Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

[tikay]

... when he puts the fish in the boiling oil, he slides it in oh-so-slowly & gently.....VERY important that.
...

I used to work in a fish and chip shop and I'm happy to admit that sliding the fish in slowly to achieve a better result was a much lower priority for me than getting the fish in the fryer without getting burnt was

I thought as well as assisting the batter to seal and not stick to the pan they slid the fish (and other items) into the deep frier, to avoid splashing hot oil over themselves??

Geo

You may be right, Geo, but my Fish & Chip Corry - NOT from Grantham - told me that if you just drop the wet fish in the deep fryer, it causes both ends of the fish to curl up, whereas if you slide it in all gently-wently, then it stays nice & flat.

Less "heat-shock" I guess.

He also said "you have to respect the piece of fish if you want it to be perfect", which he told me as he respectfully slid a lovely piece of cod into his vat of boiling hot oil.

[tikay]

... when he puts the fish in the boiling oil, he slides it in oh-so-slowly & gently.....VERY important that.
...

I used to work in a fish and chip shop and I'm happy to admit that sliding the fish in slowly to achieve a better result was a much lower priority for me than getting the fish in the fryer without getting burnt was

I thought as well as assisting the batter to seal and not stick to the pan they slid the fish (and other items) into the deep frier, to avoid splashing hot oil over themselves??

Geo

Apart from some bird from Grantham who tikay tells us just chucks it in.

She must be a right hard-nut.

Not wrong - that is why she is always complaining about all those "oil splash burns" on her arms. She does not do gently-wently, see?

[Geo the Sarge]

... when he puts the fish in the boiling oil, he slides it in oh-so-slowly & gently.....VERY important that.
...

I used to work in a fish and chip shop and I'm happy to admit that sliding the fish in slowly to achieve a better result was a much lower priority for me than getting the fish in the fryer without getting burnt was

I thought as well as assisting the batter to seal and not stick to the pan they slid the fish (and other items) into the deep frier, to avoid splashing hot oil over themselves??

Geo

You may be right, Geo, but my Fish & Chip Corry - NOT from Grantham - told me that if you just drop the wet fish in the deep fryer, it causes both ends of the fish to curl up, whereas if you slide it in all gently-wently, then it stays nice & flat.

Less "heat-shock" I guess.

He also said "you have to respect the piece of fish if you want it to be perfect", which he told me as he respectfully slid a lovely piece of cod into his vat of boiling hot oil.

You should write a book of double entendre

May I respectfully suggest a title of "50 shades greyer?"

Geo

[Karabiner]

... when he puts the fish in the boiling oil, he slides it in oh-so-slowly & gently.....VERY important that.
...

I used to work in a fish and chip shop and I'm happy to admit that sliding the fish in slowly to achieve a better result was a much lower priority for me than getting the fish in the fryer without getting burnt was

I thought as well as assisting the batter to seal and not stick to the pan they slid the fish (and other items) into the deep frier, to avoid splashing hot oil over themselves??

Geo

You may be right, Geo, but my Fish & Chip Corry - NOT from Grantham - told me that if you just drop the wet fish in the deep fryer, it causes both ends of the fish to curl up, whereas if you slide it in all gently-wently, then it stays nice & flat.

Less "heat-shock" I guess.

He also said "you have to respect the piece of fish if you want it to be perfect", which he told me as he respectfully slid a lovely piece of cod into his vat of boiling hot oil.

You should write a book of double entendre

May I respectfully suggest a title of "50 shades greyer?"

Geo

Now if you had been discussing a battered sausage...

[tikay]

... when he puts the fish in the boiling oil, he slides it in oh-so-slowly & gently.....VERY important that.
...

I used to work in a fish and chip shop and I'm happy to admit that sliding the fish in slowly to achieve a better result was a much lower priority for me than getting the fish in the fryer without getting burnt was

I thought as well as assisting the batter to seal and not stick to the pan they slid the fish (and other items) into the deep frier, to avoid splashing hot oil over themselves??

Geo

You may be right, Geo, but my Fish & Chip Corry - NOT from Grantham - told me that if you just drop the wet fish in the deep fryer, it causes both ends of the fish to curl up, whereas if you slide it in all gently-wently, then it stays nice & flat.

Less "heat-shock" I guess.

He also said "you have to respect the piece of fish if you want it to be perfect", which he told me as he respectfully slid a lovely piece of cod into his vat of boiling hot oil.

You should write a book of double entendre

May I respectfully suggest a title of "50 shades greyer?"

Geo

Geo!

Please.

