You may remember a complaint I made to Heinz (copy in title link) about the fact that they are reducing their salt content. Well I have now spoken to them on the phone, and they advise that it is a government guideline and they have to reduce the salt content by law. Yet again the government is messing with my happiness. One is attributing the blame to the previous bastards in charge, as the original news story was only just after the new government had been agreed. Maybe I need to start a petition?
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As I speculated last week, fabric has gone into administration. This is not something to panic about necessarily. When a company goes into administration, the administrators that are appointed, assess whether it can remain as a going concern and be handed back to the original company directors, whether it can be sold on as a going concern, or finally whether all assets have to be sold, creditors paid off and the company liquidated (ie no more company). I remain convinced from what I have seen that fabric can remain a going concern and become profitable once more. The losses in … Continued
Being 30 is all about trying out new things. I have a scientific theory which I want to test out. I don’t think it has ever been studied, or if it has, then I am not aware of it. Even so, I have to test my theory, I cannot just rely on my own subjective opinion to back-up my theory forever. I am not going to give any details out of this theory, as I will need volunteers to help collate data. I still don’t know if there is relevant scientific data available to compare it to, so I will … Continued
I see that the Euro 2016 football tournament hosting rights have been awarded to France. Italy and Turkey were also in the running. Now one can think of many reasons why Italy should not host the tournament. France, the only reason I have against it is that they hosted a World Cup in 1998. Surely it should have gone to Turkey? Turkey is a country which is progressing on many levels, both economically and socially. It will increasingly become an important trading partner, but more than that they are a connection to the Middle East, which is full of countries … Continued
Following matter’s closure, rumours are abound that fabric might follow too. Here is my assessment: For the last accounts filed for the year ending 2008, they had a negative net worth of £150k, and had made a loss of approx £220k, but that was on a turn-over of £8m. Add on a loss of £180k that I read earlier for year ending 2009 (not filed at Companies House yet), this would give them a negative net worth of £330k, assuming there was no other financial input from the backers – I’m not sure how much the owners are worth, if … Continued
I can finally announce that I have achieved a promotion at work. I will shortly no longer be doing Debt Recovery, which has definitely run its course after just under 3 years, and will now be working in the Commission Ops department, as a Specialist, trying to ensure that the internal sales people at Verizon get the correct commission paid for them, investigating queries and correcting it if it goes wrong. Very much a finance-based role again but something much different to Debt Recovery. Happy days (except that I might have to cut down my Friday lunch beers…and be more … Continued
I would just like to confirm what part of the country the North is. It is approximately 30-40 miles either side of the M62. It includes Blackpool, Scarborough, no further south of the river Humber, but does slope south-westwards to include Chesterfield and Sheffield, but definetely not Derby. Then westwards to Crewe, and just about includes Cheshire, but not the set of Hollyoaks. Definitely not Birmingham, Cumbria or Newcastle. They are the midlands, the north-west and the north-east respectively. Hope you appreciate the geography lesson. And all of these towns have a rugby league side. Any with a rugby union … Continued
Tesco are now selling the most amazing Meat Feast sandwich in the world possible, just for the World Cup. It consists of: SausagePepperoniChickenHamTomatoMayoSpinach Beat that if you can!
See link in title and below complaint: Dear Sir I am totally distraught to hear that you are changing the recipe of Heinz Ketchup – and not only that, but to be doing it on the sly. Whilst my life does not revolve around ketchup, and I feel that I would still be able to live some kind of existance (thanks to gravy), I will have to take measures to limit the impact. I have tried a reduced salt version from yourselves and it was definitely reduced enjoyment. In fact I would go to say that it was distinctly disappointing. … Continued
I think it is about time I summarised what just happened. In short, we are receiving hope, as opposed to fear. Encouragement for private business as opposed to increased public sector waste. Liberty as opposed state control. Honesty as opposed to lies and deceit. I’m hopeful it will bring the best parts of Conservatism and the best parts of Liberal Democratism together to make the country go forward in the most positive direction possible. It will take time. It took a long time for Gordon Brown to ruin the economy. It will take a long time for it to be … Continued