The FOC thread.

Bill Walker said:
Don't need to do that here, trolley is free.
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It’s free here cos you get the £1 back. It’s just to stop scrotes abandoning their trolley where they park. Before the coin requirement, trolleys were scattered everywhere: rivers, railways, school yards. I remember a cab driver astonished when I took my trolley back to the shop.
If you don’t have a coin you can borrow a token from the counter.
Walking round the supermarket is painful for me, so I use a trolley as a walker even for one or two items. They are used to me now but I had a few funny looks at first. I’d rather not go at all but, doc’s orders, keep moving or you’ll seize up.
 
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Lavinda Past said:
I suspect most husbands could do the 'weekly big shop' blindfolded in about 10 minutes, and not miss one item if their missus wasn't with them.
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But what about the little note with all the stuff that's on it? Is that to be disregarded?

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Lavinda Past said:
I suspect most husbands could do the 'weekly big shop' blindfolded in about 10 minutes, and not miss one item if their missus wasn't with them.
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Do the weekly big shop at your kitchen table: Tesco on line. Covid forced millions on to this and they never went back. One supermarket alone took on 20,000 extra van men. It all makes work for the working man to do.
 
KS55 said:
Do the weekly big shop at your kitchen table: Tesco on line. Covid forced millions on to this and they never went back. One supermarket alone took on 20,000 extra van men. It all makes work for the working man to do.
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We have never ordered our shopping mate and whilst she can still clasp her purse and me just tag along like a spare part we never will :)
 
I have never been called for jury service and now I have FOC exemption. Letter arrived today. “Dear Sir, you are an FOC and no longer required to sit on a cold hard bench for hours on end.” So that’s jury service and hosepipe ban not applying; what’s next? Taxes? Fat chance.
 
KS55 said:
Do the weekly big shop at your kitchen table: Tesco on line. Covid forced millions on to this and they never went back. One supermarket alone took on 20,000 extra van men. It all makes work for the working man to do.
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I’ll choose my own fresh veg and shelf life of packaged goods thank you.
And never from the hell on earth that is Tesco.
 
denislawsbackheel said:
I’ll choose my own fresh veg and shelf life of packaged goods thank you.
And never from the hell on earth that is Tesco.
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Yeah, I buy fresh meat and veg from the shops but for most other stuff on line is fine. Booze etc is heavy….
 
mexico1970 said:
The wife always uses those fake coins for trolleys, I'm a passive shopper in supermarkets when we shop, we usually mooch around pretending to think about what we buy but we generally always come out with the same stuff we always do.
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Sounds like my playlists - each time I start a new one I think I'll try stuff I haven't listened to for years.

Result of this good intention?: 25 playlists sharing 90% of the same songs...
 
noseve said:
Sounds like my playlists - each time I start a new one I think I'll try stuff I haven't listened to for years.

Result of this: 25 playlists sharing 90% of the same songs...
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Hahahaha ain't that the truth, started a new playlist last night that seems remarkably similar to the last one I made :)
 
Let's sort the old 'uns from the kids...

The 11+ exam.

Being at prinary school in Levenshulme, we were told that we had to take our 11+ at Spurley Hey Seconday Modern (aka Spogger Hey)... Not an experience for the faint hearted.

1. It was in Gorton (bandit territory) and
2. The Spoggers were given the day off because of our visit to their school for the exam.

Picture a group of about thirty 10/11 year olds walking unaccompanied towards a welcoming committee of around 40 feral teenagers lined up just outside the school entrance.

"I'll kill you when you come here next year" and "You're all dead next year" were just a couple of the nicer comments.

When we left, they were all gone.

There were kids who passed that day who had barely been able to read before. It's amazing what fear can do for you.

That's why I was a Grammar School boy.
 
Lavinda Past said:
Let's sort the old 'uns from the kids...

The 11+ exam.

Being at prinary school in Levenshulme, we were told that we had to take our 11+ at Spurley Hey Seconday Modern (aka Spogger Hey)... Not an experience for the faint hearted.

1. It was in Gorton (bandit territory) and
2. The Spoggers were given the day off because of our visit to their school for the exam.

Picture a group of about thirty 10/11 year olds walking unaccompanied towards a welcoming committee of around 40 feral teenagers lined up just outside the school entrance.

"I'll kill you when you come here next year" and "You're all dead next year" were just a couple of the nicer comments.

When we left, they were all gone.

There were kids who passed that day who had barely been able to read before. It's amazing what fear can do for you.

That's why I was a Grammar School boy.
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You'd get a better welcome now if you arrived on an orange boat carrying an AK47.
 
Lavinda Past said:
I suspect most husbands could do the 'weekly big shop' blindfolded in about 10 minutes, and not miss one item if their missus wasn't with them.
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Since it is the FOC thread anyone remember going to the corner shop with a note from your mam. It would have ciggies on it and some boiled ham using the same slicer they just took the raw bacon off. I could even go to the off licence with a note and get the Friday night sherry and beer my mam and gran would demolish whilst the old fella was at the pub, Also as I am sure plod are too interested in tweets to solve old crimes, my mates mum worked at the chippy on Northmoor Rd Longsight and for a few pennies I could get a large back of chip shop goodies till the owner spotted her one day. Please don't anyone like this post as I am a rambling old b*******d and you will only encourage me.
 
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