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Title: B&Q - madness!
Post by: daffy on April 25, 2020, 10:15:24 PM
B&Q have opened 155 of their stores.

Take a look on this webpage at photos of the queues that have formed today.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/crowds-flock-bq-reopen-coronavirus-pandemic-a4424066.html (https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/crowds-flock-bq-reopen-coronavirus-pandemic-a4424066.html)

Some beggar belief, with many idiots seemingly oblivious to the term 'social distancing' .

Leads me to suggest a possible news headline:

"Special Offer at B&Q : Covid-19 now available!"


Okay, so the shops closed voluntarily and were not required under the lockdown regs to do so, but as demonstrated by some of the great British public (I won't give them the name that's forefront in my mind), re-opening will surely mean more will die.

Further words fail me - other than God help us!

:veryangry: :censored: :veryangry: :censored: :veryangry:
Title: Re: B&Q - madness!
Post by: exmouthcraig on April 25, 2020, 10:22:43 PM
With an already marked card @daffy (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=profile;u=5634) I will keep it as unpolitical as possible.

The problem we have is we have been lied too about the sheer amount of numbers we have lost to this "outbreak" due to poor planning and complacency.

It is still unclear if B&Q can be classed as a "vital business" and as virtually everything is a grey area it seems to of started becoming a free for all, people are just acting like their on holiday and theres nothing to worry about.

As I was entering sainsbury's this morning one bloke was walking out with his little trolley containing

A dartboard
2 slabs of Carling
6 tubes of pringles

Clearly missing the pub  ;)
Title: Re: B&Q - madness!
Post by: crewearpley40 on April 25, 2020, 10:30:14 PM
I noticed this earlier. I must admit I called my independent hardware store. The friendly manager had 1 left though aFter an unforeseen matter at home  went down. Kind of understandable 2 in 2 out policy but waited in the queue and 1 person jumped the queue. Stood quietly and waited my turn. Thankfully the store saved the item and had my name on the box. Out within minutes having paid. Just a fact of life for the time being. Even the supermarket queues were easier in marks spencer than another known store. Back to daffy ' s point . Madness and everybody wanting items for their project at home.

Just 
Title: Re: B&Q - madness!
Post by: Ditape on April 25, 2020, 10:55:23 PM
Our local B&Q were doing a click and collect system that seemed to work well, you ordered your stuff when it was ready they messaged you, you went to the store parked outside called the store and your order was brought to your car, no physical contact between staff and customer, I thought this was a excellent idea so why open the store and tempt the idiots out to mess everyone up.
Title: Re: B&Q - madness!
Post by: njee20 on April 25, 2020, 10:57:44 PM
Realised I needed a railway sleeper for a raised bed in the garden today. Would normally just pop to the local builders merchant, but instead have to pay £12 delivery and wait until 14th May for it. This despite having a ton of gravel coming from them next week, as they're no longer allowing changes to orders once placed. Sigh.

Still... you've got to really want your compost and bits of poor quality 2x4 to queue like that!
Title: Re: B&Q - madness!
Post by: daffy on April 25, 2020, 11:34:52 PM
Quote from: Ditape on April 25, 2020, 10:55:23 PM
Our local B&Q were doing a click and collect system that seemed to work well, you ordered your stuff when it was ready they messaged you, you went to the store parked outside called the store and your order was brought to your car, no physical contact between staff and customer, I thought this was a excellent idea so why open the store and tempt the idiots out to mess everyone up.

This same click and collect system has been in use successfully by ScrewFix branches, under the same ownership as B&Q. So like you I fail to see why they needed to open the stores fully.

:hmmm:
Title: Re: B&Q - madness!
Post by: themadhippy on April 26, 2020, 12:31:33 AM
 Dont be to harsh on  b+spew,there taking social distancing seriously,you even have to queue up to enter there web site,

Quoteyou ordered your stuff when it was ready they messaged you, you went to the store parked outside
And if you dont drive? same with the mass testing centers drive through or em?
Title: Re: B&Q - madness!
Post by: Trainfish on April 26, 2020, 01:48:48 AM
Quote from: daffy on April 25, 2020, 11:34:52 PM
Quote from: Ditape on April 25, 2020, 10:55:23 PM
Our local B&Q were doing a click and collect system that seemed to work well, you ordered your stuff when it was ready they messaged you, you went to the store parked outside called the store and your order was brought to your car, no physical contact between staff and customer, I thought this was a excellent idea so why open the store and tempt the idiots out to mess everyone up.

This same click and collect system has been in use successfully by ScrewFix branches, under the same ownership as B&Q. So like you I fail to see why they needed to open the stores fully.

