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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

There is a vegetable shortage and supermarkets are rationing lettuces, 3 per family as european vegetable stocks hits by extreme weather, even with brexit uk rely on europe for food, have you got enough vegetables for dinner for few days ahead?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was amazed by this "news" story!

Who eats lettuce in winter time anyway!

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By *dinMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

I am a man - I eat meat!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've not eaten courgetti for ages. First world problems, yo'

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I was amazed by this "news" story!

Who eats lettuce in winter time anyway! "

Who buys 3 lettuceses at a time anyway.

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By *rumsforlifeMan
over a year ago

hull

Apparently the proclaimers have promised. ..lettuce from America ...??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

might help people to learn to use seasonal vegetables from more local suppliers..possibly a good thing!

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By *ecretlyASoftieWoman
over a year ago

Hull but travel regularly

Hot pics just won't be the same

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By *he Queen of TartsWoman
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over a year ago

My Own Little World


"I was amazed by this "news" story!

Who eats lettuce in winter time anyway! "

My husband had a salad for lunch, I was disgusted with him, rabbit food!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

How we doing for cucumbers

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By *rumsforlifeMan
over a year ago

hull


"I am a man - I eat meat!! "

I am a man ...I eat broccoli. ..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My grampa has enough in his allotment for me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Apparently the proclaimers have promised. ..lettuce from America ...??"

ha! very droll!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Apparently the proclaimers have promised. ..lettuce from America ...??"

Grooooooaaaannnnn xxx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fucking great, I was planning on having a 5 lettuce salad this weekend

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"might help people to learn to use seasonal vegetables from more local suppliers..possibly a good thing!"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We don't eat veg apart from spuds and carrots so it won't affect us too much

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I was amazed by this "news" story!

Who eats lettuce in winter time anyway!

Who buys 3 lettuceses at a time anyway. "

and that's just the tip of the iceberg

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By *rumsforlifeMan
over a year ago

hull


"Apparently the proclaimers have promised. ..lettuce from America ...??

ha! very droll!!"

hehe ...thank you x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bollox nowhere to hide the burger

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

I eat lettuce all year round!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I was amazed by this "news" story!

Who eats lettuce in winter time anyway!

Who buys 3 lettuceses at a time anyway.

and that's just the tip of the iceberg "

Of kos it is

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By *urvymamaWoman
over a year ago

Doncaster


"I was amazed by this "news" story!

Who eats lettuce in winter time anyway!

Who buys 3 lettuceses at a time anyway. "

I do I'm on slimming world and between myself and kids we literally use 3 a week

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm have pork with mash for my T. Mite pop a Beetrout on it too in honor of all the missing vegetables. xxx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I am a man - I eat meat!!

I am a man ...I eat broccoli. .. "

Apparently broccoli's been hit too.

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By *erdita Von TeaseWoman
over a year ago

nottingham


"I'm have pork with mash for my T. Mite pop a Beetrout on it too in honor of all the missing vegetables. xxx"

Be careful ptu, I had a beetroot disaster at lunch involving a white shirt...dangerous little fuckers those things!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I couldn't live without gem lettuces

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

It will cost more to import now as we are out of the single market.

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By *dinMan
over a year ago

Birmingham


"I am a man - I eat meat!!

I am a man ...I eat broccoli. ..

Apparently broccoli's been hit too. "

Well as it is Fab I am sure there will be no shortage of sausages

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm have pork with mash for my T. Mite pop a Beetrout on it too in honor of all the missing vegetables. xxx

Be careful ptu, I had a beetroot disaster at lunch involving a white shirt...dangerous little fuckers those things!"

It's OK I eat naked. xxx

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By *anejohnkent6263Couple
over a year ago

canterbury

come to my works....meet my staff...plenty of veg here

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It will cost more to import now as we are out of the single market."

Perhaps we could grow our own!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'll trade a sausage for a lettuce

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"It will cost more to import now as we are out of the single market.

Perhaps we could grow our own!"
Yes, that would be good if they did.

