The AVF Arms - Light hearted chat thread. (2024)

Drew Who said:

Just check the expiry date they're usually fine but the bargain shops often buy bulk medicines that are close to expiry (as in months close, not days close lol)

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Yes I know they do.

LFC Jon said:

Just cracked open my first beer.
Been sorting out my emails. I've been getting too many of late that I'm not really interested in. Most are for places I used to use online. Hell some don't half make it hard to unsubscribe. One company did make it easy though as the email comes with a link to unsubscribe, but you did have to give a reason why.

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It's fairly easy to block unwanted emails or reroute them to trash/spam.

Barisa said:

It's fairly easy to block unwanted emails

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Just found out how to do that from a bloke into work today.

crazychris12 said:

Hey got a little advice for you. From Martin Lewis the money saver. Don't buy big branded medicines like Immodium, Feminax, Lem-Sip, Beechams, Hayfever medications etc etc. Buy the same generic drug,. Immodium is just Loperamide 2mg, which all supermarkets sell cheaply and pound shop for £1. Look for the product code on the packet which must be displayed and they'll be the same. You're just paying for a big name.

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I think he has said that before, either that or I read it somewhere else. It sure is a big saving over the big brands. I remember years ago being given a prescription for hay-fever by the doctor and the chemist gave me an alternative which was cheaper, same thing but had to take two tablets rather than one, but it worked out to be the same dosage.

locallondoner said:

Same with cleaning products. Bleach is bleach, etc. Why pay more?

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I remember that in Chemistry lessons, comparing how diluted value brands were to the more expensive brands

2L of expensive bleach is not necessarily equivalent to 2L of inexpensive bleach

Drew Who said:

I was in a Coop week before last and there were three teens picking up some chocolate and co*kes. The boy with an armful of goodies went to the elf-service till and the other two laughed at him and said "oi grandad don't forget your meals on wheels"
Apparently I learned today that it's pretty uncool these days to use the self-service.
Who'd a thunk it?

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I would have thought it would have been the other way round. At the Tesco I use I would say there were more youngsters using the self service.

Drew Who said:

Also, I didn't know that meals on wheels was still a thing

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A chap came to our door on Thursday asking if we’d be interested in delivering meals on wheels. Apparently they’re promoting it around the country.

Drew Who said:

I'd assumed it had stopped years ago, but that's great news for those people who can't get out and about.

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A few years ago MrsD and her sister volunteered to do meals on wheels, but they ended up cooking the meals instead.

The band last night were as good as they usually are, so had a great night.
Just noticed my fingers are in the picture

I took my final training session yesterday and became a fully fledged Volunteers Rep for my organisation.

Not sure what I've let myself in for but I've a feeling it's going to involve a lot of meetings and learning more new things, I hope my head doesn't explode as it gets over full

dmpzsn said:

I took my final training session yesterday and became a fully fledged Volunteers Rep for my organisation.

Not sure what I've let myself in for but I've a feeling it's going to involve a lot of meetings and learning more new things, I hope my head doesn't explode as it gets over full

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It'll probably be a steep learning curve, but fwiw I think you'll be very good at it.