Acocks Green Garage

[John]

John, I see your getting your proirities right and testing out the garage  canteens.......

:D We have eaten at Walsall and Perry Barr, I had to try out Perry Barr's food. Wasn't hungry today so only had a tea from Acocks Green. We were originally going to Central for lunch, but bus swapping/refuelling and defects on the bus we were driving meant we were an hour late leaving Walsall this morning.

Pensnett doesn't have a canteen so we ended up at Greggs around the corner, and I have heard that Yardley Wood and Coventry canteens are not as good.

[Liverpool Street]

4674 how back from rear end repairs, parked in the garage today

Was on an 11C morning peak board!

You're enjoying training aren't you John, getting into lots of garages

I am. We stopped at Acocks Green for lunch, with a toilet stop in West Brom this morning.

Dangerous stuff is canteens. Can I recommend a steak and salad? Avoid fat.

The mega burger BC do on Mondays is good.
Working upwards - Base of bun, large burger, bacon, cheese, middle of bun, large burger, bacon, cheese, fried egg, then top of bun, served with chips & salad

Sounds good however...

I don't trust the meat any canteens use. Except pork/properly labeled beef. I can't risk eating halal/kosher etc

[nitromatt1]

4674 how back from rear end repairs, parked in the garage today

Was on an 11C morning peak board!

You're enjoying training aren't you John, getting into lots of garages

I am. We stopped at Acocks Green for lunch, with a toilet stop in West Brom this morning.

Dangerous stuff is canteens. Can I recommend a steak and salad? Avoid fat.

The mega burger BC do on Mondays is good.
Working upwards - Base of bun, large burger, bacon, cheese, middle of bun, large burger, bacon, cheese, fried egg, then top of bun, served with chips & salad

Sounds good however...

I don't trust the meat any canteens use. Except pork/properly labeled beef. I can't risk eating halal/kosher etc

"Halal. Is it meat you're looking for?"

[Stuharris 6360]

Is this still the Acocks Green thread, or is it now the "Best Canteen Thread?"

[Liverpool Street]

Is this still the Acocks Green thread, or is it now the "Best Canteen Thread?"

I think its a natural transformation when talking about AG. Excellent breakfast they do.

Is the Solihull services AG provide alongside the 70, proving to be more reliable now?

[winston]

John, I see your getting your proirities right and testing out the garage  canteens.......

:D We have eaten at Walsall and Perry Barr, I had to try out Perry Barr's food. Wasn't hungry today so only had a tea from Acocks Green. We were originally going to Central for lunch, but bus swapping/refuelling and defects on the bus we were driving meant we were an hour late leaving Walsall this morning.

Pensnett doesn't have a canteen so we ended up at Greggs around the corner, and I have heard that Yardley Wood and Coventry canteens are not as good.

John, you haven't broke a bus already have you?  :P

Greggs is Pensnett's canteen.... The YW canteen food at the open day was alright, but they were really un-organised and couldn't cope......

[Stuharris 6360]

John, I see your getting your proirities right and testing out the garage  canteens.......

:D We have eaten at Walsall and Perry Barr, I had to try out Perry Barr's food. Wasn't hungry today so only had a tea from Acocks Green. We were originally going to Central for lunch, but bus swapping/refuelling and defects on the bus we were driving meant we were an hour late leaving Walsall this morning.

Pensnett doesn't have a canteen so we ended up at Greggs around the corner, and I have heard that Yardley Wood and Coventry canteens are not as good.

You haven't broke a bus already have you?  :P

Greggs is Pensnett's canteen.... The YW canteen food at the open day, but they were really un-organised and couldn't cope

Is this what driver training involves, driving around every depot finding out where the best food is?

[nitromatt1]

John, I see your getting your proirities right and testing out the garage  canteens.......

:D We have eaten at Walsall and Perry Barr, I had to try out Perry Barr's food. Wasn't hungry today so only had a tea from Acocks Green. We were originally going to Central for lunch, but bus swapping/refuelling and defects on the bus we were driving meant we were an hour late leaving Walsall this morning.

Pensnett doesn't have a canteen so we ended up at Greggs around the corner, and I have heard that Yardley Wood and Coventry canteens are not as good.

