Moans and Pet Hates - Part 8

Spent most of the day dealing with the fallout of the OH falling over in the bathroom at 6am and cracking his noggin so hard that required a trip to the emergency department and 7 stitches in his scalp. Could have done without the old I’m a tough old retired matelot attitude that stopped him going to the hospital until I photographed his 3 inch wound.

[Dude111]

Im so sorry Maggy

[joglynne]

Originally Posted by Maggy

Spent most of the day dealing with the fallout of the OH falling over in the bathroom at 6am and cracking his noggin so hard that required a trip to the emergency department and 7 stitches in his scalp. Could have done without the old I’m a tough old retired matelot attitude that stopped him going to the hospital until I photographed his 3 inch wound.

Hope the fearless warrior is OK this morning. Husbands <<sigh>>
<<<<<hugs>>>>> to you both.

My pet hate is having to defrost both freezers. Got it down to a fine art but still have to wait for the first one to get down to the right level before I can decant everything across and attack the second one. Can't leave them unattended as John insists on 'helping'.


He's off out with his mates for the day tomorrow so hopefully I can put up the Christmas Tree and decorations and save him having to 'help' me. No doubt he will still need to tweak the lights but a large G&T will help me relax while I listen to his critique.

[tweetiepooh]

Originally Posted by Maggy

Spent most of the day dealing with the fallout of the OH falling over in the bathroom at 6am and cracking his noggin so hard that required a trip to the emergency department and 7 stitches in his scalp. Could have done without the old I’m a tough old retired matelot attitude that stopped him going to the hospital until I photographed his 3 inch wound.

Good idea to get any major head impact checked for concussion even without obvious injury.

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by joglynne

My pet hate is having to defrost both freezers. Got it down to a fine art but still have to wait for the first one to get down to the right level before I can decant everything across and attack the second one.

I just stick it all in a big cardboard box. It's fine for a couple of hours.

[Jaymoss]

Next door neighbours lost their 6 week old baby Friday night. I can not imagine what they are going through. They are such a lovely couple. There is no rhyme or reason to life so very very sad. Certainly puts my worries about the cost of living in perspective for sure

[Hom3r]

Originally Posted by Mr K

Credit card companies. They can debit your account in a second, but a credit takes several days to apply...

I think that applied to many companies

[Tinky]

Originally Posted by Maggy

Spent most of the day dealing with the fallout of the OH falling over in the bathroom at 6am and cracking his noggin so hard that required a trip to the emergency department and 7 stitches in his scalp. Could have done without the old I’m a tough old retired matelot attitude that stopped him going to the hospital until I photographed his 3 inch wound.

I know what it's like Maggy, having been wakened several times over the last 2 years in the middle of the night with Mr T's seizures, and to nurse him when he broke his femur in July. I hope your old man is soon back to his old self again.x

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Originally Posted by Jaymoss

Next door neighbours lost their 6 week old baby Friday night. I can not imagine what they are going through. They are such a lovely couple. There is no rhyme or reason to life so very very sad. Certainly puts my worries about the cost of living in perspective for sure

Devastating news for sure for that couple and family, life can be very cruel sometimes, Jay.

Because of finding doing a large supermarket shop once a week such hard work as an OAP I turned to online ordering. However as the pickers have again and again proven that they don't really know what they are doing I regularly have to refuse items. Roast potatoes instead of chips? 10 fish fingers instead of 30? 8 mature less fat cheese slices instead of 10 MILD cheese slices?

Yes I guess it does sound petty BUT it does mean I have to go out and actually buy what I want which is what I was trying to avoid.

Never mind the 10 other substitutions I will accept because it just makes me have to go out and buy in person if I don't.Which would defeat the whole point of ordering online.

Sorry for the rant.

[Jaymoss]

you can add notes to the items or un tick subs for some products. Ocado for a lot of products even let you give a sub option on the order

As I recall, Asda let you set substitution products (as well as turn them off).

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by Maggy

Because of finding doing a large supermarket shop once a week such hard work as an OAP I turned to online ordering. However as the pickers have again and again proven that they don't really know what they are doing I regularly have to refuse items. Roast potatoes instead of chips? 10 fish fingers instead of 30? 8 mature less fat cheese slices instead of 10 MILD cheese slices?

Yes I guess it does sound petty BUT it does mean I have to go out and actually buy what I want which is what I was trying to avoid.

Never mind the 10 other substitutions I will accept because it just makes me have to go out and buy in person if I don't.Which would defeat the whole point of ordering online.

Sorry for the rant.

High turnover of staff for these jobs. My son did it for a bit. Getting up at 5am for little more than min wage for a few hours work isn't very attractive. Plus high pressure from the management if you don't do enough picks an hour means they shove anything to hand in. He lasted a couple of weeks like most staff.

Originally Posted by Paul

As I recall, Asda let you set substitution products (as well as turn them off).

I just hand them back.

My biggest bugbear is that I have always chosen Asda products because they are cheaper and just as good as popular brands but everyone seems to have cottoned on to this fact recently and as a consequence I seem to be farmed off with popular branded items.Luckily they have to be offered at the cheaper price.

[Hom3r]

Originally Posted by Maggy

Because of finding doing a large supermarket shop once a week such hard work as an OAP I turned to online ordering. However as the pickers have again and again proven that they don't really know what they are doing I regularly have to refuse items. Roast potatoes instead of chips? 10 fish fingers instead of 30? 8 mature less fat cheese slices instead of 10 MILD cheese slices?

Yes I guess it does sound petty BUT it does mean I have to go out and actually buy what I want which is what I was trying to avoid.

Never mind the 10 other substitutions I will accept because it just makes me have to go out and buy in person if I don't.Which would defeat the whole point of ordering online.

Sorry for the rant.

I don't see how they can screw up?


My nieces best friend is a picker in Tesco, if you order say an 8 pack of Richmond sausages, but pick a different 8 pack the scanner makes a weird noise and they have to re do.

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by Hom3r

if you order say an 8 pack of Richmond sausages, but pick a different 8 pack the scanner makes a weird noise and they have to re do.

But what if Richmond sausages are out of stock?