News Of The World (Or This Is Life As We Know It)

[wonwinglo]

Richard,was this the place on the television a little while back ? it sounds familiar.

Well. Had my first day at my new job today. Finally got a full time job after 5 months of only weekend work!Went very well and thoroughly enjoyed it! Only doing 3 days a week whilst i serve out my notice at my current job but full 39-40 hours start on the 6th December. Can’t wait!

It’s called the Lemon Tree and is regarded as the best restaurant in my area.

Take a look at the website if you want:

(Sorry link deleted by Wonwing due to suspicious spyware linked to the site)

[Guest]

Well. Had my first day at my new job today. Finally got a full time job after 5 months of only weekend work!Went very well and thoroughly enjoyed it! Only doing 3 days a week whilst i serve out my notice at my current job but full 39-40 hours start on the 6th December. Can’t wait!

It’s called the Lemon Tree and is regarded as the best restaurant in my area.

Take a look at the website if you want:

Heartiest congratulations Richard, I really hope that it goes well for you and you enjoy your new position.

It is well known that young Chefs get the brunt of things in most kitchens so I hope that you end up with a fair head chef who treats you right and is prepared to take the time to teach you all he knows.

Did anyone see Gordon Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares last night?

It was a pub in Lancashire and I felt really sorry for the landlord who was making a rod for his own back.

If he doesn't take on board what Gordan was saying, and he didn't seem to be 100% behind it, he could be either bankrupt or dead in the not too distant future.

I actually have more respect for Gordon than I have done in the past as he obviously believes in all my own leadership views and his dealing with the kitchen team was superb and was a major factor in turning the place around. It was a classic case of give the team some slack and watch them rise to the chalenge. They did an amazing job with little guidance but a fair dose of encouragement.

[wonwinglo]

Richard,I am very sorry but had to delete the link to the Lemontree,it contained something suspicious probably spyware,if anyone clicked onto it then can I suggest you do a scan and quarantine it.

[Guest]

no barry no spyware or anything. for some reason it opens up the site into microsoft word.

i dont know why this is, i will have a word with my boss about it.

and i dont know if it was on tele, will ask that as well!

thanks Richard. luckely as i have a bit of experience and my qualifications i wont be getting any of that comis chef crap. once they guy who is leaving has trained me up on the larder section i will be Chef De Partie (head of section chef) so chanced are if you ate at the Lemon Tree i will cook you something.

and about the head chef (who is also the owner) and all the staff for that matter. they are all really nice and all of today, and my trial day i have not heard one single negitive coment. all possitive, have a joke and a laugh when theres time. great team! which is really what its all about in a kitchen!

[Guest]

Sounds like a great place to work Richard. Well done.

[Guest]

Where Is The Lemon Tree, ?

I Am Not Far From Hertfordshire And Boy Can I Eat, May Pay You A Visit !

[Guest]

In Bishops Stortford Guy. if you know stortford i will tell you exactly!

[Guest]

Went to Inverness yesterday, my car had it's annual service and has it's second MOT. Saw, in Maplin, the electronic finder system mentioned in one of the magazines. It has a handheld device to locate "tags" which are registereed to it. The maximum usefull range is claimed to be 600ft. The "Tags" are not heavy so could be carried in most flying models.

Loc8tor | Home this should explain better perhaps.

One event spoiled my wifes day. I was trvelling at indicated 60mph real speed about 57/58mph, a hot hatch came up from behing at high speed, proceeded to pass me against an oncoming car, he made it. The time for the oncoming car to be opposite me was between 2 and 3 seconds, I estimate it was travelling at 50+. who is good at math? what distance was the gap the fool used to pass? It certainly was far too short for safety.

[Guest]

Bob, I was travelling down a dual carriage way a couple of days ago in very heavy driving rain. I was in the outside lane and was just about to overtake a car when another hot hatch, who obviously didn't want to wait for me to overtake, dived on the inside of me and cut in front of me to overtake the same car. I couldn't see a thing for his spray and how he missed us both is beyond me.

The standard of driving nowadays really scares me and what I used to find a real pleasure is becoming more of a survival challenge.

[Guest]

i too must agree even in my 20 yrs of drivng i think the standard of driving is seriously in decline..... i used to drive a hatchback ( not a hot hatch but a warm one ! ) and i used to pootle about and get to where i wanted to go ... never had a problem and never had a collision, never had a speeding ticket......

but i was taught how to pass a driving test, not to drive....so like alot of novice drivers 20 yrs ago after passing my test i went out on the roads, - luckily in the back of beyond in cumbria !!! but i did my learning out on the highways in a 900cc little car, only after years of hands on experience did i feel ready to have a more powerfull car like by ' warm hatchback- this was a whopping 1400cc !...nowadays the drivers pass their test and jump behind the wheel of fuel injected hot hatches and then dice with death with other road users- are these drivers really ready for 2 litre hot hatch cars ? can they actually handle the speed and the power.....are they experienced enough to read the road in different condistions ? are they suitably experienced or knowledgable to deal with the consequences of of too much speed, or a skid or a loss of control ? the numbers of road deaths of young males may answer the question !

