Labour Day

[hwconundrum]

Today, I learned an important lesson: when staying in a country that has/practices Labour Day (we don't have it in the UK - what the hell is it, anyway?), make sure the day BEFORE Labour Day that you have enough groceries to last you for a 48 hour period. Because if you don't, you will be sad to discover on Labour Day that Woolworths is closed and

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[venom69]

The servos will screw you every time, seriously.

Public holidays just give them a reason to be blatant about it.

[hwconundrum]

Well, in the end I nipped out to buy a noodle-cup thing (I felt extremely lazy that evening) and since they actually had the price on the shelf that time I knew in advance how badly I was being screwed over, which at least reduced the shock slightly. And today... Woolworths! Actual groceries! Hoorah!