If you’re on the Tesco site at midnight it rolls over onto a new date, three weeks away. I have done this twice and secured click and collect slots but home deliveries were blanked out. I guess those slots have been taken by those who are part of the monthly payment for deliveries scheme.
Ah, @BenCotto, you've also discovered the Tesco secret! I'm fine to go out myself, but I've got a hubby who is immuno-compromised and was told by the NHS to stay in for the 12 weeks, so I'm trying to also minimise the amount I'm out and about to minimise risk to him. We're regular Sainsburys customers normally, but as the account is in my name instead of his, they haven't categorised us as able to get delivery or click and collect (would prefer the latter to free up deliveries for the super vulnerable). I can't get through to Sainsburys at all to see if they can make a note on my account, so dug out my old Tesco log on and managed to get a slot for 3 weeks time. Midnight euphoria!
Anna, I am in exactly the same position as you. My wife is the immuno-comprised one and her GP advises her to stay in barracks for the duration. By extension I, like you, should do the same. But food has to be bought and so lightning shopping raids are sometimes essential. I am going to Tesco tomorrow morning.
Keep well and safe Mike (and everyone else of course) You should see some of the c**p posters put on Mumsnet! Watching the news last night these arogant ******* in North London, blokes, am guessing in their 30s, "Well, we drove round to find an outdoor gym open, most of them had tape, but we found this open". Reporter to another tight t-shirt bulging muscles, "arent you worried", "Oh, well, yeah, I am worried for MYSELF, but I am not sick". I think hes sick, and makes me sick. BBQ in Birmingham, sounds like a rom-com title, broken up by the Police! 20 people.My kids are worried about their jobs,money, I have 2 sons on whatever long term sickness benefit is called these days, both over 30 miles away, the most serious one, luckily his sister works in a (food) supermarket in the town where he lives, said she will drop food if need be.
Thank you so much Nanny Beach, for your very kind wishes. Thankfully. My youngest daughter (54 yrs) and having so many medical probs. She is, IMO risking so much in keeping me well provided for.
If I may. I was born into a period of world calamity. WW2 had started and I arrived in the December. It is accepted that the first five years of a persons life, provides the fastest an memorable learning. There was strife and struggles. Food shortages etc. A new way of living, surviving had hit the world population.
In those days the corner shop was the lifeline to the kitchen table. As many members may remember. Britain was on ration. Life was so different then. I remember, and please bare in mind, I was just a toddler. Being sent by mum, to the corner shop, ration book in hand. Hello Michael, Mr Butters would say. Me. Mummy says. Please can we have our two ounces of butter.
This was a regular event. We all were in the same boat. Our meals were more often a bit of a hit and miss in the kitchen. As the years went on. I remember the stock pot. Pigs trotters and tails, whale steaks and horse meat. Many families kept chickens for their eggs and also a good dinner. Supermarkets never existed. Today. There are many of us who have survived.
This new pestilence. There is no book of rules. We are learning as we go forward. My request is. Rich man poor man. Beggarman thief. We are all in this together. Live and let live. Stop stop piling. etc. Please listen and conform to the advice etc. Please. STAY SAFE>
I'm stunned by people who I had thought were reasonably intelligent that are clearly not.stay at home doesnt seem to register with them.my sister who has lost her voice voice and has a sore throat visited my 85 year old mother just to drop off supplies.she has cupboards full of food.oh it's ok said my mum she stayed a few feet away!! There are no words.stay at home means stay at home😡😡😡
Maybe now they will realise that masks and protective clothing for people at the sharp end is imperative. Radiographers expected to scan suspected cases with no protection are at risk. So are the receptionists that have been drafted from the private wing to become health care assistants with two days extra training. My friends daughter who is a dentist, works with a full face eye protection and mask and gloves and still caught it.
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