/07/lost-in-the-cracks-of-croydon/comment-page-1/#comment-3560 STN Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:12:22 +0000 http://www.uncarved.org/blog/?p=2254#comment-3560 My sister seems to like it there. Trains go till about 5am as well. Saying that, last time I was there there was this bloody huge punch-up in the train station, with me and this other bloke hiding round the corner, occasionally sticking our heads round to have a peek and report back, like in some 80s film. My sister seems to like it there. Trains go till about 5am as well. Saying that, last time I was there there was this bloody huge punch-up in the train station, with me and this other bloke hiding round the corner, occasionally sticking our heads round to have a peek and report back, like in some 80s film.

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