mjmooney Posted March 7, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted March 7, 2020 Just now, chrisp65 said: I’m not sure the type of thicko that buys all the hand gel so nobody else can wash their hands has really done any deep thinking. Ever. I'd have thought that the real selfish bastards would NOT bother washing their hands - after all, it won't stop you getting it, it just helps to prevent you passing it to others if you already have it. So, as you say, they should want to make sure everybody else has plenty of soap. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Seat68 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 33 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Have I missed something with this whole toilet paper thing? Does the virus give you rampant shits? Or was it just mentioned by someone and now that’s a self perpetuating panic buying because other people are panic buying? I’m not sure the type of thicko that buys all the hand gel so nobody else can wash their hands has really done any deep thinking. Ever. Just asked my wife the same thing. Am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 1 minute ago, Seat68 said: Just asked my wife the same thing. Am I missing something? Toilet roll? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 7 minutes ago, wazzap24 said: Don’t believe that - we have several w@nkers at work who are always ill. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 19 minutes ago, wazzap24 said: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 There's a Welshman who comes to my bar almost every day and he insists on shaking hands EVERY time. I'll have to break the bad news to him tonight that it's fist bumps only from now on. Poor bastard will be devastated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 CDC asking every American over 60 to stay home as much as possible. This is looking pretty bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 21 minutes ago, maqroll said: CDC asking every American over 60 to stay home as much as possible. This is looking pretty bad. All they need to do now is cut off electricity to the White House and the US has a fighting chance again. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post maqroll Posted March 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 7, 2020 1 minute ago, Awol said: All they need to do now is cut off *oxygen* to the White House and the US has a fighting chance again. Fixed 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ml1dch Posted March 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 7, 2020 1 hour ago, chrisp65 said: Or was it just mentioned by someone and now that’s a self perpetuating panic buying because other people are panic buying? So you're saying that it's a shelf-fulfilling prophecy? (sorry) 5 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 1 hour ago, chrisp65 said: Have I missed something with this whole toilet paper thing? Does the virus give you rampant shits? Or was it just mentioned by someone and now that’s a self perpetuating panic buying because other people are panic buying? I’m not sure the type of thicko that buys all the hand gel so nobody else can wash their hands has really done any deep thinking. Ever. Not just loo roll. She said the the pasta aisle had been wiped out, next to no cleaning products left and not a pack of pain relief/cold & flu stuff/cough mixture in sight. The problem is, what are ‘normal’ people supposed to do if this is how it is, before it’s even properly kicked off? I’m more worried about how quickly people will go feral, than I am about the actual virus. It’s going to be a clusterf**k, wrapped up in an omnishambles. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 16 minutes ago, wazzap24 said: Not just loo roll. She said the the pasta aisle had been wiped out, next to no cleaning products left and not a pack of pain relief/cold & flu stuff/cough mixture in sight. The problem is, what are ‘normal’ people supposed to do if this is how it is, before it’s even properly kicked off? I’m more worried about how quickly people will go feral, than I am about the actual virus. It’s going to be a clusterf**k, wrapped up in an omnishambles. Yeah I'm wondering how long it will be before the looting starts. To be fair the supermarket I went to today was perfectly civilised. I'm actually down to just over one bog roll and don't want to be seen buying more in case people think I'm a hoarding clearing in the woods. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 54 minutes ago, maqroll said: There's a Welshman who comes to my bar almost every day and he insists on shaking hands EVERY time. I'll have to break the bad news to him tonight that it's fist bumps only from now on. Poor bastard will be devastated. Fist bumps ... shakes head and tuts to himself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 2 hours ago, chrisp65 said: Have I missed something with this whole toilet paper thing? Does the virus give you rampant shits? Or was it just mentioned by someone and now that’s a self perpetuating panic buying because other people are panic buying? I’m not sure the type of thicko that buys all the hand gel so nobody else can wash their hands has really done any deep thinking. Ever. People are idiots. The end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tonyh29 Posted March 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 7, 2020 8 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: Yeah I'm wondering how long it will be before the looting starts. To be fair the supermarket I went to today was perfectly civilised. I'm actually down to just over one bog roll and don't want to be seen buying more in case people think I'm a hoarding clearing in the woods. We’ve nearly run out and when I did the main shop today the supermarket had been wiped out of toilet roll by panic buying clearings in the woods .... I stopped at a second supermarket on the way home and they had loads so I bought the toilet roll and then had to do a walk of shame back to the car as people looked at me as if to say “ you clearing in the woods “ even the packet of double crunch I bought to go with it didn’t seem to convince anyone 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Turns out facemasks DO protect you from this virus, which is mostly transmitted through droplets that most masks catch. It's not 100% protection, but it does help. Glad I've got two quality ones in the mail! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Italian authorities are expected to decide on Saturday night to ban entry and exit without special reasons from Lombardy, Reuters writes. Another 11 provinces in regions in the worst-affected areas of Veneto, Emilia Romagna and Piedmont are to be subject to the same travel ban, according to Reuters. Residents in the areas covered by the regulation are urged to move around only to meet basic work needs, or in an emergency, reports SVT. Not quite China levels perhaps but still extraordinary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 37 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: had to do a walk of shame back to the car as people looked at me as if to say “ you clearing in the woods “ Thought you would be used to that by now I need to buy 100 toilet rolls, 25 packs of dried penne and 1000 paracetamol to help build a model of the Birmingham Selfridges I'm working on but people will just assume i'm stockpiling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted March 7, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted March 7, 2020 1 hour ago, wazzap24 said: Not just loo roll. She said the the pasta aisle had been wiped out, next to no cleaning products left and not a pack of pain relief/cold & flu stuff/cough mixture in sight. The problem is, what are ‘normal’ people supposed to do if this is how it is, before it’s even properly kicked off? I’m more worried about how quickly people will go feral, than I am about the actual virus. It’s going to be a clusterf**k, wrapped up in an omnishambles. And people (the same people likely) think we would sail through No Deal Brexit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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