The PANIC BUY thread (Covid 19)

[Crimson Dynamo]

Confess here if you have panic bought food or Medicine due to the Corona?

tell us what you bought

The TL has already bought both and is on point:skull:

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[thesheriff443]

My dad told my brother to go and stock up on tins of soup

[Cherie]

Pasta, soup, long life milk, tea coffee, tuna/sardines, passata, cereal, frozen veg, toilet roll..no meds yet :think:

[thesheriff443]

Pasta, soup, long life milk, tea coffee, tuna/sardines, passata, cereal, frozen veg, toilet roll..no meds yet :think:

I feel like a fool for buying 8 light bulbs because they was on offer.

[GoldHeart]

Is it the end of the world then fgs ?? :notimpressed:

[Crimson Dynamo]

im going to buy extra at auction and put in store for the foreseeable just in case

[Oliver_W]

I bought a bunch of stuff to sell at inflated costs to people who panic later <3

[Cherie]

I feel like a fool for buying 8 light bulbs because they was on offer.

:joker: tbf the soup was half price Crosse and Blackwell

oh and crackers and cheese, and crisps

Off again tomorrow, any suggestions welcome

[Cherie]

Is it the end of the world then fgs ?? :notimpressed:

have you seen what happened in Italy re lockdown, its not exactly China is it, so could easily happen here, I like a packed store cupboard anyway it's because I hail from rural Ireland where you could be snowed in for a week or more when we were young !

[GoldHeart]

have you seen what happened in Italy re lockdown, its not exactly China is it, so could easily happen here, I like a packed store cupboard anyway it's because I hail from rural Ireland where you could be snowed in for a week or more when we were young !

I'm well aware of what's going on and it's worrying yes , but the panicking is a bit much .

[Cherie]

I'm well aware of what's going on and it's worrying yes , but the panicking is a bit much .

Its being prudent if everyone buys a few extra bits there wont be a rush if it goes pear shaped, I would have that in my cupboard anyway, just a bit more of it :laugh:

[Crimson Dynamo]

its guns and ammo we need

:worry:

[GoldHeart]

its guns and ammo we need

:worry:

:notimpressed:

[thesheriff443]

its guns and ammo we need

:worry:

People avoid you at the best of times

[Cherie]

its guns and ammo we need

:worry:

yes firepower :laugh:

[Crimson Dynamo]

the TL is Ill

:worry:

[Crimson Dynamo]

she wanted to have an easter egg for tea but i am making her fishcakes

she is on the sofa in her jammies with a bottle coughing

:omgno:

[Kazanne]

I haven't brought anything that I don't usually buy,lol, are people really panicking that much ? I am panicking now as I haven't panicked.lol

[GoldHeart]

I haven't brought anything that I don't usually buy,lol, are people really panicking that much ?

Ridiculous isn't it :rolleyes:

[Cherie]

Me, Sherriff, LT and Oliver will be chowing down while Goldheart and Kaz starve :dance: Well Sheriff will be eating lightbulbs but still

[Kazanne]

Ridiculous isn't it :rolleyes:

Im worried now incase I am not taking this as seriously as I should,:laugh:

[smudgie]

:joker: tbf the soup was half price Crosse and Blackwell

oh and crackers and cheese, and crisps

Off again tomorrow, any suggestions welcome

Butter and cheese for the freezer.
Bread flour..yeast. Plain flour, self raising flour. Raisins for scones.
Sugar, tea bags, coffee, coffee mate.
All sauces and pickles.
Tins of everything..fill the freezer with meat and veg and fish.

Toiletries of all descriptions.
Toilet rolls by the 100.

Basically brexit part two.
Hubby reckons Tesco will be sending the driver round here so they can fill their shelves.

[smudgie]

I haven't brought anything that I don't usually buy,lol, are people really panicking that much ? I am panicking now as I haven't panicked.lol

Stocks of some stuff is already unavailable.
Hand sanitizer is like hens teeth.
Noticed a few items out of stock in Asda as well.
Hubby has always called me a war bride because I stock up when stuff is on offer, comes in handy at times mind.

[Kazanne]

Stocks of some stuff is already unavailable.
Hand sanitizer is like hens teeth.
Noticed a few items out of stock in Asda as well.
Hubby has always called me a war bride because I stock up when stuff is on offer, comes in handy at times mind.

We are pretty well stocked up anyway,but might not hurt to top it up :laugh::wavey:

[smudgie]

We are pretty well stocked up anyway,but might not hurt to top it up :laugh::wavey:

Baby wipes as well Kaz.😷😷

[GoldHeart]

Im worried now incase I am not taking this as seriously as I should,:laugh:

When the Ebola crisis hit , I still carried on as normal. What good is panicking going to achieve?? .

Like I said it's worrying with the coronavirus, but the fear mongering is too much .

[Kazanne]

Baby wipes as well Kaz.😷😷

Yes smudgie and plenty of nappies , although the potty training has come to the fore now :hee: lets hope it doesn't come to too many shortages.

[Cherie]

Fail to prepare, prepare to fail :hehe:

[Cherie]

When the Ebola crisis hit , I still carried on as normal. What good is panicking going to achieve?? .

Like I said it's worrying with the coronavirus, but the fear mongering is too much .

were towns in Italy locked down during ebola ...no

Was Venice a ghost town...no

this is completely different, Ebola was pretty much kept in Africa apart from one Scottish nurse, how you can compare the two is incredible

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[Kazanne]

When the Ebola crisis hit , I still carried on as normal. What good is panicking going to achieve?? .

Like I said it's worrying with the coronavirus, but the fear mongering is too much .

I really didn't think it was that bad, until today really , hopefully most of it is asking us to be cautious, and more hygenic ,but yes we have to be as normal as possible.

[Zizu]

Tinned peas , carrots , soups , corned beef , spam , smash , painkillers


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[Cherie]

Butter and cheese for the freezer.
Bread flour..yeast. Plain flour, self raising flour. Raisins for scones.
Sugar, tea bags, coffee, coffee mate.
All sauces and pickles.
Tins of everything..fill the freezer with meat and veg and fish.

Toiletries of all descriptions.
Toilet rolls by the 100.

Basically brexit part two.
Hubby reckons Tesco will be sending the driver round here so they can fill their shelves.

yass Smudge, although I didn't bother with Brexit stockpiling :laugh:

[Cherie]

I really didn't think it was that bad, until today really , hopefully most of it is asking us to be cautious, and more hygenic ,but yes we have to be as normal as possible.

Its not like the food will spoil, hopefully there will be no issue but it doesn't hurt to be ready

[GoldHeart]

I really didn't think it was that bad, until today really , hopefully most of it is asking us to be cautious, and more hygenic ,but yes we have to be as normal as possible.

Like I said there's always been bugs & viruses, you just have to be careful :shrug: .

[Vanessa]

I'm not even eating that much lately. Getting over some stomach flu. Hope I don't find empty shelves :fist:

[AnnieK]

I bought a few extra tins etc and have loads of pasta and pasata and I always bulk cook and freeze. Not panicking at all but worth being prepared

[Josy]

Is this a thing?

I need to know?

[GoldHeart]

I'm not even eating that much lately. Getting over some stomach flu. Hope I don't find empty shelves :fist:

It's panic hysteria & fear mongering :rolleyes:

[thesheriff443]

Is this a thing?

I need to know?

There will be a few people doing it, it depends if there are a lot more cases then people will get more worried.

[thesheriff443]

Me, Sherriff, LT and Oliver will be chowing down while Goldheart and Kaz starve :dance: Well Sheriff will be eating lightbulbs but still

Well if there is a shortage it will kick start a few diets.

[thesheriff443]

House gets burgled, what have they taken? 3 tins of beans and half a jar of jam.

