The Retirement Thread

[Dave7]

No, he was walking. I guess its difficult to argue that a cake counts as essential supplies.

Well it's shopping and we are, I believe, allowed to walk to the shops.
Maybe more to it?

 

[Drago]

You're allowed to venture out to shop for essential supplies, not general shopping of any other kind. I doubt it's an issue if he'd brought eggs, milk, mince, bacon, vegetables, all the regular food shopping and slipped in a cake as well, but venturing out solely to purchase a Victoria sponge alone is a no no.

 

[pawl]

Ask the Chinese!

 

[pawl]

Great idea Mo off down the takeaway

 

[Mo1959]

You're allowed to venture out to shop for essential supplies, not general shopping of any other kind. I doubt it's an issue if he'd brought eggs, milk, mince, bacon, vegetables, all the regular food shopping and slipped in a cake as well, but venturing out solely to purchase a Victoria sponge alone is a no no.

Maybe he was out for his daily exercise and popped into the shop on his way back?

 

[Dirk]

Maybe he was out for his daily exercise and popped into the shop on his way back?

Sounds entirely plausible and difficult to disprove.

 

[Dave7]

You're allowed to venture out to shop for essential supplies, not general shopping of any other kind. I doubt it's an issue if he'd brought eggs, milk, mince, bacon, vegetables, all the regular food shopping and slipped in a cake as well, but venturing out solely to purchase a Victoria sponge alone is a no no.

A victoria sponge !!!! There is his problem. No self respecting teenager should be seen with that.
Now a whoppy doppy Danish pastry would be a different story.

 

[classic33]

Thank God for that!
We'll be having more decent local beer instead.

You supped enough of it though.

 

[Paulus]

I got a bit excited a few minutes ago, I thought I had found a click and collect slot at a nearby Sainsbury's for next week. I booked said slot and did the usual shopping list. Went to checkout and the website told me I was not a vulnerable person and the collection slots had all gone.
Nothing now up to the 17th of April. Tesco is the same.

 

[pawl]

Great idea Mo off down the takeaway

ok who’s rung the police.

 

[Mo1959]

ok who’s rung the police.

Lol. A small group of youths on bikes are currently the topic on my local Facebook page. I would say the voting so far appears to be 90% phone the police and 10% stop getting your knickers in a twist. I’m enjoying sitting back and watching

 

[welsh dragon]

I got a bit excited a few minutes ago, I thought I had found a click and collect slot at a nearby Sainsbury's for next week. I booked said slot and did the usual shopping list. Went to checkout and the website told me I was not a vulnerable person and the collection slots had all gone.
Nothing now up to the 17th of April. Tesco is the same.

I somehow managed to get a slot for 14th April with Asda. Woohooo

 

[welsh dragon]

Apparently in Edgware a bakery owner was threatened with a fine of £80 due to vandalism according to a police officer who saw her work. She informed him that it was chalk and would wash off and she had only done it to help her customers stay safe and observe the 2 metre rule. He was not impressed by her explanation. He was spoken to by his superior after the incident. I have no doubt his superior called him every expletive in the book for making the police look like a load of incompetent dimwits.

 

[classic33]

Apparently in Edgware a bakery owner was threatened with a fine of £80 due to vandalism according to a police officer who saw her work. She informed him that it was chalk and would wash off and she had only done it to help her customers stay safe and observe the 2 metre rule. He was not impressed by her explanation. He was spoken to by his superior after the incident. I have no doubt his superior called him every expletive in the book for making the police look like a load of incompetent dimwits.

This the one?
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11272625/cop-threatens-fine-baker-north-london-coronavirus/

 

[Mo1959]

Apparently in Edgware a bakery owner was threatened with a fine of £80 due to vandalism according to a police officer who saw her work. She informed him that it was chalk and would wash off and she had only done it to help her customers stay safe and observe the 2 metre rule. He was not impressed by her explanation. He was spoken to by his superior after the incident. I have no doubt his superior called him every expletive in the book for making the police look like a load of incompetent dimwits.

I suspect we will hear stories of a few more “jobsworth” cops in the next few weeks.