It seems the operator of the Room 101 caf-bar has a problem with an early start, managing stock control and knowledge of the delivery logistics required in a "pedestrian-favoured" location (Letters, July 28).

Isn't it normal to work out your basic business deliveries as part of your initial business plan?

Imagine owning a business where you are so disorganised or understaffed you have to close to go shopping for your supplies.

Or is it just easier to blame everything on our new traffic attendants?

Is it impossible to arrange for personal (not even trade) deliveries to be made early morning or late evening?

This would also be good for other drivers using the very narrow and busy one-way flow of Trafalgar Steet. Not too much to expect of an organised business is it?

And, my goodness, just imagine - a visiting BT engineer being asked to use a parking bay for parking purposes.

How demanding. Is it really essential that a BT engineer park on double lines outside premises or, worse, on the pavement like the proprietor, perhaps? I think not.

The author goes on to freely and openly admit to being a serial illegal parker.

A real glutton for punishment, this one - already two parking tickets since July 16 and a threat of a tow-away for "for not obstructing the highway". Yes, yes, yes. Splash it all over.

Fines for selfish and illegal parking for this proprietor are merely a "revenue-collecting exercise (a bit like a caff, really) with the added bonus of making trading in the North Laine even more difficult".

So, nothing to do with getting our selfishly-clogged streets clear then?

Anyway, let's all try to look on the bright side for this downtrodden proprietor.

The sun is shining and life goes on in our lovely and remarkable city, despite the horrendous day-to-day business hardships this poor person has to suffer in bringing quality service to us, his or her grateful customers.

Please, let's try to get a perspective here. I wonder how life is in drought-ridden Ethiopia - buzzing with parking attendants or just mosquitoes?

-Roger Barker, Roger.Barker@6c.com