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UK business is putting expansion on hold – time for cool heads all round.
UK corporate optimism has fallen.
UK businesses are in "wait and see" mode according to the results of EY's latest Capital Confidence Barometer, a survey of almost 1,600 corporates worldwide, 10% of which are based in the UK. The shift in sentiment since our last survey is dramatic: only 27% of UK businesses cite growth as their primary focus, down from 49% in only 6 months.
But the mood is not one of doom and gloom, far from it. Looking at the UK, 93% of respondents are confident about their UK earnings, 76% see good credit availability and 68% are positive about equity valuations. These levels of confidence would ordinarily translate into aggressive expansionary plans, we tend to see higher M&A activity and increased capital investment when earnings and equity values are high and credit is readily available, but this is not the case currently all the signs are of businesses adopting a cautious approach.
So why has UK sentiment moved so sharply, making the UK significantly less optimistic than the USA for example, despite the two economies growing at comparable rates?
It's the global economy stupid…
Without doubt, a change in the expected global economic outlook has impacted UK corporate sentiment. Only 14% of UK respondents see the global economy improving in the next year, a massive fall from 57% with this view in April and the lowest response of all the major European economies.85% of UK businesses see the global economy as stable, but stable is no basis for rapid expansion given the relatively low growth rate by historic standards. 46% see the UK economy improving but this is also down compared to 63% six months ago and adds to the move towards risk minimising activity.
…and it's scary out there.
This lack of growth in the global economy is coming at a time when concern over risk is increasing. 37% cite increased global political instability, 31% worries over QE tapering and 18% slowing growth in emerging markets as their major worry. All of these risks reflect issues largely external to the UK and may go some way to explaining the UK's lacklustre trade performance. UK plc is increasingly planning to rely on the domestic economy to support its performance which clearly sets limits to the scale and pace of any expansion plans.
But don't worry, we can cope
Despite the challenging backdrop described about, which was also prominent in the recent EYITEM Club Autumn Forecast, business appears confident in its ability to manage through potentially difficult times. The confidence in earnings mentioned above confirms this: UK businesses are more confident in earnings than the global average. A closer analysis of the responses to our questions on planned actions gives some clear insight into how businesses are reacting to the slowing global economy by: balancing costs and growth strategies; sticking close to their core activities; and pursuing low risk M&A.
UK businesses are preparing to adopt relatively cautious strategies based around striking a balance between watching the bottom line and investing for growth. Cost management is the focus for 50% of UK businesses compared to 35% of global corporates. Having survived the recession, UK companies are in no mood to throw away the gains they have made and so a strong focus on efficiency will remain central to their plans,
Organic expansion will be similarly cautious with a rigorous focus on core products and markets and adding complimentary sales channels preferred to existing in new geographies or large-scale increases in R&D. The plan is clearly to seek out lower risk, incremental benefits rather than making big bets.
The cautious theme can also be seen in the proposed approach to M&A. Only 16% of UK companies expect to make an acquisition in the next year compared to 40% of the global total. And the corporates doing deals expect these to be relatively modest with 86% of expected deals under $500 million. Moreover 90% of deals will be in the core business. So deals will be cautious, relatively small and close to the existing business model.
The plans seem clear but the level of confidence is very high. The worry is that there is little slack and current plans are dependent on no major shocks and continuing support form central bankers.
The owners seem happy.
At times over the last couple of years we have sensed pressure from shareholders for more aggressive strategies. This does not seem the case today. When asked what shareholders want, 45% of companies cited share buybacks, 41% cost reduction, 37% divestments and 30% increased dividend payments. With only 1% mentioning pressure for acquisitions, we can be reasonably confident that shareholders are happy with cautious strategies that minimise the risks of incremental investment and prioritise returning income and capital to shareholders. This appears to be a time for caution rather than expansion.
No time for rash moves by business or government.
A weakening economic outlook and increased risks are driving UK businesses to adopt cautious strategies based around preserving capital and minimising exposure. Having learnt the lessons of survival during the recession, managements are not panicking and are confident in their ability to manage in a low growth economy. This is a time for cool heads and rigorous, emotion free decision-making. While keeping calm it nevertheless makes sense to be developing contingency plans based around scenarios of potential shocks to the economic outlook, especially from Europe and key emerging markets. Although businesses are confident in their ability to cope, the worry is that this assumes the willingness and ability of central bankers to step in remains unchanged and there is limited slack to absorb further shocks.
Our research also contains clear messages for policy makers. Although businesses are confident in their ability to cope, the worry is that this assumes the willingness and ability of central bankers to step in remains unchanged and there is limited slack to absorb further shocks. In an uncertain environment it is important that confidence is maintained. With no signs of inflationary pressure in the UK, it seems sensible for the Bank of England to hold off on any interest rate rises for as long as possible. Any moves to tighten policy in the UK are unlikely to improve business confidence or incentivise greater risk-taking and do run the risk of increasing the slowdown.
Yet it is also clear that credit remains readily available. Indeed, anecdotally there is a feeling of increasing pressure to lend to meet targets and concerns that credit standards could become too relaxed. the worry is that the competition for business could either lead to asset bubbles or to an increase in riskier lending. Continued macro-prudential vigilance is therefore essential in a low-interest rate, high liquidity environment.
