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« Reply #90 on: August 15, 2009, 21:16:26 »

Hmm, are there really that many calories in tea? Surely a cuppa won't do any harm? Huh Undecided
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« Reply #91 on: August 15, 2009, 21:20:07 »

Whatever happened to Vanilla Coke?  Huh
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« Reply #92 on: August 15, 2009, 21:50:23 »

Hmm, are there really that many calories in tea? Surely a cuppa won't do any harm? Huh Undecided

I DONT LIKE TEA AND COFFEE


Loathe them

Never drink them

I can just about take coffe but very sweetened

Adults are assumed to like these - I am obviously a child in adult shoes - I like fizzy pop (calorie free) and flavoured water ........... and wine, beer, gin etc
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« Reply #93 on: August 15, 2009, 21:54:58 »

Hmm, are there really that many calories in tea? Surely a cuppa won't do any harm? Huh Undecided

I DONT LIKE TEA AND COFFEE


Loathe them

Never drink them

I can just about take coffe but very sweetened

Adults are assumed to like these - I am obviously a child in adult shoes - I like fizzy pop (calorie free) and flavoured water ........... and wine, beer, gin etc

Ask for a Gin n Slimline on your morning train then. That'll really get the CH's irritated. And probably get them gossiping as well Grin
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« Reply #94 on: August 15, 2009, 22:49:05 »

I just want a relatively calorie free alternative to water.....

Eh !!   Huh  Huh
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« Reply #95 on: August 15, 2009, 22:55:07 »

I just want a relatively calorie free alternative to water.....

Eh !!   Huh  Huh

See above - I dont lie tea and coffee

I pay a fortue for an FC (First Class, or Fat Controller, or Football Club, depending on context) ticket

but if I want low cal I have water or tea and coffee

I used to have diet soda
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« Reply #96 on: August 15, 2009, 23:29:11 »

I just want a relatively calorie free alternative to water.....

Eh !!   Huh  Huh

See above - I dont lie tea and coffee

I pay a fortue for an FC (First Class, or Fat Controller, or Football Club, depending on context) ticket

but if I want low cal I have water or tea and coffee

I used to have diet soda
Eh!  Huh  Huh You don't like tea and coffee, but if you want a low cal option you'll have water or tea and coffee?
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« Reply #97 on: August 16, 2009, 10:05:15 »

I just want a relatively calorie free alternative to water.....

Eh !!   Huh  Huh

See above - I dont lie tea and coffee

I pay a fortue for an FC (First Class, or Fat Controller, or Football Club, depending on context) ticket

but if I want low cal I have water or tea and coffee

I used to have diet soda
Eh!  Huh  Huh You don't like tea and coffee, but if you want a low cal option you'll have water or tea and coffee?

No - badly phrased due to the late hour

If I want a low cal option that I dont have to pay for then my only options are water or Tea and Coffee - neither of which I like.

Hence the only thing I will drink that is low cal is water - since they took the fizzy pop away.

Do you realise that in one of those plastic cups of OJ there is about 100 calories?  Now how many do you think you'll get through in a 2.5 hour journey?
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« Reply #98 on: August 16, 2009, 12:44:19 »

best bet is make your own fizzy orange......get ice .orange, fizzy water and spare glass off trolley...and then mix half of orange with half bottle of water and ice....you end up with 2 glasses of not bad fizzy orange
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« Reply #99 on: August 16, 2009, 14:06:52 »

Here's a question, do First Class customers get the posh coffee served from the machine at the buffet, or is it powdered stuff?
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« Reply #100 on: August 16, 2009, 16:43:06 »

Here's a question, do First Class customers get the posh coffee served from the machine at the buffet, or is it powdered stuff?
Tis instant. Either from a big flask when at seat, or made up if ordered at the Buffet
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« Reply #101 on: August 18, 2009, 11:38:56 »

I know this is a stupid question, but I haven't been using FGW (First Great Western) for about 9 months as I've been working abroad, but what exactly are you offered complimentary these days in First Class by way of drinks and snacks?

I'm travelling from Bristol to London a few times and back next week, and wondered what I could expect? Are they still providing it at seat or is it now go up to the buffet and collect?
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« Reply #102 on: August 18, 2009, 15:17:09 »

It will be at seat. You get coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fruit juice water, muffins, biscuits, fruit cake, flapjack, crisps and fruit. Possibly more!
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« Reply #103 on: August 18, 2009, 15:28:52 »

It will be at seat. You get coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fruit juice water, muffins, biscuits, fruit cake, flapjack, crisps and fruit. Possibly more!

Muffins are no more.  Good for me the chocolate ones paid havoc with my waistline Grin

There are some pastries which no one seems to like.  Watch out for the Wasabi peas.  Bet you cant eat more than three at one time - blows you head off  Tongue
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« Reply #104 on: August 18, 2009, 15:29:40 »

It will be at seat. You get coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fruit juice water, muffins, biscuits, fruit cake, flapjack, crisps and fruit. Possibly more!

...during the week.  At weekends you should collect from the buffet
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