Great Western Coffee Shop

From one of my Facebook groups ...


I have never had problems on a train with lack of Ketchup or White Zin - so perhaps our on-train issues are not as bad as we sometimes make out.   Or perhaps it's because I've never asked for Ketchup.

What have YOU found lacking as you travel?

Lack of a trolley on both out and return legs on the SW semifasts on the weekend. However, we were just grateful they both actually ran!

Soup, bread rolls.
Fillet steak.
Dauphinoise potatoes, or any potatoes.
Sprouts, green beans, carrots, butter..
Turkey, Beef Wellington, Christmas pudding.
Cheese, biscuits.
Chocolate pudding.
Red wine, white wine, champagne.
Port, gin, brandy.
Beer, lager, cider.
Tonic water, orange juice, mineral water, ice cubes.
Cutlery, plates, glasses, oven clothes, table clothes.
Hot chocolate, coffee.
Sandwiches, sweet bicuits, savoury biscuits.
Hot bacon buns, croissants.

Is that your weekly shopping list Broadgage?  ;)

Nightly more like…you can only enjoy so much goose!

Well I had the pleasure of a full breakfast service, with sparkling wine, orange juice and much toast and marmalade on my outbound service from Swindon to York, last Saturday and on the return service, mushroom soup, full xmas dinner with roast potatoes, boiled potatoes, parsnips and other vegetables, Christmas pud /custard with cheese selection and bread rolls and sweeties to end with.  This was accompanied by white wine and real ales. An excellent feast.....

I do not eat that much goose, neighbours eat it almost every day and keep a supply of home made goose dishes in the freezer.
Canada geese are large, stupid and good to eat. They are very numerous and most landowners will give permission to shoot them. A licence is needed.

Canada geese - large, stupid AND dangerous.

Just ask Chesley Sullenberger.

Certainly dangerous to aircraft, which is another good reason to encourage eating them. To reduce Canada goose number around airports, spread the following rumours, via social media, complete with government statements that state the rumours to be untrue.

1) To men, that regular eating of goose prevents hair loss and improves proficiency in golf.
2) To women, that regular consumption of lean wild goose helps weight loss.
3) To couples trying to conceive a child, that eating of goose improves fertility.
4) To parents, that children who regularly eat goose burgers do better in exams.
5) To older people, eating goose prolongs life.

The birds may as a result become locally extinct, but we could send them a few, for a price.

What on earth is White Zin? Not a typo for gin?

Zinfandel (wine)

Sheep dip

That's whisky.