John, you haven't broke a bus already have you?  :P

Greggs is Pensnett's canteen.... The YW canteen food at the open day was alright, but they were really un-organised and couldn't cope......

What did the canteen cook at the open day? I only noticed fairy cakes and similar

[winston]

John, I see your getting your proirities right and testing out the garage  canteens.......

:D We have eaten at Walsall and Perry Barr, I had to try out Perry Barr's food. Wasn't hungry today so only had a tea from Acocks Green. We were originally going to Central for lunch, but bus swapping/refuelling and defects on the bus we were driving meant we were an hour late leaving Walsall this morning.

Pensnett doesn't have a canteen so we ended up at Greggs around the corner, and I have heard that Yardley Wood and Coventry canteens are not as good.

John, you haven't broke a bus already have you?  :P

Greggs is Pensnett's canteen.... The YW canteen food at the open day was alright, but they were really un-organised and couldn't cope......

What did the canteen cook at the open day? I only noticed fairy cakes and similar

Food  :P

[nitromatt1]

John, I see your getting your proirities right and testing out the garage  canteens.......

:D We have eaten at Walsall and Perry Barr, I had to try out Perry Barr's food. Wasn't hungry today so only had a tea from Acocks Green. We were originally going to Central for lunch, but bus swapping/refuelling and defects on the bus we were driving meant we were an hour late leaving Walsall this morning.

Pensnett doesn't have a canteen so we ended up at Greggs around the corner, and I have heard that Yardley Wood and Coventry canteens are not as good.

John, you haven't broke a bus already have you?  :P

Greggs is Pensnett's canteen.... The YW canteen food at the open day was alright, but they were really un-organised and couldn't cope......

What did the canteen cook at the open day? I only noticed fairy cakes and similar

Food  :P

Any chance of elaborating a bit? ;)

[winston]

John, I see your getting your proirities right and testing out the garage  canteens.......

:D We have eaten at Walsall and Perry Barr, I had to try out Perry Barr's food. Wasn't hungry today so only had a tea from Acocks Green. We were originally going to Central for lunch, but bus swapping/refuelling and defects on the bus we were driving meant we were an hour late leaving Walsall this morning.

Pensnett doesn't have a canteen so we ended up at Greggs around the corner, and I have heard that Yardley Wood and Coventry canteens are not as good.

John, you haven't broke a bus already have you?  :P

Greggs is Pensnett's canteen.... The YW canteen food at the open day was alright, but they were really un-organised and couldn't cope......

What did the canteen cook at the open day? I only noticed fairy cakes and similar

Food  :P

Any chance of elaborating a bit? ;)

Burgers / chips / bacon baps etc That many people ordered stuff & walked off as though we sick of waiting. Even the YW drivers that just wanted a drink give up due to the queue/wait

[John]

John, you haven't broke a bus already have you?  :P

No!  ;D I've kerbed it a few times, but you quickly learn from mistakes, haven't done that now since Monday. We had an extremely good blast around Birmingham today. Most mornings, we have found defects on the bus we have been allocated while doing a training VCR. They have all been the same defect though. Strange  ::)

[Liverpool Street]

John, you haven't broke a bus already have you?  :P

No!  ;D I've kerbed it a few times, but you quickly learn from mistakes, haven't done that now since Monday. We had an extremely good blast around Birmingham today. Most mornings, we have found defects on the bus we have been allocated while doing a training VCR. They have all been the same defect though. Strange  ::)

What defects, John? Old body damage, etched windows, saloon light out, DMAS faulty....

[John]

What defects, John? Old body damage, etched windows, saloon light out, DMAS faulty....

Broken wheel nut indicators

[winston]

John, you haven't broke a bus already have you?  :P

No!  ;D I've kerbed it a few times, but you quickly learn from mistakes, haven't done that now since Monday. We had an extremely good blast around Birmingham today. Most mornings, we have found defects on the bus we have been allocated while doing a training VCR. They have all been the same defect though. Strange  ::)

You already owe NX a new set of tyres.... maybe they are tresting you to make sure your checking/spot the defects  ;)

Have you had any pedestrians walk out in front of you yet?