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By *eesideMan
over a year ago

margate sumwear by the sea

Im Mor of a carnievor

Not realey keen on veg so no worries hear

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Plenty Parsnips at my local Lidl..

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By *andsonjohnMan
over a year ago

in the eye of the storm

not on hear there isn't

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By *ELLONS AND CREAMWoman
over a year ago

stourbridge area

.... yes I know .... I cannot get corgettes anywhere .... and the aubergines are scarce too ....apparantly spain have had lots of rain ....and lots of the fields are ruined .....and it wont get any better till around april ..... .....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It will cost more to import now as we are out of the single market.

Perhaps we could grow our own!"

A revival of the allotment!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I work with loads so im ok.....or am i?

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham


"It will cost more to import now as we are out of the single market.

Perhaps we could grow our own!"

Troubke will start when all the eastern Europeans go back and we have no one to pick the veg. Very few English people want those jobs in my experience.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"might help people to learn to use seasonal vegetables from more local suppliers..possibly a good thing!"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I was amazed by this "news" story!

Who eats lettuce in winter time anyway!

Who buys 3 lettuceses at a time anyway.

and that's just the tip of the iceberg

Of kos it is "

Just leaf it out you 2.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Some supermarkets are only allowing 3 broccoli as well xx

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By *orkie321bWoman
over a year ago

Nottingham


"It will cost more to import now as we are out of the single market."

We're not out of the single market yet.

I don't believe there is a real shortage either, it's just an excuse for the supermarkets to raise prices and make more profits. I've just been in my local asda and they've got so many iceberg lettuces they've reduced them to 15p each

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It will cost more to import now as we are out of the single market.

Perhaps we could grow our own!

Troubke will start when all the eastern Europeans go back and we have no one to pick the veg. Very few English people want those jobs in my experience. "

We could take away their benefits to focus their minds on work a little!

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By *urvymamaWoman
over a year ago

Doncaster


"It will cost more to import now as we are out of the single market.

We're not out of the single market yet.

I don't believe there is a real shortage either, it's just an excuse for the supermarkets to raise prices and make more profits. I've just been in my local asda and they've got so many iceberg lettuces they've reduced them to 15p each "

My local Sainsbury's is similar plus they've had the courgettes and aubergines that are supposed to be impossible to get at the moment

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I was amazed by this "news" story!

Who eats lettuce in winter time anyway!

Who buys 3 lettuceses at a time anyway.

and that's just the tip of the iceberg

Of kos it is

Just leaf it out you 2. "

Lettuce start growing our own veg

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By *urvymamaWoman
over a year ago

Doncaster


"It will cost more to import now as we are out of the single market.

Perhaps we could grow our own!

Troubke will start when all the eastern Europeans go back and we have no one to pick the veg. Very few English people want those jobs in my experience.

We could take away their benefits to focus their minds on work a little! "

Would never happen.

The government wouldn't promote pick a lettuce or see you family starve

They wouldn't get the votes they needed

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If the super markets had not put so much commercial pressure on our farmers we would be producing them ourselves.Until the supermarkets came along we were self sufficient

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It will cost more to import now as we are out of the single market.

Perhaps we could grow our own!

Troubke will start when all the eastern Europeans go back and we have no one to pick the veg. Very few English people want those jobs in my experience.

We could take away their benefits to focus their minds on work a little!

Would never happen.

The government wouldn't promote pick a lettuce or see you family starve

They wouldn't get the votes they needed "

We could let them take a lettuce or two home with them, so they wouldn't starve!

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By *.1079Man
over a year ago

caistor


"I eat lettuce all year round! "

From your profile pic it looks like you eat beetroot all year round

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I eat meat, potatoes, pot noodles and sugar, so no.

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By *urvymamaWoman
over a year ago

Doncaster


"It will cost more to import now as we are out of the single market.

Perhaps we could grow our own!

Troubke will start when all the eastern Europeans go back and we have no one to pick the veg. Very few English people want those jobs in my experience.