:hmmm:

I agree. The Screwfix method is working well and stuff is often cheaper there. Thankfully a lot of people avoid Screwfix as they seem to think it's a trade outlet. This is probably due to the smaller outlets with what looks like a trade counter and usually on trading estates. I use them both for home and work and have always had good service from them. Personally I think B&Q, Homebase etc should either be shut down or operate the same as Screwfix. Due to the nature of my job I generally use trade counters but some I have had to request for my company to be added to their list as they only supply to essential services like the NHS. As the factory where I work makes components for ventilators I was able to add my company to the list but even then most are only doing deliveries, not pick ups.

I fully expect the so-called lockdown to be extended again and hopefully it will be more strict too to stop some of these idiots queuing up to buy a new barbecue or charcoal to go on it.
Title: Re: B&Q - madness!
Post by: PhilD on April 26, 2020, 02:15:22 AM
BEWARE - Covidiots are everywhere - they walk amongst us!
Title: Re: B&Q - madness!
Post by: stevewalker on April 26, 2020, 02:20:18 AM
One of the problems has been that B&Q (and Homebase) have been operating limited ranges for click and collect and what is essential differs from household to household. For instance, I started working on our kitchen (replacing ceiling, re-wiring, re-decorating, new cupboards and worktops, new flooring, etc. before the lockdown. I am at a stage where I cannot continue without wallpaper. Lack of wallpaper means I can't put the wallcupboards back, the flooring, the worktop and therefore the oven and hob (the old cooker is still in place, so we can cook). We are a household of five, with a single through room (plus conservatory)  downstairs, that currently looks like this:

(https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/91/5329-260420021553.jpeg) (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=91733)

(https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/91/5329-260420021641.jpeg) (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=91734)

(https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/91/5329-260420021720.jpeg) (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view&id=91735)

My wife has health problems, but the state of the living room is getting her down and she is staying in bed all day, every day. We can't continue to live like this much longer. We *need* to get wallpaper!
Title: Re: B&Q - madness!
Post by: daffy on April 26, 2020, 03:02:26 AM
Just to be clear, my issue is not with B&Q per se, it is with the morons in the queues who are making their stores "Death DIY.com".
Title: Re: B&Q - madness!
Post by: weave on April 26, 2020, 05:00:08 AM
Quote from: exmouthcraig on April 25, 2020, 10:22:43 PM
With an already marked card @daffy (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=profile;u=5634) I will keep it as unpolitical as possible.

The problem we have is we have been lied too about the sheer amount of numbers we have lost to this "outbreak" due to poor planning and complacency.

It is still unclear if B&Q can be classed as a "vital business" and as virtually everything is a grey area it seems to of started becoming a free for all, people are just acting like their on holiday and theres nothing to worry about.

As I was entering sainsbury's this morning one bloke was walking out with his little trolley containing

A dartboard
2 slabs of Carling
6 tubes of pringles

Clearly missing the pub  ;)

In my opinion that is absolutely disgusting. Not the dartboard or missing the pub but Carling. That IS absolutely disgusting  :sick:

As for Pringles, the guy should have bought an industrial pack of toilet paper to go with it. Pringles contain Maltodextrin, amongst other things, and as their advert predicts 'Once you pop, you just can't stop!'  :D

Regarding B&Q, at least we know the staff will be safe as they don't have any except of course Kevin on till 13, the only one open, and Julie on customer services. Sunday (today) will probably be inexplicably busy so they're both goners  :(

Warped wood anyone? Good Luck and Stay Safe.

Cheers weave  :beers:

Title: Re: B&Q - madness!
Post by: njee20 on April 26, 2020, 07:48:58 AM
Last time I was in B&Q a guy in orange asked me if I wanted decking. Luckily I got the first punch in, but you should definitely watch out. (Credit: Viz).

Quote from: stevewalker on April 26, 2020, 02:20:18 AM
My wife has health problems, but the state of the living room is getting her down and she is staying in bed all day, every day. We can't continue to live like this much longer. We *need* to get wallpaper!

Why can't you just buy wallpaper from any one of the hundreds of online retailers? Or do without walpaper and just paint the kitchen?
Title: Re: B&Q - madness!
Post by: exmouthcraig on April 26, 2020, 07:54:53 AM
@weave (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=profile;u=735) Oi  :P this years barley is under contract to Carling!!! As long as their still brewing in September!!!

