tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post7104695813264846180..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: Catering NewsBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-48683828222788030972009-01-12T18:39:00.000+00:002009-01-12T18:39:00.000+00:00It obviously is not a fabulous, full of satisfacti...It obviously is not a fabulous, full of satisfaction type job but they actually pay quite well! I was really surprised when I found out what the management trainee started on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-40539209812307668862008-11-07T02:14:00.000+00:002008-11-07T02:14:00.000+00:00We specialize in laptop battery,laptop AC adapters...We specialize in <A HREF="http://www.batterylaptoppower.com" REL="nofollow">laptop battery</A>,laptop AC adapters. All our products are brand new, with the excellent service from our laptop battery of customer service team.<BR/>the most convenient and cheap replacement battery online shop in uk. We specialize in <A HREF="http://www.batteryfast.com" REL="nofollow">laptop batteries</A>,laptop AC Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-76484666291541337212007-05-25T17:42:00.000+00:002007-05-25T17:42:00.000+00:00It's not the same. "Well-chilled" is not as cold a...It's not the same. "Well-chilled" is not as cold as with tons of ice. Usually, you've drunk it before it has a chance to get diluted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-9700533165151930392007-05-25T14:58:00.000+00:002007-05-25T14:58:00.000+00:00Er, but why not just havewell chilled Coke and thu...Er, but why not just havewell chilled Coke and thus avoid the dilution problem?Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-15014402046053750532007-05-25T14:49:00.000+00:002007-05-25T14:49:00.000+00:00You silly rabbits. Coca-Cola isn't good unless it'...You silly rabbits. Coca-Cola isn't good unless it's got tons of ice in it. It originated in the heat of Georgia and it's meant to be drunk COLD. <BR/><BR/>When I lived in France, I was always asking for more ice in my "Coca" and the French (like you guys) could not understand it: "Mais, c'est bien frai," they would say to me. I'd have to answer, "Je suis Americaine; je besoin de BEAUCOUP des Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-6134422718502956182007-05-25T03:22:00.000+00:002007-05-25T03:22:00.000+00:00My god, does that mean we are being cheated by the...My god, does that mean we are being cheated by the wonderful world of Capitalism? Is a Latte not really worth £2.50? Do they really use ice to bulk out worthless assemblies of sugar molecules? The scales fall from my eyes! How clever! The old system really works doesn't it! What fools we mortals are?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-28738789739001921712007-05-24T14:50:00.000+00:002007-05-24T14:50:00.000+00:00Thanks, Ronin, that is strange. Does that mean peo...Thanks, Ronin, that is strange. Does that mean people actually liked these drinks from the beginning? Or that the ice people are better at making unrefuseable offers than the drinks makers?Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-82647297087365145052007-05-24T14:48:00.000+00:002007-05-24T14:48:00.000+00:00Bryan, a friend of mine in the business says that ...Bryan, a friend of mine in the business says that the cost of the ice actually exceeds the cost of the amount of the average soft drink displaced by the ice.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071928294799081845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-21313909190238817242007-05-24T14:27:00.000+00:002007-05-24T14:27:00.000+00:00that's a lot to save for your dying day, nige, and...that's a lot to save for your dying day, nige, and not a particularly nice way to leave if I may say. Me, I've only got the LSD. I'm banking on a good exit, having nothing else to lose.Ian russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106519805045337505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-52179517937909192372007-05-24T13:04:00.000+00:002007-05-24T13:04:00.000+00:00Am I alone in having never eaten a Big Mac (or wha...Am I alone in having never eaten a Big Mac (or whatever they're called)? No vegetarians need reply. <BR/>I don't think I've ever owned a pair of Levi's jeans either (let alone 'trainers' of any brand). They're wasting their time with me.Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-1192747356267731722007-05-24T12:27:00.000+00:002007-05-24T12:27:00.000+00:00No, james, you don't. You really don't.No, james, you don't. You really don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-16709039543433968232007-05-24T11:25:00.000+00:002007-05-24T11:25:00.000+00:00...that ice is an industry. People make and sell i......that ice is an industry. People make and sell ice and ice machines...<BR/><BR/>It's very much an industry and I want to know where the water comes from and how they treat it before it becomes ice shavings.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-51674063489036471152007-05-24T10:51:00.000+00:002007-05-24T10:51:00.000+00:00Maybe they should just publish their own McDiction...Maybe they should just publish their own McDictionary. <BR/><BR/>fat n. the presence of excess fat in a person that has absolutely nothing to do with eating McDonalds food, which of course can been enjoyed by everyone as part of healthy lifestyle.<BR/><BR/>healthy lifestyle n. the enjoyment of McDonalds food while wearing a tracksuit and trainers.Neil Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00240393170374161007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-22426651821395586572007-05-24T10:29:00.000+00:002007-05-24T10:29:00.000+00:00Ice Cubs would make excellent McDonald's giveaways...Ice Cubs would make excellent McDonald's giveaways. McFreebies. Interesting point about the relative cost. Maybe the ice industry just has more muscleBryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-3557228017565076212007-05-24T09:11:00.000+00:002007-05-24T09:11:00.000+00:00you've got to laugh at the story, I mean, it's too...you've got to laugh at the story, I mean, it's too pathetic. I wasn't aware of the word but I'd have known its meaning as soon as I'd have read it - I didn't need a dictionary for that. what do they want us to do?! ha ha.<BR/><BR/>McDonalds is what it is - and 99% of the population are okay with that! Just get on with it.Ian russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106519805045337505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-31266700799244926012007-05-24T08:52:00.000+00:002007-05-24T08:52:00.000+00:00the bear minimum, richard?I wonder if anyone's don...the bear minimum, richard?<BR/><BR/>I wonder if anyone's done the maths on this. is it really cheaper, mass for mass, to produce and maintain a cube of ice compared to a dubious syrupy solution? It's awful stuff, I think I would rather have a glass of ice cubes.Ian russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106519805045337505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-51490619004679805382007-05-24T06:49:00.000+00:002007-05-24T06:49:00.000+00:00I've long thought that the world's energy crisis c...I've long thought that the world's energy crisis could be eased if only one ice cub was put in a soft drink in America.Richard Havershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309594787689405779noreply@blogger.com