Supermarket shortages

[blueg33]

OpulentBob said:

I buy 10x2litre bottles of sparkling water at a time.

Add it to orange squash, lime, etc and it makes an instant fizzy drink that's far less tooth-killing than fanta etc, and keeps the kids happy. Wouldn't be without it.



ETA you could say the same about disposable nappies - why buy them when you can use a piece of terry towelling and a nappy pin? Laziness, pure laziness. (I assume none of you buy/have bought such things?)

Edited by OpulentBob on Wednesday 22 September 13:34

I thought that the fizzy element was tooth killing in itself especially when it has citrus added like orange or lime squash

[horseshoecrab]

Fast intercity services will go on the high speed route which realeases capacity on the existing lines for slower local and freight services.
This is literally the main point of HS2.

[steveo3002]

few freezers looking sparse today...yet i could fill a trolley with Halloween tat , so that must be taking priority over food and drink

[anonymous-user]

blueg33 said:

OpulentBob said:

I buy 10x2litre bottles of sparkling water at a time.

Add it to orange squash, lime, etc and it makes an instant fizzy drink that's far less tooth-killing than fanta etc, and keeps the kids happy. Wouldn't be without it.



ETA you could say the same about disposable nappies - why buy them when you can use a piece of terry towelling and a nappy pin? Laziness, pure laziness. (I assume none of you buy/have bought such things?)

Edited by OpulentBob on Wednesday 22 September 13:34

I thought that the fizzy element was tooth killing in itself especially when it has citrus added like orange or lime squash

I think you're right but I'm happy in my penny pinching ignorance.

[blueg33]

OpulentBob said:

blueg33 said:

OpulentBob said:

I buy 10x2litre bottles of sparkling water at a time.

Add it to orange squash, lime, etc and it makes an instant fizzy drink that's far less tooth-killing than fanta etc, and keeps the kids happy. Wouldn't be without it.



ETA you could say the same about disposable nappies - why buy them when you can use a piece of terry towelling and a nappy pin? Laziness, pure laziness. (I assume none of you buy/have bought such things?)

Edited by OpulentBob on Wednesday 22 September 13:34

I thought that the fizzy element was tooth killing in itself especially when it has citrus added like orange or lime squash

I think you're right but I'm happy in my penny pinching ignorance.

[Ari]

steveo3002 said:

few freezers looking sparse today...yet i could fill a trolley with Halloween tat , so that must be taking priority over food and drink

Surely that demonstrates the opposite?

People are buying the freezer contents (leaving them empty), but not the Halloween tat (hence plenty left)

[speedy_thrills]

blueg33 said:

I thought that the fizzy element was tooth killing in itself especially when it has citrus added like orange or lime squash

Carbonation alone does not substantially damage teeth it seems. It must be the other acids in soft drinks that erode tooth enamel.

[steveo3002]

Ari said:

Surely that demonstrates the opposite?

People are buying the freezer contents (leaving them empty), but not the Halloween tat (hence plenty left)

were so short on truck drivers but they have time to deliver plastic tat and xmas chocolates etc ...i dunno so much

[Ari]

Would they not be more focussed on stock that is selling (and will spoil if left in the warehouse)?

[ambuletz]

are there food supply issues? Yesterday in sainsburys not much bread, was lucky to nab the very last packet of warburtons jumbo crumpets.

Today, asda. No whole chickens, not even the corn fed/free range ones. The shelves had about a dozen in stock for each of the wings, quarters, drumsticks, thighs. plenty of skinless chicken breasts and thighs

[Welshbeef]

ambuletz said:

are there food supply issues? Yesterday in sainsburys not much bread, was lucky to nab the very last packet of warburtons jumbo crumpets.

Today, asda. No whole chickens, not even the corn fed/free range ones. The shelves had about a dozen in stock for each of the wings, quarters, drumsticks, thighs. plenty of skinless chicken breasts and thighs

That has been a news story for weeks pre saying fuel issues.

[Cotty]

Bacon Is Proof said:

Live on a boat. The nearest public tap, free to use for those of us who pay our river fees, is three hours away.
Of course, we refill about twenty bottles whilst we're at it, we only buy new when necessary. Engine rebuild and then covid meant we had to buy more than usual as both rendered us immobile.

Thats unusual, most boats I have been on have an onboard water tank you fill up.

[Cotty]

bmwmike said:

Re bottled water, i don't know why anyone would buy it let alone stockpile it? As you say it comes from the tap. Its awful for the environment - transporting water by road is batst crazy, then there is the plastic waste. Just a whole other level of stupid.

I buy bottled water for drinking on its own. Tap water is fine for cooking or making a cup of tea.

Depending on location the quality of tap water can differ. The Scottish always boast about how good their tap water is, im in Kent and mine comes out cloudy sometimes and doesn't taste great. I recycle the bottles and have a Camelbak reusable bottle that I use to cut down on waste.

[Welshbeef]

Cotty said:

bmwmike said:

Re bottled water, i don't know why anyone would buy it let alone stockpile it? As you say it comes from the tap. Its awful for the environment - transporting water by road is batst crazy, then there is the plastic waste. Just a whole other level of stupid.

I buy bottled water for drinking on its own. Tap water is fine for cooking or making a cup of tea.

Depending on location the quality of tap water can differ. The Scottish always boast about how good their tap water is, im in Kent and mine comes out cloudy sometimes and doesn't taste great. I recycle the bottles and have a Camelbak reusable bottle that I use to cut down on waste.

Why not just buy a filter? And/or full a big bottle and leave it in the fridge. Cool/cold water is delicious

[98elise]

Welshbeef said:

Cotty said:

bmwmike said:

Re bottled water, i don't know why anyone would buy it let alone stockpile it? As you say it comes from the tap. Its awful for the environment - transporting water by road is batst crazy, then there is the plastic waste. Just a whole other level of stupid.

I buy bottled water for drinking on its own. Tap water is fine for cooking or making a cup of tea.

Depending on location the quality of tap water can differ. The Scottish always boast about how good their tap water is, im in Kent and mine comes out cloudy sometimes and doesn't taste great. I recycle the bottles and have a Camelbak reusable bottle that I use to cut down on waste.

Why not just buy a filter? And/or full a big bottle and leave it in the fridge. Cool/cold water is delicious

We have one of those jugs with the filter built in, and leave it in the fridge. It tastes perfectly fine.

[Cotty]

Welshbeef said:

Why not just buy a filter? And/or full a big bottle and leave it in the fridge. Cool/cold water is delicious

Tried that but it still doesn't taste right.

98elise said:

We have one of those jugs with the filter built in, and leave it in the fridge. It tastes perfectly fine.

I suppose it depends on your location and the quality of your tap water to start with

[vaud]

I shouldn't take the piss out of water from London.


But I wish someone would.

[Sway]

vaud said:

I shouldn't take the piss out of water from London.


But I wish someone would.

Purest water in the country.

Passing through that many sets of kidneys, it's got to be...

[Welshbeef]

98elise said:

We have one of those jugs with the filter built in, and leave it in the fridge. It tastes perfectly fine.

Our fridge is plumbed in so cold water and home made ice all the time.

Drinking from the tap to the fridge does taste notably different - it’s filtered and cooled that’s it. Filter is £18 for 6 months job done.

[Ari]

Cotty said:

Thats unusual, most boats I have been on have an onboard water tank you fill up.

They do, but would you want to drink directly out of it with no knowledge of what's been in it for the last decade or how ever old the boat is, or currently in it?

Fine for washing your hands or whatever, but very few people would use it as drinking water.