The middle aged thread

What you said🫡 scan and shop = less interaction with people

Weird has scan and shop just become a new thing? I remember working in Sainsbury’s 25 years ago it existing and my Mum used to use it. The only downside was when you got randomly selected and had to unload everything and go through the till as normal.

Don't use Sainsbury's as that requires a Nectar card (links to the Daily Mail) and a second mortgage. My local big Tesco in Thornton Heath doesn't offer it (because Thornton Heath), but I mainly use it in the Asda on Beddington Lane or the big Tesco in Streatham. Occasionally get "quality checked", but that just means they spot check a number of items. You only need to rescan everything if the quality check finds something you didn't scan. Which only happened to me once when I missed a packet of ice lollies that mini_com HAD TO have. So I'm guessing the tantrum cause the miss.

Scan and shop plus solo shopping, it's almost like a mini holiday.

I had a lovely routine where I would lay all of my bags out in my trolley after loading the belt in preparation for the grocery assault form the Aldi cashier, but recently I have been told to remove them so they can check I am not stealing shit - cheeky cunts.

They now have to wait for me while I rearrange the bags, so who is laughing now eh?

Yeah that can fuck off. I'd prefer to shop at Lidl and Aldi for cost reasons but I end up not finding something at one or something else at the other. Aldi is better for meat and beer for example where Lidl is better for bread. I've found Asda meets the range of choice and is low in cost enough to keep me happy. I'm sure I'd save money going to Lidl and Aldi, but the time saved by going to one place is worth it, to me. If I want a fancy meal or a treat shop, I go to M&S on Purley way. But going there hungry or thirsty is dangerous. M&S is the only place I can get decent soda farls though. But I never only buy soda farls...

Plus, get some trolley bags. Laid out in seconds. Bonus points, whole trolley load carried in from the card in one trip. I've pulled several muscles in the process but that's a small price to pay for efficiency.

Bonus bonus points, beer went into the bottom of the cool bag at the front of the trolley first thing, so they had the whole shop and the journey home to cool down by leeching their heat energy into the frozen burgers and greek yogurt to be ready to drink when I had finished putting the shopping away. A deserved treat for solo shopping and grocery putting awaying.

On a similar tip, I love going to the supermarket on my dad-gravel bike that can take four panniers.

Then attach those pannier onto a shallow (racing) trolley, two on each side.

Scan as I shop heaven.

Bonus point of I buy a massive box of washing powder that sits proudly on its own in the bed of the trolley and is then strapped to my rear rack with old lengths of inner tube.

Some of my T-shirts had acquired that mildew smell and it wasn’t washing out. Left them to soak in a bucket of water with a cup of vinegar in it. Washed again and hey presto - back to smelling fresh.

This felt like a very middle aged win.

I do this with running kit.. I’ve also taken to hanging it out on the line as soon as I return from a run then washing it later, rather than sticking it in the washing basket damp. Because UV I think

Likewise, if your washing machine is Pongy do a (empty) hot wash with a bottle of white vinegar in.
If you want it really clean, open the bottle and pour the contents in instead.
(I suppose I could have just re-typed the first bit but I haven’t finished my poo yet).

I walk past Aldi so I can go to Sainsburys and do scan as you shop (this is probably golf-club-worthy)

I have 3 of these that live in the boot of the Jazz. I usually only use two in a small trolley at Tesco and scan my items. I just have to perfect my limp and I'll be able to park nearer the doors as well.

Bought a new jacket last week then just seen a picture of Nigel Fucking Farage wearing one 😬

Game over man, game over.

Yeah it hit pretty hard. No pink or Yellow trouser urges yet though

boot of the Jazz

Thread appropriate

Tim Walz is only three years older than me. ⚰️

Had a load of blood in my urine yesterday, and have been quailing at the prospect of going in for fingers up the bum and cameras down my todger again.

This morning, I remembered that I had been eating beetroot at lunch.

Memory loss. Not a good sign mate.

Memory loss. Not a good sign mate.

Yeah, definitely camera in the todger, medicinal pokey bum time. Just to be sure.

Seconded

In other body fall apart-y news, my teeth are fucked. Long story but my childhood dentist was a con artist (link below for anyone vaguely interested). I ended up with most of my teeth filled unnecessarily and badly. A couple of abscesses over the years, regular fillings that should have been root fillings that became infected, a couple of crowns because he mullered some molars (one of which came away then couldn't be re-done so that one got extracted. All sorts of shit.

Anyway, my teeth hove now shifted somewhat so that my front teeth no longer meet. Which is a problem for nail biting, chicken wings, thin based pizza and anything that needs your incisors to meet.

If I just wanted somebody to "make fix", who do I go to? The last two regular dentists I saw didn't really give a shit and hurried me out. At this point I don't think I'd even care if it was full dentures.

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