We could take away their benefits to focus their minds on work a little!

Would never happen.

The government wouldn't promote pick a lettuce or see you family starve

They wouldn't get the votes they needed

We could let them take a lettuce or two home with them, so they wouldn't starve!"

I've got it all fucked up anyway I actually pay people for the privilege of picking my own strawberries down the local farm

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By *exysuzi and Mr.SCouple
over a year ago

CONISTON .Stoke Suburbia. Staffs. BARMOUTH. The Lakes (Monthly)

Hope we don't run out of cucumbers xxxxx Suzi

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By *urvymamaWoman
over a year ago

Doncaster


"Hope we don't run out of cucumbers xxxxx Suzi "

I know, imagine all those pic opportunities the dear ladies of fab will miss out on

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I eat meat, potatoes, pot noodles and sugar, so no."

I think the pot noodle harvest has been affected as well

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It will cost more to import now as we are out of the single market."

Why do we need to import? Plenty of market gardeners. I suppose it must be different in London or other big cities, but I have friends with allotments who give me so much seasonal fruit and veg, I have to pass a huge amount along to other friends. Post-war Germany clawed back to where it is now by promoting buying German goods and produce over imported ones. That, coupled with a strict re-cycling regime, helped the economy to recover. We just need to re-educate ourselves for when we shop. I have seen (massively expensive) strawberries in the supermarkets, but I will wait until I can get them locally. Cheaper and taste better.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Apparently the proclaimers have promised. ..lettuce from America ...??

.

I was amazed by this "news" story!

Who eats lettuce in winter time anyway!

Who buys 3 lettuceses at a time anyway.

and that's just the tip of the iceberg

Of kos it is

Just leaf it out you 2.

Lettuce start growing our own veg"

'

All of these are little gems...

xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It will cost more to import now as we are out of the single market.

Why do we need to import? Plenty of market gardeners. I suppose it must be different in London or other big cities, but I have friends with allotments who give me so much seasonal fruit and veg, I have to pass a huge amount along to other friends. Post-war Germany clawed back to where it is now by promoting buying German goods and produce over imported ones. That, coupled with a strict re-cycling regime, helped the economy to recover. We just need to re-educate ourselves for when we shop. I have seen (massively expensive) strawberries in the supermarkets, but I will wait until I can get them locally. Cheaper and taste better. "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

People should be buying seasonal produce, that is produced in Britain. Support British farmers. We couldnt manage without them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"There is a vegetable shortage and supermarkets are rationing lettuces, 3 per family as european vegetable stocks hits by extreme weather, even with brexit uk rely on europe for food, have you got enough vegetables for dinner for few days ahead?"

Sounds like that's just the tip of the iceberg Shag.

Iceberg - Lettuce.

I'll fetch my coat

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I eat meat, potatoes, pot noodles and sugar, so no.

I think the pot noodle harvest has been affected as well "
I remember the great pot noodle drought drought of 15' very dark days indeed

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Good job it's not a cucumber shortage, there could have been a lot of unhappy people out there.

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By *mber GamblerCouple
over a year ago

rugby

If the supermarkets weren't so fussy about the way vegetables look, then we may not have had a shortage of them. But they have to be the correct size shape and colour. Outrageous, wasteful and foolish.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Typical scare mongering by the establishment media.

Wouldn't believe most of what they put out, even if they told me today was Friday.

Seriously, lettuce rationing? Can't imagine anyone rioting over that one anytime soon!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I just found some edamame beans in Morrisons I've been looking for for ages. They were frozen mind you, but I was surprised to find them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"If the supermarkets weren't so fussy about the way vegetables look, then we may not have had a shortage of them. But they have to be the correct size shape and colour. Outrageous, wasteful and foolish. "

I thought that EU regulations. Or is that just bananas?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was in Tesco earlier,loads of broccoli and iceberg lettuce.don't see what the big who ha is.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There's always pizza

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Hot pics just won't be the same "

Back to the sky remote then

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It will cost more to import now as we are out of the single market.

