Living Nightmare

[Dazzler]

That's what Preston was like today! :evil:

That's it - just had to get it off my chest!

[Glamdring]

I went through Preston once, in 1974.

[Scottishtrunkmonkey]

I went through Preston once, in 1974.

They still talk about it :lol:

[swanbourne]

I went through Preston once, in 1974.

They still talk about it :lol:

That's because he was driving a car and they all rushed out of their homes to see it.

Eddie

[EN1gma]

I went through Preston once, in 1974.

That was silly, They had the first Motorway By-pass then!
Now you know why.

[ralphy]

Tesco's, Lee Mill, Devon, 07:30 this morning.

NOT an experience I'd care to repeat. :shock:

R

[jimmerjammer]

i know a bloke who has been to preston :shock:

[Griswold]

That's what Preston was like today! :evil:

That's it - just had to get it off my chest!

Yep. It was like that a couple of weeks back. Donny played North End off the park for 90 minutes and still lost. Living Bloody Nightmare. :twisted: :twisted:

[ktmog6uk]

today i had to take my 79 year old mother christmas shopping in Hull city centre. the tight old gimmer dragged me round every pound shop, through the death throes of woolworths and the hell of wilkinsons complete with a million screaming brats and chav mothers screaming "fuggingederenow" at the oiks while the pensioners fought pitched battles over bits of tat reduced to 70% off because they were so shite. four hours and she spent £2.94! after seeing her off i had to go and spend £30 on a bottle of 15yr old glenlivet to calm my shrieking nerves and prevent the first twat doing a survey to approach me from getting forcibly impaled on a bollard. never ever again! thats why i got married this is the wifes department! :evil:

[Jonmurgie]

^^^ PMSL :D

[dawson2k5]

I employed my sister for chrimbo shopping :lol: £25 and i am all sorted, although not really a festive christmas this year.
Thanks,
Andrew

[100thmonkey]

Tesco's, Lee Mill, Devon, 07:30 this morning.

NOT an experience I'd care to repeat. :shock:

R

Waitrose was similiar, I had to queue behind another shopper.....disgusted.

[Rinaldo1711]

Where is Preston? :D

[cam1210]

I was surprised at how empty my local town (Bournemouth) was today. Easy to get a parking space and about as busy as a normal Saturday. 8)

[swanbourne]

I was despatched to Morrisons yesterday afternoon for "a few bits". I should have noticed the clues when I arrived; the car park was full and there were no trolleys to be had. On entering the store, I realised that the coach party for the Daniel O'Donnell concert had stopped off to do their Christmas shopping. Blue rinses, zimmer frames, wheelchairs, two women stood on opposite sides of the same aisle with their trolleys pointing inwards so no-one could pass and glared with murderous intent when you uttered a simple "excuse me please".

The checkouts were no better, the guy in front of me said "You'd better go next, my wife hasn't finished shopping yet." Was he really telling me that he went straight to the checkout to book a place in the queue while his wife did the shopping? Glancing at nearby queues suggested that this was really happening.

It got no better whilst leaving the store, charity collection tins rattled and thrust in your face as I embarrassedly muttered that I had no more change. I managed to squeeze through the 10cm gap in the car door, generously left by the car parked diagonally in the adjoining space and joined the exit queue to leave the car park. My blood pressure is now almost back to normal.

Eddie

[Scottishtrunkmonkey]

My mother in law (this is not a joke) used to work at M&S. She said that on more than one occasion when the christmas turkeys were delivered there were queues outside, at whatever hour in the morning. When the doors opened, people were actually knocked over and left on the floor/pavement :shock:

Its everyman/woman for themselves it seems :roll:

[Neil.C]

I've heard of Christmas shopping but never actually tried it. :lol:

My youngest who on the stagger home pissed from the pub often pops into our local Purley Tesco for some smoked salmon/a pullover or something equally ridiculous said the place was packed with all tills open at 3 am! :shock:

[magirus]

My youngest who on the stagger home pissed from the pub often pops into our local Purley Tesco for some smoked salmon/a pullover or something equally ridiculous said the place was packed with all tills open at 3 am! :shock:

You can't beat youth! :D