People not "Getting It"

[Sara_H]

Can't quite figure out how I would get 3 cats in cat boxes to the vets 8 miles away without my car.

You clearly lack imagination! My previously aforementioned mother was at one time known locally as "That Cat Woman" and has been getting numerous cats to vets without a ca or public transport all her adult life!

And our very own Crazy Cat Lady @Pat "5mph" has published photo's on these very boards of her cat going to the vets in a trailer!

 

[Milzy]

I went to York & back & everyone went ''Why?''

Also went out for a seg on fri afternoon & a white van chump said look they're out already!

 

[palinurus]

Can't quite figure out how I would get 3 cats in cat boxes to the vets 8 miles away without my car.

I usually take our cat to the vet in a bike trailer. admittedly it isn't 8 miles away. Having said that I live where I do because I cycle and I like things to be close.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I confused a lot of family and friends by buying a car the end of last summer and continuing to cycle, it seems to confuse a lot of people that I should want to cycle when I have a car. The other thing that some people don't understand is us walking to the supermarket to do our weekly shop, its only a 15 minute walk from home, instead of driving, we have one of these http://www.shoppingtrolleysdirect.co.uk/4_Wheel.php?cat=53 which makes it easy.

 

[Sara_H]

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I confused a lot of family and friends by buying a car the end of last summer and continuing to cycle, it seems to confuse a lot of people that I should want to cycle when I have a car. The other thing that some people don't understand is us walking to the supermarket to do our weekly shop, its only a 15 minute walk from home, instead of driving, we have one of these http://www.shoppingtrolleysdirect.co.uk/4_Wheel.php?cat=53 which makes it easy.

I've got a shopping trolley too! My friend calls it my Granny trolley! But it means I can easily do a weeks worth of shopping on foot and take the dog for his walk at the same time. I also use it for getting the equipment I need to my sons football matches to run a hotdog stall!

I don't know why more people don't have them.

 

[Puddles]

Just as an aside Squidge did it woohoo and he was so proud of himself. He even went as far as to say now I can come with you to the Supermarket as it is not much further than the farm! One happy Mama here.

It was interesting trip, I have only gone in the week when it is quiet at the farm, obviously with it being

a) Peak PYO Strawberry Season
b) Sunday (Lots of people go on Sunday to get Roast Dinner Veg)
c) A Sunny Day

the place was heaving, they have a huge car park that was full to the brim and the overflow parking field was also being employed too before 10 am!

Anyhoo we park, lock the bikes & pick Strawberries, Rhubarb & Gooseberries then buy assorted fruit & veg in the shop, including a 1/4 sack of potatoes.

We trundle the trolley back to the bike and obviously all the heavy stuff is at the bottom of the trolley and so I need to reverse that to pack it in the bike trailer boot & panniers

First odd thing that happened a very nice lady came over and asked if I had purchased too much and did I want her to drop my shopping at my house via her car as I could not possibly carry all that! I thanked her showed her the boot space on the trailer and said I would be fine with that & the panniers.

I packed whilst various other people came & made comments and asked the usual questions etc...

Once done, the small people were still eating their ice-creams so I waited for them to finish them and a man came over apparently he had watched me from the car was impressed at how much I got packed in & on the bike, had the usual questions is it hard to cycle with that lot on back etc how far had I come then he asked if I was married I said yes (thinking that is a bit odd) then he asked why husband was not helping & I said he was working then he went on a 5 minute rant about how disgusting my husband was not to provide me with a car & for making me do it, luckily we had parked near the PYO temp payment hut & I know the man who is in there quite well and he "rescued" me.

I am still half stunned half chuckling Mr Puddles will think it is hilarious

 

[Deleted member 1258]

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I've got a shopping trolley too! My friend calls it my Granny trolley! But it means I can easily do a weeks worth of shopping on foot and take the dog for his walk at the same time.

I don't know why more people don't have them.

We've had one for years, it meant that even when the lad were small and at home we could walk to the supermarket when we did the weekly shop.

 

[Sara_H]

We've had one for years, it meant that even when the lad were small and at home we could walk to the supermarket when we did the weekly shop.

I got mine after my son stopped using his pushchair, I'd found it so usefull being able to load shopping onto the pushchair, I really missed it!
I can either walk to a supermarket just over a mile away (through the park, very nice) or catch the free tesco bus (monday and thursday) to the massive tesco about two miles away. Much nicer than using a car.

I sometimes go by bike if I want to be quicker - two big panneiers and a front and rear basket mean I can get pleanty in, I do find it quite heavy though.

 

[Sara_H]

...... a man came over apparently he had watched me from the car was impressed at how much I got packed in & on the bike, had the usual questions is it hard to cycle with that lot on back etc how far had I come then he asked if I was married I said yes (thinking that is a bit odd) then he asked why husband was not helping & I said he was working then he went on a 5 minute rant about how disgusting my husband was not to provide me with a car & for making me do it, luckily we had parked near the PYO temp payment hut & I know the man who is in there quite well and he "rescued" me.

I am still half stunned half chuckling Mr Puddles will think it is hilarious

Ha ha! Brilliant! He'll be reporting to you to the local downtrodden wives rescue society as we speak!

 

[Puddles]

Ha ha! Brilliant! He'll be reporting to you to the local downtrodden wives rescue society as we speak!

Oh I am sure he was dialing that number as we left, I think it ranks as one of the most bizarre experiences I have had.

 

[Crackle]

Oh I am sure he was dialing that number as we left, I think it ranks as one of the most bizarre experiences I have had.

I dunno. You've not been on here long and I've come to realize that opening one of your threads is going to contain something, if not bizarre, remotely odd. I don't think you were connected right when you left the factory.

 

[Puddles]

I dunno. You've not been on here long and I've come to realize that opening one of your threads is going to contain something, if not bizarre, remotely odd. I don't think you were connected right when you left the factory.

I think I have an in built looney magnet I usually manage to attract them and I have been accused of being not normal quite a lot, along with that phrase, the phrase it could only happen to you is often said too.

I blame my parents.

 

[thom]

I have just asked 6 people, and none of them thought that. So you're clearly wrong.

You have 6 children ? That's a big family Noodley ;-)

 

[tony111]

Can't believe I clicked on the shopping trolley link posted by Dave r. I'll be looking at cardigans in Greenwoods window next.

 

[palinurus]

we have one of these http://www.shoppingtrolleysdirect.co.uk/4_Wheel.php?cat=53 which makes it easy.

I like shopping trolleys, while I do shop with a bike trailer if I'm getting a lot of heavy stuff a trolley is less bother for most things. I'm about 1km from the main shopping area. There are a lot of small independent stores- not more expensive than supermarkets for vegetables, fruit, staples and canned goods- within a very short distance.

Although my most common type of shop is the lycra-wearing supermarket dash on the way home from work. I can get a fair bit into a large courier bag.