The Herne Bay Hypothesis

[jazzy_dave]

I must admit that I do find the work programme is somewhat tedious and unfulfilling, and that a recent report suggested it no more helps job seekers than the old system. What I do like about it is that I get my fare paid and that I am able to use their computers to read my emails, print off my shopping visit details, and use my blog, as well as supposedly, looking for jobs. In the old days, it was called working the system.

So after my stint at Avanta on Friday I did some shopping for my cousin, mostly getting heavy cans of cat food, boxes of cat food pouches, some rice, chopped tomatoes, kidney beans in chilli sauce, and some mayonnaise. I dropped these off back home and then went on my journey towards Herne Bay.

There is a certain verisimilitude to how a genuinely sunny outlook in life can be reflected in the weather. This seemed to be the case on my journey to Herne Bay yesterday, bathed in splendid sunlight, with only a minor drop of rain to upset the applecart. Perhaps serendipity does favour the adventurous, and my adventure was a visit to the Saxon Shore pub for a meal visit that was phoned through to me the previous day.

This Wetherspoons pub had scaffolding outside as I entered, and is on the coast road, so you can get a seat to view the seascape if you so wished.

I had my standard medium rare rump steak with jacket potato, peas, mushroom and boring tomato, washed down with a glass of the house Merlot red wine, and a pint of Wantsum Ravening Wolf (5.9% ABV). This ale is a complex melange of toasted biscuit and rye malt flavours which supports a pine lemon hop crispness with a hint of vanilla.

Thoroughly enjoyable meal out, and just what was needed after the office stint in the morning.