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[MaureenB]

Knorr do ' Ham ' Stock Cubes, got ours last week for making Pea Soup, Sainsbugs have them

Yes seen them. Not quite the same but seem to be the only option. They used to do Pork but have apparently discontinued them.

Not too sure if I'm too late with this but I have just bought Knorr Pork stock cubes in Waitrose. Along with a fine looking loin of pork for roasting on Sunday

[Mervyn and Trish]

Knorr do ' Ham ' Stock Cubes, got ours last week for making Pea Soup, Sainsbugs have them

Yes seen them. Not quite the same but seem to be the only option. They used to do Pork but have apparently discontinued them.

Not too sure if I'm too late with this but I have just bought Knorr Pork stock cubes in Waitrose. Along with a fine looking loin of pork for roasting on Sunday

Thank you. We don't have a Waitrose locally but we are going to Anglesey soon and they do so we'll have a good look.

[Manoverboard]

Thank you. We don't have a Waitrose locally but we are going to Anglesey soon and they do so we'll have a good look.

They display for us but not when I assign the Store so you need a big one ... just saying

[Kendhni]

my only question is why only half?
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/jailed-insula ... 52667.html

[Onelife]

I think the Judge got it about right…. a deterrent and punishment which should go a long way in deterring others from doing the same.

[david63]

my only question is why only half?
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/jailed-insula ... 52667.html

No idea - if it was me making that judgment I would have doubled it.

On the other hand as they will probably not pay a penny as they will claim to have no assets it makes little or no difference.

[Kendhni]

I think I read somewhere that they intend to use crowd funding . Maybe they should also try that to get their homes insulated.

[Stephen]

Well done the judge, although I’d have given them longer.

No pressies under the tree for them this year. Soap on a rope might come in handy though

[Kendhni]

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/cambridge-mat ... 57117.html
Wow, I was always brought up to hold the door for a lady, many of which stormed past me as if I wasn't there without a thank you. I now feel justified in letting it go and if it hits them it hits them tough luck.

[david63]

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/cambridge-mat ... 57117.html
Wow, I was always brought up to hold the door for a lady, many of which stormed past me as if I wasn't there without a thank you. I now feel justified in letting it go and if it hits them it hits them tough luck.

Sounds to me as if the snowflakes are choosing to offended. In future just let them fall off the platform - then they will be accused of violating H&S

[Onelife]

The steps to these types of ceremony can be a little precarious so I can see the reasoning behind the gesture, however, I imagine there is more to this story than how it is being portrayed.

[Ray B]

I always look behind when pushing through shop doors and continue to hold if any 'class' of woman is about to enter or leave through said door, so far I have been greeted with thank yous. Should I be greeted with any sexism, I will be taken aback, and do not know if I will be able to reply politely, not wanting to let my good manners and upbringing down.

[screwy]

I generally always hold the door open if a women is coming,either in front or behind. Depending on the response I sometimes say, “ it’s not because your a lady,it’s because I’m a gentleman.”

[Kendhni]

Nice to see I am not the only one that holds doors open ... does anyone else get annoyed though at people that don't even acknowledge you or try to take the door from you (i,e, the sort that treats you like you are a door man)? I usually just say 'don't mention it' loud enough for them to hear.

[Ranchi]

I’m ahead of the game…I hold doors open for all folk irrespective of gender. It’s nice if you get a thank you but no hassle if you don’t. I also give up my seat to folk who appear shakier than I on public transport ( gee, I can hardly remember the last time I was on public transport!) Now what does annoy me is when I’m addressed as ‘mate’ by the person serving coffee at the take-away. I guess we are all different but I think a bit of slack should given to crusty old bits like myself who come from a foreign land..ie the past. We do sometimes do things differently.

