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Hello, Elle!
I have seen Jazz apples before but this is the first time I bought them.
Only reason I bought them was they are in a pack of 4, rather than 6, which is what the other brands were.
Yes, Pink Ladies are tasty, and I like Braeburns, too.
Good result with the Euro Car Parks.
I think most folk would know they are not "proper" fines, and not pay up.

Good afternoon, Rusty!
I like grapes , too.
Grapes and / or a Granny Smith's apple, with a chunk of cheddar cheese are good fodder for dealing with the crossword, armed also with a cup of coffee!
Yes, good to have the ECP off my back! Not that I ever had any intention of paying them money.
I am disgusted, though, that the Manager of the Toby Carvery involved, did not have the courtesy to reply to my letter.
We shall not be going to that branch of the restaurant, near our daughter's, again!
The staff at our local Carvery here are so pleasant and friendly, why indeed go elsewhere!
I think I have decided on two games for the grandchildren....
We can probably collect them at our local Argos in Sainsburys, so will probably try there on Monday.
Another potential tick on my list!

Hello, Elle!
I like cheese, too.
You should tell the Toby Carvery of your experience and why you won't return!
Is it, you order online from Argos and collect items from Sainsbury?
That sounds a good system.
Mikaela Shiffrin was third in the Super-G at St. Moritz today.
One second covered the first ten racers.
Sofia Goggia won and Federica Brignone was second.
Willie's horse came third at Cheltenham.

Hi, Rusty!
Yes, I think you can order online from Argos, and either have the item delivered to your home , for a delivery charge - or collect it free from the Sainsburys of your choice.
However, in our Sainsburys, we actually have a branch of Argos within the Sainsburys store, where you can order direct........the goods are kept on the premises......and handed over to you there and then,
So I am intending to follow this last option.
The system works well; I bought a clothes airer there recently.
You are having a good day with both skiing and horse -racing to watch.
Did you bet on Willie's horse?

Hello, Elle!
Seems a good system that Argos have.
Wonder if they still have a catalogue?
I missed the skiing!
It's on at a different time each week.
Yes, I had a profitable interest in Willie's horse.
I had no idea who the jockey was, but he rode an excellent race.
The horse came third, first time out this season, and should come on for the run.
I saw reported on the BBC News website that Peter Snell, the great New Zealand runner, has died.
He was a smashing runner!

Hi, Rusty!
Yes, Argos do still have a catalogue......leastways, there was a Spring and Summer 2019 one; I don't have the Autumn and Winter version here.
I hadn't seen the news that Peter Snell has died.
He was a middle -distance runner, wasn't he?
He must be close on 80?
Well done on your horseracing win!

Sainsbury's own Argos.

I no longer deal with them. A while back one of their lorries parked right across my drive for 30 minutes and would not move, saying his time had run out. He could have stopped 5 metres down the road and caused fewer problems. In any case it is dangerous to park there, crest of a hill.

I had endless problems with a Sony camera- could not get it past the second screen (chose language). Persuaded to order another and accept a gift token, after which (when the second one failed the same way) I could not get a refund. Part of the conversation-
"You can't return it anyway, there are finger marks on the screen"
(I wipe them off with a handy J cloth)
"You shouldn't have done that, there are chemicals in the cloth".
Nope, not going back.

Back to marking ****** traffic lights

Hello, Elle!
I have not seen an Argos catalogue for years!
Sir Peter Snell was a great middle distance runner.
He won three Olympic gold medals and broke several world records.
He is reputed to have never been beaten in a major global race,
and was voted New Zealand's "Athlete of the Century"
He would have been 81 on Tuesday.
He died in Texas, not sure if that was his home nowadays.
Just a small win, Elle!
I usually follow Willie's horses when they come over from Ireland.
Not quite the same now Ruby has retired, though.
Ruby is now part of the ITV racing team and was at Cheltenham today.

Good evening, Rusty!
Yes, I am remembering a little more about Peter Snell now...
I think he won both the 800m and the 1500m at the same Olympic Games?
1964, would it be?
Even a small win on your horse is handy, Rusty!
You can give yourself an extra treat for Christmas?
Speaking of Ruby.....
I find it nice that sports people who have been in the limelight (so to speak) do not disappear from our screens on retirement , but often take up jobs such as commentating, and thus we "keep in touch" with them.
Like Gaby Logan, Michael Johnson, Denise Lewis, Paula Radcliffe, Sue Barker, John McEnroe, Tim Henman, Jess Ennis-Hill, etc.
Obviously, I am only coming up with names for retired athletes and tennis players..... but you know what I mean!



Hello, Ros!
That sounds like a bad experience you had with Argos.
I have never had a delivery from them...…
But fortunately have had no problem with quality of goods ordered.
Fingers crossed that all goes well this time!

I didn't have a delivery, elle, they just stopped over my driveway! Had I had an appointment, they still wouldn't move!