Cool heads all round.
Just when you thought it was safe…time to dust off the contingency plans.
The UK recovery remains on course…
At first glance, the UK economic recovery is continuing unabated. Indeed, despite the consistent failure of exports to grow as expected, the recent revisions to the ONS's figures suggest overall growth since 2008 has been stronger than we first thought. The EY ITEM Club Autumn forecast is very similar to the summer one with expected GDP growth of 3.1% in 2014 and growth of around 2.5% in the next few years.
Even more encouragingly, the new measure of GDP reveals that fixed investment has been stronger in the last few years than we realised. An initial analysis suggests that higher investment in IT one of the reasons for this improved view. For those of us looking for signs of a balanced recovery and an economic transformation, this is good news.
…but the global economy remains challenged.
But wherever you look in the world – and across all sectors – there are risks and potential shocks that have begun to prey on corporate confidence. And in the last few weeks, investors, politicians and business owners have started to acknowledge that the global economic still faces major challenges. China's rebalancing is leading to slower growth and impacting both commodity and manufacturing exporters, the end of the taper by the USA has also hit emerging markets, and it is now clear just how much further the Eurozone still has to go to rebuild its economy. All of this poses real risks to the UK recovery.
UK businesses believes they can cope…
EY's 11th Capital Confidence Barometer indicates that although UK businesses believe economic conditions are weakening and 37% of businesses cited political risk as their primary concern going forward, 93% of the UK companies surveyed are confident in their future corporate earnings, compared to 71% six months ago. How can these conflicting views on economic and financial performance be reconciled?
Drilling into the detail it appears that companies believe that the lessons learned in responding to the global financial crisis mean they will be able to manage their way through a difficult economic environment. The intention is clearly to increase the focus on operational efficiency and costs with a near 50% rise in the number of businesses intending to prioritise cost management in the 6 months since the last CCB. This more measured outlook is also reflected in the approach to M&A with all the signs pointing to cautious and limited M&A activity.
…but can they deliver?
However, as highlighted in our Q2 Profit warnings Report, profit warnings have been increasing. This seems at odds with the confidence corporates have in future earnings.
We found that in Q2 around a fifth of profit warnings were due to adverse currency movements and almost another fifth due to pricing pressures and tougher than expected competition. This suggests that corporates are either over-confident in their ability to manage, or have an unrealistic view of the environment or have inappropriate forecasting processes, or, of course, some combination of these possible explanations.
Time to revisit those contingency plans.
The priority therefore is for businesses to review their plans in the light of the current environment. In particular, there is an urgent need to evaluate the potential impact of both the Eurozone entering recession and a prolonged slowdown in the emerging markets. This should include the risk of a knock on effect in the UK, with a slowdown in investment being the most obvious risk to test.
A detailed review and analysis of the potential impact of an economic slowdown will provide the basis for identifying the nature and potential scale of major risks. It is vitally important that the review is based on a realistic view of the economic outlook around the world. Over the last 6 to 12 months, businesses appear to have slipped into a complacent view of the state of the global economy when in fact few of the fundamental indicators have improved from 12 to 24 months ago. Like the bond markets, businesses appear to have become too willing to rely on Mario Draghi and his central bank peers around the world.
This review will provide the basis for deciding on the need for contingency plans. As was the case two years ago when the Eurozone crisis first broke, plans should be developed in cases for which the potential costs of contingency planning are merited.
With appropriate contingency plans in place, businesses will then have the opportunity to consider the longer term strategic challenges posed by the economic environment. For all businesses in every sector, the question is this: is your business model appropriate for an environment of steady, unspectacular growth? With short term tactical plans in place, it is critical to consider the long term.
UK consumer spending outlook: No easy wins on the High Street
Good news or bad news first?
The good news is that the EY ITEM Club Special Report forecasts that UK consumer spending will continue to grow over the next few years. However, the bad news is that growth is likely to fall below the 2.5% expected in 2014, being closer to 2% in the following years. This is a much lower level of growth than we have become accustomed to: growth in the decade to 2008 averaged 3.7% a year, almost double the current forecast rate.
Slow as it may be, this rate of growth is higher than the expected outlook for the Eurozone as set out in EY's Eurozone forecast published on September 25th. High unemployment, the threat of deflation, limited bank lending and high levels of debt are all acting to limit consumer confidence and hence spending in the Eurozone. With emerging markets also slowing there are no easy options for consumer products companies looking to grow revenues and earnings. For businesses, understanding the macro market drivers is a critical first step to maximising the available opportunities.
I thought the economy was improving?
The UK economic recovery continues but this is a recovery unlike any other. Consumer spending has been the key driver of the recovery, both on the high street and in the housing market. However this spending is being driven by an increase in the total numbers employed rather than by real wages. In 2014, the impact of increased employment on income growth is likely to be four times greater than the impact of higher real wages.
