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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2020 19:46:20 GMT
70M people all suddenly needing at least 2 weeks food at hand all the time is bound to be problematic but I suspect the opposite will happen and shopping will gradually become more orderly and less traumatic than of late. I really wanted some fresh fruit & veg this morn,so walked up to my local co-op(5 mins)where I do often shop for bits n' bobs.They were letting folk in so only ever 5 in the shop(3 ahead of me).Got what I wanted except for nanas,plus fresh crusty bread & a 10 box of shortish dated cloudy cider for a fiver.Told the staff how fab they were & couldn't believe the stories of verbal threats/abuse they shared with me ! Its even worse than the free plastic bag ban
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Post by patty on Mar 26, 2020 6:06:53 GMT
I really wanted some fresh fruit & veg this morn,so walked up to my local co-op(5 mins)where I do often shop for bits n' bobs.They were letting folk in so only ever 5 in the shop(3 ahead of me).Got what I wanted except for nanas,plus fresh crusty bread & a 10 box of shortish dated cloudy cider for a fiver.Told the staff how fab they were & couldn't believe the stories of verbal threats/abuse they shared with me ! Its even worse than the free plastic bag ban Try being behind a woman with large trolley thats full of 'too many' of each item..... She was mostly OK about putting stuff back but the fact only one poor checkout girl meant the queue waiting to be served 'grumbled'..... I side stepped to the self serve...
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Post by Telemachus on Mar 26, 2020 9:17:14 GMT
Well not if our trip to ASDA yesterday is anything to go by. They had a queuing system to limit the number of people in the shop, which was eminently sensible. When we joined the queue there were perhaps 6 people in front and it took us about 2 mins to get inside. Nevertheless the guy who joined the queue 5 seconds before us, having waited another 5 seconds, stormed off shouting “I’m not waiting in a fucking queue to get into Asda.” There was a very polite black guy (bearing in mind black guys are rare in Aberdeen) on the door, not the big bruiser type but a slight African obviously not born in UK, and very well mannered although looking slightly scared. I smiled sweetly as he let us in. On the way out there was a commotion the cause of which I missed but apparently another angry gammon waiting to get in had rammed his trolley into the guy and sent him sprawling across the floor, before running off. I would imagine the African guy probably wants to go back to Africa now, where people know how to behave. Still, maybe these sorts of permanently angry people will be the majority victims of the virus, so some consolation. The most shocking thing about this is discovering that you shop in Asda. I know. But not normally. Jeff was down on the boat when this kicked off and noticed that at Ventura (Tamworth) compared to Sainsburys, Asda had much better stock levels. I was in Aviemore and noticed that whilst the shelves in Tesco were pretty bare including zero meat, Aldi had plenty and even had toilet roll. 2 days ago we did this big shop for Jeff’s parents (age 78 and 75) and chose ASDA because our theory was that the stock levels were the best. We got everything we wanted, only loo roll was out of stock (but got Kleenex and kitchen roll and his parents didn’t need loo roll). A few shelves were a bit thin but it didn’t have a post-apocalyptic look to it. We left the shopping in the car over night so the virus would “die” and took it out to them yesterday. On the way back we stopped at a huge Tesco Extra to do our own shopping. It really did look post-apocalyptic with row upon row of empty shelves, some entire aisles empty. So our conclusion is that, whilst we don’t normally like or shop in Asda, clearly their logistics are much better than Tesco or Sainsburys. And beggars can’t be choosers. There is no Waitrose in Aberdeen and Markies is really only good for prepared food, and with us being housebound we might as well do “proper” cooking as opposed to “lazy cooking”.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2020 9:41:31 GMT
The most shocking thing about this is discovering that you shop in Asda. I know. But not normally. Jeff was down on the boat when this kicked off and noticed that at Ventura (Tamworth) compared to Sainsburys, Asda had much better stock levels. I was in Aviemore and noticed that whilst the shelves in Tesco were pretty bare including zero meat, Aldi had plenty and even had toilet roll. 2 days ago we did this big shop for Jeff’s parents (age 78 and 75) and chose ASDA because our theory was that the stock levels were the best. We got everything we wanted, only loo roll was out of stock (but got Kleenex and kitchen roll and his parents didn’t need loo roll). A few shelves were a bit thin but it didn’t have a post-apocalyptic look to it. We left the shopping in the car over night so the virus would “die” and took it out to them yesterday. On the way back we stopped at a huge Tesco Extra to do our own shopping. It really did look post-apocalyptic with row upon row of empty shelves, some entire aisles empty. So our conclusion is that, whilst we don’t normally like or shop in Asda, clearly their logistics are much better than Tesco or Sainsburys. And beggars can’t be choosers. There is no Waitrose in Aberdeen and Markies is really only good for prepared food, and with us being housebound we might as well do “proper” cooking as opposed to “lazy cooking”. Totally agree with you on the logistics point regarding tescos. I think they have been trimming their staff after the accounts fiasco a couple of years ago in an attempt to regain profits. The knock on effect of tesco empty shelves seems to have then put pressure on the likes of asda, aldi etc. The tesco stores in Milton Keynes are still struggling to fill shelves, whereas the likes of aldi etc have managed to up the game. Though prices have notably increased.
