Martha's Tea Rooms, Newquay (review)

Martha's Tea Room's, Newquay

Myself and my partner went in here as we were determined to have a cream tea whilst on holiday in Cornwall.
Walked in, and it was busy. 2 tables with one chair each, so we sat at one, and grabbed a chair from the other.
We ordered our cream teas, and did not have to wait long. The tea came first, hot, and with a local blend tea bag in each pot. Ample milk was given. Although there was a lack of sugar on the table, and I resorted to brown sugar for the last cup of tea from the pot (You get three good cups per pot)
The scones arrived, and we again were not disappointed. They were warm, and so very light. They would melt on the tongue. The cream was very nice, and quite a firm consistency. I was scowled at for making the scone the Devon way ( I am from Devon) with the cream first then the jam.
Anyway, these are the best cream teas we have ever had.
The savoury cream tea on the menu caught our eye, so we decided to go back later in the week to try them.
Again, we were not disappointed. The savoury cream tea was cheese scones, with cream cheese and onion chutney. Again, the scones were light, and delicious. Although myself and my partner both agreed that the sweet scones we had on the previous visit was a lot nicer.
We also had some home made cake whilst there. Again, these were gorgeous.

The only negative thing I would say about the place, is the lack of seating space. It is a small place and fills up quickly. If they had more tables, they would do a lot more business.

All in all, I would highly recommend visiting Martha's tea rooms.

Trethiggey Campsite (review)

Trethiggey Website

So for my first holiday in 14 years, I went camping with my lovely partner.
She chose the campsite after having camped there many times before.
I went with an open mind, as it had been many, many years since I last went camping properly.
I was not disappointed.
The staff were very friendly, including the owners cat, Archie. The pitches were well laid out, and spaced nicely each with their own little bit of privacy. Unlike larger campsites, the pitches did not feel 'regimented'. The whole atmosphere felt casual.
The facilities were very good. There was a clubhouse bar/restaurant (which I did not visit to be fair) the shower block I used (there was one each end of the camp) was in good condition, the water temperature was just right, the pressure was good, although they did not stay on quite long enough, and the cubicles were quite small. But then I am a big person, so take that as a personal preference.
Now the missus laughed at me, because I did not get on with the toilet roll dispensers. And judging by the moans, and groans and rapid roll pulling from other cubicals, I was not the only one. I resorted to buying toilet rolls from the local spar.On my last day, I heard moans and grumbles from the adjacent cubical so I rolled a roll under the door and got a relieved 'cheers'. So men, I advise taking a few rolls with you.
Dish washing facilities were excellent. Three outdoor sinks for washing your dishes. Water was hot, and the area was clean. They even supplied a hose for washing our wetsuits.
There was also wildlife a plenty around the camp. You would often have rabbits coming up to the tent door in the evening, and peering in.
The site lacks a proper club house, but this is a good thing. I felt it contributed well to the lack of chavs on the site. There were no annoying families, and the whole park felt relaxed and mellow.

The downsides,

There are a lot of long term residents. The state of their areas do let down the site a little.
Drainage could be improved. Our pitch was boggy from day one.
Caravan storage. Although they placed them at the back of the site, you had to drive through them to get to some pitches. It would of been nice if they were moved further from the entrance still.

Overall I would highly recommend this site for anyone camping in Newquay.

Linde Forklifts.

So where I work, we have a large fleet of around 80 MHE from Jungheinrich. Of which about 50 are Fork lift trucks. The contract is up for renewal soon, and the fleet of FLT's is about 5 years old, with about 16k hours on them.

Linde brought in their demonstrators for us to peruse.

It is safe to say that no one is impressed. Not one person who has tried these trucks likes them.
Yes, they have a very comfortable seat, and the cab suspension is very good. And yes, they are quieter. But all these do not make up for the massive issues this truck has.

They are:

1. The cab is tiny. Not small, but tiny. My left arm touches the door all the time, and when you turn around to look out the rear window there is no where to put your arm. Which leads me to the second major issue:
2. Rear view. A photo may help here:

Yes ladies and gentlemen, your rear view is of the air filter.
30% of my working day is spent going backwards. 30% of my day I will be able to check the air filter. This is a pretty major issue when the bloke at the company I work for specifies low level exhausts to eliminate blind spots. Seriously, how did this get through?
3. Blind spots. They are everywhere. The a pillars, the roof, the stupid bracing at the back, I would estimate there is about 20% less visibility than on the Jungheinrich.