I totally agree, the stuff is bloody awful but as long as the likes of him are buying it they will give us a cheque at the end of the year
Title: Re: B&Q - madness!
Post by: weave on April 26, 2020, 11:29:21 AM
Hi @exmouthcraig (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=profile;u=5099),

I'm sure you'll be fine as it does seem to sell  ???  but frankly the only nice thing John Carling ever produced was his grand daughter and before eyebrows are raised I was 15 when she was 16  ;)  :)......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAHqsQJOWNE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAHqsQJOWNE)

Good luck with the 'arvest.

Cheers weave  :beers:
Title: Re: B&Q - madness!
Post by: Trainfish on April 26, 2020, 12:07:17 PM
Who needs gassy carbonated rubbish full of preservatives when you can have a naturally healthy drink like this?

(https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/91/262-260420120557-917471584.jpeg)
Title: Re: B&Q - madness!
Post by: Newportnobby on April 26, 2020, 12:33:56 PM
Does a demi-john make you half man and, if so, what's the other half?  :laugh: :worried: :worried:
Title: Re: B&Q - madness!
Post by: tutenkhamunsleeping on April 26, 2020, 12:50:23 PM
Quote from: Newportnobby on April 26, 2020, 12:33:56 PM
Does a demi-john make you half man and, if so, what's the other half?  :laugh: :worried: :worried:

Biscuit, obviously 8)
Title: Re: B&Q - madness!
Post by: Lawrence on April 26, 2020, 12:59:05 PM
Just another word on Pringles. Many years ago I was an Civilian Instructor with the ATC, I was chatting with a farmer who was letting me borrow some of his land for an exercise. Potatoes were his main crop, the best ones were harvested, sent to Golden Wonder and made into crisps within 24hours, apparently it had to be done that quickly as the spud gets stressed when plucked from the ground  and their sugar levels go up making them unsuitable for premium crisps. Those that get rejected for premium crisps go for farm animal foodstuffs and those that are so poor the pigs wont eat them, yes you guessed it, the mush gets made into pringles and many other of these reformed potato snacks.
Title: Re: B&Q - madness!
Post by: exmouthcraig on April 26, 2020, 01:26:56 PM
Without going tooooooo much off topic here, @Lawrence (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=profile;u=16) and anyone else remotely bothered  :hmmm: we grow some spuds for McCain who in turn supply McDonald's, I could bore you with the scientific criteria that they require, because EVERY McDonald's in THE WORLD has to serve their chips to the same standard which means everyone has to taste the same. McDonald's only cook 4 breeds of potato to ensure this is the case. When we harvest in September we are pulling and sending between 1200 and 1400 tonnes to McCain at Scarborough or Womborne Birmingham for processing.  Every product they produce is out the door frozen within 28hrs of leaving our yard!!!!
Title: Re: B&Q - madness!
Post by: Malc on April 26, 2020, 04:20:45 PM
Quote from: Trainfish on April 26, 2020, 12:07:17 PM
Who needs gassy carbonated rubbish full of preservatives when you can have a naturally healthy drink like this?

(https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/91/262-260420120557-917471584.jpeg)
My god, what is it and is the horse still alive?😁
Title: Re: B&Q - madness!
Post by: daffy on April 26, 2020, 04:31:29 PM
Looks like some scrumpy I used to make back when I wore outrageous flared jeans and long brown hair.
Title: Re: B&Q - madness!
Post by: Trainfish on April 26, 2020, 05:30:40 PM
Quote from: daffy on April 26, 2020, 04:31:29 PM
Looks like some scrumpy I used to make back when I wore outrageous flared jeans and long brown hair.

That's exactly what it is although I have ditched the flares. The one on the left could possibly be used as glue but the others look far better in real life and taste ruddy lovely  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: B&Q - madness!
Post by: stevewalker on April 27, 2020, 02:56:53 PM
Quote from: njee20 on April 26, 2020, 07:48:58 AM
Last time I was in B&Q a guy in orange asked me if I wanted decking. Luckily I got the first punch in, but you should definitely watch out. (Credit: Viz).

Quote from: stevewalker on April 26, 2020, 02:20:18 AM
My wife has health problems, but the state of the living room is getting her down and she is staying in bed all day, every day. We can't continue to live like this much longer. We *need* to get wallpaper!

Why can't you just buy wallpaper from any one of the hundreds of online retailers? Or do without walpaper and just paint the kitchen?

The trouble with buying online is that computer graphics don't show the true colours of the paper. We are looking for a match with other items and you really have to see it in person to make the final choice.

We can't just paint it, as we specifically want a subtle patterning and anyway, as the plasterwork is nearly 90 years old and is not good enough for painting , three walls would have to be stripped to the bare brick and re-plastered for that.