Coronavirus (COVID-19)

[Savage Henry]

Queues and a security guard outside Boots on Dingwall High Street.

[Ross.]

6 minutes ago, Granny Danger said:

Yesterday’s financial aid announcement has done nothing to quell the stock market; still in free fall.

Be plenty who don't survive long enough to be around to take what is being made available. I think everyone is trying to work out exactly how many that is.

[WhiteRoseKillie]

13 hours ago, NotThePars said:

What’s your dystopian/ pandemic movie of choice? I’m thinking Children of Men

Reign of Fire. If I'm gonna go, I want it to be dragons that are my nemesis,  not some jakey cúnt who couldn't stay out of the pub for a couple of weeks .

[WhiteRoseKillie]

7 minutes ago, Florentine_Pogen said:

Hmmm.....there’s much to be said for overcooked lasagne sheets. A fine alternative to bum wipes.

How the actual fúck would you ever find this out?

[Florentine_Pogen]

How the actual fúck would you ever find this out?

Invention is the mother of necessity, my good man. [emoji41]

[Gaz]

1 minute ago, Florentine_Pogen said:

Invention is the mother of necessity, my good man.

Isn't it the other way around?

[pozbaird]

12 minutes ago, bernardblack said:

 

This. They’re to blame for the panic. Scumbags

 

The panic, if we’re talking about what started with the bog roll and hand sanitiser idiots, would have happened anyway. If the press had behaved impeccably or not. As soon as people saw what was happening in Italy, it started. The moment the first shop here saw its bog roll stock disappear, someone would have texted a mate - ‘Tesco just ran our of bog roll’... then you know the way it goes. The spread of coronavirus itself is nothing compared to the spread of panic buying perpetrated by wankers. Once the wankers have gorged on lavvy roll and pasta, then the more sane members of society go in to do a normal shop, and if they see lavvy roll, they start buying it too, even though they don’t really need it yet. If they don’t, the locusts will just buy it. The cycle then spins more and more out of control. The press aren’t helping, but the locust wankers would have behaved exactly as they have done anyway, at the first sign of the news from Northern Italy.

Edited March 18, 2020 by pozbaird

[Guest]

1 hour ago, GiGi said:

As long as supply lines generally keep up the hoarders will be fucked. Will I pay some no mark eBay predator a ridiculous price plus delivery which may take a couple of days, or will I just try a few different shops or wait until the morning when the shops have more stuff in?

Will have no sympathy for the few of the greedy p***ks that end up with financial problems as their 'hustle' collapses on its arse.

Don't know if anyone else has noticed something similar, however our local Tesco basically serves three small towns and living in the area you generally know most people if not personally certainly to see, however over recent days I've noticed lots and lots of strange faces so I reckon there's people literally travelling around to bulk / panic buy at various stores outwith their local area.

Not surprisingly our Tesco is empty like most others but all the local shops which are placed in the middle of schemes etc (which only locals would know about) have everything that Tesco doesn't, such as Paracetamol, Toilet Rolls, Kitchen Rolls etc.

Just wondering if anyone else has noticed something similar in their own area ?

[Florentine_Pogen]

Isn't it the other way around?

I wouldn’t have a clue. You’ll need to ask Melvin Kranzberg.

[Gaz]

3 minutes ago, pozbaird said:

The panic, if we’re talking about what started with the bog roll and hand sanitiser idiots, would have happened anyway. If the press had behaved impeccably or not. As soon as people saw what was happening in Italy, it started. The moment the first shop here saw its bog roll stock disappear, someone would have texted a mate - ‘Tesco just ran our of bog roll’... then you know the way it goes. The spread of coronavirus itself is nothing compared to the spread of panic buying perpetrated by wankers. Once the wankers have gorged on lavvy roll and pasta, then the more sane members of society go in to do a normal shop, and if they see lavvy roll, they start buying it too, even though they don’t really need it yet. If they don’t, the locusts will just buy it. The cycle then spins more and more out of control. The press aren’t helping, but the locust wankers would have behaved exactly as they have done anyway, at the first sign of the news from Northern Italy.

I'm astonished the panic buying of petrol hasn't begun yet.

[D.A.F.C]

I'm astonished the panic buying of petrol hasn't begun yet.

Gonna need loads when stuck in the house. Just in case.
[emoji38]

[welshbairn]

1 minute ago, Gaz said:

I'm astonished the panic buying of petrol hasn't begun yet.

