Alden Bates' Weblog

Construction of the new Pak 'n Save in Lower Hutt is coming along nicely.

As the bounding fence was at a bit of an angle, this was taken rather awkwardly holding the camera over a wire gate and looking at the LCD screen at the back.

Yup, it appears the local Subway has taken horseradish sauce off the
menu, along with red wine vinaigrette. So now as well as mustard-less
meatball subs, it's horseradish-less melts...

Bummer!

On the upside, apparently Caesar dressing is coming back...

(This was Subway Watch. Next up, the Burger Show!)

I went in to Subway this lunchtime to get a meatball sub and discovered to my horror that they had cut the mustard. Yup, mustard (and oil and marinara) had been removed from the menu (at least at my local branch) because no one was asking for them.

Oil I can understand. As a menu option it's a bit vague. What kind of oil? Vegetable oil? Olive oil? Cooking oil? Crude oil? Who wants oily food anyway? "Mmmm, I'll think I'll haves me some OIL!"

I have no idea what marinara tastes like. Apparently it goes well with seafood, which I'm not particularly partial to. For that matter, the idea of putting fish in a sandwich never really appealed to me. I'll eat it on its own, sure, but in bread? Really it never occured to me to ask for it. Now the option is GONE! Departed. Left the Subway.

But mustard, dagnabbit, goes perfectly on a meatball sub. Whenever I had one before, on went the mustard. Now it too is GONE! Nevermore will I enjoy a meatball sub with mustard on it! Woe is I! Cast adrift, alone on a sea of mustardlessness, forever condemned to order meatball subs without mustard. Cruel mustard, why hast thou forsaken me?

*bows as audience throws vegetables and small bricks at the stage*

Failing to indicate at a roundabout is going to become illegal here. All I can say is it's about time. It's a menace trying to cross the road near a roundabout when you don't know what the traffic is intending to do.

Yesterday, when I was getting lunch, I watched a roundabout near where I work to see if people were properly signalling.

Of the people turning left, the majority signaled. This is pretty much a no-brainer. One or two people didn't bother, of course.

Of the people going straight through, the majority didn't signal at all (you're supposed to signal left when coming off the roundabout).

Of the people turning right, the majority signalled right correctly when turning, but didn't signal left when turning off.

The police'll pick up a fair few $150 fines, I should think...

(I previously complained about this back in 2001, nice to see something's finally being done...)

MPs say I do to civil unions

This is excellent! The head of Destnazi Cult was, of course, on TV complaining that society was going to pot, but that's to be expected.

The additions to Westfield (or Queensgate as it's still known) in Lower Hutt seem to be coming along nicely. They should hurry, as we vitally need the extra 50 women's clothing stores!!!!!1one

There's also a bit of work going on on Logan's Plaza (or Maidstone Mall as it was originally known) in Upper Hutt. Must be the season to build on to your shopping mall.

I done put some pictures in LJ's picture hosting site finally. This picture below and ther preceeding one (click on "Prev" which you look at the picture) are a couple of photos I took in Lower Hutt last week.

Side of building The demolition of a building in Lower Hutt revealed the side of the building next to it, which had been covered for who-knows-how-long and included some cool antique signage.