I've been asked to be one of the three 'guests' - and present things I'd like banished. Specifically something personal that I absolutely hate, something to banish for the sake of the nation's well-being, and also something I would like to see removed from church life. I will share my first two with you [not the third, that might cause too much disagreement!]
No Way!! Proper coffee or nothing. And usually this is not a fairly traded product [ok Asda's is Rainforest Alliance, which is supposed to help the wildlife - but it doesn't support the workers] Banish it!
Yes, cards are useful - but what is wrong with cash?
No, please don't tell me that it spreads covid, the WHO said so, and you read it in The Times 4 years ago.
Yes the Times did print that misinformation - but did you also see their subsequent retraction of this mistake, [the WHO never said this] printed on the inside pages in a corner where it wouldn't be noticed? And yet hundreds of trading establishments stopped taking coins and notes immediately, and many have kept up the cashless situation ever since.
And this is making life difficult for many people. Children like Rosie, whose finance is all in pocket money - hard cash. Older people who do not trust credit cards, or internet banking, who feel secure with notes in their wallet. And many people with debt issues, who are working their way to being debt free by reverting to the old system of jars and envelopes to manage their spending each week, and to help them stick to a budget. They do not wanted to be tempted to 'flash the plastic' and run up more debts. For the sake of these people, I want more, not fewer shops and carparks and 'venues' to take real money, please. Banish signs like this one!
What would you send to Room 101, and why?
Agree about the change to cashless.
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I would suggest you put tardy insurance companies on your list!
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ReplyDeleteWhen we were responsible for serving coffee to Cbc's congregation at the carol service at Christmas we bought real coffee for this reason then accidentally smashed the caffetiere and had to resort to instant but I bought the best I could get in the Londis!
I agree re card payments.
I want to know the church one- send me a WhatsApp!!! Kxx
Our churches have always used Kingdom Coffee - they provide excellent machines and supply filters and a choice of fair trade blends
DeleteI’m with you on both so far! A friend collects for Marie Curie and this year for the first time you can tap your donation as you go into Morrisons to shop. The Hospice carol service at Christmas was the same. We use decaff instant coffee but Norrie has 3 cups of real stuff every day as well. The other problem for young people is that they will not really understand the value of money if they just tap a card. Rant over. Catriona
ReplyDeleteYes, young people need to learn these skills
DeleteAbsolutely agree with you about instant coffee. Yucky. I don't bother, just have water.
ReplyDeleteI find mobile phones useful but hate that people are addicted to them. I was at the GP and everyone was staring at their phone. Not me, I was reading a real book, not a tablet.
But some of them may be reading books downloaded to their phones...
DeleteHmm. I'm with your first two but I have to admit to curiosity about the third!
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DeleteI would wholeheartedly support both of your candidates for Room 101. Cheap coffee power - ugh!! As for cash, yes we need to fight tooth and nail to keep using it for so many reasons. I have read an article recently about an individual advising Treasury and Central Bank who was arguing that we have to get rid of cash as it stops governments implementing negative interest rates. With advisors like that, we have a fight on our hands!
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DeleteI'm with you on instant coffee in any form, and also instant sweetened tea! For the nation I would ban mobile gambling apps and the ads on TV. I pray for friends and everyone working in organisations supporting people with any kind of addictions when these ads come on. And in church... like you, I'm not going to say. But I am fascinated to know what you chose!!!!
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ReplyDeleteSounds like a fun and interesting meet up. I agree 100% about instant coffee it doesn't even taste of coffee. I am very anti vaping especially as so many youngsters seem to be addicted and we don't really know what damage it does medically. Regards Sue H
ReplyDeleteYes, vapes and cigarettes can go as far as I'm concerned
DeleteAs a committed real coffee drinker I totally agree with you re instant. I would send all mobile phones away!! Now of course we are all desperate to know the third thing!
ReplyDelete#3 caused much debate among the dozen people present, so I'm not sure it's helpful to share here!
DeleteAI(ay-eye!) My son works in the film and media industry. This could be the deathknell for his very hard-earned career.
ReplyDeleteMost of Gen Z (excluding my grandchildren of course!).
Most 'celebrities'.
I could go on......!
One of the others today wanted to put driverless cars in the bin - and we had very good discussion of technology which takes away human input (AI etc)
DeleteI agree on both coffee and cash. My sister's local fish and chip shop has a notice up showing the costs to them of customers using cards - an excellent idea. I'm curious too as to number three!
ReplyDeleteWe have a number of local chip shops locally which have gone cash only
Delete💯 agree with your first two banishments and would dearly love to know the third 😉😀😍
ReplyDeleteAlison in Wales x
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DeleteAmen, sister! I, too, and curious about the 3rd topic.
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DeleteWith you on instant coffee plus cafes etc that don't do filter coffee or cafetières only fancy stuff. For the nations good I would quite happily put mobile phones in there.
ReplyDeleteOthers have common the evils of mobile phones!
DeleteI worry about cash disappearing, it’s important that we work to keep it. I also can’t bring myself to trust internet banking, and still need cheques from time to time. Surely there is room for both systems. Isabel
ReplyDeleteYes, both systems have their place
DeleteI popped back to see if you'd enlightened us regarding number 3!!!!!!!
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DeleteOne time when there was a power outage in our nearby town, the stores were unable to process credit card payments. Fortunately when I arrived in the grocery store, I had a reasonable amount of cash on me, so I was able to purchase what I needed. I did note, however, that it is much harder to pick up unplanned "extras" when dealing with a limited amount of cash. CCs are a way to go over budget if we are not careful!
ReplyDeleteIt's too easy to use the card and lose track of spending.
DeleteDo I dare admit that I have no problems with instant coffee? I used to have a favorite brand or two of instant coffee that I used to drink. These days, however, I rarely drink coffee. I prefer my tea! But, not just any tea; I'm particular about how my tea tastes. :)
ReplyDeleteTea, or coffee, I think most of us have a preferred "blend" or taste
DeleteI may be one of the few but I love my instant Nescafé coffee, I have tried some of the cheap ones when I used to do more money saving challenges but Nescafe is always head and shoulders above them. I agree wholeheartedly about keeping cash payments going.
ReplyDeleteWhat would I put in Room 101 ... all the adverts, advertising hoardings and shop signs that have English words purposefully spelt wrong. How can children learn to use our lovely written language properly when they are driven through the 'Drive Thru'. There are so many, that I currently can't think off, but they drive me mad.