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Recent content by Bloor

  1. Bloor

    Supermarket woes

    I live in Redruth (in Cornwall, UK), although I was brought up in nearby Penryn and Famouth, about 8 miles away. It's pretty rural here and the town's population is around 15,500 and is one of the larger towns in Cornwall. There's a bakery less than a minute away and the town centre and local...
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    Supermarket woes

    Quite aptly, I have no idea what that means?
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    Supermarket woes

    Nowhere did I say I was unsure of her meaning (at least my understanding of the phrase that she used). I thought she meant what she said, "Can I leave my trolley here?". It was only after her interaction with the other customer that I realised that I misunderstood. I did not need to ask for...
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    Here comes the sun :(

    Absolutely! Love your phrase :) What's worse than people not understanding when you say that you prefer colder, less sunny weather is that it becomes part of the persona they assign to you. So, from that point on, you are the person who hates the sun and they'll bring it up every single time...
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    Supermarket woes

    Sounds far too complicated for me, I'm afraid.
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    Supermarket woes

    I've seen the handheld scanners but never actually tried them. I think that if I have trouble with the auto-checkouts I'll definitely have trouble with those things :) Plus, I've heard that they do random bag checks to make sure people aren't stealing and having someone approach me, in front of...
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    Supermarket woes

    Yes, it's hard but I try not to let that happen. I concentrate on my breathing and focus on the items in front of me and not the insistent BEEPING of the scanner. I have a sunflower lanyard but due to covid I now feel uncomfortable wearing it (lots of people used a lanyard to get out of wearing...
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    Supermarket woes

    I pretty much do that as well but also separated into kitchen areas. After the supermarket shop, I head into town to visit the local shops to pick up local produce (fruit, veg, milk, butter, eggs, bread, meat). Visiting the local shops is always a more pleasurable experience - and there's the...
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    Here comes the sun :(

    I know it's not exactly the same but my grandfather was Norwegian and I've always loved the cold and wish I could visit Iceland (sadly not possible). I'm in Cornwall, so the Atlantic winds cut right across us, which is lovely.
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    Supermarket woes

    If a checkout assistant starts throwing items through the scanner faster than I can cope with, I "go slow". I will deliberately pick up each item individually, even if I could pick up more than one, and place them carefully in the bag that I had mentally assigned to them (fridge bag, cupboard...
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    Supermarket woes

    It's a shame but those seem to have disappeared from our local Tesco.
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    Supermarket woes

    I probably would have done exactly the same thing. Strangers tend to screw up any of my pre-planned scripting and I end up babbling nonsense or smacking two unconnected sentences together.
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    Supermarket woes

    There used to be a really great checkout assistant who knew I was autistic and put things through in the order I placed them and at exactly the correct speed for me to pack. Unfortunately, she's on maternity leave :( I've explained to other assistants that I'm autistic and to put things through...
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    Here comes the sun :(

    I like the idea of the sun and sunny days. It's just the reality I don't like :) I do quite like the rain as well.
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    Supermarket woes

    This morning I was in a supermarket checkout queue with my noise-cancelling headphones clamped to my head and Can's 'Tago Mago' album (I rare diversion from my regular shopping trip album, Emma Ruth Rundle's 'Engine of Hell') doing a great job of calming the sensory hell that is my weekly...
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