Covid-19

[toxicpixie]

Cheers, it was fun to play the battles that developed from it.

Ian

Never fight a battle where you haven't nobbled your opponent first As a pseudo-Stuart that's my motto!

Norm, that sounds excellent - I'll be calling my Mom on the phone, closest we can get!

[Raider4]

Just been to my usual Sunday morning shop - 09:40 @ Tesco's, every Sunday, nice & leisurely (normally), can wander round in mostly empty aisles, nodding to a few regulars who do the same.

Today? Utter effing madness. You'd think it was Xmas week. People charging everywhere, obviously not used to this shopping lark. Everyone's got bog rolls - mostly 9 or 36 packs. I saw a couple of trolleys with 4 x 36 packs of bog rolls in them. No nappies, shortages of basic things like tins of beans & soup.

And today I couldn't even get in the car park . . .

Surely this madness has to stop soon? Hopefully people will realise that they now have 3 years worth of everything and that there's nothing left to buy?

[Techno]

And today I couldn't even get in the car park . . .
Surely this madness has to stop soon? Hopefully people will realise that they now have 3 years worth of everything and that there's nothing left to buy?

Good grief. 

Without giving your location away, Martyn.......Are you shopping (or trying to) in a large town, or even a city ?

I imagine those 'locations' would be the absolute worst.

Cheers - Phil

[Raider4]

Are you shopping (or trying to) in a large town, or even a city ?

The big Tesco Extra at Eastville, Bristol. Nightmare. Just wandered around to the local Morrison's, much more like a normal busy Sunday. Car park half full, plenty of everything I wanted to get except meat (next to nothing) and cat food (none at all). Didn't check on the bog rolls or pasta though. Plenty of fresh fruit & veg, plenty of booze (though I was walking and can't carry the heavy stuff back ).

I imagine those 'locations' would be the absolute worst.

Yeah, looks like they are.

[Raider4]

I heard it yesterday too, from No1 son in Australia.  Amazing how the jokes get around - faster than Corona Virus. 

Aye, saw it an email newsletter I'm subscribed to on Wednesday.

They followed it up with:

"Panic buyers have cleared the shelves of hummus and guacamole. It's a double dip recession."

and today's is:

"Panic buyers in Paris have left the supermarkets looking like bomb sites. De brie is everywhere."

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

They are bad !

[mmcv]

Was out walking the dog there (keeping sensible distances from others). From the amount of cars on the roads and kids with presents being packed into cars it's clear people aren't taking things seriously. Lockdown will be inevitable at this rate.

[jimduncanuk]

Wife was out for a socially distanced walk with her 75 year old sister. High street was reasonable but Porty promenade was heaving.

Some folks just don't listen.

[Techno]

I couldn't believe the number of folk visiting Snowdonia, yesterday  ....(That's nowhere near us, fortunately.)

As Jim says, some folks just don't listen.

Cheers - Phil

[Ithoriel]

From Reddit

[Steve J]

There has been a constant stream of traffic on the ring road here on the Eastern side of Bristol. So as others have said, a lot of people are not listening to the advice .

[Leon]

Our local parks and coastline were packed yesterday as well, and the Tescos had a 300 yard queue circling around the inside of the shop ready for the tills to open.  We also heard that the local Farm Foods delivery truck was descended upon in their car park, with people jumping into the back of the truck and opening the delivery before it could even get taken into the store. 

Is there a version of Covid that can purely target morons?  Something to force them into a locked room for a couple of weeks would be nice for the rest of us.

[sultanbev]

Found the last two bags of plain flour in Burnley on Saturday, bought one and left the last for anyone else who bothers to look at the back of the bottom shelf in that Spa shop.
Stayed in today, painting Austrian Hussars and packing Lurkio orders

Mark

[Techno]

Is there a version of Covid that can purely target morons?  Something to force them into a locked room for a couple of weeks would be nice for the rest of us.

Oh come on, Leon  ........They're the ones who would go and and do a shopping trip....."Because I feel fine." ..."So it doesn't apply to me"

I hope that's not true about the delivery van, and it's just a rumour....But I wouldn't be so surprised if.....................

Well done on the flour, Mark !!

(Wish me luck on my trip to Tesco's tomorrow.)

Cheers - Phil

[Steve J]

Now awaiting to hear whether our son will be on the list who has to stay indoors and keep social distancing in the home for 12 weeks. Hard enough for us but as he has autism and learning difficulties and is very touchy feely, this could be a real challenge for him. As my wife has to go into work in school, she will have to sleep on her own etc so as to minimise any risk to us who have to stay in .

[Westmarcher]

I'm sure I speak for all of us - best wishes, there, Steve.

[Big Insect]

Yes indeed Steve - good luck.

My wife is currently packing - she's opting to go into 12 weeks semi-isolation with my 89 year old mum-in-law who's got dementia, from tomorrow afternoon.
Her sister will drop off food & medicines in the garage for them, as they will be in a no-visitors lock-down.

I will be left to fend for myself at home - bothered by 2 demented cats and 10,000 unpainted lead soldiers - all needing painting!

If I start gibbering more than usual on this forum, please send me fresh fruit 

PS: at least I appear to be able to still order more paint on-line/mail-order.

[steve_holmes_11]

Our local parks and coastline were packed yesterday as well, and the Tescos had a 300 yard queue circling around the inside of the shop ready for the tills to open.  We also heard that the local Farm Foods delivery truck was descended upon in their car park, with people jumping into the back of the truck and opening the delivery before it could even get taken into the store. 

Is there a version of Covid that can purely target morons?  Something to force them into a locked room for a couple of weeks would be nice for the rest of us.

How's about a 1800mm scale PIAT 

[Leon]

I hope that's not true about the delivery van, and it's just a rumour....But I wouldn't be so surprised if.....................

I heard it from the chap over the compound from us who builds wardrobes, he was popping to the shop in question to pick up some stuff.  It's not a surprise round here, although he said that people were taking their ransacked products into the shop to pay, whch doesn't sound right at all...

How's about a 1800mm scale PIAT 

That'd do it!  I wouldn't be surprised at all on Mon/Tues for the government to put a full lockdown in place.  We've seen pubs full of people, the local play park was crammed with families yesterday and I saw on the news that Snowdon had the busiest day in its history.  The irony is that when the government take it our of our hands, it'll be these dipsticks who complain the loudest...

[mmcv]

The irony is that when the government take it our of our hands, it'll be these dipsticks who complain the loudest...

Yeah it's mad how little regard people have for it. The police here had to break up "end of school parties" at the weekend, obviously the kids and parents oblivious to why the schools are closed. Then people on the news "Nah we're not taking this seriously, how could you take it seriously? Ha ha ha." and continuing to congregate.

Will be serious enough when the police and army are on the streets enforcing it because people can't use their common sense and have a bit of consideration for their communities and others.