Coronavirus

[Renton 21440]

Retailers will be making a fortune right now. But when all these hoarders are stocked up to their content, they will be quiet. Pubs, restaurants,  not so much. The economic fall out is scary. I do feel sorry for a lot of small businesses. 

[Renton 21440]

2 minutes ago, Alex said:

I’m sure CT will know of an alternative ingredient that works just as well 

Talcum powder. 

[Monkeys Fist 42196]

1 hour ago, thebrokendoll said:

Please post any links to conchita wurst.

If you insist. 
 

 

 

[Monkeys Fist 42196]

4 minutes ago, Renton said:

Talcum powder. 

Keeps his sweaty botty dry, too.  

[Dr Gloom 21868]

Couldn’t find flour used flowers instead 

[Ayatollah Hermione 13842]

Mind, the Chinese I got last night came in record time. You have to find the positives

[Tdansmith 3247]

2 minutes ago, Ayatollah Hermione said:

Mind, the Chinese I got last night came in record time. You have to find the positives

I bet she wants to see you again.

[wykikitoon 19996]

2 hours ago, Dr Gloom said:

I just joined them after much deliberation. Getting cabin fever after just a few days at home with the kids.

As for your last point, I think it’s only a matter of time until the government take that decision for us. 

Other governments have closed bars and restaurants.  To me it makes sense.

BTW  I have just been to Sainsburys near me and it was busy but still plenty on the shelves.

[wykikitoon 19996]

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[Tom 14011]

Went to Sainsbury’s and they’d ran out of gnocchi. This fucking country.

[Meenzer 15466]

10 minutes ago, wykikitoon said:

BTW  I have just been to Sainsburys near me and it was busy but still plenty on the shelves.

 

Aye, the Asda by here was fine just now - none of the stuff that's out everywhere (pasta, bog roll etc.) but otherwise all right. Busier than usual but not much panic/rudeness. Mind you, this is London so it'd be hard to tell the difference.

 

Popped into the corner shop just up the road first to buy the things I knew they'd have & there was another customer in there marvelling at how many chick peas they had in stock.   The owner gave him some bone-dry line about Sri Lankans having their own secret supply chains. He's a good bloke.

[Sonatine 11329]

Got an email from Domino's saying that they are having no-contact deliveries, that's saving me a few quid in tips 

[Howmanheyman 32890]

1 hour ago, PaddockLad said:

Just wandered down to the local street corner type co-op. Lad behind the counter says they've had no bog roll for a week

 

 

Might have to return to the old childhood emergency bog roll, Doc leaves. Also come in handy if I get a nettle sting while I'm there.

[Dr Gloom 21868]

Loads of people in pubs and restaurants around here. What social distancing?

[Monkeys Fist 42196]

Westmoor Lidl - no bread, pasta, milk, or shithouse roll. 
 

Insane. 

[Ayatollah Hermione 13842]

2 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

Loads of people in pubs and restaurants around here. What social distancing?

I went for a pint yesterday and I’ll do it again. The virus hasn’t got the balls to go at Gateshead.

[Dr Gloom 21868]

Couldn’t even get any flour round or way to make bread let alone the strong bread flour I needed for pizza. I took a punt at the Indian place and brought back some chapati flour. I’m looking at some strange-ass pizzas 

[Dr Gloom 21868]

Just now, Ayatollah Hermione said:

I went for a pint yesterday and I’ll do it again. The virus hasn’t got the balls to go at Gateshead.

Who has?

[Meenzer 15466]

8 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

Couldn’t even get any flour round or way to make bread let alone the strong bread flour I needed for pizza. I took a punt at the Indian place and brought back some chapati flour. I’m looking at some strange-ass pizzas 

 

This has made me think, I wonder how much of the panic-buying is from people who don't actually know how to cook, by which I mean do things like find alternative ingredients like you describe or rustle something up from what's available to them.

 

This is not an endorsement of CT's logic-mangling substitution policy, just a general observation.  

[Monkeys Fist 42196]

Didn’t have any cauliflower, used 3-ply Andrex instead. 

[Dr Gloom 21868]

14 minutes ago, Meenzer said:

 

This has made me think, I wonder how much of the panic-buying is from people who don't actually know how to cook, by which I mean do things like find alternative ingredients like you describe or rustle something up from what's available to them.

 

This is not an endorsement of CT's logic-mangling substitution policy, just a general observation.  

Plenty of gluten free flour still available but I’ve got some cardboard in the recycling bin which I’d use first 

[Dr Gloom 21868]

14 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said:

Didn’t have any cauliflower, used 3-ply Andrex instead. 

Here’s one I made earlier 

[Monkeys Fist 42196]

[Dr Gloom 21868]

What’s the difference between Covid 19 and Romeo & Juliet?
One’s a corona virus and the other is a Verona crisis.

[Sonatine 11329]

4 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

What’s the difference between Covid 19 and Romeo & Juliet?
One’s a corona virus and the other is a Verona crisis.