Coronavirus virus fears causing panic buying

[DarloRich]

Bog roll doesn't go as well with bacon though. I reckon I could manage without bog roll but not without black pudding, have to have it at least once a week.

I think we should be told what is going on. Perhaps this coronovirus thing is just a cover for the actual crisis: A shortage of black pudding.

 

[Cowley]

Went to Aldi. No black pudding. Loads of Bog roll mind

Our local Aldi looks post apocalyptic anyway.

 

[krus_aragon]

I think we should be told what is going on. Perhaps this coronovirus thing is just a cover for the actual crisis: A shortage of black pudding.

Darn. I ate the last slice in the house on Sunday. And I'm almost out of white pudding too.

 

[Howardh]

I think we should be told what is going on. Perhaps this coronovirus thing is just a cover for the actual crisis: A shortage of black pudding.

Theres always bread pudding to fall back on. Or sneeze into.

 

[Islineclear3_1]

No washing up liquid at my local Aldi

 

[Busaholic]

Yeah, why would you only wash part of your hands?

I don't see people applying soap to the back of their hands, and neither do I see it in the diagrams brought out by the public health people - it's all about palms of hands, thumbs and, to an extent, fingers. Perhaps with liquid soap rather than bars of the stuff it becomes more normal. I often wondered why the backs of my hands were a different colour from the palms.

 

[Busaholic]

I had if free for years as a carer.

I used to get my flu for free, annually about December 27th/28th, mostly because I'd thrown myself into working all hours for about a month before, advisable when you're self-employed in an occupation where 20-25% of your income occurs in that month. Since retiring, I've had no flu, but have had the free flu jab which comes in your 66th year if I remember rightly.

 

[Karl]

As to washing your hands with petrol - I wash mine with white spirit if I've got paint/waxoyl on them, before washing with soap and water.

Swarfega anyone??

 

[Bletchleyite]

I don't see people applying soap to the back of their hands, and neither do I see it in the diagrams brought out by the public health people - it's all about palms of hands, thumbs and, to an extent, fingers. Perhaps with liquid soap rather than bars of the stuff it becomes more normal. I often wondered why the backs of my hands were a different colour from the palms.

The way I wash my hands is that I wet them, then rub the bar of soap between my palms to create a lather, then put it down and spread the lather around both sides of my hands with the other hand, if that makes sense (before proceeding with more rubbing etc). It has never occurred to me to do otherwise. Am I in the minority then?

 

[UP13]

Indeed. Slow cooker purchase..probably the best twenty quid I've ever spent.

Same. Complete game changer.

 

[Islineclear3_1]

Am I in the minority then?

No

I'm surprised I have any hands left considering the amount of handwashes they get through daily

 

[Busaholic]

The way I wash my hands is that I wet them, then rub the bar of soap between my palms to create a lather, then put it down and spread the lather around both sides of my hands with the other hand, if that makes sense (before proceeding with more rubbing etc). It has never occurred to me to do otherwise. Am I in the minority then?

I can't say, it's just I've never noticed it generally, but then my wife says I'm the least observant person she's ever known

 

[Bletchleyite]

Same. Complete game changer.

They are incredibly cheap for something so useful.

 

[AM9]

Our local Aldi looks post apocalyptic anyway.

Don't they normally look like that?

 

[Karl]

The way I wash my hands is that I wet them, then rub the bar of soap between my palms to create a lather, then put it down and spread the lather around both sides of my hands with the other hand, if that makes sense (before proceeding with more rubbing etc). It has never occurred to me to do otherwise. Am I in the minority then?

Bar of soap? I always prefer the liquid soap from a dispenser. I think the good old fashioned, but just as useful Pear's bar is a bit too messy. Plus it leaves a scummy mess on my sink basin. Liquid soap is also more hygienic as it's not being shared by everyone who uses my bathroom.

 

[BananaRepublic]

Sainsbury’s today.
All the dry pasta had gone, apart from some spaghetti and the fancy, fiddly stuff like bow ties and little beads.
All the frozen veg gone from the large frozen section, apart from a solitary looking dozen bags or so of broad beans.
Most varieties of frozen oven chips and wedges etc, all gone.
There were a few packs of toilet rolls left and they were restocking the kitchen roll, of which they had loads, already on the shelves and on trolleys waiting to be stacked.
No other obvious shortages and fully stacked shelves of most items.

I did notice a couple of people stocking up on ready made stuff, like lasagna, various pies and prepared meat dishes, presumably to stock their freezers. Nothing to excess though.


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[bramling]

Sainsbury’s today.
All the dry pasta had gone, apart from some spaghetti and the fancy, fiddly stuff like bow ties and little beads.
All the frozen veg gone from the large frozen section, apart from a solitary looking dozen bags or so of broad beans.
Most varieties of frozen oven chips and wedges etc, all gone.
There were a few packs of toilet rolls left and they were restocking the kitchen roll, of which they had loads, already on the shelves and on trolleys waiting to be stacked.
No other obvious shortages and fully stacked shelves of most items.

I did notice a couple of people stocking up on ready made stuff, like lasagna, various pies and prepared meat dishes, presumably to stock their freezers. Nothing to excess though.


