The Prepping Thread - A Newer Beginning ;)

maryb

Just popped up to the village and the Sainsburys there had plenty of loo paper but it looked as if people had been panic buying gin and tonic, the mixer shelf was pretty bare.  Is there still a problem with production of CO2?

ziggy2004

maryb said:

Just popped up to the village and the Sainsburys there had plenty of loo paper but it looked as if people had been panic buying gin and tonic, the mixer shelf was pretty bare.  Is there still a problem with production of CO2?

I would totally get on board with panic buying Gin and Tonic if I had the funds to do that! 

maryb

One should always focus on the essentials after all!

Onebrokelady

Just been back to Mr S and managed to get the bits of shopping I couldn't find yesterday, I did have a look and they had a good supply of loo rolls but still no hand gel
I did notice on my travels that people are also bulk buying hand wash,I hope they realise this isn't the same as hand gel so is no good for if you are out and about, they also need to make sure the hand gel  they have bought actually has alcohol in it,I have one here for sensitive skin and was going to take it out with me but it's got no alcohol in it so  I would be better off using a sink and washing my hands 

Si_Clist

For what it's worth ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bI5pQGXl2o

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pineapple said:

Just did an online shop at Sainsbobs - everything I wanted was available. It was the same at our little local Co-op - apart from the loo rolls which had been well and truly plundered. My aim is to have enough for one month hunkering down when this ramps up. Even now I'm minimising going out - I'm on immune supressants. 

Think I promised a quick update last week based on today's visit by the community nurse from my hospice. Usual forum caveat: Don't take the word of some random bloke on the internet as gospel, check in with your own nurse/GP etc if need be. So the vulnerable (I prefer the term 'at risk') should self isolate within reason - meaning less parties and more box sets for their own protection. No you can't get sanitizer on prescription even if only one hand works, the current advice is still soap & water is best (see one hand comment)

Onebrokelady

Bloody hell,I just went onto fleabay to look at Purell hand gel, there was  previously an offer for  24 mini bottles for £17.99 this has now ended, further down the page someone has bid £120 for the same thing 🙀🙀🙀

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pineapple said:

Si_Clist said:

When I did my usual sparrowfart sweep of Morrison's today I noticed the shelves were brimming with bogrolls, kitchen towels, paracetamols and hand "sanitiser", albeit with a limit of two per punter on the latter.

Two hours later, however, a neighbour prevailed upon me to get her a few bits and bobs from Waitrose if I was passing it, which is what I normally do because all the bullsh1t with which they bombard the chattering classes offends my sensibility (who comes up with nonsense like "You can taste when eggs come from happy hens" on a big window poster, and why are they not stoned to death for their pains?).  Sorry, where was I ... oh yes ... not a bogroll to be had in Waitrose, nor even a pack of kitchen towel!  Don't know about hand "sanitiser" as in my haste to get out of the place I didn't look ...

The Waitrose bogroll must have extra special powers.

it does, it's easy to turn into 1" wide ribbons. Mind you at least you can rip the stuff. I recently tried Cushell and couldn't break into the damn stuff

Nargleblast

If buying hand sanitising gel, you need to read the label- it needs to contain 60% alcohol to be effective.

Thinking about toilet roll panic buying, it really is no big deal if you run out of toilet roll. If the worst happened, the shops were empty and the last roll was used up, you would find an alternative way  to clean yourself after defecating. One solution is washcloths, which can be washed in the washing machine. Another solution is go to the toilet then jump into the shower to hose down your nether regions. In some countries eg India, Thailand, people use a hosepipe attached to the wall by the toilet. I would imagine people in some parts of the world find the idea of using dry tissue paper to be a bit gross.

Onebrokelady

Nargleblast said:

If buying hand sanitising gel, you need to read the label- it needs to contain 60% alcohol to be effective.

Thinking about toilet roll panic buying, it really is no big deal if you run out of toilet roll. If the worst happened, the shops were empty and the last roll was used up, you would find an alternative way  to clean yourself after defecating. One solution is washcloths, which can be washed in the washing machine. Another solution is go to the toilet then jump into the shower to hose down your nether regions. In some countries eg India, Thailand, people use a hosepipe attached to the wall by the toilet. I would imagine people in some parts of the world find the idea of using dry tissue paper to be a bit gross.

Right I'm off to buy one of those shower heads that attach to your taps,just have to hope they both stay on the tap or you could end up with a scorched bum 😀