shelves looking empty -- how long could you survive with whats in your cupboards

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Originally Posted by xsnaggle

I don't know which Tesco Extra you use but I was in the one on Western Ave yesterday and I couldn't find an empty shelf anywhere.
Everything was perfectly normal, no panic buying, no long queues, nothing.
I think there is more scaremongering going on that panicking.

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I was there this morning. Rice and pasta shelves were looking a bit bare.

Did a shop in Waitrose in Sheffield this morning and all was normal - even quieter than normal - except for the massive holes in the shelves where toilet paper and paracetamol should be. They had been wiped out. Messages up about new supplies due in 10 days!

Survive? Maybe two weeks. That would probably involve rationing and wouldn't be much fun.

My wife does loads of batch cooking so we’ve got loads of curry, spag Bol, sausage casserole etc in the freezer. I always buy a huge sack of whole meal rice every 6 months too so I reckon I’m good for a month. I can’t see us doing a Chinese style lockdown here anyway, and if we do it won’t last long and will probably coincide with Easter. People are still going shopping in Italy no problems.

The slowest of the slow will be rolling around on supermarket floors fighting one another for the last Pot Noodle.

Meanwhile Blue Matt and his family will have their feet up watching the telly having quietly accumulated a large hoard of grub and consumables to help weather the incoming economic crap storm.

The humble tin of Spam is also known as doomsday food because it will remain edible for at least 50 years. There's a massive list of other stuff which will keep for years on end. Pretty much anything freeze dried will along with powdered milk, soup, mashed potato, porridge, etc, that only require hot water to consume. Most of them are unappetising in ordinary times but will be become prized possessions once the you know what hits the fan.

We've got plenty of TP and paper towels though. We've got soap, laundry detergent and washing up liquid. Provided my internet and cable stay online. I could do it.

My mother lives in a rural area, and I have set up a 'dooms day' shed, been a project for about 3 years, finished last summer.

Nothing to crazy, but about 6 months of tinned food for 6 people, 2,000 liters stored drinking water, diesel generator with stored fuel, solar panels.

the house also has a wood burning stove (which can be cooked on)
so I have aprox 6-8 tonne bags full of dried logs.

loads of stored medication, first aid supplies.

The house could easily operate completely of-grid for a significant amount of time.

My idea was in a worst case scenario I can take my family up to my mothers and be pretty solid for 6-12months, which is long enough for most things to pass.

People may think it is unnecessary, and I really do no expect anything to happen, but considering the financial costs are not that crazy, and the stuff is useful to have around anyway, it seemed like a cool project to work on and to have for some piece of mind.


When I have my own property with land, I plan to emulate it with an underground bunker, will do it one year hopefully with my kids, during a summer holidays, will be a good project they can learn lots from about construction ect. They can just use it as a den then for their friends, put a pool table or something down there.

Asda Coryton massive store not a toilet roll In sight, thank God i can wash my arse from high flush position .

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Originally Posted by Enoch Mort

I was there this morning. Rice and pasta shelves were looking a bit bare.

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thats because Blur Matt has been stockpiling :hehe:

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Originally Posted by chris lee

My mother lives in a rural area, and I have set up a 'dooms day' shed, been a project for about 3 years, finished last summer.

Nothing to crazy, but about 6 months of tinned food for 6 people, 2,000 liters stored drinking water, diesel generator with stored fuel, solar panels.

the house also has a wood burning stove (which can be cooked on)
so I have aprox 6-8 tonne bags full of dried logs.

loads of stored medication, first aid supplies.

The house could easily operate completely of-grid for a significant amount of time.

My idea was in a worst case scenario I can take my family up to my mothers and be pretty solid for 6-12months, which is long enough for most things to pass.

People may think it is unnecessary, and I really do no expect anything to happen, but considering the financial costs are not that crazy, and the stuff is useful to have around anyway, it seemed like a cool project to work on and to have for some piece of mind.


When I have my own property with land, I plan to emulate it with an underground bunker, will do it one year hopefully with my kids, during a summer holidays, will be a good project they can learn lots from about construction ect. They can just use it as a den then for their friends, put a pool table or something down there.

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I purchased a powerful home generator 12 years ago having read they disappear first in a societal collapse scenario. It weighs a tonne and remains in the box unopened. I can't recall how much it cost but am positive the same model is over twice the price today.

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Originally Posted by Organ Morgan.

It's starting to irritate me hearing people grizzle about being unable to source hand sanitiser or a mask. The former is easy to make, and anyway soap and water is every bit as good. One cup of a bra would serve as a mask. The other cup could also keep one ear warm.

