General Discussion
You don't have to look as far as Brussels to see fraud and ineptitude wasting hideous amounts of money. I worked European Grants for (as was) MAFF and some of the things being claimed were unbelievable. One farmer claimed for several hundred acres which were located some 20 odd miles out in the North Sea!! The waste of grant money I saw was incredible. I also worked for the Revenue. They ...
There was an Odd Job Man add in last weeks Gazette. Once you find a tradesman in Dawlish stick with him/her! They are hard to come by and do work the whole area to give them enough hours. I can recommend people to you Andy (i.e. the ones we use at Red Devon Housing) such as plumber, sparky, general builder/chippy/all round good guy, carpet/flooring fitter and they're all local (i.e. ...
Tesco Burgers: Low in Fat but surprisingly high in Shergar! (Can't claim the credit for that one).
I have been quoted several times in the Gazette......without ever talking to a reporter!
Hi Chef I will phone you after 2 p.m. to discuss further. This could be interesting for both of us as we may be able to offer you a venue for your classes also - dependent on what you would require. Speak later. Huw
I'm always looking for a 'bank' chef to cover holidays' sickness etc. Cooking for 20 odd pers. We don't have brilliant rates of pay though.
Haven't seen a cyclist using it yet!!!
It's very difficult to implement in this country or abroad. I think most of us agree that an ex-pat living somewhere near the equator shouldn't get it but what about Spain, Cyprus etc? Those countries do get colder in the winter. I went out to Cyprus some years ago when we had snow on the ground here. On arrival we were sweltering and going around in shorts and T-shirts. The locals though were ...
Or Hogmanay even! Don't mess with the Haggis Chef!lol
Make sure it's Wee Shoppe pasty Andy. I'm a big fan (as can be seen by my girth!!!!) and they are currently the best around in my humble opinion. No, I have no conection with them!!!lol
