manna Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 G'day Folks 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Jonboy Posted April 25, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 25, 2021 11 hours ago, melmerby said: Order arrived. Each one separately wrapped, two per very large box with paper to take up the spare space, so three very large boxes They were 40cm plant pots, so if they did as garden centres do and stacked them, they could have got all 6 in one box of half the size. Assuming they are terracotta they simply don’t transit well with parcel couriers packed stacked together. Anything ceramic needs at least a a layer of bubble wrap or cardboard between each piece or it uses even the slightest bit of space to knock themselves into each other on the conveyor belts and in the back of their vans and destroy themselves. Ceramics are also uninsurable in transit so the loss is all on the sender very time. ( he writes having managed a warehouse shipping well over 500,000 ceramic items a year). The palletised delivery’s to garden centres will generally be less stressful as they have less handling in transit (forklift rather than thrown!!), and are normally banded together to prevent such movement. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted April 25, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Jonboy said: Assuming they are terracotta they simply don’t transit well with parcel couriers packed stacked together. Anything ceramic needs at least a a layer of bubble wrap or cardboard between each piece or it uses even the slightest bit of space to knock themselves into each other on the conveyor belts and in the back of their vans and destroy themselves. Ceramics are also uninsurable in transit so the loss is all on the sender very time. ( he writes having managed a warehouse shipping well over 500,000 ceramic items a year). The palletised delivery’s to garden centres will generally be less stressful as they have less handling in transit (forklift rather than thrown!!), and are normally banded together to prevent such movement. They were plastic ones I don't get on well with clay pots (or should I say the weather doesn't!) I bought a load of expensive so called "frost proof" ones a while back and each year about 10% of the remains flakes off. I have already lost some completely. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ohmisterporter Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 (edited) How is he going to get the melon through the bars? I say he because women can't be that stupid. Edited April 25, 2021 by Ohmisterporter So I'm told. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 6 minutes ago, Ohmisterporter said: How is he going to get the melon through the bars? I say he because women can't be that stupid. Hence the caption "Remember to exit the train when buying your melon..." 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted April 25, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 25, 2021 Perhaps he plucked it off a passing Melon Tree? Kev. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted April 25, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 25, 2021 A good hard pull and it is automatically sliced into 3 portions? 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted April 25, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Ohmisterporter said: How is he going to get the melon through the bars? I say he because women can't be that stupid. The quandary is do you buy a melon, or do you give up the rare luxury of a seat, which you would surely lose, if you got up and purchased the melon at a door? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbedford Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Ohmisterporter said: How is he going to get the melon through the bars? I say he because women can't be that stupid. Million housewives every day Pick up a tin of beans and say, What amazing synchronicity. HMHB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Sidecar Racer said: Stupid Melon Farmer! That's for everyone that watched sweary films in the '80s that had been censored. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sidecar Racer Posted April 25, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 25, 2021 48 minutes ago, kevinlms said: The quandary is do you buy a melon, or do you give up the rare luxury of a seat, which you would surely lose, if you got up and purchased the melon at a door? The other problem is , how to get off the train and retain the melon . 3 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium melmerby Posted April 25, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 25, 2021 1 hour ago, billbedford said: Million housewives every day Pick up a tin of beans and say, What amazing synchronicity. HMHB Million housewives every day Pick up a tin of beans and say Beanz meanz fartz 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickon Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 39 minutes ago, melmerby said: Million housewives every day Pick up a tin of beans and say Where the 'kin 'ells the opener? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 9 minutes ago, Dickon said: Where the 'kin 'ells the opener? Opener? They've had ringpulls for years. You can tell the ones that don't cook..... 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dickon Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: Opener? They've had ringpulls for years. It was a very old joke.......but then so am I I'm also a pretty good cook, but to my mind heating a can of beans is not really cooking Edited April 25, 2021 by Dickon 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jol Wilkinson Posted April 25, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Steamport Southport said: Opener? They've had ringpulls for years. You can tell the ones that don't cook..... Not the smallest 150g single portion can. So perhaps you can tell those who don't shop........... 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 8 minutes ago, Jol Wilkinson said: Not the smallest 150g single portion can. So perhaps you can tell those who don't shop........... No idea. They are normally seal wrapped and I only buy the bigger cans in sixes. Which would last me about a year. But I used to stack the things for a living. After a while you stop looking..... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Saunders Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 This tee shirt was a pop up ad but it makes you think ; is this a better proposition than a nursing home, no fees at point of use! 7 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted April 25, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 25, 2021 39 minutes ago, Mark Saunders said: This tee shirt was a pop up ad but it makes you think ; is this a better proposition than a nursing home, no fees at point of use! Only problem is that you'd have to do something severe, otherwise you'd be fobbed off with a community sevice order... Evidently, in Japan the authorities do have a problem as, if you're caught repeatedly shoplifting for example, you'll get locked up. They have found that pensioners are taking advantage of this, especially in the winter. It saves on heating... 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 17 minutes ago, Hroth said: Evidently, in Japan the authorities do have a problem as, if you're caught repeatedly shoplifting for example, you'll get locked up. They have found that pensioners are taking advantage of this, especially in the winter. It saves on heating... Playing by the rules! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ramblin Rich Posted April 25, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 25, 2021 6 hours ago, billbedford said: Million housewives every day Pick up a tin of beans and say, "There's one missing!" 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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