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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Farnboro John" data-source="post: 1812980" data-attributes="member: 36432">I am only just old enough to remember being stuck with answering the phone at Nancy's (for those whose education has been given by those with rose-tinted hindsight, the cafe used to fill up using every table except the one by the phone, so last in got nailed though the phone never actually went unanswered.)Did I ever eat the bread pudding.... can't honestly remember, probably didn't get a chance if RGM was anywhere near....I do remember being on the other end of the phone trying to get through on busy days in May when the entire twitching community was doing the same and automatic redial let alone ringback hadn't been invented - talk about frustration!Great place though, modern food establishments could learn a lot about service provision from Nancy and co.The thing about the grapevine was that you couldn't just "get on it" you had to prove you had at least some ability - and not piss anyone off whose info you wanted - so it was kind of a self-perpetuating clique at both local and national levels (many local ones still are).I enjoyed my birding then but I don't regret the passing of the old days the way people on here seem to.  What I don't understand about modern birders is the tendency to wait for news in the morning - birds can leave during the day you know - if it goes to roost, hit the road!John</blockquote>