Supermarket snow

I was asked recently if I'd taken any photos of the snow.

Well compared to the rest of the UK we've not had a huge amount of the white stuff. We thought the weekend was going to be rough and so cancelled our usual Saturday trip and I did an extra shop in town last Thursday.

In the event it wasn't too bad althought it was bitterly cold. A larger amount of snow fell Sunday night and we had a fair covering Monday morning. The main roads had been gritted and were moving well but the pavements were treacherous. A neighbour offered me a lift down to Morrisons.

Before shopping I took this quick photograph of the supermarket car park.

After shopping I took another quick photograph in the opposite direction which you can see on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Our World Tuesday.

Blue Monday: Tesco Filling Station

This is the new 24hour Tesco filling station off Ashworth Lane, Hattersley.

The huge construction on the left is a multi-storey car park - see last Friday's post on Hyde DP Xtra. The actual supermarket is beyond the car park - see Friday Fences.

See how it looked four years ago.

Take a look at Ashworth Lane and the entrance on Hyde DP Xtra.

A contribution to Blue Monday.

Friday Fences: Tesco Extra

This is looking up the pedestrian ramp from Stockport Road to the upper story of the new Tesco Extra at Hattersley. The main store is underneath but above is a café and non-food department as well as a presently hardly used two-storey car park.

Take a look at the empty car park on Hyde DP Xtra.

Over the road is McDonalds and the roundabout at the end of the M67.

For Friday Fences.

The View from Hyde Central Station

Looking over the town from Hyde Central station. On the left is the Town Hall. On the right is St George's Church at the top of Great Norbury Street. The dominant building with the white roof is the Asda supermarket.

A contribution to The Weekend in Black and White.

Weekend Reflections Over Yonder

Looking at the Peak Forest Canal from Manchester Road.

The path and bridleway on the right, signposted "Over Yonder" leads to the Tameside Animal Welfare shelter on Raglan Road where there used to be a bridge across the canal. That bridge has been closed for at least five years so the only through route now is along the towpath which is on the left next to the Aldi supermarket.

It looks a lot better than it did the last time I showed you this view in December 2010.

A contribution to Weekend Reflections.

Game On

Local supermarkets are stocked with Superbowl party foods. Go Patriots!

Skywatch Friday: Tesco Construction at Hattersley

Tesco are building a new superstore on land off Ashworth Lane, Hattersley.

See how it looked here three years ago.

If you google for information on "Tesco at Hattersley" you will find there is a division of opinion between those who view the development as a dominant commercial giant getting its own way again to the detriment of smaller retailers and nearby town centres and those who see it as an opportunity to create jobs and revitalise a run-down community.

For more sky photographs visit Skywatch Friday.

ABC Wednesday: T is for Tesco

Tesco are building a superstore on land at Hattersley. The land used to be occupied by houses but these were demolished some years when the estate was re-generated.

Another photograph of the construction work can be found on Hyde DP Xtra.

More T posts can be found at ABC Wednesday.

8 Bags Of Rice - One Way

This is a frequent scene on Billings Road in North Quincy and elsewhere in the city. Older women are pushing loaded-down shopping carts past the store parking lot boundaries, down the city streets and to their family compounds where they will unload. Unfortunately, once the carts are emptied, they are abandoned by the side of the road where they seem to multiply. I wonder why the cart users don't push the cart back to the store for the next haul . . .

Happy Monochrome Monday!

Stock up

Hannaford Market is doing a brisk business in anticipation of the predicted snowy weather.

Market Watch

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People started lining up at the Deli counter before 9:00am today in anticipation of tonight's snow storm. Ever since the "Blizzard of 1978" milk, bread and toilet paper get wiped off the shelves before an anticipated snowstorm.

Twilight Shopping

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No crowds + no lines + no traffic = my favorite time to go grocery shopping. I like the way my favorite local supermarket, Roche Bros., looks at twilight with the different tones of light. Do you have a favorite time to shop for groceries?

You can see more Friday skies from around the world by clicking here. Enjoy!

Colorful Harvest

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This colorful produce area is located at the Hannaford Supermarket in North Quincy.