There was an attempted bit of humour in there somewhere, but certainly not of the double entendre variety. I leave that sort of stuff to Tom, who specialises in that, & rip-roaring tales of lawn-mowing.

[MrDickie]

Worryingly lack of Cornish Pasty reports here.
Had my best one ever in a tiny back street cafe in Mousehole

[tikay]

Worryingly lack of Cornish Pasty reports here.
Had my best one ever in a tiny back street cafe in Mousehole

Sorry Mr Dickie, they are too busy discussing mowing the lawn. You can mow one way, then another, see?

[RED-DOG]

Mrs Red, as the surf pounds the shore: "It's smacking its beach up".

[tikay]

When you coming home,Tom?

[Kev B]

Mrs Red, as the surf pounds the shore: "It's smacking its beach up".

Very good Mrss. Red.

[RED-DOG]

We're home!

On the way back we called at Stonehenge and I was appalled to see it surrounded by an 8ft high chain link fence.  Note: this fence was not to keep people from getting too close, there was a seperate rope cordon for that. No. This fence was to keep people who couldn't afford to pay the £7 entry fee from getting too close.

I asked a lot of questions, including:

What gives them the right to omit poor people?

Is access to culture only for the better off?

What happens if I refuse to pay and enter anyway? Will I be arrested? What would I be charged with?

Understandably, I didn't get any satisfactory answers from the box office clerk or the security guard, but I did get a lot of murmured support, and even a smattering of applause from those waiting in the queue behind me.

[david3103]

We're home!

On the way back we called at Stonehenge and I was appalled to see it surrounded by an 8ft high chain link fence.  Note: this fence was not to keep people from getting too close, there was a seperate rope cordon for that. No. This fence was to keep people who couldn't afford to pay the £7 entry fee from getting too close.

I asked a lot of questions, including:

What gives them the right to omit poor people?

Is access to culture only for the better off?

What happens if I refuse to pay and enter anyway? Will I be arrested? What would I be charged with?

Understandably, I didn't get any satisfactory answers from the box office clerk or the security guard, but I did get a lot of murmured support, and even a smattering of applause from those waiting in the queue behind me.

Some culture is free, (at the point of delivery) some isn't.

Hard to see the Royal Shakespeare Company for free, or any theatre experience. Lots of museums are free, Cathedrals are 'free' but with a growing pressure for donations towards the maintenance of the building.

Stonehenge isn't really culture so this is all a bit moot, but...

English Heritage maintains Stonehenge and around 400 other properties and for £82 a year for a couple you can visit them all without paying another penny in admission charges.

Kirby Muxloe Castle looks worht a visit and you can stick your postcode in on this page ]to see others..
 http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/eastmidlands/

[MANTIS01]

My mum grew up around Stonehenge and tells me how she used to play on the stones back then. So they were freely accessible to all people for a few thousand years but suddenly not now which seems a shame. That said, with so much tourism I do think our heritage needs guardianship and maintenance because if every visitor chipped a bit off they would soon be gone and nobody could enjoy them in the future. And David is right about the good value English Heritage offer with that package. The only problem I've found at some of the heritage sites is you get a few moaners holding up the queue with their questions. I tend to sarcastically applaud these people if I'm patiently waiting behind.

[Doobs]

We're home!

On the way back we called at Stonehenge and I was appalled to see it surrounded by an 8ft high chain link fence.  Note: this fence was not to keep people from getting too close, there was a seperate rope cordon for that. No. This fence was to keep people who couldn't afford to pay the £7 entry fee from getting too close.

I asked a lot of questions, including:

What gives them the right to omit poor people?

Is access to culture only for the better off?

What happens if I refuse to pay and enter anyway? Will I be arrested? What would I be charged with?

Understandably, I didn't get any satisfactory answers from the box office clerk or the security guard, but I did get a lot of murmured support, and even a smattering of applause from those waiting in the queue behind me.

Should have gone to Avebury.  Lots of stones/different sites, less tourists and decent pub serving food.

[RED-DOG]

My mum grew up around Stonehenge and tells me how she used to play on the stones back then. So they were freely accessible to all people for a few thousand years but suddenly not now which seems a shame. That said, with so much tourism I do think our heritage needs guardianship and maintenance because if every visitor chipped a bit off they would soon be gone and nobody could enjoy them in the future. And David is right about the good value English Heritage offer with that package. The only problem I've found at some of the heritage sites is you get a few moaners holding up the queue with their questions. I tend to sarcastically applaud these people if I'm patiently waiting behind.

Do you think they need guardianship behind a close, 2ft high rope for those who can afford to pay and guardianship behind a distant, 8ft high chain link fence for those who can't?