General Chat

at each other, children screaming, jumping, shouting, squabbling. Coughing, sneezing sniffing!!


Just another morning in ~T****s. Not wonder the germs are passed around. Don't men own hankies or tissues these days? Hands seem to be better! Ugh!!! Thank goodness that is over for another week.

Hello Ann, is Saturday the only day you can shop? It may be calmer at another time perhaps?

Pass the antibacterial round Ann, lol

Teresa

Do what the Chinese do , Wear a Mask, They sell them in Boots.**M**.

Lol!! No Normally we avoid Saturday am like the plague but this week we had something on on all the other days so resorted to saturday. I have to say we have been on weekend days on the odd occasion and it has not been so bad as this morning. Our T***os is usually busy though.

WELL when we did our Sainsbury shop this week I couldn't resist making a comment to a lady who was shopping in the greengrocery section. She had a plastic bag that she couldn't open so she licked her fingers and prised open the bag ! OK no problem but she then used the same hand/fingers to maul the apples picking em up and turning em over for a good look and returning some that didnt pass muster to the display. I wasnt amused and told her so ,remarking thats how germs are passed on. She did a mutter said something about you should wash fruit anyway before moving off a bit sharpish. I wanted the same apples but decided against them and bought some already packed up even though they were a bit dearer and not all the same size.

Do you think the screaming, shouting and squabbling is down to the god-awful loud music they play in supermarkets?
My local co-op has started playing loud pop music in the last few weeks. When I complained I was told that apparently it "enhances the customers experience"!
Until, that is people have to shout to be heard above the music and everyone else shouting to be heard.
Fortunately we have a huge lidl store locally which is far, far cheaper and one can shop in blissful peace and quiet.

Drives me mad, Ann. I think people must be influenced by soaps and Jeremy Kyle and think it's normal to go around shouting and being aggressive - and you're right about people sneezing and coughing without putting their hands over their mouths or getting a hanky out - I've noticed people of all ages and backgrounds doing that lately - vile.

Uggers, I think it is because we are made more aware of the need to keep our germs to ourselves. I literally took two steps back in our local shop when the girl behind the counter coughed profusely. I said to her 'thanks, I don't want what you have got'. She replied, 'it shouldn't be infectious' Huh!!

Eddie, you could be right, and the loudspeaker announcements that are LOUD as well.

I usually take my ipod when I go shopping. Also I seem to have the ability to tune other people out and just wander up and down the aisles getting what I want barely noticing them unless they're blocking my way.

The supermarkets could place antibacterial gel dipensers in areas where loose goods, such as fruit and veg are on display. It might get the message across.
I usually take a plasctic bag off the stand and use it as a glove to pick up fruit,etc.

I agree cpmpletetly about the coughing ans sneezing, I have been very unwell with this awful Swine Flu, been ill for about 3 weeks. Today I simply had to go shopping as there is no one else to do it for me as I am in UK not at home. O deced that I would go late afternoon so there were less people than the peak hours , I wore gloves and I also use the plastic bags when picking up anything which is not pre packaged, Fortunatley I am not sneezzing and haven't done much sneezing throughout this ordeal, However I do believe that we should all challeneg anyone who picks up food then coughs or snezzes etc as it surley does pass on the bugs.#I have always got an anti bacterial dispenser and I started using it when I went to a Health and Safety Meeting at a Hospital and learnt just how many germs there are on taps in Public tiolets so I never use the washing facilities now and when I saw the film with all the deposits on peoples hands I was shocked amd I had been nursing for a long time, The Five minute hand scrub before surgery came flooding back to me.
well enough said
Bye

Trouble is, I read an article which said how useless most of the shop bought antibacterial gels are. I usually wash my hands when using public loos, then also use the gell.