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Post by JohnV on Jan 31, 2021 18:06:52 GMT
So, let's get this straight, just because I've had the vaccine it means I can't grumble about other effects of Brexit. Bunch of psycophants. Yes Boris, No Boris, three bags full Boris! So you agree with the Labour pundits that to not be part of the EU's group vaccine purchase system was going to be a total disaster?
According to Labour going it alone was going to cause huge numbers of deaths .....
The wonderful EU who immediately claim that the vaccine doesn't work on the over 65's and at the same time bring in an emergency clause in the agreement that would stop the vaccines that have been ordered and paid for months ahead of the EU (at the point they were trying to prevent it being supplied they hadn't even passed it for use in the EU.)
Even the German press has been saying that the whole disaster of their vaccine ordering process has been the best argument fo Brexit ever.
They have shown their true colours over the last few weeks Jim, they are a bunch of incompetent, un-elected, bullies who do not give a stuff about anyone. They are quite willing to break agreements they have signed at the drop of a hat if they think they can get away with it.
It is almost unbelievable that they have managed to get The Irish Government, the British Government, Sinn Fein, The Democratic Unionists even the Archbishop of Canterbury all outraged over the EU's behaviour all at the same time ...... that's something that's never happened before .... and probably unlikely to ever happen again
Get over it Jim. accept the facts that on this issue both the EU and the Labour party have shown themselves to be a bloody disaster.
If we had followed their ideas we would be stuffed
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2021 18:08:46 GMT
One Swallow does not a summer make.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2021 18:15:49 GMT
Well couldn't find a reduced chicken so had to settle for a full price one from Tesco £3.50, shocking price! Two weeks ago I paid £3.75 for something that looked very similar.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2021 19:32:43 GMT
Well couldn't find a reduced chicken so had to settle for a full price one from Tesco £3.50, shocking price! Two weeks ago I paid £3.75 for something that looked very similar. I remember Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s programme Hugh’s Chicken Run. He was giving a women a hard time in Axminster Tesco about her choice to buy crap cheap chicken rather than organic free range stuff. She pointed out to him if she could feed a family of five on less than a tenner buying organic or free range produce she would, but seeing as she couldn’t she would stick with the intensively farmed stuff not out of choice but necessity. I couldn’t believe how naive Hugh was about the realities of feeding a family on a budget - at the time I knew he was a bit of a posh twit, but a thick posh twit with no concept of how most of Britain lived surprised me. It wasn’t far off let them eat cake! |
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jan 31, 2021 19:43:13 GMT
Well couldn't find a reduced chicken so had to settle for a full price one from Tesco £3.50, shocking price! Two weeks ago I paid £3.75 for something that looked very similar. I remember Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s programme Hugh’s Chicken Run. He was giving a women a hard time in Axminster Tesco about her choice to buy crap cheap chicken rather than organic free range stuff. She pointed out to him if she could feed a family of five on less than a tenner buying organic or free range produce she would, but seeing as she couldn’t she would stick with the intensively farmed stuff not out of choice but necessity. I couldn’t believe how naive Hugh was about the realities of feeding a family on a budget - at the time I knew he was a bit of a posh twit, but a thick posh twit with no concept of how most of Britain lived surprised me. It wasn’t far off let them eat cake! Most TV presenters have no idea what life is like for us plebs. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2021 19:51:28 GMT
Well couldn't find a reduced chicken so had to settle for a full price one from Tesco £3.50, shocking price! Two weeks ago I paid £3.75 for something that looked very similar. I remember Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s programme Hugh’s Chicken Run. He was giving a women a hard time in Axminster Tesco about her choice to buy crap cheap chicken rather than organic free range stuff. She pointed out to him if she could feed a family of five on less than a tenner buying organic or free range produce she would, but seeing as she couldn’t she would stick with the intensively farmed stuff not out of choice but necessity. I couldn’t believe how naive Hugh was about the realities of feeding a family on a budget - at the time I knew he was a bit of a posh twit, but a thick posh twit with no concept of how most of Britain lived surprised me. It wasn’t far off let them eat cake! I am lucky, whilst I don't have to keep to a strict budget I do have to be careful.
I like eating well (plus the occasional splurge on takeaways... to help keep me going).
The chicken plus two duck breasts used up my meat allowance for 6 days, I'm lucky mum taught me how to cook (although if I gave her my Thai meal on Tuesday she would think what the...  ).
Been poor, rich, poor, now back to middling.
