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I couldn't say it on that thread so I'll do it here. I know gypsy tart was a hugely popular pudding when I was at school, but I found it absolutely foul. Far too sweet and sickly, just a sort of nauseating whipped brown sugar in pastry. I would eat just about everything at school (macaroni pudding being the only other exception) but gypsy tart was an complete abomination.
Threads that start out all nice get closed down before I can comment on Gypsy Tart and various types of custard.
I couldn't say it on that thread so I'll do it here. I know gypsy tart was a hugely popular pudding when I was at school, but I found it absolutely foul. Far too sweet and sickly, just a sort of nauseating whipped brown sugar in pastry. I would eat just about everything at school (macaroni pudding being the only other exception) but gypsy tart was an complete abomination.
January 7th 1969 at about 12:15 was my first encounter with Gypsy Tart, my first day at school. I could not believe it was possible to have something that was so foul. I think its a Kent thing as my wife and her family lap it up to this day.
Threads that start out all nice get closed down before I can comment on Gypsy Tart and various types of custard.
I couldn't say it on that thread so I'll do it here. I know gypsy tart was a hugely popular pudding when I was at school, but I found it absolutely foul. Far too sweet and sickly, just a sort of nauseating whipped brown sugar in pastry. I would eat just about everything at school (macaroni pudding being the only other exception) but gypsy tart was an complete abomination.
January 7th 1969 at about 12:15 was my first encounter with Gypsy Tart, my first day at school. I could not believe it was possible to have something that was so foul. I think its a Kent thing as my wife and her family lap it up to this day.
thats one place you dont want a gypsy tart is your lap, never get it out.
Threads that start out all nice get closed down before I can comment on Gypsy Tart and various types of custard.
I couldn't say it on that thread so I'll do it here. I know gypsy tart was a hugely popular pudding when I was at school, but I found it absolutely foul. Far too sweet and sickly, just a sort of nauseating whipped brown sugar in pastry. I would eat just about everything at school (macaroni pudding being the only other exception) but gypsy tart was an complete abomination.
January 7th 1969 at about 12:15 was my first encounter with Gypsy Tart, my first day at school. I could not believe it was possible to have something that was so foul. I think its a Kent thing as my wife and her family lap it up to this day.
thats one place you dont want a gypsy tart is your lap, never get it out.
And the strange coloured custard with the 1/2 inch thick skin on it. Or wierd rice puddings or tapioca or tasteless stodge sponge with non specific jam topping. This country has certainly improved its food with mass-migration.
BBC News sending their main newsreader to report from a place that already has a reporter in place.
Clive Myrie tonight reporting about the LA fires in LA. The cost of sending him over there is ridiculous and presumably he is taking up accommodation that people who have lost their homes could use.
BBC News sending their main newsreader to report from a place that already has a reporter in place.
Clive Myrie tonight reporting about the LA fires in LA. The cost of sending him over there is ridiculous and presumably he is taking up accommodation that people who have lost their homes could use.
BBC News sending their main newsreader to report from a place that already has a reporter in place.
Clive Myrie tonight reporting about the LA fires in LA. The cost of sending him over there is ridiculous and presumably he is taking up accommodation that people who have lost their homes could use.
The greater Los Angeles area has 98,000 hotel rooms. Presumably there's enough space for Myrie. Absolutely right that perhaps the most trusted independent news source globally reports from the scene of the biggest global story with its most senior reporters. Should Myrie also have stayed away from Kiev in early 2022? It may well be the case that he is due in the US anyway for the presidential inauguration, although that's an assumption on my part.
BBC News sending their main newsreader to report from a place that already has a reporter in place.
Clive Myrie tonight reporting about the LA fires in LA. The cost of sending him over there is ridiculous and presumably he is taking up accommodation that people who have lost their homes could use.
The greater Los Angeles area has 98,000 hotel rooms. Presumably there's enough space for Myrie. Absolutely right that perhaps the most trusted independent news source globally reports from the scene of the biggest global story with its most senior reporters. Should Myrie also have stayed away from Kiev in early 2022? It may well be the case that he is due in the US anyway for the presidential inauguration, although that's an assumption on my part.
Absolutely no need for Clive Myrie to be in LA. He was on screen for about 5 minutes on the 6pm news. The resident reporter has been doing a good job.
I like Clive Myrie but this is a waste of Licence payer's money.
Ironic when climate change has been a big factor in the problems in California, that the BBC flies a reporter half way across the world.
I think the point is we do have BBC correspondents in the US already. It’s not really needed or adding much. The news from the US is well covered and we don’t need our ‘cameras there as well.
It’s not helpful I wouldn’t have thought for the rescue efforts generally for even more press to be around.
I feel the same when we routinely have live broadcasts outside parliament but no one being interviewed. Presumably extra cost and hassle fir limited value.