Why do we need to import? Plenty of market gardeners. I suppose it must be different in London or other big cities, but I have friends with allotments who give me so much seasonal fruit and veg, I have to pass a huge amount along to other friends. Post-war Germany clawed back to where it is now by promoting buying German goods and produce over imported ones. That, coupled with a strict re-cycling regime, helped the economy to recover. We just need to re-educate ourselves for when we shop. I have seen (massively expensive) strawberries in the supermarkets, but I will wait until I can get them locally. Cheaper and taste better. "

I'm going to grow my own lettuces and tomatoes this year. If they survive I'll have a go at other veg and maybe some fruit.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I was in Tesco earlier,loads of broccoli and iceberg lettuce.don't see what the big who ha is."

Iceberg lettuce is the boring one anyway.

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By *44bertCouple
over a year ago

Inverness


"Apparently the proclaimers have promised. ..lettuce from America ...??"

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By *nJ_NW_cplCouple
over a year ago

wirral

Aldis Iceberg lettuce now £1.17 form about 40p a few weeks ago, still 75p in Tesco for now.

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By *otlovefun42Couple
over a year ago

Costa Blanca Spain...


"It will cost more to import now as we are out of the single market."

Sorry to disappoint you but but Germany is still in the single market and we have the same problem here.

Not seen any rationing yet but Peppers Cucumbers, Lettuce, Courgette, and Broccoli are in short supply and prices are sky high here.

The cause is floods followed by snow in the Almeria and Murcia regions of Spain which produces around half of northern Europe's needs.

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By *tickyfingers.24Man
over a year ago

Newport Pagnell


"I was amazed by this "news" story!

Who eats lettuce in winter time anyway!

Who buys 3 lettuceses at a time anyway.

and that's just the tip of the iceberg "

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By *mmmMaybeCouple
over a year ago

West Wales

Not on here there isn't!! They're fucking everywhere

S

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Not on here there isn't!! They're fucking everywhere

S"
Ues someone's said it

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Ask God for salads

Lettuce pray

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I couldn't care abut lettuce at this time of year, but if it affects broccoli, spinach, courgettes and peppers I might cry a little.

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By *uicy jonesMan
over a year ago

near a big hill in s/ shropshire NOT in


"There is a vegetable shortage and supermarkets are rationing lettuces, 3 per family as european vegetable stocks hits by extreme weather, even with brexit uk rely on europe for food, have you got enough vegetables for dinner for few days ahead?"

Got plenty in my town

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By *tickyfingers.24Man
over a year ago

Newport Pagnell


"People should be buying seasonal produce, that is produced in Britain. Support British farmers. We couldnt manage without them."

Have to agree... most imported veg tastes shite anyway as grown too fast!!

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By *abs..Woman
over a year ago

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Tough times indeed

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My tortoises will have to starve

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By *at1sevCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

Bloody vegans eating all the vegetables

I will happily swap lettuce for steak!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I was amazed by this "news" story!

Who eats lettuce in winter time anyway! "

Me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I was amazed by this "news" story!

Who eats lettuce in winter time anyway!

Who buys 3 lettuceses at a time anyway. "

Me

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs


"I eat lettuce all year round!

From your profile pic it looks like you eat beetroot all year round "

Lol, they're pink fishnet tights!! I do like a bit of pink....

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By *eforfuncplCouple
over a year ago

Morecambe


"Apparently the proclaimers have promised. ..lettuce from America ...??"

Quality

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London


"If the supermarkets weren't so fussy about the way vegetables look, then we may not have had a shortage of them. But they have to be the correct size shape and colour. Outrageous, wasteful and foolish. "

Not wasted the "imperfect" veg are sold by discount supermarkets, street stalls etc. For example the perfect £2 Leeks don't taste any better than the 49p ones in Lidl, but the public want perfect.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central


"It will cost more to import now as we are out of the single market.

We're not out of the single market yet.

