Living A simple green Life: Email to tesco on the subject of the security buzzer

Welcome

Welcome to my wee blog.My name is Andy ( The Dafthermit ) . For the last 20 odd years i have ben trying to get back to a simpler way of life and finally in my old bus up here in the Scottish mountains i am finally getting there. My time now is spent taking pictures of the highlands ,making films to show the world the beauty all around and writing something that has surprised me having had a few of my stories published , Having picked up a camera and laptop in 2008 i have really enjoyeed the journey the camera has taken me on again having had a couple of pictures in national magazines, last year three of ,my films where shown at the Loch Ness film festival. anyway i hope you enjoy your visit to my wee blog

love and light

Andy

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Email to tesco on the subject of the security buzzer

Dear Sir/Madam

Let me tell you a wee story of a once loyal Tesco customer of more
years than i care to think of that is no more .

On a wonderful sunny highland spring day myself and my wife went
shopping and as always we made a bee line for our local Tesco store a
place i know only too well as my wife has shopped at your stores all
over this country
I dread to think of the thousands that has been spent at your many
stores over the years ..

Well all that has changed
(and as if one of the many storms i have watched rush into our wee
mountain home from a furious Atlantic ,that brings with it darkness
and cold )
As i said on a wonderful sunny highland spring day with the eagles
dancing in the sky ,flowers of all colours jumping for joy at the
coming season and with a feeling of happiness ,i followed my wife into
the store, a rare event indeed as i am usually consigned to a long
wait in the car park … ( which must always be followed by a cheery
"did you get everything dear " or else..)

And as long as i live i will rue the day i stepped into your store to
purchase a much needed hard drive for my laptop
Once i had chosen the said item i headed to the checkout while my wife
disappeared further into your well lit store clutching the remainder
of the money ( never to be seen again,no matter if it is £10 or £300)

At the checkout i paid for my two items and with a smile and receipt
firmly grasped in my hand headed to the door and the usual 1 to 2 hour
wait for my beautiful wife…
when my life changed ……….

As i headed out the door a loud
BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP
filled the store and off into the car park
I froze unsure what to do and looked outside as people all going about
their business stopped and stared ,at this person who was frozen to
the spot
A quick glance was exchanged by myself and the other 3 people trapped
by the alarm ,but as they realised it wasn't them they headed off
leaving me to face the music alone..
instantly a wave of judgemental thoughts scurried and rushed at me
from all corners of the car park ..
The realisation that the alarm was targeted at me ,the feeling of
wanting to run and hide overwhelmed me but my legs refused to obey.
Panic ensued my every thought
what if ,had i ,etc etc
A sweat of panic bathed my body soaking my whiter than white clothing
( if only i had that underarm stuff Mel buys 2 for 1 )

THIEF THIEF THIEF
was all i could think …..

Unsure what i was to do i turned as a security guy headed over and led
me to his desk and in full view of all the customers in the store
started to check my bag and goods…
From up the aisle by the veg a woman stood
and holding a cucumber in her hand shot me a look of complete disgust
the likes i have never felt no matter where i looked i was greeted by
similar looks
until i felt like some piece of scum and thief to boot ( even though i
knew i had paid)
To me as a loyal and honest customer i can't understand how you can do
that to people
I realise you have to try and stop the theft from your stores ,but if
you happen to catch an honest customer in that net the very least you
could do

is take them somewhere private and if you find out you are wrong then
i think a wee token from you would go a long way .. to heal the shame
and disgrace

Since this event i have dipped into a deep depression and find that my
creative side has gone
no longer am i able to admire the sheer beauty that surrounds me in my
home in the mountains

i just pray that the day comes soon when i am happy and free again..
As until that visit to your store i had been an up and coming an
filmmaker and story teller
I find now that i am unable to sleep the constant dark cloud of shame
follows me everywhere even to my once warm and cosy bed ….
My dreams now are no longer filled with the wonder of life ,thoughts
of my next film or poem,story or whatever
but instead are filled with an enveloping darkness and a bright neon
banner that every night seems to get brighter
that streams across my closed eyes

TESCOS TESCOS TESCOS TESCOS
and always the sound
BEEP BEEP BEEP
so now i find at the age off 49 i am considering a rare visit to the
doctors for help…

yours

a once loyal customer

The Dafthermit

Thanks for popping bye
Andy

--
Peace love and happiness

alba gu brath

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A wee film about us on STVs the HOUR SHOW click on STV logo to see the film

Andy the Daft Hermit lives 45 minutes outside Inverness with his wife Mel in an old bus parked in a layby. This current home of theirs is the longest they have ever stayed in one spot. “I’ve been travelling now 25 years,” said Andy Lowe. “Mel’s been travelling 15. One of the reasons we’ve come and stayed up here is because of Mel’s health. I wanted to bring her to the mountains for fresh air and clean water and just a slower pace of life.” Mel has had breast cancer twice, skin cancer once, and for three years believed she had bone cancer after being wrongly diagnosed. Andy’s belief in the restorative powers of the north made them pack up ‘The Black Bus’ that they live in and cross the border into Scotland. New Highland home for hermit couple Andy and Mel “I think we both believe in trying to get to a more simple way of life,” said Andy, “but it’s strange for us because we are sort of hermits, or we like to live separate, but it’s not being anti-social… it’s just the way we are that allows us to be creative.” Andy first began travelling when he left the army. Fed up with bureaucracy he packed a rucksack and left for France and has been travelling ever since. By investing any money the couple have earned into solar panels and wind generators they now live a self-sustaining existence, without electric bills, and collect rain water “straight from Heaven”. “It’s not easy,” said Mel. “There might be time when there might not be enough facilities around, but you always find a way, you know?” Rather than rejecting technology, Andy blogs about his travels online and collaborates with artists from around the world via his ‘Scratchy Heid Film Studio’, which he runs from a static trailer next to the couple’s bus. He explained his philosophy: “My belief is that if you can go through life and you drop dead and you’ve got a balance there that slightly outweighs the good than the bad, you’ve done alright. “Yesterday, with what Mel’s been through with the cancer and all that, I had a woman on one of my sites there that thanked me for the writing, for the positive things, and to me that’s worth everything. You can keep your millions, we’re not interested. That is what we do.” To check out Andy’s artwork and video projects check out his website. MORE FROM THE NORTH