chrisp65 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 23, 2020 Moderator Share Posted October 23, 2020 @chrisp65What have they blocked off as non-essential? Without knowing it looks like duvets and bedding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 What an absolute shit show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 29 minutes ago, bickster said: @chrisp65What have they blocked off as non-essential? Without knowing it looks like duvets and bedding? There’s no official list. The advice from ‘the top’ is don’t make non-essential purchases. If you can wait 2 weeks to buy a candle or a pedal bin, you should. What we have now is bedwetters advance panicking and ‘banning’ the sale of duvets and birthday cards. Plus some plod will love the extra power and try to ban biscuits. You’ll find the shops will decide birthday cards and socks are banned, £20 bottles of Famous Grouse will be ‘essential’. I can’t get massively wound up by it, to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) 24 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: I can’t get massively wound up by it, to be honest. I can. I don't know what pisses me off more. Candidate one is the complete 180 - we've gone from "yeah you can go to the pub" (they were open in Wales too right?), and don't worry about masks in schools (again, I have an English centric view, was this the case in Wales?), to "while you're in that shop you're going to go to anyway, you can't go down some aisles. It feels like there was some middle ground. Candidate 2 is the lack of definition. "non essential" is meaningless, and if there's one thing I learned in March and April, it's that the nation has no shortage of mini-hitlers, salivating at the thought of being able to abuse these vague emergency powers. And there's no excuse. None at all. We knew this was coming, these restrictions shouldn't need to be rushed out. We've had **** months to prepare, and "don't sell stuff people don't need" is what they could come up with? Absolutely **** useless. I'm surprised people aren't rioting. Edited October 23, 2020 by Davkaus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Yeah, I do completely get that @Davkaus and you’re right, it’s piss poor. Still this attempt to rely on some psychic common ‘common sense’ which if it was real, we wouldn’t be in this situation in the first place. Particularly galling here, because our rate per 100,000 is close to zero. But being selfish, I don’t currently need a pedal bin or a Yankee candle, and it made my walk this evening wonderfully quiet and peaceful. Who knows, perhaps it’ll be more difficult to buy fireworks. I’m knackered, knackered due to work, fatigued with the whole thing. Perhaps I’ll feel different tomorrow when I fancy a walk on the beach and some little hitler tries to stop me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 1 minute ago, chrisp65 said: Who knows, perhaps it’ll be more difficult to buy fireworks. You know what, I accept I was wrong. Bring on tier 3, bitches 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 What an absolute joke that is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Shame. Really fancied catching up on Redknapp’s latest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 What if my toaster breaks and I need a new one? I'm not a toaster snob so i'd pick a cheap one up from the supermarket when I do my weekly shop*. Except its not 'essential' so I need to make a separate visit to an electrical retailer (I assume they are still open?) to buy it. Therefore putting me in contact with more people. Seems pointless. * The above is a hypothetical solution as I don't live in Wales or own a toaster anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 3 hours ago, Davkaus said: I can. I don't know what pisses me off more. Candidate one is the complete 180 - we've gone from "yeah you can go to the pub" (they were open in Wales too right?), and don't worry about masks in schools (again, I have an English centric view, was this the case in Wales?), to "while you're in that shop you're going to go to anyway, you can't go down some aisles. It feels like there was some middle ground. Candidate 2 is the lack of definition. "non essential" is meaningless, and if there's one thing I learned in March and April, it's that the nation has no shortage of mini-hitlers, salivating at the thought of being able to abuse these vague emergency powers. And there's no excuse. None at all. We knew this was coming, these restrictions shouldn't need to be rushed out. We've had **** months to prepare, and "don't sell stuff people don't need" is what they could come up with? Absolutely **** useless. I'm surprised people aren't rioting. Absolutely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 8 minutes ago, Xela said: * The above is a hypothetical solution as I don't live in Wales or own a toaster anyway. You don't toast the bread of heaven. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted October 23, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted October 23, 2020 15 minutes ago, Xela said: What if my toaster breaks and I need a new one? I'm not a toaster snob so i'd pick a cheap one up from the supermarket when I do my weekly shop*. Except its not 'essential' so I need to make a separate visit to an electrical retailer (I assume they are still open?) to buy it. Therefore putting me in contact with more people. Seems pointless. * The above is a hypothetical solution as I don't live in Wales or own a toaster anyway. Not sure on this mate. Sounds to me like you’ve been holding out on committing to a toaster until the right one comes along 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 6 hours ago, Xela said: What if my toaster breaks and I need a new one? I'm not a toaster snob so i'd pick a cheap one up from the supermarket when I do my weekly shop*. Except its not 'essential' so I need to make a separate visit to an electrical retailer (I assume they are still open?) to buy it. Therefore putting me in contact with more people. Seems pointless. * The above is a hypothetical solution as I don't live in Wales or own a toaster anyway. You don’t own a toaster? You need to sort out your priorities. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 11 hours ago, Mark Albrighton said: Not sure on this mate. Sounds to me like you’ve been holding out on committing to a toaster until the right one comes along I've been let down by all the previous toasters, I just don't think there is one out there for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted October 24, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted October 24, 2020 Toasters are shit. Use the grill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, JB said: Shame. Really fancied catching up on Redknapp’s latest. That's an excellently framed photo of this lunacy, IMO. I know we're not talking about the Classics here, but I'm not sure anything sums up Britain quite like chocolate being considered more essential than books. Edited October 24, 2020 by Davkaus 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 Just been out and cleared the shelves of toasters. As soon as we hit tier 3 I’m gonna be rich. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 4 hours ago, Chindie said: Toasters are shit. Use the grill. Thats what I do on the 2 or 3 times a year I fancy toast! I generally don't buy bread either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 I eat more toast now that I’ve discovered clover. It’s blooming delicious 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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