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We happened to be in Sainsbury’s just as the toilet roll aisle was being restocked. A crate of toilet rolls was being taken to the aisle, let’s just say most of them never got that far - people were swarming round and grabbing them off the pallet whilst it was being wheeled around the store. Pretty shameful IMO.

Didn’t notice much else amiss apart from the inevitable lack of hand gels, and the lack of pasta too which is something else I don’t fully get.

 

[Bantamzen]

Didn’t notice much else amiss apart from the inevitable lack of hand gels, and the lack of pasta too which is something else I don’t fully get.

Yeah, I wish someone would explain why pasta is being panic-bought? Do people think its only comes from Italy & so stocks will run out, or perhaps the annual Italian pasta tree harvest won't go ahead...…

 

[Ianno87]

Yeah, I wish someone would explain why pasta is being panic-bought? Do people think its only comes from Italy & so stocks will run out, or perhaps the annual Italian pasta tree harvest won't go ahead...…

Stores for a long time, reasonably compact in the amount of food you get out from the volume of the pack (by adding water).

Not that I expect that's the logic the panic buyers are using....

 

[Meerkat]

the lack of pasta too which is something else I don’t fully get.

Isn’t it the obvious choice if you want a back up few weeks supply of carbs that doesn’t go mouldy, is easy to cook, and is easy to store?

 

[BananaRepublic]

Dried Pasta is an obvious choice as food you can store safely for a longish period of time.
I don’t think many are buying it because they think it’ll run out or become scarce.

Similar with frozen food, which can be kept for long periods.
Frozen veg will be popular because people may be concerned about not being able to get out to buy fresh veg, if they have to self isolate, or are afraid of going out if the situation became really, really dire.

These are just sensible precautions and there’s nothing antisocial about it, unlike the panic buying of bog roll.


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[notlob.divad]

Yeah, I wish someone would explain why pasta is being panic-bought? Do people think its only comes from Italy & so stocks will run out, or perhaps the annual Italian pasta tree harvest won't go ahead...…

It is generally regarded as non-perishable same with rice. You can store them dry in your cupboard for months, and it is relatively simple to cook to the point where even if I was really under the weather and struggling to get out of bed, I could still probably teach a child how to cook it and feed themselves.

 

[notlob.divad]

Not that I expect that's the logic the panic buyers are using....

Quite, you panic buy because you see others buying, or the shelves getting low so buy 'just in case'.

However the start will have been by someone who did it for the reasons you outlined

 

[Howardh]

It is generally regarded as non-perishable same with rice. You can store them dry in your cupboard for months, and it is relatively simple to cook to the point where even if I was really under the weather and struggling to get out of bed, I could still probably teach a child how to cook it and feed themselves.

My stock illness food is rice pudding followed by trifle!

 

[Bantamzen]

Guys, I get the deal about pasta! Funnily enough I use it a lot! However there's something rather amusing about panic-buying a commodity that's not at risk from stores that are not likely to close...

 

[Meerkat]

Guys, I get the deal about pasta! Funnily enough I use it a lot! However there's something rather amusing about panic-buying a commodity that's not at risk from stores that are not likely to close...

Are you sure supplies and stores aren’t at risk? And if you have real flu like symptoms you won’t want to be chasing down supplies or organising deliveries. You just need the easiest possible solution - even slinging something in the microwave is exhausting if you are properly flu stricken.

 

[Bantamzen]

Are you sure supplies and stores aren’t at risk? And if you have real flu like symptoms you won’t want to be chasing down supplies or organising deliveries. You just need the easiest possible solution - even slinging something in the microwave is exhausting if you are properly flu stricken.

As things, yes. Panic buying is unnecessary and frankly selfish. The vast majority of people in this country don't need to, they just like to panic.

 

[Meerkat]

As things, yes. Panic buying is unnecessary and frankly selfish. The vast majority of people in this country don't need to, they just like to panic.

Where do you draw the line between panic buying and sensible preparedness? The latter will still clear the shelves if events trigger large numbers to do it at the same time.

 

[Bletchleyite]

Are you sure supplies and stores aren’t at risk? And if you have real flu like symptoms you won’t want to be chasing down supplies or organising deliveries. You just need the easiest possible solution - even slinging something in the microwave is exhausting if you are properly flu stricken.

How much pasta do you eat? One small bag will easily last one person a week if they have pasta for tea every day. It's the silly high quantities some people are buying that is the problem.

The recommended serving is typically 50g and bags 500g, so that's 10 portions. Some people I'm sure eat more than that, but if you're sat on your backside at home doing nothing you do not need to, you'll just get fat and become an additional drain on the NHS.

 

[Meerkat]

How much pasta do you eat? One small bag will easily last one person a week if they have pasta for tea every day. It's the silly high quantities some people are buying that is the problem.

The recommended serving is typically 50g and bags 500g, so that's 10 portions. Some people I'm sure eat more than that, but if you're sat on your backside at home doing nothing you do not need to, you'll just get fat and become an additional drain on the NHS.

i get through more than that on my own! Also if I had run out of bread, low on other stuff and couldn’t get out I would be likely to resort to pasta twice a day, as it is so easy and so filling. Hence it’s my emergency stash.