Addendum nearly home-ward bound. Slight glitch on the potassium front but Jerome says eat bananas so I will. 

The wine list game is something D and I have played since we started visiting this asylum .so a few years now! ….D asks for a beer from the extensive list. Much highlighted in all the marketing. They mumble and fumble and after about 45 minutes come in with a polite knock and …no beer. They NEVER have any so now D just rings room service and asks for ANY beer that they might have ANYWHERE….
CJ came to join me for a natter last night. She rang room service. Eventually made contact with the ‘other side’ and asked for half bottle wine, from the infamous list.
45 minutes later …sheepish knock (# do sheep knock?) on door…

errrr none of that wine

In fact no half bottles

but had scrummaged around and found A cold whole bottle…off the list. As in, not ON the list. 
CJ sipped a bit, screwed the lid back, sipped a bit more, chatted to Matron, sipped a bit more top back on and took a bit home home…The Times today reports a Durham student ball sponsored by LaurentPerrier. The outrageous behaviour was blamed on the miss-selling of magnums in place of bottles. NICE ONE!! Bit like full bottles not halves……