Government Food Parcels

[Lazy Sod]

I am in the high risk group because of my age and my respiratory condition and as such, I am supposed to be shielding myself from anyone else in the house. This of course is totally impractical, so we are doing what we can. I stay within the boundary of my property which is no great hardship at all.

Mrs. LS goes shopping very sparingly. Twelve days ago she went to Waitrose which was very well organised with a lot of precautions taken. Yesterday she went to Morrisons which was totally different. When she got to the front of the que to get a trolley, she asked the girl if they had been wiped over and the reply was "I'll do it for you if you want me to"!

It seems that, because I'm in the high risk group, My household is entitled to regular free food supplies. A van turned up today and the driver struggled to the door with a cardboard box which could have weighed nearly 20 kilos. It contained lots of tinned food, bread, loo rolls, pasta and many other things. It looks as though they come weekly.

We can manage very well without this, so I donated it to the local food bank and a lady came to collect it. I went on to the government website, and I think that I've managed to stop the supply. If not, the food bank will get another box.

 

[DrWazzock]

Do they do packed lunches?

 

[Dry Rot]

Like you, I think I'd rather make a quick dash to the supermarket. I know what I want and where it is so don't linger. And if I was getting deliveries I didn't ask for, I'd wonder what else they were delivering along with the groceries! Apart from frozen goods, my shopping stays in the Land Rover for a couple of days before it comes into the house and I wear surgical gloves to put it there.

Keep the number of hands that have to handle stuff to a minimum. So far, I am managing with a shop once every 14 days.

 

[Mr Mackay]

My accountant e mailed me to say that the self employed stuff for claims had been sent to him and if and when we needed his input to let him know !!

I smiled to the other half and we both were horrified to think we might have to consider doing anything like that !
We are blessed ,so leave that for the others !!

 

[Kidds]

So far, I am managing with a shop once every 14 days.

Month today was my last shop. I just looked it up and was surprised and I reckon another month would be no hardship.

 

[Al R]

Month today was my last shop. I just looked it up and was surprised and I reckon another month would be no hardship.

Emptied all the shelves last time did you?

 

[Mr Mackay]

The irony of a once a month or 2 months shop , is it looks like you are hoarding

 

[Kidds]

I don't care what it looks like. I don't want to go in a shop and I won't waste a scrap of what I bought.
That shop cost £140 in Sainsburys and included 2 litres of spirits so nothing out of the ordinary imo.

 

[Al R]

I don't care what it looks like. I don't want to go in a shop and I won't waste a scrap of what I bought.
That shop cost £140 in Sainsburys and included 2 litres of spirits so nothing out of the ordinary imo.

I was joking.... the wife went shopping for our weekly shop plus for the lambing staff just as people were starting panic buying. She said she was having some seriously odd looks, 6 days later she was back there again

 

[Kidds]

It's OK, like I said I don't care what it looks like.
The ones that get real grief are the folk that live out on stations in Oz, they might only go to town every 3-4 weeks to shop. They either get called out for hoarding or there;s nowt on the shelves when they get there.
I'm eating better than ever as I have to cook proper food rather than constantly grazing on shite.

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

I have to cook proper food rather than constantly grazing on shite.

 

[wanton dwarf]

The irony of a once a month or 2 months shop , is it looks like you are hoarding

Oh the irony don't you think .. told to "Self Isolate" and then told you are hoarding because you buy food to do the same.

Still we've done the same .. not gonna go to supermarkets if we can help it .. another infection point IMHO and the supermarkets are taking the pee IMHO.

 

[DaveGrohl]

I went to three shops yesterday, took me four hours. Worst was M&S, a medium sized food only store near us. I only wanted a handful of things. Queue to get in was 25 mins and there was about 10 people in a shop that would normally have well over 100 shopping. Absolutely ridiculous.

My own fault though, I went shortly after dinner rather than late aftie when it's quieter once all the bored city dwellers have done theirs. Also little and often works better for sanity in the current environment even though it's exactly the wrong thing to do.

 

[Kidds]

the supermarkets are taking the pee IMHO.

But they are the saviours of the nation didn't you know?
The TV adverts say so

 

[Dry Rot]

Did a round trip of 50 miles the other day aiming to get to my local feed store for dog and hen food at 8am before the rush only to find it didn't open until 10am. Nothing for it but head home and do another 50 mile round trip later in the day. Very few people there after all. That'll learn me!

 

[Barleycorn]

Did a round trip of 50 miles the other day aiming to get to my local feed store for dog and hen food at 8am before the rush only to find it didn't open until 10am. Nothing for it but head home and do another 50 mile round trip later in the day. Very few people there after all. That'll learn me!

Not as if you could go round to Wetherspoons for a breakfast!