Nina's Blog - Wednesday 14th August 2024

Wednesday 14th August 2024, 10:04

Left Paignton on my way to Newquay. But yesterday's impromptu trip to Dawlish left me without enough charge to get to Penhale (the nearest charger to Newquay) with enough margin for me to feel comfortable.

So I'm at the Tesla Service centre charging the car.

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ninalanyon · 61-69, T

Wednesday 14th August 2024, 16:32

A question for those who have lived in the UK for the last forty years. When did portions of chips get so large? Everywhere I buy chips I end up paying for twice as much as I can eat.

SpudMuffin · 61-69, M

@ninalanyon I think it's been like that for some years now - certainly before lockdown. I thought it was me at first, that I was losing my enthusiasm for fried food, but judging by the size of my belly that's not the case!

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@SpudMuffin I know it's a long time ago but I remember as child and as a teenager.buying a portion of chips for pocket money and it was a reasonable quantity.

Perhaps the portion size is bigger now to justify what seems to me to be a higher price in real terms. I'd rather pay half the price for half the quantity. I do understand that that's not how the economics works but perhaps a compromise could be struck.

SpudMuffin · 61-69, M

@ninalanyon yes, I have a similar recollection.

I think the bigger portion size may also be to reduce the risk of hitting the use by date and having to dispose of out-of-date spuds.