breeksy Posted July 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 I imagine that story layouts must be drawn by Tesco people before they can even think about commissioning building work. Do they not need to have the plans drawn up prior to getting planning permission? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 I see the planning was approved with conditions, they are likely working on getting those sorted out. They might not be in a hurry to spend money just at the moment either, but waiting a bit for economic reasons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrunchieSquirrel Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Maybe they're not bothered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Once you have got planning permission you need a Building Warrant. Although it is the same department there are a whole new set of hurdles to get over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmon Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 In the New Year. Roll on 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveh Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 I thought that they intended to have the extension up and running by May 2010. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khitajrah Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Just back from a shop at Tescos and a most peculiar experience. We were putting the goods from a full family shopping trolley through the check-out and the teller was putting the alcohol to one side. Fair enough, sometimes they aren't old enough to sell alcohol. But no! My 32 year old partner was ID'd. No problem, he proffered his ID. They then proceeded to ID me! Chuffed to bits I was, also being 32, but alas I do not carry ID on me. I have no need to seeing as how my partner drives and buys everything. So they wouldn't sell us any alcohol! I rarely even drink the stuff, being a nursing mother, but one has to see the silliness in not letting a 32 year old man even buy vanilla extract because his partner is not carrying identification. Where do they draw the line? Will the kids have to stay at home if we want to buy vanilla? Sincerely,Vanilla-less in Aith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifi Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 ^^ What was their justification in not letting you buy vanilla essence without ID? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khitajrah Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 They couldn't give one. They'd watched a 'training video' or something that morning and they were cracking down on underage drink selling. My fella complained to the manager when we got home and the manager said it shouldn't have happened. They are supposed to exercise common sense, as well as the rules. I mean, what were we going to do - two 32 year olds going to leave the kids in the car with the frozen sweetcorn and butternut squash and then down a bottle of vanilla essence? I did ask the fellow before we left if he was sure about the vanilla, but no, I (the non-paying party here) was not carrying ID so my partner was unable to buy vanilla for me to bake with. I really don't know how this will apply to families with teenagers. Will folk not be able to buy alcohol with their kids around? Just in case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooks Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 They are supposed to exercise common sense, Can't help but think that if you pay a monkey peanuts then you can't expect them to exercise common sense. Disclaimer: Not that I am saying that Tesco checkout staff are monkeys and paid peanuts as I really know very little about the employment practises of such a place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAStewart Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 The way I see the supermarkets in Shetland now is thus: Tesco: Cheaper Vodka is good for me, but the place has no lifeCo-op: Hang on, let me Q for 15 minutes then I'll be able to tell you what I think of the co-op Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMe Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 To be fair to the Co-op the last two times I have been there I did not have to queue for the checkouts. Ok so it was not exactly peak time but the Co-op as was would have ensured we had to queue by moving most of the checkout staff to other duties. Maybe they have realised that people are not prepared to wait in queues at the Co-op when Tesco offers an alternative shopping experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin13 Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 People you seem to forget in your maligning of the multinationals which you appear to support slaveishly, that there are local shops which offer in the vast majority of instances excellent service and more frequently than you'd think prices lower than supermarkets.I am especially concerned about the lady from the westside who had to return home without her vanilla essence for baking, did she not try any of the shops on her way home eg robinson and morrison in weisdale or da eid coop????I'm sure they would not have had a problem selling her or her husband this product.At the end of the day its a use or loose philosophy, regretably in 'da toon' the "punters" appear to have opted for the later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khitajrah Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 ^ We usually do our shopping in the Eid Co-op, tyvm, and every 3 weeks or so we go into town to buy the store cupboard items that the Eid Co-op does not stock (quinoa, couscous, dried brown lentils, etc.) and whatever fresh fruits and vegetables that are on offer for all the baby food I am making at the moment (which is not nearly as lovely as the Eid Produce, something I've become a fan of). Vanilla essence was subsequently purchased at the Eid co-op, seeing as how my coconut cream pie required it. I wanted to get this different vanilla essence as I believe it is supposed to be of a higher quality than the ordinary kind I usually purchase, something I would happily have purchased from any of the above named country shops providing they stocked it. I admit I was reluctant to shop at Tescos in the beginning, but ones money does certainly go further there and they have this fabulous lemon & coriander couscous the Co-op doesn't stock and their Yeo Valley organic yogurt is often on special offer. We usually alternate between the two supermarket chains, and I hardly think we can be faulted for making approximately 9 shopping trips to each in a year. Don't be so quick to judge. Edit: Does that mean that if the Eid Co-op doesn't stock a particular item I require for cooking than I am supposed to go without, or else I am a bad person that doesn't support local business? Sincerely, Annoyed in Aith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 flavoured couscous?Really? how much more do you pay for the additives? Sorry can imagine horrified mother in law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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