[Cherie]

I'm not even eating that much lately. Getting over some stomach flu. Hope I don't find empty shelves :fist:

There are no empty shelves, people aren't buying lorry loads, just two bags of pasta instead of one, just in case.

[Cherie]

House gets burgled, what have they taken? 3 tins of beans and half a jar of jam.

:joker: no one is getting near my larder!

[AnnieK]

There are no empty shelves, people aren't buying lorry loads, just two bags of pasta instead of one, just in case.

Exactly.....its not stripping stores bare but considering what they are proposing if it gets much worse its prudent to stock up a little. They are forecasting a global recession which will hit all industries, including food so no need to panic but be realistic. I've seen worse panic buying on Christmas eve...you know when the shops are shut for a full 24 hours :laugh:

[Cherie]

Exactly.....its not stripping stores bare but considering what they are proposing if it gets much worse its prudent to stock up a little. They are forecasting a global recession which will hit all industries, including food so no need to panic but be realistic. I've seen worse panic buying on Christmas eve...you know when the shops are shut for a full 24 hours :laugh:

Not seen any bare shelves apart from the antivac ones but I don't buy that anyway :laugh:

[AnnieK]

There are no empty shelves, people aren't buying lorry loads, just two bags of pasta instead of one, just in case.

To be fair there are....have you tried to get anti bac hand gel? I found some in aldi today....thought I'd won the lottery :laugh:

[AnnieK]

Oh snap re anti bac lol.

[thesheriff443]

:joker: no one is getting near my larder!

Looks like it’s road kill for my family.any one want half a badger.

[bots]

all you basically need are some lentils and some rice. Buy a few bags ... total cost a couple of quid and you have food for months if needed.

[Ammi]

...for anyone who is stock piling essentials, this came up on my news thing this morning...just saying...

https://uk.style.yahoo.com/creme-eggs-chocolate-easter-deal-095756482.html/?ncid=gemini_mktpurpled_wxvnov29vye

[Nicky91]

not gonna be hamstering anything myself, people need to just not listen to this fear-mongering from the media


i watched a video from a professor/scientist from Singapore last night, he also mostly said what you can do

- no airconditioning but open your windows

- create nice warm but still humid space in house

and he also thinks by may it could be gone when temperatures become warmer and there is better humidity too, based upon SARS studies (and this covid-19 is similar to that too lesser deadly than SARS but more worrying than a regular flu, more bit of a mix of those)


no need for panic he also said

[Cal.]

WHY is Cherie scaremongering I’m upset now

[Cal.]

I am VERY thin and good looking so this isn’t necessary for me.

[Nicky91]

also it makes me laugh how it takes a virus to realize people need to wash their hands properly :laugh:

me and my parents wash our hands everytime before we eat something, after going to bathroom, or returning from shopping/grocery shopping


also for less panic, maybe Boris should contact chinese officials on how they had successfully treated and cured that 98 year old woman from the virus since that is quite surprising given it is mostly fatal to elderly :think: spread the word to countries who need it too, and hopefully curing lots of infected in britain, italy, iran, japan, Germany


here in Netherlands, those infected are just stupid idiots who ignored warnings of not going to northern italy, and still going on holiday (because otherwise a waste of money) :umm2: idk what is more important, health or money :skull:


but i don't give a single damn what the media has to say (getting sick and tired of hearing it constantly on the news either now) i only look at facts myself

[Crimson Dynamo]

Nicky ending Cherie and her scaremongering ways and having a swipe at profligate holidaymakers in holland

:clap1:

[Cal.]

Someone needs to tell Cherie to STOP scaring everybody

[Crimson Dynamo]

Someone needs to tell Cherie to STOP scaring everybody

its interesting that Mr Cherie works here


https://www.hand-cleaners.co.uk/product-category/paper-hygiene/face-masks/

[Crimson Dynamo]

:suspect:

[thesheriff443]

:suspect:

Can see you turning up drowned in a bath of anti bacterial gel.

[Niamh.]

No stocking up here

[thesheriff443]

No stocking up here

All that does is leave some little old lady without any bread and milk.

When we had the petrol shortage a few years back people where going stupid.

One guy had a trolley full of milk and bread in Tesco and was told put some back.

[Niamh.]

All that does is leave some little old lady without any bread and milk.

When we had the petrol shortage a few years back people where going stupid.

One guy had a trolley full of milk and bread in Tesco and was told put some back.

I don't know why everyone stocks up on bread and milk anyway, they're the last things you should be stockpiling, surely it should be tinned and powdered stuff

[GoldHeart]

I don't know why everyone stocks up on bread and milk anyway, they're the last things you should be stockpiling, surely it should be tinned and powdered stuff

Because people are daft

[Niamh.]

Because people are daft

O_vJvkAhgPM

[Cherie]

WHY is Cherie scaremongering I’m upset now

I am VERY thin and good looking so this isn’t necessary for me.

Trying to get you to withdraw from the Strictly game, you must be stopped :dance:

[Cherie]

its interesting that Mr Cherie works here


https://www.hand-cleaners.co.uk/product-category/paper-hygiene/face-masks/

Not me outed as I see the cash rolling in due to price rise

[Cherie]

I don't know why everyone stocks up on bread and milk anyway, they're the last things you should be stockpiling, surely it should be tinned and powdered stuff

of course flour is what you need to stockpile to bake your own :smug:

[Cherie]

Maybe I need to buy a goat for milk :think:

[Cherie]

not gonna be hamstering anything myself, people need to just not listen to this fear-mongering from the media


i watched a video from a professor/scientist from Singapore last night, he also mostly said what you can do

- no airconditioning but open your windows

- create nice warm but still humid space in house

and he also thinks by may it could be gone when temperatures become warmer and there is better humidity too, based upon SARS studies (and this covid-19 is similar to that too lesser deadly than SARS but more worrying than a regular flu, more bit of a mix of those)


no need for panic he also said

isn't that a breeding ground for germs, warm and humid :omgno: I think he is trying to kill you Nicky

[thesheriff443]

I don't know why everyone stocks up on bread and milk anyway, they're the last things you should be stockpiling, surely it should be tinned and powdered stuff

I think he had a business, times like this brings out the best and worst in humans.

[GoldHeart]

O_vJvkAhgPM

:rolleyes: lol

[smudgie]

...for anyone who is stock piling essentials, this came up on my news thing this morning...just saying...

https://uk.style.yahoo.com/creme-eggs-chocolate-easter-deal-095756482.html/?ncid=gemini_mktpurpled_wxvnov29vye

Hmmm.
Tesco were selling them 10 for £2 last week, caramel ones as well.
Trouble is, they are irresistible. :blush:

[Cherie]

Hmmm.
Tesco were selling them 10 for £2 last week, caramel ones as well.
Trouble is, they are irresistible. :blush:

Now we are talking, although I have given up chocolate for Lent :oh:

[smudgie]

Now we are talking, although I have given up chocolate for Lent :oh:

It appears to be a case of I took it up for Lent.

[Cherie]

It appears to be a case of I took it up for Lent.

:hehe:

[Livia]

its guns and ammo we need

:worry:

I'm stockpiling cartridges in case of the zombie apocalypse. If they move as fast as a clay pigeon or slower, they're toast.

[Beso]

This better not effect gails bakeries..my spiced cauliflower sour dough roll won't last longer than a day.

[Nicky91]

isn't that a breeding ground for germs, warm and humid :omgno: I think he is trying to kill you Nicky

not you trying to say you know it better than scientists who actually studied this virus closely

the actual other name for covid-19 is SARS-NCov2

but SARS had a higher death percentage

this current virus is more inbetween of a regular flu (so more worrying than that) and SARS (but lesser deadly only for certain age group 55+)

no need for any panic, just avoid places like Italy, Iran, Japan, ''China still'' although China has lesser new infections compared to last few weeks


this thread is kinda irrelevant if you ask me :rolleyes:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Nicky i get the feeling you are worried about this but you are trying to style it out?