There will be no rapid increase in consumer spending until real wage growth accelerates. While EY ITEM Club expect real wage growth to strengthen in the coming years, the hangover from the shock of the downturn, continuing increases in the labour supply, higher employer pension costs and the relative weakness of trades unions compared to the past will all act to keep wage rises in check. Hence we are in for a period of little growth in consumer spending.
Well it is definitely changing.
The economy is recovering but it is not returning to its pre-crisis shape. The EY ITEM Club report sets out how the highest and lowest earners are likely to fare relatively better over the coming years, due to the war for talent on one side and the changes to taxes and minimum wage levels on the other. By contrast the middle of the income distribution will continue to be squeezed. In real terms, the median income will fall from £18,852 in 2008 to £17,827 in 2017 according to the EY ITEM Club forecast. Similarly, older people are likely to do better than the young, the latter group facing proportionately greater unemployment and being much more exposed to housing costs. Since 2008, the number of over 50s in work has increased by around 1.1 million while the number of 18 to 24 year olds employed has fallen by 200,000.
Creating winners and losers
Consumer behaviour changes due to a number of factors, one of which is the economic environment. As the recovery becomes entrenched but consumers recognise that growth in incomes will be low so their spending is adjusted. The first development is likely to be a slowing in the recent rate of growth in sales of high ticket items such as cars, furniture and large domestic appliances. This reflects some satisfying of pent up demand, the decline of the PPI effect, a slowing in the growth of housing transactions and the fact that consumers recognising that incomes will be relatively flat for some time, hence purchasing on credit needs to be carefully managed.
By contrast, EY ITEM Club expect the demand for more immediate satisfaction to increase. In this environment consumers will allocate their resources towards buying the latest technology and games and buying clothes and shoes. Gardening is also expected to do well as is spending on health. There will be a slowdown in alcohol and tobacco sales, reflecting taxation, regulatory and lifestyle factors as well as income changes, and education as people struggle to afford private options. There is no good news for the food industry with spending set to lag average growth in consumer spending as competition and price conscious consumers limit revenue growth.
A call to action
Consumer oriented businesses need no reminding of how challenging market conditions are. The last EY Profit Warnings identified increased competitive and pricing pressure as a major driver of profit warnings in 2014. Nevertheless there are some key steps to maximise the chances of success.
1. Ensure the business has the most detailed possible analysis of trends by segment and that all budgets and forecasts are up to date and accurately reflect the implications of the outlook for prices, competition, distribution and promotion strategies.
2. Assess the appropriateness of the business model for a low growth, low inflation environment in the light of economic outlook but other technological and social changes.
3. Be very clear on the future plans for the size and shape of the workforce. A low wage environment creates the temptation to hire labour rather than invest in technology and facilities however innovation remains critical to long-term success and investment should not be neglected. On the other hand, the labour market is fragmenting and highly skilled individuals will command a premium, talent development strategies need to reflect this.
Profit warnings on the rise: forecasting is tough in a changing economy.
I thought you said that things were getting better?
We all know that a week is a long time in politics, but what about economics? Only seven days after the EYITEM Club issued its upbeat Summer Forecast "The UK economy hits the sweet spot', EY's latest analysis shows that UK profit warnings reached their highest level for three years in the first half of 2014. Surely some mistake? How can business decision-makers reconcile such apparently conflicting messages?
Well, some things are…but it is a complicated story…
The EYITEM Club forecast set out the prospect of a balanced recovery in the UK with business investment surging and, in tandem with increased consumer spending, driving economic growth. With signs of moderation in the housing market, the UK economy is forecast to grow at over 3% in 2014 and prospects are strong for the following years.
However not everything is rosy: export performance, especially for goods, remains disappointing; real wages are not increasing in line with growth; and investment is still well below peak levels. The UK economy is moving forward but has not yet recovered.
The UK economy is not just recovering, as I discussed previously, it is also changing. The low growth in real wages has undoubtedly helped to boost the numbers in employment but it has also changed the way in which consumers, especially those on lower incomes, approach their spending decisions. On the corporate side, as Chris Giles of the Financial Times so clearly explained (in a great set of graphics highlighting all the major economic changes since 2008), there has been a significant shift between sectors since 2008. Oil and the Extraction industries are down nearly 40% in real terms and Finance has fallen by around 15% but Professional Services are up close to 10%, the Communications sector has grown by 10%, Health by 15% and Administrative Services are 20% higher than in 2008.
…which helps to explain the rise in profit warnings…
When we delve into the detail underlying the EY Profit Warnings, the impact of the challenges and changes in the economy becomes clear.
Companies used three main reasons were used to explain why profit warnings were necessary:
- currency movements were cited as accounting for 20% of all warnings in H1 2014;
- competitive and pricing pressures, were the cause for 18% of all warnings in H1 2014 versus 5% a year earlier; and
- increased expenditures on R&D and investment led to 10% of all warnings this year to date.
The key sectors making profit warnings were Consumer Goods and Services, Support Services and Industrials.
