Don't you just hate an anti-climax?

[Bbbananas]

(Or even an aunty-climax come to that... Urgh.)

So disappointing and you feel like a balloon that's been let down verrrrry verrry slowly. Rather than that riproaring farting sound & it flying away into freedom...

What's the biggest anti-climax you've had?

[mccfluff]

not going into that

what's happened?

[Bbbananas]

Nothing awful... someone mentioned the words 'anti-climax' on another thread, and it reminded me of last Saturday night. The BF said he was taking me out for a meal - at a surprise venue. I should have been alerted when he said there was no need to dress up.
He pulled into a service station - I thought, that's strange - he filled up with petrol before we left. I saw the sign for a Little Chef - I thought no - he can't be taking me to a Little Chef on a saturday night? He was. He did.

It was in Kettering - the 2nd one to be 'revamped' by Heston Blumenthal. I hadn;t seen the channel 4 documentary, so was left feeling a bit cheated & a bit let down.
At the end of the day - the main course was good, if pricey for a LC. The dessert was absolute cr@p & I'd have sent it back if it were in a proper restaurant. The supervisor & her waiter had a row in front of us. The ambience was just lacking - bright red pendant lights shining right in your eyes. At least I could order wine.... which soothed the anti-climax somewhat.

[Bbbananas]

Yes Mad. Thank you for that.

[Sqad]

salla my love.....how dare Plaid treat you that way?

That really has upset me.

[Bbbananas]

Apparently the first one he 'revamped' in Hampshire made the Good Food Guide... this one won't.
They're being adventurous - when did you ever imagine you could order mussels as a starter or braised ox cheeks as a main in a Little Chef?
But - if they want people to go back for a 2nd helping (I won't be - although it was quite busy that night & apparently you have to book to eat between 7 & 8) - they need to rethink their lighting for one thing.

[Bbbananas]

I know sqad - disgraceful.
You would have took me to The Ivy.... ?

[Sqad]

salla...too bloody right.......an upmarket attractive woman like "wot you is" needs showing off.........!!

P.S Don't bring Lil with you. ;-)

[Bbbananas]

Oh it's ok sqad - you can be the rose between two thorns.
I'll make sure she has a plentiful supply of Tena pads & that she has colonic irrigation the day before...!

(P.s. we both have big healthy appetities......)

[ChuckFickens]

Wa hoo, not little chef, well well, how the other half live, next you'll be telling us your going to burger king this weekend! :)

[ummmm]

What were you doing in Kettering? Such a boring town...

[Sqad]

ummmm Wickstead Park is not boring........;-)

[snags]

''What were you doing in Kettering? Such a boring town''

Agreed. My cousin lives there. He's boring too so I guess he's happy...

[Bbbananas]

Mr Moneybags Haute Cuisine lives in Peterbourgh which is not too far from Kettering. He had watched the channel 4 prog & thought I would be impressed.... I wasn't....
Ungrateful cow that I am :-(

[ummmm]

ummmm Wickstead Park is not boring........;-)

Oh yes it is.....

[Bbbananas]

We used to love Wicksteed Park as kids - it had (what seemed then, to little me) the highest slide in the world. And a fantastic water slide that only my dad would come on with me (Mother didn't want to spoil her hair). We got soaked, screamed a lot, and always had a picnic with cheese & pickle sarnies and chocolate biscuits.

Better than the Little Chef last Saturday...
Ungrateful cowbag that I am :-(

[Sqad]

ummmmm....not with me...LOL LOL

[ummmm]

I remember when they put the new pool in but the other paddling pools had green gunge at the bottom. I did like looking at the flamingos and the water bumpers.....But now I'm growed up I prefer Nemesis, Rita and Oblivion...

[Bbbananas]

Who's Rita?