BREAKING!!! Milk deliveries in UK now only once a month!!!!! | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 6116349 United States 11/27/2011 07:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | My neighbour had the bloke come round on friday to measure up for the tanks. He reckons it's going to cost over a grand for the three tanks (he's going for a full fat, skimmed and is taking up a free cottage cheese tank option). Plus he's liable for maintainence AND making good after installation. Quoting: Sir France's Beercan Why not go to the store and buy it? LOL MILK-TARDS. |
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Sir France's Beercan (OP) User ID: 6119532 United Kingdom 11/27/2011 07:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Oh wow, you lazy gits are gonna have to walk to the store now..boo fucking hoo Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1294107 It's not just the walking (nearly 3.5km round trip in my case), it's the fact my uncle (mother's side) happens to be a milkman (fourth generation) and it's very hard to see how he can make ends meet with these new proposals. Things are getting very tough here, I can really feel the anger mounting over this one. This time they've chosen the wrong thing to fuck with. An englishman will NOT tolerate UHT longlife in his tea! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 6066630 United Kingdom 11/27/2011 08:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Asda Tesco Sainsbury's Morrison's Co-Operative Aldi Lidl Farmfoods Iceland Netto (although i haven't seen one for years) As long as there are supermarkets around, selling whole milk, the milkman will be going on the dole. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 6116349 United States 11/27/2011 08:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Oh wow, you lazy gits are gonna have to walk to the store now..boo fucking hoo Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1294107 It's not just the walking (nearly 3.5km round trip in my case), it's the fact my uncle (mother's side) happens to be a milkman (fourth generation) and it's very hard to see how he can make ends meet with these new proposals. Things are getting very tough here, I can really feel the anger mounting over this one. This time they've chosen the wrong thing to fuck with. An englishman will NOT tolerate UHT longlife in his tea! |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1456227 United Kingdom 11/27/2011 08:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | we got a similar letter op. however there is some concern up here (scotland) that the cold weather will make this difficult to implement. The SMPB (Scottish Milk Provision Bureau) have suggested that we will be able to purchase heated blankets for the tanks, but these will only be for the 500 type tanks. Im not even sure what temperature milk freezes at? Not really happy about this, as not only has the price changed, but we now need to PAY to keep it "slightly" heated as well... Its ridiculous, but what can you do? |
computer says no User ID: 4022355 United Kingdom 11/27/2011 09:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It were great.. had our bottles of milk delivered.. at least one bottle top opened up by a small bird drinking the cream, would just drink it straight down, had loads delivered. Then got to school, where we were given a half-pint of milk or 2 half pints if we wanted, sucking the milk in a straw. Then more milk at lunch-time, more in the afternoon. We'd see several empty milk outside the kitchens by the end of the day. Then.. that 'bitch' Maggie Thatcher.. took that all away! Kids were healthy & clever then, but with no fresh milk to drink.. just those soft brain-damaging (allegedly) soft drinks & processed food. We had free milk, free chocolate bars, free fruit & free school dinners back in the day. Something is WRONG.. that decades later.. that ALL KIDS are entitled to free milk & healthy food as a 'right!' as part of having the 'right' to free decent education & medical help. There's not enough milk, cos people keep eating all the cows for burgers & whatever else. Let the cows live to produce cheap/free milk.. much as possible!!!, don't eat the meat whle the cow can produce milk. Allow hens & chicks to roam free.. but fox hunting will have to be brought back to cull them.. cos they're 'everywhere!!!' around here, all around London. I nearly drove over 1 foxes recently.. tho' wouldn't bother me if I did .. I hate foxes, they kill egg laying hens. Bring back fox hunting, but with machine guns..! Milk.. ! it's so.. important. Even cats like it..! |
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alexisj9 User ID: 1376880 United Kingdom 11/27/2011 09:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hey burt at least our milk is all natural unlike your crappy americon ones pumped full of estrogen causing cancer and tumour to the cows. keey drinking it im sure that will work wonders for your brain. You morans drink your beer warm too.....so who's brains are fried??? Warm beer, I don't think so. Where you get your info from lol. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1189866 Australia 11/27/2011 09:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hey burt at least our milk is all natural unlike your crappy americon ones pumped full of estrogen causing cancer and tumour to the cows. keey drinking it im sure that will work wonders for your brain. You morans drink your beer warm too.....so who's brains are fried??? Warm beer, I don't think so. Where you get your info from lol. FOX |
alexisj9 User ID: 1376880 United Kingdom 11/27/2011 09:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The milkman is a dying breed! All the supermarkets are selling milk at lower prices! Blame the following: Quoting: Anonymous Coward 6066630 Asda Tesco Sainsbury's Morrison's Co-Operative Aldi Lidl Farmfoods Iceland Netto (although i haven't seen one for years) As long as there are supermarkets around, selling whole milk, the milkman will be going on the dole. Thing is that milk is not the same, delivered bottled milk still has that lovely cream at the top of the milk, mmm. Suppermarket milk is CRAP, and long life is even worse. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1763090 United States 11/27/2011 09:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | here's an idea. if ya run out of moo juice you can always go to the store and buy some more. Easier said than done mate. My mum won't let me borrow her car and I live nearly 2km from the store. You do the math. The math says You are lazy. Why not use this as an excuse to get into shape? I used to run 8 miles a day and seriously it isn't that hard to do. |
