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On 03/08/2023 at 16:42, Swarley said:

Yeah I buy a packet of the milk ones every so often at Coles. I'll check my local IGA closer next time.

Do you still Jack the Slasher food stores/warehouses?

They were magic, no bags, just cardboard boxes for taking your stuff home.

eta - it was a Queensland thing, fucking sure I was in one at NSW.

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50 minutes ago, Derry Alli said:

:lol:

Sounds brilliant, mate. 

Gets better, the boxes were all stacked in a corner after your purchase.  You would walk over and find the box/boxes suitable for your food supply, then pack up.

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2 minutes ago, SlipperyP said:

Gets better, the boxes were all stacked in a corner after your purchase.  You would walk over and find the box/boxes suitable for your food supply, then pack up.

Sounds like shops like Templetons and Fine Fare back in the day.  In our local supermarket they still have staff packing shopping and many folk choose boxes rather than bags - mainly because the bags are crap and the arse falls out of them too easily. I still smile when I remember my old man getting off the bus and discovering the bottom had fallen out of a carrier bag (Tesco) and our Sunday roast was now somebody else's Sunday roast. 

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16 minutes ago, SlipperyP said:

Gets better, the boxes were all stacked in a corner after your purchase.  You would walk over and find the box/boxes suitable for your food supply, then pack up.

Sounds a lot like Kwik Save/Kwik Shite.

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5 hours ago, SlipperyP said:

Do you still Jack the Slasher food stores/warehouses?

They were magic, no bags, just cardboard boxes for taking your stuff home.

eta - it was a Queensland thing, fucking sure I was in one at NSW.

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Used to be a Jack the Slasher in Elgin many years ago. 
 

Not a shop, just an old alky who was always getting lifted for pishing in the high street.

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I was woken up this morning (01:30) by a phonecall from someone I haven't seen nor spoken to in a couple years. She was crying and slightly drunk. 

The reason she called? She went into a takeaway we used to use and the guy asked how I was. It's just cheered is up a bit that some random guy has caused us to get back in touch.

Also, she was crying because her "spicy chicken pizza and chicken pakora" was actually margarita pizza and a tub of coleslaw by the time she got home. :lol:

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31 minutes ago, Derry Alli said:

I was woken up this morning (01:30) by a phonecall from someone I haven't seen nor spoken to in a couple years. She was crying and slightly drunk. 

The reason she called? She went into a takeaway we used to use and the guy asked how I was. It's just cheered is up a bit that some random guy has caused us to get back in touch.

Also, she was crying because her "spicy chicken pizza and chicken pakora" was actually margarita pizza and a tub of coleslaw by the time she got home. :lol:

Hope you’ve invited her out for a hangover brunch? 

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1 hour ago, Derry Alli said:

I was woken up this morning (01:30) by a phonecall from someone I haven't seen nor spoken to in a couple years. She was crying and slightly drunk. 

The reason she called? She went into a takeaway we used to use and the guy asked how I was. It's just cheered is up a bit that some random guy has caused us to get back in touch.

Also, she was crying because her "spicy chicken pizza and chicken pakora" was actually margarita pizza and a tub of coleslaw by the time she got home. :lol:

And that kids is How I Met Your Mother queue end credits

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Witnessed the bairn doing a 'Maradona 7' (left foot, right foot, left knee, right knee, left shoulder, right shoulder, head) for the first time, he has been attempting it for ages. So good to witness it when he finally managed.

Maybe one for the 'Little Things' thread?

Then he made a superb Lasagne.

Some boi like.

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I wanted a couple of coloured Philips Hue bulbs but I wasn’t wanting to pay full price, about £85 for two. Searched the Philips Hue store and Amazon and couldn’t find any decent offers. Went onto the Argos site and found a starter kit of 2 bulbs and a hub for £50. The price elsewhere is £130, so I’m thinking a pricing mistake. Bought a kit saving myself a fair bit of money, and a spare hub to boot.

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On 13/08/2023 at 22:15, johnnydun said:

Witnessed the bairn doing a 'Maradona 7' (left foot, right foot, left knee, right knee, left shoulder, right shoulder, head) for the first time, he has been attempting it for ages. So good to witness it when he finally managed.

Maybe one for the 'Little Things' thread?

Then he made a superb Lasagne.

Some boi like.

Like all fathers of potentially exceptional football players you should prepare yourself accordingly and take lessons in tax dodging.

 

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