Hello all, extra good wishes to you all.
Well, the newspaper (only once a week) needed to be collected from the village shop, so Mr P asked what else we needed. There were things that he had been unable to get from his supermarket trip, so I jotted them down, in clear, large print, giving additional verbal instructions suggestions.
(The village shop now has a "non browsing" policy, and have set up a counter in the doorway. Shoppers are encouraged to arrive with a written list, which they give to the staff member.)
His first attempt was aborted, he was 
to see the queue stretching 200 metres back down to the village square!
He came home, but said he would go back in an hour or so.
So, we had a light lunch (cheese on toast) and off he went.
I was planning to make creamed cabbage to go with the chicken hot pot for Sunday, so my list included a small green cabbage, and some cream.
I had actually said to himself "Don't get a white cabbage, it won't work, and if they don't have green cabbage, we won't need the cream, and we can just use the extra broccoli that you bought that we didn't need yesterday. He looked at me and nodded, as if to say "Roger! Willco!" and off he went.
The bit regarding "If no lettuce, get mushrooms, we will have to have steak, chips & mushrooms instead of our usual steak, salad & jp's" (Not as healthy, but needs must 
) seemed to have been taken on board.
However I'm now the less than proud owner of a very large white cabbage, and a large pot of cream 
.
I will list the white cabbage on the village FB page, there must be someone with a large family who can use it! (Can be left in a bag on our doorstep for collection) and I suppose I could make creamed broccoli!
Before anyone castigates me (big word for a Saturday) I really do appreciate the fact that Mr P does get the shopping, this post is meant to be a bit of lighthearted stuff!
Terribull very good indeed!
I think a certain person needs a sense of humour transplant
He must have been behind the door when they were being given out.
Grandad Mainwaring isn’t going to be happy when he checks back in (as he will undoubtedly do...)! Whoops
Nanthewiser
I see Captain Mainwaring has taken his leave...
Omg, Terribull, that is just brilliant!
I’m pondering on how to ‘launch’ a thread. Does one need Viagra, do you think? ? Saying the word ‘launch’ rather than ‘start’ or ‘begin’ is an aggressive use of language, designed to intimidate, not that that will work on many Gransnetters. It matches the patronising and preachy tone of voice used to mansplain to those of us who are women.
If MrsGrandad has any sense she’ll have recorded herself making non commits noises of agreement on a loop and will pass the WhatsApp time reading a good book and enjoying break from the endless lectures on health and safety legislation.
TerriBull that’s fantastic - you have a real talent
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