[Tealeaf]

Originally Posted by Bernard Dawson

I would agree with that. And I would hope that those groups you mention wont be left out. I also know quite a few people who have been ringing up for their elderly neighbours.

That all begs a number of questions, Bernard. Given that it is my understanding that the news of the Brit Grit was sprung on a council meeting only a few weeks ago, these are:

1) When and where was the funding approved for this? Presumably advance orders have had to be made for what is (I guess) already bagged stock, given the depletion of general stocks after last winter.

2) When was the formal purchase made?

3) When and who made the decision to allocate on the basis of first come, first served?

4) What is the current distribution policy regarding deliveries?

5) More specifically, I now understand that deliveries will occur any time after 7am, which means that some people who have ordered have to be up and about at that time and opening their back yard doors in order to allow access. There is no fixed delivery time, so some pensioners have been doing this for the last week, to no avail. I also note the temperature in Accy is currently -7C has I write.