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[NickFitz]

Morning denizens

Feeling a tad fragile today…

Let’s see how the Malmaison cooked-to-order breakfast stacks up against the Premier Inn buffet.

[NickFitz]

Let’s see how the Malmaison cooked-to-order breakfast stacks up against the Premier Inn buffet.

Not very well, it turns out. One sausage is, very clearly, neither two nor three sausages. And let's be realistic: black pudding is horrible. At least there was only a small bit of it, but I didn't bother finishing even that

Anyway, I'd better head home before the hotel tries to bill me for a late checkout

[NickFitz]

Home again

Thank you very much for coming down. Really appreciated, and I shall enjoy the gin! Not all in one sitting

Being 50 isn't so bad!

And thank you for inviting me

[NickFitz]

Not very well, it turns out. One sausage is, very clearly, neither two nor three sausages. And let's be realistic: black pudding is horrible. At least there was only a small bit of it, but I didn't bother finishing even that

Also: no beans? WTF?

I know some people argue against beans with a fried breakfast (Gary Bainbridge of the Liverpool Echo holds very strong views on this matter) but those people are simply wrong and misguided.

More generally, why can one never get a fried slice with a hotel breakfast nowadays? It's not as if it's a difficult thing to make, though it does take a bit of effort to do well. But these places employ professional chefs, and it shouldn't be beyond their capabilities to shove a bit of sliced white in a hot pan with some dripping

[mudskipper]

Also: no beans? WTF?

I know some people argue against beans with a fried breakfast (Gary Bainbridge of the Liverpool Echo holds very strong views on this matter) but those people are simply wrong and misguided.

More generally, why can one never get a fried slice with a hotel breakfast nowadays? It's not as if it's a difficult thing to make, though it does take a bit of effort to do well. But these places employ professional chefs, and it shouldn't be beyond their capabilities to shove a bit of sliced white in a hot pan with some dripping

Sounds like my McMuffin was a good call.


The 'Purple Turtle' man-gets-knocked-down-by-bus video that was being discussed -

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...d-heads-to-pub

[NickFitz]

The 'Purple Turtle' man-gets-knocked-down-by-bus video that was being discussed -

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...d-heads-to-pub

[anonymouse]

2 year driving ban, 250 hours community service, jailed 8 months (suspended 2 years)

Sounds like my McMuffin was a good call.


The 'Purple Turtle' man-gets-knocked-down-by-bus video that was being discussed -

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...d-heads-to-pub

Reading bus crash: Driver sentenced for hitting man - BBC News

[BR14]

Not very well, it turns out. One sausage is, very clearly, neither two nor three sausages. And let's be realistic: black pudding is horrible. At least there was only a small bit of it, but I didn't bother finishing even that

Anyway, I'd better head home before the hotel tries to bill me for a late checkout

black pudding is a delight, and boudin noir, served with fried sweet apples and mash.
bloody philistine.
i do agree on the fried slice though

[BR14]

Old bikers reunion gig today, - knackered now, - too many thin lizzy covers <i do like them though>
sainsburys chicken and king prawn risotto tonight, after a shower and a glass of JD.
it's a hard life, but somebody's got to do it

[BR14]

and Scotland won, so

there ye go........................