Both today and yesterday morning I drove to my new work address at 8.30am to check how long it would take me to get to work. I don't want to get to work late next week. I was a little puzzled with how quick it took. Probably because it's half term and the kids are off school. But, at 9 minutes, I'm not complaining if this becomes the norm.
However, today is Valentine's Day, so I'll concentrate on that. Tonight I met Dawn at Hertford North railway station so we could go out for a romantic meal. What Dawn didn't know was that I would be wearing my pin-stripe suit and holding a single red rose. I think it got the evening off to a nice start. We then drove into town and tried a local Indian restaurant called Bollywoods to see if they could squeeze us in without a reservation. We were in luck. However, our luck disappeared as soon as the waiter removed the condiment bowls that accompanied the poppadoms that we had for starters.
We ordered a Tandoori mixed grill dish and immediately wished we were back at Bombay Spice in Palmers Green. Every piece of meat was overcooked. We couldn't even get the chicken breast meat off the bone. The service also went downhill as they repeatedly brought us hot towels to wipe our hands with a dessert menu, and neglected to bring the bill. In fairness to them, they did give us a small complimentary box of chocolates and a rose. However, Dawn said even the chocs weren't that great either. Oh yea, I think they must have overdone a pot of salmon-coloured sauce, as it accompanied everything they brought to the table.
The final footnote was that Dawn woke up at 2.30am feeling the worse for wear, and it wasn't down to the single bottle of Cobra she had with the meal.
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