Re: What's that in your Mouth?

by Guest Mon Aug 26, 2019 11:59 am

My no added sugar Beanz had a best before date two months ago, dontpanic

by Guest Mon Aug 26, 2019 4:02 pm

I fancy a Bender.

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by Fangirl Three Mon Aug 26, 2019 5:20 pm

When I last went in a Wimpy in July 1987, the minimum charge (at management's discretion) was £1, and I cunningly matched it exactly by having a basic Wimpy (67p) and a cup of tea (33p).

Interestingly, on that earlier menu the minimum is 20p, but the same Wimpy and tea order would cost 16½p + 5½p = 22p.

So the Wimpy & tea/Minimum charge ratio went down 9% in the interval.

Also the Wimpy/tea ratio fell from 3.00 to 2.03, a 32% decrease.

by cosmictanya Mon Aug 26, 2019 6:26 pm

I wonder if my love of parties in foreign shanty towns stems from childhood memories of having a Shanty - the only thing on that menu that appeals to me.

I think 2p for marmalade or jam is an absolute joke. My pet hate in service stations and cheap cafes is when they charge for jam, or ration out sachets of vinegar.

by Nightjar Mon Aug 26, 2019 9:18 pm

Not to mention when said sachet of vinegar has gone all 'gelatinous'. vom

by Nightjar Tue Aug 27, 2019 2:00 pm

cosmictanya wrote:I think 2p for marmalade or jam is an absolute joke.

In fairness though, the most expensive thing on the menu is 54p.

That was the average week's wages back then though. sad yes

by Guest Tue Aug 27, 2019 2:20 pm

You can still get a Bender.

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by cosmictanya Tue Aug 27, 2019 6:30 pm

Two pence is still unacceptable regardless of inflation. Condiments should be provided with a smile and not demand for payment. I require at least five vinegar sachets for a small bowl of chips so I'm used to raised eyebrows and quibbles over cost in these circumstances.

I think I'd have to forego the shanty fish portion as well - if it looks anything like that awful picture. I assumed those yellow/orange squares were cheese on toast. I'm not sure I could eat fish that looked like that.

by cosmictanya Sun Sep 29, 2019 11:21 am

Well that's breakfast sorted - one kiwi fruit, one capful of Bramwells Malt Vinegar, one Marlboro light. That should do me until later on this evening.

by cosmictanya Mon Oct 28, 2019 11:41 pm

I am absolutely f***ing starving. Apart from pesto, milk, pashmak and a single kiwi, all that's in my fridge is champagne and make up.

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I wonder if a takeaway is a grubby idea. I could really enjoy a lemon chicken Madras and a small coconut rice portion.

by cosmictanya Mon Oct 28, 2019 11:47 pm

I'm not really in the right mood for orange blossom fairy floss. The ready to heat fondue baguette in the cool bag appeals somewhat but it's my sons packed lunch.

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I really am absolutely starving. There's honey in the cupboard but no bread or pancakes.

by Fangirl Three Tue Oct 29, 2019 7:55 am

I have a similar dilemma. I can't decide whether I'd rather have the half tin of baked beans or the quarter of pizza.

by cosmictanya Tue Oct 29, 2019 4:47 pm

I'd say the slice of pizza. Are you in your new place now? Do you like it better?

I went to bed hungry. It occured to me this morning that a packet of penne pasta in the cupboard could've simply been boiled to team up with the pesto.

by Fangirl Three Tue Oct 29, 2019 5:05 pm

I had both - beans first as a hors d'oeuvre, then the pizza.

No, I'm still some way from moving or even finding a house to move to. But I have - much to my surprise - succeeded in the first step of decluttering, getting rid of 900 surplus books.

by Guest Tue Oct 29, 2019 5:41 pm

I've just had a gammon.

by cosmictanya Tue Oct 29, 2019 6:30 pm

WhatDoesThisButtonDo? wrote:I've just had a gammon.

Sounds horrible. Purge yourself.

by cosmictanya Tue Oct 29, 2019 6:39 pm

Fangirl Three wrote:I had both - beans first as a hors d'oeuvre, then the pizza.

No, I'm still some way from moving or even finding a house to move to. But I have - much to my surprise - succeeded in the first step of decluttering, getting rid of 900 surplus books.

Wow. Do you feel lighter? What did you do with them all? I would love a library at home. Floor to ceiling books, a very comfortable chair, and perhaps a real fire. Along with a steam room and a fragrant garden, that would be my dream. Inexplicably, I've recently developed a fetish for suburbia, so maybe it's achievable.

What are your requirements? I recall flat hunting as hellish. The worst place I ever saw was a garden flat in Marylebone which was accessed via someone else's bathroom. If they were using it at the time and had locked from the inside, you had to wait outside. An umbrella was suggested as the solution to this issue.

by Fangirl Three Wed Oct 30, 2019 5:43 am

Fanmum 3 and Fandad 3 had cleared out their loft 'so you won't have to do it when we die', and they kindly offered to let me use it to store stuff that I don't want in the house when I'm trying to sell it - apparently if a house is full of crap it makes it hard to sell, people like to see empty space.

My dream house has to have the following characteristics:

1. Off-road parking for my car

2. Non-blockable driveway, ie
(a) not in one of those roads which are lined with cars all the time, and people cheekily park halfway in front of the entrance
(b) not one of those shared drives that 30s semis have

3. No rights of way for neighbours through the garden, or dependence on rights of way through neighbours' garden

4. Non-blockable view, ie not somewhere where someone can abandon a huge van right outside your front window and leave it there for 6 months

5. 1 bedroom, 1 guest room, 1 boxroom

6. At least two toilets

7. Garden big enough for 2 deckchairs

8. Within an hour's walk from my work

by Nightjar Wed Oct 30, 2019 10:28 am

Wrong Fred, Countess?

by Fangirl Three Wed Oct 30, 2019 11:34 am

No, I was replying to CT's question about my housing requirements.

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