Mundane News

[deptfordmarmoset]

It's been very quiet on here this morning. I wonder if everybody is out shopping or off kipping.

 

[classic33]

It's been very quiet on here this morning. I wonder if everybody is out shopping or off kipping.

Shopping!
You mean last minute panic buying, as is usual on "Mad Monday".

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Shopping!
You mean last minute panic buying, as is usual on "Mad Monday".

I was actually at the shops at 8 am this morning. It was quite quiet.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

As the kids are off school, they joined me on the weekly food shopping trip. The kids were great and behaved impeccably. The other customers... wow. During the pandemic, we are supposed to be social distancing, right? So why did I have half a dozen people brush past me to get to the shelves?

We couldn't do the food shop fast enough.

Some people seem to think that wearing a face mask is tantamount to having a virus-proof full-body invisible force field.

Oh, and a note if you are doing your food shop this week, we arrived at Asda for 9AM. If I have to go again this week, it will be in the middle of the night when my wife is at home to watch the kids.

 

[Speicher]

It's been very quiet on here this morning. I wonder if everybody is out shopping or off kipping.

I have not been inside a shop for about 18 months. Unless you count the small shop at the Big Hospital where, occasionally, I bought various tasty items, like crisps and chocolate. Even that was rather too peoply for my liking.

When lockdown started, even those shops were shut.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Just cut some thick slices of ham off a hock then heated and put in toasted slices of flat bread with lashings of butter. yummmmmmmm

 

[tyred]

Another wet, grey and miserable day here. It hasn't really brightened up at all.

Still, it's the shortest day, can't wait to see the good stretch in the evening tomorrow

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I have not been inside a shop for about 18 months. Unless you count the small shop at the Big Hospital where, occasionally, I bought various tasty items, like crisps and chocolate. Even that was rather too peoply for my liking.

When lockdown started, even those shops were shut.

It was I wanted to avoid crowds that I went so early. Principally, buying food for my mother, who's shielding too.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I can see blue patches of sky

 

[Speicher]

It was I wanted to avoid crowds that I went so early. Principally, buying food for my mother, who's shielding too.

Out here in the Wild West of west Worcestershire, I could go on line and order food for delivery in Coventry for my Mother.

If your Mother is shielded, she could be added to the list of vulnerable customers. You could then use that account to order for her. Just a thought, but you may prefer to do it yourself, of course. Or she may prefer you to do it for her in person.

I sometimes just ordered on-line the boring basics/heavier items. Then when someone was able to take her shopping in person, she could look at the more interesting things like the cheese counter, fresh fruit or bakery, and her friend(s) would not have large/heavy shopping to load into a car/unload at Mum's house.

 

[classic33]

Another wet, grey and miserable day here. It hasn't really brightened up at all.

Still, it's the shortest day, can't wait to see the good stretch in the evening tomorrow

You get a whole second more tomorrow. Have you worked out what you'll be doing with it yet?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Out here in the Wild West of west Worcestershire, I could go on line and order food for delivery in Coventry for my Mother.

If your Mother is shielded, she could be added to the list of vulnerable customers. You could then use that account to order for her. Just a thought, but you may prefer to do it yourself, of course. Or she may prefer you to do it for her in person.

I sometimes just ordered on-line the boring basics/heavier items. Then when someone was able to take her shopping in person, she could look at the more interesting things like the cheese counter, fresh fruit or bakery, and her friend(s) would not have large/heavy shopping to load into a car/unload at Mum's house.

She's already getting the bulk of her things delivered by Morrisons but she does prefer some things from other stores, usually Aldi. This year, I've only been doing these extras.

 

[Speicher]

She's already getting the bulk of her things delivered by Morrisons but she does prefer some things from other stores, usually Aldi. This year, I've only been doing these extras.

I used Ocado until they changed from Waitrose to Marks and Spencer, and then stopped stocking my favourite Port.

Now I use Waitrose for their lovely curries, and excellent fish, yoghurts etc. Delivery is free if you spend more that £40.

I also use Asda, who regularly have my favourite coffee on offer, and cat food, biscuits, milk etc. Delivery is expensive so that knocks out any savings as against using Waitrose.

 

[PeteXXX]

I have sprouts!! Should I pop them on to boil now or am I a bit late?

 

[raleighnut]

I have sprouts!! Should I pop them on to boil now or am I a bit late?

A bit late but if you put them in a pressure cooker they might be done by friday