|
Post by michael on May 3, 2016 13:54:56 GMT 1
Continuing the cereal serial! I like my small local supermarket as they have enough choice, I know where everything is, customer service is excellent and I can be in 'n' out in under half-an-hour. When I go (the g/f likes them) to these vast out-of-town ones it seems to take 60 - 90 minutes to get around, things are difficult to find and things always get forgotten as you wonder why similar items are a 100 yards apart. I recently visited a new B&M in the area for the first 'n' last time. Their food choice is quite limited - their choice of bread was very limited and when I asked where the Weetabix was I was told they sometimes have it and sometimes they don't. Apparently it depends what is on the delivery lorry and no one knows that until it arrives. Its on my 'no-no' list together with Aldi!!
|
|
|
Post by Joe on May 3, 2016 16:09:56 GMT 1
I can't be doing with the budget supermarkets, luckily I live in a small town/large village that still has "proper shops" we have a butcher that sells meat two bakers that both sell bread and three fishmongers that sell fish (I live on the coast) for anything that they don't stock we have a co op supermarket, a Tesco express and a spar mini supermarket. I avoid the two larger supermarkets and use the spar shop for all the bits and bobs. Every couple of weeks we have to do "the big shop" and use Waitrose. Stuff might cost a bit more but the quality is better and the atmosphere is so much better.
|
|
|
Post by michael on May 3, 2016 19:54:56 GMT 1
We have a couple of butchers and a couple of bakers but no fishmonger. Fortunately the small supermarket, a Waitrose, has a fresh fish counter and a deli (both delis are really coffee shops selling chorizo and a few cheeses). Waitose other advantages besides good quality food and excellent customer service are a great coffee while or after shopping and free parking. They are not really that expensive as I recently found the milk was less than Morrison's and proper meat less than the Co-op...
|
|
|
Post by cardaft on May 4, 2016 13:04:47 GMT 1
Well this has started something? When we used to live 'down south' and both working, the big shop was every week,were we used to buy food, too much,throw it away,then Saturday go again.Then one day we were is Sainsburys in Crawley, they literary had nothing and what was left was close to out of date and or poor quality, could not believe it none of the staff were interested ,sort of take it or leave it attitude, so we left and never went back, A new Asda had opened so we went there,but we had changed we started to go to the village (Smallfield) local Co-op and use the local butcher, ok he forgot to do one of our Christmas orders ,but that is another moan!, so basically stopped the weekly trug to the Supermarkets. Continued the habit when we moved up here, use the local Co, meat from a great butcher in Girvan,sea side town, no fish shop and the fishing boats cannot sell from the harbor side due EU regs!! there is an Asda in the town but if you want a fully stocked one you have to travel 20 miles to a major population center.I was banned from accompanying 'The Boss' on these forays, except on special occasions, I used to work out the price of jumbo packets of toilet rolls and used to ask the staff why the individual rolls were more expensive than in a packet of 4 or so. Apparently this embarrassed her so it got me out of that detail on a regular basis, so can recommend that behavior.Latest concern is sugar free drinks,my favorite beverage is Iru-Bru as a kid it was made with sugar, then it was available sugar free so I consumed that for years, recently found out the 'sweeteners' they use, the long term health effects are unknown, were sugar is, so went back to the full fat Irn-Bru it does taste better!! dr
|
|
|
Post by michael on May 4, 2016 13:31:43 GMT 1
Well this has started something? When we used to live 'down south' and both working, the big shop was every week,were we used to buy food, too much,throw it away,then Saturday go again.Then one day we were is Sainsburys in Crawley, they literary had nothing and what was left was close to out of date and or poor quality, could not believe it none of the staff were interested ,sort of take it or leave it attitude, so we left and never went back, A new Asda had opened so we went there,but we had changed we started to go to the village (Smallfield) local Co-op and use the local butcher, ok he forgot to do one of our Christmas orders ,but that is another moan!, so basically stopped the weekly trug to the Supermarkets. Continued the habit when we moved up here, use the local Co, meat from a great butcher in Girvan,sea side town, no fish shop and the fishing boats cannot sell from the harbor side due EU regs!! there is an Asda in the town but if you want a fully stocked one you have to travel 20 miles to a major population center.I was banned from accompanying 'The Boss' on these forays, except on special occasions, I used to work out the price of jumbo packets of toilet rolls and used to ask the staff why the individual rolls were more expensive than in a packet of 4 or so. Apparently this embarrassed her so it got me out of that detail on a regular basis, so can recommend that behavior.Latest concern is sugar free drinks,my favorite beverage is Iru-Bru as a kid it was made with sugar, then it was available sugar free so I consumed that for years, recently found out the 'sweeteners' they use, the long term health effects are unknown, were sugar is, so went back to the full fat Irn-Bru it does taste better!! dr Good friends of mine have lived in Crawley for years. I tend to visit them a few times a year but some of the travelling times are getting silly now. My last return trip took over four hours - the south-east is full up but that's a different moan! Some years ago they sent me to the massive Sainsburys. Thgey were about to send out a search party when I returned. I have navigated using tulip arrows, etc. (last time 2008) but navigating this place was impossible! Will PM you to see if we have mutual acquaintance...
