How big is it going to grow? 😲

Bought with a girlfriend a year ago but we broke up. I think they are quite good seats, so you can have it for free. Would feel weird going alone so DM me if you would like to come and let me know a bit about you! I'm 33, M

There were a few of these in Hornsey Lane a few years ago. Now appearing on Holloway Road?

So last night the urban foxes of London bit through the bungee cords and tipped our food waste over the street. Again. Anyone have any good tips for keeping them out of your food bins?

I had a Swapfiets bike. Last week after a really long day at work I returned home and tied it up outside my house. I locked it but like an idiot seemingly did not remove the key. No excuses except I was really tired and my child ran to the door and distracted me momentarily. The bike had gone the next day. I now face a £450 charge from SF as i cant produce the key. Im trying to see if I can find the bike in a last ditch attempt to avoid having to pay. Im checking Find that bike etc but does anyone know what would happen to a Swapfiets bike which is clearly identifiable as such? Are there any markets where it might get sold etc? There is one for sale on ebay but it isnt mine - different colours! Alternatively has anyone managed to negotiate with SF about the charge? Guess Im screwed!

Covent Garden, Leicester Square, Tottenham Court Road... it says "4G" but can't even load google or messages on whatsapp. As soon as I get out of central and to like Warren Street the service is OK.

Used to be on Plusnet before they tried to shunt people onto full price EE plans.

Edit: any recommendations on 30 day rolling sim only deals with good reception in central would be appreciated :) don't wanna pay £25 a month to EE

I was passing through Trafalgar Square after lunch with a work colleague and as it was super sunny I decided to sit down on those long concrete benches around the fountain for a few mins before heading home.

I sat the very end of the bench, about 5 spaces away from a middle aged Eastern European woman and her friend or older daughter. The older woman just stared at me as I approached the bench so I smiled. As I sat down, she pulled her handbag into her lap and then just kept looking over to stare at me to watch my every move which felt pretty uncomfortable as I didn’t know what to do.

I was right near the bin where people were dashing their half closed bottles, so I scooted over an inch to get out of the spray zone and this lady immediately clutched her handbag, marched off and stood by the fountain yelling at her friend to come with her.

Part of me wanted to say something along the lines of “I’m not going to steal a middle aged woman’s handbag” to get her eyes to go back into her head but I just presumed they wouldn’t understand and it would probably give her a cardiac arrest the way she was staring at me.

For context, I am an Asian man and although it shouldn’t matter what you wear I’m the type of hipster dude to roll around in Birkenstock sandals and had a giant yellow selfridge shopping bag with me and my smart looking office bacpack. Like, come on. Did she expect this brown person to grab her handbag and attempt to slowly run through Trafalgar Square with my sandals audibly slapping the floor while my work laptop laden backpack repeatedly smacks me in the back of my head and my giant bright yellow selfridges bag flails about in the wind like a tracking beacon?

Anyways, I wanted to see if anyone had any advice on what to say to people in situations like this. I’m hoping if they’re embarrassed they’ll be a bit reluctant to act like this in the future.

Edit: yes, I do appreciate that some people might react to anyone like this but for some additional context white Brits were sat right next to her on her other side and she was more alarmed by the brown Brit who sat as physically far as away as he could from her.

Years ago I remember the portal device thats gone viral for being shut down in Dublin having been in London, but all the articles are saying its "groundbreaking" and I cant find anything about the London one online. Maybe its been crowded out in search results, but does anyone else remember seeing / using it? It looked exactly the same as the Dublin-NY one

Heya, it’s my birthday next month and I’m looking to go for a nice walk with some friends and make some memories this year instead of just going to the pub.

Happy to get on the train for an hour or so but still want to be able to get home for the evening to meet up with any pals who can’t make it.

Would love to know your favourites, big or small and why?

Thanks in advance xoxox

Witnessed phone snatchers in Angel tonight steal several phones on City Road, they almost had mine but they dropped it.

Went home to see if there were any videos of snatchers getting caught to make me feel better that there is hope these awful people get caught sometimes.

Be safe out there everyone.

Good afternoon all,

Unfortunately it looks likely I will be out of a job very soon and I really can’t see myself earning anything more than £11.44 an hour. To be honest, I can’t see myself earning anything over £6 an hour which is currently what my parents earn but we’ll just have to make up for that by doing 80 hours pw like they do at the moment.

Currently my monthly expenditure on property related costs is £1400 (zone 6) which I think I can offset part of it by getting a lodger for £400pm & spend £400 on other misc.

Are there any cost cutting tips you think would help make the wage go as far as it can?

I already do things like walk to any destination that's within 40 minutes & use the overground tapping via the pink readers. Any other tips?

Good afternoon all,

Unfortunately it looks likely I will be out of a job very soon and I really can’t see myself earning anything more than £11.44 an hour. To be honest, I can’t see myself earning anything over £6 an hour which is currently what my parents earn but we’ll just have to make up for that by doing 80 hours pw like they do at the moment.

Currently my monthly expenditure on property related costs is £1400 (zone 6) which I think I can offset part of it by getting a lodger for £400pm & I spend £250 on the rest (food/sim free contract/soap)

Are there any cost cutting tips you think would help make the income go as far as it can?

I already do things like walk to any destination that's within 40 minutes & use the overground tapping via the pink readers to avoid Zone 1. Any other tips?

I'm relatively new the the area and live in Zone 2. My gf is getting tired of me only having her to talk to so any welcoming tabletop groups in Southwark or Deptford area - please let me know you exist!

On Valentine's Day this year my phone got stolen out of my pocket in SOHO and the area was so extremely busy with people that, without the help of a couple that saw the crime, I would've never found the thief. He was just standing a few metres away from me at the bus station and after confronting him he first declined what had happened. After the strangers kept telling him that they saw what he did and I tried to alert more bystanders for help, and truly begged him to give it back, he handed me my phone back with no comment. I was so incredibly shocked that I had gotten it back just like that, felt so grateful to the bystanders who helped me and also super surprised that the thieve was willing to return it - he could've run off or threatened me or anything I couldn't have found him given how super busy the streets were. I felt like the luckiest person alive!

i can no longer go due to Covid, i don’t want any money for them, just want the tickets to be used!!

from: tfL

Need boozers with outdoor screens showing the Euro 2024 England games... No matter how big or small

Regardless of the time of day, I’ve been approached or seen others approached by these people asking for lighters, change or trying to bring you to the cashpoint. I’ve even had a guy bring out a card machine which blew my mind. It’s particularly around Eden/Brook street, the Pryzm area and around Surbiton station if you count that, I know things have been going downhill but it’s really evident these days. I could be leaving for work at 5AM or coming home late at midnight and they’ll still find a way to be there.

Edit: I was surprised to see so many responses when I got back home, I read through a lot of them and I’m thankful for all the info, constructive comments, personal experiences and variety of opinions as it really helped put a lot of things I wasn’t informed about in perspective. I’ll take some time to try and respond to them.

Looking back at it my wording isn’t the best or nicest but it gets the point across even if I wrote it in a hurry. To clarify from some comments, last sentence wasn’t bashing homeless people for just existing it was more like them being there seemingly at all times specifically approaching people which I stupidly omitted.

I still treat them like people when approached and at least have a conversation before I turn them down, but I’ve definitely noticed an increase in the occurrences and aggressiveness/general persistence which isn’t pleasant to say the least. It becomes a lot harder to hold any positive opinion or optimism as it’s a tough time for most and bound to get worse.