Also the brace across the windscreen obscures the view of stacking a third cage on a stack. Which is a very common thing we do.

4. The steering wheel does not come up high enough and is too upright.

5. There is no where to put your left foot when you have balls as big as mine.

Another point to notice is when I pointed out to the salesman about the rear view, he told me I was turning the wrong way. I was turning over my left shoulder when I should be turning over my right. I pointed out to him that to turn to the right, I would have to rip the control arm out so my legs had somewhere to go.
A very short co-worker of mine also pointed out that when he rotates to the right, he can no longer reach the pedals. Hence he always turns to the left. Infact, we could only find two people that turn to the right when going backwards,


But like most companies that buy stuff, they don't ask the people that use it their opinion, they go with the company that's the cheapest.

But by christ, I hope we don't end up with this crap.

Jeremy Clarkson.

Yes, I dared to mention his name.
I am becoming slightly pissed off with people wanting to ban/punish/kill/boil/barbecue him.
He is only guilty of having an opinion. The one thing the rest of us are to scared to have in case it offends someone. He is the last proper Brit on telly. If the BBC ban him or Top Gear, then it isn't just a loss for entertainment TV, but a loss for what we are. This man should not be removed from TV, he should be made prime minister. His attitude is the attitude we want MP's to have. We want people in the commons to grow bollocks and tell other country's, immigrants, and the bloody do-gooders to fuck off.
Find the petition, sign it.

Must be time to vote. . . . .

So voting must be upon us. I have been getting numerous emails from Cameron and his peers. All claiming that the other parties are suggesting something shit, donate £xxx to help us object to it.
Seriously guys? How stupid are you?
Labour wants me to donate £25 so they can say 'we want to do idea x'
Conservatives want me to donate £25 so they can tell Labour that 'idea x is shit'
The other party that no one can remember the name of (Conservatives Junior?), but have been up the conservatives arses for the past few years want me to donate £25 so they can stand behind the conservatives, looking over Cameron's shoulder, shaking his fist at Labour shouting 'Yeah, or else'
The green party want me to donate £25 so they can hide in the bogs, smoking weed and hugging each other.
And UKip want me to donate £25 so they can stand behind the speaker of the commons, with ripped shirts, bandannas, flicking the bird at everyone screaming 'FUCK YOU ALL!!!!'

And these are the choices we have?
And people wonder why I don't vote.

Vivitar DVR 892HD review.

So I have been after an action/pocket camera for quite some time. Looking around I found the Vivitar DVR 892HD for a reasonable price. It came with an SD card, and software, etc..

After arriving, it wasn't until a few days later I decided to try it out.
It wouldn't work.
It would turn on and nothing would happen. So I was going to send it back.
The next day, I needed an SD card for a quick file transfer, and seeing the camera I decided to take the card out and use it. I put it in my computer, and the computer said it was locked. Took it out and checked it. Slider in unlocked position. Tried again. Card locked.
So wondering if this was the problem with the camera, I put another SD card in it. Lo and behold, it worked.
So I took a couple of films to try it out. Took card out and put it in computer, card locked. Checked tab. It said unlocked. Put it back in computer, and it said it was locked. Put card in camera and camera stopped working.
I tried a third card, with the same results. Worked fine. Went in camera. Recorded. Card in computer. Locked. Back in camera, and camera stopped working.

Now before people suggest my card reader is at fault, I would like to point out several things.
1. The first card went into camera first.
2. Second card was erased by computer before going into camera.
3. Third card came straight from my stack of formatted cards into camera.
4. Since then, I have used the card reader successfully to read and save onto other cards.
5. Tried cards in card reader on another computer.

So I can only surmise that somehow this camera damages cards to incapacitate then to some extent. How? I have no idea.
And to be honest, the Video quality isn't that great either.

One final issue with the camera, when plugging it into the PC, the PC cannot detect it. So you cant just fit a card and leave it in there either.

The camera came with an 8gb card, and also destroyed a 16gig card and a 4gig card.

So if you are coming across this blog wile researching this camera, do not buy it.

This is what is wrong with this world. . .

I am not going to rant about this, but this is one of the many reasons we should not be in Europe.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23230419

So Europe has decided the life sentences of three killers goes against their human rights?
/sigh.