18-01-2019, 04:41 PM
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I knew I should have stayed in bed!
Walked up to Sainsbury's at first light - needed some tinned stuff, catfood, and some Kerrygold - saw the price of Kerrygold and left. Walked the extra 1/4 mile to Asda. Bought Kerrygold there 35p cheaper than Sainsbury's. Also bought three ink cartridges for the printer. Asda are currently selling them at £8 each - as opposed to £12.99p in other places.Coming out of Asda slipped on some black ice and skinned my right knee. Didn't realise how bad it was until I had walked a bit further and felt the blood tricking down my leg.
Went into Boot's to seek help. With knee suitably cleaned and dressed, I bought some lint, micropore tape and a bottle of TCP. Was about to leave when the 'shoplifter' alarm went off. Was pounced on by a security person and asked to empty my shopping bag. Did so - showed my receipt. Many apologies - was allowed to leave - but - alarm went off again. They searched my pockets, they searched my shopping trolley, they searched my Asda shopping and - bingo - one of the three ink cartridges still had it's security tag attached!! Showed them that receipt as proof that I had paid for all three - and was allowed to leave. Now why had that not triggered the alarm at Asda??
Definitely fed up by this time - I went back to Sainsbury's to buy my tinned stuff and cat food. Bought a huge packet of Mussels as well to cheer myself up. Fat chance - cashier put everything through her scanner thingy - asked for my nectar card - it wouldn't work. I said forget it who needs nectar points any way - went to use my debit card to pay - wouldn't work. Her computerised pay thing had 'gone down' and needed rebooting, She escorted me to the Customer Services desk to pay there - theirs had gone down as well!! Had to leave CS guarding my shopping while I went to the cashpoint so I could pay with actual money!
Came home to cross cats - I had not put the heating on before I went out - and was soundly rebuked for my failure as Cat Staff. Might have been sacked had I not waved a packet of Dreamies at them!
What a morning!!
18-01-2019, 05:57 PM
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Re: I knew I should have stayed in bed!
A terrible morning altogether Silver, well at least all the bad came in the same morning, now that it's over and done with the law of averages suggest you should be trouble free for a while, bearing that in mind you can relax and treat yerself to a good old film and a large Jameson's later on tonight, God knows you deserve it.
18-01-2019, 06:30 PM
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Re: I knew I should have stayed in bed!
Originally Posted by Newcomer
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Oh dear Tabby what a performance, I hope your knee is OK.
Originally Posted by Floydy
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Blimey Tabby! yes, definitely a day to stay at home (although you wouldn't have known that before you went out)
Pleased you're okay though, it might have been a lot worse
18-01-2019, 06:31 PM
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Re: I knew I should have stayed in bed!
Originally Posted by Jem
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A terrible morning altogether Silver, well at least all the bad came in the same morning, now that it's over and done with the law of averages suggest you should be trouble free for a while, bearing that in mind you can relax and treat yerself to a good old film and a large Jameson's later on tonight, God knows you deserve it.
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