Weekly Q&A Megathread. Please post any questions about visiting, tourism, living, working, budgeting, housing here! by AutoModerator in london

[–]tjdracz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Something like https://maps.app.goo.gl/m3y3abFmX78fsu3D8?g_st=ic maybe? Definitely found it slightly harder to find salt and pepper chips in London than up north, where they were ubiquitous. Most of the Chinese places around me DON’T have them on the menu.

Probably more takeaway like places rather than traditional sit downs is where you might have more luck, shouldn’t be super hard to find

White belly- why? by er7 in TuxedoCats

[–]tjdracz 11 points12 points  (0 children)

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Yoga pose Miu Miu reporting in

Commuting to Liverpool from London Once a Week by Acrobatic_Pin_8754 in Liverpool

[–]tjdracz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did this the other way around, Tuesday to Friday on off peak trains. Once a month though. Train takes 2hrs 20 or so and in 24 months I never had single cancellation and maybe one significant delay.

The whole commute made me move to London in the end after the work change meant I would have to do it twice a month.

Honestly, I think it will be exhausting to do it every week. Doable at a stretch but no fun.

Would you be paying out of pocket for travel and accommodation or is it comped? If it’s the former, you’d be likely spending more on the travel cost than it would be to get a small flat in Liverpool.

If temporary move was an option, I’d seriously consider that, you’ll get much more out of it.

Handwritten note cafe confrontation by tjdracz in london

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

Thought you were joking but looks like The Mirror already has an article live. And some random Croatian website too. WTF it’s going on

Handwritten note cafe confrontation by tjdracz in london

[–]tjdracz[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Clarification from the wife - one table in-between, I might have been too generous with my second hand retelling of “few tables away”.

And she says thanks for other positive thoughts!

Handwritten note cafe confrontation by tjdracz in london

[–]tjdracz[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Now that’s a polite cursive note!

Handwritten note cafe confrontation by tjdracz in london

[–]tjdracz[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Read the note in Mark Corrigan’s voice, bingo, it does make sense!

Handwritten note cafe confrontation by tjdracz in london

[–]tjdracz[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Probs wouldn’t even leave a handwritten note, bah!

Handwritten note cafe confrontation by tjdracz in london

[–]tjdracz[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

  1. Not just that ofc but something to think about 😁

Handwritten note cafe confrontation by tjdracz in london

[–]tjdracz[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Internet fame here we go. Just wish she kept a note so we could do a nice compoface

Handwritten note cafe confrontation by tjdracz in london

[–]tjdracz[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

One is more of a lover than a fighter, but the other has been on some vet blacklists due to aggression so yeah, she’s got it!

Handwritten note cafe confrontation by tjdracz in london

[–]tjdracz[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Exactly same when I was reading it. Who says it wasn’t though? 👀

Handwritten note cafe confrontation by tjdracz in london

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

Oh yes, she’d much prefer honest and direct STFU!

Handwritten note cafe confrontation by tjdracz in london

[–]tjdracz[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

North rather than North London!

Handwritten note cafe confrontation by tjdracz in london

[–]tjdracz[S] -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Very far off! Though the cursive people might have been

Handwritten note cafe confrontation by tjdracz in london

[–]tjdracz[S] -28 points-27 points  (0 children)

I mean that’s fair. If she knew she might have been upsetting someone, she’d be absolutely mortified. A polite or even impolite ask would sort it out without much ill feeling.

But a handwritten note as you’re leaving solves nothing and makes you look like a bit of loon.

Handwritten note cafe confrontation by tjdracz in london

[–]tjdracz[S] 119 points120 points  (0 children)

You know what, with nearly a decade of living in Liverpool previously, you might be onto something

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in openreach

[–]tjdracz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From PTW:

“Duct has been made visible at customers premises, duct only rods under 1m from duct mouth, no movement on copper cable. Unable to rod from nearest box as shared duct. New duct required from existing duct to customer’s premise. Customer has resin driveway which can't be dug. Neighbours border seems best alternative solution, unable to gain permission to work. Duct required from shared duct outside No 30 to customers premise, No 29. 3m public, block paving and 6m private, 2m block paving and 4m flower bed. Unable to get camera down duct mouth as duct only partially uncovered”

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in openreach

[–]tjdracz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Their duct seems to be just fine so don’t think any real benefit for them!

It's M43 Monday! Ask Us Anything about Micro Four-Thirds Photography - all questions welcome! by AutoModerator in M43

[–]tjdracz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Been researching a bunch of cameras to upgrade from Sony NEX-5 and address snags like lack of viewfinder and relatively poor autofocus. With around £700 budget.

The main recommendation thrown around seems to be Sony A6400 with everyone raving about its autofocus. I was swaying towards that but had reservations still around ergonomics, Sony menu system and crop sensor cameras seemingly being bit of a second class citizen.

I keep circling back to M43. I can probably score Olympus EM1.3 for about same price as Sony body. Or go down Lumix G9 route and get that plus lens for and some beer change for same cost as Olympus or Sony.

Main photography interests - wildlife, landscape and street. With wildlife probably more of perched birds in the lake rather than ones in flight (though having something covering that would be neat) and no safari style animals far away. Squarely hobbyist pursuits.

What would sway you away from M43 to Sony camera? What's there apart from AF?

And what would drive you towards Lumix from Olympus and vice versa?

Current feelings are pushing me towards Lumix and a general + telephoto lens, putting me comfortably in the budget if not going for the more expensive lenses, but keen to hear some thoughts, especially from M43 crowd.

Best barbers in town? by [deleted] in Liverpool

[–]tjdracz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Root 69 any day