Good shout, I'm off.

[Alert Mongoose]

Tragic as it is there must be some positive unintended consequences of this clusterfuck.

Global Warming - flights being grounded all over the world will surely help in this respect.

Society - big assumptions here but surely families spending a bit more time together has to be a positive.

Global trade - hopefully out of this might come some sort of rationalisation of the supply chains. Do we really need chicken from Thailand because it’s cheaper?

Community - plenty of example of people doing their best to help others out where possible. Again surely a positive if this can be continued.

World Relations - perhaps having a ‘common enemy’ might actually galvanise countries to realise that we all to compromise.

Finally while not a positive really, I’m glad that this doesn’t really discriminate on wealth. The rich can’t f**k off to the Seychelles until this blows over.

Probably all go back to normal soon after but you have to hope..,

[Savage Henry]

Good shout, I'm off.

Trade it for some paracetamol.

[beefybake]

28 minutes ago, Tynierose said:

The press, though specifically the written press have been a fucking disgrace though this.

 

Depends what you read. 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/17/there-is-a-policy-of-surrender-doctor-on-uks-covid-19-failures

Where is the ****ing testing ?

 

Edited March 18, 2020 by beefybake

[stuartsmfc]

I spoke to my boss yesterday who told me we will probably be off for a few weeks on stat sick pay. Mentioned to him my Mrs woke up not feeling great but said it's probably tonsillitis, she has no fever or cough. He called me this morning to tell me I can't come in for 2 weeks, while my Mrs is away to work, how can this be right? Mental man!! Now I'm worried that our gas installs just keep going and now I need to stay off for 2 weeks for nothing. I'd feel much better knowing for sure that we will be shutting up shop in the next few days but no one seems to know anything.

[welshbairn]

Just now, Alert Mongoose said:

World Relations - perhaps having a ‘common enemy’ might actually galvanise countries to realise that we all to compromise.

Sadly Trump and Pompeo are doing their best to make that China and "foreigners" in general. If his polls drop anymore that's going to intensify and target immigrants.

[Gaz]

1 minute ago, stuartsmfc said:

I spoke to my boss yesterday who told me we will probably be off for a few weeks on stat sick pay. Mentioned to him my Mrs woke up not feeling great but said it's probably tonsillitis, she has no fever or cough. He called me this morning to tell me I can't come in for 2 weeks, while my Mrs is away to work, how can this be right? Mental man!! Now I'm worried that our gas installs just keep going and now I need to stay off for 2 weeks for nothing. I'd feel much better knowing for sure that we will be shutting up shop in the next few days but no one seems to know anything.

They're being cheapskates.

[Guest]

20 minutes ago, pozbaird said:

Look on the bright side. As things get worse, the panic buying, the lack of a social life, never mind the thought of actually contracting coronavirus itself.... we’ll still have each other and our witty cheery P&B banter to keep our spirits flying high and our danders well and truly up.... hold on. Fcuking Div has rationed the use of the Kenneth Williams gif.

Funnily enough, I noticed on my train in the way in to Glasgow this morning that the people all around were sitting in glum almost trance like states with their faces tripping them. There was no interaction between anyone, no talking and even the phone zombies just seemed to be staring into space as opposed to their phones.

I can honestly see this taking a serious toll on mental health and no doubt suicides will outstrip corona related deaths within a matter of weeks.

[Gaz]

6 minutes ago, Alert Mongoose said:

Tragic as it is there must be some positive unintended consequences of this clusterfuck.

Global Warming - flights being grounded all over the world will surely help in this respect.

Society - big assumptions here but surely families spending a bit more time together has to be a positive.

Global trade - hopefully out of this might come some sort of rationalisation of the supply chains. Do we really need chicken from Thailand because it’s cheaper?

Community - plenty of example of people doing their best to help others out where possible. Again surely a positive if this can be continued.

World Relations - perhaps having a ‘common enemy’ might actually galvanise countries to realise that we all to compromise.

Finally while not a positive really, I’m glad that this doesn’t really discriminate on wealth. The rich can’t f**k off to the Seychelles until this blows over.

Probably all go back to normal soon after but you have to hope..,

A lot of companies are going to realise they don't need fancy city-centre offices built for 600 staff, and the associated overheads caused by that.

Similarly, and I said this a few pages back, a lot of people are going to realise that their jobs mean absolutely f*ck-all in the grand scheme of things.