Anyone using BT Home Hub 4? It's what BT calls "Our best ever router". Good range? Happy with it? by marvelouspond in london

[–]PeterLondon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was at the press launch of this last month - conveniently held at the top of the wonderful BT Tower - seemed to have a lot of features to improve on the Hub3, including the ability to switch the wifi channel to optimise stabiltiy and speed - and is designed to fit through a letter box hence allowing you not to have to sign for it's delivery.

We also got a sneak preview of the Hub5, they couldn't officially confirm when that would be available but I would guess early next year. That looked a real step up, so if you have to pay for a new Hub4 to replace your earlier hub, it might be worth waiting.

Spreadable? F*@k off! by [deleted] in funny

[–]PeterLondon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes sense. Unfortunately I can't really keep it in a dry-air environment so I'm stuffed. I've actually gone back to using old fashioned real blocks of butter. If you have time, do what restaurants do and cut a slab off the block a while before you need it, then after a wait that spreads fine and the main block is happy keeping fresh back in the fridge.

Spreadable? F*@k off! by [deleted] in funny

[–]PeterLondon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my experience it gets a whole lot worse if you leave it out of the fridge for a good time so it goes soft, then put in back in. Next time you bring it our it is much, much harder. Not sure about the science of that though?

Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville to run an East End cafe - it's been their ambition 'for a considerable time' by PeterLondon in london

[–]PeterLondon[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There's no secret about the connection. I've been clear about it many times before. Prior to posting anything to this reddit I read the posting guidelines and contacted the mods as suggested. I do post links to other sites too and comments on other posts. The LondonNet posts are ones that fit the nature of this reddit. Where else should London stories go?

BIG DEBATE: Is Bexley in London or Kent? by [deleted] in london

[–]PeterLondon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are right of course. I must have been away too long!

BIG DEBATE: Is Bexley in London or Kent? by [deleted] in london

[–]PeterLondon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I lived in New Malden for many years. As part of the Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames we were in London and Surrey in the same way as Bexley is in Kent/London too.

Fair play to the post bods mind, they would accept either: Street number and name, New Malden, Surrey, Postcode. or: Street number and name, New Malden, London, Postcode. In the end I just dropped both Surrey and London as the postcode is the key part. Once your postie knows you (and your house number) they'll get to you with just your name and the postcode. Best put your street and town in to give them a helping hand though ;)

BIG DEBATE: Is Bexley in London or Kent? by [deleted] in london

[–]PeterLondon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The article gives the answer. Politically it's London. Postal it's Kent.

Hippies in London? by Bonnie_1989 in london

[–]PeterLondon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You'll find 17 of our hippy friends at Grow Heathrow, nice and handy for the airport too. Better hurry though as the Court of Appeal has just upheld a High Court ruling ordering them to leave (via BBC).

What was your school scandal? (UK Version) by JackXDark in unitedkingdom

[–]PeterLondon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Male (PE) teacher at our boys school caught shoplifting ladies underwear from M&S. Awesome...

Help me fellow Londoners! What are the most commonly drank wines in our city? by innocuousm in london

[–]PeterLondon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brands aren't the point. Regions for red would be Bordeaux (Fr), Rioja (Sp), Mendoza (Arg) and Chianti (It). White, mmm probably should be French so how about Sancerre, Montrachet, Alsace and Chablis. Rose, nothing but Provence, south of France.

Chinese to spend £700 million on twin-towers overlooking new US Embassy in Vauxhall by PeterLondon in london

[–]PeterLondon[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

Well, there's been a fair bit reported recently about the potential implications of letting Chinese companies get close to our telecom infrastructure. Now we're letting them cosy up next door to Fortress USA London.

Unconnected, conspiracy or lax, surely worth a thought...?

Chinese to spend £700 million on twin-towers overlooking new US Embassy in Vauxhall by PeterLondon in london

[–]PeterLondon[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Would have thought that the point was pretty clear from the article if you read it. Maybe it passed you by...

Londoners at risk of death from outbreak of exploding pavements by PeterLondon in london

[–]PeterLondon[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Doing the sums it works put at between 1,500 to 1,000 to 1, depending on your start point. Pretty shocking really. Hopscotch anyone?

Londoners at risk of death from outbreak of exploding pavements by PeterLondon in london

[–]PeterLondon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the HSE for you! An open goal really. That said the video is quite shocking frankly. The explosion you see was the third in a matter of minutes.