June 9th, 2019 : Bag Bashing

[Carruthers]

Anyone would have thought that the sun had refused to rise when Tesco announced that they would start charging 5p (6c) for every plastic carrier bag supplied at the checkout.

The prospect of having to take your own bags was just too much for some.

As a kid I was often sent to the corner shop with a shopping bag and a list with the money wrapped up in it.

I remember one embarrassing incident when, being of an inquiring scientific mind, I decided to demonstrate centrifugal force to myself.

On the way back from the shop I hurled the bag around in a circle at arm's length fully expecting the contents to remain in the bag.

You're ahead of me now, aren't you? Unfortunately I hadn't managed to wind up to the required speed and most of the shopping fell to the ground, including half a dozen eggs.

I found some difficulty explaining that when I returned home.


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