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moon23
Calaspia
841 Posts |
 Posted - 24/10/2007 : 12:47:19
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Originally posted by long time no see
A Dad phoned in on the Radio 5 Debate on this subject
yesterday.
He said it is not fair with
his 16 year old son who works at the checkout,
saying he is just trying to do his job and these trouble makers
do not understand there is no room at the checkout for all this card.
It would make better sense
to take off all the card at Customer Services,
then no problem.
I hardly think it will make his life hell if say 1 in 1000 people going through his checkout leave their card here. All he will do is press the buzzer and someone will take it away.
This dad should have better things to do then worry about his Son's cardboard checkout problems. |
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6771 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2007 : 13:01:12
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At peak times no one can take any card away.
Customer Services
would get more data from these Trouble Makers.
FACT. |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5821 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2007 : 13:02:46
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quote:
Originally posted by long time no see
At peak times no one can take any card away.
Customer Services
would get more data from these Trouble Makers.
FACT.
So, you are saying that people that are not willing to take all that unnecessary cardboard packaging home are troublemakers? |
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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FUBAR
Barsoom
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Posted - 24/10/2007 : 13:16:52
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Why not carry a little wind-up blender and mix all your shopping into a big smoothie. Or how about eating in the isles and not taking anything home at all,especially if the shop has a toilet...... |
I came into the world with nothing and still have most of it left.. |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5821 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2007 : 13:36:40
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"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6771 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2007 : 13:41:00
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No Miriam
as the Dad of the 16 year old was saying
it has nothing to do with him - he just wants to earn a wage,
Not deal with Eco Nutters.
You would make a Fire Risk at "Peak times" at end of tills.
As you leave dump it with the Customers Service Big Counter
job done.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30400-1289755,00.html
Any case soon they will change
all this 'wrong' packing
or get big fines.
CASE CLOSED. |
Edited by - long time no see on 24/10/2007 13:42:33 |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
1292 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2007 : 13:48:49
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posted by long time no sea
quote:
CASE CLOSED.
...bag open |
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Fluffy Sheep
Discworld
1178 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2007 : 17:36:36
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I`m not a Troublemaker, you know. When I DO have to make a point and stand my ground I do so calmly and politely.I`m not an eco-nut either.
It`s not just about excess packaging (plastic meat boxes especially)taking up too much space in the fridge, it`s also about it taking up too much space in the bin. Makes perfect sense to dispose of it at source, but I do like the idea of doing it at the Customer Services counter rather than holding up the checkout queue. |
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6771 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2007 : 18:56:58
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If you Ain't a Trouble Maker
take it to Customer Services,
if they are busy - no problem just put it on their counter
they are ready for Eco Nutters.
But leave the Hard working checkout staff alone
they are just working hard
they do not need Eco Nutters creating a Fire Hazard on their section.
FACT. |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5821 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2007 : 19:09:16
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quote:
Originally posted by long time no see
If you Ain't a Trouble Maker
take it to Customer Services,
if they are busy - no problem just put it on their counter
they are ready for Eco Nutters.
But leave the Hard working checkout staff alone
they are just working hard
they do not need Eco Nutters creating a Fire Hazard on their section.
FACT.
So you ARE caling them trouble makers ... Hiding behind some dubious claim of something someone said on a radio programme. What a bunch of hogwash! |
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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Control Panel
Discworld
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Posted - 24/10/2007 : 19:14:40
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What is all this "Eco Nutters" stuff LTNS is going on about now?
These are people doing their bit for the planet Earth, of which there is rather more than the London Road, Brighton. |
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6771 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2007 : 19:26:05
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The Planet Can Not be saved (it will burn up when it wants),
it is going towards the Sun a Speed You can not follow.
If we had No Pollution
the Freaking Weather would be just the same.
So Eco Nutters get out of my way. |
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6771 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2007 : 19:28:03
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All Rubbish in Brighton /Hove
collects all card etc.
So we are all doing our bit.
Stop pissing off Hard Working Store Staff
you Eco Nutters.
Sign Of The Times. |
Edited by - long time no see on 24/10/2007 19:28:54 |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5821 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2007 : 19:34:16
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quote:
Originally posted by long time no see
All Rubbish in Brighton /Hove
collects all card etc.
So we are all doing our bit.
Stop pissing off Hard Working Store Staff
you Eco Nutters.
Sign Of The Times.
So LTNS ... which one has the (questionable) honour of employing you? Asda? Woolworths? Sainsbury?
or is it Lidl? |
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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Control Panel
Discworld
1213 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2007 : 19:41:00
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posted by long time no see
quote:
The Planet Can Not be saved (it will burn up when it wants),
it is going towards the Sun a Speed You can not follow.
If we had No Pollution
the Freaking Weather would be just the same.
So Eco Nutters get out of my way.
All Rubbish in Brighton /Hove
collects all card etc.
So we are all doing our bit.
Stop pissing off Hard Working Store Staff
you Eco Nutters.
LTNS is in an apocalyptic frame of mind this evening...
Meanwhile, pending out collision with the Sun (news of which will probably surface in the Argus four days afterwards...), can LTNS tell us what happens to the paper/card, glass and cans which some residents so trustingly put into the recycling boxes?
