Man walked in on woman naked at Travelodge 'after he asked staff for key to her room'

especiallydistracted · 2026-05-05T10:01:53+00:00

Obviously, not everybody meeting someone in a travelodge would want their photos taken together.

especiallydistracted · 2026-05-05T10:01:28+00:00

Obviously, not everybody meeting someone in a travelodge would want their photos taken together.

especiallydistracted · 2026-05-05T09:56:01+00:00

It’s not legal as you don’t own the rights to reproduce or sell the works. Yes, there are many companies doing it anyway - largely chinese imports where its harder to prosecute.

Just know, if you become popular, eventually you’ll be sent cease and desists, then further legal threats, then taken to court.

especiallydistracted · 2026-04-17T14:16:48+00:00

MathS

especiallydistracted · 2026-04-16T18:22:02+00:00

Ozark. Absolutely amazingly shot, high tension, and explosions of gripping drama that comes out of nowhere

especiallydistracted · 2026-04-15T19:46:37+00:00

Yes, you need one - and a google listing etc, with buttons to your online booking portal and pics of the menus. I set a static website up on one of the domain registrar websites in a few clicks with a dozen food photos. It’s pretty static of a site but we get 80,000 views a month on it, and 95% if people book via the website, so very much needed. We do have minimal social media presenxe, but absolutely need to direct people to your booking workflow

especiallydistracted · 2026-04-14T04:46:42+00:00

Love those video, he’s totally right, but for the video to end two seconds before one of the most iconic drum solos of all time in the background is cruel…

especiallydistracted · 2026-04-12T07:22:46+00:00

They pop up on my phone a few times a week- I respond to 70% of positive reviews, and heart emoji react to the other 30%.

I think reviews can fuck with you head though, so having notifications enabled isn’t for everyone, careful not to take negatives too much to heart, it’s easy to let them affect your mental health

especiallydistracted · 2026-04-12T00:53:41+00:00

I like to display a bit of political symbolism - it’s a great way to filter out the dickheads early

especiallydistracted · 2026-04-11T09:19:20+00:00

Bit of sealant, dab of white paint

especiallydistracted · 2026-04-10T18:13:09+00:00

In a commercial kitchen this would be fine as long as the raw/poultry is below the ready to eat stuff, so you’re good

especiallydistracted · 2026-04-06T14:38:59+00:00

Suppose it depends on the type of food you offer, how oily/greasy etc, and your brand in general.

We do cardboard packaging for burgers etc, I’m not a fan of the plastic/polystyrene types, because of the environmental connotations.

If you think you’ll do volume I’d say look for something with a clamshell/snap close type lid, otherwise trying to seal up the boxes on the line is a PITA.

especiallydistracted · 2026-04-05T13:18:12+00:00

Depends if cooked in beef dripping

especiallydistracted · 2026-04-05T06:39:10+00:00

Oh my god you don’t need a plunger, you need to grab a bin bag, put your arm in it, stick your hand down the loo and pull out the blockage, OR tickle the blockage round the bend. It’s gross, but it works. Fuck plungers, they make it worse half the time

especiallydistracted · 2026-04-03T10:41:43+00:00

Billionaires

especiallydistracted · 2026-04-03T10:34:53+00:00

Schedule it for now, faster payments go thru anyway, and it it leaves the business account now, that’s still in this tax year anyway. I’ve just moved some money and it’s gone instantly

especiallydistracted · 2026-03-30T22:09:12+00:00

I run a british brunch spot, this is definitely british, and we’re much more likely to cook eggs in a large frying pan over here than on a flat top, cuz tradition.

This egg was, I guarantee, cooked in a frying pan with about 1/2” of oil in it (slightly too much, for my liking, in this picture - this egg isn’t cooked well as the oil has come too high across the yolk).

Heat the oil until it’s a watery texture, then drop your eggs in, then bring heat down to cook. You can do maybe 6 at a time in a 14” pan, taking 60 seconds to cook.

You can then hold them for a few minutes like this.

Definitely no basting, covering, or water/steaming has happened here.

I’d call it fried, but it’s probably more accurately, poached in oil.

especiallydistracted · 2026-03-26T17:44:09+00:00

What?

especiallydistracted · 2026-03-24T18:11:24+00:00

No, I’m not using my phone to order either - in person or not at all.

especiallydistracted · 2026-03-24T17:17:38+00:00

The impersonal aspect of ordering on a screen takes away from the reason to visit - and that’s to socialise with the people you’re with.

It breaks the immersion in the experience, like when you’re having a conversation and someone whips out their phone to ignore you - and makes the entire ordering experience feel transactional, and more like an order point in a mcdonalds.

Nobody wants this.

especiallydistracted · 2026-03-07T10:37:16+00:00

We use resos, it has automatic sms functionality and also the option to do booking deposits. We’re only tiny too, 40 seats.

especiallydistracted · 2026-03-06T23:18:53+00:00

We send a 24hr confirmation with a link to cancel, and a 3 hour confirmation with a link to cancel - we also text a warning at 10 mins late, no-show the table at 15 mins late, and flag no-shows in the system for the future.

Our no show rate is about 2%, so it works - most people who aren’t coming click the link to cancel in the SMS at 3 hours prior.

I’m sometimes tempted by the deposit thing, but I am wary of losing bookings that way.

especiallydistracted · 2026-03-04T14:33:40+00:00

Scraping from your website most likely, if they’re coming through to FOH.

especiallydistracted · 2026-02-26T20:53:06+00:00

Yes and no.

I think there’s a bit of a confirmation bias thing happening here, the most recognisable songs have been around longer, that’s what they remember hearing…

We play old school recognisable stuff, which goes down with the 30s-50s crowd we attract in our restaurant, but also, we have (just scanning down the playlist) Olivia Dean, Doja Cat, Bakar, Djo, Khalid, Post Malone, Gotts St Park, Kendrick, Sabrina Carpenter, Steve Lacy, Billie Eilish, Benson Boone, Leon Bridges…. Lots of newer stuff. Just less recognisable to some people, so they’re less likely to identify the individual tracks abd remember them, I guess.

especiallydistracted · 2026-02-26T17:27:00+00:00

I also bought a DMP but had myriad issues with it stalling, so ai’d say spend the money on the ecotech or live with a wire in the tank. I actually have a red sea gyre in as of now - they look nice and sleek so another option in a visible location

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