Jeff Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) When they say shop for essentials they aren't being specific in terms of what items you can buy. Supermarkets will be open but Scottish tat shops up the royal mile won't be etc etc Edited March 23, 2020 by Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim747 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 And you thought it was difficult to buy shit tickets over the last 2 weeks, will be a meltdown again towards the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFK-1 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Seymour M Hersh said: Oh I don't know about that. I do know. The vast majority of that is not in living memory and wasn't global. And never in living memory has there been this level of societal disruption for any virus. Even the war didn't result in what we're seeing now with lock downs being implemented. This is new territory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 11 minutes ago, vegas-voss said: Jazz mags 😂 1.They still exist And 2. Amazon deliver them 😂 Wait ... Are there question marks missing there or have I missed a trick the past few years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gashauskis9 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Just now, jonesy said: A civilised nation Our lockdown is like a holiday camp compared to theirs. We’re getting off lightly with what Boris is enforcing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo1874 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, Malinga the Swinga said: Decided to follow the rules and spent something like 7 hours in garden. Back and knees sore but got through power of weeding and scraping stuff from between paving stones. Next weekend, and perhaps after 5ish will be cutting back plants, bushes and a tree before edging and then cleaning and oiling decking. Usually do this in May when wife nags me to get my backside in gear, so I expect award winning garden this year. Only caveat is it needs to warm up cause gardening in the cold sucks. As long as it's not raining I'm ok It's a blank canvas wee square. Want to grow something over the chain link fence , put in a few low maintenance things 🤷🏼♂️ Anyway I'm taking it off topic Maybe a new thread is required Sorry for going off topic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 17 minutes ago, jambogaza said: So presumably I cannot take my children to their grandparents, for babysitting to allow me to work from home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) 16 minutes ago, 12XU said: Possible alcohol ban in supermarkets? shop only for “ basic essentials “ interesting times Eh? Where did you hear this? Edited March 23, 2020 by pablo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortyJambo Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 20 minutes ago, hughesie27 said: Thought amazon were only delivering medical supplies just now? I've got a bottle of bourbon getting delivered by them tomorrow...purely medicinal of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leginten Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 minute ago, jonesy said: Good question. Walking the mean streets of Newington, passing possible carriers, doesnt look too good when compared to climbing a hill. As long as you don’t drive a distance to do a “proper” hill. Break your leg and you’re ****ed. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-52005095 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecjambo Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 17 minutes ago, jambogaza said: So presumably I cannot take my children to their grandparents, for babysitting to allow me to work from home? No, of course you can. Take them on a tour of the local care homes while you’re at it! How are folk still not getting this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajthejambo Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Just now, pablo said: Eh? Where did you here this? The Sainsbury's next to me said they have chosen not to restock alcohol as it takes up too much space on the delivery truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riccarton3 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 minute ago, jonesy said: Good question. Walking the mean streets of Newington, passing possible carriers, doesnt look too good when compared to climbing a hill. But allowing ******s out in their cars results in what we saw last weekend? That exercise could be a whole family unit multiplied many times over I was thinking of someone playing golf - drive to course, play (1 period of exercise) - back home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 21 minutes ago, hughesie27 said: Thought amazon were only delivering medical supplies just now? What made you think that? I got kitchen knives delivered today and a book yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo1874 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, jonesy said: Grow edibles. May need them. For low maintenance, grow edible ornamentals (aka edimentals). Had been planning to open a business doing just that. Put on hold for now I'll look into it, cheers 👍 Edited March 23, 2020 by robbo1874 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJAC? Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 minute ago, pablo said: Eh? Where did you hear this? I think he misunderstood. They can't stop folk buying shit. The government said only shops that stock basic essentials are allowed to stay open. So if a shop sells bread, milk etc, then that can continue to remain open regardless of what other drinks and foods they stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gashauskis9 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, PortyJambo said: I've got a bottle of bourbon getting delivered by them tomorrow...purely medicinal of course. Aye, I see the old Mozambique inflation is kicking in on Amazon. £30 for a 12 case of Belhaven Best 😮. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, BlackJAC? said: I think he misunderstood. They can't stop folk buying shit. The government said only shops that stock basic essentials are allowed to stay open. So if a shop sells bread, milk etc, then that can continue to remain open regardless of what other drinks and foods they stock. Yeah, alcoholic drinks are part of the food and beverage industry and will be allowed to continue producing and selling. Unless something seriously changes obviously. That is the case in Italy after their PM closed down non-essential industry over the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambos1983 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Panic buying in supermarkets is going to go to previously unseen levels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leginten Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, jonesy said: If I break my leg on a hill in the environs of Edinburgh I’d die of embarrassment long before the chopper could arrive! “Hello? Can you put me through to Moorfoots Mountain Rescue?” 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Laundrettes on the essential premises list. WUT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spellczech Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 7 minutes ago, Sooperstar said: What made you think that? I got kitchen knives delivered today and a book yesterday. Yeah but your book was "How to perform battlefield surgery with just a kitchen knife"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Just now, Victorian said: Laundrettes on the essential premises list. WUT. I suspect many city dwellers have no room for a washing machine and rely on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Who was the origin. China or Italy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spellczech Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jambos1983 said: Panic buying in supermarkets is going to go to previously unseen levels That was what surprised me - no mention of that d!ckish behaviour... