Somewhere in Cork.
Armed looters, burning mounds of Kittensoft, etc. out of shot.
Colum Cronin tweets:
Had to make a shop run this morning: There was an abundance of fresh fruit and veg and very few empty shelves, unless you want make-at-home popcorn! I know this isn’t as provocative as photos of empty shelves but it’s important to reassure people: Supply chain of food is working.
Earlier: Not All Heroes Sell Grapes
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Thank you Colum. You have reassured a lot of worried people today. Always good to stock up too, while you can!
I did my usual weekly shopping run today, and noted the same in all the shops I went to, bar one. They had let some of the shelves empty, but had a team of their staff out disinfecting every newly exposed surface (a lovely job – I remember doing similar when I was in retail!). But they made it clear they had plenty of stock either in, or on the way. Lidl has removed their ‘are you happy?’ tappy thingy too.
I also noted that most shops had tape on the floor marking out the recommended social distance, which I thought was useful.
I am lucky enough to have been WFH since last Friday so went to pick up veg for a curry to last us a few days Friday morning. Loads of stuff, some freshly delivered, in store and was able to pick stuff up at a canter. A fairly busy story too by all accounts. So would agree that the endless photos and reports of panic buying just feeds into a vicious cycle of the very same stuff. It’s not hard to throw a few things into a pan or pot and make something filling and nutritious and freezable in bulk so hopefully more take heed
Any hand sanitiser or antiseptic wipes?
Hand sanitiser, no, but antiseptic wipes were back, which I was glad about. I ran out and intended to get them last week.
What was more amusing, and probably encouraging was that all the hand soap was gone – bar and liquid. Maybe people are getting the message?
Thanks SB, I’ll keep an eye out for the wipes next time I’m at the shop.
YEH BUT FOR HOW LONG?!!!!