Shortages in shops
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My issue with Hefeweizen is that I once drunk lots of it, fell asleep, and woke up with a very yeasty mouth.
So now I always make sure to wash it down with another style of beer, or brush my teeth (with a bottle of Jack, as the proverb goes).
So now I always make sure to wash it down with another style of beer, or brush my teeth (with a bottle of Jack, as the proverb goes).
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I think the shortages have started affecting me. The British section* in my supermarket was suspiciously empty.
*It's about a metre wide.
*It's about a metre wide.
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Aka, about half a fathom
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You'd need 157 to fill a football field the height of Nelson's column the size of Wales double-decker busses f.ck off.
having that swing is a necessary but not sufficient condition for it meaning a thing
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Useless-Convertor-Bot wrote:3 feet is the length of exactly 8.98 'Standard Diatonic Key of C, Blues Silver grey Harmonicas' lined up next to each other.
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Careful now, I wouldn't be surprised if a USian fathom is different to an English one.
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Possibly a depth fathom is completely different to a width fathom. How many cups of groceries does that British section normally hold?
having that swing is a necessary but not sufficient condition for it meaning a thing
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And it turns out a USian fathom is different - clicky
But only till 2023.
But only till 2023.
One fathom is equal to:
1.8288 metres exactly (outside US)
1.828804 m (in the U.S. until 2023)...
...In October 2019, U.S. National Geodetic Survey and National Institute of Standards and Technology announced their joint intent to retire the U.S. survey foot, with effect from the end of 2022. The fathom in U.S. Customary units is thereafter defined based on the International 1959 foot, giving the length of the fathom as exact 1.8288 meters in the United States as well.
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Assuming you are talking about Weißbier, most (perhaps all) Dunkles is Hefeweißbier.dyqik wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 1:04 amI prefer Schadenfreude Dunkel to the Hefe Hell.Bird on a Fire wrote: ↑Thu Sep 02, 2021 10:45 pmI've heard Wetherspoons are suffering from beer shortages.
I'd indulge in some Schadenfreude but they've run out.
/beerpedantry
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Over half of Britons affected, apparently
https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... poll-findsGlobal supply chain problems prompted by the pandemic have disrupted the international trade network since the summer, with transport backlogs combining with labour shortages to create scarcities of various goods around the world.
The government has argued that the shortages are part of a worldwide pattern and no worse in the UK than elsewhere, although logistics experts and other professionals – particularly in the food sector - have said the problems are amplified in Britain by a shortage of east European workers, including drivers, since Brexit.
The YouGov poll showed residents of the UK were multiple times more likely to have experienced, or to know people who have experienced, shortages of food and fuel than people in France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden and Denmark, and somewhat more likely to have experienced them than those in the US.
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The only thing not available here is still Richmond sausages. It still exercises the ex-pat community. MInd you, there's been uproar this week that Burger King is now asking for Covid passes. Apparently I'm now living in a fascist state.
Even after 2+ years here I am still elated by the variety and quality of fresh veg and fruit available from local stores and markets. Hardly anyone buys their fruit and veg from supermarkets, consequently they don't stock a lot - and they're much more expensive.
Even after 2+ years here I am still elated by the variety and quality of fresh veg and fruit available from local stores and markets. Hardly anyone buys their fruit and veg from supermarkets, consequently they don't stock a lot - and they're much more expensive.
Time for a big fat one.
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I'm still in Ireland at the moment and I've noticed the local Tesco keeps running out of own-brand products - can't get their cat litter at the moment, their tinned salmon has been unavailable for months, Windsor Castle gin (a Tesco brand) has been unavailable for a while, and other things I can't think of right now. I've not noticed any problems with non-own-brand products, so we simply are paying a bit more for other brands. Maybe it's the pingdemic, combined less ferry capacity between Britain and Ireland (I assume own brand stuff mostly comes via Dublin Port and that perhaps other brands are sourced from countries where they can use direct ferry routes), or maybe it's just the local Tesco being a bit inept.
