JohnL

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DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Come on John.. Pubs have to turn up the music when > you are in mate.. > Otherwise no one would be able to hear it. Lol > ;-) > > Foxy Well everyone tells me so even when I disagree so it seems like it :) and I always had to recite Corinthians II at junior school (as I was the loudest)

fishbiscuits Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > HelBel65 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I ordered from Yoobi without realising it > didn't > > come from the restaurant, thought quality was > excellent. > > The restaurant is in central London, which should > be a giveaway! But (in all seriousness) glad you > enjoyed it. > > > JohnL Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > If that is the case people will lose confidence > in the whole concept. > > > > I'd think they'd make a huge effort to maintain > quality. > > Well they're trading on reputation, you're right. > The original USP was restaurant quality food. > They're still trying to maintain that illusion, > while moving to mass-produced food, reheated in > industrial estates, at premium prices. Endorsed by > restaurants who are willing to have inferior food > sold - for a huge markup - under their brand. Is it re-heated. My take was they employ cooks to the samestandard as a restaurant. If they re-heat I abandon Deliveroo - they MUST know that many would. A SWOT analysis would have a huge "Potential to destroy business" under the T

rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > JohnL Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I don't trust G4S etc any more than I could > throw > > them but maybe I'm old fashioned or something > but > > I thought everybody (citizens and police) had > the > > same right to arrest in the UK. > > The powers of citizen's arrest are actually quite > limited - from memory a person has to be about to > injure themselves or others, to cause loss of or > damage to property or to be at risk of absconding > before a police officer can attend having done one > of those things. One can't, for example, carry > out a citizen's arrest on someone who owes you > child support, even though a court can order they > be arrested for the offence. A civilian can't > execute court arrest warrants unless specifically > authorized by the court to do so - I think that's > the main power the government want to give G4S. > Which, given their track record, is a very, very > silly idea. OK - sounds about right - I'll sign as a quick google of G4S yields some bad stuff

Robert Poste's Child Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > As I get older I can't help noticing a lot of > ageism going on. I don't mean any of the comments > above, but that underlying, unspoken commercial > assumption that everything - entertainment, > fashion, even financial services - has to be for > younger people first. There was a point in the > early noughties when you couldn't go to any kind > of event without it having DJs. My social life > revolves around cafes these days. Once you get to 50 you go back to young things again .... sometimes :)

His last post was "Also there is NO COLLUSION" But if the birds start to sing he could be in trouble.

double post

Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > JohnL Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Loz Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > > > - if the PM was so confident in the majority > of > > > Catalonians wanting to stay, why did he > violently > > > stop the referendum? > > > > > > > Most of the "unionists" (or whatever the > official name is) didn't > > vote as advised by their parties as it was an > illegal referendum > > in their view. > > Not quite an answer to my question. No idea - logically better to ignore it. Machissmo maybe.

Rumours Catalan President has flown to Brussels (in exile) http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/catalonia-leader-carles-puigdemont-left-spain-brussels-rebellion-charges-eu-independence-latest-a8027366.html

He's handing out Halloween Candies to the other children today. He'll probably eat the lot himself.

Mark Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > DulwichFox Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Does not sound too secure having Police (Work > > )matters being discussed in a local caf?. > > Why? Do you really think the police are that > stupid? Next you'll be saying there's not enough > of them out there being seen in the community. > > I think it's great they eat in a local cafe, I > hope they eat donuts, call each other by their > surnames and look for suspicious people going into > the bank opposite. I've overheard Lawyers talk about cases mind (Not in ED).

EDOldie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > How was it illegal? The Catalan government was > elected democratically and they decided to have > the referendum. Surely the Madrid government > should respect this and have stayed out of trying > to disrupt it. It looks like they were more > worried about losing the referendum than a > democratic result being arrived at. The Scottish referendum was agreed by the UK parliament the Catalonia referendum was not (and at present couldn't be) agreed by the Spanish parliament. So any country recognising Catalonia agrees a precedent is set. If this precedent was set then a lot of provinces etc. could unilaterally work towards independence. I'd say get a referendum that is recognised by all sides (which means changing Spanish law).

fishbiscuits Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I only order from ones I know come from the actual > restaurants. > > If you order Busaba Eathai, Yoobi Sushi, or > Tommi's Burgers... it's very mediocre food > (prepared/reheated in Melbourne Grove or Valmar > Road) and very, very expensive. If that is the case people will lose confidence in the whole concept. I'd think they'd make a huge effort to maintain quality.

It is indeed theft by finding https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theft_by_finding http://metro.co.uk/2017/02/28/when-are-you-legally-allowed-to-keep-money-you-find-on-the-floor-6479579/ You're supposed to make an attempt to return to the owner (even if it's a five pound note). So if you take something abandoned in the street with the intention of handing it in to the police (or telling this forum) then it probably isn't theft as you want to make an effort to return it.

I don't trust G4S etc any more than I could throw them but maybe I'm old fashioned or something but I thought everybody (citizens and police) had the same right to arrest in the UK. Edit: I wonder if the change here is "detention"

Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > - if the PM was so confident in the majority of > Catalonians wanting to stay, why did he violently > stop the referendum? > Most of the "unionists" (or whatever the official name is) didn't vote as advised by their parties as it was an illegal referendum in their view.

ruffers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "Dark Kitchen" - always helps to give things a > sinister name eh? and doesn't have to be sinister if it's the same (or better) standards than restaurants.

bargee99 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > spelt or spelled are both acceptable in English > unless you are from USA (enough said) That's the magic of English - multiple ways to say the same thing and mutable.

Well no doubt someone somewhere will compare and contrast food from #'real' kitchens and dark kitchens - an obvious test. Dulwich mentioned below https://london.eater.com/2017/9/19/16333746/six-new-deliveroo-editions-dark-kitchens-opening-london-bermondsey-islington-wimbledon

The Anglican Church is split, but there still is a liberal faction Kings had a huge Divinity faculty when I was there, and this guy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Harries,_Baron_Harries_of_Pentregarth was the Dean of Kings and held a lot of power in the college. The Divinity faculty rather idolised him at the time as a prominent liberal expected to go far. His beliefs on LGBT http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1519625/Bible-supports-homosexual-partnerships-says-bishop.html So not surprising that last year Kings removed former Archbishop Careys picture because of his views https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/gaystapo-campaigners-force-removal-of-archbishop-picture-from-kings-college-london-campus-a3425301.html

alice Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Your post fails to impress Don't get me wrong - I'd strongly think of chucking the guy out I'm agnostic and pro LGBT

Maybe the Vice Principal wasn't impressed (sorry Pro Vice Chancellor) https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/staff/portraits/valentine

They watched 40 men drinking :) https://www.theguardian.com/science/2008/jul/19/medicalresearch.fooddrinks "They found that with the music up high, the men drank on average 3.4 beers and took 11.5 minutes to knock each back. At the more mellow volume level, the men ordered 2.6 drinks on average and supped for a more leisurely 14.5 minutes. The results are reported in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research." That's preposterous - must have been halves.

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JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > just wait until someone else opens the door :) of course this means standing at the door to the mens smiling hopefully at every boy :)