The UK economy's strength has made life harder for exporters. Market expectations over a rise in interest rates, recognition of the improvements in the UK economy and the relative political stability of the UK have all combined to increase the rating of Sterling. The result has been a significant appreciation especially against many emerging market currencies such as those of Turkey, Thailand and India, and some gains against the US Dollar. The impact on the Consumer Sector and Support Services is clear as companies have found their competitiveness under pressure, and even when they have been successful in their chosen markets, the conversion of international earnings into Sterling has been on less favourable terms than originally forecast.
Increased competitive and pricing pressures provide the perfect illustration of how the changing nature of the economy can impact corporate performance.
- In the consumer market, a fall in real disposable incomes of something close to 10% since 2008 has partly been compensated for by more people in the workforce, reducing the impact on total consumer spending. However, lower real wages has been a significant factor in driving consumers to be more price conscious, which in turn has led to success for businesses targeting these segments.It is no surprise therefore to see 30 profit warnings from the Consumer sector overall in the first half of 2014.
- We have also seen a large number of profit warnings from the Business to Business sectors this year to date, With a changing sectoral mix, the UK economy is now more weighted towards sectors with relatively lower value add per unit of output, consider Administrative Services compared to Financial Services as an example. In this changing environment, as in the consumer market, prices are subject to ever greater scrutiny and challenge and hence margins come under pressure too.
Finally, when we note that UK business investment slumped in the period after the financial crisis and is still 12% below peak levels according to EYITEM, it is no surprise that corporates are starting to incur increased costs as they increase output to respond to growing demand. The fact that these costs have been cited as reasons for profit warnings suggests they are short-term patches rather than long-term investment commitments.
…and provide a longer-term lesson
We can therefore reconcile an optimistic macro-economic outlook for the UK with an increase in profit warnings. The success of the UK economy is part of the reason for a strengthening pound and the changing nature of the UK economy, which is supporting the recovery, is creating new pressures on prices and costs. Nevertheless, there is also a case for arguing that business forecasting may not yet be fully attuned to the challenges of a growing but changing economy. We have been through two distinct periods in recent economic history: up to 2008 when risk appears to have been underestimated; and 2009-2013 when risk aversion was the norm. As we move to growth mode, the challenge is to manage and price risk appropriately.
Companies require robust forecasts to support decision-making in the complex environment they are going to be operating in. This means:
- an assessment of the external economic environment to identify the key trends and the potential scenarios which could impact how these key trends play out;
- in-depth analysis of how the macro trends such as currency and real wage developments will impact their sector ;
- mapping of the macro view to their business and financial models, using their own data to tailor the high level view.
Much has been made of the potential of "Big Data' but this may the moment when it really comes into its own. The companies with the best understanding of the complexities of the growing but changing economy stand to benefit most. The approach to forecasting and analytics will be a key building block of future success.
Could the "New Normal" become the "NICE Normal"? Time for an in-depth assessment of the opportunities in the UK economy.
The UK services sector: blazing a trail for exports
Staying ahead in the global race: services exporters show the way
When the UK government talks about rebalancing the economy from consumption to exports, most people think of manufacturing. But exports of services are every bit as effective a way of rebalancing, as the EY ITEM Club special report on exports shows.
Late last year, in our special report on UK exports overall, we noted that successful exporters target the right markets with a product offer at the right quality and price. This applies in services as well, with the proviso that the trade-off between quality and price is tilted more heavily in favour of quality. While price matters, it is our consistently high quality that has established the UK as a pre-eminent global centre for services. As with German manufactured goods, people buying British services feel they know what they're going to get. As the report makes clear in Financial and Business Services the UK has a truly world class offer and all the signs are that this situation will continue as the world economy recovers.
But this doesn't mean our services exporters can rest on their laurels. Like their counterparts in manufacturing, they need to pick their battles and be clear on where to compete.
This involves four steps:
►Examine the potential markets for your services and identify those with the best growth prospects. China is an obvious example as it shifts towards a greater reliance on consumer spending for its future expansion.
►Assess the competitiveness of your services in these markets. Can you sustain quality at the right price?
►Examine the scope to differentiate your services in each market, including drawing on the strength of 'Brand UK' in services.
►Identify any structural issues that might hinder your exports, such as local trade barriers or shortage of skills, and take steps to address these, perhaps including working with government.
In the global race for services exports, the UK is making great headway. But now is no time to ease off: in a competitive world, our services exporters need to keep raising their game — and their sights.
Rebalancing to the UK Regions: All roads lead to Manufacturing
Inward investment performance varies by region…
The coalition Government came to power determined to "Rebalance" the UK economy but EY's 2013 UK Attractiveness Survey suggests that in terms of attracting inward investment to the English regions the policy has not been a success to date. Total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects flowing to the UK increased by 10% between 2010 and 2013, with the number of projects going to London increasing by over 30% and projects in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales were up by over 60%, 50% and 25% respectively. But, by contrast, there were 20% less projects in the English regions in 2013 than in 2010.
The South East and East regions were the only two regions to increase projects in this 3 year period although the North West and West Midlands are on an upward curve and achieved close to their 2010 levels in 2013 and, along with the South East, remained in the top 3 English regions outside of London. However, the remainder of the English regions suffered a decline.
