All Covid stuff to Current Affairs

kippy

Pretty much all of the online shops from Tesco/Supervalue etc have been down for the past hour.
Yes - the panic has well and truly began.

CrankyHaus

Had the same experience at 3 supermarkets that I dropped by after lunch. All full car parks. Didn't bother going into any.
This is just the idiots panicking after schools were suspended. The panic buying will blow over soon. Even in worst affected countries the supply network for virtually everything apart from sanitisers and protective equipment has remained intact.

Seamai

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

Bloke in front of me had two trolleys of food, including 20 carrot cakes. I'm trying to get my head around how long it takes to go through 20 carrot cakes, even in a place that likes them.

Imagine the state of his skin (and innards) after eating all those.

adocholiday

Give it a few days. People are losing their minds now but once people have stocked up and the next deliveries arrive in the shops it'll be grand. The supply chains are good. A friend of mine works in the supply network for a large chain. He said they have warehouses full of stuff it's getting it delivered that's the slow bit.

Captain Red Beard

Plenty of vegan foods still on the shelves.

endacl

Hope they’re panic buying condoms as well to prevent the spawning of future generations of stupid.

tdf7187

The time has come to crack each others' heads open and feast on the goo inside.

Deebles McBeebles

Same deal here, had to walk out of 2 supermarkets, all I wanted was a f*cking sambo!

tdf7187

Captain Red Beard wrote: »

Plenty of vegan foods still on the shelves.

That's because all the vegans have already succumbed to the Panic. Most of them are so weak they would blow away in a strong gust of wind.

partyguinness

No need to panic but


WE


ARE


ALL


GOING


TO






GET A BAD COLD

AMKC

Same here. You would swear it was Christmas or something absolutely crazy. There was even a woman wearing a mask in the shop.

Each morning the stocks will magically replenish, who would have thunk it. I'll wait a few days for the craven idiocy to subside, then carry on with my shopping as normal.

Deebles McBeebles

Captain Red Beard wrote: »

Plenty of vegan foods still on the shelves.

Proof that its just the idiots panicking.

Raconteuse

Lol at the carrot cakes. A cafe I presume.

Captain Red Beard

Captain Red Beard wrote: »

Plenty of vegan foods still on the shelves.

I'd rather eat the toilet rolls.

Cuddlesworth

CrankyHaus wrote: »

Had the same experience at 3 supermarkets that I dropped by after lunch. All full car parks. Didn't bother going into any.
This is just the idiots panicking after schools were suspended. The panic buying will blow over soon. Even in worst affected countries the supply network for virtually everything apart from sanitisers and protective equipment has remained intact.

I shouted at some bloke with his sandwich in hand to go in front of me. Queue was 10 people deep with multiple trolleys. Poor bastard would have been there for half a hour just to get some lunch.

A bloody 60 seater bus of old people was pulling up outside with a horde heading into the shops.

The security guy was having people queue to get in.

Cars parking on pavements or just left with hazards on in the middle of the car park.

I just wanted to get some tea bags and stuff for dinner tonight. The panic got to me though, so I ran off to get the rest of the carrot cakes. That guy was clearly onto something.

GBX

Its like the shops around Christmas eve - shops will be restocked in a day or so.

REXER

Captain Red Beard wrote: »

Plenty of vegan foods still on the shelves.

I fully understand that, if you are trying to keep ahead of Covid 19 you have got to eat healthy!

Pauliedragon

AMKC wrote: »

Same here. You would swear it was Christmas or something absolutely crazy. There was even a woman wearing a mask in the shop.

She might think it's Halloween as she's delirious from the fever.

punisher5112

AMKC wrote: »

Same here. You would swear it was Christmas or something absolutely crazy. There was even a woman wearing a mask in the shop.

That's nothing, have passengers getting on the bus with gloves and masks....

Last week seen driver on the 15 with mask and gloves too

tscul32

I need to get a tin of chopped tomatoes for tonight's curry. Think I'll try a Spar and hope for the best.

Mister Vain

endacl wrote: »

Hope they’re panic buying condoms as well to prevent the spawning of future generations of stupid.

The film Idiocracy comes to mind. :pac:

Day Lewin

I bought an extra bag of spuds. There's two bags of porridge oats at home, plus loads of flour. Plenty of onions and tinned peas.

Bars of soap for washing anything and old newspaper for the bumbums.

Bring on the war, I'm ready.

daheff

AMKC wrote: »

Same here. You would swear it was Christmas or something absolutely crazy. There was even a woman wearing a mask in the shop.

What, like for Halloween? Isn't it a bit early for that?

Cuddlesworth

tscul32 wrote: »

I need to get a tin of chopped tomatoes for tonight's curry. Think I'll try a Spar and hope for the best.

If you can't get any, give me a shout. I'll trade you a can for two toilet rolls and your firstborn.

