Fake 180

As previously noticed, we did not make it into Guildford Cathedral, but we did make it into the associated cafeteria, a useful establishment. However, neither of us were terribly impressed to find that while for some purposes it was the 'Seasons Café and Kitchen' or 'Seasons Café and Restaurant', for others it seemed to be 'The Tipsy Pig', which did not seem very ecclesiastical. See reference 2.

But I was more concerned about the fake orchids which were decorating many of the tables. Someone had gone to a fair amount of bother to fake up a fairly convincing flower, but they did not seemed to have bothered with the leaves, which shouted plastic. The ribs on the back of the leaves seemed particularly conspicuous in that regard. And maybe something better by way of pot or pot-holder?

The Fanta was fake too in that it was the slimming variety with no calories. Not that I could taste the difference, but I did not like the idea of it. I wanted my occasional foray into the world of sugared fizzy drinks to be for the real thing.

Outside, there was a No.40, my second in not very many days, but of no help as I am still waiting on No.39. And carcheck failed me again: it did not buy any combination of numeral 0 and letter O.

And to add insult to injury there was a No.41 on the last leg of the journey, albeit on a foreign vehicle with one of those foreign formats. But the rules, perhaps fortunately, say nothing about that.

PS: some clarification: I have now worked out that the tipsy pig is the name of the caterer (of reference 3) that operates the seasons café during the day and uses it as a base for events otherwise. Presumably cathedral management did not want this sort of diversion from their core function, earner though it might be. That is to say, the standard management consultant patter for a fee-earning outsourcing. There is also the example of Wisley: an outside caterer is able to bring so much more to the operation; they can earn their keep. That said, it must all depend on what sort of operation you want: a couple of local ladies could no doubt manage tea and bacon butties - these last being something that some of these fancy caterers don't seem to be able to manage without tossing sour dough and brown goo into the mix.

References

Reference 1: https://psmv5.blogspot.com/2024/07/fake-179.html.

Reference 2: https://www.guildford-cathedral.org/visit/cafe-and-restaurant.

Reference 3: https://thetipsypigs.co.uk/.

Reference 4: https://www.carcheck.co.uk/.

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