WellWhen I was 16 i had a summer job at a local farm. My job was to sort potatos into size order - the dullest, most mind-numbing job ever in the history of the world. So, when i had the a shipment of tatties came in from cyprus I was 'excited' to be selected to go to the new warehouse to sort these potatoes instead (anything was better than this!)
What i didn't know was that these potatos were a 'salvage' lot from a cargo which had capsized on the way to the UK. 90% were ruined - but 10% were usable. For the sake of one in every ten potatoes being just about edible, i spent three fucking weeks covered in mouldy, splurging, whitish/green scum. The smell was foul - really puke-inducing. After I and my colleague had finished this shitty, shitty task - the very night we finished, a storm caused the farm and farm buildings to flood.
The edible 10% were now ruined.
(I have never since been able to eat a baked potato with cheese)
(What i didn't know was that these potatos were a 'salvage' lot from a cargo which had capsized on the way to the UK. 90% were ruined - but 10% were usable. For the sake of one in every ten potatoes being just about edible, i spent three fucking weeks covered in mouldy, splurging, whitish/green scum. The smell was foul - really puke-inducing. After I and my colleague had finished this shitty, shitty task - the very night we finished, a storm caused the farm and farm buildings to flood.
The edible 10% were now ruined.
(I have never since been able to eat a baked potato with cheese)
ilovemy5dollarhorse All things considered,
Mon 10 Nov 2003, 14:48,
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