The Retirement Thread

[PaulSB]

Ride plans abandoned. Cold, wet, windy. Time to crack on with the gloss and emulsion.

Interesting shopping expedition. First shop for 10-12 days. ALDI and Tesco both doing one out, one in. ALDI well stocked but while there were no gaps it was clear some ranges were missing or reduced. Forced to visit Tesco - boo, hiss - and found huge gaps on the shelves. The obvious ones such as loo roll and cleaning products I expected but there were huge gaps right across the store. It seems to me Tesco aren't coping very well.

First time I've seen any notable shortages. Based on this ALDI shoppers have no need to panic but if what I saw in Tesco is typical I'm not surprised people are panic buying.

Anyway apart from fresh veg we should be good for another two weeks or so. Bought twos of somethings to avoid the need to shop - marmalade, honey, butter etc.

 

[Mo1959]

Ride plans abandoned. Cold, wet, windy. Time to crack on with the gloss and emulsion.

Interesting shopping expedition. First shop for 10-12 days. ALDI and Tesco both doing one out, one in. ALDI well stocked but while there were no gaps it was clear some ranges were missing or reduced. Forced to visit Tesco - boo, hiss - and found huge gaps on the shelves. The obvious ones such as loo roll and cleaning products I expected but there were huge gaps right across the store. It seems to me Tesco aren't coping very well.

First time I've seen any notable shortages. Based on this ALDI shoppers have no need to panic but if what I saw in Tesco is typical I'm not surprised people are panic buying.

Anyway apart from fresh veg we should be good for another two weeks or so. Bought twos of somethings to avoid the need to shop - marmalade, honey, butter etc.

I think it’s the suppliers that are struggling now according to a lady that works in our supermarket.

 

[PaulSB]

I think it’s the suppliers that are struggling now according to a lady that works in our supermarket.

OK. Fair enough. Having supplied multiple retailers when I worked I understand the difficulty when they suddenly demand more.

 

[Dave7]

Harping back to the m&s shopping expedition.
MrsD was maybe 50th in the queue outside.
What we didn't know was that once inside the queue snaked all around the inside perimeter. So after getting inside it took a further 50 minutes to actually reach the food section.
She has now told the aunty she will have to get used to aldi and Co-op ready meals

 

[Dave7]

I think it’s the suppliers that are struggling now according to a lady that works in our supermarket.

I thought/hoped they would have caught up by now. MrsD says there were LOADS of discounted foods in the chillers and freezers. Could that be because everyones freezers are chocca ?

 

[oldwheels]

I think it’s the suppliers that are struggling now according to a lady that works in our supermarket.

Went down to our coop this morning. Where have all the eggs in the world gone? This is my 3rd visit in 2 weeks and still no eggs. Tried asking management but may as well have asked the empty shelves for all the sense I got. Surely with all the B&Bs and hotels shut as well as fast food joints there should be surplus eggs.I did read somewhere probably Twitter that there was a glut of eggs now but posts there can come under the lies damn lies and statistic bracket. Why no eggs?

 

[Dirk]

Just back from 4.5 mile walk around to the village and back across the Great Field.
Picked up some chicken and beef from the butchers on the way.

Can just see my place from here.

 

[PaulSB]

Yeah!!! Just checked the Premium Bonds. 4 x £25 wins. I must take Mrs P out for dinner..........oh

 

[Mo1959]

Yeah!!! Just checked the Premium Bonds. 4 x £25 wins. I must take Mrs P out for dinner..........oh

Haven’t checked yet. Obviously not the big one anyway. Lol

Just £25 this month

 

[numbnuts]

I've been triking

 

[Paulus]

Haven’t checked yet. Obviously not the big one anyway. Lol

Just £25 this month

Just checked. Same here. £25. Better than a poke in the eye though.

 

[Paulus]

Yeah!!! Just checked the Premium Bonds. 4 x £25 wins. I must take Mrs P out for dinner..........oh

Bike bits online?

 

[oldwheels]

Haven’t checked yet. Obviously not the big one anyway. Lol

Just £25 this month

£50 here this month. When is the biggy coming?

 

[oldwheels]

Lovely photos Mo

I often wondered about cycling [now triking] around that area. Usually was glad to get through unscathed in a large vehicle tho' on my way to Perth and on to Aberdeen. Comrie is bad but short. Crieff is longer with lots of parked vehicles blocking one side or the other.

 

[12boy]

The weather here has changed a bit. Monday was 13C, today -13 C. Should stop snowing in 5 hours and then 21 mph NE winds. The brown pictures are coming down from a road 1000 ft up the mountain from my house. The middle one is the highest point on the loop and the other two show some little mountains 40 miles away. The others would be from my place. Looks like the exercise today will be shovelling 5+ inches of wet spring snow. Of course by Sat it will be 10C.