Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi everyone,
I was diagnosed with an ASC of the Aspergers type last year.
I thought I'd see how everyone else is coping with lack of essentials in supermarkets due to panic buying of customers and stock pilling because of the Covid-19 virus impacting our lives?
I cannot stand doing my weekly shop as it is on a Sunday but even more so now that every time I have gone recently through the week for toilet roll I cannot seem to find any anywhere not only that but they are more busier than usual.
I have seen the true selfishness of people with the thought of "me, me, me" springs to mind of some people I see in shops. I cannot help but think if everyone just bought what they needed that there would be more than enough to go around everyone.
I'm approaching almost a week with no toilet paper which is really angering me even though I'm using tissue paper and kitchen roll. I have a family of five so as you can imagine we get through quite a lot through the week but having said that usually 9 rolls will last a week.
Anyway my question to you all is how are you all finding the current situation we are living in? Do you think the supermarkets could have done/do more to enable all of us to continue to buy basic essentials without a problem?
Anyway sorry if it comes across as a whinge but I needed some where to vent my feelings.
After signing up on every supermarket site and trying to find a delivery I finally got lucky on the Co-Op site and managed to get a delivery using their on-demand service. Max 20 items and not much range, but ive got some milk, rocket, gin and beer inbound.
So far they are the only ones ive found that have had any availability. Prices arent as cheap as Aldi or Tesco, but food is food and its not like I can be picky in my current situation. ;)
The supermarkets today have finally taken the virus threat seriously, two metre exclusion zones are being enforced.
Guards at the entrance limit shoppers with the rule, one person can only enter when one person leaves.
People queuing outside must be more than 2 meters apart.
At checkouts there are tapes on the floor enforcing 2 metre excursion zones. Only one person per zone. I got warned because I entered someone else's zone.
Supermarkets today.
Guards letting people in, only when someone leaves.
Queues outside being told to keep more than two metres apart.
Gotta love the Waitrose guy with his high level N100 mask but no goggles (viruses infect via the eyes). But the pose and look on his face is classic. He has the "dont fk with me", look.
Still at least people up your way are taking it a bit more seriously than down here.