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Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Dishes from a Melksham kitchen - pick-you-own menu
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on: March 29, 2021, 00:16:12
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Picture 1 did it for me.  That's how I'd plate it up: neatly, rice down the middle, with the two dishes of vegetables and meat on either side. However, my beloved wife apparently finds my attention to such detail annoying: her own approach is to simply plonk everything down, all across the plate. I have therefore talked her out of even applying for auditions to any 'amateur masterchef' program.  |
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Journey by Journey / Bristol (WECA) Commuters / Re: Cotham Hill opening to non-motorists
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on: March 27, 2021, 01:34:00
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Actually, it's not like that at all. No, really. We're all professional grocery delivery van drivers, so in my experience, we do our best to help each other, in any such meeting. I've pulled over (where possible), given the other driver an invitation to pull forward / squeeze past, or even reversed to the beginning of that road, if necessary. Contrasting liveries really doesn't enter into it: we all want to deliver those necessaries to those needies. Chris from Waitrose Nailsea.  |
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All across the Great Western territory / Looking forward - after Coronavirus to 2045 / Re: Returning to holidays and leisure trips - but UK or overseas?
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on: March 27, 2021, 00:51:06
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Charcoal is not in short supply. In our warehouse, I have vast amounts of it - clogging up the aisles. I hope that proper care is taken to avoid risk of fire. LARGE piles of charcoal make me rather nervous. It is liable to self heat and then to catch fire, if in large volumes. Thank you for your concern, broadgage!  However, I can assure you that those various bags of charcoal are indeed spread out quite thinly within the warehouse - hence they are 'clogging up the aisles'. And, if you have to work in our warehouse, the ability to 'self heat' is actually a very useful attribute. Apparently, someone in Head Office closed down our heating system remotely, to save costs, and we apparently have no way of overriding that locally.  |
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Journey by Journey / Bristol (WECA) Commuters / Re: Cotham Hill opening to non-motorists
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on: March 24, 2021, 23:38:36
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...I have to drive my delivery van there...
I must admit I thought Bristol City Council ( BCC» ) had been rather clever here, leaving an access route via Hampton Park and Hampton Lane so that anyone needing to get to, rather than through, the area can still do so. But your mileage, as they say Chris, may vary! Do these schemes make it harder for delivery drivers? Red Squirrel (if I may refer to you here by your full name): have you ever tried to drive a Mercedes Sprinter delivery van along Hampton Lane - and turn left at the end? I think Chris from Nailsea has summed it up quite well.
Well, thank you very much!  |
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Journey by Journey / Bristol (WECA) Commuters / Re: Cotham Hill opening to non-motorists
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on: March 20, 2021, 23:30:38
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Posting here under my full username of Chris from Nailsea, may I offer a couple of observations? Firstly, Cotham Hill has always been something of a rat-run, in terms of road traffic trying to avoid delays further down on Whiteladies Road and Queen's Road. I therefore commend its closure to road traffic, on that basis. Secondly, however, I have to drive my delivery van there, in order to deliver essential groceries to vulnerable members of the community who live in the adjoining streets. Such a restriction will make it even more difficult for me to do so in a timely manner. I therefore condemn its closure, on that basis. Be careful what you wish for. Chris from Nailsea. |
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Journey by Journey / London to Reading / Re: Person hit by a train 16th March
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on: March 18, 2021, 19:47:35
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Thank you for posting this topic, TaplowGreen. Our thoughts must be with all of those affected by this very sad event. If I may quote from that news article in the Slough Express, written by Grace Witherden: Woman dies on the tracks near Burnham Railway Station
A woman in her thirties has died on the tracks near Burnham Railway Station, transport police have confirmed.
The British Transport Police were called to the scene just before 5pm yesterday (Tuesday).
They had received reports of a casualty on the tracks, however, the person was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency services.
Officers said the incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.
A spokesperson for the British Transport Police said: "British Transport Police were called to Burnham railway station at 4.48pm yesterday (16 March) following reports of a casualty on the tracks. Paramedics also attended, however sadly a woman was pronounced dead at the scene. This incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner."
Here on the Coffee Shop forum, we have a specific topic which we hope offers help and support to anyone who needs it. Chris  |
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Sideshoots - associated subjects / Railway History and related topics / Re: Vic Mitchell, RIP
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on: January 30, 2021, 03:05:53
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No, Vic Mitchell, you were not as eccentric as you apparently thought you were.
I treasure a copy of your 'Branch Line to Cheddar' (ISBN 1 873793 901) which I purchased on the internet in February 2005. It has enabled me to resolve several questions posed on this forum, for which I offer you my heartfelt thanks.
Rest in Peace.
Chris from Nailsea.
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