[wonwinglo]

Never ceases to amaze me howe some people drive on the trust of their brakes,one day they will find out that things do fail sometimes,those head on death jockeys are a right pain in the butt,with no consideration whatsoever for other road users.

A lot of ignorance and a gross misunderstanding or disregard of how machines work.

I think that a brain cell check should be high on the aggenda for these people before they are let loose on the roads.

[Guest]

here here. i have my driving test on the 5th of december (hope i pass) i have a 1.6 fule injection suzuki baleno. but its not fast. 10 year old car. only got it because my dad baught it for me and was the only decent/well priced one at the time.

i also hate "boy racers" who think because they can play grand tourismo and have wathed the fast and the furious 20 times they can drive like it in real life. what i hate with a passion is they all put these massive exhausts on to try and make their 1.0000009 cars soud like a 2.5.pathetic. also very annoying when you are walking through town, here a loud car and turn to look. thinking you will see a nice impreza or lambourgini or something.....but wait...no!...its a renult 5

[Guest]

i too must agree even in my 20 yrs of drivng i think the standard of driving is seriously in decline..... i used to drive a hatchback ( not a hot hatch but a warm one ! ) and i used to pootle about and get to where i wanted to go ... never had a problem and never had a collision, never had a speeding ticket......but i was taught how to pass a driving test, not to drive....so like alot of novice drivers 20 yrs ago after passing my test i went out on the roads, - luckily in the back of beyond in cumbria !!! but i did my learning out on the highways in a 900cc little car, only after years of hands on experience did i feel ready to have a more powerfull car like by ' warm hatchback- this was a whopping 1400cc !...nowadays the drivers pass their test and jump behind the wheel of fuel injected hot hatches and then dice with death with other road users- are these drivers really ready for 2 litre hot hatch cars ? can they actually handle the speed and the power.....are they experienced enough to read the road in different condistions ? are they suitably experienced or knowledgable to deal with the consequences of of too much speed, or a skid or a loss of control ? the numbers of road deaths of young males may answer the question !

I would love to see similar power restrictions put on learners in cars as is curently imposed on Motorbikes. Some of thse kids are no more than guided missiles with attitude and as for the school run with young mothers in 4 x 4's AGGHH!!!! They don't park them, they abandon them!!

[Guest]

and as for the school run with young mothers in 4 x 4's AGGHH!!!! They don't park them' date=' they abandon them!![/quote']The only time they are off road is when they are parked on the pavement or in the Sainsburys carpark. Saw one going through flooding at 2 miles an hour once and the water barely touched the rims. Some people have no idea how to drive or how to cope in conditions such as snow and heavy rain. There should be a section in the test!

And the police should give more people the £30 on the spot fine for driving with fog lights on !!! :soapbox:

[Guest]

My first car an Austin, 55mph as long as you did not mind wobbling and rattling, keeping a straight line meant, DRIVING.

Second car a Vauxhall Victor estate column gearchange, all three of 'em plus reverse, book speed 63mph. It cooouuuld just, till I worked on the engine then it cruised comfortably on the near empty motorway at 70+, took a long time getting up to speed tho'. It has more stories attatched to it.

Third car, A BRAND NEW Vauxhall Viva, 1100cc. Not a good running engine till some changes made, different plugs, different timing, different rocker clearance gaps. averaged 46mpg for 46000 miles and would cruise at 80mph.

Vehicle four, a Volkswagon caravanette with the biggest engine I had had yet, 1800cc. Like a tractor, slow and utterly reliable even at -20 Centigrade.

Car 5, an old Fiat estate, a workhorse it did a lot of miles.

Car 6, a Nissan Prairie, another workhorse. It carried and pulled a lot of goods. Great for the old dutch (wound her up did that description) as with her limited movment she could get into it without having to bend too much. Wife liked the higher upright seating too. Ok for pulling our first caravan. Thirsty car with moderate excelleration.

Car 7, Fiat Doblo Turbo diesel. Replaced at six month old due to oncoming sleeping driver writing it off.

Car 8, As above. This is returning 53mpg with a lot of the mileage towing our 17ft Caravan. Quite surprising exceleration when required. Never tried top speed, will easily reach 85 with more in reserve. Mostly I travel at 50 to 55 mph on the open road. With the Caravan just under fifty with lots of "let them past" slow downs, or into passing places. The nuisance of this is that in the summer most of the ones overtaking can do no faster once past, due to traffic in front.