On Fri, 1 Jul 2011 16:55:35 +0100, "Arfa Daily"
wrote:



I've just put some photos up on Flickr, Bob. (New post also with address for
those who have stopped following this thread).


I Read That As :- "...New post also with asbestos...".


--
Frank Erskine

"Frank Erskine" wrote in message
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On Fri, 1 Jul 2011 16:55:35 +0100, "Arfa Daily"
wrote:



I've just put some photos up on Flickr, Bob. (New post also with address
for
those who have stopped following this thread).


I Read That As :- "...New post also with asbestos...".


--
Frank Erskine

Time for your annual run down to the opticians, Frank ? :-)

Arfa

Arfa Daily wrote:

"Frank Erskine" wrote:

"Arfa Daily" wrote:

(New post also with address

I Read That As :- "...New post also with asbestos...".

Time for your annual run down to the opticians, Frank ? :-)

Annual? More like your pseudo-surname :-)

"Huge" wrote in message
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On 2011-06-26, Arfa Daily wrote:

There is some fairly good photos of the counter I built. I think it looks
quite impressive, but then, I would, wouldn't I ? :-))

The website is www.ljsburgerandshakes.co.uk

Looking good!

If anyone's up this way of an evening, pop in and try a burger and shake.
Tell 'em you're a friend of Arfa's on the 'net. Daughter will probably
charge you double for admitting that, though ....

Bad news. You're about 20 minutes away and 'en route' to where the monthly
TVRCC meeting is. I may be forced to drop in and do a review....

)

Seriously, though, the best of luck.


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Thank you kind sir, and I'm sure that the missus and daughter will make you
most welcome. Note though, that the opening times have been revised back to
10pm, for security reasons.

Arfa

Despite conventional advice that you can't cook roasties in it, my
wife's roasties, done in olive oil, are the best in the world.

MRD
--
Robin
PM may be sent to rbw0{at}hotmail{dot}com

Huge wrote:
[snip]

Despite conventional advice that you can't cook roasties in it, my wife's
roasties, done in olive oil, are the best in the world.

I'm never sure where conventional wisdom comes from. Patate al forno are a
favourite in Italy and they are just roast potato with herbs in olive oil.
back when we sold our oil at food fairs I had many people assure me that
one cannot fry in olive oil or that to do so would cause the oil to become
toxic.

I'm sure someone sits down and dreams up this drivel in order to sell more
lard/ groundnut oil/ rapeseed oil.

"Steve Firth" wrote in message
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Huge wrote:
[snip]

Despite conventional advice that you can't cook roasties in it, my wife's
roasties, done in olive oil, are the best in the world.

I'm never sure where conventional wisdom comes from. Patate al forno are
a
favourite in Italy and they are just roast potato with herbs in olive oil.
back when we sold our oil at food fairs I had many people assure me that
one cannot fry in olive oil or that to do so would cause the oil to become
toxic.

If that was the case, every celebrity chef on TV would be guilty of mass
murder by proxy ! In the last few years, every last one of them chucks
liberal amounts of olive oil into a smoking hot pan, before putting the food
in to fry / brown / sear / colour ....


I'm sure someone sits down and dreams up this drivel in order to sell more
lard/ groundnut oil/ rapeseed oil.

Same people who dream up horror stories about nuclear power plants in order
to sell more windmills, I reckon ... :-)

Arfa

Arfa Daily wrote:


I'm sure someone sits down and dreams up this drivel in order to sell more
lard/ groundnut oil/ rapeseed oil.

Same people who dream up horror stories about nuclear power plants in order
to sell more windmills, I reckon ... :-)

Yup, the same ones who claim burgers give you cancer and that
beansprouts are really good for you.

Arfa Daily wrote:
My counter is finished...

....and very good it looks too! Feels nice and substantial and the
worktop fits beautifully. Those 'murials' look good close up considering
how much they've been blown up.

Enjoyed the burger (1/2lb Mexican) and the chips are excellent. I'll be
back :thumbsup:

Fred
(Local-ish)

Tim Streater wrote:
In article ,
FredCarnot wrote:

Arfa Daily wrote:
My counter is finished...

...and very good it looks too! Feels nice and substantial and the
worktop fits beautifully. Those 'murials' look good close up
considering how much they've been blown up.

Who is Muriel?

Murial, dear.

"FredCarnot" wrote in message
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Arfa Daily wrote:
My counter is finished...

...and very good it looks too! Feels nice and substantial and the worktop
fits beautifully. Those 'murials' look good close up considering how much
they've been blown up.

Enjoyed the burger (1/2lb Mexican) and the chips are excellent. I'll be
back :thumbsup:

Fred
(Local-ish)

Thank you, kind sir. Your comments are appreciated. Did you make yourself
known to number one daughter as a UK DIY'er ? She's the one not on the till.
Probably hovering over the milkshake side. I'll pass on your good wishes to
them. Did you get on all right with a half pounder ? I found it a real
mission to get through when I tried ! Wife up the corner is responsible for
the chips. She takes them very seriously ... The murals were done by a
local company. We were very pleased with them.

