teuchter
je suis teuchter
How awful for you.
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How awful for you.
TruXta
tired
You're doing it wrong.
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
teuchter's far too organised for that
Yes, but some of those things get topped up before I run out. FWIW buy a 60 litre (or more) rucksack with a really good hipbelt - IME it can save a fortune on delivery charges.
TruXta
tired
aj's by his own admission too lazy for all that.
He's doing it wrong
gaijingirl
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I think AJ has some mobility problems (apologies if I'm wrong about that) so I can understand why he wouldn't want to cart a big rucksack back.. but I have issues too with how much I can carry - since I always have a toddler with me. It's just a case of being organised. I bulk buy things such as toilet paper, dried goods etc and get it delivered and then I tend to buy little and often for fresh food - which I prefer anyway as I find it cuts down on waste.
TruXta
tired
Yeah that's sound thinking. I was just joking about aj, I know he's got some reason besides laziness for not walking the hill.
gaijingirl
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oooh... I'm a "sound thinker".... never realised! Thanks Truxta!
*adds it to CV instantly*
*adds it to CV instantly*
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Same as, I can't carry much and I hate rucksacks/backpacks.
You can often get deals with free delivery or discounts with supermarket deliveries and I often wait 'til they come in and that way the delivery cost is more or less covered.
gaijingirl
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no I haven't.. but Ms T did and was complementary. I'd completely forgotten about it to tell the truth.. don't get out much these days.. but actually it's my holidays at the moment, so I might just go down and have a bite. Thanks for reminding me!
gaijingirl
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Yes.. I know (think?) you're an Ocado fan and I am too - they often do free delivery if it's after 9pm on certain nights. The shop has to be over £75 - but if I bulk buy 5L of washing liquid, loads of nappies, cleaning products and toilet paper (and maybe some booze) - it easily hits that - and that then lasts for months before I have to do it again.
It does however mean that you generally have to wedge yourself onto the toilet in our tiny bog between the stacks of loo roll!
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Yeah, that's the typ eof stuff I buy (barring the nappies), and tinned stuff which is heavy
gaijingirl
Well-Known Member
yes I get tinned stuff and dried stuff often too.
It's hard not to sneak in some elicit naughtiness though...
It's hard not to sneak in some elicit naughtiness though...
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
and boxy stuff that pokes out of bags and jabs you in the legs, like tea bags, boxes of cereal etc.
Yes, lots of illicit hihg saturated fat/high sugar often falls off the shelves into my basket accidentally
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
I often nearly fall backwards walking up four flights of stairs with shopping in my hands, so there's no way I'm going to wear a backpack
TruXta
tired
You're leaning backwards? DOING IT WRONG!
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
The weight is pulling me backwards
That's why I use a backpack - it leaves your hands free and, if fitted properly, still transfers more of the weight to your legs & hips - IME it really doesn't make you as unbalanced as all that.
FWIW pack it right and it neither pulls you backwards nor pushes you forwards.
TruXta
tired
That's why I use a backpack - it leaves your hands free and, if fitted properly, still transfers more of the weight to your legs & hips - IME it really doesn't make you as unbalanced as all that.
100% agree. It's much easier than swinging around heavy bags in your hands.
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
That's why I use a backpack - it leaves your hands free and, if fitted properly, still transfers more of the weight to your legs & hips - IME it really doesn't make you as unbalanced as all that.
I have a fucked knee, a fucked elbow and a fucked shoulder. Will stick with deliveries
TruXta
tired
I have a fucked knee, a fucked elbow and a fucked shoulder. Will stick with deliveries
Endless sense of entitlement.
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
I have a fucked (but recovering somewhat, touch wood) knee, and fucked ankle on the other side, but if I try using carrier bags instead of a rucksack my shoulders & wrists get fucked too.I have a fucked knee, a fucked elbow and a fucked shoulder. Will stick with deliveries
Don't ask how I found that out.
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
I have a fucked (but recovering somewhat, touch wood) knee, and fucked ankle on the other side, but if I try using carrier bags instead of a rucksack my shoulders & wrists get fucked too.
Don't ask how I found that out.
So how did you find out?
And anyway, I don't like anything tight around my shoulders or near my neck either
Didn't I say "don't ask"?
FWIW found out when recurring carpal tunnel problems from the shoulder blade to finger tips cleared up after using the rucksack (only tried it because I reckoned my legs were stronger than my arms in any case).If it's worn with the hip belt done up, and the rest of it fits you (better quality rucksacks are adjustable, ever for shortarsed women of almost any dress size), the shoulder straps don't need to be tight - all they do is stop the bag falling backwards or sideways. And there's no pressure at all on the neck either.
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