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So if Sunak can unilaterally can business rates for 12 months at a stroke, then why are they necessary at their current level in the first place?

Don't worry, we will all end up paying for it down the line. Frankly I don't mind, if we can get as many people as possible through this with their jobs & health intact. That said BA & Beardy can f**k right off.

 

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14 minutes ago, welshbairn said:

Have you got Doctor Soh? Supposed to meet him Wednesday week at Raigmore following bloods at local clinic, possible appointment on Thursday with the nurses, and chemo on Friday. Hoping they cut down the appointments or do them by phone where possible.

I see Haematology so Dr Forsyth is my consultant but have most of my appointments with my nurse specialist Calum Adams. I think they'll cut them down. They are turning outpatients into makeshift wards, the cafeterias are closed for sitting in. Take-away coffee only. There is people at the entrance checking everyone and handgel everywhere. 

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1 hour ago, L'immortale Par said:

Was in Pentland medical centre the other day and the ladies on the front desk have all this red and white crime scene-style tape up, keeping the punters well away from their desk. Looks a wise move. 

Our doctors is completely shut. You can only get in with prior appointment and even the someone phones you from your car to go in, youre ushered into a side room by a masked up overalled doctor. Once they've checked you out you're back out to the car and they phone you to tell you what they've decided then you go back to the door and they post any prescriptions etc through the letter box. 

 

Only urgent appointments are given

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I don't know.. people are idiots. This is happening worldwide,  not just in the UK. Some people are unfortunately selfish b*****ds, and would rather they had 350 bog rolls just in case,  even if it meant the old woman next door having none.
I struggle to blame the government for panic buying - and its inevitable there will be shortages of some foods over the next while. I don't see how supermarkets can ever promise to keep shelves stocked when there's so much uncertainty just now.
Grocery stock - 862 lines OOS ,637 of them are now currently long term OOS
Fresh - 335 lines OOS, 78 long term

This fix is going to take a while.

Somebody mentioned over seas suppliers. One of ours has pulled the plug so that is our first hit for a while.
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1 minute ago, Honest Saints Fan said:

I see Haematology so Dr Forsyth is my consultant but have most of my appointments with my nurse specialist Calum Adams. I think they'll cut them down. They are turning outpatients into makeshift wards, the cafeterias are closed for sitting in. Take-away coffee only. There is people at the entrance checking everyone and handgel everywhere. 

Last time I was there I couldn't see hand gel anywhere, someone had probably nicked it. I'll be going in with bright pink marigolds and some 10 year old hand sanitiser I found in the garage, just in case. Maybe a dashing silk scarf around my face to set it off.

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Was out today, in the Bearsden area. Nipped into Waitrose for some lunch - their cafe was closed. Carried on with my business - hadn’t managed lunch by 3 o’ clock, then found myself passing the Dobbies Garden Centre near Milngavie. Diverted in, knowing there would be something available (if their cafe was even open). Walked in, and the place was dead. Hardly anyone around. The cafe was open (hurrah!), but there was a big chalked sign saying ‘cafe will close at 4pm until further notice’, and there were maybe only four or five folk in it at all. The shelves in the cafe, normally stocked with their wares, were sparsely stocked. A ragtag collection of treacle scones and traybakes. Walked past those, walked past the sandwich counter as nothing was on display, and the big metal bowls normally full of chicken mayo’ or prawns in a marie rose sauce were empty. It was depressing - the phrase ‘this shit is getting real’ immediately sprung to mind. Suddenly, ahead of me, at the ‘hot food’ counter, under a heat lamp, was a plate with maybe twenty or so cooked link sausages. Fcukin’ result - I thought. The lassie behind the counter pipes up ‘can I help you’... Yes, can you do me a roll on link sausage please’.... ‘Sorry, they’re on the kids menu’. Me: ‘Sorry? What? The place is empty, kids are just this minute coming out of school, and you’re shutting in an hour!, any chance of just shoving a couple of those links on a roll?’.... ‘Hold on I’ll ask the manager’.... ‘Sorry, manager says no, there’s no button on the till to put it through as an adult meal’.... Me: ‘You have to be kidding, there’s hardly anything on your shelves, there’s at least twenty cooked links there, you shut in an hour, they’ll be thrown out’..... ‘Sorry, nothing I can do’.

In the name of actual fcuk, the blitz spirit, that’ll get us through. Jesus fcuking Christ.

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My Mrs dropped a load of stuff at the food bank in Tesco Monifieth.  Says the container is usually pretty full on Tuesday as this is the day it gets emptied, today it was virtually empty.

Pretty sad.