[oldbluefox]

I always hold a door open for anyone following behind me, male or female. It just seems bad manners. If they breeze through without a by-your-leave I always say "You're welcome!" and sometimes they will turn and apologise, turn and look inquisitive to which I say "Sorry, I thought you were going to say thank you" or they just carry on oblivious or couldn't care less.
And if they let the door slam in my face I will say "Thank you" loudly enough for them to hear.
I always say I am never going to hold doors open any more but it's a minority who have ew manners and I don't allow myself to be classed amongst them.
Tbh I couldn't do it, not after a lifetime of being gentlemanly.
I'm afraid this new generation will get something less than polite if they come out with some sexist remark.
I also give up my seat for somebody who is struggling but it seems many of the generation don't see it as their role. I say many but we have had a couple of instances where young people have offered us their seats which we have politely refused but thanked them for the gesture. It irks me to see little children occupying a seat when the older generation are standing. In my day we sat on mam's knee.

[Kendhni]

Not so sure about giving up my seat. I once offered an elderly gentleman my seat on a train once, he was very unsteady on his feet, he was quite upset that I chose to offer him the seat over someone else.

[Onelife]

It wouldn’t occur to me not to hold the door open for anyone, young or old…I have in the past offered my seat to someone else and she thanked me, as did, what I presume was her daughter.

I struggle a bit with standing for long periods theses days so probably wouldn’t do it now, less of course she was carrying an open handbag

[Stephen]

It wouldn’t occur to me not to hold the door open for anyone, young or old…I have in the past offered my seat to someone else and she thanked me, as did, what I presume was her daughter.

I struggle a bit with standing for long periods theses days so probably wouldn’t do it now, less of course she was carrying an open handbag

Old git

[Stephen]

I always hold a door open for anyone following behind me, male or female. It just seems bad manners. If they breeze through without a by-your-leave I always say "You're welcome!" and sometimes they will turn and apologise, turn and look inquisitive to which I say "Sorry, I thought you were going to say thank you" or they just carry on oblivious or couldn't care less.
And if they let the door slam in my face I will say "Thank you" loudly enough for them to hear.
I always say I am never going to hold doors open any more but it's a minority who have ew manners and I don't allow myself to be classed amongst them.
Tbh I couldn't do it, not after a lifetime of being gentlemanly.
I'm afraid this new generation will get something less than polite if they come out with some sexist remark.
I also give up my seat for somebody who is struggling but it seems many of the generation don't see it as their role. I say many but we have had a couple of instances where young people have offered us their seats which we have politely refused but thanked them for the gesture. It irks me to see little children occupying a seat when the older generation are standing. In my day we sat on mam's knee.

Same here Foxy. It just comes natural to me to hold a door for someone or give up my seat to someone elderly or in need.....like Onelife.
But like you I let them know it if they don't acknowledge the gesture.

[Jan Rosser]

Not so sure about giving up my seat. I once offered an elderly gentleman my seat on a train once, he was very unsteady on his feet, he was quite upset that I chose to offer him the seat over someone else.

I’ve been offered a seat on a train and have taken it but must confess I felt disappointed to have been offered it - in my head I’m not 74 - I’m still a young woman quite capable of standing

On Saturday in my local M&S the queues were horrendous and I offered my place to a lady with only three items - she refused at first but I insisted she wouldn’t hold me up for more than a few minutes - she was very grateful and I left with my halo intact

[Stephen]

No pleasing some old people

[Bensham33]

Are manners taught in schools these days or even at home? So many kids don't seem to have them. They don't seem to understand please or thank you let alone holding a door open. It's older people's fault for bad manners in the young.

[oldbluefox]

I'm afraid disinterested parents who fail to follow up at home or display few manners themselves undo much of what schools do. Most of a child's life is spent at home which is where the influence lies and it's the parents who are the most influential. Schools can only do so much.

[Ray B]

Good to read the above posts, long may good manners prevail.
In reply to Bennies post, good manners start at home, schools do their best to carry this on.
Just one example of parent's failure to teach good manners and behavior to childen is the old chestnut of allowing children to run around restaurant's or places where folk are just relaxing. Maybe McDonald's type of restaurants are part to blame nowadays.