The Anonymous Widower

The Problems of Evening Football at Ipswich

Evening football shouldn’t be a problem, but yesterday meant that I had to travel from Stratford in the rush hour and that means that a cheap day return wasn’t available unless I left before 4:30.  In the end I got the 4:09 after taking the North London Line from Dalston Kingsland.  The trouble was this got me to Ipswich at about five thirty for a match that starts at a quarter to eight.

Ipswich isn’t too good for eating gluten-free, the only place being Pizza Express and they were full, so in the end I resorted to plan B of eating a packed supper in the rain in the stands.  I should say though, that I could have booked myself a gluten-free meal in the restaurant at Portman Road, but I didn’t want to pay the extra to sit away from my friends.

The salad I took was interesting in that it was a Four Bean and Buckwheat Salad from Waitrose.

Waitrose Four Bean and Buckwheat Salad

I ate it with some salami and an EatNakd bar.  It was delicious and I don’t seem to have suffered any reaction.  But then it didn’t list any allergens on the package.  Why can’t they label it with None? Thanks go to the guy in Waitrose in the Barbican for checking the rather small print on the label.

I did make one mistake in that I forgot to take any cutlery, but thanks to Marks and Spencer in Ipswich for letting me have one of their free forks, without making a purchase.

We see a lot of bad service, so when I get good service it should be recognised.

January 13, 2011 - Posted by AnonW | Food, Sport, Transport/Travel | Arsenal, Coeliac/Gluten-Free, Football, Ipswich Town, North London Line