I used to babysit a lot, and I was kind of famous for getting kids to try foods they normally wouldn't. I was never pushy about it, just included them in the shopping/harvesting/cooking process, and asked them to try a little bite of everything, and to remember that your tastebuds change as you age, so keep on trying stuff.
This backfired on me occasionally though. Once as an adventure, we went to a Japanese restaurant, and I ordered the kiddos some Katsu (who doesn't love something fried with dippy sauce), and got myself a plate of sushi rolls and sashimi. Well, since I always asked them to try one bite of something new, they looked at me expectantly, so I let them try a bit of each. Turns out they were all in for sushi, and those little nerds ate most of my plate, and then they always wanted to go. Kids, I don't have sushi money every day!
@kelvin0mql@RickiTarr my first experience with sushi was 1985'ish. Employer funded office lunch at a very posh place back of covent garden. I was 18/19.
Group of slightly rowdy blokes knowing what they wanted (despite not having a clue).
Me I politely the asked japanese server what he recommended as I had no clue. Rest of the table got what they asked for, I kept getting taster plates of all kinds of things, and a topped up saki jug.
@therightarticle what he means is, Inflation is now back close to the levels from when he was chancellor, but before the fellow tories screwed it up and he voted in support of them.
I’ve finally been hit by the UK-wide medication shortages exacerbated by Brexit. My pharmacist can’t get my antipsychotic. The GP surgery blithely suggests that I just switch to another drug until he can. That is… really not how psychotropic meds work. I’ve got the community mental health team receptionist running round trying to get a prescription for this drug from my psychiatrist to be filled at the hospital pharmacy - IF they have it. Stress!
Good morning fellow Mastos and hello to Tuesday. We are back home in Yorkshire after a long day driving yesterday. Looks like it might rain which comes as a surprise after the great weather we had up north.
I hope you all have a perfect day today. Remember to have fun, no matter what you are up to. Stay safe.
Today's random photo is from last week in Buckpool. It makes me wonder what happened to the cyclists!
Austerity, Brexit, Covid Lockdown Parties, PPE Scandal, Raw Sewage in UK Waterways & Coastal Areas, Economic Crash, Record Inflation, Record Interest Rates, Cost of Living Crisis, Pensions Decimated, Mortgage Rises, NHS in Crisis, Schools Crumbling, Housing Crisis, Scandals, Cover ups.
@tompearce49 excellent GE announced the same day that the Daily Mail says that all Britains should have 3 days fresh water and food due to the sheer incompetence of the current gov in dealing with anything vaguely unexpected.
Fun fact: England is the only country in the world to have fully privatised its water and sewerage systems.
Via the Financial Times: "Scotland—which has its own state-owned water company—massively outperformed its neighbours with water standards similar to much of Scandinavia."
which is what successive UK govs have been elected to follow.
Me I am a socialist, I object to invested pensions on principle, I believe the state pension should be a fully living amount, that you can top up by choice and by your own risk with a private one.
This pension issue is not new and is a chasm that govs have been ignoring for years, look at the post office pension hole info.
as for dads. Mine was a farm herdsman who had to retire due to ill health at 60, the only reason he could was that by luck, his last job had been with the GLC and he got the superannuation pension. Otherwise he would have got the barest minimum and nothing from 30 years of other employers.