I don't believe there is a real shortage either, it's just an excuse for the supermarkets to raise prices and make more profits. I've just been in my local asda and they've got so many iceberg lettuces they've reduced them to 15p each "

Somebody get over there, grab them and save the UK. It's definitely better to use seasonal and local stuff.

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By *ust PeachyWoman
over a year ago

Prestonish


"I was amazed by this "news" story!

Who eats lettuce in winter time anyway!

Who buys 3 lettuceses at a time anyway.

and that's just the tip of the iceberg "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Come to stoke it's full of cabbages, tubas and vegetables.

Oh you mean produce

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh shit. As a veggie I've chuckled through it all, from bird flu to that horse meat scandal. Guess I'm not laughing now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I just wanted a fennel but have been unable to get one one anywhere. Sad times

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By *uteLittleGeekWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere


"I was amazed by this "news" story!

Who eats lettuce in winter time anyway! "

I do . I make salads for my lunch at work .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

when was the last time tesco had fresh lemon sole in

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By *elly39devonCouple
over a year ago

tavistock

I have to say this, we are still in the single market and likely to be for 2 more years. As the other messages state its the weather in Spain is the problem

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I have to say this, we are still in the single market and likely to be for 2 more years. As the other messages state its the weather in Spain is the problem "

Does the rain in Spain fall mainly on the plain?

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over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Workimg in a store, get tired of people asking and having to explain the reason.

Ive took to saying,

Sorry we dont have any becasue the weather wont lettuce have any.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I was amazed by this "news" story!

Who eats lettuce in winter time anyway!

I do . I make salads for my lunch at work . "

We have it all week for lunches and dinners.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Is it just the uk, or is is the same in scotland, wales and ireland?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The shortage was so bad here that I had to have pizza for tea

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Is it just the uk, or is is the same in scotland, wales and ireland?"

The leeks and potatoes are fine. The lettuce shortage will never affect Glasgow. They can't fry them

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By *oxesMan
over a year ago

Southend, Essex


"I was amazed by this "news" story!

Who eats lettuce in winter time anyway! "

especially in the fitnesd feild, easy food prepping.

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By *oxesMan
over a year ago

Southend, Essex


"I was amazed by this "news" story!

Who eats lettuce in winter time anyway!

Who buys 3 lettuceses at a time anyway.

and that's just the tip of the iceberg

Of kos it is

Just leaf it out you 2. "

week those puns had rocketed out of conyrol quickly.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't eat lettuce this time of year ...just in the summer

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Is it just the uk, or is is the same in scotland, wales and ireland?"

Shag, they are the UK

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Is it just the uk, or is is the same in scotland, wales and ireland?

Shag, they are the UK "

Northern Ireland anyway.

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By *ewrocksWoman
over a year ago

button moon


"It will cost more to import now as we are out of the single market.

Perhaps we could grow our own!

Troubke will start when all the eastern Europeans go back and we have no one to pick the veg. Very few English people want those jobs in my experience. "

I've done it before, often paid as piece work, back breaking job that was. I did ok, but most of the english dropped out as they just couldn't match the speed, so were being paid less for the same time and spat their dummies out.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Is it just the uk, or is is the same in scotland, wales and ireland?

Shag, they are the UK

Northern Ireland anyway."
That is right they are and and yeah, northern ireland too.

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By *innamon!Woman
over a year ago

no matter

I have enough leeks potatoes and parsnips to make soup for one

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By *tticusFMan
over a year ago

Newark

Just so long as they've still got ginger I'll be fine.

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By *tticusFMan
over a year ago

Newark


"The shortage was so bad here that I had to have pizza for tea "

Bless you. Times are really hard. Lol

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over a year ago

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

Bloody hell it's true, all kinds of veggi out of stock at Ocado!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Buy sprouts.

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs


"Buy sprouts. "

I need my cauli and my green beans!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Aye the Scots we know up here are commonplace refered to as 'salad Dodgers' so now worry there.

Nice to see an educational thread Rather that does this make my cock bigger lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Buy sprouts.

