More Hardcore Presents, More Hardcore Milkshake (Blog 334)

Today and in Staines, I bought a present for my youngest niece’s (who looks creepily like my mum) birthday! What was it? That will be a surprise, just as it will be for my niece! Exciting stuff. What clothes was I/am I wearing? A very colourful Judas Priest hoodie. I’m sure many were wondering why it was so ostentatious. I was just defending the faith, that’s all. Most people won’t understand. Judas Priest definitely will though, they even have an album out called ‘Defenders of the Faith’. I think I defended it well! Immediately after leaving my car in the apparently stained car park, (I didn’t see anything wrong with it, never had) someone asked why the ticket machine wasn’t working. Yes! Its sign IS worded poorly! It made it seem like you had to pay the same amount on every day, but on closer inspection and for whatever reason, you are forced to pay more on Sundays, but get as much time to stay as you want. Why? As I never took business studies, I have even less of a clue than you’d might expect. Surely it’s not normal practice to let people stay for as long as they like out of kindness?? I wish it was though, it would just be nice, I think we all agree.

Would you believe the apparently dirty toy shop is closed on Sundays? How many customers are they losing? I experienced possible kindness to blatant wastefulness in just a few minutes. Not to worry, I actually knew the shop was closed (but I checked, anyway), so I got a toy from somewhere else, like last time. I found a very nice gift for my niece (who is perhaps my mum’s reincarnation), in the form of a squishy toy cat! Very strange behaviour from someone defending the faith, I know. At first I wanted to get her a book for drawing in, but I could only spot books with lines in, which I think were school books. I didn’t want it to seem like I wanted her to work harder. I spent around £7, so the shut store lost at least that amount of money from me alone. But SURELY more than that. Noobs. If however, they genuinely would make just £7 on a Sunday, I take that noob comment back.

What I really looked forward to though, was the milkshake. Just like a short while ago, I ordered a vanilla beverage from the store next to the closed Starbucks. (7Bone want me to bring a mobile phone and to install an app? Screw that). You may remember how I was previously offered cream on top of my shake by a staff member, because I really liked cream on hot chocolates so much, so today, I asked for cream on my shake again. As I waited for my drink, I bought myself a ginger bread man. To give it the quickest and most dignified death possible, I bit the head off first. The poor thing was scared stiff, making me feel bad. Maybe it would have been better if I broke its head off with my fingers, but maybe it doesn’t really matter. In the end, it really did have a terrible fate. Though maybe it’s worse to eat a ginger bread man that is still moving. Very creepy. After a few minutes, I did indeed get my drink. I actually remembered the creamy vanilla milkshake (I don’t know if it was my invention or at least an invention caused by me) was pretty good, but compared to 7bone? Miles away. The cream stopped the milkshake entering my mouth for a long time, but as I’ve written countless blogs about that annoying subject, I think I’ll let it go.

After that, I wandered around the Elmsleigh Centre, as I will be having a Covid booster shot there in a few days. I couldn’t find the place you’re supposed to get jabbed and the centre isn’t even that big. Maybe it wasn’t open on a Sunday. If that assumption is wrong, I guess I’ll have a late vaccine. No, I’m sure it won’t be that hard to find. When I got home, I watched the end of Bargain Hunt, a program where the contestants buy random items and sell them in the hope of making a profit. One team lost £51, then the host said that wasn’t bad. Well you cant live off it can you? If that wasn’t bad, how much do the pros make? Maybe minus £10 a day? That would be good. A lot better than minus 51. If they only lose a tenner a day, think how long it would take to lose £1,000! Ages! The mind of a dealer is a funny thing. Unless I’ve misunderstood. That’s it! Bye!