Good call. They all have signs that it's a condition of entry that they can check your bags but if i recall correctly they have no legal right to do so
Hope the guilt lays heavily on them for the rest of their lives. My mental pain would be excruciating if I'd been responsible.
My missus and I have the same argument every time we go into the SOL. Stewards on the turnstiles searching bags, I have never been stopped but she goes up to them and shows them her open bag. I was through onto the concourse one time and one of them made her throw an unopened bottle of water into the bin, I couldn't get back out to challenge him, so I hunted out a supervisor and asked him if I was allowed bottles of water, he said yes so, to my wife's embarrassment, I demanded that he sorts his staff out and provides her with another bottle of water. The steward standing outside went and took the bottle out of the bin and tried to give it to her but I wouldn't let her accept it, eventually the supervisor had to buy a bottle on the concourse for her.
I agree that the store should treat everyone the same but the advice from the start of the lockdown was to shop alone if possible. Very few stores implemented this advice but now they seem to be doing so. My son worked for the said store over the Christmas holidays and he said that staff were told to avoid confronting customers who did not follow rules, he also said that the majority of staff were not wearing masks in the warehouse and staff room areas when out of sight of customers. I've always done our weekly shop on my own and don't see the problem - just make a list beforehand. It really does wind me up when I see whole families out shopping as if nothing has changed. Surely one of the parents could have stayed at home with the kids for an hour. Rant over
That’s a bit off by the steward mind trying to give your missus the one they’d chucked in the bin. Although when it comes to public safety I’ll happily show them what I’ve got in my bag if they ask but like you I won’t volunteer it up. My issue is with the shops who do it whose sole purpose is to maximise profits.
my local shop last week a women her son (about 14) and daughter none wearing masks casually walked in bought something went up to the counter, it said no mask no service in big letters, but they got served to my anger, i wanted to mouth off but thought this is not my job, but i would not have served them, got to obey the rules or we will never get rid of covid. and about Morrison's have you tried the salmon/cheese fishcakes yum yum !
Think your Mrs and mine would definitely get on!! Sounds like we get in the same pickles with our wives!!! Do you slow right down when some drives right up your arse too - then put your foot down when they try to overtake? (and get your arse kicked for it!!)
When the supervisor tried to apologise to us, he excused the behaviour by saying that he was just a part timer Mag, although I've seen him on duty every game since then I understand that public safety is paramount EJK, but we go to every home game as season card holders and I have never been searched even when I carry her backpack for her, she get's searched every game, I keep telling her she has a guilty look about her and how an innocent bloke like me ever ended up with a recidivist like her is beyond me
Like you said. You and the Mrs are an easy target because of your age. It’s totally wrong and when I was brought up you had total respect for your elders, but today, well it’s just not the same anymore.
I got stopped last week in Asda by the jobsworth security guard about my snood covering my mouth and nose! He said face mask bla bla bla I said face covering! And walked out! Went to Aldi and saved £15 lol
I wasn’t having a pop about it Monty mate. I just used your situation to emphasise my frustration! You’d think that the job I do I’d be all for it, but I’m not. I’m all for civil liberties.
we just usually park up, she grabs a basket and walks in alone, i get a trolley and follow in 2 mins later. ditch the basket and carry on as normal.
I didn't think for one moment you were EJK. I have taught search techniques, wrote searching strategies, supervised search teams and carried out all types of searching myself so I understand the need for it to be effective. When I collared the supervising steward, I asked him why his staff were only searching easy targets, he stood and watched for a minute and then agreed with me that they appeared to be. The next home game I purposely went round to watch the searching of Coventry supporters going into the North Stand upper and stewards were just using hand held metal detectors with no rub down or bag searches. That was the game they were lobbing stuff into the North Stand lower bowl including a glass bottle of urine.