…with clear winners and losers…
The EY data on inward investment provides the basis to analyse long-term trends since 2004 in order to identify what factors drive the performance of inward investment into the UK regions. Over a ten-year period (2004-2013), four English regions, West Midlands, North West, South West, East Midlands, have seen their FDI project numbers increase and four, the South East, East, North East and Yorkshire, have seen project numbers fall. The South East seems to have suffered in comparison to London with a fall from 41 to 27 in the number of projects originated by investors from the USA, primarily as a result of a fall from 26 to 13 in the number of Software projects, many of which have gone to London. The other factor impacting the South East has been its loss of 11 of the 16 electronics and telecommunications projects it won in 2004.
The same appears to be true of the East: investments from the USA fell from 19 to 10 in the period, and software and electronics investments accounted for only 2 projects in 2013 compared to 21 in the peak year of 2005.The performance of the South East and East appears to be directly as a result of London's emergence as a technology hub over the last decade. But what of the other regions?
The North West, South West and East Midlands are regions with a broad-based appeal to investors from different geographies across a range of sectors. All have a significant and reasonably stable base of projects from the USA and at least one European origin, usually France or Germany. Although the North West had a spike in Logistics investment in 2013, probably reflecting the contribution of good infrastructure and an international airport, this region and the South West have investment profiles that are similar to the profile of the UK as a whole and so are better able to cope with peaks and troughs in the market than less diversified regions. The East Midlands tends to attract a broad spread of manufacturing businesses which helps to smooth the peaks and troughs in individual sector investment.
By contrast, the North East and Yorkshire lack either a core investor or a strong set of core sectors. Both have seen investment from China and the USA collapse over the last decade and have suffered as their manufacturing base has weakened.The North East has benefitted from Japanese investment in the automotive sector but is now very dependent on this sector which accounted for 15 of its 23 projects in 2013.
The West Midlands has only grown its projects from 46 to 47 in the period, but is in many ways the region with the most interesting story. The relatively low overall growth masks a dramatic transformation with investment from the USA replaced by projects from Germany and India with an increase in automotive and food manufacturing replacing machinery and software as key sectors. The region appears to have real momentum and a solid base from which to move forward having effected a real transformation.
…which highlight the key drivers of success…
The performance of Scotland, Northern Ireland and the more successful regions in England indicates that a diversified local economy, good infrastructure, including an effective international airport, and the pulling power of a strong city are important drivers of success in attracting FDI. The poorer performing regions tend to have a limited core offer and no focal point, Yorkshire & Humber seems to suffer particularly from competition between a number of cities with no strong focus nor overall co-ordination. The examples of the West Midlands reshaping its offer around specific Manufacturing sectors, and the success of automotive in the North East hint at a way forward, potentially in sectors which were previously thought of as ones which the UK could not compete in.
…and a way forward with Manufacturing at the core.
Cutting through the messages, it is clear that the regions offer the opportunity to rebuild elements of the UK's Manufacturing base. The good news is that there is currently an unprecedented opportunity in Manufacturing. There were 2,000 Manufacturing FDI projects in Europe last year and the UK captured a 12% share. Increasing the UK's performance to its average share of FDI would attract an additional 80 projects a year and around 13,000 direct jobs and possibly half as many again indirectly supported positions, so a total of 20,000 a year.
Then there is the emerging Reshoring opportunity which is increasingly gaining attention. As China rebalances its economy and the world economy continues to change so Manufacturing is being reshaped. If the UK is to rebalance towards the regions then Manufacturing offers the best opportunity. Success will require:
- Developing a strategy to exploit the strengths of the regions for Manufacturing, which, according to investors, are primarily in areas such as labour supply and wage rates and real estate costs, by identifying the sectors and origins which the UK could build a competitive position in,
- Increasing the awareness of exactly what the UK regions offer – investors currently are largely unaware of the attributes of the UK regions according to the EY survey and tend to form their view of the UK, based on their perception of London;
- Improving the co-ordination of the offers, and prioritize skills development and promotion of the regions -
- Investing in infrastructure to make the regions accessible and better connected to the UK's export markets; and
- Identifying ways to leverage London's strengths through partnerships with the regions.
Success could create relatively well paid, secure jobs outside of London and go a significant way to address some of the major challenges currently facing the UK economy and especially the desire to rebalance between London and the rest of the country.


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In Augusta, ME next week...
New Yorker in Augusta, Maine next week. Does anyone have any suggestions? I eat all sorts of cuisine, just like restaurants.
Breakfast: Augusta House of Pancakes, Bagel Mainea
Best local restaurants are in neighboring small city, Hallowell. These include:
Liberal Cup, brewpub w/ great pub food
Cafe de Bangkok, Thai and Sushi
Slates, eclectic
These are all walking distance along Water St...the main drag...just a mile or so south of State Capitol (State St in Augusta becomes Water Street in Hallowell)
(Hallowell also offers live music most nights...Higher Grounds, Liberal Cup, The Wharf)
Also noteworthy in area:
Riverfront BBQ, Downtown Augusta
A-1 Diner, Gardiner
Bolley's, Hallowell for hot dogs and homemade donuts
re: HDinCentralME
HD, you got it. It is a real statement about Augusta's food scene that the best dining is in Hallowell. How's the rebuilt Slates? When driving through on 95, we just keep going until Portland for chow.
re: Passadumkeg
Slates is better than ever and putting more emphasis on local sourcing. They also just restarted their Monday Night music series.
re: HDinCentralME
I concur: Hallowell. And especially...Slate's!
re: HDinCentralME
From my POV, you can definitely skip Augusta HOP. The pancakes are doughy and uninteresting, and nothing else is much better. Bagel Mainea is...a bagel, one cut up from supermarket, but nothing to consider real. I'm not sure there IS edible breakfast in 'Gusty.
