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If they want it they'll take it. We have had several stolen - teams of 4 with battery powered angle grinders, knives and hammers. Best advice I can offer is either to keep it in a garage, or ride something nobody wants. Nobody has ever tried to steal my 2006 Hornet (maybe due to the Honda HISS system) even though it lived on the street for 10 years, often unlocked. However, anything remotely "nice" will attract a LOT of attention.

First Aid Box in Herne Hill is excellent.

PS It's not all that obvious that the first post was tongue in cheek.

TheCat Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I ordered my toddler son a 'babylager' the other > day....got some funny looks...probably because he > was smoking a 'babyfag' at the time too...and > shouting to the whole pub how the influx of new > babies in the last 6 months have ruined the area, > and how its not like it was back in the good old > days in 2016 when babies could leave their prams > unlocked... Marvelous! Thanks. That was my thinking, too, the first time I heard "babyccino" in the cafe I manage. I had to figure out what to charge for these abominaccinos, and we have some good costing models, based on a decade of sales. So, here you go (assuming fully compostable stuff like we use) Milk: 1.5p Take away cup and lid: 10p Straw: 1.5p Barista's time: 30p - We base this on dividing the Barista's pay by the number of coffees made per year, and we make loads and loads, so for the gallery it's probably more like 40-45p So, that's about 43p for your babyccino, without the markup that the cafe needs to make a profit. If they are charging you less than about ?1 then they are going out of business, and they have realised this, hence the price rise. Oh, and don't forget the 20% tax, paid on items sold, and income. Then, there's the cleanup time it takes once the staff get access to the bombsite left behind (but that's a whole other thing. :-) )

Not for the chef, perhaps. The difference is cost of operations. If you want to retain choice of places to GO and eat, then these dark kitchens are very much a bad thing, as not only are "front of house" restaurants struggling due to rates and rents, oversupply on the street, etc but they are being undercut by this type of kitchen. something very few are likely contemplating is the services such as deliveroo and uber eats do not share the customer's details with the restaurants using them, and so the resto cannot market to these customers, nor can they be assured of their return business (IF) a dark kitchen is set up in their place. Deliveroo (for example) are building a database of who wants what food where, when, at what price and how long they'll wait for it. This is extremely valuable information and I would be very surprised if they do not use it to develop their own restaurants/kitchens or "collaborations" with others. The manner in which Amazon has depleted the high streets is going to happen for restaurants, too. It's a worrying state of affairs, and I'm not sure many establishments realise the danger they could be in.

http://www.bababoom.london/ https://www.littlebirdrestaurants.com/

Some of the residents (young mums) near my business have an app they say they can use to make an immediate report of these attacks - it's in Wandsworth. I'll see if I can find out/share more.

Springer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Only council tennants is that really necessary ? No need to search for offence. The meaning of the sentence is clear: they are the only council tennants on the street. Not "they are only council tennats".

This is the best paid accommodation in which I have ever had the great pleasure to stay. https://www.eaglebrae.co.uk/ Wonderful place, people, sights and smells. Wild wildlife right outside the door (on the veranda, etc).

JohnL, Agreed, regarding the massage (to a point). What I've discovered, though, is those with a genuine grievance are far more often than not quite straight forward to deal with - as they have a particular "thing" that can be addressed. I've encountered many less than genuine grievances; these can be nebulous, and can even be morphed by the aggrieved as you try to deal with them. Often the real grievance in these cases lies outwith the reach of mere cafe staff. But hey ho, that's the business.

Just back from 2 weeks in France. I have 2 cafes in London. Service in France was laughably slow to laughably rude, so much that good service was noticed when it happened - which it did (typically from younger staff). I've been visiting France for 40 years, and lived there, also. Service there was ever thus. The OP is perhaps butthurt that their ego has not been massaged suitably by the proles in the shops.

From my experience a 999 call for this would have an immediate response - it costs nothing and does not waste police time. You may be surprised both by how good (as well as bad) the police can be. They do want to nail these feckers, but they are stretched so thin these days.

We often have potential employees in for trial shifts, and we can always tell within 2 hours if they are for us or not. There is no need to have anyone work a full shift. The 2 - 3 hours are unpaid. An employer worth their salt won't need you there for any longer period for a trial.

You eon't necessarily hear a battery powered angle grinder, and it'll go through anything, given time. Time is all you have - the police can get anywhere in ten minutes, and that's what they bank on. If it's going to take longer than that then they'll think twice or plan harder. There's nothing you can do, unfortunately, hence sky rocketing insurance costs. Even if you lock it at work or home, they now follow you out on the road, as has happened to me. I've moved home because of this, and shall do so, out of London, as soon as it's practical. The police do care, but they only have so much resource.

I've two cafes, and I could give some insight on the spending habits and related costs of laptoppers versus parents with kids, but it's not going to make me any friends, and let's not let anything factual get in the way of all the outrage going on, when we can all just disagree to disagree.

