03/03/2009 by Ted.

Staff at supermarket giant Tesco refused to sell wine to a mother - in case she gave it to her 14-year-old daughter.

Fraud investigator Karen Dumelow, 46, and her daughter Emily were at the check-out when a cashier said she could not serve her in case the wine was given to the youngster.

Read this almost unbelievable story at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1158864/Tesco-refused-sell-wine-46-year=old-woman–case-gave-14-year-old-daughter.html

Reminded me of last week when, in ALDI, I tried to buy three packs of Ibuprofen to top up my medicine chest. As they were scanned at the checkout I was told that I could only purchase two (the checkout girl presumed that it was in case I was intending using them to commit suicide or something) and one was taken away. I didn’t need three - I didn’t even need two, but out of bloody-mindedness I went into NETTO and bought two more. You see, these potty regulations don’t achieve anything.

I think the lady who was insulted in Tesco behaved very graciously. I would have left all my groceries - including the wine - where they were on the check-out and just walked out of the store - to buy my groceries and wine somewhere else. I hope she will do that next time.

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03/03/2009 by Ted.

Greetings

A brief word of explanation regarding the last few ( and maybe the next few) posts. Please don’t assume that this is no longer the Talbot Family Blog - I have just started another section entitled “FLYING THE FLAG” to help control my blood pressure in these days of unbelievably crass behaviour and apparently terminal lunacy by the resident politicians of this country.

If, you are doing, or want to view, a Family post just click on “Family Chat” in the column on the right and the Family Chat posts will be assembled separately for your viewing. Or …… you may wish to ease your own frustrations by reading the FLYING THE FLAG posts - it’s your choice.

…… or you can join in with your own FLYING THE FLAG contributions if you wish - feel free.

I had a look at the BNP site today - you know, the ones we are all warned against. They seem to be singing my song - like millions of other dissatisfied residents of this country. Worth having a look. http://bnp.org.uk

Right, that’s it for now. Don’t forget, click on “Family Chat” on the right for Family business.

Love to all,

Ted

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03/03/2009 by Ted.

Labour’s Work and Pensions Secretary James Parnell has announced a policy of ensuring that ethnic minorities and other favoured groups will receive special treatment to protect them from the worst effects of the economic depression.   Of course, no such special consideration will be accorded to ordinary British people who have contributed to Britain all their lives.

Mr Parnell indicated that hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money will be poured into finding jobs for members of non-white communities.

In fact, there is no evidence that the economic depression is disproportionately affecting ethnic communities, as Mr Parnell was himself forced to concede in his speech.  “In this recession”, he said, “the evidence so far is that its effects, however painful, are being spread across the population more evenly.  But we will not take any chances”.

http://bnp.org.uk

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03/03/2009 by Ted.

Well worth a read …..

Quotes:

“Having discovered that the Government can’t legally strip disgraced banker Fred Goodwin of his £693,000-a-year pension, Harriet Harman announces an appeal to the ‘court of public opinion’”.

“Once ministers start resorting to the court of public opinion to get their own way, they’re on dangerous ground”.

Click the link to read the rest …..

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1158676/RICHARD-LITTLEJOHN-Fred-Shred-guilty-court-public-opinion.html

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