Been on a jaunt to see the relatives today, it's a trek I haven't made for some time, so when Big Brother suggested we pull in at South Mimms it was a bit of a trip down memory lane. We used to stop here on annual trips through with parents, sadly no longer with us. We used to walk past the huge plaque announcing that the services were opened by Margaret Thatcher (where has that gone?).
Now the place seems larger, a bit more barn-like. We made for the Eat-In eatery, and ordered coffee and muffins. Actually we had a bargain. The muffins were half price (£1) when purchased with coffee. The coffee was very much to my taste as well, being mild and milky. We sat at a time under the speaker blaring musak and surveyed the business meetings taking place nearby and the newly-arrived pensioners hobbling gamely towards the food offers.
The more cynical will believe that all services provide the same kind of service as Dick Turpin, and true, the coffee was slightly more expensive than in a high street shop, but that half price muffin made the morning with its tangy apricot pieces and moist cake mix.
We continued on our way rejoicing.
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