I had to drop one of the family off in Central London, just off Regent Street. Driving back I suddenly realized that despite having lived in London for forty years or more, I don’t feel welcome or wanted. I’m not…
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Prison Blight
There are a fair few prison in and around London. All the ones I can think of bar Wandsworth seem to be in blighted areas. I guess most were built long ago, when British governments first began their long-standing policy…
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Troublesome Tenants’ Social Strata
I’ve just realized something (mildly) surprising. Locksmiths are often involved when a tenant has been trouble – when they haven’t been paying their rent, when they’ve not given back their keys, and so on. You’d imagine such tenants would be…
Restricted Keys
It’s possible to get cylinders with restricted keys; usually using what is known as a ‘restricted profile’. A restricted key is one that can’t easily be copied. With a restricted profile key, the key blanks are not available to key…