As to hotels I take your point broadly but according to the BBC:
Evacuation numbers have dropped, with around 105,000 residents still under mandatory evacuation orders and 87,000 under evacuation warnings.
So perhaps there is more pressure than you might think?
Uber/Deliveroo/JustEast motorcyclists. It is bad enough with the lycra brigade jumping every red right and not giving way at at roundabouts, but now we have these pricks to contend with too. I saw one mount the pavement on the A20 to get past traffic in Mottingham the other day. I think they need to take lessons and do a test, just because you have an L on your bike doesn't mean you have the right to drive like a lemon.
Uber/Deliveroo/JustEast motorcyclists. It is bad enough with the lycra brigade jumping every red right and not giving way at at roundabouts, but now we have these pricks to contend with too. I saw one mount the pavement on the A20 to get past traffic in Mottingham the other day. I think they need to take lessons and do a test, just because you have an L on your bike doesn't mean you have the right to drive like a lemon.
Worse still is the fact that they are allowed down pedestrianised high streets - I get the high street is dying and deliveroo staves that off somewhat by supporting restaurants and takeaways, but feels dangerous to allow mopeds weaving in and out of people not expecting there to be any vehicles.
Uber/Deliveroo/JustEast motorcyclists. It is bad enough with the lycra brigade jumping every red right and not giving way at at roundabouts, but now we have these pricks to contend with too. I saw one mount the pavement on the A20 to get past traffic in Mottingham the other day. I think they need to take lessons and do a test, just because you have an L on your bike doesn't mean you have the right to drive like a lemon.
Uber/Deliveroo/JustEast motorcyclists. It is bad enough with the lycra brigade jumping every red right and not giving way at at roundabouts, but now we have these pricks to contend with too. I saw one mount the pavement on the A20 to get past traffic in Mottingham the other day. I think they need to take lessons and do a test, just because you have an L on your bike doesn't mean you have the right to drive like a lemon.
Unlike with cars, you can't assume that a biker with L-plates is a novice; some people have ridden for years and are very experienced at handling their bikes. If you've no intention of ever taking pillion passengers, don't want to ride a big bike and don't want to use motorways there is very little incentive to taking the test. In the short term it's cheaper to just renew your CBT every two years.
That said, I agree with you about delivery riders. The standard of some of their riding is appalling. Adding the need to constantly navigate to new addresses with tight deadlines makes the stuff they are doing far more tricky than riding for pleasure or even commuting. I'm amazed that they are allowed to do this job with just one-day's training. I really think they should be regulated more tightly. But then, nonsense like getting an over-priced slice of warm bread to someone within half an hour is half the basis for the national economy, so I don't think any politician would want to start regulating them more tightly.
Uber/Deliveroo/JustEast motorcyclists. It is bad enough with the lycra brigade jumping every red right and not giving way at at roundabouts, but now we have these pricks to contend with too. I saw one mount the pavement on the A20 to get past traffic in Mottingham the other day. I think they need to take lessons and do a test, just because you have an L on your bike doesn't mean you have the right to drive like a lemon.
I agree but I don't blame the individual drivers. The model they work under where they are paid as self employed per delivery just asks for them to cut corners to get there as quick as possible so they can try and at least make enough cash to live off.
Don't know what the solution is, its a symptom of the race to the bottom, exploitative tendencies of large corporations in this post capitalist, techno-feudalist system we now live under.
Uber/Deliveroo/JustEast motorcyclists. It is bad enough with the lycra brigade jumping every red right and not giving way at at roundabouts, but now we have these pricks to contend with too. I saw one mount the pavement on the A20 to get past traffic in Mottingham the other day. I think they need to take lessons and do a test, just because you have an L on your bike doesn't mean you have the right to drive like a lemon.
I agree but I don't blame the individual drivers. The model they work under where they are paid as self employed per delivery just asks for them to cut corners to get there as quick as possible so they can try and at least make enough cash to live off.
Don't know what the solution is, its a symptom of the race to the bottom, exploitative tendencies of large corporations in this post capitalist, techno-feudalist system we now live under.
walk or take a bus to the shops/McDs/Chinky yourself, get some exercise meet some people.
It’s the one thing that amazes me when I come back to Blighty. The pavements are littered with vehicles delivering food. We’re lucky to get the supermarkets to deliver around here. Honestly? I’m actually happy about it.
Uber/Deliveroo/JustEast motorcyclists. It is bad enough with the lycra brigade jumping every red right and not giving way at at roundabouts, but now we have these pricks to contend with too. I saw one mount the pavement on the A20 to get past traffic in Mottingham the other day. I think they need to take lessons and do a test, just because you have an L on your bike doesn't mean you have the right to drive like a lemon.
I agree but I don't blame the individual drivers. The model they work under where they are paid as self employed per delivery just asks for them to cut corners to get there as quick as possible so they can try and at least make enough cash to live off.