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At the moment it is rapid antigen tests (otherwise known as lateral flow tests). Queensland and South Australia had rules that any incoming travellers had to have a negative PCR test in the 72 h before entering. This coupled with the wide spread of the omicron variant and the requirement of any close contact to have 3 negative tests broke the PCR testing system.
So rules were changed and RATS were substituted for PCR tests and you were banned from getting a PCR test for domestic travel. Led to all sorts of chaos, particularly as no one told stores this was going to happen.
Upshot was I had to cancel my test appointment and now I am the proud owner of 2 RATS after calling 7 different stores and waiting in line for an hour.
So rules were changed and RATS were substituted for PCR tests and you were banned from getting a PCR test for domestic travel. Led to all sorts of chaos, particularly as no one told stores this was going to happen.
Upshot was I had to cancel my test appointment and now I am the proud owner of 2 RATS after calling 7 different stores and waiting in line for an hour.
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I tried three chemists and failed to get an LFT pack yesterday in LondonChris Preston wrote: ↑Thu Dec 30, 2021 5:56 amAt the moment it is rapid antigen tests (otherwise known as lateral flow tests). Queensland and South Australia had rules that any incoming travellers had to have a negative PCR test in the 72 h before entering. This coupled with the wide spread of the omicron variant and the requirement of any close contact to have 3 negative tests broke the PCR testing system.
So rules were changed and RATS were substituted for PCR tests and you were banned from getting a PCR test for domestic travel. Led to all sorts of chaos, particularly as no one told stores this was going to happen.
Upshot was I had to cancel my test appointment and now I am the proud owner of 2 RATS after calling 7 different stores and waiting in line for an hour.
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Any objection to the lft type posts being moved to the covid testing capacity thread in the pandemic arena?
Or I could make it into a new thread in there related to testing capacity in Aus.
Or I could make it into a new thread in there related to testing capacity in Aus.
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My post was more about shortages in shops and a certain irony, the other information was just background. I won't be doing any follow up, so the post can stay here.
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Morrisons to scrap ‘use-by’ dates from milk packaging
I assume they won't be happy with you opening bottles to sniff them in-store for freshness.
milky milky
I assume they won't be happy with you opening bottles to sniff them in-store for freshness.
Ok how many people know the difference?Bottles sold by the retailer will still carry “best before” dates.
If it smells sour then it may have spoiled. If it has curdled and lumps have formed that is also a sign it should not be used.
milky milky
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Cor, 'e doesn't half look like Dick Spanner in that clip.
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Morrison's on Sunday was very low on fresh orange juice again, and on eggs, unusually. Driving up the M6 yesterday: lots of signs to EU drivers about necessary checks. Must be a pain.
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I wonder if bird flu has had an impact there? There have been mass culls of chicken due to potential H5N1 infections.Allo V Psycho wrote: ↑Mon Jan 10, 2022 12:02 pmMorrison's on Sunday was very low on fresh orange juice again, and on eggs, unusually. Driving up the M6 yesterday: lots of signs to EU drivers about necessary checks. Must be a pain.
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" If it smells sour then it may have spoiled. If it has curdled and lumps have formed that is also a sign it should not be used.
It's food spoilage rather than pathogens. Sour milk makes lovely scones.
It's food spoilage rather than pathogens. Sour milk makes lovely scones.
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What's annoying about milk is when it smells fine but when you pour it in to tea it curdles and turns in to what my goddaughter used to call "milk worms".
It would be helpful if milk smelled before it curdled
CF
It would be helpful if milk smelled before it curdled
CF
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Have you texted for Rona?Cardinal Fang wrote: ↑Mon Jan 10, 2022 7:10 pmWhat's annoying about milk is when it smells fine but when you pour it in to tea it curdles and turns in to what my goddaughter used to call "milk worms".
It would be helpful if milk smelled before it curdled
CF
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Cream cheese. This has been going on for about a month now. Shelves were empty the other day, outside of a couple of vegan alternatives. Can still get cottage cheese and cheese cheese. I wouldn't be surprised if you can still get the squirty cheese too, but why would I bother looking?