Pain you Pay For!!

Dear readers, this evening I shall be embarking on a well over due visit to the dentist. Every time I go to the dentist I always have to have something done. I floss and brush 2-3 times a day, but still the axe always falls on my neck. Last time I went I had to have a small filling on the side of a tooth because I had slightly lowered the gum line because of BRUSHING TOO MUCH. Make up your mind!

Anyway due to some sensitivity I have been feeling lately (and I don’t mean crying over animal hospital which is always traumatic) I feel I shall have to ensure yet another filling. Don’t you hate it when they give you an injection and say “you’ll just feel a slight scratch”; yes like a slight scratch from an jack hammer. They should all be done for perjury.

The ‘mrs’ is going too because she hasn’t been for years. Despite this and reaching the ripe old age of 29 she has a total of 0 fillings, not even one hiding at the back. Life is so unfair. I have so much metal in my mouth it’s a wonder I don’t stick to the fridge!

I shall report back later with the outcome.

UPDATE: Yeah, I didn’t have to have a filling for the first time in my life; neither did the ‘mrs’ but she has a charmed life in the dental region. The dentist did comment that “I brush very well”; ooo a compliment. I would like a signed dental certificate with this statement on. I know not a talking point at dinner parties but a reason to be proud. The ‘mrs’ had a quick clean and polish which caused some pain and resulted in a temporary grump.

Right I’m off to clean my teach as I am so good at it!

My life is NOT over!

Ha Boo – Sucks to you! Mr Masterfoods thought he could get away with it, if it weren’t for us pesky kids! According to the BBC news pages “Mars has abandoned plans to use animal products in its chocolate, and has apologised to "upset" vegetarians.”

Now call me an old cynic, but I think the “feelings” of vegetarians were not really at the core of this decision change. Possibly the 6,000 complaints received, the petition from 40 MP’s, the bad publicity and the prospect of loosing oodles of cash may have had something to do with it. Oooo my cynicism chip is working overtime!

Regardless of the motives, I must not lose site of the positive outcome. So I must now open my mouth and await the lorry loads of snickers! YUM YUM YUM!

Mood: Joyful

My life is over!

O.K. this might seem a tad over dramatic, but when you hear the terrible news you will understand my pain. MARS HAVE STARTED TO USE ANIMAL PRODUCTS IN THEIR CHOCOLATE!


As a devote vegetarian of nearly 15 years, the idea that the evil powers-that-be are going to deny me the indulgent joy of a snickers, maltesers, bounty, minstrels is just too much for one person to cope with. Why did this happen?

Apparently the sources used by Masterfood have changed and so will now be using whey powder used from non vegetarian cheese production as a bulking agent. In order to produce cheese, a coagulant is added which separates the milk solids (curds) from the liquid (whey). The coagulant commonly used is rennet, which is an enzyme extracted from the lining of a calf’s (yea baby moos) stomach……niiiiiiiiiiiiice!

In this day-and-age where 9% of the population are vegetarian, and many people avoid animal products for personal reasons and various faiths, it makes NO economical sense to ‘de-vegetarianise’ a product. I delight when a product which by rights need not have animal derived products in (such as crisps and ice cream), becomes vegetarian, such as polos and Doritos to name a few, but I rarely have seen a product revert back!

Apparently anything with a best before 1st October 2007 will still be veggie, so if anyone wants to buy me a gift, I will have 5,000 snickers and a HUGE freezer please! Sweety companies already deny me skips crisps, ferrero rocher and refresher sweets; when will the assault stop? Did I do something really evil in a previous life that I am being punished for?

I must leave now, before I am blinded by the tears of my pain. *sniff*