OK, so the picture on the left is pretty crap, but I think you can tell what I’m getting at.
Why is it that every single individual piece of fruit now has to have its own special sticker? We’re not talking the branding ones like ‘Cape’ or ‘Zespri’, just the ones with number and name.
I know it’s to help staff differentiate between varieties of fruit, but does every single piece need its own identifier? Think of the manpower, adhesive and paper being wasted just to put it on.
It must be like being in The Prisoner in the apple section of Sainsbury’s. There’s probably one lonely Braeburn desperate to break free of the plastic bag and scream, “I am not a number, I’m an apple!”
We went to see the new Batman movie last night and caught the late showing, starting at 9pm.
Now first of all, a confession. As we have limited babysitting options, C and I haven’t been to the cinema together since before A was born.
However, I’ve been spoilt for many years because I get invites to see advance screenings of films before they go on general release.
I don’t go to as many as I used to, but for the last 10 years or so, the majority of my cinema viewing has been done either in the West End or in little Soho screening cinemas alongside other film journalists.
Consequently, I’m a bit out of practice with a general cinema-going audience and, boy, was I disturbed last night?
People arrived literally as the film was about to start, causing maximum interruption and disturbance who consider the ads and trailers as part of the cinema experience (in other words, me!).
There were all sorts of smelly and noisy snacks being consumed while the film was going – I pity the people who had to sit next to those eating nachos.
It never fails to amaze me that some people don’t turn off their mobile phone and then answer a call during a film. What part of anti-social behaviour don’t you understand?
Even if you’re only saying, ‘Sorry, I’m in the cinema’ that’s 5 words too many. Why bother answering it in the first place? What good does it do?
And film? Good, but too long and spoilt by there being no air conditioning and it being unbearably hot.
Charlotte Church is reported to be fuming that Myleene Klass has called her newly-born daughter Ava, claiming it was her idea.
The Welsh warbler has been conspicuous by her absence from the world of celebrity in the past few months, while Myleene worked right up till the last minute, going into labour directly after presenting BBC’s The One Show.
The reason I find this story both amusing and pathetic is twofold. Firstly, you can hardly lay claim to a name, even in the world of celebrity and even if you’re Charlotte Church.
Secondly, Charlotte Church clearly didn’t get their first with ‘Ava’. Admittedly, it’s not the most popular name, but that was exactly why we called our daughter Ava almost 18 months ago.
Back then, we were pleasantly surprised by everyone’s reaction to the name (you can tell if people don’t like it) and were slightly perplexed that many weren’t exactly sure who Ava Gardner was (the inspiration for the name).
If Myleene’s daughter grows up to be even mildly famous, at least our little one can say to friends: “I got there first!”
