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Vin banlieu.

 

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I quite like PG. Very refreshing as an early evening aperitif. Although I
prefer wines from Orvieto which are made from Trebbiano & Grechetto.

 

OK, I'll grant you it's refreshing. It's not, however, engaging. For
Italian white, for me, it's got to be Gavi di Gavi.

 

I haven't tried much Gavi. Probably because I haven't been in the habit of
drinking wines in that price range. Based on recent orders of claret,
chablis & rioja this oversight may be addressed...

 

this:

http://www.waitrosewine.com/230201463/Product.aspx

is good at a reasonable price. And quite often, in store, they have it
discounted down to £3.99/bottle.

 

Thanks. I'll look out for it when Waitrose come off my "cunts to be
avoided" list. After Tuesdays's incident with the Tesco SACAT the list has
been updated...

 

what did it do to you?

 

I had the misfortune to go into Tesco Extra in Belmont, Hereford. Mainly
because I had the 17yo sprog with me and he seems addicted to their own
brand Red Bull, called Kick. Tastes & smells vile, IMV. Whilst we were
putting about 15 items in a small trolley there were some tannoy messages
asking for some slackers[1] to get their arses to the checkout. When we got
to the checkout there were big queues, still. So we decided to use a self
scanner that happened to be free. As we found out, there was a good reason
why the machine was not being used.

The sensors in the bagging area were temperamental so I got the "place item
in bag" nag for virtually all items. It didn't help that the geriatric with
the master key kept fucking about with it rather than let me get on with
the job[2]. However, the most annoying thing was after scanning all my
items the cunting thing locked up during the card payment phase. The GWTMK
tried her best. Eventually she called a slightly younger peer who managed
to get some sort of ticket from it. This was used to process my payment on
another till. So, saving 5 minutes queing for a till operated by a pretty
boy turned into 25 minutes of a right PITA.

The most comical thing was the attitude of the teenage supervisor. She
tried to tell me off for having the temerity of using a SACAT for such a
large number of items. She didn't seem to understand that I was trying to
do her a favour by scanning my own stuff when they were busy. So, I made
some sort of sarcastic remark and vowed to use Asda[3] next time.

[1] unusually the announcement named particular individuals rather than
just "relief staff"
[2] makes getting away with weighing your grapes as carrots a bit difficult
for a start
[3] unlikely, but geographically closest competitor to that branch of Tesco

 

these things tend to vary from individual shop to individual shop,
rather than from chain to chain.

The SACATs at the Tesco on Bishopsgate are great, and always work, but
the ones in Tesco in Ponder's End are temperamental as ****.
Similarly, the ones in M&S Enfield Town are fine, but the ones in M&S
London Colney are shit.

 

the ones at the Tesco Metro in my local High St seem to work fine too. The
one in Hereford was branded NCR, IIRC.

 

If you think that's bad, try new Red Bull Cola. I was handed a can by
some young thing in tarted up Mini in Cannon St the other day.

It's utterly rank.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, SD

Do be careful, Bond.

She might have topped it up with Rohypnol so she could take you
somewhere discreet and have her wicked way with you.

That'd be awful.

I mean, the Rohypnol would mean you wouldn't remember it.

 

Was she wearing a mini, or driving a Mini?
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My advice as your attorney is to buy a motorcycle
To email me, neal at my domain should work.

 

you might be on to something there - I'm pretty sure the crap ones
I've used are NCR devices too.