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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Cos I went shopping with my friend today to Morrison’s, Iceland, the food warehouse, Costco, B&M, Lidl, Farmfoods, Asda, Tesco and safe to safe there’s fuck all around. No fresh meats, hardly any tinned stuff only ravioli and who the hell eats that fucking gloop. Hardly any frozen stuff either so what ‘should’ we have say if we needed to isolate for a month?
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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago
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"Pasta and loo roll seems to be top priority for many!
I've just got what I always have. Not bought anything extra. "
Same here. But I also get a food allowance at work, so I can dip into supplies there.
Currently, I have 3 weeks of prepared meals cooked then frozen, waiting to be eaten as required. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Pizza/ garlic bread/ frozen mash potatoes/ frozen bags of mince or chops/ mixed vegetables/
What about peas? "
Peas are getting hard to come by I got the last two tins today in the Spar. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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No fresh meat and hardly and fresh veg. No potatoes either. I wanted some jacket potatoes for the 16 tins of tuna I bought! Got my mackerel and kale, and bought 198 bottles of water and filters for my britta jug.
I’m thinking of what you do in a zombie apocalypse, you fill your bath tub with water (cos once everyone is under attack people ain’t gonna man the pumps so your water supply will go) then you knock out your stairs cos zombies can’t jump. But same principle, we don’t know how long this is gonna last.
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"Cos I went shopping with my friend today to Morrison’s, Iceland, the food warehouse, Costco, B&M, Lidl, Farmfoods, Asda, Tesco and safe to safe there’s fuck all around. No fresh meats, hardly any tinned stuff only ravioli and who the hell eats that fucking gloop. Hardly any frozen stuff either so what ‘should’ we have say if we needed to isolate for a month?
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Just the bare essentials...A double ended dildo, a strap on, some lube, stockings and stilletto's.
Who needs all that processed crap that lives forever in the back of the cupboard.
Buy small, buy fresh, buy sensibly. You heard it here first, just in case some politician nicks my slogan.
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"Pizza/ garlic bread/ frozen mash potatoes/ frozen bags of mince or chops/ mixed vegetables/
What about peas?
Peas are getting hard to come by I got the last two tins today in the Spar. "
I'll give you £50 for a tin  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Yeah but fresh stuff isn’t going to last and if it gets to the stage where we’re ordered to self isolate and it’s enforced (military are all ready briefed and prepped and ready to be out doing this same as police)
You won’t be able to nip out to the shop, you’ll have to survive on what’s in your cupboards or freezers.
Neighbours aren’t going to want to share. When it’s about survival that’s when people get nasty, I saw my nastiness come out in Morrisons earlier when I caught some mad bitch trying to take the last box of normal weetabix out of my trolley. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Yeah but fresh stuff isn’t going to last and if it gets to the stage where we’re ordered to self isolate and it’s enforced (military are all ready briefed and prepped and ready to be out doing this same as police)
You won’t be able to nip out to the shop, you’ll have to survive on what’s in your cupboards or freezers.
Neighbours aren’t going to want to share. When it’s about survival that’s when people get nasty, I saw my nastiness come out in Morrisons earlier when I caught some mad bitch trying to take the last box of normal weetabix out of my trolley. "
That's not what been happening in Italy and Spain.
People are allowed out for food and medicines so I can't see it being any different here. |
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"Yeah but fresh stuff isn’t going to last and if it gets to the stage where we’re ordered to self isolate and it’s enforced (military are all ready briefed and prepped and ready to be out doing this same as police)
You won’t be able to nip out to the shop, you’ll have to survive on what’s in your cupboards or freezers.
Neighbours aren’t going to want to share. When it’s about survival that’s when people get nasty, I saw my nastiness come out in Morrisons earlier when I caught some mad bitch trying to take the last box of normal weetabix out of my trolley.
That's not what been happening in Italy and Spain.