I need my cauli and my green beans!! "

I'm going to have some parsnip crisps.

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs


"Buy sprouts.

I need my cauli and my green beans!!

I'm going to have some parsnip crisps."

Oooh yum, I like those!

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By *ndigo40Woman
over a year ago

secret town


"There is a vegetable shortage and supermarkets are rationing lettuces, 3 per family as european vegetable stocks hits by extreme weather, even with brexit uk rely on europe for food, have you got enough vegetables for dinner for few days ahead?"

Ordered a take away today and a side salad.

The lettuce looked 2 days old.

Now I know why

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By *ndigo40Woman
over a year ago

secret town


"It will cost more to import now as we are out of the single market.

Why do we need to import? Plenty of market gardeners. I suppose it must be different in London or other big cities, but I have friends with allotments who give me so much seasonal fruit and veg, I have to pass a huge amount along to other friends. Post-war Germany clawed back to where it is now by promoting buying German goods and produce over imported ones. That, coupled with a strict re-cycling regime, helped the economy to recover. We just need to re-educate ourselves for when we shop. I have seen (massively expensive) strawberries in the supermarkets, but I will wait until I can get them locally. Cheaper and taste better.

I'm going to grow my own lettuces and tomatoes this year. If they survive I'll have a go at other veg and maybe some fruit. "

Are you getting a bit carried away

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"There is a vegetable shortage and supermarkets are rationing lettuces, 3 per family as european vegetable stocks hits by extreme weather, even with brexit uk rely on europe for food, have you got enough vegetables for dinner for few days ahead?

Ordered a take away today and a side salad.

The lettuce looked 2 days old.

Now I know why "
Yes, that is probably why it was that, but nice with a takeaway. I wonder how restaurants will do with their lettuce dishes?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It will cost more to import now as we are out of the single market.

Why do we need to import? Plenty of market gardeners. I suppose it must be different in London or other big cities, but I have friends with allotments who give me so much seasonal fruit and veg, I have to pass a huge amount along to other friends. Post-war Germany clawed back to where it is now by promoting buying German goods and produce over imported ones. That, coupled with a strict re-cycling regime, helped the economy to recover. We just need to re-educate ourselves for when we shop. I have seen (massively expensive) strawberries in the supermarkets, but I will wait until I can get them locally. Cheaper and taste better.

I'm going to grow my own lettuces and tomatoes this year. If they survive I'll have a go at other veg and maybe some fruit.

Are you getting a bit carried away "

I'm definitely thinking about it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

During the war, people had to go without many things; I'm sure we'll manage, for one winter.

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By *a Fee VerteWoman
over a year ago

Limbo


"During the war, people had to go without many things; I'm sure we'll manage, for one winter. "

I've managed very well without vegetables most of my life!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There's nothing like a shortage to get the punters into the super supermarkets.

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By *ndigo40Woman
over a year ago

secret town


"It will cost more to import now as we are out of the single market.

Why do we need to import? Plenty of market gardeners. I suppose it must be different in London or other big cities, but I have friends with allotments who give me so much seasonal fruit and veg, I have to pass a huge amount along to other friends. Post-war Germany clawed back to where it is now by promoting buying German goods and produce over imported ones. That, coupled with a strict re-cycling regime, helped the economy to recover. We just need to re-educate ourselves for when we shop. I have seen (massively expensive) strawberries in the supermarkets, but I will wait until I can get them locally. Cheaper and taste better.

I'm going to grow my own lettuces and tomatoes this year. If they survive I'll have a go at other veg and maybe some fruit.

Are you getting a bit carried away

I'm definitely thinking about it "

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

Some women on here are going have to rethink their photos.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The leeks are on me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Some women on here are going have to rethink their photos. "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It will cost more to import now as we are out of the single market.

