Coronavirus outbreak

[MontyVeda]

Pleased to hear of the efforts of supermarkets to ration items.

Although allowing someone to only purchase a little more then they could possibly need is hardly 'rationing' in the way someone with wartime experience would understand it.

A woman in the chemist queue said to me there's 'nowt' in Morrisons and a couple of other supermarkets she tried.

When pressed, it appeared she meant some items were out of stock.

This type of exaggerated gossip over shortages only makes matters worse.

I nipped into a Spar shop after the chemist, and stock levels seemed normal.

Not much bread left, but I've seen that before.

Once again, I didn't think to check for toilet roll because I don't need any.

Must be all those pain killers from the chemist making my existing stock last a long time.

It's limiting rather than rationing.... but as I keep saying to my colleagues, it wasn't anywhere near this bad in the war (the Falklands one)

 

[glasgowcyclist]

No idea

Me neither but my maxim of ‘never trust a Tory’ makes me wonder.

 

[vickster]

Me neither but my maxim of ‘never trust a Tory’ makes me wonder.

fair enough

 

[Pale Rider]

It's limiting rather than rationing.... but as I keep saying to my colleagues, it wasn't anywhere near this bad in the war (the Falklands one)

Yes, limiting is a better description.

 

[mjr]

This Morning had two Corona experts on today, Vanessa Feltz and Stanley Johnson. Johnson offered some words of advice to the nation.


View: https://twitter.com/Haggis_UK/status/1239889857066999808?s=20

Advice? It sounded more like he was coming out as a compulsive alcoholic who feels he "has to" go to pubs. Shame on everyone in not offering him support with his addiction.

 

[Venod]

I found this article from the Washington Post interesting, there is no need to subscribe.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/grap...G6DWsZ0vbOlP8ic7wftuPgJbAE7j3qkbCLAbI8jJONzRk

 

[tom73]

our Local tesco express oh lord it's a total wipe out. Most out of stock tickets say due 25th March. Watched one guy with a right list and basket over flowing. The look I have him was enough and went all sheepish. Boy he was really peed of when he found no pasta left (that went well over a week ago) The thing about local shops is like ours it really important for older people and the like. The very ones who now need the odd bit more.

 

[randynewmanscat]

How many days do you think it will take for the UK to enforce a virtual curfew as they have done here? It took one day here, one day after people went out to vote in local elections mind.

 

[Mo1959]

our Local tesco express oh lord it's a total wipe out. Most out of stock tickets say due 25th March. Watched one guy with a right list and basket over flowing. The look I have him was enough and went all sheepish. Boy he was really peed of when he found no pasta left (that went well over a week ago) The thing about local shops is like ours it really important for older people and the like. The very ones who now need the odd bit more.

This is making me extremely angry. Why can’t they just shop as normal?

 

[DCLane]

This is making me extremely angry. Why can’t they just shop as normal?

Possibly because, if they're anything like me, they're looking at 12+ weeks being isolated. There's no home delivery slots and I'm awaiting a phone call to say I'm off-limits.

We've about 2-3 weeks worth of food in and we'd need to send my 15yo shopping for us if both get phone calls.

 

[Mike_P]

Fresh fruit devestated now, how on earth is all that going to be kept fresh or are they just going to eat fresh fruit as a means of justifying the amount of toilet rolls purchased. Both the largest Co-Op and Asda were the same, tried a Co-Op at a petrol station but no fruit stocked and outside their was the somewhat unpleasant sight of a noticeably overweight man naked bar boxers and shoes. Next tried a small Co-Op in a former pub and bags of bananas a plenty and with a Co-Op mobile app voucher plus Co-Op card savings the £1 asking price fell to a bargain 26p

 

[tom73]

This is making me extremely angry. Why can’t they just shop as normal?

f..K knows.
i've just seen that Tesco's in Hove have had to remove the food bank drop off box. After someone reported seeing it being raided. How low can you get ?

 

[mjr]

This happens with turkeys and fireworks. It's extremely problematic.

Stop giving fireworks to turkeys, then!

 

[mjr]

Fresh fruit devestated now,

Only noticed limes sold out here today (because they protect you from flu?). I'm told bananas were sold out for half a day. All other fresh stuff seemed plentiful.

 

[Pale Rider]

Jury trials postponed in Scotland, according to the BBC.

Beeb is also saying there are 'calls' from barristers for courts in England to do the same.

I can see the focus on the jury, because it's the one part of the process where keeping your distance from others is very difficult.

Other hearings can take place in reasonable safety.

I've no inside knowledge on this one, but it looks to me inevitable England and Wales will have to follow suit.

Worth pointing out the Scottish order applies to trials yet to start, so the high profile case of Alex Salmond will continue as normal.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51935320