|
|
|
Post by michael on May 21, 2016 21:18:07 GMT 1
I am no football fan but why does the FA Cup kick off so late. It's ridiculous that people have to leave early as they have a way to travel or work in the morning. More sensible when matches all licked off at 3:00 on a Saturday...
|
|
|
Post by colin on May 23, 2016 2:00:41 GMT 1
Whatever happened to real footballers? I seem to remember Bobby Moore collecting the World Cup from the Queen in 1966 probably whispering in her ear...."hurry up Maam I've got to finish my paper round"... in those days it seems that the blokes were REAL and had a general respect in proportion to what they did and got on with it without all the crap and bullshine that appears in our "new age footies" and the grossly overpaid falsaties that they now appear to proliferate... hence.. I AM NOT A FAN OF MODERN so called Footie... Rather watch the "Sweeney" on the box... great stuff.... You're nicked!!!! get yer pants on..!!!!
|
|
|
Post by Eddie on May 23, 2016 19:43:55 GMT 1
I really don't understand football.
On Saturday Manchester United won the FA cup. Today they sacked their manager because they "have not had a good season"!
In the olden days, when I were a lad, the FA cup was the most prestigious trophy they could have won.
|
|
|
Post by Joe on May 23, 2016 20:23:54 GMT 1
Yeah but they had to be in the top five so they can be in the Champions Leaugue and then charge Sky TV even more to show the matches and charge the "fans" even more for the next seasons kit. I'm not into football at all but if I was then I would be watching my local team and not the Premier League (a bit like Formular One, I won't watch that but would rather go to Goodwood or Santa Pod)
|
|
|
Post by michael on May 24, 2016 13:21:07 GMT 1
I can't recall the manager ever being sacked in 'Roy of the Rovers'. The majority of the '66 World Cup team went on to fairly normal jobs when they retired from football. Nowadays the majority of professional sportspeople (including Olympians) become celebrities and pundits for their sports (far, far too many TV channels to absorb them). Often they have a gift in their chosen sport but far too often they have zero skill as a commentator and pundit.
As an aside I was compiling a list of sports the other day and someone suggested that I should call Football Soccer. I pointed out that it had a 900+ year history and that Soccer was a slang name derived from the ‘soc’ in Association Football. It dates back less than 200 years to around the time American Football came into being. Probably American Rugby would be a better term but that then would be an insult to League and Union!
|
|
|
Post by Joe on May 24, 2016 19:48:45 GMT 1
I can't recall the manager ever being sacked in 'Roy of the Rovers'. The majority of the '66 World Cup team went on to fairly normal jobs when they retired from football. Yeah Geoff Hurst went on to.become an insurance salesman! Could you imagine Wayne Rooney being able to sell anything? Mind you David Beckham manages to do a pretty good job of selling aftershave (and pants!)
|
|
|
Post by michael on May 25, 2016 19:43:20 GMT 1
My sister is a Man U fan of over 40 years standing. Her view is although van Gaal was not ideal Jose definitely is not. She has met Sir Alex and a number of players over the years so may have an understanding of the Man U ethos...
|
|
|
Post by colin on May 26, 2016 1:15:25 GMT 1
One of my best mates who lives in Northampton, incidently, is an avid Southamton football supporter and I think and have told him he's nuts,pays a fortune for season tickets, club strip, boots and other regalia etc,stupid overpaid folks and so-on, the reply was "well, you're nuts too, look at all of those old cars you live with!!," Hmm!, I suppose food for thought.....trying not to be terminaly Grumpy...Grumpy old Col!!!!GRRRR!!!!But can't I help being so called "normal",
|
|
|
Post by cardaft on May 26, 2016 11:09:15 GMT 1
My dislike of football started many years ago. Imagine the scene, rain pouring down, 5 years old standing at the side of a muddy pitch watching Albion Rovers (are they still going ?) I could never work out why they were playing (?) in the rain, in the cold and in winter. All my friends were football fans and it was always kicking a ball around, I hated it and eventually went off on my own. School ,once again all football related, made to play in the team,we were not allowed to play on the grass pitch, we used a red ash park, red ash was the by product of shale oil production, it was Red ,slate like and sharp as a razor,it cut us to pieces ,but supposedly made men of us (still digging the stuff out of my knees)- I hated it. I'm amazed at the amount of money in football but if people and companies are stupid enough to pay it,who can blame those that take advantage of it. My sister is a life long fan of Glasgow Rangers she has tried hard to explain all the recent controversy with that team, I suppose the emphasis should be on the 'con' bit, only to admit defeat and admit she cannot explain it, I suppose its all money related in the end. Another thing I have given up watching is F1, never understood why its called a sport? I suppose pass time is more accurate, whatever! again spoiled by money
|
|
|
Post by michael on May 29, 2016 10:40:15 GMT 1
I was looking at a heavy duty bush cutter on the web just now when it suggested that customers who purchased this also brought Braun electric shaver refills! If I shaved with a bush cutter I would be on BGT - yes I had to doze through it. Off to a garden centre later as can't be doing with all this. When will they realise that suggestions and pop-ups put people off...
|
|