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You'd just look a bit of a tit though.

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Originally Posted by Organ Morgan.

I purchased a powerful home generator 12 years ago having read they disappear first in a societal collapse scenario. It weighs a tonne and remains in the box unopened. I can't recall how much it cost but am positive the same model is over twice the price today.

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They are great things to have around, especially in short-term crisis, which is the most likely scenario you will need to actually use them. Just have to remember to store, and cycle fuel for it, as that will also be the first thing to go, and it expires surprisingly quickly!

when the prices drop more, I will be looking more towards a solar / battery system. The Tesla Power-wall already has some very impressive features as a home battery unit. Will be exciting to see where it is at in 5 years time.

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Originally Posted by CCFCC3PO

Well done. You started panic buying for the sole reason that other people were panic buying. The reason there are any shortages at all is because of people struggling to employ any thought process to their actions.

Why did you buy toilet roll? Were you running out? Then, yes, you buy it. Did you buy it because others were? Then no, you have added to the strain on the supply chain (a supply chain that is still running, by the way). You have out yourself first above the little old lady who was about to stock up anyway, but now can't and will now have to wait. Well done, at least your arsehole will be squeaky clean.

On the toilet roll thing, we have never seen panic buying of this before, not during bad weather, not during the one tragic day when the supermarkets are closed (Christmas Day). Why are we seeing it now? Because we've heard about the Aussies doing it, so we obviously must follow suit.

During Brexit were you one of those people who boasted about how Britain fought off the Nazi threat for 2 years alone, and how we would easily cope again if ever there were shortages caused by Brexit? Well done, you have just proven that you are not mature enough to actually cope with such a scenario.

I can easily survive, if my cupboards are empty then I will go to the supermarket and stock up. If I am feeling a bit ill, then I'll get someone to buy me some stuff to save me spreading germs. At the worst, I will get my food delivered by one of Asda, Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury's - a huge list and I am sure that if one of them is low on something, another one will have it.

Have a good look at yourself. You are fit, you are mobile, you have access to the internet, and yet you still bought something because it was temporarily low in stock in Tesco. You are a danger to society, not only employing such stupidity but by openly sharing it to an open forum.

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Bit harsh he only wanted mozzarella, sweetcorn and pasta ,then thought about bog roll he's not the one who has rapped the shelves of big rolls , bloody bat / snake munching Chinese fault, not Blue Matt , lets end all movement around the globe not just Europe ,lex save our dear islands ??
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Originally Posted by Organ Morgan.

Self-isolating for a fortnight will become very popular in no time amongst those guaranteed to be paid in full. Teachers are the biggest lead-swingers out there. One cough from any of them and they'll be off like a shot. Those cheapskates' life expectancy was circa 90 but it's likely to be closer to 100 nowadays due to the triple-lock State Pension which makes the feckers even more determined not to do the decent thing by booting the bucket.

B'stards!

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Oi !

I'm toying with the notion of buying some second hand antiviral masks from an eBay seller who's based in Wuhan, China.

Could make a nice profit reselling them, all would be required is to turn them inside out.

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Originally Posted by chris lee

They are great things to have around, especially in short-term crisis, which is the most likely scenario you will need to actually use them. Just have to remember to store, and cycle fuel for it, as that will also be the first thing to go, and it expires surprisingly quickly!

when the prices drop more, I will be looking more towards a solar / battery system. The Tesla Power-wall already has some very impressive features as a home battery unit. Will be exciting to see where it is at in 5 years time.

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Those Tesla Wall battery units make perfect sense, especially if you are generating electricity from a solar panel.

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Originally Posted by Organ Morgan.

I'm toying with the notion of buying some second hand antiviral masks from an eBay seller who's based in Wuhan, China.

Could make a nice profit reselling them, all would be required is to turn them inside out.

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Capitalism at it's best would've got that chance under Corbyn.

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Originally Posted by CCFCC3PO

Those Tesla Wall battery units make perfect sense, especially if you are generating electricity from a solar panel.

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But would it clean your arse if toilet rolls are no longer available mankind?

Former Supermarket Boss Warns of Potential Coronavirus “Food Riots,” Army Patrols

- Former Tesco supply chain director Bruno Monteyne warns that a large scale outbreak of coronavirus in the UK could lead to “food riots,” requiring the army to be used to guard supermarkets.

Monteyne said that supermarkets would have to resort to drastic measures and revert to “feed the nation status” under a worse case scenario.