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Just now, Dawnrazor said: I suspect many city dwellers have no room for a washing machine and rely on them. Surely you just wash selected stuff in the sink or bath. Seems daft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFK-1 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Just now, Spellczech said: That was what surprised me - no mention of that d!ckish behaviour... I doubt it's going to help that he specified people should go out for food as 'infrequently as possible". How can you do that without buying a lot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Victorian said: Surely you just wash selected stuff in the sink or bath. Seems daft. Wear your stuff in the shower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionDJambo Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, Jambos1983 said: Panic buying in supermarkets is going to go to previously unseen levels The term “basic essentials” is maybe being used as a means of stopping panic buying. Filling 2 trolleys full doesn’t say basic to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riccarton3 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, Jambos1983 said: Panic buying in supermarkets is going to go to previously unseen levels stuff might not even get to the shelves.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King prawn Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Welcome to quarantine club! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, been here before said: Wear your stuff in the shower. I do that after a night on the tequila. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo Chiefo Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Scientists, economists and politicians...great with theories, modelling and forecasts. Hopelessly out of touch with what goes on in real life though. Can we have a lockdown of politicians please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 7 minutes ago, Spellczech said: Yeah but your book was "How to perform battlefield surgery with just a kitchen knife"? Have you hacked my Alexa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spellczech Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, Victorian said: Laundrettes on the essential premises list. WUT. I once lived in a shoebox in Chelsea - the landlord thoguht it better that the apartment had a dishwasher over a washing machine. Even worse the turning handle was missing so if I used it I had to do it with pliers. Taking washing to the laudrette was a royal pain in the ass. I use to get shirts laundered at dry cleaners at S Kensington Tube Station but the Saturday morning trip to the Laudrette every 2 weeks was worse... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJGJ Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 After tonight's fireside chat with Boris I think a good few companies will be closing 'temporarily' within the next 48 hours or so..just awaiting a text shortly to tell me not to bother going in tomorrow Better hurry up I'm in early....sorry supposed to start early !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spellczech Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Sooperstar said: Have you hacked my Alexa? Nah nothing so devious. I simply asked my Alexa what your Alexa bought... Anyone else worried about what this might do to their post count? Edited March 23, 2020 by Spellczech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Victorian said: Surely you just wash selected stuff in the sink or bath. Seems daft. Don't shoot the messenger!!! My wife came back from the shops the other day, said all the tinned soup was gone but there was enough veg to make 50 gallon of soup, all the bread was gone but enough flour to make bread for 10 armies!!! Some people can make do and others can't it seems. Edited March 23, 2020 by Dawnrazor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambos1983 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, SectionDJambo said: The term “basic essentials” is maybe being used as a means of stopping panic buying. Filling 2 trolleys full doesn’t say basic to me. Would love to think so. Unless new measures have been brought in to stop it and enforce it there is just going to be carnage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Brown Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 39 minutes ago, Hairdryer said: Does anyone know the rules for walking a dog because most dogs need out more than once I don't think I'm ripping the piss here. But my better half will do the morning walk and myself or son will do the later. Personally, if you live alone. Going out twice isn't ripping the piss either. If we all social distance when out there isn't a problem. Better hope your busybody neighbors don't stitch you up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Cheers Arseholes, you've just put a lot of folk into hardship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambosammy Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 I work in a hotel it's still open canny believe it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Albert Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 45 minutes ago, Sirudi said: What a half hearted attempt at a lock down. We need better. Exercise once a day ? Shop as little as possible ? You decide if you want to go to work ? The public has not responded well to requests in the past. It is a sham. He knows he has no police to enforce this. When is the last time you saw a policeman in your street/area ? Get the army out if you intend to take this crisis seriously. There is no way the army could lockdown a population which didn't accept the need to lockdown. Shooting? Mass arrest and internment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Future's Maroon Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 26 minutes ago, graygo said: My thoughts exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spellczech Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, Tommy Brown said: I don't think I'm ripping the piss here. But my better half will do the morning walk and myself or son will do the later. Personally, if you live alone. Going out twice isn't ripping the piss either. If we all social distance when out there isn't a problem. Better hope your busybody neighbors don't stitch you up. Simple. First walk take a shopping bag. Second walk wear spandex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Building sites staying open tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Brown Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, ri Alban said: Cheers Arseholes, you've just put a lot of folk into hardship. You can't spend money anywhere. Just let the debts mount up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJAC? Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 16 minutes ago, Jambos1983 said: Panic buying in supermarkets is going to go to previously unseen levels I think it will calm down. The UK pattern mirrored that of both Spain and Italy. Empty shelves, then once the lockdowns happened the supermarkets slowly went back to normal. The recent pictures of the Spanish shops have shelves fully stocked and next to no one in them. It will be the delivery services that go into overdrive now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worthing Jambo Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 36 minutes ago, Gashauskis9 said: Taxis should be supporting the supermarkets with deliveries right now. Would be win win. Good shout as home deliveries here are booked until start of April. The taxi drivers could then at least earn some money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJAC? Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 16 minutes ago, Jambos1983 said: Panic buying in supermarkets is going to go to previously unseen levels I think it will calm down. The UK pattern mirrored that of both Spain and Italy. Empty shelves, then once the lockdowns happened the supermarkets slowly went back to normal. The recent pictures of the Spanish shops have shelves fully stocked and next to no one in them. It will be the delivery services that go into overdrive now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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