People are allowed out for food and medicines so I can't see it being any different here. "
This ^^ |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Ha ha ha xD
"Indian take away menu - delivery
Chinese take away menu - delivery
Pizza take away menu - delivery
Just Eat app
Uber Eats app
Milkman - delivery
Social distancing all sorted
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Coffee, whisky and cigarettes!
But seriously though, I've a few packs of for and yeast, so making bread, scones ect is set.
Risotto rice, stock cubes, lots of parmesan and dried mushrooms.
Cheese seems like no one is buying it!
And, of course, Marmite! |
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I knew this would be a pandemic since january so since January have been stocking up and expected to be in self isolation for 3months but probably 6-12 so prepared for it.
All anyone can say now to you is go shopping and get whatever you can and then figure out what to rustle up since most produce and groceries are gone.
They will restock but that's limited since human work force will be isolated too eventually.
During a zombie apocalypse you want anything tinned that can be eaten cold and crackers. You want also matches and fire extinguishers as well as knives.
Make a Lucille by getting a bat and roping some wired fencing around it.
You want a backpack or rucksack as we call it here and you want batteries and torches etc.
I suggest alcohol and first aid kit for medicinal purposes and filter like the Brita you have to help clean the water.
If you want to know more or simply company to accompany you during this said time of the walking dead then pm me before it's too late. Muhaha  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I have not bought anything extra. I tend to keep pantry reasonably well stocked with tinned goods, baking essentials, rice and pasta.
Bread and lots of meat already in freezer.
Supermarkets here are still reasonably stocked. |
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"I have not bought anything extra. I tend to keep pantry reasonably well stocked with tinned goods, baking essentials, rice and pasta.
Bread and lots of meat already in freezer.
Supermarkets here are still reasonably stocked. "
Only posh people have a pantry   |
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"Cos I went shopping with my friend today to Morrison’s, Iceland, the food warehouse, Costco, B&M, Lidl, Farmfoods, Asda, Tesco and safe to safe there’s fuck all around. No fresh meats, hardly any tinned stuff only ravioli and who the hell eats that fucking gloop. Hardly any frozen stuff either so what ‘should’ we have say if we needed to isolate for a month?
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Bye what fresh veg you can, blanch in boiling hot water then into iced water and freeze in batches.
Eggs flour yeast olive oil and salt you can make bread and pasta.
Tinned tomatoes “ if you can get them “ onions garlic and dried mixed herbs, for pasta sauce.
Butter.
Water filters.
Coffee or some type of hot drink. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Cos I went shopping with my friend today to Morrison’s, Iceland, the food warehouse, Costco, B&M, Lidl, Farmfoods, Asda, Tesco and safe to safe there’s fuck all around. No fresh meats, hardly any tinned stuff only ravioli and who the hell eats that fucking gloop. Hardly any frozen stuff either so what ‘should’ we have say if we needed to isolate for a month?
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On Monday evening my local Costco had fridges full of meat, and the freezers were full too. Plenty of tinned tomatoes and fresh fruit and veg.
No washing powder or fabric conditioner though... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Bye what fresh veg you can, blanch in boiling hot water then into iced water and freeze in batches.
Eggs flour yeast olive oil and salt you can make bread and pasta.
Tinned tomatoes “ if you can get them “ onions garlic and dried mixed herbs, for pasta sauce.
Butter.
Water filters.
Coffee or some type of hot drink."
This guy fucks
Plus get yourselves garlic and ginger pastes in jars. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Thanks to those selfish idiots on this post that have said they have got loads or have stocked up.
Thanks to people like you my vulnerable parents who have been told to isolate have the bare minimal.
Round of applause to you! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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What about dried lentils and beans, dried soy chunks too. They will last 'forever'.. frozen vegetables, dried noodles and rice, passata, sauces and spices to jazz up things. Chop some fresh herbs and freeze them too.. eggs will last a bit as well as root vegetables if stored properly. I'm kind of considering getting lettuce seeds and cress and growing some home though I'm crap with green stuff usually. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Buy flour and staple diet and cook properly! Don’t rely on tins and pasta  "
Yep you can make bread easily at home and cakes etc if you cook a joint of meat or chicken use it’s stock people should do this anyway! If regular cuts of meats are scares go for offal won’t kill you and just as nutritious! Doubt it will come to all that but it’s better for ya to cook ya self! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Thanks to those selfish idiots on this post that have said they have got loads or have stocked up.
