TheCountOfNowhere Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 The world has hit an iceberg http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38851097 Iceberg lettuces rationed as vegetable crisis hits supermarkets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si1 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 That will only affect namby pamby lettuce eating euro liberals. So I'm fine. If a little constipated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOW FLY Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 When I worked directly in agriculture 20yrs ago I saw what chemicals got sprayed on lettuce (Iceberg being the worst) just to get them into a condition so that the public and supermarkets would buy (consumer and retailer driven btw). I've tried to avoid these ever since. Even though most of the things we were spraying on them are now banned the chemical companies were pretty quick to find equally lethal replacements. Therefore I wouldn't be too quick to lament the rationing of the Iceberg. BF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Bear Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 There was something on mumsnet recently about the disastrous national shortage of courgettes - down to bad weather in Spain again. What on earth are you supposed to do if you can't get any for your spiralizer? I expect there will be counsellors happy to help you deal with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyguy Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Looking at the people in my Tesco's, I can assure theyll not be fighting over the fruit + veg. There'll be a riot if Greggs shuts thought. Grossly obese selling their bodies (must seem to have the bodes of 2 or 3 women combined) for a steaky bake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyguy Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 4 minutes ago, hotairmail said: Of course, eating locally sourced seasonal foodstuffs isctotally out of the question. Or maybe if we didn't have the protectionist EU, we could import them from north Africa or Turkey say? The EU, through is butt headed, fcking expensive agri-subs, have played a major part the economic and social development f the bottom half of the med basin. What fcks me off is that I pay my taxes to sub a farmer, who then hogs all the land for subbed crops rather than housing. Needs putting against the wall and shooting, the lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashmonitor Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Amazing you should say this but a lady at Lidl was about to be charged £1.50 for an iceberg lettuce at Lidl of all places earlier this week. This was after pushing in front of us incidently because she seemed unaware there was a queue being unsited by the shelving. 'I'm not paying £1.50 for an iceberg lettuce I thought it said 50p.' And the cashier removed the item for reshelving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Frank Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 So nothing at all to do with "UK economy" as misleading thread title suggests HPC rapidly degenerating into a fake news site. Sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-percent Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 3 minutes ago, Little Frank said: So nothing at all to do with "UK economy" as misleading thread title suggests HPC rapidly degenerating into a fake news site. Sad Oh lettuce alone. ill get me coat.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slawek Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 7 minutes ago, Little Frank said: So nothing at all to do with "UK economy" as misleading thread title suggests HPC rapidly degenerating into a fake news site. Sad It becomes like Daily Mail with all this EU bashing. More serious are rising energy prices, 10% increase of Npower bill, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38852517 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzb Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 1 minute ago, slawek said: It becomes like Daily Mail with all this EU bashing. More serious are rising energy prices, 10% increase of Npower bill, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38852517 There's at least £11bn (it will turn out to be even more) being added to energy bills for the Smart Meter roll-out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgul Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 I knew all this would end with rationing in the shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCountOfNowhere Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 41 minutes ago, Little Frank said: So nothing at all to do with "UK economy" as misleading thread title suggests HPC rapidly degenerating into a fake news site. Sad Holy **** the stasi is now trying to tell us to stop making jokes so they can claim we make stuff up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCountOfNowhere Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 38 minutes ago, One-percent said: Oh lettuce alone. ill get me coat.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrink Proof Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 1 hour ago, One-percent said: Oh lettuce alone. ill get me coat.... Our salad days are over... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovely Rum Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 1 hour ago, spyguy said: Looking at the people in my Tesco's, I can assure theyll not be fighting over the fruit + veg. There'll be a riot if Greggs shuts thought. Grossly obese selling their bodies (must seem to have the bodes of 2 or 3 women combined) for a steaky bake. yes, i frequent my local greggs once a week as its the only place i can get an 'alf decent whole meal loaf locally and am always shocked by the amount of obese people buying things that will make them more obese. i have a hunch greggs is subsidied by companies which manufacture insulin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCountOfNowhere Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 3 minutes ago, Shrink Proof said: Our salad days are over... prices are going to Rocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomed Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Something will turnip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errol Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Lett uce all take a step back and just calm down. It's not the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durhamborn Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Good.People should be eating veg like turnips and parsnips that are in season.Plus why didnt they buy 3 months worth of these and sprouts etc when they were all 19p over xmas.Blanched and into the freezer £30 for 3 months supply.Mumsnet is worried though, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honkydonkey Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 It's the greens causing all this. Them or those meddling swedes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CunningPlan Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 I blame Brussels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errol Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Presumably Putin is to blame somewhere along the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikhail Liebenstein Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 2 hours ago, TheCountOfNowhere said: Holy **** the stasi is now trying to tell us to stop making jokes so they can claim we make stuff up. Alternative Facts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikhail Liebenstein Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 2 hours ago, dgul said: I knew all this would end with rationing in the shops. A consequence of Brexit and Devaluation. Come 2025 it'll be like Russia prior to communist collapse. But don't worry, the Chinese still have plenty of the people's workers outfits they have left in stock from the 1950s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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