We've just been out in the car to see how many people were taking notice of today's announcements.  Answer = not a lot...  A lot of the pubs and restaurants are still open, some of them almost crammed full.  I don't think these people understand that the longer they ignore the advice, the longer we have to keep these measures in place.  It's not fun for any of us, but it needs to be done.

Quote from: Raider4 on 20 March 2020, 10:48:02 PM
Yeah, I don't think the great British public really knows - or wants to know - exactly how "industrial" real-world food production is.

Have to agree with that...I worked the night shift at a biscuit factory in Broxburn (West of Edinburgh) in the 90's when I was back in the UK for a while.

H&S requirements were generally quite rigidly observed but was still somewhat of an eye-opener to see how the lines worked (and what ingredients goes into some of the stuff they made).

   

NZ governments reaction to cases reaching 53
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA2003/S00154/nation-steps-up-to-covid-19-alert-level-2.htm?fbclid=IwAR3sIDm1l6SUkB-7AfTeHA8WiZrt1myYFIY06SMBg3lPFsEx-Laro9gizxI

Cheers
Ian

Quote from: Leon on 20 March 2020, 11:07:18 PM
We've just been out in the car to see how many people were taking notice of today's announcements.  Answer = not a lot...  A lot of the pubs and restaurants are still open, some of them almost crammed full.  I don't think these people understand that the longer they ignore the advice, the longer we have to keep these measures in place.  It's not fun for any of us, but it needs to be done.

I note that the ever tiresome Brendan O'Neil has just denounced the Gov't for shutting down pubs; apparently a  North Korean style measure.

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/boris-s-pub-ban-makes-this-a-dark-day-for-britain

Quote from: flamingpig0 on 21 March 2020, 06:50:58 AM
I note that the ever tiresome Brendan O'Neil has just denounced the Gov't for shutting down pubs; apparently a  North Korean style measure.

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/boris-s-pub-ban-makes-this-a-dark-day-for-britain

Interestingly contradicting his previous article where he declared the youth were too fragile to survive this due to being too coddled, now they'll be fine because they have TikTok and Google Hangouts...

If he's so concerned about this why not write an article telling those lonely older people how to set up video chats with their mates from the pub or sourcing them second hand tablets that could be used for such... Rather than "naval gazing" on the institution of the grand old British pub of bygone days.

Did you know......?

If you store loo-rolls for more than three months, they go all soggy and fall apart. 
Neither did I until I made that up.

I'm trying to think of a feasible rumour to give the hoarders some pause for thought.
Spontaneous combustion ?

Any bright ideas that we can put on facebook ?

(Well.....You really...... as I don't do faceache)

Cheers - Phil    (Dirty deeds, done dirt cheap.)

Could they be infested with weevils ?

And no they don't go soggy if your store them properly ! I keep mine for 18 months, bought a 12 pack roughly 2 months ago. And before you ask I always do it that way.

Report on retail front - ASDA Birkenhead opened 2 hours late, meat aisle, burger aisle (including the vegie stuff), not much on the ood shelf, and tissues of any type. Al;so they was only lettin peps in 10 at a time.

MASSIVE OVER REACTION AGAIN !!!! 

Actually, I'd be happy to see loo rolls made with unbleached paper - release fewer halogens into the environment. Ditto tampons. I'm surprised the feminists have missed that one - heard of toxic shock syndrome, sisters?

There's quite a buzz about toxic shock and tampons, Kitty. It's just people want what the people get, and we have had bright white associate d with clean so tampons are bleached (in general), and the manufacturers have zero interest in hitting profits by moving from that.

You should get a moon cup instead

Quote from: ianrs54 on 21 March 2020, 09:04:02 AM
Could they be infested with weevils ?

Not bad.

Quote from: ianrs54 on 21 March 2020, 09:04:02 AM
And no they don't go soggy if your store them properly !

Some would believe that they DO go soggy.........I did say I'd made that up. 

Just been down to the village to get a paper....I want my money back !  .....There was no Sports section.

It was a bit bizarre......I only really only needed to go to the pharmacy, to get Von's next month's worth of pills.
Note on the door......Only three customers in the shop at any one time....No unaccompanied children......I think that's totally fair...Folk who are ill are the ones most likely be going to visit the 'chemists', so the staff really need to protect themselves.

Thought I'd have a 'nose' in the mini-supermarket......They had some very strange loo 'rolls' (Only one pack per person.).....Looked more like someone had been into MacDonalds and half-inched/pinched/stolen a load of their 'serviettes', and then bundled them up.

We are going through 'strange' times.

Take care, Gang.

Cheers - Phil 

Saturday morning in Burnley - was in town at 8.30am to get odd ingredients.

Aldi - very busy
Asda - insane! Seemed like all of Burnley was in there.
Sainsburys - quiet, and the actually had sugar
M&S, B&M Bargains - about normal activity, one person whering mask but only over his mouth....
Home Bargains - one panic buyer filling basket with toothpaste (!)

I did get everything I went out for except plain flour and paracetomol. Everyone must be making headache cookies...

Mark

Just seen a headline - "WHO: Young people are not invincible."

That's not what they said in "My Generation".

I prefer "Won't get fooled again." 

Cheers - Phil

An interesting side effect of the lockdowns is reported on Wargames Atlantic website -
https://wargamesatlantic.com/blogs/news/updates-on-pre-orders-and-shipping

Air freight has now quadrupled in price and also become rarer, so surface shipping is back in the game.
At the moment at Lurkio we're still sending overseas packages with no price change, wonder how long that will last?

Mark

The German are panic buying sausages and cheese, but it's only for a wurst käse scenario.