Thanks to people like you my vulnerable parents who have been told to isolate have the bare minimal.
Round of applause to you!"
Well said. |
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By *ercuryMan
over a year ago
Grantham |
"Thanks to those selfish idiots on this post that have said they have got loads or have stocked up.
Thanks to people like you my vulnerable parents who have been told to isolate have the bare minimal.
Round of applause to you!"
Not forgetting all the front line NHS staff that haven't the time to go shopping.
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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago
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Our carers are trying to do the normal basic weekly shops for our elderly clients but are finding it increasingly hard to get anything.
Also one of the local supermarkets has started reserving a few hours in the mornings for those in the self isolation categories.
I haven’t gone overboard with our shopping as we have a chest freezer that still has stuff left from Christmas in it!  |
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A couple of the supermarkets near me have started to restrict opening hours in favour of the elderly so that they can shop in peace and get the things they require.
They've stopped the 24 hour opening times to make sure the shelves are replenished fully and the first couple of hours each day are when the elderly and vulnerable can go do their shopping, this is brilliant I think.
Public transport is also doing their but with either removing travel times using OAP passes or allowing free travel.
Some people and companies are ace and I'm glad to see that not everyone is out for themselves |
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"A couple of the supermarkets near me have started to restrict opening hours in favour of the elderly so that they can shop in peace and get the things they require.
They've stopped the 24 hour opening times to make sure the shelves are replenished fully and the first couple of hours each day are when the elderly and vulnerable can go do their shopping, this is brilliant I think.
Public transport is also doing their but with either removing travel times using OAP passes or allowing free travel.
Some people and companies are ace and I'm glad to see that not everyone is out for themselves "
Nice to see there is kindness and compassion in ll this madness |
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By *essie.Woman
over a year ago
Serendipity |
A couple of local cafes near me are delivering meals or letting you drive up to have it put in your car with no contact. The local butcher is delivering isolation packs.
Feta is my mainstay, it has a long shelf life. It reminds me of Greek holidays so makes me feel better. |
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We have a freezer full of food so we are not too worried. Hence we have been in touch with a few local people we know who may be struggling and offered them some of ours food.
We need to all help each other out and be kind to others. |
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Our Sainsbury's last night had fuck all food. I got one solitary loaf of Warburtons bread, the last one, because the shop assistant I asked had stashed it for himself but obviously he felt sorry for a woman in a wheelchair! No fresh fruit and veg at all, no frozen veg, no meat, no lactose free milk (I'm lactose intolerant), no pasta, no tinned veg, no Weetabix, no porridge oats. The list goes on. I managed to get one bag of 00 pasta flour and a bag of weird ancient grains bread flour so I'll have to stand on one leg and make bread/pasta.
. I wouldn't normally class myself as vulnerable, but my kitchen is not adapted for my disability so I struggle to do long/more complex cooking. S normally does the cooking but he doesn't know how to make bread or pasta, I do. Our 17yo son can cook so he's going to have to expand his repertoire.
In other news, I'm also struggling to get the prescription medication I take for my nerve pain and I'm not even isolated. I'm off to work shortly. The whole thing is fucking ridiculous. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Well Tesco is packed. But they seem to have the basic bread milk and cheese is on offer and my favourite pizza is half price so I brought two one for me and one for brother. And no problems getting tooth paste that I have been buying for weeks and keep forgetting. I ran out this morning.
I didn't look at bog roll as I have 6 and only use 2 a week here if that. |
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"Thanks to those selfish idiots on this post that have said they have got loads or have stocked up.
Thanks to people like you my vulnerable parents who have been told to isolate have the bare minimal.
Round of applause to you!"