Its ok to be worried

[Cherie]

not you trying to say you know it better than scientists who actually studied this virus closely

the actual other name for covid-19 is SARS-NCov2

but SARS had a higher death percentage

this current virus is more inbetween of a regular flu (so more worrying than that) and SARS (but lesser deadly only for certain age group 55+)

no need for any panic, just avoid places like Italy, Iran, Japan, ''China still'' although China has lesser new infections compared to last few weeks


this thread is kinda irrelevant if you ask me :rolleyes:

I am saying this yes, warm and humid conditions are generally perfect for growing anything, veg, flowers, viruses.. ie greenhouse conditions :skull:

[Cherie]

This better not effect gails bakeries..my spiced cauliflower sour dough roll won't last longer than a day.

:omgno:

[Nicky91]

I am saying this yes, warm and humid conditions are generally perfect for growing anything, veg, flowers, viruses.. ie greenhouse conditions :skull:

uh that is somewhat different :umm2:

also a greenhouse conditions are like 40 to 50 degrees :skull:


cold, wet weather we got now is exactly right for influenza's


Cherie, sweetie i understand what you mean, but this thing isn't just your ordinary virus

like i said it is inbetween of a flu and sars, having symptoms similar to sars, and it goes around same way any other influenza does

[user104658]

That's one of the most bizarre things about this (and Nicky is right) - actual academics and virologists are NOT really panicking about Covid... yet the public (and even governments) are getting into a frenzy.

So when it comes to stocking up, I'm torn. It really is like the "beast from the east" situation. Do I think my area is suddenly going to end up under a massive virus quarantine? No I think the chances of that are very low. If everyone just shopped as normal there'd be no shortage and it would be fine.

BUT - do I think people are going to get themselves worked up and strip the shelves bare? THAT is very possible. So I'm stuck in that place where I'm considering panic-buying because I know a tonne of other people are going to panic-buy :fist:.

Here's a tip though; DON'T PANIC BUY BREAD ffs. The shelves were BARE with the Beast from the East and I can only imagine an absolute tonne of bread ended up going mouldy in people's cupboards :facepalm:. If you want to be stocked for bread, buy a sack of bread flour, a big pack of yeast, and make sure you're stocked on table salt. That's literally it. You can now have as much bread as you want for months.

Also don't panic buy empty carbs that's just daft. Pasta and white rice? Very good you'll have a full belly and zero nutrition. Buy brown rice, whole grains, nuts, beans and pulses. Make sure you're stocked up on things like tinned tomatoes and herbs/spices (of course your kitchen should be already if you're not a neanderthal) to keep things interesting and you're good to go.

Bet it's the bread that flies off the shelves again though :hehe:.

[Niamh.]

and milk which equally is going to go off in a matter of days. These folk will never survive the Zombie Apocalypse when it happens

[Crimson Dynamo]

im getting some tasty bat soup in cans

Trev down the pub can get me 50 cans from China at mates rates

[thesheriff443]

im getting some tasty bat soup in cans

Trev down the pub can get me 50 cans from China at mates rates

People are dying to get their hands on these.

[Nicky91]

hat's one of the most bizarre things about this (and Nicky is right) - actual academics and virologists are NOT really panicking about Covid... yet the public (and even governments) are getting into a frenzy.

So when it comes to stocking up, I'm torn. It really is like the "beast from the east" situation. Do I think my area is suddenly going to end up under a massive virus quarantine? No I think the chances of that are very low. If everyone just shopped as normal there'd be no shortage and it would be fine.

BUT - do I think people are going to get themselves worked up and strip the shelves bare? THAT is very possible. So I'm stuck in that place where I'm considering panic-buying because I know a tonne of other people are going to panic-buy :fist:.

Here's a tip though; DON'T PANIC BUY BREAD ffs. The shelves were BARE with the Beast from the East and I can only imagine an absolute tonne of bread ended up going mouldy in people's cupboards :facepalm:. If you want to be stocked for bread, buy a sack of bread flour, a big pack of yeast, and make sure you're stocked on table salt. That's literally it. You can now have as much bread as you want for months.

Also don't panic buy empty carbs that's just daft. Pasta and white rice? Very good you'll have a full belly and zero nutrition. Buy brown rice, whole grains, nuts, beans and pulses. Make sure you're stocked up on things like tinned tomatoes and herbs/spices (of course your kitchen should be already if you're not a neanderthal) to keep things interesting and you're good to go.

Bet it's the bread that flies off the shelves again though :hehe:.

indeed, they have already done their research about this type of influenza

there are also good things happening in Netherlands

that one hospital in gorinchem which had went in lockdown on sunday has now re-opened partially again

our government has went into meetings with our medical experts, and they said they will perform routine tests on everyone who has at least one of symptoms (even just coughing) out of pre-caution

[Niamh.]

indeed, they have already done their research about this type of influenza

there are also good things happening in Netherlands

that one hospital in gorinchem which had went in lockdown on sunday has now re-opened partially again

our government has went into meetings with our medical experts, and they said they will perform routine tests on everyone who has at least one of symptoms (even just coughing) out of pre-caution

I thought it wasn't a strain of Influenza?

[Nicky91]

I thought it wasn't a strain of Influenza?

was there also this amount of panic, at this scale during first SARS outbreak?

that one was deadlier if we talk percentages

SARS: 15%

Covid-19: 2%

The virus primarily spreads between people in a similar way to influenza, via respiratory droplets produced during coughing or sneezing. so it is similar to an influenza

[Cherie]

That's one of the most bizarre things about this (and Nicky is right) - actual academics and virologists are NOT really panicking about Covid... yet the public (and even governments) are getting into a frenzy.

So when it comes to stocking up, I'm torn. It really is like the "beast from the east" situation. Do I think my area is suddenly going to end up under a massive virus quarantine? No I think the chances of that are very low. If everyone just shopped as normal there'd be no shortage and it would be fine.

BUT - do I think people are going to get themselves worked up and strip the shelves bare? THAT is very possible. So I'm stuck in that place where I'm considering panic-buying because I know a tonne of other people are going to panic-buy :fist:.

Here's a tip though; DON'T PANIC BUY BREAD ffs. The shelves were BARE with the Beast from the East and I can only imagine an absolute tonne of bread ended up going mouldy in people's cupboards :facepalm:. If you want to be stocked for bread, buy a sack of bread flour, a big pack of yeast, and make sure you're stocked on table salt. That's literally it. You can now have as much bread as you want for months.

Also don't panic buy empty carbs that's just daft. Pasta and white rice? Very good you'll have a full belly and zero nutrition. Buy brown rice, whole grains, nuts, beans and pulses. Make sure you're stocked up on things like tinned tomatoes and herbs/spices (of course your kitchen should be already if you're not a neanderthal) to keep things interesting and you're good to go.

Bet it's the bread that flies off the shelves again though :hehe:.

These must be staples in most peoples cupboards surely :laugh:

Pleased to report that I have just run in to get a pint of milk and me buying a few extra teabags and some passata have not stripped the shelves bare :hee:

Why would anyone panic buy bread unless they can freeze it? as Smudgie says a bag of flour and some sultanas and you can make scones :flutter:

I'm not worried about the virus itself, but if a lot of people get it and are off work things will slow down inevitably

[Niamh.]

was there also this amount of panic, at this scale during first SARS outbreak?

that one was deadlier if we talk percentages

SARS: 15%

Covid-19: 2%

The virus primarily spreads between people in a similar way to influenza, via respiratory droplets produced during coughing or sneezing. so it is similar to an influenza

Similar maybe but it isn't actually influenza

[Niamh.]

