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pawl

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As my old mum used to say eat to many eggs you will get egg bound.:addict::addict::addict:
 

Juan Kog

permanently grumpy
Morning all :hello:

A haircut is first on the agenda - a quick whizz over with a #3 will do the job.
Off to explore the brand new LIDL store in Barnstaple this morning. This means that Barnstaple now has 3 LIDL stores! Yes.....3!!
One of them is due to close as the site is needed for re-development, which is the reason they built the new one. A new ALDI will be opening opposite the new LIDL soon.
Currently, the large stores in Barnstaple are 3 LIDL, 2 Tesco, 1 Sainsbury, 1 Asda, Iceland, 1 ALDI soon to open plus several smaller supermarkets including Tesco Express, Co-Op, Spar, Premier etc.
Where do the get all of their customers from with a population of less than 100,000 in North Devon? :eek:
But Dirk us Grockles have to eat as well . Blocking narrow Devon lanes can make us very hungry .
[edit] Wot no Waitrose :eek:
 
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Was curious about why my 91 yo mother in Minehead seems to be completely oblivious to the covid situation. She’s very hard of hearing so I doubt whether she can hear the tv or radio news. So I checked out the website of her local paper. Not a single mention of covid in their headlines, it’s like they are in denial about the whole thing. Despite their case rates in West Somerset being over 100/100,000 and rising. No wonder I can’t get through to my Mum about how serious it is :sad:
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Dirk

Dirk

If 6 Was 9
Location
Watchet
Wot no Waitrose :eek:
I'm lead to believe there's a Waitrose in Torrington. ;)

Was curious about why my 91 yo mother in Minehead seems to be completely oblivious to the covid situation. She’s very hard of hearing so I doubt whether she can hear the tv or radio news. So I checked out the website of her local paper. Not a single mention of covid in their headlines, it’s like they are in denial about the whole thing. Despite their case rates in West Somerset being over 100/100,000 and rising. No wonder I can’t get through to my Mum about how serious it is :sad:
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It's pretty much been a non issue down here for several months, after the scare stories about how we were all going to die last year when they opened up tourism last July ....... and nothing happened.
 

12boy

Guru
Location
Casper WY USA
Yesterday was an optometrist/ errand day, so no bikey. Last night was an extremely fecund thunderstorm , maybe an inch of rain in an hour. Not much watering needed for a couple of days and much cooler. Hopefully this cleansed the air a bit from smoke from Oregon and Idaho. The smoke was foul with no uneccesary outdoor efforts being advised, but since it was Parade day here in Casper that advice was unheeded. The smoke was not good for Mrs 12 who can't breathe well anyway.
A dog walk and a ride this morning, then who knows? Always something to do here at the sty.
Ignoring unpleasantness has always caused it to go away, right?
Be safe and well.
 
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