tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137682720915766788.post1409256773187655219..comments2023-10-15T14:35:24.698+01:00Comments on The trouser Press: All crunch and no credittrousershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12879862280895772283noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137682720915766788.post-8201564964008074792008-08-31T19:32:00.000+01:002008-08-31T19:32:00.000+01:00No worries fire byrd - public service blogging at...No worries <B>fire byrd </B> - public service blogging at its best, no?<BR/><BR/>Hi <B>qv</B>, yes I reckon I'm going to have to give the quorn mind another go!trousershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12879862280895772283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137682720915766788.post-71313067945952699512008-08-29T21:28:00.000+01:002008-08-29T21:28:00.000+01:00Very funny. Gristle - shudder! Oh I would have bee...Very funny. Gristle - shudder! Oh I would have been heaving. In fact I am so picky about gristle that I always use quorn mince. There is NO possibility of getting anything stuck in your teeth!Queen Vixenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06362210631858652847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137682720915766788.post-39548938802629774092008-08-29T10:58:00.000+01:002008-08-29T10:58:00.000+01:00Oh Gosh thanks for the breaking news.... I was wor...Oh Gosh thanks for the breaking news.... I was worrying about what was next!Fire Byrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477692359400671374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137682720915766788.post-9669318066844253002008-08-28T22:23:00.000+01:002008-08-28T22:23:00.000+01:00That's pretty much it, it (like most things) is ge...That's pretty much it, it (like most things) is getting so expensive over here - I presume it's definitely worth it for more extensive dental work, but I don't know if I could justify going all that way just to have a tooth filled :)<BR/><BR/>I expect to see a "Dental Tour Lodgings" on your site soon!trousershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12879862280895772283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137682720915766788.post-4128711618942788662008-08-28T11:50:00.000+01:002008-08-28T11:50:00.000+01:00Of course, as I'm in the UK at the moment I could ...Of course, as I'm in the UK at the moment I could sublet my flat to anyone wishing to go to the dentist in Kraków. ;o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137682720915766788.post-81648358343017641422008-08-28T11:48:00.000+01:002008-08-28T11:48:00.000+01:00At the risk of verging on the political, I'd say t...At the risk of verging on the political, I'd say that the general scarcity of NHS dentists and the extortionate cost of private ones would have helped that along its way considerably. I know for a fact that Germans also pop over for a visit to the Zahnarzt, although I'm a bit confused as to why if it's free in Germany.<BR/><BR/>Anyway,<A HREF="http://www.dentaltravelpoland.co.uk/introduction/" REL="nofollow">here</A> is some evidence that this is not a leg-pull.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137682720915766788.post-23571935765178637602008-08-27T22:05:00.000+01:002008-08-27T22:05:00.000+01:00The more I think about it, the more the concept of...The more I think about it, the more the concept of dental tourism seems less and less surprising....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137682720915766788.post-53178538341981863222008-08-27T14:29:00.000+01:002008-08-27T14:29:00.000+01:00Or, following Ario's suggestion, go to Poland to h...Or, following Ario's suggestion, go to Poland to have it sorted. It's not free, but it is cheap - even with the exchange rate as lousy as it is (for Brits) at the moment.<BR/><BR/>Dental tourism is fairly popular, believe it or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137682720915766788.post-30170438353885417952008-08-26T17:11:00.000+01:002008-08-26T17:11:00.000+01:00True enough merk, I was rather pleased with myself...True enough <B>merk</B>, I was rather pleased with myself for being sensible and economising and it really wasn't worth it at all. <BR/><BR/>So with that in mind - and <B>dj's </B>comment too, then next time it will either be veg chilli, or using veggie mince (I seem to remember there being some nice ones) or back to decent minced beef.<BR/><BR/><B>zola</B>, excitement and madness indeed! - I can hardly imagine :)<BR/><BR/><B>ario</B> that's useful to know - but will it be offset by the cost of airfare and Erdinger?<BR/><BR/>Was that caviar that you used in the lasagne then, <B>fire byrd</B>? It was certainly delicious :)trousershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12879862280895772283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137682720915766788.post-8854433851819353772008-08-26T16:34:00.000+01:002008-08-26T16:34:00.000+01:00darling you should stick to champagne and caviar l...darling you should stick to champagne and caviar like wot i do!!!<BR/> gristle... ugh enough to make me a veggie.<BR/>xxFire Byrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477692359400671374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137682720915766788.post-1852118502362727312008-08-26T12:08:00.000+01:002008-08-26T12:08:00.000+01:00Ouch.Come to Germany, dental treatment is free her...Ouch.<BR/><BR/>Come to Germany, dental treatment is free here (if just as painful).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137682720915766788.post-23050456055447152702008-08-26T09:12:00.000+01:002008-08-26T09:12:00.000+01:00I can remember the excitement and the madness, wh...I can remember the excitement and the madness, when eating pea soup, to hunt for the pea.<BR/>Wonderful times.<BR/>Bit like the excitement of a Smiths Crisps bag when you never knew if there would be the little blue salt bag - or, if there was, would the salt be damp.<BR/>Great times those.<BR/><BR/>Eat gristle it is good for you.<BR/>If you have a problem get some false teeth. Easier to clean.zola a social thinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14206983697656466653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137682720915766788.post-64548864574561612022008-08-26T07:17:00.000+01:002008-08-26T07:17:00.000+01:00I HATE gristle which is why we always eat bean chi...I HATE gristle which is why we always eat bean chili, even though we are not vegetarians. Hope you have an NHS dentist so the cost isn't too shocking.DJ Kirkbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481107164497582398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137682720915766788.post-80726704664892813502008-08-26T04:44:00.000+01:002008-08-26T04:44:00.000+01:00Merkin foodie wisdom.Decide what the main ingredie...Merkin foodie wisdom.<BR/><BR/>Decide what the main ingredient is and then decide what should be the complement. With an 'e', even.<BR/>ie which is the flavour and which is the bulk.<BR/><BR/>(Peasant food - such as 'beanz'n'rice or Brazilien Feijoada or Haggis or Pierogi always varied depending on how much meat was available.)<BR/><BR/>PS one of my fave Steely Dan songs 'Pearl of the Quarter' has the immortal line 'where the settler spends his hard earned pay, red beans and rice for a quarter'<BR/><BR/>ie not a lot of meat in the chilli<BR/><BR/>Bon appetit.Merkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499327449561248731noreply@blogger.com