SilverPatriot User ID: 1607242 United States 11/27/2011 09:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm guessing they haven't delivered milk in the US since the 60's or even before that. It's been a really long time. Quoting: SPUD I remember milk deliveries in NYC (Bronx) in the 1970's however, in Manhattan, they probably did stop delivering milk in the 1960’s or before. In fact, my parents used to purchase fruit and vegetables in the late 1950’s from horse drawn carts around the Bronx Zoo area in a now bygone era. In the late 1950’s I saw the last hurdy gurdy man working the Prospect Avenue area of the Bronx with a monkey that used to collect change from apartments with open windows whether actually given or not. |
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Sir France's Beercan (OP) User ID: 6119532 United Kingdom 11/28/2011 06:57 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | we got a similar letter op. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1456227 however there is some concern up here (scotland) that the cold weather will make this difficult to implement. The SMPB (Scottish Milk Provision Bureau) have suggested that we will be able to purchase heated blankets for the tanks, but these will only be for the 500 type tanks. Im not even sure what temperature milk freezes at? Not really happy about this, as not only has the price changed, but we now need to PAY to keep it "slightly" heated as well... Its ridiculous, but what can you do? The bastards! I thought maybe you Scots would be ok but it looks like they've even got to the SMPB! |
Doobie User ID: 6066326 United Kingdom 11/28/2011 07:15 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | My neighbour had the bloke come round on friday to measure up for the tanks. He reckons it's going to cost over a grand for the three tanks (he's going for a full fat, skimmed and is taking up a free cottage cheese tank option). Plus he's liable for maintainence AND making good after installation. Quoting: Sir France's Beercan Earth does not belong to man, man belongs to Earth |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 6163682 United Kingdom 11/28/2011 07:19 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I received this letter from my milkman this morning. It makes for pretty scary reading.... Quoting: Sir France's Beercan Dear Customer, As you are no doubt aware, we live in a world of escalating costs and living expenses and we in the Milk Provision Bureau (MPB) are no different. Running costs for our vans have now risen from £1.00 per mile (2008 figures) to £1.54 per mile (a rise of nearly 55%). We regret that we therefore have to scale back our delivery service to a level more in keeping with today's social expectations. As a result, milk will be delivered once a month. In oreder to facilitate the deliveries we intend to fit tasteful, double bunded tanks into your premises. These will come in a variety of sizes (although standard size will be 500 litres) and can be conveniently hidden behind bushes or even built into the load bearing walls of your abode. In addition, they will come in a variety of colours, blue (full fat), green (semi-skimmed) and red (skimmed). For those of you wishing to have a super cream milk we are also including a free 100 litre gold tank with every purchase of two or more standard tanks (500 litre minimum capacity). As a further bonus, single cream, double cream and cottage cheese can all be dispensed into 50 litre "anniversary drums" for a nominal charge. I'm sure the changes proposed will go largely un-noticed, although I would like to offer my apologies for any inconvenience in advance. (name withheld for security reasons) Im glad thats all in life you have to worry about. |
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computer says no User ID: 4022355 United Kingdom 11/28/2011 07:30 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The milkman is a dying breed! All the supermarkets are selling milk at lower prices! Blame the following: Quoting: Anonymous Coward 6066630 Asda Tesco Sainsbury's Morrison's Co-Operative Aldi Lidl Farmfoods Iceland Netto (although i haven't seen one for years) As long as there are supermarkets around, selling whole milk, the milkman will be going on the dole. Thing is that milk is not the same, delivered bottled milk still has that lovely cream at the top of the milk, mmm. Suppermarket milk is CRAP, and long life is even worse. Milk is wot..?.. £1.70s/80s for a 4 Litre container. Well, I buy my 4 Litre milk in Poundland. For one pound, That's £1, way cheaper! Last time I was in Tesco's I saw 'Hemp' milk, expensive, but will buy a carton later today, find out what it tastes like. There was a campaign to get women to sell their breast milk, but they.. declined. Soya milk ir orrible! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 5954261 United Kingdom 11/28/2011 07:34 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I received this letter from my milkman this morning. It makes for pretty scary reading.... Quoting: Sir France's Beercan Dear Customer, As you are no doubt aware, we live in a world of escalating costs and living expenses and we in the Milk Provision Bureau (MPB) are no different. Running costs for our vans have now risen from £1.00 per mile (2008 figures) to £1.54 per mile (a rise of nearly 55%). We regret that we therefore have to scale back our delivery service to a level more in keeping with today's social expectations. As a result, milk will be delivered once a month. In oreder to facilitate the deliveries we intend to fit tasteful, double bunded tanks into your premises. These will come in a variety of sizes (although standard size will be 500 litres) and can be conveniently hidden behind bushes or even built into the load bearing walls of your abode. In addition, they will come in a variety of colours, blue (full fat), green (semi-skimmed) and red (skimmed). For those of you wishing to have a super cream milk we are also including a free 100 litre gold tank with every purchase of two or more standard tanks (500 litre minimum capacity). As a further bonus, single cream, double cream and cottage cheese can all be dispensed into 50 litre "anniversary drums" for a nominal charge. I'm sure the changes proposed will go largely un-noticed, although I would like to offer my apologies for any inconvenience in advance. (name withheld for security reasons) Great story, pity there is no such thing as the "Milk Provision Bureau" in the UK. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 6164276 United Kingdom 11/28/2011 07:38 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | here's an idea. if ya run out of moo juice you can always go to the store and buy some more. Easier said than done mate. My mum won't let me borrow her car and I live nearly 2km from the store. You do the math. 2km?? It's miles you chav. And get a job then you can buy a car. |