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lostinrates

zagubov wrote: »

Mine would be able to find fox poo on the moon (in the unlikely event that we went there).

Send kiwi to clear the way?


Dog dog would be a roller, but is easily called off. Thankfully.

Nikkster

PasturesNew wrote: »

Walked round town. The shops my companions set out to visit were visited... and then we tried to get a seat in a pub for a meal... but it was bunged, so we tried another, which had seats, but we read the menu and it was airy fairy stuff and I said "There's no pies on here... I really fancy a pie" - and one of the others said "I agree; I want a pie too ... and I know a great pub that serves good food cheap, including a pie". So we went there.

I had a steak/ale pie, chips, peas, gravy

Sounds like a nice day out PN. I fancy pie now too!

Generali

PasturesNew wrote: »

Walked round town. The shops my companions set out to visit were visited... and then we tried to get a seat in a pub for a meal... but it was bunged, so we tried another, which had seats, but we read the menu and it was airy fairy stuff and I said "There's no pies on here... I really fancy a pie" - and one of the others said "I agree; I want a pie too ... and I know a great pub that serves good food cheap, including a pie". So we went there.

I had a steak/ale pie, chips, peas, gravy

I really miss steak and kidney pie. You just can't get them over here.

It's going to be one of the first things I have when I get to England. Nom.

zagubov

PasturesNew wrote: »

Walked round town. The shops my companions set out to visit were visited... and then we tried to get a seat in a pub for a meal... but it was bunged, so we tried another, which had seats, but we read the menu and it was airy fairy stuff and I said "There's no pies on here... I really fancy a pie" - and one of the others said "I agree; I want a pie too ... and I know a great pub that serves good food cheap, including a pie". So we went there.

I had a steak/ale pie, chips, peas, gravy

A proper pie with pastry sides of course!:beer:

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

I may just be getting old and cynical.

But it strikes me that society is becoming ever more irrational and illogical.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5130052

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5129316

lostinrates

Its really interesting the things you first want when you get to places. I know it often depends on time of year and weather and stuff.

S

lostinrates

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

I may just be getting old and cynical.

But it strikes me that society is becoming ever more irrational and illogical.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5130052

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5129316

I'd really be sad not to be able to have some menu choices because of this, but happy enough to walk home from a pub or book a taxi or not drink or book a local hotel ( choices to be made as a rural dweller) if we are drinking with food. Train followed by taxi is sometimes an option. Our nearest three pubs are all walkable ( with a torch and something hi viz if you want to survive the walk. More often the problem is not the walk but the drivers while you walk!!!

Fwiw, I see no point in reducing alcohol limit where, this sort of area, its not policed at current limit. Just would cost a lot.

michaels

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

I may just be getting old and cynical.

But it strikes me that society is becoming ever more irrational and illogical.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5130052

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5129316

I think your mistake is expecting anything else, people generally have no clue when it comes to assessing relative risk and politicians will therefore play on base emotions rather than facts. Your choices are to accept it and move on or let it eat you up.

vivatifosi

Nikkster wrote: »

Hope viva is having a fab-u-lous time!

Why thank you. It was wonderful. I did think of you too, as Toploader was the team up music, and IIRC you can't stand Dancing In The Moonlight,so I wondered what you would have thought.

The cold weather made my rosacea flare up. Hopefully nobody will see me on telly as my face looks like a map of the Empire with plenty of pink bits.

Today I had a stroke of exceptional good luck and did thank God for looking after me. I did not notice it at the time, but while standing in the queue for Strictly, I managed to lose a diamond from my engagement ring. I didn't notice that his until this evening, while in the tv studio. This is not a big diamond.. Just a shoulder accent rather than a main stone, less than 1/5th of a carat. Yet walking back on a path, in the dark, in the frost, I looked down and there it was. I've walked a good 3-4 miles today and it could have fallen out anywhere. I could have looked in the right place and missed it, it's teeny after all. It could have got caught up in someone's shoe.. there were at least 300 people behind us. But no, there it was, in the dark, winking at me. Amazing.

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

michaels wrote: »

people generally have no clue when it comes to assessing relative risk and politicians will therefore play on base emotions rather than facts. Your choices are to accept it and move on or let it eat you up.

Can't disagree with any of that.

Just seems to be getting worse the older I get.