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tap water at park cafe From: Derek Parkinson Date: May 15 11:45 UTC Short link
Crikey, he's obviously got a nose for bad publicity: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/7327266.stm. Includes interviews with the mums.
On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 12:29 PM, Dan Jellinek <<email obscured>> wrote: > That's the one! > it's true that this chap is also well-known for disliking mums with young > kids - who make up a large proportion of his clientele! > > At least Basil Fawlty was funny... > > dan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anthony Zacharzewski" <<email obscured>> > To: "Brighton & Hove Issues Forum" <<email obscured>> > Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 8:47 PM > Subject: Re: [BH-Issues] tap water at park cafe > > > Isn't this the same guy who was in the Argus for chucking out a bunch > of mums and kids? He sounds like a real charmer. > > > http://www.theargus.co.uk/mostpopular.var.2161916.mostcommented.basil_fawlty_cafe_owner_banned_our_babies.php > > Anthony > > On 14 May 2008, at 19:56, Dan Jellinek wrote: > > > Now here's an issue that has really been annoying me... > > > > the 'rotunda' cafe at Preston park is a nice park cafe but there is > > one > > extraordinary problem with it - the man who owns it will never give > > anyone a > > glass of tap water for free, even on really hot days - he will only > > sell > > bottled mineral water. > > Most people who go there know this, and accept it, albeit with much > > grumlbing, but often you hear a new customer ask for a glass of tap > > water > > (usually alongside a purchase of a coffee or an ice-cream or > > whatever) and > > are amazed to be told they cannot have one. > > > > Can any councillor or anyone else tell me - is this legal? I remember > > hearing all places have to offer tap water, but not sure if this > > applies to > > cafes. It is very petty and mean though, to say the least, and perhaps > > merits a letter from a councillor asking for an explanation? > > > > cheers, > > dan > > > > > > Dan Jellinek > > Brighton and Hove > > Info about Dan Jellinek: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/danjellinek > > > > This topic's messages may be viewed at: > > http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/YTFRNDY1jpthfaj11xxLD > > ----------------------------------------- > > To post, send your message to: <email obscured> > > To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on," > > in subject line and send to: <email obscured> > > > > More info about Brighton & Hove Issues Forum: > > http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/bh > > > > E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules > > ----------------------------------------- > > Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net<http://onlinegroups.net/> > > > Anthony Zacharzewski > > Info about Anthony Zacharzewski: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/anthonyzacharzewski > > This topic's messages may be viewed at: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/y3H2eiOzpUIZpvbkuAMYb > ----------------------------------------- > To post, send your message to: <email obscured> > To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on," > in subject line and send to: <email obscured> > > More info about Brighton & Hove Issues Forum: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/bh > > E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules > ----------------------------------------- > Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net<http://onlinegroups.net/> > > > Dan Jellinek > Brighton and Hove > Info about Dan Jellinek: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/danjellinek > > This topic's messages may be viewed at: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/7GYcLPwKKpna0xzYnPp80W > ----------------------------------------- > To post, send your message to: <email obscured> > To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on," > in subject line and send to: <email obscured> > > More info about Brighton & Hove Issues Forum: > http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/bh > > E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules > ----------------------------------------- > Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net<http://onlinegroups.net/> > -- Derek Parkinson Journalist +44 (0)7792 138703