These must be staples in most peoples cupboards surely :laugh:

Pleased to report that I have just run in to get a pint of milk and me buying a few extra teabags and some passata have not stripped the shelves bare :hee:

Why would anyone panic buy bread unless they can freeze it? as Smudgie says a bag of flour and some sultanas and you can make scones :flutter:

I'm not worried about the virus itself, but if a lot of people get it and are off work things will slow down inevitably

You would want a massive freezer as well, what a waste of space though to fill it with sliced pans :laugh:

[Zizu]

It’s started -Tesco ..https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200303/0fa78a71b364997b1d20d097bb2ffa1f.jpg


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[Crimson Dynamo]

i bought 2 extra boxes of wine just there is case there is a run on them :worry: I was not happy using a covvid ridden shopping trolley :umm2: when i got back i washed b]my hands in cold water (could not be bothered to wait till the water heated up) for about 8 seconds. The steering wheel of the car, its door handles and the front door are all infected for the next 5 hours or so

:skull:


btw imagine being a dentist, that must be fun

[Cherie]

You would want a massive freezer as well, what a waste of space though to fill it with sliced pans :laugh:

Crackers are the way to go!

[Niamh.]

Crackers are the way to go!

Cherie has all the solutions, I'm teaming up with you for the Zombie apocalypse

[smudgie]

Crackers are the way to go!

Indeed.
And the butter and cheese can freeze.

[Niamh.]

Good thinking Smudgie

[Cherie]

Cherie has all the solutions, I'm teaming up with you for the Zombie apocalypse

Good thinking Smudgie

Smudgie and I are like a supermarket version of Bear Grylls, how to survive in an urban area :laugh:l

[Niamh.]

Smudgie and I are like a supermarket version of Bear Grylls, how to survive in an urban area :laugh:l

Cher Grylls

[smudgie]

Smudgie and I are like a supermarket version of Bear Grylls, how to survive in an urban area :laugh:l

Aye.
Pair of war brides, must have watched the same films etc. :joker:

On a serious note, for the ladies, don’t forget to stock up on your feminine hygiene etc.

[Cherie]

Cher Grylls

:laugh:

[Zizu]

Loads of Tinned Corned beef , tubs of Cadburys Smash and soooo many tins of Heinz beans has settled me down somewhat ..


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[Strictly Jake]

See now Im wondering if I should be panicking. Went to a social thing last night and was suprised to here how many people I know are also stockpiling etc I didnt know we were supposed to be. Im skint so if everything goes into lockdown now I will have to finish whats in the house and then starve to death

[bots]

Where is Dad's Army when you need them

[Livia]

Imagine if it was this generation who had to fight WW2.


Wir würden alle Deutsch sprechen.

[Crimson Dynamo]

See now Im wondering if I should be panicking. Went to a social thing last night and was suprised to here how many people I know are also stockpiling etc I didnt know we were supposed to be. Im skint so if everything goes into lockdown now I will have to finish whats in the house and then starve to death

i am going to eat the animals first plus any cat i can find

[smudgie]

i am going to eat the animals first plus any cat i can find

Bunny wabbits for the pot :joker:

[Nicky91]

i am going to eat the animals first plus any cat i can find

animal murder :idc:

[user104658]

i am going to eat the animals first plus any cat i can find

Not LT making things worse by being patient zero of a brand new Cat Flu.

[Marsh.]

What's the panic buy for?

Are we having a food shortage? Or people don't have other people to do the food shop if they become ill?

[Nicky91]

mods close this unnecessary thread :idc:

[Marsh.]

Calm down Nicky

[user104658]

What's the panic buy for?

Are we having a food shortage? Or people don't have other people to do the food shop if they become ill?

Panic about panic is the simplest way to put it. People are worried that areas could enter quarantine (as has happened elsewhere). If that happens, people will DEFINITELY panic-stock and shop shelves will be stripped bare (think the great supermarket bread shortage caused by The Beast From The East) so if you were one of the people who DIDN'T panic-stockpile... you now might find the shops low on some things.

Ironically though, people are panic-stocking on stuff like massive bags of pasta and white rice... when A) these are nutritionally crap and B) the supermarkets are highly unlikely to run low on them anyway!

What might run low is fresh produce like bread, meat, fruit & veg, milk, etc. That might happen whether there's a legitimate threat or not, like I said earlier... if Social Media goes nuts on telling everyone to stock up, enough people might follow that advice to create a shortage. And then their bins will be overflowing with mouldy bread and off meat in a month, and they'll still be working their way through their pasta cupboard in 2023.

[Cherie]

It's not that there will be a food shortage, but if all these people are going to get ill and be forced to quarantine the chain is going to slow and inevitably there will be low stock, I have been fattening Mr C just in case

[Livia]

It's not that there will be a food shortage, but if all these people are going to get ill and be forced to quarantine the chain is going to slow and inevitably there will be low stock, I have been fattening Mr C just in case

We're all coming round yours for quarantine. We heard you have all the grub.

[Cherie]

We're all coming round yours for quarantine. We heard you have all the grub.

I have you covered Liv!

[Marsh.]

Panic about panic is the simplest way to put it. People are worried that areas could enter quarantine (as has happened elsewhere). If that happens, people will DEFINITELY panic-stock and shop shelves will be stripped bare (think the great supermarket bread shortage caused by The Beast From The East) so if you were one of the people who DIDN'T panic-stockpile... you now might find the shops low on some things.

Ironically though, people are panic-stocking on stuff like massive bags of pasta and white rice... when A) these are nutritionally crap and B) the supermarkets are highly unlikely to run low on them anyway!

What might run low is fresh produce like bread, meat, fruit & veg, milk, etc. That might happen whether there's a legitimate threat or not, like I said earlier... if Social Media goes nuts on telling everyone to stock up, enough people might follow that advice to create a shortage. And then their bins will be overflowing with mouldy bread and off meat in a month, and they'll still be working their way through their pasta cupboard in 2023.

Oh so like Christmas then.

[Crimson Dynamo]

i can live of my whisky stock for 3 months

and its a complete food

when that is done we can eat the TLs chocolate stash in the freezer, that should see us through to Chrimbo

2022

[user104658]

It's not that there will be a food shortage, but if all these people are going to get ill and be forced to quarantine the chain is going to slow and inevitably there will be low stock, I have been fattening Mr C just in case

Again this is based on the really bizarre idea that everyone who is going to get ill is going to get ill at the same time. I keep reading in the papers this figure that 80% could get it" and then the reporting carrying on like that means 80% of the country would be ill all at once. It means that 80% of people are likely to get it over a span of months or even years.

Only semi-valid concern is travel restrictions slowing international supply chains but the concern there is "maybe not being able to get everything you usually get"... not "there is literally no food".

[Cherie]

Again this is based on the really bizarre idea that everyone who is going to get ill is going to get ill at the same time. I keep reading in the papers this figure that 80% could get it" and then the reporting carrying on like that means 80% of the country would be ill all at once. It means that 80% of people are likely to get it over a span of months or even years.

Only semi-valid concern is travel restrictions slowing international supply chains but the concern there is "maybe not being able to get everything you usually get"... not "there is literally no food".


