35m meals in 2 weeks,

[Greythundercloudys]

35m meal have been discounted buy the government eat out scheme, just shows how much people eat out and eat, the only thing in farmers favour is everyone needs to eat. Alot of steak and chips l bet.

 

[YorkshireAndrew]

We had a meal out last week but only because of the discount . It was in a decent sized village pub , the owner said they’d served around 300 meals that day !

 

[Devil's advocate]

Ah just had local pub on phone ordering potatoes, salad, soft fruit & veg.

About double normal order & girl on phone very excited.

 

[JCMaloney]

They have had to bring in "enforcement" in town as hundreds of folk aren`t booking and queuing 5 or 6 deep on the pavement.............

Video: Hundreds of people queue for Eat Out to Help Out in Leicester | Daily Mail Online

Hundreds of people gather together to queue for restaurants in London Road, Leicester, to get that bargain meal for the Eat Out to Help Out scheme. Social distancing measures have signposted throughout the area, but to no avail.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Will 1594]

35m meal have been discounted buy the government eat out scheme, just shows how much people eat out and eat, the only thing in farmers favour is everyone needs to eat. Alot of steak and chips l bet.

And why not . Lot of people not been any where. Ag not too affected most carried on as normal. We only just moved 1000 ton of spuds that should of gone in April

 

[Paddington]

Pubs round here full of tourists asking for veganburgers and bottled water.

 

[delilah]

As my colleague has just pointed out, it is only those who can afford to eat out anyway will be benefiting from this taxpayer largesse. The poor will still be sat at home, as even a half price meal is out of their reach.
Lets ram the pubs out, and then in a week or so announce that the pubs need to shut to get the schools back....this country is run by bumbling idiots.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Local pub to here said they’d been doing 600 meals a day!!

 

[Werzle]

35m takes some believing, is it possible for pubs etc to claim for meals and customers that didnt exist and abuse the system?

 

[kfpben]

My local has never been so busy. New couple took it on in in Feb. Locked down in March but absolute stormed it with takeaways.

Now averaging 150 meals a day- up from the pre Covid average of 80 with the last landlord. He was no slouch either!

 

[fgc325j]

35m meal have been discounted buy the government eat out scheme, just shows how much people eat out and eat, the only thing in farmers favour is everyone needs to eat. Alot of steak and chips l bet.

Went out for a "catch up with friends" meal last Thursday, for dessert we all decided on the Lemon cheesecake, only to be informed that they
were out of cheesecake because they had taken orders for a shade over 2 thousand the previous two days. For the record, there were 4 choices
for dessert.

 

[Tomr10]

It’s not 35 m really our work canteen does the offer I get breakfast and lunch Most get lunch so that be a few hundred meals a week

 

[Andy12345]

As my colleague has just pointed out, it is only those who can afford to eat out anyway will be benefiting from this taxpayer largesse. The poor will still be sat at home, as even a half price meal is out of their reach.
Lets ram the pubs out, and then in a week or so announce that the pubs need to shut to get the schools back....this country is run by bumbling idiots.

South Somerset has had 0 hospitlal cases for a while, lockdown on a local level seems the way to go. I for one am happy to go to my local with the procedures we have in place its far removed from having the pub rammed, I actually feel safer there than the local farm shop /cafe which is at weekends absolutey "rammed" !!

 

[Tomr10]

Also I seem to get discount on just a coffee is that counted in the number

 

[delilah]

South Somerset has had 0 hospitlal cases for a while, lockdown on a local level seems the way to go. I for one am happy to go to my local with the procedures we have in place its far removed from having the pub rammed, I actually feel safer there than the local farm shop /cafe which is at weekends absolutey "rammed" !!

I wasn't saying don't go to the pub, I love going to the pub, we go every Thursday teatime as a quasi-religious commitment, like you I feel safe in the pub, safe from lots of things beside corona.
I was questioning the logic and morals of the taxpayer throwing money at the middle classes going to the pub this week, then according to the scenarios talked about for getting the schools back clamping down again on the pubs next week.

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

And why not,

There will be a bigger demand for farm produce, is that not a good thing then

 

[delilah]

And why not,

There will be a bigger demand for farm produce, is that not a good thing then

Government do a half price deal on bread and milk, more free fruit and veg for primary schools, etc ? Crack on, helps farmers and helps the poor.
Half price deals on chicken corma for the chattering classes ? Nah.

 

[bobk]

I've been dissed for going to France twice in the last month , but I wouldn't go to a bar / pub if it was free , risk v reward .

 

[Andy12345]

I wasn't saying don't go to the pub, I love going to the pub, we go every Thursday teatime as a quasi-religious commitment, like you I feel safe in the pub, safe from lots of things beside corona.
I was questioning the logic and morals of the taxpayer throwing money at the middle classes going to the pub this week, then according to the scenarios talked about for getting the schools back clamping down again on the pubs next week.

I see it as a valid way of kick starting the economy and on the face of it it seems to be working. I tried, last weds to book a table for myself and my 2 daughters.... there was not a table free within a 3 mile radius! Will they clamp down on pubs, I suspect not. That is possibly hyped up by the media, of which I know little.... I don't read any papers nor do I entertain any television news channels!
Any clamping down I suspect will be on a local level as we have seen demonstrated ooppp North.

 

[bobk]

I see it as a valid way of kick starting the economy and on the face of it it seems to be working. I tried, last weds to book a table for myself and my 2 daughters.... there was not a table free within a 3 mile radius! Will they clamp down on pubs, I suspect not. That is possibly hyped up by the media, of which I know little.... I don't read any papers nor do I entertain any television news channels!
Any clamping down I suspect will be on a local level as we have seen demonstrated ooppp North.

The key to covid is to use your brains , both the guest and the proprietor, problem is there are weak links .
Blaming the govt is pathetic . don't get me started on A level results .