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  • Victor MeldrewV Offline
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    @Bones said in Grumpy Old Man:

    @Victor-Meldrew 95% of my clients are local government...

    Big market for Polish chicks eh?

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    @Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:

    @antipodean said in Grumpy Old Man:

    I'm thinking public servants.

    Did some work for a local council in East London years ago. Was taken aback by the laziness, incompetence and general desire to ensure that nothing actually worked.

    Pretty sure the bloke who headed up the division (he was outstanding BTW) saw his role as keeping these people safely away from real-world employment and minimising the damage they could do there....

    Most surprising bit is you were taken aback.

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    @Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:

    @Bones said in Grumpy Old Man:

    @Victor-Meldrew 95% of my clients are local government...

    Big market for Polish chicks eh?

    Yuge

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    @MajorRage said in Grumpy Old Man:

    @Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:

    @antipodean said in Grumpy Old Man:

    I'm thinking public servants.

    Did some work for a local council in East London years ago. Was taken aback by the laziness, incompetence and general desire to ensure that nothing actually worked.

    Pretty sure the bloke who headed up the division (he was outstanding BTW) saw his role as keeping these people safely away from real-world employment and minimising the damage they could do there....

    Most surprising bit is you were taken aback.

    I was very young and inexperienced.... and, TBF, I also had dealings with some councils who were absolutely brilliant.

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    Eurovision.

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    @Victor-Meldrew non European counties being in Eurovision

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    @Kirwan said in Grumpy Old Man:

    @Victor-Meldrew non European counties being in Eurovision

    Australia and Eurovision deserve each other.

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    Cheap Pinot Noir.

    The stuff fucks with people's taste buds, has no redeeming features whatsoever - unlike other cheap wines - and should be banned immediately

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    @Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:

    Cheap Pinot Noir

    Fake News!

    Define 'cheap'...

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    @Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:

    Cheap Pinot Noir.

    The stuff fucks with people's taste buds, has no redeeming features whatsoever - unlike other cheap wines - and should be banned immediately

    Yeah a decent Pinot is up around the $25 mark now. Shiraz/Syrah and Cab Sav can still be ok at about $15 though.

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    One of our neighbours does a very drinkable Pinot that sells for under $25.
    Not complex but also very smooth and faultless.
    Yield for Pinot grapes is low so anything really cheap usually is shite.
    As @dogmeat says 'define cheap'.
    Compared to something like Valli, this is good value ie a third of the $ but certainly not a third of the quality.

    Pick and Shovel
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    One of my neighbours (Michael Cooper) gives it 3.5 stars
    A drink-young charmer, the 2018 vintage (3.5*) is ruby-hued, fresh and very harmonious, with ripe, moderately concentrated flavours, showing some savoury complexity, and a smooth finish.

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    @Crucial said in Grumpy Old Man:

    One of our neighbours does a very drinkable Pinot that sells for under $25.
    Not complex but also very smooth and faultless.
    Yield for Pinot grapes is low so anything really cheap usually is shite.
    As @dogmeat says 'define cheap'.
    Compared to something like Valli, this is good value ie a third of the $ but certainly not a third of the quality.

    Pick and Shovel

    Have had this, can confirm is good (like anyone needed my validation)

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    @dogmeat said in Grumpy Old Man:

    @Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:

    Cheap Pinot Noir

    Fake News!

    Define 'cheap'...

    Anything which tastes like sour lemon and Ribena and makes your teeth wince?

    You can get bloody good, extremely quaffable, medal-winning supermarket Chilean or NZ Pinot's for $15 -$20 here in the UK. Why anyone would buy and serve undrinkable crap to save $2-3 is beyond me....

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    @Victor-Meldrew

    Life is too short to drink cheap wine.

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    @Catogrande said in Grumpy Old Man:

    @Victor-Meldrew

    Life is too short to drink cheap wine.

    If you want to serve Two Paddocks at an impromptu BBQ with Tesco sausages you should feel free, I say.

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    @antipodean said in Memes:

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    Unless the line spills out of the maze

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    @MiketheSnow said in Memes:

    @antipodean said in Memes:

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    Unless the line spills out of the maze

    I often do this just to fuck with people behind me. Especially if they stand too close.

    I also like to see how slow I can drive the work car in the left lane before people will overtake me in the right lane.

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