[arista]

[Iceland stores and BP petrol stations are the first to
be shut by pingdemic: More than 20% of shop staff
could be isolating in weeks - with 1.7M people 'pinged'
already - as business leaders vent their fury on
conference call and plead for action NOW

Iceland said it closed 'a number of stores'
due to staff having to self-isolate after
being notified by NHS app
The frozen food chain revealed
1,000 employees - four per cent of its
workforce - have had to stay at home
It said that in the next few days it
will start to draft in another 2,000 people
to fill temporary roles in stores
Meanwhile BP said it has had to temporarily
close some of its stations due to petrol and
diesel supply issues
The oil company said the problems were
being caused by a shortage of lorry
drivers that had been 'pinged'
And M&S warned one in five - 20% - of its
workforce could be isolating at home
by the middle of next month]


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...pingdemic.html

[Vanessa]

Oh dear. I have to go shopping tomorrow

[arista]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

Oh dear. I have to go shopping tomorrow

Yes please update us
if you find time tomorrow

[parmnion]

I've stocked up on face wipes.

[Vanessa]

I might go to Asda. It's a bigger shop, they may have more stuff.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

I might go to Asda. It's a bigger shop, they may have more stuff.

They're struggling as well sadly.

[arista]

Originally Posted by parmnion

I've stocked up on face wipes.

Spiffing

[Jordan.]

So we've come full circle with the scare tactics

[arista]

Originally Posted by Jordan.

So we've come full circle with the scare tactics

Its gone Front Page
we can not ignore it.

[Tom4784]

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[arista]

Spoiler:

[arista]

[LeatherTrumpet]

Fear

Monger

Ing

[arista]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Fear

Monger

Ing

Is it?

I will go shopping tomorrow
find out

[arista]

[arista]

[arista]

Got to a M&S Foods
some stock missing.


They are fast to fill empty shelves with beer
or Fizzy drinks.

So they never look empty.

[bitontheslide]

it will only be a problem if people start to panic buy again

[arista]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

It will only be a problem if people start to panic buy again

Yes they can not be stopped.

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

it will only be a problem if people start to panic buy again

if when

[arista]

[Toy Soldier]

I've asked my sources and apparently long-term shortages are unlikely, however long-term price increases on food are very likely... because the problem is haulage. Non-UK drivers don't want to come to the UK but will do so if offered enough money, thus, haulage prices have basically doubled.

And the main reason is general Brexit/Covid stuff not the pingdemic... it's being scapegoated. This is Brexit, and this is forever. Put aside an extra £50 a week for your food shopping because prices are going to be permanently hiked at some point.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I've asked my sources and apparently long-term shortages are unlikely, however long-term price increases on food are very likely... because the problem is haulage. Non-UK drivers don't want to come to the UK but will do so if offered enough money, thus, haulage prices have basically doubled.

And the main reason is general Brexit/Covid stuff not the pingdemic... it's being scapegoated. This is Brexit, and this is forever. Put aside an extra £50 a week for your food shopping because prices are going to be permanently hiked at some point.

supermarkets have already stated its the Pingdemic

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

supermarkets have already stated its the Pingdemic

Stock shortages aren't because it's at the supermarkets with no one to put it to the shelves - they're also not because of a lack of stock in the country - the stock is in warehouses with a shortage of over 100,000 truck drivers. The current situation has been exacerbated by the "pingdemic" but there was already a shortage of 50k+ because of Brexit.

Basically we rely on the availability of European haulers picking up contracts even for goods made in the UK - and those contracts aren't worth as much because of border delays. It was at tipping point but just squeaking by - with no wiggle room - before the pingdemic... the pingdemic pushed it over the edge and goods are now stuck in warehouses instead of on shelves. It will balance out eventually because we CAN get haulers in - it's just that they're charging double what they used to. Haulage firms pay the haulers double, so they have to charge the supermarkets double, who then have to pass on that cost to the consumer... hence, there will be food on the shelves, but it will cost more. That doesn't happen over-night, the big companies swallow the cost for a while and the price increases will creep in slowly over the course of a few years... next week your £70 shop might cost £71, but keep a receipt from your next "big shop", do the exact same shop in 2023, and it will be very clear.

This is coming directly from someone in a relatively high up management position in haulage down in Dover, not Bob at ASDA, so I'm confident enough in my sources LT. A finger in every pie.

[smudgie]

My Tesco shop arrived as usual yesterday.
Hubby had no problems shopping at other shops on Tuesday.
No doubt these headlines will now start the ruddy panic buying again