THU 270121 YESTERDAY, SENT TO BRITISH GAS MY LATEST METER READING FOR BOTH GAS/ELECTRICITY
£375+ Gas
£180+ Electric
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£555+ Total balance
I knew, then, I would have to go and make an urgent withdrawal, soon.
FRI 280121
2:30 PM VISITED BRIXTON TO MAKE AN URGENT WITHDRAWAL
I woke up 'late'...knowing from yesterday that I had to go down to Brixton to make a withdrawal; so many bills need paying.
I arrived in Brixton just before 3 PM...and, made the necessary withdrawal.
3:30 PM BROCKWELL PARK
I decided to ride through Brockwell Park on the way back home. In there I saw a tall white guy practicing doing some boxing...; he had tied up a small bouncy 'top and bottom' bag...by tying up some string to both the top wood/concrete floor; and, was practicing hitting it.
With some caution I dismounted my bike, and, slowly moved in closer...you never quite know how a stranger will react when you interrupt their training. Luckily, for me, the guy was very friendly...I said to him, "I wondered how you managed to tie up the bag like that...as I want to tie one up myself at home." He explained that he had used a 'bent nail' on the floor/and, so on.
I really wanted to ask him if it was ok for me to have a go playing on the boxing equipment, too; but, in a Covid 19 time...I felt that might be pushing my luck too far, possibly. So, I simply thanked him, and, very quickly left. In fact, what I really wanted to do was to ask him if we could engage in a bout of 'light' sparring...; but, again, with a complete stranger -he did look in some shape- you never quite know exactly how good they are/nor how aggressive their sparring is likely to be. Some people tend to lose their temper really quite quickly and easily. Basically, I decided to leave it there...thinking to myself...maybe, I will see him another day; then, we can talk further.
4 PM BROUGHT SOME COCONUT SHY FROM THE JAMAICAN TULSE HILL SHOP/(NEAR TO GREGGS CAKE SHOP)
I walked into the Jamaican shop near to Greggs just above Tulse Hill. I ordered 6 Coconut Shy's. The woman server told me what I was pointing at was not Coconut Shy; so, I said if she could give me 5 Coconut Shy's and 1 of the other things. In all I paid her £10.00.
When I arrived back home...much to my surprise she had packed 5 x Coconut icing cakes & 1 x Coconut Shy. Well, the truth is, I like to eat both...so, I didn't bother to return back anything.
4:15 PM BROUGHT 4 x BAGS OF RICE FROM THE HALAL SHOP
A little bit more up the road is a Halal grocery store where I often go to buy food. This time I decided to order 4 x bags of 'easy cook' rice costing £1.99 each.
4:30 PM WENT TO WEST NORWOOD POST OFFICE TO MAKE A DEPOSIT ONTO MY CARD
I walked into West Norwood post office...where I made a deposit onto my card. (Will need to use that deposit to make certain payments due at the end of the month.)
5 PM BROUGHT 2 X BOXES OF CHICKEN WINGS AND CHIPS (FROM THE SHOP OPPOSITE WEST NORWOOD TRAIN STATION)
I brought 2 x boxes of Chicken Wings and chips from the shop across the road from West Norwood train station for £3.00 each. I would have brought just 1 box, alone; only the minimum payment by card is £4.00/thus, I felt force to buy 2, instead.
STRANGE INCIDENT, BLACK GUY ACCUSED ME OF STEALING HIS BIKE
As I was waiting from my box of Chicken Wings & Chips to be made up. Before I walked into the shop, I noticed some black boys looking at me rather strangely from across the road...they look at everyone strangely attempting to 'intimidate' them, I guess...to see who will be afraid or not...I decided to just totally 'ignore' them.
All of a sudden, a black boy...judging from his accent, I would say of African descent...of slim build/aged somewhere around 20-30, possibly. About my same height...slightly less...5ft 6 to 7 inches. (I really should have taken much more careful note of his details...such as clothes he was wearing...was he wearing a scarf/head wear/trousers/coat/foot wear/-etc.; but, the truth is, I just didn't want to know...or, engage with him...nevermind, even look at him.)
He asked me, how long have you had your bike for? I told him a year or two. He next responded that somebody had stolen his bike...and, my bike looked exactly like his. I looked him straight in the eye, and, told him really quite honestly, "I never stole anybody's bike in my entire life." I said, "I had brought my bike legitimately from Brixton Halfords bike shop. The cost was £350.00; and, I had traded in another bike to receive a discount."
After which he picked up his mobile phone...and, proceeded to show me a photo of a similar 'Carrera' named bike; only that one was 'blue'; so, I told him my bike is 'black'; his response to that was, 'bikes can be painted over."
Realising that this guy was not going to quit...I immediately got fed up...and, told him, repeatedly, "Call the police! Call the police!" His reply to that was, there was no need to get the police involved.
Finally, I said, "I don't have to talk to you. I don't even know you!"
After which I took my Chicken Wings and Chips and left.
At that point, the guy seem to shut up; and, left me alone.
What's really weird about these incidents is, you never quite know how it's going to end; the guy could be mentally ill.../or, just a gang member looking for a fight...once it starts off, all of the rest of his friends can join in. The other aspect is...you really don't know if this 'younger' guy will be a good fighter or not/or, what his level of fighting ability/experience is...will he draw out a weapon such as a knife/(or, will his friends)....it's very difficult to tell. Only, afterwards, can you be 100% certain about what's going to happen, next...; otherwise, it's simply 'touch and go', and, basically, living by a hair's breath.
I walked back home...all the time being really careful to keep on looking backwards...to see if I was being followed all the way home; but, I didn't see anyone.