Why do we need to import? Plenty of market gardeners. I suppose it must be different in London or other big cities, but I have friends with allotments who give me so much seasonal fruit and veg, I have to pass a huge amount along to other friends. Post-war Germany clawed back to where it is now by promoting buying German goods and produce over imported ones. That, coupled with a strict re-cycling regime, helped the economy to recover. We just need to re-educate ourselves for when we shop. I have seen (massively expensive) strawberries in the supermarkets, but I will wait until I can get them locally. Cheaper and taste better.

I'm going to grow my own lettuces and tomatoes this year. If they survive I'll have a go at other veg and maybe some fruit. "

I grow potatoes in potato sacks - it's really fun when you come to harvest them as well as tasting great! Tomatoes too in a tub or grow bag on my patio. If you plant lettuce in an opened up grow bag, stagger planting times of the seeds so that they aren't all ready at once. Had failures with carrots though....i also keep four chickens and now getting (now the days are getting longer) three eggs per day. (one chicken has gender issues so she crows whilst the others lay eggs!)

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By *otlovefun42Couple
over a year ago

Costa Blanca Spain...

Just to update.

Been out shopping this morning here in Germany.

Supermarket shelves generally are reasonably well stocked but a bit lower than usual, however prices have rocketed. Today I have seen courgettes and Aubergines at 7.99€ a kilo, red peppers at 5.99 kilo and individual iceberg lettuce at 2.50 each. Curly leaf lettuce was an eye watering 3.50 for one. The local Aldi was a bit cheaper but their stocks were also a lot lower.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I just went to Waitrose. Nothing seemed to be obviously out of stock. I didn't see any of the panic buying the newspaper headline was screaming about either

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's ok plenty courgettes carrots and cucumbers out there

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It's ok plenty courgettes carrots and cucumbers out there "
yes but whos lady garden they been in xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It's ok plenty courgettes carrots and cucumbers out there yes but whos lady garden they been in xx"

Dread to think

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Theres such as thing as tinned veg or if being pedantic frozen

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It's ok plenty courgettes carrots and cucumbers out there yes but whos lady garden they been in xx

Dread to think"
I just hope they were well washed before eating xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It's ok plenty courgettes carrots and cucumbers out there yes but whos lady garden they been in xx

Dread to think I just hope they were well washed before eating xx"

Haha yeah let's hope so

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By *innamon!Woman
over a year ago

no matter

Sainsbury were very low on parsnip,seemed to have plenty of seasonal veg tho..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No there isn't, they are all here on fab posing as couples.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It's ok plenty courgettes carrots and cucumbers out there yes but whos lady garden they been in xx

Dread to think I just hope they were well washed before eating xx

Haha yeah let's hope so "
xx

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By *AURA6969TV/TS
over a year ago

RUGBY


"I eat lettuce all year round! "
And you've admitted that in the forum, you're damned forever.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I am a man - I eat meat!!

I am a man ...I eat broccoli. ..

Apparently broccoli's been hit too. "

Loads of broccoli in tesco today i bought a big head !

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By *htcMan
over a year ago

MK

more of this problem is yet to come, world population is out of control. weather changing, farming is on the decrease wait for about 10 years chocolate shortage is coming expected before 2030 by manufactures. and food shortages will come at some point unless the world changes its population and farming.

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over a year ago


"more of this problem is yet to come, world population is out of control. weather changing, farming is on the decrease wait for about 10 years chocolate shortage is coming expected before 2030 by manufactures. and food shortages will come at some point unless the world changes its population and farming. "
Your positive.

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By *opsy RogersWoman
over a year ago

London

...and yet tonnes and tonnes of food is thrown away every day. A couple of weeks a go, The Real Junk Food Project in Leeds intercepted 600 tonnes of food that was destined for landfill, in just one week. There is so much surplus food, they have even opened a 'supermarket' on a pay as you feel basis. There is no shortage, there is over supply, poor management and rediculous laws surrounding the processing of food.

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By *mber GamblerCouple
over a year ago

rugby


"If the supermarkets weren't so fussy about the way vegetables look, then we may not have had a shortage of them. But they have to be the correct size shape and colour. Outrageous, wasteful and foolish.