Completely concur with others about Liberal Cup and Slates redivivus, however: head south, young man!
re: mainemal
Actually, Bagel Mainea's bagels are some of the best around. They are authentically boiled (rather than steamed) before baking. They are miles from the vicinity of supermarket or Dunkin Donuts spongy bread with a hole. I urge you to give them another try.
re: HDinCentralME
This is a great list by HDinCentralME!.
I would particularly recomend Slates (which I went to a few days ago and had a great meal) and Joyce's, which is a new place across the street from Slates. Joyce's is more casual than Slates, but the food is excellent.
I like AHOP for breakfast, but be sure to get maple syrup if you order the pancakes.
In Augusta, Bay Wraps (a younger sibling of the one in Belfast) is a good grab-and-go for lunch wraps. The restaurant at The Senator Inn & Spa (a Best Western) is actually quite good and serves all meals. If you think chocolate is one of the major food groups, have a "meal" at Kennebec Chocolates.
About 15 minutes north on Route 27 is Wing's Hill Inn, in Belgrade Lakes, the best local choice for finer dining.
re: Passadumkeg
I love Big G's. Definitely a find in the middle of nowhere. I just wish I had known about this place long ago, as I'm always looking for a place to eat on my way to NE Harbor...
re: Passadumkeg
Agreed with their Sandwiches are huge, but be forewarned, neither their Corned Beef nor their Pastrami are "Brisket", but a run of the mill supemarket dry 'treated' buttom round Beef Cut.
Less than 'average' in taste, value on size for the uninitiated.
The House of Pancakes has great lobster stew.
I like the bar food at The Senator.
Make sure you find a "whoopie pie" while you're up in Maine!
re: happybellynh
30 minutes is tough...depending on where your office is. Mainegal mentioned Bay Wraps above which could work. AHOP can be quick if not too busy. Bond Brook Pancake House also is possibility (up Mt. Vernon Ave). Welcome to Augusta.
We are more familiar with restos in the bath brunswick area but I would suggest a trip south to Wiscasset to LeGarage for some good maine fare. I also really like Robinhood Meetinghouse in Georgetown as a destination. They are doing some tastings and pairings in the "off" season that are definitely worth the trip.....
No one mentioned Margaritta's a personal favorite. The places in Hallowell are all great ideas. In Winthrop there is Peppers which is good (sit in bar area) You will pass through Maine's LA (Lewiston/ and Auburn) and there are many good restaurants there.
Sakura, the only decent sushi place within an hour of most of Western Maine, has closed down and been replaced by...an Amato's.
Just what we need...another F***** Amato's.
Sigh. The sushi at Cafe de Bangkok in Hallowell and the Thai place in Waterville is close to inedible. Looks like it's now Portland or bust for Sushi.
God I hate living in Franklin county.
re: tamerlanenj
OOOO come on...not that bad!
you opened up an old thread.....but you tried Brians Bistro in Rumford?
Very good salimboca.
Love there calimari....but I get it with tartar sause as opposed to the menu marinara.
The new Calzalaio pasta Co. in wilton has great service. A little pricey...have not tried their calami or pizza yet but will this weekend.
This is an Augusta thread so go north to Big G's! Get a whole sandwich or you will miss the effect!
Soup For You also does a quality ojb in Farmington. Love the "Noreaster" your classic after Thanksgiving sandwitch.
re: westernmaine
I actually live in Farmington and we get lunch from Soup For You fairly regularly. It's a dependable standby--I really enjoy the BBQ chicken chili--but more a fallback than a standout, in my opinion. The Granary is overpriced, not much better than decent pub grub, though they do have a nice beer selection.
There is some good chow to be found in the Franklin/Kennebec/Andrascogin areas, but ethnic food is tough. That's why I lament the closing of Sakura for an Amanto's. No Indian; no authentic Chiense, and not really any good Americanized Chinese (New Great Wall in Wilton is OK); The Thai places in Waterville, Hallowell, and Rangeley are all subpar by Boston standards...though Thai Dish in Auburn is pretty good.
My favorite food going on right now is the hot dog place right between Augusta and Hallowell on 27...the name escapes me; it's on the left just before you cross the town line...?
re: tamerlanenj
Hot Dog place on Augusta/Hallowell line is Bolley's Franks. They have good homemade donuts too.
There's a new hot dog place, DNKY Dogs, a little farther down, in Farmingdale. Haven't tried the dogs yet but the onion rings were very good.