Don't know what the solution is, its a symptom of the race to the bottom, exploitative tendencies of large corporations in this post capitalist, techno-feudalist system we now live under.
walk or take a bus to the shops/McDs/Chinky yourself, get some exercise meet some people.
From what I know of Seth (only on here) he will react,and his gripe would be well and truly legitimate in this case. It’s like using the previously popular term for a corner shop.
Uber/Deliveroo/JustEast motorcyclists. It is bad enough with the lycra brigade jumping every red right and not giving way at at roundabouts, but now we have these pricks to contend with too. I saw one mount the pavement on the A20 to get past traffic in Mottingham the other day. I think they need to take lessons and do a test, just because you have an L on your bike doesn't mean you have the right to drive like a lemon.
I agree but I don't blame the individual drivers. The model they work under where they are paid as self employed per delivery just asks for them to cut corners to get there as quick as possible so they can try and at least make enough cash to live off.
Don't know what the solution is, its a symptom of the race to the bottom, exploitative tendencies of large corporations in this post capitalist, techno-feudalist system we now live under.
I was just thinking to myself the other day, what are the pros and cons of the post capitalist techno-feudalist system we live under.
I couldn't think of any, so I ordered a takeaway on Deliveroo. I went for Greek food, which felt appropriate given my earlier thoughts.
Pep Guardiola and people believing he is actually a world class manager.
He has now stated that even with the one of the most largest and most expensively put together squads ever assembled in the history of sport he thinks that maybe they should of got the cheque book out again last summer and bought more players in. Which is now the plan for this month. The bloke has had a career at 3 large clubs who have certainly in citys case bought the league that they happen to be in.
Food waste! It doesn’t matter how many times I ask to check what’s there before more is bought, I still find moldy rank vegetables at the bottom of the drawer! Aaaaargh!
Pep Guardiola and people believing he is actually a world class manager.
He has now stated that even with the one of the most largest and most expensively put together squads ever assembled in the history of sport he thinks that maybe they should of got the cheque book out again last summer and bought more players in. Which is now the plan for this month. The bloke has had a career at 3 large clubs who have certainly in citys case bought the league that they happen to be in.
I take your point but not everyone succeeds at top clubs, even with a massive chequebook!
It's Klopp for me, and people claiming he's a nice bloke. He's obviously a bit of a twat and he's shown it numerous times.
Now Slot is doing well, I'm enjoying winding my Liverpool mate by calling Klopp 'the serial underachiever.'
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This country has certainly improved its food with mass-migration.
Clive Myrie tonight reporting about the LA fires in LA. The cost of sending him over there is ridiculous and presumably he is taking up accommodation that people who have lost their homes could use.
Absolutely right that perhaps the most trusted independent news source globally reports from the scene of the biggest global story with its most senior reporters.
Should Myrie also have stayed away from Kiev in early 2022?
It may well be the case that he is due in the US anyway for the presidential inauguration, although that's an assumption on my part.
I like Clive Myrie but this is a waste of Licence payer's money.
Ironic when climate change has been a big factor in the problems in California, that the BBC flies a reporter half way across the world.
Evacuation numbers have dropped, with around 105,000 residents still under mandatory evacuation orders and 87,000 under evacuation warnings.
So perhaps there is more pressure than you might think?
People are annoyed about a journalist being flown out to LA, When people have lost their lives and thousands have lost their homes?
That said, I agree with you about delivery riders. The standard of some of their riding is appalling. Adding the need to constantly navigate to new addresses with tight deadlines makes the stuff they are doing far more tricky than riding for pleasure or even commuting. I'm amazed that they are allowed to do this job with just one-day's training. I really think they should be regulated more tightly. But then, nonsense like getting an over-priced slice of warm bread to someone within half an hour is half the basis for the national economy, so I don't think any politician would want to start regulating them more tightly.
Don't know what the solution is, its a symptom of the race to the bottom, exploitative tendencies of large corporations in this post capitalist, techno-feudalist system we now live under.
We’re lucky to get the supermarkets to deliver around here.
Honestly? I’m actually happy about it.
I was just thinking to myself the other day, what are the pros and cons of the post capitalist techno-feudalist system we live under.
I couldn't think of any, so I ordered a takeaway on Deliveroo. I went for Greek food, which felt appropriate given my earlier thoughts.
He has now stated that even with the one of the most largest and most expensively put together squads ever assembled in the history of sport he thinks that maybe they should of got the cheque book out again last summer and bought more players in. Which is now the plan for this month. The bloke has had a career at 3 large clubs who have certainly in citys case bought the league that they happen to be in.
It doesn’t matter how many times I ask to check what’s there before more is bought, I still find moldy rank vegetables at the bottom of the drawer!
Aaaaargh!
It's Klopp for me, and people claiming he's a nice bloke. He's obviously a bit of a twat and he's shown it numerous times.
Now Slot is doing well, I'm enjoying winding my Liverpool mate by calling Klopp 'the serial underachiever.'