Drove to Hereford. Started in sunshine but soon hit the mists in the Midlands. Visibility was quite good, up to a kilometre or so. However, it transformed the autumnal landscape into flat shades of gray like monochrome watercolour layers.
Stopping at the halfway point of Corley service station on the westbound M6, I went for a meal. In the past year, the food and service at the Eat In had been great, contrary to the usual perceptions of a service station eatery. A fortnight ago, stopping there, I already noticed a slight decline in standards.
Today. The food in served was surely below the required minimum temperature, service was listless and indifferent at the till and the knives and the spoon in the cutlery tray were covered with crud. I asked the more positive helpful assistant to look at the cutlery and at least she immediately responded and clean cutlery was replaced.
It is so sad. Someone had previously made such a great effort to change the food quality and the perception of this particular eatery. Now it seems their effort is gradually being eroded away.
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