Arfa

"Tim Streater" wrote in message
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In article ,
FredCarnot wrote:

Arfa Daily wrote:
My counter is finished...

...and very good it looks too! Feels nice and substantial and the worktop
fits beautifully. Those 'murials' look good close up considering how much
they've been blown up.

Who is Muriel?

--
Tim

Hilda Ogden would have known. She had one behind her flying ducks ...
:-)

Arfa

Arfa Daily wrote:
Thank you, kind sir. Your comments are appreciated. Did you make
yourself known to number one daughter as a UK DIY'er ?

I remained incognito. If I spot you next time I'll give the secret
uk.d-i-y sign :0)

She's the one not
on the till. Probably hovering over the milkshake side. I'll pass on
your good wishes to them. Did you get on all right with a half pounder ?
I found it a real mission to get through when I tried !

It's ...substantial isn't it? :0) Next time I think I'll stick to the
1/4, might be able to manage a shake then.

The shakes look popular. One order for 4 in progress and another for 3
while I was there had those blenders running full-tilt. Could be a bit
of a bottleneck when it's busy...

Fred

On 05/08/2011 19:39, FredCarnot wrote:
Arfa Daily wrote:
Thank you, kind sir. Your comments are appreciated. Did you make
yourself known to number one daughter as a UK DIY'er ?

I remained incognito. If I spot you next time I'll give the secret
uk.d-i-y sign :0)

Is that a wave of an Angle Grinder?

--
Adrian C

Arfa Daily wrote:


"Tim Streater" wrote in message
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In article ,
FredCarnot wrote:

Arfa Daily wrote:
My counter is finished...

...and very good it looks too! Feels nice and substantial and the
worktop fits beautifully. Those 'murials' look good close up
considering how much they've been blown up.

Who is Muriel?

--
Tim

Hilda Ogden would have known. She had one behind her flying ducks ... :-)

Glad somebody got it, I was beginning to feel old...

Fred

Adrian C wrote:
On 05/08/2011 19:39, FredCarnot wrote:
Arfa Daily wrote:
Thank you, kind sir. Your comments are appreciated. Did you make
yourself known to number one daughter as a UK DIY'er ?

I remained incognito. If I spot you next time I'll give the secret
uk.d-i-y sign :0)

Is that a wave of an Angle Grinder?

Either that or a Screwfix catalogue

On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 19:47:48 +0100, FredCarnot wrote:

Thank you, kind sir. Your comments are appreciated. Did you make
yourself known to number one daughter as a UK DIY'er ?

I remained incognito. If I spot you next time I'll give the
secret
uk.d-i-y sign :0)

Is that a wave of an Angle Grinder?

Either that or a Screwfix catalogue

Rolled up with a white carnation in your left lapel.

--
Cheers
Dave.

"FredCarnot" wrote in message
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Arfa Daily wrote:
Thank you, kind sir. Your comments are appreciated. Did you make yourself
known to number one daughter as a UK DIY'er ?

I remained incognito. If I spot you next time I'll give the secret
uk.d-i-y sign :0)

She's the one not
on the till. Probably hovering over the milkshake side. I'll pass on your
good wishes to them. Did you get on all right with a half pounder ? I
found it a real mission to get through when I tried !

It's ...substantial isn't it? :0) Next time I think I'll stick to the 1/4,
might be able to manage a shake then.

The shakes look popular. One order for 4 in progress and another for 3
while I was there had those blenders running full-tilt. Could be a bit of
a bottleneck when it's busy...

Fred

Hasn't been so far. A chain that we know that does a similar product, uses
the exact same (cheap) blender, and when they fail, they just chuck 'em
away, but keep the blender jug. That then allows them to build up an excess
of jugs compared to blenders, so they can just rotate them and stack them
when it gets busy. If it gets to the point where three blenders can't cope,
they are cheap enough that you just get another.

Daughter says are you a suit and moustache ? If so, she remembers which one
you were. She used to be very good at remembering the customers, and what
they ordered, when she was 'front of house' at our previous cafe.

You only catch me in there briefly on a Wednesday evening. If I was up there
every night, I'd be even fatter .... ! :-)

Arfa

"Tim Streater" wrote in message
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In article ,
FredCarnot wrote:

Adrian C wrote:
On 05/08/2011 19:39, FredCarnot wrote:
Arfa Daily wrote:
Thank you, kind sir. Your comments are appreciated. Did you make
yourself known to number one daughter as a UK DIY'er ?

I remained incognito. If I spot you next time I'll give the secret
uk.d-i-y sign :0)

Is that a wave of an Angle Grinder?

Either that or a Screwfix catalogue

That's it - back cover of the current SF catalogue.

