Bet you're glad you're off that Middle East beat..

My Spring trip to Israel probably won’t happen now.

Bet you're glad you're off that Middle East beat..

I never made it to Iran. Everyone I know with a British passport was refused an entry visa, unless they had an Irish passport or similar to fall back on.

I have been buying new pans for the oven because I am ROCK'N'ROLL!!!!

Half price fellow CMMers. Half price. AND I got extra Nectar points.

Everyone I know with a British passport was refused an entry visa, unless they had an Irish passport or similar to fall back on.

Blimey!

Also I had Saudi entry stamps in my passport, so the Iranians might have taken umbrage at those. A shame as it looks a fascinating country.

Surely the FO are advising against travel to Iran and Iraq?

I think they are withdrawing all but the most essential travellers from the area.

Lawlsie -

And mince pies selling alongside Hot Cross Buns.

Our Sainsbury's Local has hot cross buns all year round.

Yeah, hot cross buns are available all year round now. This is good as I like them. You don't see currant buns any more as a consequence though (but you do see tea-cakes).

I love hot cross buns. They are more like forbidden fruit to me than bacon is

Actually, I haven't seen any for a few weeks, probably because of the demand for Xmas stuff.

Best toasted then very liberally spread with butter. Marmalade and jam may be added too.

Business as it should be done:

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jan/08/g
reggs-to-pay-workers-7m-bonus-after-vegan-sausage-roll-success

Employees at Greggs are being rewarded with a £7m special bonus after the hugely successful launch of the bakery chain’s vegan sausage roll last year boosted sales and profits.

The bakery chain’s 25,000 employees will receive up to £300 each in their pay packets this month – with shop floor staff and managers receiving the same amount. Greggs said it was making the one-off payment to workers “in recognition of their crucial contribution to business success”

It's one of the places where you see the same staff all year ie a low churn rate. Not always the case in London. Shows they must be doing something right.

thanks for the info Diggy, cheered me up slightly. I liked Greggs pasties, a bit greasy perhaps.

I had a vegan sausage roll for lunch on Monday. Tasty, good for the planet and good for bakery workers. Hurrah.

I love Greggs vegan sausage rolls. Always have one if I'm in a town with a Greggs - we don't have one here. This is lovely news. Good on them. And £300 is a tidy sum you can do something with. Not large enough to do something sensible. Perfect for a treat!

That's really nice of Greggs. Would that other companies did likewise.

What do you do if you (not me for obvious reasons, but a person) get feedback from a customer which says:

Dear X, Lovely to meet you in person, you look very fetching in a linen dress...

(a) Report it to HR

(b) Ask your boss to take you off that account

(c) Include it in a wall of customer testimonials posted on the company intranet?