Well said |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Cos I went shopping with my friend today to Morrison’s, Iceland, the food warehouse, Costco, B&M, Lidl, Farmfoods, Asda, Tesco and safe to safe there’s fuck all around. No fresh meats, hardly any tinned stuff only ravioli and who the hell eats that fucking gloop. Hardly any frozen stuff either so what ‘should’ we have say if we needed to isolate for a month?
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frozen meats are best for your freezer or pre-made cottage pie and things like that where its almost a ready meal
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a little tip; milk is going off the shelves, pour milk into ice-cube trays and freeze, I use 2 cubes in my tea or coffee, and its soon melted and coffee goes to a fine temp for drinking.
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as I live in the country I have two chest freezers in the garage, one for day to day foods such as frozen paella, prawns, chicken, chips, roast potatoes, assorted veg, frozen home made soups etc and the other freezer is used strictly for shot deer as deer are plentiful in Scotland
remember to hang your deer for 5 - 7 days before butchering and freezing and my rule is **** the older the deer the longer you hang it*****
a 2 - 4 year old buck should be ideally 5 -8 days, ensure you check all glands as this will indicate disease.
infact if you have not butchered your own meat before stick to the butchers |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Cos I went shopping with my friend today to Morrison’s, Iceland, the food warehouse, Costco, B&M, Lidl, Farmfoods, Asda, Tesco and safe to safe there’s fuck all around. No fresh meats, hardly any tinned stuff only ravioli and who the hell eats that fucking gloop. Hardly any frozen stuff either so what ‘should’ we have say if we needed to isolate for a month?
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tinned corned beef, dried fish, frozen milk, eggs or buy a chicken, seeds, tea bags or coffee enough for 4 months, pot noodle  |
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When the real isolation kicks in and a few more restrictions come in place hopefully the supply lines for the supermarket will catch up again.
In the meantime wash your hands check in on a neighbour by knocking on something different than the door and help each other. This will all pass. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"When the real isolation kicks in and a few more restrictions come in place hopefully the supply lines for the supermarket will catch up again.
In the meantime wash your hands check in on a neighbour by knocking on something different than the door and help each other. This will all pass. "
nope the fuel for the lorries that deliver will be cut off plus a lot of the products we use regularly come from Europe and that avenue has already been severed so only home grown local products available get a bicycle with a basket on the front, we'll been down to pedal power |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I’ve been batch cooking and freezing food. I have curry to make again today. I did one yesterday and it smelt so good we ate it last night and froze the steak instead  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"There’s bugger all around. I’m supposed to be doing a roast dinner Sunday for mother’s fay but can’t get any of the stuff!"
just have tinned hot dogs and beans, spend more time with your mum, these things happen for a reason |
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By *ercuryMan
over a year ago
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"There’s bugger all around. I’m supposed to be doing a roast dinner Sunday for mother’s fay but can’t get any of the stuff!"
Try a farm shop. They still have loads of produce.
Not everything comes from large supermarkets. |
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"There’s bugger all around. I’m supposed to be doing a roast dinner Sunday for mother’s fay but can’t get any of the stuff!"
Local butchers. Mine just delivered me two bags of minced beef some steak and a box of chicken and sausages.
Used to use muscle food but my butchers beat them on price and regular delivery. |
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By *essie.Woman
over a year ago
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"There’s bugger all around. I’m supposed to be doing a roast dinner Sunday for mother’s fay but can’t get any of the stuff!"
Try an independent butcher and greengrocer, they seem to have good supply chains at the moment. |
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"There’s bugger all around. I’m supposed to be doing a roast dinner Sunday for mother’s fay but can’t get any of the stuff!"
Farm shops, butchers. Helping to save your local businesses too in the process. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Get the bare essentials..
I'm sure the panic buying will stop at some point and stock will be available as normal.
Its good to see how Argos are trying to allocate special slots for the elderly to shop and delivery..
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I had xmas pudding tonight left over from Christmas,no tasty things left now"
Funny thing is that I was checking the dates on the two at the back of my cupboard today |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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We will be having..
Freezer surprise tea..
And special days it will be..
Dunno what's left tea..
