sjp Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Blackrocksrock said: I went to buy hen food today - and had to give my post code and name or they would not sell it to me - something to do with trading standards!! Anyone else had this happen. I dont like giving out these things as invariably you get junk mail but could not avoid it - will have to take my custom elsewhere next time. I'd have refused point blank to give them that info and walked out animal feed isn't a controlled product so there's no reason TS would want that info. I've refused to give proof of age to supermarket checkout staff on more than one occasion when buying beer and made the checkout supervisor pack my shopping after about the 3rd or fourth time of been asked or I'd leave it were it was and unpaid for that stopped them asking again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursula123 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 I was always asked at Cornwall Farmers. Just thought it was the norm. Not been asked here in France. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 sjp said: Blackrocksrock said: I went to buy hen food today - and had to give my post code and name or they would not sell it to me - something to do with trading standards!! Anyone else had this happen. I dont like giving out these things as invariably you get junk mail but could not avoid it - will have to take my custom elsewhere next time. I'd have refused point blank to give them that info and walked out animal feed isn't a controlled product so there's no reason TS would want that info. I've refused to give proof of age to supermarket checkout staff on more than one occasion when buying beer and made the checkout supervisor pack my shopping after about the 3rd or fourth time of been asked or I'd leave it were it was and unpaid for that stopped them asking again Yes I should have walked out but did not but my parting comments were i will be sourcing my hen food elsewhere in future, there is no reason to have my details. I only have one chicken left and don't intend to have any more so the bag lasts me quite a long time!! will have time to order for collection at Pets At Home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrannyTrish Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Blackrocksrock said: Thats where I bought mine too!! I've just noticed that you live in the same area as we do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Sightly North West of you in Whisky country - loads of distilleries around here!!. Shame I dont drink at all!! Son works in one right at tip of country too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrannyTrish Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 I've got you! Hubby used to work in Hillside distillery after he left school until Diageo took over and he was made redundant. He's retired now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 I hate that when they ask for email address, I just say I don’t have one. For postcode I would make up one or one that is vaguely similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Ive never been asked for those details for food only when buying birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 I refuse to give any details for anything unless it us absolutely necessary. I get bombarded with enough rubbish as it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 GrannyTrish said: I've got you! Hubby used to work in Hillside distillery after he left school until Diageo took over and he was made redundant. He's retired now. Yes Aberlour here - or couple miles from the town, my son worked at Glenlivet distillery till he gave it up due to long long shift days before a day off and he now works up in Thurso. I like the area you live in too - bonny Scotand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I am a malt fan....OH bought me a very peaty one for Christmas. I do enjoy them but perhaps lighter ones like Bowmore. Think the one he got was Talisker cask strength which is more of an anaesthetic! That said, I do now prefer the more caramel Highland ones ...I always get funny looks when I start talking about malts as it seems to be a male thing....grrr I like Gin too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrannyTrish Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 I'm more of a gin fan than a malt fan, although I do like the occasional Speyside or Lowland malt. Dad's favourite was Laphroaig which hubby quite liked, too. Sitting between them on Christmas day while they had a tipple was horrendous because of the TCP smell of the Laphroaig . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 I like a nice single malt too, I’ll happily have one after a meal out rather than a dessert. I don’t have a particularly sweet tooth. I like good gin too and my favourite cocktail is an espresso martini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Penny laid her first of the year today so now I have 2 laying Cold weather?! Pah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Well done Penny She must be a hardy girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) The garden today Edited February 28, 2018 by patsylabrador Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 I've been taking lots of snowy pictures of my street. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 The bus looks good for colour contrast! Very chilly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 I have a mouse living in my garden... found its tiny footprints in the snow! Not a real surprise with all the chicken feed around, but the first real proof. And glad to see my whole garden isn’t overrun with little mousy prints. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 That's darned cute! I've been taking photos of footprints. The blackbirds feet all over the doorstep when they complained I hadn't either unfrozen their drinking water or pretty much "FEED US NOW!" It's definitely warmer as I also found puddy tat prints. Tracked it all round the garden - it jumped over our side gate, trotted along the house (had a slurp in the bird water) then down where our middle path used to be, around the uprooted shrubs, along the chicken run and back out over the fence by the shed. I should have stuck a hair band round my head and put a couple of feathers in it at the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 If you do, please post photos! And don't forget the tommahawk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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patsylabrador Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 (edited) I'm learning Japanese. This is the kanji for chicken (the animal) There is a different kanji for chicken meat which I can't remember but it sounds something like nikutori. There are three alphabets to learn.... Hiragana, katakana and kanji and you have to learn them all. They're intermingled. There are no particular gender articles and generally no plurals so in that sense Japanese is easier, but I think you need to concentrate on the context more. Hiragana is my favourite alphabet it is logical and only has about 50 sounds. Kanji is crazy to learn because you also need to know whether to read it in Japanese or Chinese which alters the meaning and there are thousands of kanji. I try to see pictures in the kanji to remember them so in this case it looks like a chicken getting in it's coop.....sort of. Edited March 18, 2018 by patsylabrador Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I didn't realise there were three intermingled alphabets! We relied on numbers and finding pictures for navigating train stations and monuments. Luckily lots of routes were colour coded etc otherwise we would have been truly stuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrannyTrish Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 On 3/18/2018 at 7:10 AM, patsylabrador said: I'm learning Japanese. This is the kanji for chicken (the animal) There is a different kanji for chicken meat which I can't remember but it sounds something like nikutori. There are three alphabets to learn.... Hiragana, katakana and kanji and you have to learn them all. They're intermingled. There are no particular gender articles and generally no plurals so in that sense Japanese is easier, but I think you need to concentrate on the context more. Hiragana is my favourite alphabet it is logical and only has about 50 sounds. Kanji is crazy to learn because you also need to know whether to read it in Japanese or Chinese which alters the meaning and there are thousands of kanji. I try to see pictures in the kanji to remember them so in this case it looks like a chicken getting in it's coop.....sort of. Expand Wow! Well done for learning this. I'm not too bad at picking up languages and I always learn the basics for any country we visit and it's always appreciated that I try even if I get it wrong occasionally. We went to Italy a few times in a row and then went to France for the rugby and I automatically said Si instead of Oui quite a few times, lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
