Aint that the truth and aint it harder Maggie. I did my next months shopping at 1.45 am this morning whilst I let my PC cool down and what a pleasure only one other person in the place. All my shopping was removed from my trolley then processed for payment and packed by staff. I had hoped to pick up some bottles too and especially some ADNAMS to go with a pork pie but of course living in the UK alcohol sales cease between 11pm and 8am.....in stores. Odd that as so many pubs and clubs have other hours. Not too mention that travellers arriving or leaving in Fishguard can buy alcohol in the early hours for a limited period of course!! :-)) Restrictions, licences, Leunigs idiocy, he expresses freedom!:-)) Hey ( mi hound) had a trot round the car park and had the Supermarket auto doors flying open and closed, the first time he gave a quick look up as much as to say how did Dad manage that I wonder? Arh well lets try the next one........lol. It were a great decision. Staff had time to talk. Regards, Mikey. ----- Original Message ----- From: <MagsB1942@aol.com> To: <NORTHERN-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 12:39 PM Subject: Re: [NTH-ENG] Re:CO-OP > Up until the 80s the local shop delivered. They also delivered the milk and > would pick the book up on a Tuesday and Friday and then deliver the same > afternoon, in a box, on my kitchen table so all I had to do what put it away. > Now that was services. The Coop van also used to go round once a week and > there was a shop in the next village. Some change from pushing a trolley > with a mind of its own, putting it on the checkout, taking off, packing into > bags and back into the trolley...out to the car ...whichever way the trolley > wants to go but usually sidewards, and then into the boot....drive home, > unpack into the kitchen and then into the cupboards....Life is certainly > harder now. > Maggie > > Surname interests: > BICKER, MILLER, SPRATT, MARSH mainly in Kent > MATTHEWS, GRANT, COAFFEE, BERESFORD, SWEENEY > in Middx, Bucks, USA and elsewhere > > > ==== NORTHERN-ENGLAND Mailing List ==== > Add a link to your website here, > http://pub23.bravenet.com/freelink/show.php?usernum=1926973379&cpv=1 >