Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
Posts: 15496
Plenty of Fallow and rabbits here. DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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26th Feb 2020 5:16 pm
Dimcandle
Member Since: 06 Feb 2020
Location: North Wales
Posts: 195
Robert SausageTrousers wrote:
Struggling to work out if anyone's being serious in this thread? are people genuinely stockpiling food etc in case of a 'lockdown'?
Not especially, but the larder is full. But it usually is anyway.
Mostly convenience.
As seen in Italy this week panic buying can empty the supermarkets very quickly. Panic buying is the most likely problem rather than millions dropping dead on the streets.
In truth, I bought a couple of P3 filter half masks and a couple of boxes of heavy latex gloves a couple of weeks ago. Judging by how difficult to buy some items have become I am evidently not the only one to do so.
If Coronavirus doesn't arrive then they'll come in handy next time I need to rob the local post office.
For me the interesting point is that many of our high profile customers at work are taking Coronavirus very very seriously.
I'm not at liberty to reveal who but some of them are very high profile indeed and some are very concerned
Lots of people in very high places are paying Coronavirus an awful lot of attention. Moe than the Chinese official figures suggest is warranted.
Incidentally, we supply a lot of education establishments. Today we were notified of three large schools that shut down today as a precaution
If they are shutting them down as a precaution then I consider it only prudent to spend modest amount on PPE
26th Feb 2020 6:47 pm
Paul J.
Member Since: 09 Dec 2005
Location: Leafy Cheshire
Posts: 7225
And the definition of hysteria is .....
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An ex-Disco3 / FFRR owner ......
..... now on the JLR electric highway.
26th Feb 2020 7:00 pm
highlands
Member Since: 11 Jan 2010
Location: NW Highlands
Posts: 5095
Only thing we're low on is loo roll (Only 70 or so ! )
Oh, that and a bit more diesel.Black 05 TDV6 HSE Auto
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26th Feb 2020 7:03 pm
Dimcandle
Member Since: 06 Feb 2020
Location: North Wales
Posts: 195
Paul J. wrote:
And the definition of hysteria is .....
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Exactly what you are seeing in Northern Italy right now.
That's the point I was trying to make, it is that hysteria that is likely to see shortages in the supermarkets
The puzzling bit about Coronavirus is massive governmental reaction around the globe.
Its not particularly proportional to the threat
26th Feb 2020 7:16 pm
RRSTDV8
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
Posts: 13079
I think Govts are reacting because of the possible economic impact rather than the high fatality potential. It appears it's reasonably contagious and knocks people out enough to put them off work for a while. Get enough people ill with it at once and the economy suffers.
Either that or there's an asteroid on the way and they're trying to distract everyone. Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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2008 RRS TDV8
"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"
26th Feb 2020 7:40 pm
Dimcandle
Member Since: 06 Feb 2020
Location: North Wales
Posts: 195
Is it not government over reaction causing the economic repercussions though?
China must be looking at pretty crippling economic consequences by now.
Consequent component shortages around the world are already having massive knock on effects on worldwide manufacturing.
Global oil consumption has already dropped significantly, as has coal usage in China with some estimates saying that Chinese energy consumption has been reduced by up to 80%
It all suggests that the economic damage is far greater than the threat to life already.
26th Feb 2020 7:49 pm
John C
Member Since: 28 Aug 2007
Location: East Yorkshire
Posts: 3292
Dimcandle wrote:
If Coronavirus doesn't arrive then they'll come in handy next time I need to rob the local post office.
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2022 Tesla Model Y LR... almost Carpathian Grey
Previously : 2005 TDV6 SE Auto, Cairns Blue (288K) - ours for 16 years
26th Feb 2020 8:09 pm
Grianaig
Member Since: 08 Jul 2014
Location: Tyne and Wear
Posts: 1286
I can do that without gloves. No fingerprints as a result of chemo.
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26th Feb 2020 8:19 pm
Mogwyth
Member Since: 03 Oct 2014
Location: Pwllheli
Posts: 3976
RRSTDV8 wrote:
I think Govts are reacting because of the possible economic impact rather than the high fatality potential. It appears it's reasonably contagious and knocks people out enough to put them off work for a while. Get enough people ill with it at once and the economy suffers.
The mortality isn't that high in the big scheme of things (there are no official figures its too early) it seems to be less than 2%, far lower than Mers or Sars, it may end up being no worse than Flu in those terms. The real issue is the sheer numbers that could need hospital treatment if we get a major outbreak, as early evidence suggests it could be much higher than anything we have seen before.==================================
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26th Feb 2020 10:29 pm
Tony686
Member Since: 23 Oct 2007
Location: Essex
Posts: 636
RRSTDV8 wrote:
Tony686 wrote:
sorted that too, need to drink first
Large number of bottles of water or a tank of some sort?
full clean Fresh water IBC’s and Stored fuel. Part benefit of a farm. 5ltr - 100ltr bottles too.
I don’t sit there thinking about it. It’s just there.CLUB DEFNER
Totally looking forward to walking in to the field next door and shooting a cow in the face. You can keep your rabbits and freeze-dried toilet paper, it's steak all the way for me baby.I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
26th Feb 2020 11:31 pm
Rescue01
Member Since: 14 Jan 2008
Location: Aberdeen
Posts: 2430
ND great prepper mentality Go big and don’t freeze your ar@e on that toilet paper 👍👍Its not the height of the fall but the sudden stop at the bottom that hurts!!
27th Feb 2020 12:07 pm
tcr4x4
Member Since: 24 Jan 2010
Location: England
Posts: 1526
We usually have a pretty well stocked “food room” anyway. 3 freezers, one with all the dogs frozen raw food and the other 2 with meat joints, ready prepped meals, stews etc.
The one thing we did stock up on was pot noodles.. coz they were on offer in Tesco and it’s easy to make when I feel ill (which is often)
Also we get a lot of power cuts so we need stuff that can be made without the use of the oven or microwave.
I have filled the heating oil tank and ordered some more firewood though.
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