KeithMacdonald Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Compound2632 said: With, for good measure: "Is this the right way to Ireland?" That's how Terry Wogan's ancestors lost their castle. 😉 Edited May 3 by KeithMacdonald 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted May 3 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 3 The Normans did this pretty much everywhere they went, including Sicily. They were, it must be said, good at it and not in the popularity contest business; at least the Romans built you roads, towns, and baths, and gave you empire-wide job opportunities in their army, as part their protection racket. Their popularity is shown by the castles, an expression of fear of the locals, and there are a lot of them in Wales… 6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 3 hours ago, Sidecar Racer said: LETTUCE MEAT OLIVE YOUR EGGSPECTATIONS I was trying to remember if Subway offered egg salad - which would be a frightening thing. Subways that are open for breakfast do offer eggs. At first I was thinking they didn't have olives - which of course they do - sliced tinned black olives (which I avoid, not being a fan). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted May 3 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 3 There was a comparison chart of healthiness (or, rather, the lack thereof) a few years back in one of the broadsheets, Telegraph I think, of food from fast-food/takeaway outlets. The expected culprits, Micky D, BK, Pizza Hut, KFC, all came towards the bottom, but the worst, slightly surprisingly, proved to be Subway. The bread is apparently a roll-shaped heart attack, rammed with sugar, salt, and fats, to be avoided if at all possible. I never liked Subway much; the food tastes ok but I never felt comfortable with the Gestapo-tactics; 'do you want want this/that/the other, then that/this/the other, then soft or hard crust, then....' Ok, I confess, it was me, I did it, just stop asking me the questions!!!! All I wanted wash a roll... Since hearing about the unhealthiness, I avoid the place and go for healthier options like shwarma or fish'n'chips. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 2 hours ago, The Johnster said: There was a comparison chart of healthiness (or, rather, the lack thereof) a few years back in one of the broadsheets, Telegraph I think, of food from fast-food/takeaway outlets. The expected culprits, Micky D, BK, Pizza Hut, KFC, all came towards the bottom, but the worst, slightly surprisingly, proved to be Subway. The bread is apparently a roll-shaped heart attack, rammed with sugar, salt, and fats, to be avoided if at all possible. I never liked Subway much; the food tastes ok but I never felt comfortable with the Gestapo-tactics; 'do you want want this/that/the other, then that/this/the other, then soft or hard crust, then....' Ok, I confess, it was me, I did it, just stop asking me the questions!!!! All I wanted wash a roll... Since hearing about the unhealthiness, I avoid the place and go for healthier options like shwarma or fish'n'chips. The trick is you need to know what you want before you go in and then dictate to them! It's like those "once a year" muppets at Christmas asking for a huge round of various drinks who take about ten minutes to order.... And why do they always ask for Guinness at the end?! 😡 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 On 30/04/2024 at 15:17, kevinlms said: Here's is an old workers village, which is being revamped to cater for a shortage of hospitality workers. Shows that it's a world wide problem. The shortage has killed off the underpayment of those same people, not too many years ago. It was rife in Australia. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-10/can-revived-bogong-village-ease-vic-alpine-accommodation-crisis/103673830 Is that Snow everywhere? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jeremy Cumberland Posted May 3 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 3 3 hours ago, The Johnster said: Since hearing about the unhealthiness, I avoid the place and go for healthier options like shwarma... There's posh. We only get doner kebabs here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welchester Posted May 3 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 3 12 minutes ago, Jeremy Cumberland said: There's posh. We only get doner kebabs here. Better than donor kebabs, which I have seen advertised. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 8 hours ago, 62613 said: Is that Snow everywhere? Note that the staff to be accommodated are for ski resorts. Yes, "ski", and yes "resorts" plural. Though for how much longer, given rising temperatures, is something of an open question. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted May 4 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 4 49 minutes ago, Sidecar Racer said: Paris (France) has a similar crossroads. https://nerdist.com/article/paris-impossible-intersection-no-entry/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 2 hours ago, Sidecar Racer said: Quite sensible, you don't want one of those diving up your trouser leg.... 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted May 4 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 4 (edited) One of my favourite places is Aberystwyth, a town full of friendly nutters and an individualistic attitude to things, plus anywhere with steam trains and a cliff railway can’t be all bad. The area is predominantly Welsh-speaking and the town has a marvellous approach to bilingual signage; for example, from about 20 years ago, dividing the beach into areas where dogs were or were not allowed, <Dogs/Dim Dogs>. Wenglish at it’s best, do dogs have to pass an intelligence test to use part of the beach, or are they to be divided on the basis of how well illuminated they are? ‘WE DEMAND THE TRUTH. NOW!!!’. ‘YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!’. Another lovely bit of tranlation, pure Aber, is ‘Stryd Fawr’. Anywhere else in Wales this translates as ‘High Street’, but not here; ‘Great Darkgate Street’, a bit Dungeons & Dragons, Welsh dragons of course. ‘Stryd Porth Ddu Fawr’, perhaps? Check out Malcolm Pryce’s Aber-set pseudo-noir ‘Louie Knight’ detective books for the vibe; well written, with druid mafia, rugby club enforcers, mad scientists, gelato addiction, Red Gwenno, Patagonian war vets living rough in the dunes at Ynyslas (‘Ew wusn’t there, mun’), illegal knitting sessions in dark basements, much more realistic than the real town, or perhaps not that much; the darkness is there all right, not far below the surface… Place is weird. An’ I luvs a bit of weird, I duz. Edited May 4 by The Johnster 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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