Like okay, I bought a few extra teabags and long life milk its not the end of the world as we know it, you only have to look at how people react at Christmas and in the snow to know it can get very messy very quickly

[Cherie]

Anti bac being a case in point, you can't buy it for love nor money, I don't buy it but I have friends at a special needs school and they use tons of it and its now out of stock everywhere bought by people who wouldn't normally use it

[The Slim Reaper]

Like okay calm down, I bought a few extra teabags and long life milk its not the end of the world as we know it, you only have to look at how people react at Christmas and in the snow to know it can get very messy very quickly

The biggest worry about this virus is that people are buying long life milk. I'll take my chances with lung death rather than resort to such desperate measures!

[Cherie]

The biggest worry about this virus is that people are buying long life milk. I'll take my chances with lung death rather than resort to such desperate measures!

:joker: its actually not too bad!

[Cherie]

and yesterday on a radio show a pharmacist said that boxes of face masks that used to be 10.00 are now 50.00 :skull:

[Niamh.]

Gav is going food shopping today, I told him he better start getting a few panic buys now Corona is in Cork :skull:

[Vanessa]

I'm going food shopping as well later. Wish me luck :eyes:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Gav is going food shopping today, I told him he better start getting a few panic buys now Corona is in Cork :skull:

take hand gel for the trolley handle

[Niamh.]

take hand gel for the trolley handle

:skull: will do, he needs to swipe some from work as well

[Marsh.]

Good luck with that, hand gel has vanished from stores around here. :worry:

[Niamh.]

Good luck with that, hand gel has vanished from stores around here. :worry:

Gav works in a Pharmaceutical company :smug:

[Marsh.]

Gav works in a Pharmaceutical company :smug:

And he's hoarding the supplies? :oh:

[Niamh.]

And he's hoarding the supplies? :oh:

Not yet :hehe:

[The Slim Reaper]

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[Kizzy]

I'm going to make some for work today, we get 600+ drivers coming through the gatehouse from all over, think we need to start thinking a bit more seriously about the risks.

[GoldHeart]

I'm going food shopping as well later. Wish me luck :eyes:

Pretty sure you'll be fine , aslong as you keep hand sanitiser and wash hands .

[Crimson Dynamo]

The TL is on her way home from work....ILL

D:

[Niamh.]

The TL is on her way home from work....ILL

D:

Welcome home Honey

https://media0.giphy.com/media/k4DJBV2pXZ7pK/giphy.gif

[Cherie]

The TL is on her way home from work....ILL

D:

Lock the door D:

[Niamh.]

I will report back later to see what Gav panic bought

[Crimson Dynamo]

Lock the door D:

she isnt hot tho and she is laying it on thick (if she worked for herself she would not be ill)

:rolleyes:

[Marsh.]

I will report back later to see what Gav panic bought

And overnight some antibacterial gel to your eld pal Marsh?

[Niamh.]

And overnight some antibacterial gel to your eld pal Marsh?

:laugh:

[Cherie]

I will report back later to see what Gav panic bought

I was in Lidl earlier and the toilet roll shelf was empty ..:shrug:
Every other shelf was fine :laugh:

[Crimson Dynamo]

The teacher today asked smallest boy LT's class to come up with a sentence with the word "contagious" in it.

Smallest boy LTs hand shot up

"my dad says he avoids the road to school with the lollipop man on it as it takes the contagious to do his bloody job"

[Niamh.]

I was in Lidl earlier and the toilet roll shelf was empty ..:shrug:
Every other shelf was fine :laugh:

You'll have to stock up on face(ass) cloths instead

[Niamh.]

The teacher today asked smallest boy LT's class to come up with a sentence with the word "contagious" in it.

Smallest boy LTs hand shot up

"my dad says he avoids the road to school with the lollipop man on it as it takes the contagious to do his bloody job"

:laugh2:

[Cherie]

I will report back later to see what Gav panic bought

He best have bought crackers in my honour

and BROWN rice or you are getting a lecture on nutrition from TS

[caprimint]

The teacher today asked smallest boy LT's class to come up with a sentence with the word "contagious" in it.

Smallest boy LTs hand shot up

"my dad says he avoids the road to school with the lollipop man on it as it takes the contagious to do his bloody job"
:joker:

Got this after like 3 reads

[Cherie]

The teacher today asked smallest boy LT's class to come up with a sentence with the word "contagious" in it.

Smallest boy LTs hand shot up

"my dad says he avoids the road to school with the lollipop man on it as it takes the contagious to do his bloody job"

:joker:

[Niamh.]

He best have bought crackers in my honour

and BROWN rice or you are getting a lecture on nutrition from TS

I told him to buy crackers and brown rice, I also mentioned flour but he said he's buying bread mix instead

[Crimson Dynamo]

I bought 2 more wine boxes at lunch.

:worry:

[Cherie]

You'll have to stock up on face(ass) cloths instead

I got in with 2 family packs last week, I will start rationing if I need to :oh:

On the news today some minister was banging on about buying normally as the supply chain would be fine and that the government were liaising with supermarkets on this and how to get food to anyone who has to self isolate which was immediately denied by a supermarket chief :skull:

[The Slim Reaper]

I bought 2 more wine boxes at lunch.

:worry:

at or for?

[Twosugars]

Ordered 60 toilet paper rolls on Amazon.
That's the extend of my stockpiling so far.

Oop bread flour is not a bad idea.

Cant be arsed with face masks btw
only those with a HEPA filter are any good btw

[Cherie]

at or for?

:joker:

[bots]

Supermarkets have cast doubts on an assurance from the health secretary that food supplies would not be disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak.

On Thursday, Matt Hancock said: "We are working with the supermarkets to make sure that, if people are self-isolating, then we will be able to get the food and supplies that they need."

But supermarket sources said they had not discussed getting food to homes.

One executive said he was "baffled" by the suggestions.

An executive told BBC business editor Simon Jack: "Matt Hancock has totally made up what he said about working with supermarkets. We haven't heard anything from government directly."

He added that sales of cupboard basics such as pasta and tinned goods have "gone through the roof".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51769184

[Niamh.]

I got in with 2 family packs last week, I will start rationing if I need to :oh:

On the news today some minister was banging on about buying normally as the supply chain would be fine and that the government were liaising with supermarkets on this and how to get food to anyone who has to self isolate which was immediately denied by a supermarket chief :skull:

I was listening to a guy on the radio who made a great point about them all ****ing off to Europe to discuss the virus, in this day and age of technology where they could all video conference and they telling everyone else not to travel unless it's necessary

[Crimson Dynamo]

Ordered 60 toilet paper rolls on Amazon.


Cant be arsed

:hehe:

[Amy Jade]

Just been in tesco and the paracetamol and toilet rolls were empty hahaha

[Crimson Dynamo]

Just been in tesco and the paracetamol and toilet rolls were empty hahaha

That is a sh1t headache for the store manager

[GoldHeart]

Just been in tesco and the paracetamol and toilet rolls were empty hahaha

:rolleyes: I can't wait for things to go back to normal , but this will drag on .

[Twosugars]

:hehe:

Saw it coming :smug:

[Vanessa]

Just came back from Lidl. It was very busy, as I expected. They almost ran out of pasta! Managed to get some spaghetti.

[Vanessa]

Just been in tesco and the paracetamol and toilet rolls were empty hahaha

I found the paracetamol in the 99p store

[Twosugars]

If, and that's a big if, it comes to food shortages it may be non-essentials and treats that run out rather than staples.
The plan is to reduce range of products and produce staples only.

Doubt it comes to that. It's already fizzling out in China.

[Alf]

Is there only me that's not interested in all this virus rubbish?

Wouldn't surprise me if it was one big hoax.

[Vanessa]

I've noticed there was almost no pasta, no toilet paper and no soap products.
People are definitely panic buying :fist:

[Crimson Dynamo]

We are doing a end times home bargains shop tomorrow

[Zizu]

If, and that's a big if, it comes to food shortages it may be non-essentials and treats that run out rather than staples.
The plan is to reduce range of products and produce staples only.

