welshbairn Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 1 minute ago, MixuFixit said: NEW MUM UPDATE I fiiiiinally got a shopping list off her. Some choice excerpts: Proper weetabix not own brand. Small tomatoes, but not cherry tomato small (actual result because they're sold out after of 3 days procrastination: ZERO tomatoes. You get ZERO tomatoes). Cambozola cheese Lavazza coffee Il Casolare fancy olive oil (ZERO) Cushelle Toilet Roll (hollow laughter) Allisons's strong bread flour, not own brand (more hollow laughter) Assam tea but not Twinings, we don't like Twinings Jesus give me strength. I have ordered what I could order, including some things that are going to go down like a bag of sick. They're not going to live in the circumstances to which they have become accustomed but they won't starve, bless them. First delivery slot available in Inverness was April 7th today. Think they'll have to restrict home delivery to the most vulnerable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 24 minutes ago, BingMcCrosby said: It is, yes Not just for our country What do China produce that no other country could produce? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiGi Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, MixuFixit said: NEW MUM UPDATE I fiiiiinally got a shopping list off her. Some choice excerpts: Proper weetabix not own brand. Small tomatoes, but not cherry tomato small (actual result because they're sold out after of 3 days procrastination: ZERO tomatoes. You get ZERO tomatoes). Cambozola cheese Lavazza coffee Il Casolare fancy olive oil (ZERO) Cushelle Toilet Roll (hollow laughter) Allisons's strong bread flour, not own brand (more hollow laughter) Assam tea but not Twinings, we don't like Twinings Jesus give me strength. I have ordered what I could order, including some things that are going to go down like a bag of sick. They're not going to live in the circumstances to which they have become accustomed but they won't starve, bless them. That is possibly the most boomer thing I've ever read in my life. Edited March 18, 2020 by GiGi 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, BingMcCrosby said: No answer then? I'm not saying or said that we should produce all our own goods. I'm saying we specificly refuse to take any of china's products. How would that protect us against global viruses, even if they originate in China? Edited March 18, 2020 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 25 minutes ago, BingMcCrosby said: It is, yes Not just for our country What do China produce that no other country could produce? Covid-19, if you are to be believed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) Apologies if common knowledge, but can I ask a question please.... Italy and France, to name two, imposed the ‘full Monty’ lockdown, while we asked folk to stay away from pubs, clubs, restaurants... the arguments are raging that they went full-on, while we kind of went half-arsed, so to speak. Does anyone know what the timescale (roughly) is for knowing if they were right and we were wrong? How long does the UK give it to have a decent idea if our route is working or not? Edited March 18, 2020 by pozbaird 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 32 minutes ago, Snafu said: We need to get our own manufacturing industries up to speed first. That could be the flaw in BingMcCrosby's strategy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 32 minutes ago, Savage Henry said: Do you think there will be idiots who actually don’t get the joke? Yes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 29 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: Yes. Yes I do. ETA many of them will watch Eastenders. Not any more. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 I would personally like to thank the Tory government for making my work hell today. Turns out absolutely everyone thinks this three month mortgage payment holiday thing applies to them (it doesn't), we have to give it to them (we can't) and they will get it just by asking (they wont) They aren't happy when they find this out because they've just read a headline that says they can. Take it up with the Daily Mirror hen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 17 minutes ago, G_Man1985 said: Just seen on sky news also. I've zero to add to this thread. Working in it and that wont change. Can tell people to stop being greedy c***s but that makes zero difference. I'd tell people to keep kids isolated and not come to Tesco but that wont happen. Availability of items is a struggle and this is including some bakery staff going through redundancy. Excellent There's an update on" Our Tesco" from DL, quite a few changes apart from the "3 items only" which is mentioned. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 18 minutes ago, D.A.F.C said: We had them but some greedy fucker said wages were too high so shipped it all out to countries who will accept peanuts. Manufacturing is a niche market and not based on what the country needs. That said I'm sure it would be easy to go back to production line type stuff. We have the r&d and space to do so. Maybe people wanted higher wages to buy stuff without going in to debt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bing Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: That could be the flaw in BingMcCrosby's strategy Unfortunately BingMcCrosbys strategy has been misquoted and altered so it no longer resembles what I even said. As is the way of pie and bovril Edited March 18, 2020 by BingMcCrosby 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 8 minutes ago, pozbaird said: Apologies if common knowledge, but can I ask a question please.... Italy and France, to name two, imposed the ‘full Monty’ lockdown, while we asked folk to stay away from pubs, clubs, restaurants... the arguments are raging that they went full-on, while we kind of went half-arsed, so to speak. Does anyone know what the timescale (roughly) is for knowing if they were right and we were wrong? How long does the UK give it to have a decent idea if our route is working or not? We'll never know. Even if it turns out Italy has a far higher infection/mortality rate or vice versa. There's just too many variables to ever compare like for like using one of them with any confidence. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bing Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 9 minutes ago, Ross. said: Covid-19, if you are to be believed. Indeed, something I'd rather not have 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Just now, BingMcCrosby said: Indeed, something I'd rather not have And in your "Never trade with China" world, how would you have prevented the spread? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 104 confirmed deaths in the U.K. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Just now, MixuFixit said: Is it restricted to folk who actually live in their houses? I was nervous this was going to keep buy to let dicks afloat. I don't think it is restricted to folk living in property. Buy to rent dicks can still apply. Not my department but, I imagine, they'll have further criteria to meet to get it. Hopefully that criteria is "if you're getting this holiday yer not allowed to claim rent in the meantime ya cancerous leech" Anyway the government edict of "PAYMENT HOLIDAYS FOR ALL" isn't binding in any way. They've just politely asked lenders and lenders have said yes. FWIW it's over an hour on hold if you are calling up looking for a payment holiday if ye need it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Well that’s me home with my work shite. f**k knows how I’m going to get a sleep now with the schools coming off on Friday as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bing Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Just now, Ross. said: And in your "Never trade with China" world, how would you have prevented the spread? I don't have a time machine ross! As I've said, quite a few times now. Everyone should stop trading with China, meaning other countrys also. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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