Posted in December 2007

It Gets Worse

Source: Kim Mutton
Friday 14th December 2007, 5:04pm

With the pressures and tensions building at the end of another year it's so easy to go off the rails.

Feed Me

End of the week and determined to grab a lunchtime Pasty after four days of shoddy Pasty Stock Management at Hartnells. Today I thought I'd steal a march on the Christmas shoppers rush for their marvelous Devon and Cornish Pasties fresh fro the Counter Hot Oven. I visited just before elevenses.

Aaaaaaaaargh once again the Pasty Muncher is denied!

"I'm sorry my lurv buw we b'aint got none a thems hot 'n' ready yet"

I left the small shop empty handed and considered my lunch options.

Tis Friday - Fish and Chips would be in order so I strolled over to the Neptune Fish and Chip Shop. On the whole the grub here is pretty good - although a visit earlier this year did surprise me when the chips and curry sauce ordered came as a tray of chips with a small polysterene tub which on opening revealed a dollop of cold Sharwoods sauce.

Today I opted for Chicken & Mushroom Pie with chips - no fish ready - it's a fish and chip shop, its lunchtime - fry some fish!. The chips half cooked and the pie was served cold. "No ploblem meat I'll recooking it" offered the assistant and my heart sank as I watched the pie disppear into a microwave.

Yes of course it came out scalding hot but the pie makers went to the trouble of capping it with flakey pasty which now was more of a suet topping.

Sandwiches from now on 'till the Christmas shopping lunchtime madness has pasty.

Munch on!

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I Feel Dirty.

Source: Kim Mutton
Wednesday 12th December 2007, 12:38pm

I had no choice ! !

Mumble Grumble

I am flabbergasted. Every day this week my lunchtime forray to the local Pasty Emporium that be Hartnells has been a disappointment. To be fair both Monday and Tuesday's visits were a bit late past lunch time but to find NO PASTIES in the oven is appalling. During the cold snap the good honest munching folk of this town need to stoke their boilers with the scrumptious savory delights.

A Cunning Plan -

Ah ha today I'll get my pasty mits on a whopping Devon Beauty (made and baked on the premises). Well blow me - 12.20 and they've been cleaned out of all but two Sneeze and Bunion pasties. What came over me I don't know but as I wipe the crumbs from the keyboard - the guey (spelling) glopulous filling is inside me.

I want a proper pasty

Until now I have kept my identity hidden from purveyors of pasties but I'm tempted to reveal all and try to "negotiate a deal" whereby I continue to rave about their products in return for a fresh hot fistfull of the South West's finest.

Russell Crowe claimed that he didn't use his celebrity to make a living? Would it be wrong if I were to abuse my fame in order to "jump the queue"

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BT Broadband - IT Rocks!

Source: Kim Mutton
Friday 7th December 2007, 4:49pm

Pasty Towers - online. Rock on Tommy!

Its been a whole year since moving into the "Tower" and therefore time to "negotiate" a better deal for the ever increasing demands on my internet.

All I want for Christmas is Fast, Cheap Broadband

Over at MoneySaving Expert - http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=624273 it was pleasing to see that I have chosen well by moving from Ti'Scally - I do like this video panning them - toucan sucks - to BT Total. Look what I now get for £17.99 a month:-

• Free Home hub wifi (wire free) connection. Home Hub also allows you to get BT Vision.
• Free Digital TV recorder bt vision
• 350 free wifi minutes at hundreds of hotspot around the UK
• Free weekend and evening telephone calls.

Enough of my self satisfied smugness - this tube video of cannon and ball - a minute into the clip cheeky bobby cries Rock on Tommy! Priceless Saturday night viewing.

Still on the U tube what the flippin heck is this one all about Ninja Yooper day that has this information

Beware of Imitations

Remember this old classic BT commercial annoucing that Broadband has Landed

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Fancy London Ways

Source: Kim Mutton
Tuesday 4th December 2007, 4:43pm

I recently had the pleasure of visiting in the Capital - what an eye opener!

Following a long overdue stint in the smoke the Muncher returned to the West Country a tad dazed and confused.com

First up was the Lord Mayors Show Firework display - arranged for a child friendly 5pm kick off. Couple of points to pick here - the leaves on the trees along the Embankment and South Bank were still present - obscuring the view - fireworks set off from a barge in middle of the Thames - and at 5pm early November its only half dark. Still six men, two days and half a ton of fireworks not three bad (still reckon the intimacy of St Loyes on Bonfire Night was better)((but nowt tops the National Firework Competition held during August))

Grub up

Of course this early evening start meant we were in good time for a slap up supper back at our hotel - Claridges. The waiter taking our order didn't flinch when I asked for a Pasty accompanied with seasonal veg - classy, breeding - instead he drew my attention to the water menu.

Water Menu?

As Renaud (Renaud Gregorie is Claridges food and beverage manager) explained: "Claridges is a luxury hotel and we should allow those who care where their food is coming from to spend money on a really nice bottle of water"

I overlooked the Elsenham - £12 a bottle from Essex and opted for the "Cloud Juice" - a snip at £9 for 75ml.

This water from King Island, Tasmania is rainwater bottled from the cleanest weather in the world. Makes note to self - set up rain butt to capture Dartmoor downpours. The character of the water changes from sweet and refreshing when chilled to elegant velvet when served at room temperature.

"Somewhat chewy" said Renaud, "a bit of a meal in itself"

In case you visit be warned Claridges doesn't do BlingH2O with its nasty bottle design encrusted with hand applied Swarovski crystals and pricey at £40 a pop.

And the Pasty?

Fan-blooming-munchtastic! Was it prepared on the premises or if not from where was it sourced. Shh they wouldn't say. Hmm I didn't tip.

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