Mundane News

[simongt]

Dropped into the hotel where, thirty years ago, I used to work at as the Restaurant Manager today. Whilst I was waxing lyrical to a member of staff, a customer asked for a Feta cheese salad and was told there was no Feta cheese available. I immediatley chipped in with ' go and buy some then - !' as there is an ASDA superstore literally two minutes drive away. Was told 'they can't do that' and the staff member then told me that on Saturday, they didn't have enough bread for breakfast service. The night manager wouldn't authorise anyone to buy some locally and he was too woosey to contact the general manager at 07.00h. in case he woke him up - !
So they ran out of bread / toast for the customers brekkies - !
I know what my reaction would have been.
Anyone - ?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Not a CR2032 battery?

CRrect!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Dropped into the hotel where, thirty years ago, I used to work at as the Restaurant Manager today. Whilst I was waxing lyrical to a member of staff, a customer asked for a Feta cheese salad and was told there was no Feta cheese available. I immediatley chipped in with ' go and buy some then - !' as there is an ASDA superstore literally two minutes drive away. Was told 'they can't do that' and the staff member then told me that on Saturday, they didn't have enough bread for breakfast service. The night manager wouldn't authorise anyone to buy some locally and he was too woosey to contact the general manager at 07.00h. in case he woke him up - !
So they ran out of bread / toast for the customers brekkies - !
I know what my reaction would have been.
Anyone - ?

Tell him you've run out of wages for him?

 

[simongt]

That would definitely be an option - !

 

[tyred]

Dropped into the hotel where, thirty years ago, I used to work at as the Restaurant Manager today. Whilst I was waxing lyrical to a member of staff, a customer asked for a Feta cheese salad and was told there was no Feta cheese available. I immediatley chipped in with ' go and buy some then - !' as there is an ASDA superstore literally two minutes drive away. Was told 'they can't do that' and the staff member then told me that on Saturday, they didn't have enough bread for breakfast service. The night manager wouldn't authorise anyone to buy some locally and he was too woosey to contact the general manager at 07.00h. in case he woke him up - !
So they ran out of bread / toast for the customers brekkies - !
I know what my reaction would have been.
Anyone - ?

I stayed in a B&B once where I went down stairs early before breakfast was supposed to start to go for an early morning walk and I met the owner and she asked me if I was going out for a walk and I said yes so she gave me the shopping list for breakfast and a wad of cash and asked me to get the shopping for her. She said she had been too busy to get to the shop. I bought the best sausages and bacon I could find

 

[Reynard]

Slow roast lamb (warmed up in some gravy), bulgur wheat, spiced roast cauliflower, and roast mediterranean veggies (baby plum tomatoes, peppers, onions & garlic). Oh, and mint sauce.

 

[Gravity Aided]

21C here today. Down around Oc by Friday.

 

[classic33]

21C here today. Down around Oc by Friday.

Got 16°C here today, now just above freezing.
Apparently we've a "heatwave" on the way.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

21C here today. Down around Oc by Friday.

The ups and downs of continental weather are phenomenal!

 

[Reynard]

Just won an auction on the 'bay for an issue of Short Circuit magazine.

Paid a little bit more for it than I was hoping to, but I know it has a preview of the 1985 Word Superstox Championship at Cowdenbeath, which is relevant to my archive. I was sent a scan of the preview several years ago by a well-meaning person, but it was poor quality and thence didn't print terribly well.

I think the other bidders were probably after the World Hot Rod Championship report that is also in it.

 

[Reynard]

Madam Lexi says "Miaaaaaaaaa"

I now need to work out what that means...

 

[Reynard]

"Miaaaaaaaaa" meant that Madam was requiring of Dreamies.

 

[Reynard]

Anyways, time to put Dan and Marcus Archibald back into their pigeonholes in my imagination, call it quits on the writing tonight and toddle off up the wooden hill to bed.

Nunnight one and all xxx

 

[biggs682]

Time for a ride
Dark and dry outside
So why not

 

[biggs682]

12 miles covered
First cuppa going down well
Clear blue skies