Bolley's Famous Franks
38 Water St, Hallowell, ME 04347


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Diego Sepúlveda Adobe Wagon Wheels - Costa Mesa, CA
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These wagon wheels are located in the back of an adobe building.
posted by: bluesnote
location: California
date approved: 11/27/2014
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Mamma Mia Wagon Wheel - Felton, CA
Wagon wheels as decor at an Italian restaurant in Felton.
posted by: saopaulo1
date approved: 10/22/2014
The Cattle Exchange Wheel - Canadian, TX
Back rest for a over full customer to sit and digest
posted by: YoSam.
location: Texas
date approved: 10/18/2014
Outdoor Living Wagon Wheal - Anaheim, CA
This wheal is located near a plaque and is now part of a grape vine.
La "Roue" - boulevard Lévesque Est, Laval, Québec
une grand roue rouge située sur une propriété privée près du boulevard Levesque à Laval, Québec, Canada / a large red wagon wheel located on a private property near Levesque Boulevard in Laval, Quebec, Canada
posted by: oiseau_ca
location: Quebec, Canada
date approved: 10/7/2014
Ryan Gibson's Wheel - Moose Jaw (Saskatchewan) Canada
a wagon wheel located at the entrance to the cattle ranch near the town of Moose Jaw (Saskatchewan) Canada
location: Saskatchewan, Canada
date approved: 9/2/2014
Wagon Wheel "Sculpture" - Siegs Corner MB
These Wagon Wheels are on south side of Hwy 44; 300 meters east of Tamarac Road or 0.75 km west of Hwy 11 near Siegs Corner, Manitoba.
posted by: Peter and Gloria
location: Manitoba, Canada
date approved: 8/27/2014
last visited: 9/5/2014
Wirtanen Wagon Wheels - Markham, MN
These decorative wagon wheels enhance the beauty of the Finnish sauna on the Eli Wirtanen historical farm.
posted by: wildernessmama
location: Minnesota
date approved: 8/19/2014
Casa de Pedrorena de Altimirano Wagon Wheels - San Diego, CA
These wagon wheels are located on the inside walls of the Casa de pedrorena de Altamirano in Old Town San Diego.
date approved: 8/18/2014
Silver Lily Wagon Wheel - San Diego, CA
This wagon wheel is located under the sign for the Silver Lily, near the fountain at the marketplace.
Beachcomber Wagon Wheel Bench - San Clemente, CA
This bench is located outside a barber shop.
date approved: 7/30/2014
Goldschmidt House Wheel - San Clemente, CA
A wagon wheel at a historic home that is listed on the NRHP.
date approved: 7/28/2014
Wagon Wheel Bench at Stampede Park - Calgary, Alberta
This wagon wheel bench sits outside the northwest side of the BMO Centre at Stampede Park. The horseshoes on the top of the back add a nice touch.
posted by: Country_Wife
location: Alberta, Canada
date approved: 7/14/2014
Wagon Wheel Decoration - Wolfenhausen, Germany, BW
At the outside wall of an old farm house in the 'KirchsStraße' in Wolfenhausen, Germany, Baden-Württemberg is an old wagon wheel fixed as a decoration. It is on private property but well visible from the street.
posted by: Tante.Hossi
location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
date approved: 6/13/2014
Gilley's Wagon Wheels - Las Vegas, NV
Gilley's Wagon Wheels in Las Vegas, NV.
location: Nevada
date approved: 6/6/2014
Wagon Wheel Decoration - Ergenzingen, Germany, BW
At the outside wall of a house in the 'Albrecht-Wirt-Straße' in Ergenzingen, Germany, Baden-Württemberg is an old wagon wheel fixed as a decoration. It is on private property but well visible from the street.
Wagon Wheel in a Bathtub - Cowichan Bay, British Columbia, Canada
This wagon wheel is sitting in a bathtub which is being used as a planter at Whippletree Junction in Cowichan Bay, British Columbia, Canada.
posted by: The A-Team
location: British Columbia, Canada
date approved: 5/26/2014
Wheel of What Purpose? ~ Windsor, MO
Holding the wall up?
location: Missouri
date approved: 5/14/2014
Wagon Wheel Decoration - Weitingen, Germany, BW
At the outside wall of an old farm house in the 'Ergenzinger Straße' in Weitingen, Germany, Baden-Württemberg are two old wagon wheels fixed as a decoration. They are on private property but well visible from the street.
date approved: 5/8/2014
Roue -le relais de Tout y Faut - Vergne,Fr
le relais de Tout Y Faut à Vergne
posted by: sara et gege
location: Poitou-Charentes, France
date approved: 4/22/2014
last visited: 9/7/2014
Wheel Bench - Pineville, MO
Bench on the Old Courthouse lawn.
date approved: 4/12/2014
Wagon Wheel Decoration - Trillfingen, Germany, BW
At the outside wall of an old farm house in the 'Osterstraße' in Trillfingen, Germany, Baden-Württemberg is an old wagon wheel fixed as a decoration. It is on privat property but well visible from the street.
date approved: 4/4/2014
Wagon Wheels Bench - Meidelstetten, Germany, BW
In front of a residental house in Meidelstetten, Germany, Baden-Württemberg stands a bench made of two old wagon wheels.
date approved: 4/3/2014
Hugh Young Visitors Center -- Muleshoe TX
Many wagon wheels are used as decor here at the Hugh Young Visitor Center in downtown Muleshoe TX
posted by: Benchmark Blasterz
date approved: 3/7/2014
last visited: 12/22/2013
Wagon Wheel of St-Jean-Baptiste, Qc-Canada
Une belle roue de carosse sur une rue de campagne!
posted by: Ourspolaire&Gemeloj
date approved: 3/3/2014
last visited: 9/15/2014
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Well the BBC has a list of people who might be the new Doctor.
