Open

One of the things that I simply can’t get my head around is how ‘late night shopping’ means that the shops close at about 8 (possibly 9) on Thursday, and just one day a week. Weekdays, most shops are closed by about 7:30. Saturdays 6:30 or 7. Sundays 5 or 6.

The people who live on state (council) hand outs funded by working, tax paying individuals are the ones who get to actually go to the shops. (People who have a job and work, in many cases, finish work at about 6 or 7, at which it’s too late to go shopping.)

What I seriously don’t get is how people who live on benefits are able to go on holiday. Multiple times a year. You’d think they’d be thinking carefully about money and stretching the pound. Unless they get a lot of money that it’s actually worth sitting on their asses and sticking their hand out for cash. (I’m really curious how much they rake in!)

Anyway, back to the original though of shops being open - I miss being able to go out for a coffee at Starbucks at 2 in the morning. Or go to Newton Hawker centre for oyster omelette at 11 at night! And of course there’s the 24 hour Coffee Club in Sommerset. That was great!