"Everything about this entire episode reminds me of the reason why I left SE22." Coming to a postcode near you! Nowhere's getting less populated.

My years on powered 2 wheels has almost certainly saved serious injury to myself and others, perhaps even lives. The "lifesaver" previously mentioned is a a quick look over your shoulder before turning, changing lanes, sometimes even before slowing, or just because your Spidey sense is tingling. I still do it when driving the car. Yesterday it saved a cyclist serious harm as he undertook me whilst I turned left (indicating for some time). It also gives you a very clear sense of what other road users may be about to do, based on the attitude of their vehicles. It's tough to describe, but can be a tiny creep forward, a lane drift, a steering twitch. Anyway, my point is that a period of time on a motorcycle or scooter is an enormous benefit to all road users, and it's a shame that more of us don't do it - probably due to the weather and the childish stigma attached to scooters when compared to European attitudes as a whole. So, if you'd like to improve your road safety, awareness, fun, efficiency, footprint, friends then get onto powered 2 wheels. You can even try it for free: www.geton.co.uk "The Get On ride gives you the opportunity to experience riding a motorbike or scooter without committing to the costs of training. This way you can see for yourself, without any obligation, just what fun it is ? we?re pretty sure once you?ve tried it you?ll be hooked!"

I've had several scooters/bikes taken, and more recently the police have been very helpful. They've had me in the back of a car trying to find recent perps, and have scared some off (if unable to pursue. It's not that they "can't be bothered" they simply are not allowed to closely follow two mopeds or scooters. Also, they have recovered 2 of our Vespas and charged one perp with GBH based on DNA pulled from my bike. ALWAYS call the police, always be helpful, and always give them as much info as you possibly can. The police recover nearly 50% of bikes. Want some stats? https://maps.met.police.uk/globalassets/foi-media/disclosure_2017/april_2017/information-rights-unit--motorbike-and-scooter-thefts-in-london-from-2012---2016

A bit out of the way, but First Aid Box in Herne Hill does excellent cocktails.

It was an Oxford magnum d lock. I have my own angle grinder and I tried it on the remains. Took less than 2 minutes.

Sounds like the same assholes I dealt with last night. They told my neighbour to "fuck off back to bed". Brazen http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,1839268

Last night, 4 guys on 2 scooters. They were using an angle grinder to go through the lock on my Vespa, at around 2am. Luckily my wife and our neighbours all woke up, and one was taking photos of the perps and their scooters. When I opened my door my dogs scared them off (or the sight of me in my pants). 3 police cars responded, then went looking for them. The police are taking a much more active interest in this sort of thing than they did a few years ago, as these perps are subsequently doing much worse with the bikes they steal. Anyway, lock them up, with alarms and multiple layers.

I've just received a parking fine for a 3 minute stop on Lordship Lane. Granted, I did get it wrong and thought it was pre 4pm, not post. I'm furious, but not because of the ticket. I'm furious because I live on Derwent Grove and I cannot find a parking space there, or elsewhere within a 5 minute walk, as our street is used as a de facto parking facility for the nearby East Dulwich train station. Nearby other stations, such as Herne Hill, there are 2 or 3 hours of parking restrictions during the day, preventing commuters using the nearby streets as they do in Dulwich. I'm sick of it, and it has my wife and I looking for a new house outside of the area. Likewise the traffic situation, with cars passing each other down our street so closely that ours has many scratches down the sides - even though we kerb the wheels to keep out of the way. Derwent, Melbourne and Elsie (as examples) need to be converted to one way, with parking restrictions added. It has been a worsening situation for years. Other parts of London have mid-day parking restrictions, and they flourish with shoppers and businesses grow. People can park at home or close by, and know that they should find parking to go shopping for an hour or two. As a direct comparison, Northcote Road in Clapham is extremely busy, has endless traffic, with multiple schools, and yet does not jam and fill like ED. Yes, I'm venting as I received a ticket, but the situation is appalling, and our votes will go to anyone pledging to sort out this issue - without resorting to the lazy use of double yellows everywhere. And don't get me started on the loss of our street's charm due to the encroachment of wheelie bins, and the attendant summer stink as they fill faster than they are emptied. We now do a weekly run to the municipal refuse dump. Nice use of resources/fuel/time... We love this area, but for the traffic and parking and the lack of any activity by the Labour council to alleviate the misery - or to do anything, in fact. James, we are not alone in this.

Yeah, 20 minutes. I've done it twice this week. I commuted 90 miles round trip from central London to Hampshire for a few years in all weathers, and learned to ride in the city and on the continent, so I'm...err progressive in traffic. Please don't take any chances trying to match that; I had a lot of hours on "horseback" and a good few frights along the way.

I get round London on a Vespa - commute and different offices. Hands down the best (fastest, most fun, affirming) way to get around London. Wet weather can be miserable until you get the hang of it, but on the dry days it's a joy. I went Lordship Lane to an office next to Harrods in 20 mins, today, for example.