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Sunday, November 27, 2005
Fur Coats and no knickers Troon has a bit of a reputation for the above, I am sure there are many regional variations of the theme, however thewife and I were amazed to see a Troon "Lady" in action. Twas thewife's birthday yesterday so on account of us going out for dinner, we didn't do much shopping, so come this morning there was nothing with which to cobble together a breakfast (okay to be honest it was brunch). Morrison's in Troon do a decent all day breakfast. So we headed off there. It was busy, no vacant seats, but we'd already poured coffee out and decided we'd wait. I was bloody starving actually so we were going nowhere. They have a sign which advises people to order before sitting down which means that people have a better chance of getting a seat once they have ordered. Of course Mrs Smug Git of Troon decides that she'll have a seat whilst her friend queues. Eventually we get a seat opposite Mrs Smug Git and I'm giving her the evil eye. Anyway when her friend gets there with her tray, she has a pack of sandwiches and a pot of tea. Whilst she's opening her sandwiches I notice that Mrs Smug Git is munching away on one. Now she hadn't bought it there, her friend hadn't given her it because she had just opened her own, so she must have brought it with her. Bastard, not only does she steal the seats from paying customers, she's got the brass neck to bring her own grub with her! We get confirmation of this as once she's finished her sandwich, she's back in her "Tesco" bag for another and a biscuit. Staff haven't noticed a thing and I'm sure they don't care either. I watch them through the window as they leave in a bloody big Mercedes. That's Troon for you. Meanwhile 3 kids of about 12 are having a whale of a time arseing about at a nearby table, filling a cup with miniature milk cartons, loads of them, then its sauce, and vinegar and they just keep getting up and going for more milk. Their table is a mess and still the staff can't be arsed to do anything about it. That's Troon for you.posted by timesnewroman at 5:19 PM