Doubt it comes to that. It's already fizzling out in China.



Is that correct about China ?

Only today they’re suggesting that the BEST case scenario is that it dwindles out here , around Autumn !!


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[Twosugars]

Zizu books a flight to China to escape the virus:p

[Zizu]

Zizu books a flight to China to escape the virus:p



Na ... I only eat simple English food ..


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[Livia]

I went to my local Sainsbury's yesterday and there was not one pack of toilet rolls available. Not because there's a shortage, but because people are a bit silly.

[arista]

1236254164562391040


Watford Costco
Greedy Git.

[arista]

I went to my local Sainsbury's yesterday and there was not one pack of toilet rolls available. Not because there's a shortage, but because people are a bit silly.


Some have gone bonkers

[Crimson Dynamo]

eBay is escalating its fight against online price gouging during the coronavirus outbreak with a new outright ban on all sales of face masks, hand sanitizer, and disinfectant wipes. The new policy, outlined in a notice to sellers posted Friday, applies both to new listings and existing ones. eBay says it is in the process of removing current listings for these items as well as listings that mention the coronavirus, COVID-19 (the illness it causes), and other popular variations of the phrases like 2019nCoV.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/6/21168211/ebay-coronavirus-sales-ban-face-masks-hand-sanitizer-price-gouging

:clap1:

[Twosugars]

1236254164562391040


Watford Costco
Greedy Git.

Lol

[Kazanne]

I saw an ad today on our local sales site that had a toilet roll for sale for a fiver !!! surely it must be a joke but some poor sap will buy it.

[Crimson Dynamo]

why do people think toilet roll will be hard to get ?

idgi

[Kazanne]

why do people think toilet roll will be hard to get ?

idgi

No,nor me ,does the virus even give you the squits ?

[Cherie]

No,nor me ,does the virus even give you the squits ?

:joker:

you would think they would realise you have to eat first before the toilet roll will be required :hehe:

[Cherie]

eBay is escalating its fight against online price gouging during the coronavirus outbreak with a new outright ban on all sales of face masks, hand sanitizer, and disinfectant wipes. The new policy, outlined in a notice to sellers posted Friday, applies both to new listings and existing ones. eBay says it is in the process of removing current listings for these items as well as listings that mention the coronavirus, COVID-19 (the illness it causes), and other popular variations of the phrases like 2019nCoV.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/6/21168211/ebay-coronavirus-sales-ban-face-masks-hand-sanitizer-price-gouging

:clap1:

Good :clap1:

[arista]

why do people think toilet roll will be hard to get ?

idgi


Blame Facebook and Tik Tok
it's Worldwide
Grab all the bog roll.

[Alf]

Highlights of Livia in Sainsburys.

It's in Australia, really.


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[Kazanne]

Another FB sales page has a small bottle of sanitizer for £ 300 !!! :laugh: Surely people would not pay that,would they ?:shrug:

[smudgie]

Pleased to see eBay clamping down on profiteers making money from selling at such ridiculous prices.
My anti-bac wipes are on offer, half price at £1, noticed them priced at £12 by some robbing twits, not only on eBay either.

As to loo rolls, well, I nearly always have at least 100 rolls in the house to start with, buy the 24 roll packs, one or two at a time.
Come in handy for sneezes and coughing.
Anybody that visits know there is one handy next to their cup of coffee.:joker:
I might have ordered an extra pack of two over the past few weeks....so shoot me. :joker:

[Zizu]

Highlights of Livia in Sainsburys.



It's in Australia, really.





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Looks more like USA looking at the size of everyone ..


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[GoldHeart]

No,nor me ,does the virus even give you the squits ?

Honesty gets on my nerves all this panic buying, and just an excuse for people to be greedy & selfish.

That idiot buying all that toilet roll must think he's the only person that needs toilet roll :crazy: :bored: .

[Crimson Dynamo]

Abdu Sharkawy
5 March at 21:45

I'm a doctor and an Infectious Diseases Specialist. I've been at this for more than 20 years seeing sick patients on a daily basis. I have worked in inner city hospitals and in the poorest slums of Africa. HIV-AIDS, Hepatitis,TB, SARS, Measles, Shingles, Whooping cough, Diphtheria...there is little I haven't been exposed to in my profession. And with notable exception of SARS, very little has left me feeling vulnerable, overwhelmed or downright scared.

I am not scared of Covid-19. I am concerned about the implications of a novel infectious agent that has spread the world over and continues to find new footholds in different soil. I am rightly concerned for the welfare of those who are elderly, in frail health or disenfranchised who stand to suffer mostly, and disproportionately, at the hands of this new scourge. But I am not scared of Covid-19.

What I am scared about is the loss of reason and wave of fear that has induced the masses of society into a spellbinding spiral of panic, stockpiling obscene quantities of anything that could fill a bomb shelter adequately in a post-apocalyptic world. I am scared of the N95 masks that are stolen from hospitals and urgent care clinics where they are actually needed for front line healthcare providers and instead are being donned in airports, malls, and coffee lounges, perpetuating even more fear and suspicion of others. I am scared that our hospitals will be overwhelmed with anyone who thinks they " probably don't have it but may as well get checked out no matter what because you just never know..." and those with heart failure, emphysema, pneumonia and strokes will pay the price for overfilled ER waiting rooms with only so many doctors and nurses to assess.

I am scared that travel restrictions will become so far reaching that weddings will be canceled, graduations missed and family reunions will not materialize. And well, even that big party called the Olympic Games...that could be kyboshed too. Can you even
imagine?

I'm scared those same epidemic fears will limit trade, harm partnerships in multiple sectors, business and otherwise and ultimately culminate in a global recession.

But mostly, I'm scared about what message we are telling our kids when faced with a threat. Instead of reason, rationality, openmindedness and altruism, we are telling them to panic, be fearful, suspicious, reactionary and self-interested.

Covid-19 is nowhere near over. It will be coming to a city, a hospital, a friend, even a family member near you at some point. Expect it. Stop waiting to be surprised further. The fact is the virus itself will not likely do much harm when it arrives. But our own behaviors and "fight for yourself above all else" attitude could prove disastrous.

I implore you all. Temper fear with reason, panic with patience and uncertainty with education. We have an opportunity to learn a great deal about health hygiene and limiting the spread of innumerable transmissible diseases in our society. Let's meet this challenge together in the best spirit of compassion for others, patience, and above all, an unfailing effort to seek truth, facts and knowledge as opposed to conjecture, speculation and catastrophizing.

Facts not fear. Clean hands. Open hearts.
Our children will thank us for it.

[Cherie]

Honesty gets on my nerves all this panic buying, and just an excuse for people to be greedy & selfish.

That idiot buying all that toilet roll must think he's the only person that needs toilet roll :crazy: :bored: .

He will be planning on selling it I imagine

[Nicky91]

Abdu Sharkawy
5 March at 21:45

I'm a doctor and an Infectious Diseases Specialist. I've been at this for more than 20 years seeing sick patients on a daily basis. I have worked in inner city hospitals and in the poorest slums of Africa. HIV-AIDS, Hepatitis,TB, SARS, Measles, Shingles, Whooping cough, Diphtheria...there is little I haven't been exposed to in my profession. And with notable exception of SARS, very little has left me feeling vulnerable, overwhelmed or downright scared.

I am not scared of Covid-19. I am concerned about the implications of a novel infectious agent that has spread the world over and continues to find new footholds in different soil. I am rightly concerned for the welfare of those who are elderly, in frail health or disenfranchised who stand to suffer mostly, and disproportionately, at the hands of this new scourge. But I am not scared of Covid-19.

