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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

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:.

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

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.

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?

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

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

Similar maybe but it isn't actually influenza

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

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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

Crackers are the way to go!

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

Indeed.
And the butter and cheese can freeze.

Good thinking Smudgie

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

Cher Grylls

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.

:laugh:

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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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

Where is Dad's Army when you need them

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


Wir würden alle Deutsch sprechen.

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

Bunny wabbits for the pot :joker:

animal murder :idc:

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

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?

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Calm down Nicky

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.

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.

I have you covered Liv!

Oh so like Christmas then.

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

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".