Our very own nugget of Welsh gold, Ben Jones, went on tour last week. Whilst his trip did not necessarily create the same hype and expectation as the new Guns N’Roses album he did, nevertheless, manage to make quite an impact on his 3 day tour of duty. And hopefully lived up to expectations a bit more than the offerings of Axl and friends in the process.
Ben spent time with a number of Learning Pool customers to help them install and get started with their DLE’s. Swansea, Carmarthenshire, South Somerset, North Devon and Devon were all on the itinerary and everybody was pleased to see our blonde Customer Service hero in the flesh.
Data management and information security seem to be the hot topics of conversation at the moment and the South West customers Ben visited were no exception.
But it seems the biggest impact Ben made was on the journey from seeing Carin in South Somerset to visiting Ann and Claire in North Devon. This cross country journey saw the end of a poor grouse that got in the way of Ben on a mission in his hired black Vauxhall Vectra. After a quick stop to assess the damage Ben hopped back in his car and headed on his way, anxious not to keep Ann and Claire waiting. And thankfully he didn’t collar any pheasants or rabbits on the way so game pie was not on the menu.
So what were the highs and lows of the road trip (apart from seeing our lovely customers)?
The highs, according to Ben, were the Bacon, red onion and brie toastie with salad and a lovely dressing from Belfast Airport on Monday, the Surf and Turf at the White Hart Hotel in Exeter on Wednesday and the Cottage pie with homemade chips (a la Delia Smith) on his return home on Thursday. The lows? A decidedly ropey burger from a somewhere near Canton on Tuesday.
No prizes for guessing what keeps our super hero going….
Janet
Tags: Delia Smith, dle, food, Guns N'Roses, learning pool, road trip, South West
November 24, 2008 at 5:12 pm |
I have to say that a bacon red onion and brie toastie sound wonderful. I want one right now. In fact I’m going to go to the super market after work and buy bacon, brie and red onion and bread and have one for din-dins.
And some grouse pate!
November 25, 2008 at 1:09 pm |
So happy i read this post at lunchtime, if I didnt have food in front of me right now I would be running to the shops for a toastie!!
Sounds like Ben ran up the miles this week, keep it up + the tips of were to eat at Belfast airport, can never get a decent meal there!
December 8, 2008 at 11:50 am |
Ben and Andy – what about the wonderful sunset from the Training Room window. No wonder you didn’t want the cakes we had for you, you had eaten too much on the way to Barnstaple.
December 9, 2008 at 8:54 am |
Well let’s just say that the eating has to stop!! It’s becomming a bit of a food tour! the Galloping Gourmet rides again!!!