What I am scared about is the loss of reason and wave of fear that has induced the masses of society into a spellbinding spiral of panic, stockpiling obscene quantities of anything that could fill a bomb shelter adequately in a post-apocalyptic world. I am scared of the N95 masks that are stolen from hospitals and urgent care clinics where they are actually needed for front line healthcare providers and instead are being donned in airports, malls, and coffee lounges, perpetuating even more fear and suspicion of others. I am scared that our hospitals will be overwhelmed with anyone who thinks they " probably don't have it but may as well get checked out no matter what because you just never know..." and those with heart failure, emphysema, pneumonia and strokes will pay the price for overfilled ER waiting rooms with only so many doctors and nurses to assess.

I am scared that travel restrictions will become so far reaching that weddings will be canceled, graduations missed and family reunions will not materialize. And well, even that big party called the Olympic Games...that could be kyboshed too. Can you even
imagine?

I'm scared those same epidemic fears will limit trade, harm partnerships in multiple sectors, business and otherwise and ultimately culminate in a global recession.

But mostly, I'm scared about what message we are telling our kids when faced with a threat. Instead of reason, rationality, openmindedness and altruism, we are telling them to panic, be fearful, suspicious, reactionary and self-interested.

Covid-19 is nowhere near over. It will be coming to a city, a hospital, a friend, even a family member near you at some point. Expect it. Stop waiting to be surprised further. The fact is the virus itself will not likely do much harm when it arrives. But our own behaviors and "fight for yourself above all else" attitude could prove disastrous.

I implore you all. Temper fear with reason, panic with patience and uncertainty with education. We have an opportunity to learn a great deal about health hygiene and limiting the spread of innumerable transmissible diseases in our society. Let's meet this challenge together in the best spirit of compassion for others, patience, and above all, an unfailing effort to seek truth, facts and knowledge as opposed to conjecture, speculation and catastrophizing.

Facts not fear. Clean hands. Open hearts.
Our children will thank us for it.

correct, covid-19 is even worse than spanish flu, and will cause over 1 million deaths worldwide

[Cherie]

Is Gav still shopping, we never did get that update, Niamh gone to join him with more bags for life?

[Cherie]

Pleased to see eBay clamping down on profiteers making money from selling at such ridiculous prices.
My anti-bac wipes are on offer, half price at £1, noticed them priced at £12 by some robbing twits, not only on eBay either.

As to loo rolls, well, I nearly always have at least 100 rolls in the house to start with, buy the 24 roll packs, one or two at a time.
Come in handy for sneezes and coughing.
Anybody that visits know there is one handy next to their cup of coffee.:joker:
I might have ordered an extra pack of two over the past few weeks....so shoot me. :joker:

:laugh: you are just topping up Smudge, its the people who buy 10 packs in one hit that are causing the issue

Is that your doggie in your avi :flutter:

[Nicky91]

also sorry for that one post over there, just getting fed up with all hysteria, panic at the moment

only thing where i listen to is RIVM, i don't look at tabloid nonsense, also you can't say anything now about this virus

but the way i see it, it is a worse than usual flu virus, so anyway my thoughts are with all elderly and vulnerable in the world, that's the only reason i am bit invested in this topic

also in that other coronavirus thread, the OP stated ''100 years after spanish flu'' well you cannot compare this to spanish flu anymore since this corona targets elderly, vulnerable and spanish flu was targetting young, healthy people so really different

[Amy Jade]

Apparently asdas have a quantity limit on hand sanitizer and toilet rolls. 2 packs per customer.

Didnt see anyone stopped for loo rolls but saw someone have eight bottles of hand sanitizer taken off them and I know the lady on self scan and she said it's been pathetic, people trying to buy baskets full of it :laugh:

[smudgie]

:laugh: you are just topping up Smudge, its the people who buy 10 packs in one hit that are causing the issue

Is that your doggie in your avi :flutter:

Ahhh our Bobby.
Our new Granddog.
He is gorgeous, only 9weeks old and a big part of our family already.

[Nicky91]

Ahhh our Bobby.
Our new Granddog.
He is gorgeous, only 9weeks old and a big part of our family already.

:love: :love: looks very cute

[GoldHeart]

He will be planning on selling it I imagine

What a silly man ! :bored: , trolly load of toilet roll .
Wouldn't be surprised if he's just keeping it in his garage or something daft .

[Vanessa]

If I want any toilet paper, I need to get it from my local shop. No chance at any of my local supermarkets. It's like the locusts have descended : no toilet paper :joker:

[Crimson Dynamo]

If I want any toilet paper, I need to get it from my local shop. No chance at any of my local supermarkets. It's like the locusts have descended : no toilet paper :joker:

im going to use a damp copy of the radio times nd when that is done i will use the Lidl and Aldi little mags that tell you about their best offers


then scissors

[smudgie]

He will be planning on selling it I imagine

Yes, he might be an innocent shopkeeper keeping his customers happy.

[arista]

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[Ammi]

...is that Harry driving the getaway car while Meghan steals all of our food to take back to Canada...

[Cherie]

...is that Harry driving the getaway car while Meghan steals all of our food to take back to Canada...

The boot is packed with toilet roll?

[Ammi]

The boot is packed with toilet roll?

...while the Queen sits on her throne glaring with frustration..?..

[Cherie]

...while the Queen sits on her throne glaring with frustration..?..

:hehe:

[AnnieK]

...while the Queen sits on her throne glaring with frustration..?..

Frustration or constipation? :hehe:

[Ammi]

...that witch Meghan may have taken her loo rolls but she’ll never take her Daily Mail.../...that should do the job, Queens are very resourceful people...

[bots]

you will all be pleased to hear that i bought a mega sized carton of bog rolls, i'm not going to be left behind :fist:

[thesheriff443]

People that wipe their bums with their hands must feel smug right now.

[Cherie]

you will all be pleased to hear that i bought a mega sized carton of bog rolls, i'm not going to be left behind :fist:

:clap1:

[Crimson Dynamo]

you will all be pleased to hear that i bought a mega sized carton of bog rolls, i'm not going to be left behind :fist:

Bots snapped at local shop


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[Cherie]

Bots snapped at local shop


https://media.apnarm.net.au/media/images/2020/03/05/v3imagesbin472130e260fca501cacea2182537f65e-12rrgdzy0swu5y0zxt2_ct1880x930.jpg

There he is

[Crimson Dynamo]

I saw a white van and someone wrote on its dusty door "no toilet rolls are left in this van overnight"

:hehe:

[Nicky91]

the way UK deals with this virus :facepalm:

living in fear, panic, hysteria isn't healthy either

i appreciate how calm my dutch government remains, how there is no panic at RIVM here at all, my province brabant is in a slight lockdown, some schools are closed, most who cough, sneeze, have fevers MUST stay at home, and they also do, some where schools are open, some children aren't going, some teachers also aren't working

all for precaution, which is good


we got some dutch people living in northern italy, they had said their current full lockdown feels like jail, dutch reporters on site covering this news story had said everything feels quiet, with stores/bars/museums closed


so i definitely hope these precautions from my country, and certain other countries, and now Italy's (bit late) efforts also help at slowing down the spread of the virus

[Crimson Dynamo]

the way UK deals with this virus :facepalm:



The stockpiling crisis that has hit supermarkets across Asia has spread to Europe as consumers start hoarding groceries and hygiene products amid fears of a coronavirus pandemic.

Grocery stores in Germany and the Netherlands -- where the local phrase for stockpiling is “hamster buying,” as it is akin to the pet rodents stuffing their cheeks with nuts -- face high demand for staples such as toilet paper. Supplies of hand sanitizer gels are rapidly selling out in France and Britain, and the French government is considering capping the price after some retailers were reported to be taking advantage of the demand.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-08/yen-slides-as-oil-price-war-adds-to-global-worries-markets-wrap


:facepalm:

[Nicky91]

The stockpiling crisis that has hit supermarkets across Asia has spread to Europe as consumers start hoarding groceries and hygiene products amid fears of a coronavirus pandemic.