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Grocery stock - 862 lines OOS ,637 of them are now currently long term OOS
Fresh - 335 lines OOS, 78 long term

This fix is going to take a while.

Somebody mentioned over seas suppliers. One of ours has pulled the plug so that is our first hit for a while.
How many SKUs do you guys carry in those Departments? Was in my local ASDa recently & I would be amazed if they had less than 3500 oos between their Ambient & DDB departments.
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5 minutes ago, pozbaird said:

 

In the name of actual fcuk, the blitz spirit, that’ll get us through. Jesus fcuking Christ.

Blitz Spirit. The rosy picture painted by the gammons, little englanders , brexiters and cock and knee kents does not bear up under scrutiny.

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During the four months of the London Blitz from September to December 1941, a total of 4,584 cases of looting were heard by the Old Bailey court.

We often hear talk of the “Blitz Spirit” when Londoners stuck together and helped each other through the German bombing raids which destroyed large parts of the city. But there is another side to how people responded to the war, one which showed a darker aspect of human nature in a time of crisis.

During the years of the Second World War, there was a marked increase in crime. This was due to a combination of different factors. Some were opportunistic crimes, in which not only criminals but also members of the public took advantage of the chaos during air raids and blackouts.

There also was an increase in gang activity linked to the black market. And there were new crimes which were the results of war restrictions such as rationing and the criminalization of previously legal activities.

Looting

One of the most common crimes was looting. When a building was damaged or destroyed during bombing raids, looters would steal what they could. Both homes and shops were targets. People would come home to find that not only had their home been destroyed, but also that their possessions had been stolen. The loot may have been sold or kept by the individuals.

 

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8 minutes ago, welshbairn said:

Last time I was there I couldn't see hand gel anywhere, someone had probably nicked it. I'll be going in with bright pink marigolds and some 10 year old hand sanitiser I found in the garage, just in case. Maybe a dashing silk scarf around my face to set it off.

😆 Ruggy brought me home a face mask from his work! My Nurse specialist just called to say he'd come to my house to do my bloods and defer treatment until next week so I don't have to wait about. Honestly I don't know if I'm just lucky but every single bit of service I've ever received at Raigmore has been amazing.

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10 minutes ago, pozbaird said:

Was out today, in the Bearsden area. Nipped into Waitrose for some lunch - their cafe was closed. Carried on with my business - hadn’t managed lunch by 3 o’ clock, then found myself passing the Dobbies Garden Centre near Milngavie. Diverted in, knowing there would be something available (if their cafe was even open). Walked in, and the place was dead. Hardly anyone around. The cafe was open (hurrah!), but there was a big chalked sign saying ‘cafe will close at 4pm until further notice’, and there were maybe only four or five folk in it at all. The shelves in the cafe, normally stocked with their wares, were sparsely stocked. A ragtag collection of treacle scones and traybakes. Walked past those, walked past the sandwich counter as nothing was on display, and the big metal bowls normally full of chicken mayo’ or prawns in a marie rose sauce were empty. It was depressing - the phrase ‘this shit is getting real’ immediately sprung to mind. Suddenly, ahead of me, at the ‘hot food’ counter, under a heat lamp, was a plate with maybe twenty or so cooked link sausages. Fcukin’ result - I thought. The lassie behind the counter pipes up ‘can I help you’... Yes, can you do me a roll on link sausage please’.... ‘Sorry, they’re on the kids menu’. Me: ‘Sorry? What? The place is empty, kids are just this minute coming out of school, and you’re shutting in an hour!, any chance of just shoving a couple of those links on a roll?’.... ‘Hold on I’ll ask the manager’.... ‘Sorry, manager says no, there’s no button on the till to put it through as an adult meal’.... Me: ‘You have to be kidding, there’s hardly anything on your shelves, there’s at least twenty cooked links there, you shut in an hour, they’ll be thrown out’..... ‘Sorry, nothing I can do’.

In the name of actual fcuk, the blitz spirit, that’ll get us through. Jesus fcuking Christ.

Frankly I would have made up some shit excuse not to serve you as well m8

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5 minutes ago, Moomintroll said:
11 minutes ago, G_Man1985 said:
Grocery stock - 862 lines OOS ,637 of them are now currently long term OOS
Fresh - 335 lines OOS, 78 long term

This fix is going to take a while.

Somebody mentioned over seas suppliers. One of ours has pulled the plug so that is our first hit for a while.

How many SKUs do you guys carry in those Departments? Was in my local ASDa recently & I would be amazed if they had less than 3500 oos between their Ambient & DDB departments.

I tried 'google jargon buster' to no avail.

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