Grumpy Old Man
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Charity or not that sort of chiselling is ludicrous.
Not charity related but certainly overcharging related. Had dinner at the Ivy (no not the real one but the Exeter chain one). My guest wanted a kir as an aperitif.
Oh a Kir Royale?
No, just Kir.Cue explanation.
The Kir eventually arrived OK but when I got the bill they had charged me £6.50 for a shot of cassis! To make matters worse they add on a 12.5% service charge to the whole bill which does not go to the staff.
No not even pooled and dished out among the staff on a monthly basis. It is just swallowed by the company.
I declined to pay it and left some cash instead.
I hate chisellers.
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@Catogrande said in Grumpy Old Man:
Charity or not that sort of chiselling is ludicrous.
Not charity related but certainly overcharging related. Had dinner at the Ivy (no not the real one but the Exeter chain one). My guest wanted a kir as an aperitif.
Oh a Kir Royale?
No, just Kir.Cue explanation.
The Kir eventually arrived OK but when I got the bill they had charged me £6.50 for a shot of cassis! To make matters worse they add on a 12.5% service charge to the whole bill which does not go to the staff.
No not even pooled and dished out among the staff on a monthly basis. It is just swallowed by the company.
I declined to pay it and left some cash instead.
I hate chisellers.
I have read this twice.
I can still make no sense of it.
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@booboo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Catogrande said in Grumpy Old Man:
Charity or not that sort of chiselling is ludicrous.
Not charity related but certainly overcharging related. Had dinner at the Ivy (no not the real one but the Exeter chain one). My guest wanted a kir as an aperitif.
Oh a Kir Royale?
No, just Kir.Cue explanation.
The Kir eventually arrived OK but when I got the bill they had charged me £6.50 for a shot of cassis! To make matters worse they add on a 12.5% service charge to the whole bill which does not go to the staff.
No not even pooled and dished out among the staff on a monthly basis. It is just swallowed by the company.
I declined to pay it and left some cash instead.
I hate chisellers.
I have read this twice.
I can still make no sense of it.
I conkir.
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It helps if you know how to make a Kir, which seemed to stump them at the Ivy. At the risk of seeming condescending, it is simply a glass of dry white with a shot of blackcurrant liqueur (cassis). They charged £7.90 for the wine and £6.50 for the splash of cassis.
Chiselling fluffybunnies.
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@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:
@nostrildamus said in Grumpy Old Man:
@No-Quarter said in Grumpy Old Man:
@nostrildamus said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Catogrande said in Grumpy Old Man:
@nostrildamus said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Catogrande it is not often a woman says she has low standards in men...
fluffybunny
But I don't know any other way to read "but I figured if I didn’t fancy you, no other woman would either" unless of course ... she has a great sense of humour...
Clearly what she is saying is @Catogrande has the chiseled features of a Greek God, so covering that up with a big ugly beard suited her just fine as other women would be throwing their underwear at him otherwise.
Oh good point!
Russ is such a fat fluffybunny now.
Is he still boring the world with his music ?
Not sure but if you want him to tour near you..https://www.bandsintown.com/a/419978-russell-crowe
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@Catogrande said in Grumpy Old Man:
To make matters worse they add on a 12.5% service charge to the whole bill which does not go to the staff.
No not even pooled and dished out among the staff on a monthly basis. It is just swallowed by the company.
I declined to pay it and left some cash instead.I never, ever pay a service charge unless it's specifically mentioned on the menu and, like you, leave a tip in cash.
We've eaten at Paul Aisnworth's restaurant in Padstow and they have a really good system where any tip or service charge is clearly separated from the meal cost. If thay can do it, so can anyone.
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@sparky said in Grumpy Old Man:
@MN5 Recent pictures of Russ suggest he's been on the Ian Foster diet. Fat people who should know better make me a little bit grumpy.
Yeah it’s not like he has to scrimp and save and have a loaf of white bread for dinner.
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Booked an isolated hotel on the Nth Yorkshire moor for a bit of R&R.
Order a pint and sit down with a book by the fire and some fluffybunny sits down and starts watching the racing from Doncaster at near full fucking volume on his iPad.
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And another thing..
I love Christmas and all the traditions around it - listened to a carol concert at York Minster yesterday and it was sublime.
