dash now

Just bveen down to Aldi. Stripped bare of the large packs of loo rolls and a few other things.

I bought my monthly donation to the food bank (a trolley load) and someone apparently said I was panic buying. The staff soon put them right.

That is rather a long way for me. I can't buy the stuff locally which is quite rediculous. I have been wondering whether I should make my own after someone post a link to the WHO web site.

At the price some companies are charging you might want to use this instead:

Or a strong vodka if you can't be trusted to use the scotch to wash your hands.

I have several bottles of hand sanitizer, a large box of medical surface wipes, a similar box of hand disinfecting wipes, a good supply of P3 face masks, boxes of nitrile gloves in two sizes and wraparound protective glasses. All bought online within the past week or so. Looking at the same sites now, it seems I got in just ahead of the rush.

horder

Prepper :-)

Panic buying of toilet rolls around my way and the shelves are bare.

What is one supposed to do with a toilet roll that helps avoid a viral infection? ... or shouldn't I ask?

Presumably its to dry your hands with after washing them or using the cream. They're then flushed down the lavatory. Its cheaper than using paper towels and using ordinary towels might pass on the the infection, Its probably all bollocks but was probably recommended on a TV programme or something.

michael adams

When Mark Carney morphed from being a climate change expert to a medical expert overnight and said that we are all going to be infected by Covid

waste of time if you put the roll on the holder the wrong way i.e. with the paper touching the wall....

headcase

Admittedly from Facebook source so take it or leave it for accuracy but worth thinking about. "I'm a doctor and an Infectious Diseases Specialist. I've been at this for more than 20 years seeing sick patients on a daily basis. I have worked in inner city hospitals and in the poorest slums of Africa. HIV-AIDS, Hepatitis,TB, SARS, Measles, Shingles, Whooping cough, Diphtheria...there is little I haven't been exposed to in my profession. And with notable exception of SARS, very little has left me feeling vulnerable, overwhelmed or downright scared.

I am not scared of Covid-19. I am concerned about the implications of a novel infectious agent that has spread the world over and continues to find new footholds in different soil. I am rightly concerned for the welfare of those who are elderly, in frail health or disenfranchised who stand to suffer mostly, and disproportionately, at the hands of this new scourge. But I am not scared of Covid-19.

What I am scared about is the loss of reason and wave of fear that has induced the masses of society into a spellbinding spiral of panic, stockpiling obscene quantities of anything that could fill a bomb shelter adequately in a post-apocalyptic world. I am scared of the N95 masks that are stolen from hospitals and urgent care clinics where they are actually needed for front line healthcare providers and instead are being donned in airports, malls, and coffee lounges, perpetuating even more fear and suspicion of others. I am scared that our hospitals will be overwhelmed with anyone who thinks they " probably don't have it but may as well get checked out no matter what because you just never know..." and those with heart failure, emphysema, pneumonia and strokes will pay the price for overfilled ER waiting rooms with only so many doctors and nurses to assess.

I am scared that travel restrictions will become so far reaching that weddings will be canceled, graduations missed and family reunions will not materialize. And well, even that big party called the Olympic Games...that could be kyboshed too. Can you even imagine?

I'm scared those same epidemic fears will limit trade, harm partnerships in multiple sectors, business and otherwise and ultimately culminate in a global recession.

But mostly, I'm scared about what message we are telling our kids when faced with a threat. Instead of reason, rationality, openmindedness and altruism, we are telling them to panic, be fearful, suspicious, reactionary and self-interested.

Covid-19 is nowhere near over. It will be coming to a city, a hospital, a friend, even a family member near you at some point. Expect it. Stop waiting to be surprised further. The fact is the virus itself will not likely do much harm when it arrives. But our own behaviors and "fight for yourself above all else" attitude could prove disastrous.

I implore you all. Temper fear with reason, panic with patience and uncertainty with education. We have an opportunity to learn a great deal about health hygiene and limiting the spread of innumerable transmissible diseases in our society. Let's meet this challenge together in the best spirit of compassion for others, patience, and above all, an unfailing effort to seek truth, facts and knowledge as opposed to conjecture, speculation and catastrophizing.

Facts not fear. Clean hands. Open hearts. Our children will thank us for it.

#washurhands #geturflushot #respect #patiencenotpanic

I'd like to know why all the chemists have sold out of Paracitamol. I mean come on folks.

Brian

Plenty of paracetamol here. Ibuprofen is scarce. It's rational for people to make sure they have /some/ of them now. They are the stock thing to take for a mild fever as a result of a virus.

don't see the point of stockpiling food...when you get it you won't be hungry ...

Simply cautious, given that both my partner and me are high risk, both due to age and medical conditions.

us us us...take a chance

Getting extra toilet roll doesn't help avoid a viral infection. It helps you and your family avoid running out of toilet roll during an unscheduled covid-19 induced two week isolation period.

#Paul