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Post by peterboat on Mar 26, 2020 12:40:12 GMT
Its even worse than the free plastic bag ban Try being behind a woman with large trolley thats full of 'too many' of each item..... She was mostly OK about putting stuff back but the fact only one poor checkout girl meant the queue waiting to be served 'grumbled'..... I side stepped to the self serve... Our self serve is closed in the Asda so big wait to be served, I got Nanas though
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Post by patty on Mar 26, 2020 13:19:41 GMT
Hopefully they won't close self serve cos i can get in and out in very short time
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2020 13:28:12 GMT
It does make sense to close the robot checkouts with them being touch screens.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2020 13:31:05 GMT
Hopefully they won't close self serve cos i can get in and out in very short time Agree. I just wear disposable gloves whilst shopping, so self serve suits me fine. If I end up having to queue at checkouts, I'll be looking to buy a full hazmat suit from lidl or aldi.
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Post by naughtyfox on Mar 26, 2020 13:31:22 GMT
I'm surprised nobody has trotted this one out here yet:
"I'd like to share a revelation that I've had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species and I realized that you're not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment but you humans do not. You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed and the only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. You're a plague and Corona is the cure."
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2020 13:33:00 GMT
I'm surprised nobody has trotted this one out here yet: "I'd like to share a revelation that I've had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species and I realized that you're not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment but you humans do not. You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed and the only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. You're a plague and Corona is the cure." Don't talk stupid, corona is a pop!
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Post by Trina on Mar 26, 2020 14:52:11 GMT
Try being behind a woman with large trolley thats full of 'too many' of each item..... She was mostly OK about putting stuff back but the fact only one poor checkout girl meant the queue waiting to be served 'grumbled'..... I side stepped to the self serve... Our self serve is closed in the Asda so big wait to be served, I got Nanas though We want those nanas !🍌🍌🍌
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Post by Trina on Mar 26, 2020 14:54:04 GMT
Just realised that on my small phone screen,those nanas look like an obscene piccy from 'The Simpsons' !
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Post by patty on Mar 26, 2020 16:53:29 GMT
Our self serve is closed in the Asda so big wait to be served, I got Nanas though We want those nanas !🍌🍌🍌 Local shop 50 yards down the road has nana's.....
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Post by Clinton Cool on Mar 26, 2020 17:36:01 GMT
I went to one of my rental properties today. Work, before anyone asks. The tenant should have left over 3 weeks ago, court order to this effect. Tenant informed the council she had left, they sent me the council tax bill. My visit was to hand deliver a notice to enter to inspect the property the following day. If it was empty I'd then decide whether to move in myself or board it up, as I'm concerned about security. Got there, big 4x4 with dark windows, drug dealer style, parked outside. All curtains closed, I took a picture as I delivered the notice. There was a woman across the street so went for a friendly chat. She told me they were 'bad people' and terrorise the street. They were still living there, she saw them going out in the druggie car this morning. A neighbour complained about noise from a party, apparently the tenant's live in boyfriend went round, put a gun to his head and threatened to blow his brains out if he reported them again.
So, while I have to wait until the bailiffs start working again before I can be rid of these odious people, who aren't paying any rent, at least I can sleep comfortably in the knowledge that my property is protected by significant firepower, should law and order be lacking in the near future.
I did consider shopping him to the police anonymously or even reporting a fictitious serious child abuse incident (they have 2 kids) but my craving for some kind of justice or revenge was mellowed by the thought of the firepower within the house, and that he might put 2 and 2 together.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2020 18:16:23 GMT
I went to one of my rental properties today. Work, before anyone asks. The tenant should have left over 3 weeks ago, court order to this effect. Tenant informed the council she had left, they sent me the council tax bill. My visit was to hand deliver a notice to enter to inspect the property the following day. If it was empty I'd then decide whether to move in myself or board it up, as I'm concerned about security. Got there, big 4x4 with dark windows, drug dealer style, parked outside. All curtains closed, I took a picture as I delivered the notice. There was a woman across the street so went for a friendly chat. She told me they were 'bad people' and terrorise the street. They were still living there, she saw them going out in the druggie car this morning. A neighbour complained about noise from a party, apparently the tenant's live in boyfriend went round, put a gun to his head and threatened to blow his brains out if he reported them again. So, while I have to wait until the bailiffs start working again before I can be rid of these odious people, who aren't paying any rent, at least I can sleep comfortably in the knowledge that my property is protected by significant firepower, should law and order be lacking in the near future. I did consider shopping him to the police anonymously or even reporting a fictitious serious child abuse incident (they have 2 kids) but my craving for some kind of justice or revenge was mellowed by the thought of the firepower within the house, and that he might put 2 and 2 together. Hopefully they don't know you post on here.
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