Grocery stores in Germany and the Netherlands -- where the local phrase for stockpiling is “hamster buying,” as it is akin to the pet rodents stuffing their cheeks with nuts -- face high demand for staples such as toilet paper. Supplies of hand sanitizer gels are rapidly selling out in France and Britain, and the French government is considering capping the price after some retailers were reported to be taking advantage of the demand.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-08/yen-slides-as-oil-price-war-adds-to-global-worries-markets-wrap



:facepalm:

:conf: huh, i haven't read anything like that here in our news sites though

[Crimson Dynamo]

:conf: huh, i haven't read anything like that here in our news sites though

you need to broaden your horizons

or you wont have any loo roll

[AnnieK]

To be fair, the Government are.pretty calm about it, advising people not to panic buy but once it starts its hard not to join in.

[Crimson Dynamo]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hand-sanitiser-gel/124107792019?hash=item1ce5669e93:g:p1cAAOSwATNeYSw c


:joker:

[Niamh.]

ffs :laugh2:

[Nicky91]

you need to broaden your horizons

or you wont have any loo roll

this whole hysteria just needs to stop :skull:

[thesheriff443]

If someone has to self isolate imsure family friends emergency services will drop supplies off at peoples doors.

And if you are really bad you will be in hospital so again this bulk buying is a joke.

[Cherie]

To be fair, the Government are.pretty calm about it, advising people not to panic buy but once it starts its hard not to join in.

I don't trust the government though and I think a lot of people feel the same, last week they said they were in talks with the major supermarkets on how to get supplies to anyone who had to self isolate and could not get out, and that was a blatant lie :laugh:

[Cherie]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hand-sanitiser-gel/124107792019?hash=item1ce5669e93:g:p1cAAOSwATNeYSw c


:joker:

:joker:

[smudgie]

Bit off topic, but how many loo rolls do you all use in a normal week?

[Cherie]

Bit off topic, but how many loo rolls do you all use in a normal week?

Not that many, but I am at home on my own during the week and I encourage them to offload at work :laugh: only kidding

I don't really know maybe 2 or three

[Crimson Dynamo]

Bit off topic, but how many loo rolls do you all use in a normal week?

i think we blitz through about 6 but we can have like 4 kids at the weekend or even more if the TLs recalcitrant daughter has pals sleeping over (usually spewing in the wee small hours)

[smudgie]

i think we blitz through about 6 but we can have like 4 kids at the weekend or even more if the TLs recalcitrant daughter has pals sleeping over (usually spewing in the wee small hours)

Ooh.
We are being far too generous in our portions.
2 a day average, but sometimes way more.

[bots]

Ooh.
We are being far too generous in our portions.
2 a day average, but sometimes way more.

think of the treeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees :laugh:

[Cherie]

Ooh.
We are being far too generous in our portions.
2 a day average, but sometimes way more.

so one each, is it just the two of you?, that seems a lot if you don't mind me saying :laugh:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Ooh.
We are being far too generous in our portions.
2 a day average, but sometimes way more.

i always use both sides

[Cherie]

i always use both sides

D:

[Cherie]

Men don't generally use toilet roll do they apart from the obvious, never really thought about it :think:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Men don't generally use toilet roll do they apart from the obvious, never really thought about it :think:

cough: wanking

[Nicky91]

ew LT touching loo paper on the side what he just wiped his arse with :umm2:

i never use both sides, gross

[Mitchell]

They’ve had to turn the middle of the freezer aisle in my local Morrison’s to overflow for toilet rolls, there’s thousands of them

[LukeB]

Just went asda and all the soap, eggs, milk and custard were all out of stock. It’s a bit silly imo, social media is the blame for this.

[Vicky.]

We have loads of sanitiser..not through panic buying but gavin seems to collect them and has always been really paranoid about using it. The 1k thing is clearly a joke :D I wish, could be bloody loaded if I swipe his stash while hes out and sell them

I dont get why sanitiser though, its great for most bacteria, but covid 19 is..a virus isnt it? So antibacterial **** wont even touch it? :suspect: Better hygiene is a good thing obviously, but I find it weird that sanitiser is recommended tbh, unless the NHS and such are just taking this oppurtunity t sort out all the filthy buggers that are out there..

Anyway, buying loads of it is daft, even if you use it 10 times a day, a bottle would last weeks..people seem to be planning on self isolating, whilst constantly ****ting then using sanitiser. That sounds..fun.

[Niamh.]

We have loads of sanitiser..not through panic buying but gavin seems to collect them and has always been really paranoid about using it. The 1k thing is clearly a joke :D I wish, could be bloody loaded if I swipe his stash while hes out and sell them

I dont get why sanitiser though, its great for most bacteria, but covid 19 is..a virus isnt it? So antibacterial **** wont even touch it? :suspect: Better hygiene is a good thing obviously, but I find it weird that sanitiser is recommended tbh, unless the NHS and such are just taking this oppurtunity t sort out all the filthy buggers that are out there..

Anyway, buying loads of it is daft, even if you use it 10 times a day, a bottle would last weeks..people seem to be planning on self isolating, whilst constantly ****ting then using sanitiser. That sounds..fun.

:laugh:

[smudgie]

so one each, is it just the two of you?, that seems a lot if you don't mind me saying :laugh:

Aye.
Two of us and any guests.
I use a full one a day for coughing and sneezing.
Probably use far too much in the loo mind.

[hijaxers]

Ooh.
We are being far too generous in our portions.
2 a day average, but sometimes way more.

Wow we are 2 a week on average

[bots]

i always use both sides

it must be a Scottish thing LT, if you fold it in half, then half again and so on, you can get as many wipes as you need :laugh:

[Cherie]

Aye.
Two of us and any guests.
I use a full one a day for coughing and sneezing.
Probably use far too much in the loo mind.

aw right that makes sense then, we have to be careful as the drains are so narrow if you over do it the Thames Water people have to come out to blast the drains, when my eldest son is home its usually when it happens, he seems to need half a roll in one go :idc:

[Crimson Dynamo]

it must be a Scottish thing LT, if you fold it in half, then half again and so on, you can get as many wipes as you need :laugh:

yes, i have been told that in England they use more than one Square per constitution :shocked:

shameful waste

[Kizzy]

Well... after resisting I finally succumbed to the panic. I bought quite a few boxes of paracetamol and ibuprofen, a load of chicken for the freezer and a load of passata, pasta and rice.

[Vanessa]

I'm not panic buying. I do my food shopping every week at Lidl. Anything I don't find in there, I go to my local shop.

[Zizu]

Well... after resisting I finally succumbed to the panic. I bought quite a few boxes of paracetamol and ibuprofen, a load of chicken for the freezer and a load of passata, pasta and rice.



Yes I succumbed a week or so ago .. now I’ve got stock to last a month or so .. any member of our family or even neighbours are welcome to a few tins of beans or corned beef if they’re desperate BUT if it’s someone who’s said that there’s no need to buy extra they can whistle..


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[Cherie]

I'm not panic buying. I do my food shopping every week at Lidl. Anything I don't find in there, I go to my local shop.

what if you get a sniffle and have to self isolate for 7 days Ness, I would get a few bits in just in case

[Vicky.]

No sanitiser in local chemist now, but local homeless guy has brains. Hes under the underpass as usual, selling sanitiser for a fiver a bottle :D Bit worried for him actually thinking about it, people are getting so hysterical I can see him being mugged for it!