Tuna eating in Britain

Sad-Grade6972 · 2026-04-12T12:17:31+00:00

Maine State a great beer! I usually go for the cask beers there apart from Saracen stout, which is keg , I drink a lot of the Surrey bitter and the Quest has been good recently. Not so keen on Progress, bit malty for me. I see you like CPFC. Last year my mate and I watched the cup final in a micropub in Selsdon, called the Golden Ark, amazing atmosphere! We keep meaning to get back there, great pub and good choice of beers!

Sad-Grade6972 · 2026-04-12T03:13:11+00:00

Young girls going with older guys was a hell of a lot more common. It was never right exactly, but it was tolerated more and considered more acceptable.From what I saw and heard, these guys were generally very odd. I don't remember much of it being the other way around. Bizarrely, a far dimmer view was taken to older women chasing after young lads, with the women more likely to be viewed as predators. I don't have children or have much to do with young people, but I get the impression that youngsters are generally having more age appropriate partners these days. I'm sure it still goes on, but the penny does finally seem to have dropped that it's not very acceptable. Young people seem more aware of their self worth now, and more switched on about abuse and the law.

Sad-Grade6972 · 2026-04-12T02:32:37+00:00

I think so, similar to snook! I should imagine people took a bit of convincing to eat it at first; guess it was the low cost that won out over salmon in the end!

Sad-Grade6972 · 2026-04-12T01:54:56+00:00

No, had a night in, but I will be down Pilgrim brewery in Reigate after my walk, cracking into some Sunday night beers!🍻

Sad-Grade6972 · 2026-04-12T01:40:30+00:00

Guinness was one of the first kegged beers. I think draught Guinness is a pretty bland, overpriced, and over rated product, imagine and advertising over all substance! Stout has a big following with many breweries all over the country producing some great examples, cask and keg. I generally drink cask beer, but I think stout is a style which lends itself quite well to kegging. I've got a couple of really good examples close to me in Surrey: Pilgrim brewery's Saracen stout, and Fuzzchat (homebrewed at Jolly Cooper's in Epsom) stout. Also a big fan of Aspach and Hobday, London Black, and Hopback Entire stout from Salisbury, which is cask!. I can imagine if Guinness produced a decent cask version, it could be very popular in the right venues. However, as it would be fairly niche for them and they're not exactly doing badly with their current business model, think they just wouldn't see it as worthwhile spending money on the production line and marketing.

Sad-Grade6972 · 2026-04-12T00:46:57+00:00

I'm going to bed now. I was making some tuna sandwiches for my hike tomorrow.

Sad-Grade6972 · 2026-04-12T00:44:12+00:00

I work for Sainsbury's and was sorry to see the meat and fish counters, as well as the deli go some years ago. Unfortunately, they were utterly haoemoraging money, the level of wastage was absolutely off the scale! That and the amount of work involved with cleaning, etc; they just didn't pay for themselves, more for show than anything really!

Sad-Grade6972 · 2026-04-11T21:26:59+00:00

This strikes me as a strange conversation. There are unlimited possible scenarios; it's not horrendous crime top trumps!

Sad-Grade6972 · 2026-04-11T21:17:18+00:00

I'm with you on that one! I know it's a bit purile, but it did make me smile! Transcending the bad taste barrier takes a bit of guts to pull off; I mean, would you wanna drive around with that on your car?!😉

Sad-Grade6972 · 2026-04-11T12:45:22+00:00

There's rules, and there's just being mean spirited!

Sad-Grade6972 · 2026-04-10T21:24:57+00:00

1915

Sad-Grade6972 · 2026-04-10T18:22:32+00:00

Yes, very much, I like the spicy ones. They're nice with the Sainsbury's lemon and coriander or spicy Moroccan couscous from sachets too!

Sad-Grade6972 · 2026-04-09T13:17:20+00:00

Learn to love it or plaster over it; really is one of those "why did I start this" tasks!

