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The Paul Thax Diary Podcast – 26th Feb to 4th March
Fresh as a spring lamb and twice as delicious -the funniest podcast in the land —-
The Paul Thax Diary Podcast – 26th Feb to 4th March
How not to keep your resolutions…
In this weekly podcast, Paul Thax reads a weeks entry from his 2013 diary. Find out what happens when Paul has his recurring terrifying nightmare!
April first, 2015. Me, my father and our friend Tony all moved into a large house together. As I am currently moving out of said house into Tonys new house’s sofa/bed settee/bench in the park…
Source: Moving house
Dear Santa,
we were sorry to miss you on the canal this Christmas time but we found your flyer too late (24th Dec) on a pub table. Can we instead book for 2016, to avoid similar disappointment this year?
We noted that on the flyer it says adults get a ‘hot drink and mince pie or equivalent’ and we need to know what could possibly be equivalent to a mince pie for such a festive excursion?
Possibly the only equivalent could be a portion of Christmas pudding, and that has to be served warm (flaming preferably) and with brandy butter so is rather unpractical, for a barge so maybe your equivalent is Christmas cake? Again slightly awkward in the need for it to be cut up, and also not having dedicated unique casings to crumb-catch such as the mince pie (usually) does.
If you were thinking of serving individual apple pies, even if they be of the famous Mr Kipling variety, simply will not do. Apple pies, even Mr Kipling’s, are in no way festive. And I’m sure I do not even need to mention that mere biscuits -even chocolate covered- again are not festive and so would be out of the question.
We are aware that some shops now sell Germanic and Italian traditional Christmas sweet goods but we feel you must surely not employ these as this ride will surely be a very traditionally English ‘Do’? So no gingerbread or raisin or hard bland cakes please.
Yule log! Yes this could potentially be an equivalent -but again unless with individual cases could be too messy, and I’d hate to think of Santa having to sweep up after everyone.
On another point – is the equivalent only actually available if you run out of mince pies? Have you ever run out of them before?
If on the day we attend you’ve run out may we bring our own? Or would you suggest we get Kitty to make a batch we can bring along, and sell to yourselves as a stop gap perhaps? If we do the latter could we get a discount on our ride? If Kitty for some reason (she may not see the year out you know) cannot do the pies could we fetch Supermarkets Own Brand? And again sell them on to yourselves or even direct to fellow trippers?
Or is the equivalent available on every trip, and not just when (and if) mince pies run out?
If so the details of the equivalent could/should perhaps be denoted on the flyer, unless the equivalent differs every trip of course.
Do excuse us if we are barking up the wrong tree here, and the mince pie equivalent is not actually equivalent in terms of it’s festive nature but rather in size or volume or monetary or calorific value?
Or indeed a savoury equivalent, e.g. pork pie (not especially festive).
Would you consider an After Eight mint an equivalent? Weight-wise it obviously isn’t but depending on special offers, or lack thereof, at the shop it might have a monetary equivalence. And on another note an After Eight Mint is eaten rather faster and so people might feel slightly disappointed as the pie-eaters have a longer snack.
For booking purposes there are four of us who would like to attend, including the afore mentioned Kitty but due to her condition we wouldn’t be able to confirm her definite attendance. Beside myself and my husband our Joycie would like to come but she has mobility issues (bunions) so we would like to know about your provisions for the infirm please. Joycie also has a mince intolerance (veganism), so you can see our imperative for the “equivalent” details!
We wanted to send you this enquiry by letter but my grand neice said to save our stamps and she is emailing this instead.
We hope this finds you having a well earnt rest Santa and look forward to hearing from you (or your elves).
Season’s Greetings
Mrs & Mrs Armitage-Senior
Dinnington
A Brilliant REPLY (Just over an hour later):
Dear Mr & Mrs Armitage (Senior),
Dear Mr & Mrs Armitage -Senior,
Robin Stonebridge
Chesterfield
Our tripboat, John Varley, will be doing Santa Special trips on every Saturday and Sunday from 19th November to 18th December and on Wednesday 21st, Thursday 22nd, Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th December.
All leave from Tapton Lock, on the Tesco roundabout in Chesterfield, S41 7JB.
For bookings, ring 01629 533020.
Our tripboat, Seth Ellis, will be doing Santa Special trips every Saturday and Sunday from 26th November to 18th December and on Wednesday 21st, Thursday 22nd, Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th December.
All leave from the Hop Pole on the A620, Welham Road, DN22 6UG. There is plenty of car parking or catch buses 95, 96 or 97.
For bookings, ring 07925 851569 or email sethellis@chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk .
Our tripboat, Hugh Henshall, will be doing Santa Special trips on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th December.
All leave from the Lock Keeper pub in Worksop, S81 1TJ.
For bookings, ring 0114 360 0460 or email hughhenshall@chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk .
Our tripboat, Madeline, will be doing Santa Special trips on every Saturday and Sunday from 3rd to 18th December and on Wednesday 21st, Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd December.
All leave from Hollingwood Hub on Works Road, S43 2PF. For directions, click here.
For bookings, ring 01629 533020.
Our tripboat, Hugh Henshall, will be doing Santa Special trips on every Saturday and Sunday from 10th to 18th December and on Wednesday 21st, Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd December.
All leave from Shireoaks, S81 8LP.
For bookings, ring 0114 360 0460 or email hughhenshall@chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk .
Hi Robin (perfect name for the season eh!),
This is so thoughtful and appreciated. I will show and discuss it with Mr Armitage, after he gets back from his ear wax appointment shortly.
We really meant to reply to all your lovely messages originally however we were lost for words! Never in all our days of feeding back to whomever have we received such replies in kind.
I for one am certainly keen to come along and find out exactly what mince pies or equivalent there is, but will be bringing along something to be certain of Christmassy satisfaction.
Best festive regards,
Mrs Armitage (Senior)
Hi,
thanks for such quick & precise delivery, that’s second to none!
I was so excited to be getting this as I recently broke mine and found this make and model to be excellent!
I was so happy to find it at a reasonable price too.
Now while it’s described for sure as ‘Used’ and there are photos to show some of the ‘used-ness’ I wish Id know just HOW used it was.It must’ve been used to hoover up something wet, or been washed but not left to dry out before its been used-it STANK 😦
I’ve had this model for 2 years myself and it has never smelt so bad, I think the user had pets and so human & pet hair & skin had clogged the filter and coated the inside of the main body, head and 1 tube. As I’m so desperate to get on with hoovering I have spent the last hour thoroughly scrubbing and washing out the stinky coating and thick goop from the filter, I feel so sick now. I just wish you had accurately described how MISused it had been to inform my buying decision fully.
Thanks
Feedback I left- NEUTRAL – Filthy & v.smelly definitely not just a catalogue return, been used with wet.
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I’m not sure what you are trying to achieve by arguing the toss here, certainly not a good PR job nor good reputation for your company from me or my friends and family.
I’ve used hoovers for years and years, I am not stupid. Ive even hoovered up water myself years ago and learnt what an error that is!
I find it very odd that you are even messaging to and fro about this.
Is this some sort of joke and actually the Managers children bored of school holidays?
I think eBay will agree it’s strange behaviour for a seller.
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So I left Follw up feedback’ to clarify – Expected ‘used’ but not MISused.Odd msgs from seller trying to villify
Hopefully others will check the feedback scores before buying unlike I did
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