But why the fuck do coffee shops and such play such crap Christmas Muzak like Macca's "Wonderful Christmas Time" all the time FFS?
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:
And another thing..
I love Christmas and all the traditions around it - listened to a carol concert at York Minster yesterday and it was sublime.
But why the fuck do coffee shops and such play such crap Christmas Muzak like Macca's "Wonderful Christmas Time" all the time FFS?
It could be worse. It could be that Cliff Richard Christmas Diabetes song.
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@Catogrande said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:
And another thing..
I love Christmas and all the traditions around it - listened to a carol concert at York Minster yesterday and it was sublime.
But why the fuck do coffee shops and such play such crap Christmas Muzak like Macca's "Wonderful Christmas Time" all the time FFS?
It could be worse. It could be that Cliff Richard Christmas Diabetes song.
The pricks normally have fucking both. Along with Slade's "Merry Christmas Everyone". And don't get me started on John Lennon's "War is Over"...
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:
Booked an isolated hotel on the Nth Yorkshire moor for a bit of R&R.
Order a pint and sit down with a book by the fire and some fluffybunny sits down and starts watching the racing from Doncaster at near full fucking volume on his iPad.
if you didn't immediately ask what he's on, and open a betting app, then YOU are the problem
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:
And another thing..
I love Christmas and all the traditions around it - listened to a carol concert at York Minster yesterday and it was sublime.
But why the fuck do coffee shops and such play such crap Christmas Muzak like Macca's "Wonderful Christmas Time" all the time FFS?
That’s one of the better ones ( not saying much, like choosing which end of a piece of dogshit to pick up )
The absolute worst is that fluffybunny from the Pogues with the fucked teeth and that dead chick.
Or maybe Snoopys Christmas.
Or maybe Mariah Carey.
Or Michael Buble.
No, definitely my first option. Ghastly, Ghastly, GHASTLY.
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@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:
And another thing..
I love Christmas and all the traditions around it - listened to a carol concert at York Minster yesterday and it was sublime.
But why the fuck do coffee shops and such play such crap Christmas Muzak like Macca's "Wonderful Christmas Time" all the time FFS?
That’s one of the better ones ( not saying much, like choosing which end of a piece of dogshit to pick up )
The absolute worst is that fluffybunny from the Pogues with the fucked teeth and that dead chick.
Or maybe Snoopys Christmas.
Or maybe Mariah Carey.
Or Michael Buble.
No, definitely my first option. Ghastly, Ghastly, GHASTLY.
The Bing Crosby/ Bowie Drummer boy is ok as is Fellate Navidad
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@mariner4life is that why Jose Feliciano's blind?
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@scribe said in Grumpy Old Man:
@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:
And another thing..
I love Christmas and all the traditions around it - listened to a carol concert at York Minster yesterday and it was sublime.
But why the fuck do coffee shops and such play such crap Christmas Muzak like Macca's "Wonderful Christmas Time" all the time FFS?
That’s one of the better ones ( not saying much, like choosing which end of a piece of dogshit to pick up )
The absolute worst is that fluffybunny from the Pogues with the fucked teeth and that dead chick.
Or maybe Snoopys Christmas.
Or maybe Mariah Carey.
Or Michael Buble.
No, definitely my first option. Ghastly, Ghastly, GHASTLY.
The Bing Crosby/ Bowie Drummer boy is ok as is Fellate Navidad
I’m not sure what websites you’ve been visiting but I’m not sure I approve.
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@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:
@scribe said in Grumpy Old Man:
@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:
And another thing..
I love Christmas and all the traditions around it - listened to a carol concert at York Minster yesterday and it was sublime.
But why the fuck do coffee shops and such play such crap Christmas Muzak like Macca's "Wonderful Christmas Time" all the time FFS?
That’s one of the better ones ( not saying much, like choosing which end of a piece of dogshit to pick up )
The absolute worst is that fluffybunny from the Pogues with the fucked teeth and that dead chick.
Or maybe Snoopys Christmas.
Or maybe Mariah Carey.
Or Michael Buble.
No, definitely my first option. Ghastly, Ghastly, GHASTLY.
The Bing Crosby/ Bowie Drummer boy is ok as is Fellate Navidad
I’m not sure what websites you’ve been visiting but I’m not sure I approve.
Future Mrs mn5 has got his password.
