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Fisherman replied on 21/09/2021 21:11

Fisherman

Posted on 21/09/2021 21:11

We seem to be spending vast amounts on storing, trapping and reducing co2. yet today we see that we are now generating the stuff to keep food on the supermarket shelves longer. Does any of this make sense?

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brue replied on 05/10/2021 20:22

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Posted on 05/10/2021 18:51 by JVB66

Tesco were advising shoppers to buy local produced food ? to save the enviroment and transport journies. chicken was in our local stores from Essex , what they failed to also say was that it had been processed in Scotland

Posted on 05/10/2021 20:22

I think we were talking about buying from UK producers. If it was truly local some might have to live on greens and some on chickens.

Wherenext replied on 05/10/2021 20:45

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Posted on 05/10/2021 20:45

I remember going into a new shop that had opened in town about a year ago, The Food Warehouse, part of the Iceland Group.

It's mostly frozen food. I looked at some advertised freshly caught Mackerels that came from Scotland and then frozen. The package stated that the Mackerel was frozen in China and then shipped back to the UK for retail. Absolute madness but financially viable for the retailer to do this. We left them there.

We used to have a great reputation and skill in freezing fish caught in North Sea Waters but that skill set has been lost as Herring numbers depleted and cheaper imports muscled in.

Rocky 2 buckets replied on 05/10/2021 21:19

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Posted on 05/10/2021 19:19 by JVB66

We may find out soon as I have just sent a text to my daughter what her company pay , ,rather than what the media would like us believe it is though the same in all industries even this club , with some site managers pay grades

My Daughter has just replied they pay

Class 1. £18per hour

Class 2 £15 per hour

,van drivers up to 3.5 tonne £11.00 per hour

And they have vacancies for all types as they have so much business and are in the market for more vehicle

Posted on 05/10/2021 21:19

Apparently what family say re wages can’t be believed so whatever you post must be taken with a pinch of salt🤷🏻‍♂️, according to JV that is.

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JVB66 replied on 05/10/2021 21:31

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Posted on 05/10/2021 21:19 by Rocky 2 buckets

Apparently what family say re wages can’t be believed so whatever you post must be taken with a pinch of salt🤷🏻‍♂️, according to JV that is.

Posted on 05/10/2021 21:31

Just shows what the difference the real world is like directly from my family in the front line., and what others take notice of

nelliethehooker replied on 05/10/2021 21:44

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Posted on 05/10/2021 09:00 by Fisherman

Swap your orange juice for apple. Plenty going to waste in this country. Many of the items we import are not necessary, just lasynes and the power of advertising. Buy Uk and locally. Better for the economy and haulage.

Posted on 05/10/2021 21:44

And where do we grow rice, tea, coffee, and there are no spaghetti trees over here either!😃

brue replied on 06/10/2021 09:31

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Posted on 06/10/2021 09:31

We can grow tea, but not in vast quantities, try the Tregothnan Estate I Cornwall.

I've got a camellia tea plant, six inches tall, so not much to go on.

JVB66 replied on 06/10/2021 16:28

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Posted on 05/10/2021 20:22 by brue

I think we were talking about buying from UK producers. If it was truly local some might have to live on greens and some on chickens.

Posted on 06/10/2021 16:28

Marketing departments ? When a product is advertised as from local producers, Essex, then the marketing dept "forget to add that the chicken had been via Scotland to be processed " before being sold as Local?.