... Fish fingers rst tatoes n yorkie puds is Sundays tea |
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By *av501TV/TS
over a year ago
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I Hope all these cunts who have panic bought and stockpiled food away from the elderly, young families and vulnerable people .......BOUGHT CONDOMS TOO .......STOP THEM BREEDING ANYMORE FUCKING IDIOTS !!!!!!
If the cap fits wear it !! With your best shame and guilt!!! |
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"I knew this would be a pandemic since january so since January have been stocking up and expected to be in self isolation for 3months but probably 6-12 so prepared for it.
All anyone can say now to you is go shopping and get whatever you can and then figure out what to rustle up since most produce and groceries are gone.
They will restock but that's limited since human work force will be isolated too eventually.
During a zombie apocalypse you want anything tinned that can be eaten cold and crackers. You want also matches and fire extinguishers as well as knives.
Make a Lucille by getting a bat and roping some wired fencing around it.
You want a backpack or rucksack as we call it here and you want batteries and torches etc.
I suggest alcohol and first aid kit for medicinal purposes and filter like the Brita you have to help clean the water.
If you want to know more or simply company to accompany you during this said time of the walking dead then pm me before it's too late. Muhaha "
You are........Legend |
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"I have not bought anything extra. I tend to keep pantry reasonably well stocked with tinned goods, baking essentials, rice and pasta.
Bread and lots of meat already in freezer.
Supermarkets here are still reasonably stocked. "
You're pretty well stacked....I mean stocked by the look of things. |
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I knew this would be a pandemic since january so since January have been stocking up and expected to be in self isolation for 3months but probably 6-12 so prepared for it.
All anyone can say now to you is go shopping and get whatever you can and then figure out what to rustle up since most produce and groceries are gone.
They will restock but that's limited since human work force will be isolated too eventually.
During a zombie apocalypse you want anything tinned that can be eaten cold and crackers. You want also matches and fire extinguishers as well as knives.
Make a Lucille by getting a bat and roping some wired fencing around it.
You want a backpack or rucksack as we call it here and you want batteries and torches etc.
I suggest alcohol and first aid kit for medicinal purposes and filter like the Brita you have to help clean the water.
If you want to know more or simply company to accompany you during this said time of the walking dead then pm me before it's too late. Muhaha |
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By *adrqMan
over a year ago
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you I would like 2 imform people specially the panic buyers all we need is a bit of bread an butter nothing fancy an water no need for fancy food for 6 months are so well actually you can survive on bread an butter a life its all about surviving not living it up |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I Hope all these cunts who have panic bought and stockpiled food away from the elderly, young families and vulnerable people .......BOUGHT CONDOMS TOO .......STOP THEM BREEDING ANYMORE FUCKING IDIOTS !!!!!!
If the cap fits wear it !! With your best shame and guilt!!!"
I agree, flog the bastards! |
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By *ty31Man
over a year ago
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"Yeah but fresh stuff isn’t going to last and if it gets to the stage where we’re ordered to self isolate and it’s enforced (military are all ready briefed and prepped and ready to be out doing this same as police)
You won’t be able to nip out to the shop, you’ll have to survive on what’s in your cupboards or freezers.
Neighbours aren’t going to want to share. When it’s about survival that’s when people get nasty, I saw my nastiness come out in Morrisons earlier when I caught some mad bitch trying to take the last box of normal weetabix out of my trolley.
That's not what been happening in Italy and Spain.
People are allowed out for food and medicines so I can't see it being any different here. "
^^^ This. I don't see the govt having the resources to be able to deliver food to every resident. Even in France people are still allowed to go out but they need to fill in a form stating an authorised reason.
In the meantime try the smaller shops or the Turkish/Indian/East European grocer shops. |
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over a year ago
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"I have not bought anything extra. I tend to keep pantry reasonably well stocked with tinned goods, baking essentials, rice and pasta.
Bread and lots of meat already in freezer.
Supermarkets here are still reasonably stocked.
Only posh people have a pantry "
Thats not true ! |
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