Not wasted the "imperfect" veg are sold by discount supermarkets, street stalls etc. For example the perfect £2 Leeks don't taste any better than the 49p ones in Lidl, but the public want perfect. "

Loads are wasted. They throw away tons every year. It's only the odd few that are saved.

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By *at1sevCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

Went tesco today. No lettuce, no tomatoes etc

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Plenty in the local Iceland store. No panic buying which suprised me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chocolate shortage? I am off to my 24 hour Tesco and panic buying CDM!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"come to my works....meet my staff...plenty of veg here"

You may be my boss

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What ever happened to just eating seasonal veggies ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"...and yet tonnes and tonnes of food is thrown away every day. A couple of weeks a go, The Real Junk Food Project in Leeds intercepted 600 tonnes of food that was destined for landfill, in just one week. There is so much surplus food, they have even opened a 'supermarket' on a pay as you feel basis. There is no shortage, there is over supply, poor management and rediculous laws surrounding the processing of food."

Do they give it the homeless or people in poverty?

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

We're fine here in Lincolnshire

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By *eavenscentitCouple
over a year ago

barnstaple


"Aldis Iceberg lettuce now £1.17 form about 40p a few weeks ago, still 75p in Tesco for now."

Fuck that

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham


"more of this problem is yet to come, world population is out of control. weather changing, farming is on the decrease wait for about 10 years chocolate shortage is coming expected before 2030 by manufactures. and food shortages will come at some point unless the world changes its population and farming. "

What it really boils down to is the willingness of the consumers to pay the 'real' price for food.

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By *opsy RogersWoman
over a year ago

London


"...and yet tonnes and tonnes of food is thrown away every day. A couple of weeks a go, The Real Junk Food Project in Leeds intercepted 600 tonnes of food that was destined for landfill, in just one week. There is so much surplus food, they have even opened a 'supermarket' on a pay as you feel basis. There is no shortage, there is over supply, poor management and rediculous laws surrounding the processing of food.

Do they give it the homeless or people in poverty?

"

Anybody and everybody can have it. All over the country, volunteers like me run cafes too.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"What ever happened to just eating seasonal veggies ? "

And paying the real cost of it?

We were talking about this 'shortage' over dinner last night and explaining to the kids that we didn't have a) half the choice and b) fruit and veg out of season growing up.

Other lettuces are available and no one is going to die if they can't get hold of an Iceberg lettuce in February.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Went tesco today. No lettuce, no tomatoes etc "
same here.. same in aldi and asda

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham


"Went tesco today. No lettuce, no tomatoes etc "

They're out of season

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Went tesco today. No lettuce, no tomatoes etc

They're out of season "

But canned tomatoes arn't

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

The shelves were full in Waitrose, at the three corner shops I passed and on the market stalls today. The prices are higher but there are vegetables... even Iceberg lettuces.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Iceberg is the shittest lettuce anyway, it's basically water.

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford


"What ever happened to just eating seasonal veggies ?

And paying the real cost of it?

We were talking about this 'shortage' over dinner last night and explaining to the kids that we didn't have a) half the choice and b) fruit and veg out of season growing up.

Other lettuces are available and no one is going to die if they can't get hold of an Iceberg lettuce in February.

"

Eating seasonal stuff is cheaper.

However, we are in the "hungry gap" where the last of the autumn veg has gone and the new veg hasn't yet grown - it lasts until March traditionally, when the broad beans and spring cabbages are ready.

You will still have storage crops though, which includes all the root crops harvested in autumn/early winter, and fresh you will have kale and cabbages.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I hate vegetables......the wheelchair always gets stuck in your teeth!

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound


"I hate vegetables......the wheelchair always gets stuck in your teeth!"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Iceberg is the shittest lettuce anyway, it's basically water."

I am with you on that I dislike iceberg lettuce, never buy I. I like the plain variety with more texture and flavour and a fraction of the cost.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Get used to it.... I'm afraid This could be Just the beginning

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Plenty of vegetables of Fab

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Here endeth the thread

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