Making tea for the old bill

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Just made a cup of tea for a police man who was ambling down the road here in Tunbridge Wells. Handed it over - he took it - but looked very surprised. Have I missed the point?

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

Twitter julieRemarks: Making coffee for clearing ...

LOOTING from starbucks and costa

SCUM!!!!!

 

[Husty]

Do these people not own a TEAPOT?

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON

They could go and loot on quick if you like?

 

[MattBackHome]

I'd be rioting myself if they made my tea that milky.

 

[strings]

That was the joke in the tweet

Ah

 

[Braders]

in plastic cups? I guess all the mugs are out rioting

 

[galebs]

I love that she is using a riot shield as a tray , not quiet silver service but a cheekey cupper is always welcome .

 

[Brovion]

We should have realised our society was in decay when people stopped having teapots. Anarchy I tell you, anarchy!

The decline of the teapot was only the thin end of the wedge my friend. Those people aren't even using a milk jug, they're pouring the milk straight from the carton! If my dear old mum could see that she'd have forty fits; there is simply NO EXCUSE for such slovenly behaviour; if Debenhams had been looted there would have bound to have been some decent china around.

I bet they don't decant the port either ...

 

[Stoichkov]

Milk SECOND?!

Broken Britain

 

[Lady Whistledown]

It's all rather splendidly British, isn't it? A nice cup of tea. I bet they wouldn't be craving that in Minneapolis, or Jakarta, or Cairo

 

[captainmorganrum]

But there are NO BISCUITS, oh the humanity!

 

[Brovion]

It's all rather splendidly British, isn't it? A nice cup of tea. I bet they wouldn't be craving that in Minneapolis, or Jakarta, or Cairo

The whole thing's decidedly British. In places like Syria they riot for freedom; in Britain they riot for a free TV. It's not so much rioting as 'extreme shopping'.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

It's mostly not even rioting. It's just mass criminal damage, arson, theft, robbery and burglary.

I'm not giving it the associated glamour of calling it rioting.

 

[Brovion]

It's mostly not even rioting. It's just mass criminal damage, arson, theft, robbery and burglary.

I'm not giving it the associated glamour of calling it rioting.

I agree. It's a more aggressive form of what they used to call 'steaming' when a gang would go down a train robbing all the passengers

 

[Giraffe]

Is it just me or does that look like a slightly slimmer Billy Piper?

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Having taken the first sip I hope they went "Ahhhhhhhh.......".

Cuppa rosie lea.

 

[SeagullsT0m]

Milk is always second for me!

 

[Sussex Nomad]

This one ain't bad either... Londoners fighting back!

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/871843-london-riots-clapham-clean-up-broom-picture-goes-viral-as-londoners-defy-looters?fb_ref=ITO%3Dsocialnet-facebook-like&fb_source=home_oneline

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Milk was traditionally put into the cup first to protect what was then expensive bone china glaze from crazing or cracking when boiling tea was poured from the pot. That's the only reason for doing it. The reason for adding milk second is that you can gauge how much milk to add. Adding milk first is an archaic and unnecessary throwback - but many people believe it makes the tea taste better. Blind taste tests prove this is not the case.

 

[countryman]

Milk SECOND?!

Of course, otherwise you can't get the tea strong enough.