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6771 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2007 : 20:06:58
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That is Easy
on that very same Radio debate
a Boss told them how our Milk plastic Cartons (among other things)
get remade in to Plastic Fences that are
very good
because they are so strong they keep ECO NUTTERS away from your door.
FACT. |
Edited by - long time no see on 24/10/2007 20:31:03 |
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Fluffy Sheep
Discworld
1178 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2007 : 20:19:34
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Look, the recycle boxes we have up here designated for plastic glass and cans get emptied every Monday - when, with depressing regularity, anything plastic that isn`t BOTTLE-SHAPED gets left behind. (Also, we have a bag to put out weekly with newspapers etc. They won`t take cardboard.)
All the `other` rubbish is supposed to go in a bin that gets emptied fortnightly. If the bin is too full for the lid to close they can refuse to take it. I`m one of the lucky ones with transport, I can take stuff to the local amenity skips. A lot of folks can`t. There`s a few housing estates round here, with a lot of young families that can`t help generating more than a fortnightly bin-full. They store the excess in sheds and outhouse areas, or just in the back garden, and periodically prevail on some friend of a friend with a trailer to do a skip run. And we wonder why there are reports in the local paper of Rats on this estate or that estate.
I`m NOT an Eco-Nut, but while the Earth wanders toward the Sun and Ultimate Annihilation, I still consider it the duty of the local council, to whom I pay more than enough in Council Tax, to get off it`s high horse and stop creating problems where there are enough already.
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Control Panel
Discworld
1213 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2007 : 20:22:12
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posted by long time no see
[quoteMilk plastic Cartoons ][/quote]
Is that Bugs Bunny, Tom & Jerry or Donald Duck? |
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6771 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2007 : 20:35:40
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Originally posted by Fluffy Sheep
Look, the recycle boxes we have up here
Fluffy
this is Brighton and Hove East Sussex.
This is Our LOCAL NEWS.
What they do in wales we do not care about.
If you are not a Eco Nutter
give any Card to the Customer Services,
thus not being Nasty to the Hard working
(thats right not just Nurses work hard nowdays)
Store Staff.
FACT. |
Edited by - long time no see on 24/10/2007 20:37:18 |
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Daveb
Earthsea
2215 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2007 : 20:39:03
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Supermarkets should have an Eco-Nutter check out.
They can remove packaging and hold festivals due the time it takes to queque. |
We're all doomed!
Head for the hills before they start heading for you! |
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6771 Posts |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5821 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2007 : 20:55:25
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quote:
Originally posted by long time no see
Fluffy
this is Brighton and Hove East Sussex.
This is Our LOCAL NEWS.
Who is this we LTNS? Anyway, it is LOCAL NEWS! It is local to Fluffy and she is a poster here and she considers it newsworthy ... that's good enough for me and most reasonable posters I would have thought.
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Fluffy Sheep
Discworld
1178 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2007 : 20:59:01
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Yup. that`s a GOOD idea DaveB.
LTNS, do I take it from your post that all rubbish collections in YOUR local area are perfectly organised and running like clockwork, and there are no rats in anyone`s back yard?? Or is it just Your Very Own backyard, and others (Outsiders) mustn`t make comment or comparison? Get off my case and stop being so irritatingly Parochial, please! |
Row faster, slaves! Caesar wants to waterski! |
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6771 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2007 : 21:04:31
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Rats are in Every Garden
because sadly some people do not have Compost on a Solid Base
And also some realy Dumb people put cooked food in it,
of course it should only be Veg.
Sign Of The Times. |
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6771 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2007 : 21:05:48
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Yes Miriam it is open even to Eco Nutters.
Everyone can post.
We are so Lucky to have Fluffy. |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5821 Posts |
Posted - 24/10/2007 : 22:45:10
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quote:
Originally posted by long time no see
We are so Lucky to have Fluffy.
Aren't we just  |
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
1292 Posts |
Posted - 25/10/2007 : 09:55:21
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posted by long time no see
quote]sadly some people do not have Compost on a Solid Base[/quote]
But the worms need to get in to do their stuff. Worms cannot get through cement or concrete - even if they have been fed on pasties. |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5821 Posts |
Posted - 25/10/2007 : 10:04:11
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quote:
Originally posted by long time no see
some realy Dumb people put cooked food in it,
of course it should only be Veg.
Which is of course never cooked? |
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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Fluffy Sheep
Discworld
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Posted - 25/10/2007 : 18:15:25
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| No, Sorry, LT, but you can`t blame the rat/refuse problem on compost bins.Most residents in the patches I referred to don`t even have compost bins, regardless of what they`d think right to put in them if they had. In fact, many find it enough of a struggle to keep a bit of lawn and a straggly privet hedge in order. |
Row faster, slaves! Caesar wants to waterski! |
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6771 Posts |
Posted - 25/10/2007 : 18:21:17
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I ain't saying that is the Blame.
But I am saying Dumb Folks that do not have a Solid Base
means Rats get in.
As for Worms
they still are in those Composts,
But at least the Family of Rats ain't in it.
That is Common Sense.
Ask Alan Titchmash.
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No More Plastic bags