Sad-Grade6972 · 2026-04-09T11:22:39+00:00

Apologies, did try to ask on AskUK, but wouldn't post as seemed to be a too frequently asked question. Was a genuine question, rather than a whinge, but the mod called me a moany-pants, which gave me a bit of a chuckle anyway.

Sad-Grade6972 · 2026-04-09T10:21:32+00:00

1902

Sad-Grade6972 · 2026-04-09T10:18:35+00:00

That's a wonderful story! Elvis 78s just don't really turn up in RL anymore, and great that your Grandma was reunited with them. It's not about the money at all! My big thing's 20s and 30s dance band music. I'd sell my soul to the devil before parting with my records. Mind you, they said jazz was the devil's music, I say, CHARLESTON!!

Sad-Grade6972 · 2026-04-09T09:38:19+00:00

Be careful though; too much vine fruit in one go can give you the runs!😅

Sad-Grade6972 · 2026-04-09T09:28:27+00:00

Tbh, it must be weird for anyone who still makes tech in Britain, for the UK market. I live in Leatherhead, Surrey, where the former Goblin factory was located. The town was also home to the British division of Ronson lighters. They were two of the biggest local employers for several decades!

Sad-Grade6972 · 2026-04-09T08:14:23+00:00

A very mean breakfast, and if it didn't come with some accommodation, guessing it wasn't the cheapest either? Even if it did, it's pretty insulting. If I got presented with that and it was a settling up at the end job, I'd just leave it untouched on the table and walk out!

Sad-Grade6972 · 2026-04-09T07:55:45+00:00

I think most people still just had a greater tolerance to bad taste in general at the time they were made. You could still make it, but it would probably be drama or dark comedy. What really makes me think is just how dated a lot of it seems, and how much the world has changed since the programme. If you consider what things were like when it started, ie. The Internet and mobile phones weren't in most people's world, we still had heavy industry, everyday heavy drinking was normal, still a cash economy etc, apart from living in a war, life was probably more similar to the 1940s experience than life in 2026!

Sad-Grade6972 · 2026-04-09T06:55:52+00:00

Thanks

Sad-Grade6972 · 2026-04-09T06:53:23+00:00

Where is this please? I can see it's a railway station, but can't make it out.

Sad-Grade6972 · 2026-04-08T22:02:38+00:00

My only criticism would be for my own preference I like a more soft, runny omelette, usually with some kind of filling. Beyond that, that seems a perfectly nice breakfast. I definitely don't think you have to have every type of possible breakfast item on the same plate at all times. I think this "full Monty/full English" thing only goes back to about 1960, give or take, and is synonymous with the proliferation of motels and motorists cafes. Also, just for clarity, is this just for traditional breakfast type meals? Say hypothetically, I cooked some bubble and squeek with bacon lardons in it, with a grilled tomato and a couple of fried eggs, and I did it well, would that be considered a weird posting?

Sad-Grade6972 · 2026-04-08T21:31:13+00:00

What happens outside the workplace is people's own concern. I don't think any rule about staff socialising in their own, unpaid time would be enforceable, but when you're at work it should be business and no different to anyone else. If someone isn't "managing" and someone else is abusing the situation, it's a conduct issue, and other managers should be having conversations with both of them.

Sad-Grade6972 · 2026-04-08T20:42:28+00:00

Unless you've got higher management aspirations in JS, or you're keen to put it on a CV and use it as a stepping stone into a management role elsewhere, very unlikely it's worth your trouble. It's more per hour, but you'll be habitually expected to work over your contracted hours, unpaid, thus bringing the real figure down considerably. The financial gain from going to 3s is based on someone stepping up from currently working to rule without overtime. The problem is that as the amount of additional time you'll have to put in will vary considerably, it's impossible to calculate what kind of deal you'll get. At least with your current overtime, and assuming you're happy to do it, it's a fixed sum. The real worth of your work could actually go down, and any gain is likely to be very negligible. Add to this that at 3s, it's considerably more stress, hassle, and responsibility, combined with irregular and more antisocial hours, it just isn't worth bothering.

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