In our town centre we have "lost" our M&S it was one of the smaller clothing and food stores closed about 2 weeks ago- it was always busy. The Sainsbury's doesn't seem to be able to cope with the sudden increase in trade as lots of things are now missing from shelves at certain times. They had plenty of warning, you would have hoped for a bit of forward planning but no, as they all rely on computer stock control things have to run out or at least get very low before it triggers a re-order. All the trolleys are always out in the car park now, they don't seem to have realised that they need to get them back quicker now or get more. The queues at the checkouts and the self serve are always much longer now.
It doesn’t make me nostalgic, I hate it! I only shopped this week because tesco let me down, again, I’m waiting until Morrison do a delivery service. I love the way they bring it in, put it on the kitchen table or worktops, all I do is put it away.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Had a new mattress delivered today although I don't think we really needed to change as the old one was only 18 years old.:D Delivery between 7am and 1pm they said. Yup. Literally 12:55 it arrived with muggins sitting thumb twiddling for 6 hours.
They provided a bag for the old mattress and stressed on it that the bag had to be completely sealed and undamaged or they wouldn't take it away. No tape provided to seal the bag, so lucky that I had a roll of gaffer tape. Gentleman comes in, grabs the bag to pull the mattress down the stairs and immediately rips a hole in it! New mattress dumped on the bed and the two delivery guys are out the door like ferrets up a drain pipe. Didn't even remove the plastic cover from the new mattress. Unimpressed isn't close!
Only positive is that we were given a free mattress protector in the shop and the delivery guys gave us one too.
Probably in a rush because it's POET's day. Still, l hope you have a comfy night's sleep tonight (and every night !).
You're probably right. Mattress has been given a quick test. I had to get back up to stop myself nodding off. The missus wouldn't have been impressed if I'd been late picking her up.
Probably in a rush because it's POET's day. Still, l hope you have a comfy night's sleep tonight (and every night !).
You're probably right. Mattress has been given a quick test. I had to get back up to stop myself nodding off. The missus wouldn't have been impressed if I'd been late picking her up.
Who were you testing the mattress out with if your missus was out?
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Reverting to names - I'm a little curmudgeonly with parents who give their children names which are oddly-spelled or "humorous" or just plain... odd. Some can live them down, others just can't wait to change them... naming your daughter after every member of your favourite football team just seems perverse, to me.
My hubby taught a girl called Hero. Fine, call yourself by your middle name... it was Amaryllis.
One of my middle names (I was born a Smith, & my parents thought it was therefore useful to give me lots of other names to juggle with) is Russell, which was my dad's first name. I used to think it was odd, but now I like the link with a much-loved parent...
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
My hubby taught a girl called Hero. Fine, call yourself by your middle name... it was Amaryllis.
Very Shakespearean I'd have gone with Amy, if it was me.
I don't understand the obsession with names that can't be shortened. I like the fact that my name can take many short forms, so I can have different names at work, at home, en famille, etc. It would have been even better had I been called Elizabeth - one of the most adaptable names around - I love it
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
When I was born my dad was working on the railways, electrifying the lines, my mum wanted my middle name to be Mary after her mother, dad went to register me on his own and came back with Irene for my middle name, which was my mum’s name, he said he couldn’t have my initials LMS.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
I don't have a middle name. My parents thought them superfluous. Possum has one and so does her Pa and everyone else I know. Chappy who sold us the Belgian house had 8!
Lots of Marie-somethings round here. 30 women in the patch group and there's a Marie-Brigitte, Marie-France, Marie-Lise, Marie-Louise, Marie-Noëlle, a Maryvonne and two Anne-Marie. None of them gets their name shortened but the Michelles do. Strange.
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I only shopped this week because tesco let me down, again, I’m waiting until Morrison do a delivery service.
I love the way they bring it in, put it on the kitchen table or worktops, all I do is put it away.
My hubby taught a girl called Hero. Fine, call yourself by your middle name... it was Amaryllis.
One of my middle names (I was born a Smith, & my parents thought it was therefore useful to give me lots of other names to juggle with) is Russell, which was my dad's first name. I used to think it was odd, but now I like the link with a much-loved parent...
I don't understand the obsession with names that can't be shortened. I like the fact that my name can take many short forms, so I can have different names at work, at home, en famille, etc. It would have been even better had I been called Elizabeth - one of the most adaptable names around - I love it
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Lots of Marie-somethings round here. 30 women in the patch group and there's a Marie-Brigitte, Marie-France, Marie-Lise, Marie-Louise, Marie-Noëlle, a Maryvonne and two Anne-Marie. None of them gets their name shortened but the Michelles do. Strange.