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Post by Isambard Kingdom Brunel on Jan 31, 2021 20:01:56 GMT
I'm on board full time, with everything delivered, ignoring new clothes and bedding and other luxuries, I find the cost of deliveries from Morrisons difficult to restrict. Obviously, anyone can survive on Value Baked beans , cheapest white bread and lard. However, I'm trying to prime my body with a healthy and enjoyable diet, plenty of vits and minerals for physical health £50 per week. Alcohol and a few fancies for mental health, £21 per week on average. Costs include £2.50 top up bird food or cat food. Most of my bird food and cat food is bought online in bulk. I've got cost of deliveries to a minimum, £1.00 per week, I eat The Best Range, and use ' offers ' as much as I can, nevertheless every week I find I am tipping over the £10 a day budget. Not seen this mentioned elsewhere, but are we in 'inflation' mode? Is it the elephant in the political room? PS I've run now out of whisky , and have 48 hours before replenishment, there is no more wine, beer, gin, vodka, or lager. I can live on potatoes and butter plus a few other bits and pieces, mainly 'cos potatoes are my favourite food, Baked Hasselblad Fries Mashed Boiled Soup, with leek Fried mash (not hashed) Salad Potato salad Wedges and such like take a while, and are best made when the oven is on anyways: coat lightly in best available oil and spices which need used up. You missed out Rosti. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2021 20:02:20 GMT
I remember Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s programme Hugh’s Chicken Run. He was giving a women a hard time in Axminster Tesco about her choice to buy crap cheap chicken rather than organic free range stuff. She pointed out to him if she could feed a family of five on less than a tenner buying organic or free range produce she would, but seeing as she couldn’t she would stick with the intensively farmed stuff not out of choice but necessity. I couldn’t believe how naive Hugh was about the realities of feeding a family on a budget - at the time I knew he was a bit of a posh twit, but a thick posh twit with no concept of how most of Britain lived surprised me. It wasn’t far off let them eat cake! Most TV presenters have no idea what life is like for us plebs. To be fair I was in my early twenties so a bit wet behind the ears with folks like that. That said I did know what it meant to be skint then! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2021 20:09:55 GMT
I'm on board full time, with everything delivered, ignoring new clothes and bedding and other luxuries, I find the cost of deliveries from Morrisons difficult to restrict. Obviously, anyone can survive on Value Baked beans , cheapest white bread and lard. However, I'm trying to prime my body with a healthy and enjoyable diet, plenty of vits and minerals for physical health £50 per week. Alcohol and a few fancies for mental health, £21 per week on average. Costs include £2.50 top up bird food or cat food. Most of my bird food and cat food is bought online in bulk. I've got cost of deliveries to a minimum, £1.00 per week, I eat The Best Range, and use ' offers ' as much as I can, nevertheless every week I find I am tipping over the £10 a day budget. Not seen this mentioned elsewhere, but are we in 'inflation' mode? Is it the elephant in the political room? PS I've run now out of whisky , and have 48 hours before replenishment, there is no more wine, beer, gin, vodka, or lager. I can live on potatoes and butter plus a few other bits and pieces, mainly 'cos potatoes are my favourite food, Baked Hasselblad Fries Mashed Boiled Soup, with leek Fried mash (not hashed) Salad Potato salad Wedges and such like take a while, and are best made when the oven is on anyways: coat lightly in best available oil and spices which need used up. You missed out Rosti. You both missed out my favourite.
Dolphine potatoes.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2021 20:10:29 GMT
My shopping bill varies wildly, depending on where I am, what shops I can reach, and how often, and that makes it difficult to retain an awareness of gradual trends and variations in prices.
At the moment my main shop is M+S, which is absolutely ruinous pricewise- but I don't mind too much because that wont go on much longer. In fact, my final visit to M+S before I get back out on the cut will be filled with sorrow and regret.
I may wear a black armband on that sad day.
When cruising, its a whole different ballgame- sometimes its morrisons, sometimes tesco, sometimes Aldi, and sometimes a small local shop with a few scruffy bits of stuff in a small fridge.
And lets not forget the small local shops who also have some delicious pies and meats from local suppliers- those ones are a real treat.
The sheer variety and the unexpectedness are part of the attraction really. I ate the local sausage rolls and pies for four days straight when I was moored near Brinklow.
When I moor at a new village or town with no supermarkets nearby, there is almost a feeling that I am going foraging, rather than shopping.
I may return with just a piece of cheap and poor quality cheese, or I may come back with some lovely local pies- its almost a lottery.
So price-wise, its hard to identify trends when cruising, because I'm usually buying different stuff, and at different shops.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2021 20:49:11 GMT
You both missed out my favourite.
Dolphine potatoes.
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Post by Isambard Kingdom Brunel on Jan 31, 2021 20:49:52 GMT
So, let's get this straight, just because I've had the vaccine it means I can't grumble about other effects of Brexit. Bunch of psycophants. Yes Boris, No Boris, three bags full Boris! Boring, repetitive, predictable, bad spelling, yawn. |
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Post by Trina on Jan 31, 2021 20:55:55 GMT
We are lucky in Ellesmere-a fantastic bakery/deli(Vermeulens),a good butcher,decent Co-op & a large Tesco.Just up the road a few miles is an independent supermarket with a butcher,post office card shop,florist,home and garden stuff,stockists of a few local bakeries,plus they do their own home made meals for those who want them.If we realllllly needed to,we could travel 6 or 7 miles to Oswestry where there's a Morrisons Aldi,Lidl,Sainsburys and an M&S food hall.
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Post by metanoia on Jan 31, 2021 20:57:31 GMT
Stan's?
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