It's getting tough out there. Feeling the pinch?

JIL

ladyholly said:

JIL said:

We took my inlaws out for Friday lunch to a well known chain b33feater and they didnt have any fish due to supply problems. 
It included all the fish dishes on the menu. 

The difficulty they have is that they wont know what they are getting until the delivery arrives and it cannot be rectified until the following delivery - hopefully. The staff are constantly being abused for it just the same as they were during lockdown over mask wearing.

It was explained to us that the fish suppliers had been having difficulty.
No abuse given from us. Although it was very difficult as my mil had dementia and kept asking for scampi. 
Although I'm sure there is a better way of saying no fish available until the waitress came to take the orders?
The employer knows abuse is likely, so what have they done to minimise the risk?
Note on the door perhaps, or a flyer in the menu, note of apology from the manager?

It shouldn't be left to your daughter  part of the waiting staff  to do the explaining on behalf of the restaurant chain, that is leaving them open to abuse.

Woolsery

JIL said:

ladyholly said:

JIL said:

We took my inlaws out for Friday lunch to a well known chain b33feater and they didnt have any fish due to supply problems. 
It included all the fish dishes on the menu. 

The difficulty they have is that they wont know what they are getting until the delivery arrives and it cannot be rectified until the following delivery - hopefully. The staff are constantly being abused for it just the same as they were during lockdown over mask wearing.

It shouldn't be left to your daughter  part of the waiting staff  to do the explaining on behalf of the restaurant chain, that is leaving them open to abuse.

Ah, but it all helps with increasing the general feeling of frustration, anger and helplessness. Divide and rule etc. with those at the bottom of the pile  (and I don't mean that as any sort of insult) getting the sharp end.

There's a brilliant (IMO) exposition of where we are by Katie Hopkins on the Tube entitled  'Not For Everyone....' I'm not linking to it in case I upset the management.

In a previous life Katie used to upset me, but not any more. She goes a little further than Martin's recent rant about energy costs, the coming winter and what we might do about that. Not everyone will agree with her analysis, but that's fine. To get to the place where she is, and I am too, a lot of water has to pass under the bridge, most of it not via mainstream channels. There are very few Damascus Moments in real life. However, thinking around challenging commentators' words might just lead to one.

marycanary

There's a brilliant (IMO) exposition of where we are by Katie Hopkins on the Tube entitled  'Not For Everyone....' I'm not linking to it in case I upset the management.

There is a lot of money to be made spreading conspiracy theories and Ms Hopkins likes money.

London_1

marycanary said:

There's a brilliant (IMO) exposition of where we are by Katie Hopkins on the Tube entitled  'Not For Everyone....' I'm not linking to it in case I upset the management.

There is a lot of money to be made spreading conspiracy theories and Ms Hopkins likes money.

Indeed don't we all, but conspiracy theories aside, there is no doubt prices are rocketing and someone is making a lot of money out of the shortages. As usual its 'Joe Bloggs " or as used to be called years ago, "The man on the trolley bus" basically you and I and our neighbours and friends .I doubt many people are on this site who are rolling in the stuff, so we all ,when we shop, can see the reality of folks situations, and how prices for everything are shooting up. 

I am reminded at times of Jonesy in Dads Army saying "Don't Panic, Don't panic"
sadly an awful lot of people are suddenly getting their 'light bulb ' moment and starting to panic. But fingers crossed if we are all vigilant, and keep thinking of ways to streetch things out a bit we will survive this COL crisis.

With the amount of boom and bust situations in my long life I have become pretty adept and coping, as my late Mum did during WW2.Most of what I know about frugalling came from her bless her she could make five bob do the work of ten at times

So chin up chums and "Don't Panic "     

JackieO xx

dreamyd

KH is a nasty piece of work - she rightly got banned from Twitter  and lost her  job at LBC for unbridled bigotry.  The last thing I heard about her was that she was facing bankruptcy after losing a libel case (with significant legal costs) to Jack Monroe, the cookery writer and anti-poverty campaigner.  

I've recycled empty cans which have more meaning and purpose than her. 
 
 

Woolsery

marycanary said:

There's a brilliant (IMO) exposition of where we are by Katie Hopkins on the Tube entitled  'Not For Everyone....' I'm not linking to it in case I upset the management.

There is a lot of money to be made spreading conspiracy theories and Ms Hopkins likes money.

I'm sure Ms Hopkins enjoys a very good standard of living, but how many of these so-called 'theories' have you examined?

A person I look up to without such a 'colourful' history would be Dr Clare Craig, but there are many more. They deserve greater air time and they probably won't get it. Most people will say "Who's she?" whereas everyone knows Ms Hopkins. That's the problem!

Anyway feel free to use the tin foil hat label as required. I won't be offended

elsien

She lost me as soon as she got onto the Reset and Covid. Aimed at a certain demographic and I’m not it. 

Woolsery

elsien said:

She lost me as soon as she got onto the Reset and Covid. Aimed at a certain demographic and I’m not it. 

I wasn't in the 'demographic' that bothered about Ukraine's history last year. Now I consider I need to know much more. There's always more to know.

As I said, Katie used to upset me. I wish there was less 'tarnished' communicator out there asking the right questions. Many people I know feel unrepresented and although she's not really like them, or me, come to that, she's articulate and all there seems to be beyond Martin.

I don't count Alex Belfield. Far too potty-mouthed. I'm obviously not in his demographic!

marycanary

Woolsery said

...., but how many of these so-called 'theories' have you examined?

Lots actually. it's an area I have studied extensively.  They are very interesting and can be viewed from a political, economic, historical and phycological point of view. This type of worldview has been around a very long time, probably forever and it is interesting how theories come about, change and involve. It's also very interesting to consider why some people are attracted to them.

I would not be so rude as to apply a tin hat label to you but some of these theories are dangerous either

1. physically - don't get the jab because covid is a myth and Bill Gates will control you, or
2. to democracy - Pizzagate etc. 

I've just realised the truth about conspiracy theorys. The people promoting all the other conspiracy theories are being paid by a sinister secret cabal to undermine our faith in democracy. Then this shadowy group which is run by the Vatican and includes Jews and Bill Gates will take over the world and turn us into holiday-less, compliant sheep.  Right, I'm going off to YouTube to make my fortune.

Woolsery

marycanary said:

Woolsery said

...., but how many of these so-called 'theories' have you examined?

Lots actually. it's an area I have studied extensively. 

Some great hyperbole in your post there! Have you an awareness of people like Professor Nornan Fenton, Prof Mike Yeadon or other people with reputations who've put their heads above the parapet? That's why I like Dr Clare mentioned earlier; there doesn't seem to be much in it for her. As a nerd with specs, I identify strongly.

I think I ought to get at least some recognition for sitting through hours of Brett Weinstein and his wife Heather ruminating together in their shed. Admittedly, it's a posh shed, so they're probably minted and maybe I should take up shove ha'penny or something else more exciting.

As someone trained in science, admittedly at a rather theoretical level, I realised early on there were stories not being told, but I wouldn't put it down to anything more than political expediency until evidence of an alternative explanation becomes conclusive. The truth will out.

.....And on that note my data is an entire tub of Morrisons chick pea and potato dhal, not even near it's due date, for £1. Not bad for 1.6 kg of the stuff they normally fill their salad bar with. Someone must've misplaced a zero in their order to HQ. I've portioned it out and stuck it in the freezer.