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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2020 12:17:31 GMT
So, mooring out in the sticks is super, but of course I need food and drink, and Arthur needs cat food.
There is a special delivery option for us ancients and it has worked for four weeks,, I just go to designated place, and van arrives, but there was a hiccup today, over phone numbers. The driver found out where I was and delivered it direct to the boat, great service!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2020 12:38:55 GMT
The first post retirement job I took was as a Somerfields delivery driver back in 2007 ... back then the customer shopped themselves and then left the shopping for us to deliver ... the tag was 'You shop, we drop'. The deliveries were in timed fifteen minute drops so it was important to chase the clock. Home delivery shopping has seriously changed in the intervening years ... and Somerfields is no more .. rather like BHS ... thank goodness B&M survived employing me  Rog |
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Post by Mr Stabby on Dec 23, 2020 12:51:29 GMT
I shop at Morrisons because it's closest and it's ok but I don't know any other supermarket which runs out of lines as often and at all times of day, their supply chain is obviously a load of poo.
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Post by JohnV on Dec 23, 2020 14:38:39 GMT
I shop at Morrisons because it's closest and it's ok but I don't know any other supermarket which runs out of lines as often and at all times of day, their supply chain is obviously a load of poo.
When I was in Benfleet the Morrisons was ace ......... then they got a new manager and the standards bottomed .... It's probably not the supply chain, it's probably the ordering
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Post by brummieboy on Dec 23, 2020 14:41:50 GMT
Just been up to our local Morrison's and was pleasantly surprised. No queue to get in, no empty shelves or apparent shortages (of what I wanted anyway). Once shopped, straight to an empty check-out.
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Post by Andyberg on Dec 23, 2020 14:51:57 GMT
Sorry...For a moment there I thought Id logged into Mumsnet!
Grown men comparing supermarket performances FFS! 🙄
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Post by patty on Dec 23, 2020 15:07:01 GMT
Sorry...For a moment there I thought Id logged into Mumsnet! Grown men comparing supermarket performances FFS! 🙄 And? Its a forum if folks want to chat about supermarkets up to them.. I don't do Morrisons as none local but middle son does as he orders through Amazon... I only shop local..now daughter is going to take it over again as its stupidly busy out there... We r all stuck in and I'm sure there will be lots of topics examined.. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2020 15:12:59 GMT
When we heard about the block on the channel crossing on Monday morning, I decided to do an emergency shop at a local store as we were actually out of food. Fortunately we managed to get 4-5 days food to cover us over Christmas. No turkey though. We don't have a lot of storage on the boat or separate freezer, so we tend to shop every 5 days or so. Since then we managed to get to a big Tesco in the car and filled in some of the gaps in our shopping. TBH, there wasn't really any sign of panic buying, which made me wonder....
If we shut down our borders completely, couid we be self sufficient? I think when it comes down to the basics like water, food and shelter, I'm sure we couid. Whether we couid cope without bananas, gadgets and cheaply made clothes I'm not sure. On food, can we make enough bread, dairy products, meat, veg, fruit and BEER to feed the nation?
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Post by Mr Stabby on Dec 23, 2020 15:18:46 GMT
On food, can we make enough bread, dairy products, meat, veg, fruit and BEER to feed the nation? Virtually all beer sold in the UK, including "foreign" beer is brewed under licence in the UK. As for the rest, probably yes except for fruit. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2020 15:25:28 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2020 15:26:02 GMT
On food, can we make enough bread, dairy products, meat, veg, fruit and BEER to feed the nation? Virtually all beer sold in the UK, including "foreign" beer is brewed under licence in the UK. As for the rest, probably yes except for fruit. Excellent, sorted then. When I was a kid we used to wrap the apples from our trees in the garden with newspaper. They'd last for many months. I bet they don't make printing ink the way they used to anymore... |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2020 15:29:03 GMT
Not quite so easy living on a boat and moving around though. Maybe I'll commandeer Chris's planters and grow potatoes in them. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2020 15:30:06 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2020 15:30:41 GMT
Oh gawd - back to eating cabbage for 6 months of the year!
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