General Chat

Re public holidays. Has WW3 been declaired or a famine predicted. Just went as usual to do my Friday weekly shop at Morrissons, and boy oh boy. The car park was unusually full for starters and OH, who has a large car and has to be careful where parking, had to keep going round and round until a space appeared. This is going to be fun in here today I thought. The place was full of husbands, who would not normally be there any other week. Husbands who think it is correct to stand with the trolly in the middle of the isle, and not move for anyone. They obviously do not know the protocol, which is to keep moving, to avoid irrate tempers. Whilst I am getting all the bits and pieces, OH goes off to get kitchen roll, toilet roll, pet food, etc, thus helping with the flow of 'traffic'.
However, what always and totally appals me is the copious amount of food piled into their trollies. It is the same every Public Holiday. People adopt a seige mentality and stock up on food. For goodness sake, the shops are only closed on Sunday, for one day.

Rant over, now I'll take a chill pill followed by a copious brandy. I know it is early, but do I need it

Julia in Derbyshire

Julia, I was supposed to go to Tesco's abt an hour ago, for a few bits. It does seem people go abit OTT when it is a bank holiday do they not. I remember years back when there was a sugar shortage (or was it a rumour??) and people were buying up mountains of the flamin stuff.

As for husbands. Well, mine always pushes the trolley when we go (he feels it's his job too) then he wonders off for ages and ages...I think I am going to have to put a harness on him and tie him to the trolley and take charge...Oh yes, and last week, OH stuck the ham I'd queued up for ages for, in someone else's trolley...!!

lol - the shelves in our local supermarket are emptying so fast you must be right about WW3 ........................ someone had best tell the shoppers that they don't need to buy four loaves and freeze three of them - the shops will be open again !!

wmsl Julia... I have avoided it all.... sent hubby out on his own, lol!!

I have to admit that this time I have gone a bit OTT as have put all granddaughter and son's favourites on my shopping list... and there is no way that they will manage to eat them all by Monday, when they go home!!

I get really angry that the price of fresh vegetables and fruit goes up in price..... and the quality goes to rock bottom. Grrrrrr!!!!

Love

Daff xxxxxx who might open the sherry to keep Julia company *hic*

For goodness sake Julia..... don't you realise all the supermarkets will be closed on Sunday.... all day pmsl.

Jean x.

It may be the husbands (who don't usually shop) putting the extra stuff in the cart :-)

Whats a supermarket?

I thought Tesco was a star sign.......

I have to confess that my OH is about to go shopping - cos once that and the other chore-ish things are done, we can chill out and give ourselves over to eating drinking and making merry for a few days:)

Well i hope there is something left tomorrow as we are going to T.... in the morning!!

Ann
Glos

Oh Mac, I used to love my CB days.............

10. 10 til we do it again!!

Julia, don,t worry, every bank holiday is the same, people shop as if they were in the seige of "Mafaking" its stupid but it happens,nothing will change it.**M**.

Thanks to all for taking the time to read my rant, and for responding
Julia in Derbyshire

sorry Mac, just seen this, Oh yes the illegal days it was...it was no fun once it became legal was it....??...good ole days those...

Julia, a rant is good now and then lol...

hope ya feeling better for it:)
xx

Julia,
i agree with you about the amount of food
nearly everyone buys ......but my gripe
is when my OH comes shopping with me
there i am going down the isles getting what i want
i turn round and he's got the trolly half full with things that i dont want !!!!!!gggggrrrrr
Hazelx

I went to Tesco last night, just to get the usual stuff, but OH wanted some more beer. There wasn't a single pack of beer left in the place. They said that they were going to bring in a delivery over night.
do you think the country has organised some huge party somewhere and not invited me?

My husband goes off to read the papers or to another shop when I am in the supermarket. I feel a bit sorry for them when it comes to shopping, and wondered if a "husband creche" to leave them in would be possible.
Liz

LOL Linda
well if they have i wasn't invited either ......


Liz47,
thats a brilliant idea ...lol..

Hazelx

lol Julia, thought the same as you.......do the shopping on Friday instead of the Saturday crowd.........drove into Tescos car park to see it just as full as on a Saturday morning.....

......same as you, but my beef was with the women leaving their trolleys mid-aisle whilst they searched for what they wanted.....

.....the little ones seemed well behaved though whilst the adults piled up the trolleys.....

Ours was the same as usual.......even though we are having more than normal for Sunday dinner.....

Have a good Easter everyone....

sally