u/lee_remick

...is it worth reporting?

Somehow my cynicism tells me it's not a large enough crime that anything would come of it, as well as people can easily deny it.

But I've now had 3 instances in the span of a year of people asking me / indicating that they want to pay me for xyz - either being followed by a car in a very obvious way, one person asking me I want to make £100, and one instance of a person just asking me outright how much I charge. And I was giving absolutely zero indication that it's something I would ever do (one time I was just walking home with shopping bags from the grocery store, in the middle of the day) and I don't know what's shifted in the past year or so because this type of thing never happened before.

I'm getting a bit sick of it, and I read up on the law so I know it's illegal to try to solicit someone - so;

1. What the f has happened to London, and
2. If it were to happen again, is it worth calling to report it?

Honest answers, please, because I don't want to waste my time nor police time and resources on something that's not worth pursuing in the first place.

Plant in question

I live in the UK, so distinctive seasons with fairly cold-ish winters (no snow anymore due to climate change) and very hot summers. I know it's considered a house plant around here, but the previous owners (it's quite large) kept it on their terrace year round. So far, I've kept it inside during cold nights and outside during the day, in a shaded spot on my terrace. Considering where it grows naturally it should be able to handle summers outside though, if kept in a shaded spot.

It had some 'scorched' bits when I bought it, any way to fix it up/heal it without hurting it? And does it really do best inside as opposed to outside in a sheltered space during summer for example?

Never had one before but I want to make it thrive.

Grateful for any tips, in particular from other people in a similar climate.

Edited to add a pic of the plant (you can see the damaged leaves if you zoom in)