Random Irritations

Andy Burnham.
Not the man himself, how he seems to be the go to guy now for news or current affair shows.
Radio 5 all day long, and here's Andy Burnham with his say on...Smooth radio, and here's Andy Burnham...?
 
The Covid excuse. I spent a lot of time at work calling banks, mortgage companies, utilities etc. 6 months ago, you used to be hacked off if you were in a queue for more than 20 minutes. Since lockdown, the norm has now become an hour or more just to ask even the most basic of questions and if you get your automated selection wrong (they are pretty vague and ambiguous in their descriptions) then you can end up back in the queue again. Our office now constantly has awful Muzak playing all the time as people put the calls on speaker phone so as they can do something else whilst waiting.
 
Heard this morning that it sounds like I could be eating chlorinated chicken in the not too distant future as a result of possible watering down of our very high food standards...I hope it doesn't come to pass.
 
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Heard this morning that it sounds like I could be eating chlorinated chicken in the not too distant future as a result of possible watering down of our very high food standards...I hope it doesn't come to pass.

If you've ever bought a pack of salad leaves then you've already almost certainly eaten chlorinated salad.

And you do realise that you won't be forced to eat it.
 
You dont have to buy anything you dont want
The issue becomes when the food processing companies start using it in their sandwiches, ready meals, pies etc. Then, how do we know restaurants will not use it if it is cheaper? If it is not clearly marked then people may end up using it when they are not aware.

Mark it clearly, in supermarkets, cafes, restaurants etc and I doubt people will touch it. Somehow I don't think that would happen and it will simply slide into the system.
 
The issue becomes when the food processing companies start using it in their sandwiches, ready meals, pies etc. Then, how do we know restaurants will not use it if it is cheaper? If it is not clearly marked then people may end up using it when they are not aware.

Mark it clearly, in supermarkets, cafes, restaurants etc and I doubt people will touch it. Somehow I don't think that would happen and it will simply slide into the system.

Dont eat anything chicken that cant be checked
 
Just walked the dog, we take her into work with us. I got to the far end of the industrial estate when the heavens opened. My trousers are soaked through and I have to sit in them for the rest of the afternoon feeling horribly uncomfortable (staff are in so I can't take them off and hang them in front of the heater. Well I could but there could be consequences :oops:)
 
Just dont eat chicken then
It’s not just chicken though Chris, it’s possibly standards across the whole industry.

Best we can hope for is the media are again over reacting as these trade deals haven’t been done yet.
 
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