It's time to start digging up those Squirrelled Nuts!!!!

LHW99

badmemory said:

When shopping on Friday for me & Saturday for someone else I found it surprising that fresh stuff & even frozen was absolutely no problem at all, but toilet rolls (what is it about toilet rolls?) tinned stuff, pasta, rice & flour - no where in sight.  No shortage of tinned omega 3 type fish, so no-one going the healthy route then!

Something about the things people see as important? I read somewhere (here?) that the UK is stocking up on loo roll, the netherlands on cannabis and the US on guns - says something I suppose

Sea_Shell

Well, we've negotiated Aldi without too many dramas.   We usually shop on a Monday, but as the weather was so nice yesterday, we didn't and then Boris made his announcement! (which gave me a very restless night's sleep - as I'm sure it did others)

It was busier than normal, no obvious panic buying, but trollies looked quite full, but then people might be shopping for others too.

The usual suspects were absent.  Pasta, Rice, loo rolls, uht milk.   Bread was depleted, as was chicken breasts.

We had to make some list adjustments on the hoof, but all in all it wasn't as bad as I'd feared....but cars were piling into the car park as we left at about 10am.

Thrugelmir

Yesterday popped into Tesco's for a few bits and pieces in the late afternoon. Cereal section was totally bare. No porridge oats either which was on my list. Only saw one case of excess. A young Indian couple with a large trolly full of canned fruit. Hopefully at the check out the staff will have taken the appropriate action. 

Crabby

Well everything is shutting down here in Shengenville, you can't even wa!k on the beach in parts of Spain. So we've starting the long haul home from Portugal. No problems with border crossings so far.

Sea_Shell

Bit annoyed that they took off last night's Holby for an extended news...as if we hadn't had enough news already!!!     The TV schedule gives structure to your day/week, and for a lot of people, especially if alone/isolated, is a huge part of their routine.    TV needs to be kept as "normal" as possible for as long as possible.

Which got me thinking (my brain does go into overdrive sometimes and is almost impossible to switch off)...

If it gets to the stage where TV companies stop filming (if they haven't already), then a lot of our favourite TV shows that are filmed 3-6 weeks in advance are going to disappear from our screens for a while, and more repeats will be shown on all channels.     I don't watch it, but if EastEnders is cancelled, it will feel like "the end of civilisation as we know" it for a hell of a lot of people!!

Another thought I had was, with hospital dramas like Holby and Casualty, I realise that it is filmed on a set, but they are REAL hospital beds they use, surely.   What about the equipment, is it "fake/old/decommissioned" or is it proper stuff.    If so, that needs to be redeployed ASAP to REAL hospitals.

Keep safe and well everyone....and try not to look at your investments!!!   I know it's like picking a scab isn't it!!

Although at times like these, it seems crass to even give a thought to ones investments.    Maybe this will be THE GREAT LEVELLER and we'll all be financially wiped out by this, if not medically.     Happy Wednesday everyone!!!!

Parking_Trouble

Netflix and chill - if it can keep up with demand.

Username999

I've been watching 1940's classic films on You Tube.
I don't think John Mills ever made a bad film.
You can see Coronation Street from back in the 60's too (if you really want to), poor old Martha Longhurst! 
Some good stuff on the crash of 1929 and Spanish Flu of 1918, if you want to see history repeating. 

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LHW99 said:

badmemory said:

When shopping on Friday for me & Saturday for someone else I found it surprising that fresh stuff & even frozen was absolutely no problem at all, but toilet rolls (what is it about toilet rolls?) tinned stuff, pasta, rice & flour - no where in sight.  No shortage of tinned omega 3 type fish, so no-one going the healthy route then!

Something about the things people see as important? I read somewhere (here?) that the UK is stocking up on loo roll, the netherlands on cannabis and the US on guns - says something I suppose

My friends from NZ, Nevada, Canada, Netherlands are all talking about people going mad with loo roll.

Sea_Shell

Wow, just seen the news about EastEnders, Holby... psychic me!!

Well, I've been for possibly my last swim.  Only one in the pool, and changing room, hardly any interaction with anyone, and used a tissue to open changing room doors.  Staff don't think they'll stay open much longer.

Bravepants

Parking_Trouble said:

Netflix and chill - if it can keep up with demand.

LOL, you do realise that "Netflix and Chill" is a euphamism! It's YOU that might have to keep up with demand! :-)