Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread

izzy65

Westvleteren wrote: »

All the talk of building houses, my dad built our house in Scotland took him 3 1/2 years and we lived on site in a very basic caravan. Things i'll never forget:

The first winter in the caravan was particularly bad, the water pump cracked in two because the temp dropped below -20.

When it was blizzard conditions we would get snow blown in through the vents.

Waking up to ice on the inside of the windows.

Mother successfully cooking Xmas dinner for 4 on the smallest of cookers :eek:

Using the gas fire to make toast, best toast ever

The constant drum of a generator, no electric on site :eek:

An argument over windows and which side would open

A hammer thrown in frustration at the car windscreen :rotfl::rotfl: I was the cause of that happening.

Eating ice cream whilst sunbathing on the roof, was actually meant to be helping

Moving in at the earliest opportunity kitchen/ bathroom hot water completed. Space!!!

My parent being mortgage free :j

Can relate to some of that, we rented a house so no caravan, I just couldn't of stuck the cold, definitely about moving in asap and being mortgage free:)

Snap-ant

My begging letters to Cadburys etc have all come back with Nos :(:(

LEJC

Tazoo wrote: »

Thank you. I'd presumed they were chilled so didn't think to look there.

These things pop up in the strangest of places....I'm still trying to find the little miracles tea thats on CS in T but no joy...I'm beginning to think it might not be worth the effort!

mhoc

HILLBERN wrote: »

OOS now

Yes I think the marks £10 boxes went onto the dark side very quickly hence the OOS.

I was emailing eldest child at the time about car insurance and sent her the link so she got 1 and her friend got 2 - so a big thank you to the OP as it looks like stocks were very limited :j

I said between them they can swap the bits and pieces they need between themselves

izzy65

TrulyMadly wrote: »

DD's flowers.

I had to take a pic as I've never seen such large lilies. They measure nearly a foot across:eek:

Now I really must go......this place is sooooo addictive:rotfl:

I have work to do:)

Good morning, love these, my favourite flowers, love to get them for my birthday , glorious day here:T, so like so many bedding in and on and looking for anything else that needs a spruce 😄

mhoc

LEJC wrote: »

These things pop up in the strangest of places....I'm still trying to find the little miracles tea thats on CS in T but no joy...I'm beginning to think it might not be worth the effort!

the manager in Waitrose said they were only stocked in London stores so I am wondering if its the same with Mr !!!!!! - only stocked in the south - just a theory

rose28454

Westvleteren wrote: »

All the talk of building houses, my dad built our house in Scotland took him 3 1/2 years and we lived on site in a very basic caravan. Things i'll never forget:

The first winter in the caravan was particularly bad, the water pump cracked in two because the temp dropped below -20.

When it was blizzard conditions we would get snow blown in through the vents.

Waking up to ice on the inside of the windows.

Mother successfully cooking Xmas dinner for 4 on the smallest of cookers :eek:

Using the gas fire to make toast, best toast ever

The constant drum of a generator, no electric on site :eek:

An argument over windows and which side would open

A hammer thrown in frustration at the car windscreen :rotfl::rotfl: I was the cause of that happening.

Eating ice cream whilst sunbathing on the roof, was actually meant to be helping

Moving in at the earliest opportunity kitchen/ bathroom hot water completed. Space!!!

My parent being mortgage free :j

Loved your story. Did you by any chance see Eden last night. About 23 people left to fend for themselves for a year in Scotland somewhere. They dont have a clue!!

Nellie35

mhoc wrote: »

the manager in Waitrose said they were only stocked in London stores so I am wondering if its the same with Mr !!!!!! - only stocked in the south - just a theory[/QUOTE
mhoc & LEJC they had the little miracles in our Mr.T. They are in the fridges by the sandwiches. hth


Good morning everyone :wave:

Tazoo

mhoc wrote: »

the manager in Waitrose said they were only stocked in London stores so I am wondering if its the same with Mr !!!!!! - only stocked in the south - just a theory

The little miracles drinks have been bugging me. I know I've seen them somewhere before they came on to COS but do you think I can remember where

mrs_lds

pk04 wrote: »

pdf version
http://www.co-operative.coop/PageFiles/989445009/Co-op-Stores-to-McColl's.pdf

which was found here

http://www.thenews.coop/107224/news/co-operatives/co-op-group-agrees-sale-298-stores-mccolls/

Is all the food being sold off cheap in these stores? When do they all close?