--
Tim



I'll tell her to look out !

Arfa

"FredCarnot" wrote in message
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Arfa Daily wrote:


"Tim Streater" wrote in message
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In article ,
FredCarnot wrote:

Arfa Daily wrote:
My counter is finished...

...and very good it looks too! Feels nice and substantial and the
worktop fits beautifully. Those 'murials' look good close up
considering how much they've been blown up.

Who is Muriel?

--
Tim

Hilda Ogden would have known. She had one behind her flying ducks ...
:-)

Glad somebody got it, I was beginning to feel old...

Fred

I was surprised no one else had. I thought we were all grumpy old sods on
here ... d;-)

Arfa

Arfa Daily wrote:

"FredCarnot" wrote in message
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The shakes look popular. One order for 4 in progress and another for 3
while I was there had those blenders running full-tilt. Could be a bit
of a bottleneck when it's busy...

Hasn't been so far. A chain that we know that does a similar product,
uses the exact same (cheap) blender, and when they fail, they just chuck
'em away, but keep the blender jug.

I hadn't thought of it that way, sounds like an excellent plan actually.
I guess something like the ones the "Will it Blend?" guy uses are rather
more expensive.

Daughter says are you a suit and moustache ?

Close!

If so, she remembers which
one you were. She used to be very good at remembering the customers, and
what they ordered, when she was 'front of house' at our previous cafe.

Where was that if you don't mind me asking?

You only catch me in there briefly on a Wednesday evening. If I was up
there every night, I'd be even fatter .... ! :-)

:0)

"FredCarnot" wrote in message
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Arfa Daily wrote:

"FredCarnot" wrote in message
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The shakes look popular. One order for 4 in progress and another for 3
while I was there had those blenders running full-tilt. Could be a bit
of a bottleneck when it's busy...

Hasn't been so far. A chain that we know that does a similar product,
uses the exact same (cheap) blender, and when they fail, they just chuck
'em away, but keep the blender jug.

I hadn't thought of it that way, sounds like an excellent plan actually. I
guess something like the ones the "Will it Blend?" guy uses are rather
more expensive.

Daughter says are you a suit and moustache ?

Close!

If so, she remembers which one you were. She used to be very good at
remembering the customers, and what they ordered, when she was 'front of
house' at our previous cafe.

Where was that if you don't mind me asking?

:0)



Presumably, as you declared yourself "local-ish", I think it was, you know
Welly reasonably well ? The Embankment. Triumph M/C garage. Bestbuys camping
and outdoor shop. Opposite. Pumphouse Cafe. Maybe you used to go there ?
Although if you did, the daughter would probably have remembered you when
you came in the new place. We also had Espresso, just off The Square in E.B.
Opposite Tower Home & Garden (which sadly closed down last week after at
least 35 years that I know of). That was a very useful place for hardware
and fixings and wood and so on, until the last owner got his hands on it,
and tried to turn it into a mini B&Q, ditching all the 'by-the-shovelful'
pet supplies, and
'rummage-for-yourself-with-a-brown-paper-bag-and-then-tell-me-how-many-you've-got'
screws and nails, and the " 'ere Dale, cut us a coupla feet of that" timber
yard. Locals never really took to him, and you know what a village is like
for that sort of thing ...

We sold both cafes within about a week of each other, nearly a year ago now,
to finance this venture. It has taken this long to get through all the red
tape of planning and securing the lease, and getting the building conversion
work done, and getting the gas supply in, and the new electricity supply in
and so on. In contrast, all the interior fitting and plumbing and so on that
we did ourselves, took about six weeks. The counter took me about 4 weekends
and a few evenings at home, and then a couple of full days and a few
evenings on-site to complete.

Arfa

Arfa Daily wrote:
Presumably, as you declared yourself "local-ish", I think it was, you
know Welly reasonably well ? The Embankment. Triumph M/C garage.
Bestbuys camping and outdoor shop.

I rarely go into Welly these days. I know Bestbuys, but not been in
there for some years, I think the garage was a VW dealer. Have used the
picture framer there, but not, sadly, the cafe.

E.B.

Been to the Barker's factory shop there. Good shoes, lasted for years.

and you know what a village is like for that sort of thing ...

Oh yes

Good luck. I'll pop in again sometime.

--
Fred

"Owain" wrote in message
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On Aug 8, 12:35 am, "Arfa Daily" wrote:
Look forward to having you in

"Can I do you now sir"

Owain



No, sorry. You've lost me on that one. Probably having a thick senior moment
.... :-)

Arfa

in 1060221 20110811 020246 "Arfa Daily" wrote:
"Owain" wrote in message
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On Aug 8, 12:35 am, "Arfa Daily" wrote:
Look forward to having you in

"Can I do you now sir"

Owain



No, sorry. You've lost me on that one. Probably having a thick senior moment
.... :-)

Arfa

You didn't listen to ITMA?