CrankyHaus

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

I shouted at some bloke with his sandwich in hand to go in front of me. Queue was 10 people deep with multiple trolleys. Poor bastard would have been there for half a hour just to get some lunch.

A bloody 60 seater bus of old people was pulling up outside with a horde heading into the shops.

The security guy was having people queue to get in.

Cars parking on pavements or just left with hazards on in the middle of the car park.

I just wanted to get some tea bags and stuff for dinner tonight. The panic got to me though, so I ran off to get the rest of the carrot cakes. That guy was clearly onto something.

Fair play. I just wanted beer for the weekend in, they're doing a nice deal on hop house in Aldi at the mo.

ITman88

Aldi Tullamore like a scene from Aleppo, the parking of car’s was how I imagine a blindfolded toddler would drive.
Trolleys packed with food, and bottles of wine, someone is doing good business here!

Mister Vain

All we need now is a good auld snow storm.

Sleepy

My brother's a self-employed musician so his employment prospects aren't looking good for the next month and my mother works as a tour guide on cruise ships so is expecting her next few gigs to be cancelled.

stevedublin

Seamai wrote: »

Imagine the state of his skin (and innards) after eating all those.

It will have a healthy orange glow.

tscul32

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

If you can't get any, give me a shout. I'll trade you a can for two toilet rolls and your firstborn.

He's a seriously moody teen, I'd give you the toilet roll just to take him ðŸ˜

Kat1170

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

Bloke in front of me had two trolleys of food, including 20 carrot cakes. I'm trying to get my head around how long it takes to go through 20 carrot cakes, even in a place that likes them.

Reminds me of the run on Ja-Ja-Ja-Jamacian Ginger cakes lol

stratowide

Supermarkets be lovin' this sh1t.

kowloon

Ever since 'the event' with the sugar-free gummy bears I've had six months of loo rolls in reserve, so I'm good on that front. As long as I don't have to switch to UHT I'll survive.

PommieBast

Captain Red Beard wrote: »

Plenty of vegan foods still on the shelves.

Plenty of deer still in Phoenix Park..

Ush1

PommieBast wrote: »

Plenty of deer still in Phoenix Park..

Ducks and swans in the canal as well!

Thoie

Dammit, I need a litre of milk, and Aldi is my closest shop, but I don't want to have to beat 15 people to death just to get in there.

scrumqueen

The supply chain is fine, it's been said multiple times, however I would fear it wouldn't remain fine if this stupid behavior keeps up. Glad that I did my big shop in Aldi yesterday. Will grab milk from my local centra on the way home

CountingCrows

Thoie wrote: »

Dammit, I need a litre of milk, and Aldi is my closest shop, but I don't want to have to beat 15 people to death just to get in there.

Milking a random cow will be less hassle

Wibbs

AMKC wrote: »

There was even a woman wearing a mask in the shop.

Actually if the majority wore masks it would slow down the transmission of this virus, mainly by stopping the already infected from coughing and spluttering on everyone and everything.

ITman88

CountingCrows wrote: »

Milking a random cow will be less hassle

Was just about to post something similar!!
A limousine cross would be easier handled

Antares35

Seamai wrote: »

Imagine the state of his skin (and innards) after eating all those.

I hope he has plenty of toilet paper

1882

Seen an aul wan struggling across the carpark in the wind with a trolley full with bottles of domestos only. Hillarious.

partyguinness

Lads, if the country runs out of food sure there will be no need for toilet paper.

jimgoose

Thoie wrote: »

Dammit, I need a litre of milk, and Aldi is my closest shop, but I don't want to have to beat 15 people to death just to get in there.

Hire a digger.

Thoie

CountingCrows wrote: »

Milking a random cow will be less hassle

As it happens, I can do that (and I even know where to find some cows). However, due to various health issues, I'd still need to go through the faff of straining and pasteurising, which would involve going out to buy muslin/cheesecloth. OMG. What if people start panic buying cheesecloth!

It'd be easier to just wait and go later.

Graces7

stevedublin wrote: »

It will have a healthy orange glow.

As in "carotenaemia"

ShaneU

Local shop ran out of toilet roll, so they emptied the Northside People stand instead

Mrcaramelchoc

Would all the ****ing cretins tweeting photos of empty shelves please STOP.
You are idiots stop panicking ffs.

CrankyHaus

scrumqueen wrote: »

The supply chain is fine, it's been said multiple times, however I would fear it wouldn't remain fine if this stupid behavior keeps up. Glad that I did my big shop in Aldi yesterday. Will grab milk from my local centra on the way home

There's only so much panic buying that people can do. This will blow over in short order. Just look at the other countries it happened in.

A more serious longer term disruption across Europe if multiple countries have crises and shutdowns at the same time can't be ruled out. Personally I very much doubt it. But even if it happens I doubt it will be anything worse than shortages of specific substitutable goods. Anyway you're not going to stockpile your way out of an 18 month crisis.