Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Do you know there's a swarm of bees in front of your door number?
The Retirement Thread
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classic33
Leg End Member
Big one, on that bit you missed.
They're both the same size.
classic33
Leg End Member
But you've only one on the part you missed.They're both the same size.
And that Airbrick is worth a gander.
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
If you don't want the insects to get at them, put some orange peelings at the bottom.
classic33
Leg End Member
Did you plant them the right way up?
Am I alone in thinking that the supermarkets are engaging in an attempt to ration food.
I say this because of the way deliveries are now impossible to get. I know that the vulnerable people are getting priority, and that is good and right. But, there are no other delivery slots available at any time at the moment until early may, and that is the same with click and collect slots. So the able bodied people have to go and queue, making it less likely that they will, thus keeping the stock of groceries in the big stores to acceptable levels.
I use our local shops most of the time, but there are some things that only a supermarket can offer.
Am I talking nonsense or does anyone else agree with me?
I say this because of the way deliveries are now impossible to get. I know that the vulnerable people are getting priority, and that is good and right. But, there are no other delivery slots available at any time at the moment until early may, and that is the same with click and collect slots. So the able bodied people have to go and queue, making it less likely that they will, thus keeping the stock of groceries in the big stores to acceptable levels.
I use our local shops most of the time, but there are some things that only a supermarket can offer.
Am I talking nonsense or does anyone else agree with me?
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
I think the slot problem is this and I know people who are doing it - not me I should add. The slots are released at midnight. People are sitting waiting to grab one, buy a packet of biscuits which saves the slot and then go back the next day and finish the order.
Our local Aldi has been fully stocked every time I've been since lockdown. There was one day when I couldn't get arborio rice - crisis, crisis - but apart from that everything we need and I haven't been making any effort to arrive early etc. Aldi has a limited range compared to say Sainsbury.
The problem for the large supermarkets is they hold so many different stock lines getting these delivered is a nightmare consequently the shelves start to look empty which panics people in to buying more than they need. I queued for 40 minutes to get in to Tesco yesterday and the place had been blitzed, shelf after empty shelf.
My advice would be go to Aldi first, Lidl second and then one of the big boys if you need to.
classic33
Leg End Member
There's fewer delivery lorries going to the stores than would be normal. Less actually getting into the stores.
classic33
Leg End Member
They've a 100 yard queue at the local one, at 07:30. Must have a lot of emergency workers using it.no no no NO NO NO.
Let them all queue at Tesco for 3 hours and leave Aldi to meeeee
Local Tesco or Aldi ??
Aldi has the over 70s for 30 minutes from 0730. It was very smooth last week. I will try again tomorrow.
classic33
Leg End Member
Aldi.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Just had the Indian restaurant trying to give me what smelled like a lovely carry out. 
I had to own up and say it wasn’t for me though.
I had to own up and say it wasn’t for me though.
