Re: Shortages in shops
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 3:48 pm
At least two separate London Wetherspoons have run out of Leffe.
As the front page of a Wetherspoons News special issue asks its reader, DOES TRUTH MATTER?Lew Dolby wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 3:59 pm I thought Tim the Weatherspoon had sworn to not sell european drinks after Brexit <confused>
When I first read that I was wondering what you were on about, that perhaps the paddy fields of St Petersburg and the baked bean trees of Omsk were a bit more extensive than I thought. But you're presumably thinking of if Nato weighs in, and how much Biden wants war and how far it goes. But I had been wondering anyway whether we should have a dedicated Ukraine thread...sTeamTraen wrote: Mon Jan 17, 2022 2:31 pm Am I the only person thinking that if Putin does roll into Ukraine, there might be panic-buying in every European country that would make March 2021 look like a rehearsal?
It seems to me that the consumer society is not robust to external threats from life-forms that don't care about the consequence of their actions, whether those be strands of RNA or syphilitic dictators failing to come to terms with their own mortality.
I'm not quite at the "where can you get iodine tablets?" stage yet, but I am tempted to add a couple of packets of rice and jars of beans to my next delivery order.
Nope, I'm thinking about day 1. If I were Putin I would fire one (1) tactical nuclear shell, set for a quarter of a kiloton yield, and invite Zelensky to give me a phone call to discuss his surrender terms. To be honest, I'm absolutely f.cking terrified right now.Brightonian wrote: Mon Jan 17, 2022 3:36 pm But you're presumably thinking of if Nato weighs in, and how much Biden wants war and how far it goes.
Don't panic, we've decided to send Ukraine some weapons. I can't imagine Putin using that as a pretext.sTeamTraen wrote: Mon Jan 17, 2022 4:13 pm Nope, I'm thinking about day 1. If I were Putin I would fire one (1) tactical nuclear shell, set for a quarter of a kiloton yield, and invite Zelensky to give me a phone call to discuss his surrender terms. To be honest, I'm absolutely f.cking terrified right now.
Probably shouldn't have had that prawn biryani.WFJ wrote: Tue Jan 18, 2022 9:07 am Going from a lack of bog roll to nuclear armageddon is one of the most impressive thread diversions I have ever seen.
Note to mods: this isn't meant as a suggestion for any "useful" thread splitting.
Empty shelves where the chicken pieces are normally located in Sainsbury's. Still plenty of whole chickens though.Allo V Psycho wrote: Mon Jan 17, 2022 4:58 pm Apparently the local Lidl today "looked as if there was a war on", empty of chicken and vegetables.
I think there's a solution here somewhere that I'm just not seeing ...JQH wrote: Tue Jan 18, 2022 3:45 pm
Empty shelves where the chicken pieces are normally located in Sainsbury's. Still plenty of whole chickens though.
It's the knives shortage that nobody's talking about,Little waster wrote: Tue Jan 18, 2022 3:59 pmI think there's a solution here somewhere that I'm just not seeing ...JQH wrote: Tue Jan 18, 2022 3:45 pm
Empty shelves where the chicken pieces are normally located in Sainsbury's. Still plenty of whole chickens though.
Were they price matched?JQH wrote: Tue Jan 18, 2022 3:45 pmEmpty shelves where the chicken pieces are normally located in Sainsbury's. Still plenty of whole chickens though.Allo V Psycho wrote: Mon Jan 17, 2022 4:58 pm Apparently the local Lidl today "looked as if there was a war on", empty of chicken and vegetables.
My sister lives in a fairly stabby bit of central London, and apparently you just can't buy knives round there (at least at her age). My mum had to buy her a kitchen knife in Hampshire and sneak it up.Gfamily wrote: Tue Jan 18, 2022 4:20 pmIt's the knives shortage that nobody's talking about,Little waster wrote: Tue Jan 18, 2022 3:59 pmI think there's a solution here somewhere that I'm just not seeing ...JQH wrote: Tue Jan 18, 2022 3:45 pm
Empty shelves where the chicken pieces are normally located in Sainsbury's. Still plenty of whole chickens though.
We've sent all the knives to Ukraine.
They're all in Boris Johnson's back.