William Rose - Queue Dating

[annaj]

Me -

After a long and exhausting night shift dashed to Lordship Lane.

Saw the queue already stretching back to the bus stop.

Struggled not to cry.

Saw number 40 approaching.

Guiltily, got on number 40 and went to Sainsburys.

Bought very nice looking meat and pushed all nagging ethical and environmental concerns firmly to one side.

Took bus home again past queue and spotted person who had been at the back now only half way up.

You -

Please, don't tell the very discerning forumite coming to lunch.....

:-$

[LuvPeckham]

annaj Wrote:

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> Me - went to Sainsburys.

> You -

> Please, don't tell the very discerning forumite

> coming to lunch.....

>

> :-$

(edited down version of above)

Too late I think they may well already know ....

[capt_birdseye]

It's all about timing. Mrs B popped out to Bill Rose at about 7.15 this evening and returned 5 minutes later with the Christmas Goose.

[EDOldie]

Which all goes to prove that shopping IS a social activity.

[Annasfield]

WTF?!! Just went past Billy Rose on the bus and the queue is down past the bus stop.

Is their produce really that good? I'm far too impatient to queue for that long.

[Moos]

JimmyD Wrote:

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> me - going pehaps a little too far...

> you - started it!

Me - giggling out loud

You - funny

[????]

annaj...I wouldn't worry too much most of their meat isn't organic....just some...ask them, they don't like to admit it but it's true

[SeanMacGabhann]

I think everyone knows that quids - and that has never bothered me. I know if I want the organic chicken or beef I can ask for it there but I never do - but to answer Annasfields question - it's not Billy Rose produce in particular.. it's the quality and more importantly the range of most of the meat in most butchers that makes the difference

Buy your joint of choice from a supermarket and from any decent butchers. Cook the same. Taste. If you can't tell the difference in most cases then summat is wrong

Listening to London radio this morning, most parts of London are reporting similar queues outside butchers - it's not just an ED thing. Ditto Billingsgate market as well. And it's no big deal really

Caveat: if anyone is good enough to cook for me I'm hardly going to complain if they haven't the time to queue ;-)

[Michael Palaeologus]

Does he still sell his "special" to regulars?

or

Slip a pork sausage into your weekly ration of meat?

To mix comedy references.

[SeanMacGabhann]

Michael - you are deliberately invoking DulwichMum's wrath - and that is mean of you at this time of year - leave the poor dear alone! ;-)

[????]

My missus has got a free range turkey sitting in a bucket of water with oranges and various greenery in our kitchen....I'm blaming Nigella

[Keef]

Please, don't tell the very discerning forumite coming to lunch.....

Caveat: if anyone is good enough to cook for me I'm hardly going to complain if they haven't the time to queue

Don't listen Anna, I have never forgiven him for the one time he ate at mine during a film night, when all but ONE thing seved up was made an/or cooked from scratch by either myself or Mrs Keef, including the bread, the humous, the tzatziki the garnish on the lamb steaks etc etc... What did Sean do... He asked "So, did you make this Piri Piri sauce yourself?

Grrrrrrr!!!!!! (6)

[SeanMacGabhann]

was going to reply to this and then I thought "he's winding me up". I hope

The food was all lush that night - I still remember it well

[Keef]

Was only messing, although did say to Mrs Keef after "of all the things he could have asked about..." ;-)