He also cautioned that grocery stores would have trouble stocking shelves and delivering goods if their employees decided to self-isolate. -

More: https://summit.news/2020/03/06/forme...-army-patrols/

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Originally Posted by jon1959

Did a shop in Waitrose in Sheffield this morning and all was normal - even quieter than normal - except for the massive holes in the shelves where toilet paper and paracetamol should be. They had been wiped out. Messages up about new supplies due in 10 days!

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The toilet paper was wiped out?:hehe:

Woman in front of me had 48 rolls of toilet paper.

FFS there's 6 in my house and that would last us more than a month of self isolation.

Toilet paper is a light year away from what are amongst the necessities of life. Many millions of people, probably a billion or two, never use it, and it's not because they're skint or it's unavailable but rather for hygiene and cultural reasons.

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Originally Posted by Organ Morgan.

Toilet paper is a light year away from what are amongst the necessities of life. Many millions of people, probably a billion or two, never use it, and it's not because they're skint or it's unavailable but rather for hygiene and cultural reasons.

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Extra long shirt time is upon us

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Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie

The toilet paper was wiped out?:hehe:

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Is Sheffield wiped out ?

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Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie

The toilet paper was wiped out?:hehe:

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I thank you! :thumbup: :hehe:

I'm glad currently healthy people with enough disposable income to stock up are ensuring some really important products don't fall into the hands of people who might need it more...

I know several people who forever bang on about yearning for a more equitable society, and yet none of them unselfishly sacrifice any of life's luxuries which they could easily do without to hand that disposable income to those who survive in shop doorways, as an example. Paying virtue signalling lip service is a much cheaper option for all of them.

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Originally Posted by Organ Morgan.

Toilet paper is a light year away from what are amongst the necessities of life. Many millions of people, probably a billion or two, never use it, and it's not because they're skint or it's unavailable but rather for hygiene and cultural reasons.

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Try going without it for a week.

One could say the same about shoes, but life would be pretty miserable without them.

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Originally Posted by NYCBlue

Try going without it for a week.

One could say the same about shoes, but life would be pretty miserable without them.

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I went ages without toilet paper, you can't beat a jet of water up the arse for cleanliness :biggrin:

Sales of bidets at B&Q up x 135% today

Coronavirus: Tesco, Asda and Ocado ration products as shoppers stockpile - https://news.sky.com/story/coronavir...panic-11952749

Tesco is putting a restriction of five items per person on some everyday items... and Blue Matt is responsible for sparking the wave of panic buying.

Does he regret declaring "oh my God, we're fecked!" at the top of his voice in the middle of a Tesco Extra store?

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Originally Posted by Organ Morgan.

Coronavirus: Tesco, Asda and Ocado ration products as shoppers stockpile - https://news.sky.com/story/coronavir...panic-11952749

Tesco is putting a restriction of five items per person on some everyday items... and Blue Matt is responsible for sparking the wave of panic buying.

Does he regret declaring "oh my God, we're fecked!" at the top of his voice in the middle of a Tesco Extra store?

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Where is the OP? Last seen in Aldi's cramming his car full with nappies. He has no babies, but he saw Aldi's were running low and grabbed the last 100 packets.

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Originally Posted by blue matt

I popped into our big Tesco's this afternoon to grab some mozzarella and a tin of sweetcorn and pineapple for our pasta bake for tea

No pasta left at all ( apart from a few box's of pasta sheets, which i grabbed ), baked beans all gone, i walked around the empty shelves, very little canned goods left, now this is a 24 hour tesco's extra, it both surprised me and worried me

I then thought, i might aswell join them and got some more toilet rolls ( they had a few packs left ) a few cans of soup, and a few cans of mixed beans, few cartons of UHT milk, few box's of cereal,

We always have fairly well stocked cupboards as its something i have always believed in, mainly from the point that in the old days if i had a bad few weeks in work and didnt earn much, we would always have something to feed the kids with

So how long could you survive with whats in your kitchen cupboards at the mo

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:hehe:

A little bird tells me Blue Matt's car has been parked on the drive for the last week because his garage is crammed with 960 bog rolls.

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Originally Posted by CCFCC3PO

Where is the OP? Last seen in Aldi's cramming his car full with nappies. He has no babies, but he saw Aldi's were running low and grabbed the last 100 packets.

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Jealously will get you nowhere 😀

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Originally Posted by NYCBlue

What’s the deal with toilet paper? Why is everyone stocking up on that?

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People are simply going through the motions and don't want to be caught between two stools.