The Children's Off Topic Thread

[Stephen]

The burka you were wearing probably didn't help.

[qbman1]

...or it could have been the wires and egg timer hanging out of my trousers ?

[Mervyn and Trish]

Were you told off by someone in authority or just a busybody?

Sometimes these places have rules the staff don't actually understand.

Like the day I tried to buy two small packets of Paracetamol in a supermarket and two of Ibuprofen and was told I couldn't.

I was told first it was the law (no it isn't, the legal limit for a non pharmacy is well above what I was trying to buy) and then it was because they all contain Paracetomol.

When I pointed out two were actually Ibuprofen I was informed that contained Paracetomol as well. Doh!

[qbman1]

Certainly an employee but I think it was the bloke who sweeps up

Don't the supermarket checkout tills automatically stop them putting through more than 2 packs of painkillers regardless of what they contain

[Mervyn and Trish]

They do. Over caution. And a waste of time. If you really want to kill yourself you can go to another till or another shop and buy more. But in our case when we both had heavy colds and needed to top up our medicine drawer it was a pain in the bum when I was already feeling miserable.

[qbman1]

They do. Over caution. And a waste of time. If you really want to kill yourself you can go to another till or another shop and buy more. But in our case when we both had heavy colds and needed to top up our medicine drawer it was a pain in the bum when I was already feeling miserable.

Were you buying suppositories as well then ?

[Stephen]

Were you told off by someone in authority or just a busybody?

Sometimes these places have rules the staff don't actually understand.

Like the day I tried to buy two small packets of Paracetamol in a supermarket and two of Ibuprofen and was told I couldn't.

I was told first it was the law (no it isn't, the legal limit for a non pharmacy is well above what I was trying to buy) and then it was because they all contain Paracetomol.

When I pointed out two were actually Ibuprofen I was informed that contained Paracetomol as well. Doh!

The stupid thing is Merv, you can pay for two packets, then go back, pick another two, go to a different till and buy them.

[Stephen]

They do. Over caution. And a waste of time. If you really want to kill yourself you can go to another till or another shop and buy more. But in our case when we both had heavy colds and needed to top up our medicine drawer it was a pain in the bum when I was already feeling miserable.

Were you buying suppositories as well then ?

The old hemmies playing up again

[qbman1]

Are they a folk band ?

[Stephen]

I thought they were a courier company

[Mervyn and Trish]

If they are their service is sh*t

[Stephen]

You're not wrong

[Mervyn and Trish]

I rarely am!

[Stephen]

Big decision this morning.
Is it going to be toast, bacon toasty, hot cross buns or scrambled egg on toast for breakfast

[Mervyn and Trish]

Hot cross buns here

[Stephen]

Bacon toasty won the day.............with half a hot cross bun coffee time. We couldn't afford a whole one.

[Mervyn and Trish]

We had three each. Splashing the cash

[Not so ancient mariner]

Pain in the proverbial it may be, but the restriction on pack sizes of Paracetamol has dramatically reduced the suicide/parasuicide rate. Why? because it means people generally have smaller quantities at home, and most overdoses are done on impulse rather than being planned in advance. But I still cannot see any sense in including Ibuprofen as though it was the same thing.

[towny44]

Pain in the proverbial it may be, but the restriction on pack sizes of Paracetamol has dramatically reduced the suicide/parasuicide rate. Why? because it means people generally have smaller quantities at home, and most overdoses are done on impulse rather than being planned in advance. But I still cannot see any sense in including Ibuprofen as though it was the same thing.

Are you certain the two are connected? We still have at least 5 or 6 X 32 pack tablets in stock at any one time, mind you I can think of much faster and less painful ways of topping myself than killing off my liver and then dying in agony. Maybe publicising that is what has reduced the incidence.

[Stephen]

We had three each. Splashing the cash

Poser. I bet you had butter on them as well.

[Mervyn and Trish]

We dId. Borrowed it from next door

[Stephen]

Nice touch.

[Mervyn and Trish]

Pain in the proverbial it may be, but the restriction on pack sizes of Paracetamol has dramatically reduced the suicide/parasuicide rate. Why? because it means people generally have smaller quantities at home, and most overdoses are done on impulse rather than being planned in advance. But I still cannot see any sense in including Ibuprofen as though it was the same thing.

I don't think it has reduced the suicide rate at all. The figure for 2016 was a 20 year high. There's simply been a slight shift from overdosing to hanging and other physical methods of suicide. Suicide is a dreadful thing. Making one method slightly more difficult by inconveniencing those in genuine need of pain relief isn't the answer. Addressing the causes is more important.

[Happydays]

Nine weeks today until we fly down to Southampton for our cruise on the Sunday. Arcadia to the Baltic's

[Stephen]

Five minutes before I get out of bed