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Nikkster

michaels wrote: »

Tongue Angels

Now we have realised Dancing Angels sounds like a Gentlemen's (:rotfl:) establishment, I'm afraid Tongue Angels doesn't sound all that great to me :eek:

I expect I know a great many large multinational brands (perhaps more than most...).

Others that spring to mind are:

Gousto (not sure of spelling - makes it difficult to find too) and Hello Fresh (both overpriced boxes of ingredients)

The supermarket premium brands (Taste the Difference, Extra Special, Finest), but they are closely associated with the main brand.

Charlie Bingham (took a while to remember the name, the packaging is quite distinctive and has little semi-funny cartoons on it.


There is a relatively new brand of sausgaes called 'Heck' which is probably the most interesting brand name I've noticed in a while. They are made by Debbie and Andrews who created then sold the sausage brand under their names. There was a programme on BBC2 (so perhaps not very useful for you Gen... sorry) where they were seeking the advice of a 'fixer' to help the business get going (I think it was Alex Polizzi who I only really associate with teaching me how to wrap a bottle, but I think she was one of those 'hotel inspector' type people on tv) and was saying that although 'Heck' was fine for the name there needed to be a lot more info on the packet about how great the product was e.g. made with British ingredients in Britain, high % pork etc etc, and also persuaded them to use a seasoning blend that cost less per weight than gold (I'm exaggerating, but still) as it was killing their profit margin.

I'm sure you're plenty business savvy Gen, but I thought it was really interesting. And I guess it could be easy to get carried away when you're trying to cook with the Dancing Angels in mind!

Nikkster

vivatifosi wrote: »

Michaels's line

Only michaels's'?

I had a particularly easy train journey down to Gatwick recently.

Day trips to Brighton are on my list for next year

Edit: after looking at the link, I'm pretty sure I could benefit from a visit to Bert's too

vivatifosi

Nikkster wrote: »

Only michaels's'?

I had a particularly easy train journey down to Gatwick recently.

Day trips to Brighton are on my list for next year

Edit: after looking at the link, I'm pretty sure I could benefit from a visit to Bert's too

Michaels I think of as the only NP that openly says they live near it. I can however think of at least a further two, plus a lurker who posts infrequently

Berts is fab, well worth a visit. It has the useful stuff that you find at Lakeland, but with more of a personality.

michaels

Since the franchise changed hands my line has been rubbish for punctuality in the week. As well as the breakdown 3 weeks ago which meant i missed the circus at the dks school just this Friday my train was not only 5 minutes late but also running only 4 carriages

vivatifosi

michaels wrote: »

Since the franchise changed hands my line has been rubbish for punctuality in the week. As well as the breakdown 3 weeks ago which meant i missed the circus at the dks school just this Friday my train was not only 5 minutes late but also running only 4 carriages

Are you getting new trains any time soon? The same trains were phased out on my line years ago. There was a train broken down at the station yesterday too. Thankfully the one I was on just went onto the other tracks and overtook it. It's nice having AC on the local trains too (ie on my line). You need decent rolling stock and 12 carriage trains for the rush hour.

SingleSue

Norwich is our favourite choice of a day out shopping now, easy to get to on the train (easier and less stress than driving and works out cheaper too when fuel and parking are taken into account!) and a good range of shops, including music ones.

We don't much like Ipswich but will go there if we have to. The boys would love to go to London for the day but train travel is far too expensive during the school holidays for the 3 of us unless we book months in advance...and we are not that organised. Driving is also out of the question, I lost my London driving skills years ago and even if I still had them, I would be too cream crackered to do anything else for the day.

vivatifosi

Have you got one of these Sue? Does it/could it help you?

http://www.disabledpersons-railcard.co.uk/buy-a-railcard/what-discounts-do-i-get

SingleSue

Afraid I don't qualify Viva, I don't claim the relevant benefits to receive one. One of the annoyances of being disabled, using a wheelchair and crutches but because I don't claim DLA/PIP, I am in actual fact, not really disabled.

Spirit_2

lostinrates wrote: »

Happy sigh.

I didn't want you to have neurotically problems like me, to type like me and fall over like me. But now you are thinking like me, which IS kinda cool.

Does this mean I get to be as sensible as you soon? Or as elegant, or anything good?





After the pep talk this morning peeps, the obvious answer to more time and energy IS to outsource as
Lydia has been urging on this issue for sometime.

Its very frustrating to me, but if I can find some one who feels they can cope with state of house then this seems most sensible area to outsource.

no offence Lir but I would have settled for just the beautiful curly long hair and forgone the falling over and fuzzy brain.

to get my current 'look' head to the. 'classics' section of M&S.it is truly style free, and although I did not consider myself elegant previously, relatively speaking I was. my shoes are ancient battered laceups that i jad thought i had thrown out, but oh found them and my splint works with them so I have grotty foot wear too.


glad to hear you are getting some help. you have an onerous lifestyle which must detract from the pleasure of it. It is hard increasing your outgoings for something like cleaning but you and fir need a bit of a break.

did he pursue the job that was closer to home?

zagubov

I recall there was a Foster's ad on the telly years ago which had the tagline- like an angel dancing on your tongue. But as the ad was in the UK maybe that's got no copyright relevance to Oz.


Anyhoo just travelled 400 miles north yesterday and woken up to find out how windy it can get in these islands. I waved at GDB, bugslet masomnia UKmaggie45 and allthssses in that order pretty much.