Apparently some people nick meat from supermarkets. They must be quite skilled if they can conceal a leg of lamb. There is so much security at supermarkets, digital and a physical guard, I don't know how they do it.
The Melbourne suburb of St Albans has an unofficial weekend market, where you can buy some very nice cuts of meat at cheap prices, clearly stolen meat. I read a newspaper article about the market and St Albans itself, once a train terminus before the line was extended. It sounded like an interesting suburb and I had no knowledge of the area. I must visit, so I did.
It wasn't a market day but there was not any shortage of places to eat all sorts of foods from around the world. I think I had coffee and a meat pie.
My Hair Dresser friend was teaching in St Albans and when I caught the train back to town, she walked past my carriage at Melbourne Spencer Street, clearly having just left the same train to catch a route 12 tram home. I was going on to Melbourne Flinders Street.
Anyway, I rather liked St Albans. Here are a few photos taken in public spaces near the station.
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It does look like a vibrant and interesting area. Stolen meat presumably has to be hidden beneath your clothing. Eeeeuw. At the thought.
ReplyDeleteThere’s no concealing meat Andrew. Sister works at a Woolies and said they load up the trolley and brazenly walk out with it, challenging any staff member to “try me and see how it ends”. Staff are told not to interfere for their own safety. Marie, Cheltenham
ReplyDeleteYou have to be desperate or brazen to steal meat.
ReplyDeleteHere, I have heard of people having special pants made with deep pockets, so that they can drop meat inside their pants. As EC said, "Ewwwwwww...."
ReplyDeleteSt Albans looks very colourful, unlike its UK namesake I think.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I would buy meat from a dubious source. My tummy is delicate enough as it is.
I hope you pronounce it correctly "S'nAlbans"
ReplyDeleteIt looks a colourful and interesting place. Shoplifting is a huge problem here with people walking out with trolleys full of stuff.
ReplyDeleteNot exactly a crime scene, but unless the children were starving, why would anyone do it?
ReplyDeleteThe murals are looking fabulous. With regard to stealing of food from supermarkets, there is a company policy for staff members not to confront robbers or thieves
ReplyDeleteAnd I thought the Melbourne meat market was at The Peel.
ReplyDeleteLike the piano. It's kind of a throwback to the hippy 1960s.
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