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Prepping For CoronaVirus Panic Buying

Risky Thicket said:
For most people here in the US the virus is non-existent, today. That attitude is beginning to change and it will change rapidly with a sudden upsurge of reported infected. We are woefully behind in testing. We are, however, beginning to see some businesses and local and state governments being proactive. Not enough yet.

Yes, our uninsured and unemployed are going to suffer more than anyone else. That may, in turn, cause greater spread of the virus.

Generally, I have nothing to do with people wearing MAGA hats. Now, I'll avoid the hell out of them as there is probably a greater likelihood that they are out doing whatever as if there is no pandemic. People who don't take the virus seriously are more likely to be infected.
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That's one way to isolate. Wear a MAGA hat, and most people will cross the street to avoid you!
Here in England, testing has fallen away and all but stopped before hospital admission! Despite the fact that all the science points to early diagnosis and contact tracing reducing the infection rate There are plans to use hotels as temporary hospital/isolation units (I suppose there won't be any tourists filling them) Otherwise the government has offered very little in the way of guidance. Mass sporting events have been shut down by the organisers, not the government, and some official advice as has become available was leaked, and in one case the Health Secretary blogged it behind a paywall! Johnson is proving to be a Trump mini-me!
The government "plan" is to let the virus pass through the population, while the over 70's (I'm not quite there yet!) are "quarantined" for four months!
 
We are OK with food and other supplies. After having lived in Florida for a decade we became used to stocking ahead just in case a hurricane looked particularly threatening. The habit of stocking ahead is now just something we do. Perishables are resupplied as needed. We have ample food stocked for the dogs.

We have learned also to fill our vehicles up with gas when they are half empty. We have extra cash on hand, a solar oven, 3 smokers (my hobby), 2 grills, weapons, ammo, weekly visits to the gun range, meds and plenty of the biggest necessities - bourbon, gin, rye, sour mash, scotch, Irish whiskey, vodka (which neither of us cares for all that much), wine, vermouth, rum, port, tonic, pastis, cognac, brandy, and tequila.

We have a small garden for vegetables. We have seeds of all kinds.

My wife still works and is now working from home several days a week.

We are not going out to restaurants, events, bars, or much of any place for the time being, though we will socialize with good friends, both of whom work from home.

I am retired and I am now becoming a temporary semi-hermit. It's not what I want to do but it is the safest thing to do. I exercise at home and I walk for an hour a week, so I get out that way.
 
Manc Skipper said:
That's one way to isolate. Wear a MAGA hat, and most people will cross the street to avoid you!
Here in England, testing has fallen away and all but stopped before hospital admission! Despite the fact that all the science points to early diagnosis and contact tracing reducing the infection rate There are plans to use hotels as temporary hospital/isolation units (I suppose there won't be any tourists filling them) Otherwise the government has offered very little in the way of guidance. Mass sporting events have been shut down by the organisers, not the government, and some official advice as has become available was leaked, and in one case the Health Secretary blogged it behind a paywall! Johnson is proving to be a Trump mini-me!
The government "plan" is to let the virus pass through the population, while the over 70's (I'm not quite there yet!) are "quarantined" for four months!
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The UK has all but stopped testing? Wow! I didn't know that. I read that you all might take the herd immunity approach. I hope that works. Somehow I thought the citizens UK were better informed by the government.

From what I have read about Boris over the years and since he has become PM I'm afraid he and Trump have a lot in common.

Are the shelves at Tesco bare or fairly well stocked?
 
Risky Thicket said:
The UK has all but stopped testing? Wow! I didn't know that. I read that you all might take the herd immunity approach. I hope that works. Somehow I thought the citizens UK were better informed by the government.

From what I have read about Boris over the years and since he has become PM I'm afraid he and Trump have a lot in common.

Are the shelves at Tesco bare or fairly well stocked?
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Local stores are OK. There was a mass rush on toilet paper anti-bac soap and hand sanitiser last week when shelves were bare. Crazy! Just today it was announced that all the major stores were voluntarily rationing stuff to sane amounts. Aldi for example will only sell four units of an item per customer. You can still buy four 18-roll packs of TP if you want, but not 20!
The latest message from our barely visible PM is below.

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Essentially if you spike a temp, or have a persistent dry cough stay at home for a week BEFORE troubling the NHS or anyone else! Never mind that the isolation period is two weeks, one will be plenty. It's unsettling to say the least.
 
Manc Skipper said:
Local stores are OK. There was a mass rush on toilet paper anti-bac soap and hand sanitiser last week when shelves were bare. Crazy! Just today it was announced that all the major stores were voluntarily rationing stuff to sane amounts. Aldi for example will only sell four units of an item per customer. You can still buy four 18-roll packs of TP if you want, but not 20!
The latest message from our barely visible PM is below.

ETD8o3bWoAYZFvE


Essentially if you spike a temp, or have a persistent dry cough stay at home for a week BEFORE troubling the NHS or anyone else! Never mind that the isolation period is two weeks, one will be plenty. It's unsettling to say the least.
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It sounds to be much the same as the US government's approach.

Stay well, friend.
 
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