Looking through the list, the only one who actually excites me is
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, although O'Dowd could be fun, would be interesting to have a Doctor with a non English accent.
You mean like McCoy
I looked at that list and wondered if we couldn't discount every last one of them given the BBC have published it. I remember the list they put out before Tennant got the job, and I don't recall him being on the list.
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This is extremely upsetting… A Brockton mother is being charged as an accessory to murder after an autopsy revealed her son was beaten to death by her boyfriend… and she helped him cover it up!!!
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The boyfriend of a Brockton woman whose 4-year-old son initially appeared to have drowned in a hotel bathtub over the summer has been charged with beating the tot to death — and the child's mother is accused of covering up for him.
Antonio Durham, 32, and Tania Merisca, 27, will be arraigned today in Brockton District Court in connection with the death of little Chauncey Cohen.
Durham and Merisca were arrested at separate addresses yesterday — Durham in Fall River and Merisca in Brockton, prosecutors said. State police assigned to Plymouth District Attorney Timothy Cruz's office had been searching for Durham and Merisca since Wednesday, when they obtained warrants for their arrest.
The child was pronounced dead at Good Samaritan Hospital the night of June 2 after Merisca and Durham claimed they found him unresponsive in a bathtub at the Holiday Inn Express in Brockton, prosecutors said. An autopsy, however, revealed the boy was killed by blunt force trauma to the abdomen.
Durham is charged with murder and Merisca is accused of being an accessory after the fact of the commission of a felony.
Life jail is about to be pure hell for both of these people. Convicts have no mercy on child killers. Ladies, please be more selective about who you bring into your children's lives. Put that baby first!!!
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Council Chairman Michael Finley said tribes have always known that gay people — whom they call Two-Spirited Peoples — have a special place in their society.
Finley said tribal culture has long recognized that some people are drawn to those of the same gender. "They've always been accepted," he said. Now, tribal law will also treat them equally and with respect, he said.
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Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus, right down Santa Claus Lane...
Whoa! Hold on! Oops! On closer inspection, we realize that definitely is NOT Santa Claus; that's embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford.
If you think about it, you can see how we became confused. What with that gigantic glowing red nose, we just assumed it was Rudolph and his famously shiny schnozz leading the Jolly Old Fat Man into town.
The good news is Santa is definitely coming to town tonight as the star attraction in the 104th edition of the city's annual Santa Claus Parade. The great news is, as far as we know, Rob Ford is still too busy apologizing to show up.
The important thing is that we give Santa a warm Winnipeg welcome, which shouldn't be too hard because, according to Environment Canada, we are looking at a lovely high of 4 C today, way above the normal high of -2 C at this festive time of year.
In a sincere and humanitarian effort to make Santa feel at home, the weather office also says there is a 60 per cent chance of snow flurries this evening, with northerly winds gusting up to 30 km/h, which should help put a little frost on your penguin, whatever that means.
Here's a bit of heartening news from my good buddy Dale Marciski at Environment Canada: "Right now, it looks like the flurries will hold off for the start of the parade and, if we are lucky, won't start until later that evening. The temperature should be around 0 C or 1 C at the start, dropping to -1 or -2 C at the end."
Santa wants to remind everyone the parade kicks off at 5 p.m., but you might want to show up a tad early because it's possible 50,000 to 60,000 people could line the route, which starts at Portage Avenue and Young Street, then rolls east before it wraps up 90 minutes later at Main Street and William Stephenson Way.
The pre-parade block parties get going at 4 p.m., and, please, don't forget to bring a tin for the bin and a new, unwrapped toy for the Christmas Cheer Board. As they do every year, elves from Canada Post will be collecting your letters to Santa. Fireworks follow at The Forks at 7:30 p.m.
On Sunday, we're looking at a chilly high of just -3 C, along with another 60 per cent chance of flurries. The high for Monday is a scary -8 C, but it's supposed to be sunny. We'll creep back up to -2 C by Thursday, if everyone is good.
After judging all the beautiful floats Saturday, Uncle Doug will be resting up for Sunday, when he dons the red velvet suit to have his picture taken with your dogs and cats and, apparently, boa constrictors at the first of two Pet Pics with Santa Paws fundraisers in support of the Winnipeg Humane Society.
Remember you have to make an appointment at www.winnipeghumanesociety.ca or www.adamyork.ca before bringing your pet to the shelter. You can also book times for Hanukkah Pet Pics, and Santa will also be ready to pose at a second event on Grey Cup Sunday.
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