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Yep, the most people you will ever meet is when you are out shopping. I
don't think even the Italians closed all the shops.
On Fri, 20 Mar 2020 at 02:06, WFO Herb <froggi60@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ditto what Mike said; much the same here.
>
> As a single guy, I eat out (not much of a cook). With all restaurants
> closed, I may be shedding a few pounds. Crazy!
>
> Here's the rub...Why is it we can't eat out or be in a group of more than
> 10 people yet the grocery stores are packed with hundreds of people? If
> the mean old virus is anywhere that's where it would be, right.
>
> Look at the numbers, things don't add up. The liberal and the left has
> brought America to a standstill.
>
> Herb
>
> On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 11:43 AM Weslake1330 via Spridgets <
> spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi List,
>>
>> Some (no LBC) news from England.
>>
>> As I told my kids (22 and 17) earlier I am 56 years old and I have never
>> seen supermarket shelves empty like I did earlier this evening. Thursday
>> is one of my normal shopping days, the other is Monday. Call me a snob but
>> I shop in Sainsburys and the other shoppers looked like Asda shoppers!
>>
>> Ever since 9/11 I have kept a diverse supply of canned and dried food
>> along with some water and a few cartons of UHT milk - it would keep the
>> family going for about 3 weeks. I have a note of the use by dates and
>> routinely an old tin comes out of the cupboard to be used and a new tin
>> goes in the cupboard to replace it. Of course we do always have other food
>> in the 'regular' cupboard and we have a small freezer. So, I'm constantly
>> able to remind the rest of my family about this in case they need
>> reassurance. We have few elderly neighbours and we can share or shop for
>> them if they need us to
>>
>> We call it toilet paper and I think you might mostly call it toilet
>> tissue and not to put too fine a point on it it's what you wipe your arse
>> with. In normal times we have occasionally had a martial row when the
>> person who was supposed to buy some let stocks expire. Kitchen roll makes
>> a poor substitute and can block your household plumbing/outside drain and
>> sewer. We have a reasonable stock at present but I'm old enough to know
>> that know is a good time to hang onto a few more old newspapers than we do
>> normally. Of course I'm not sure we have any 'bulldog clips' but I think
>> we could manage without if necessary. I guess other folk must have softer
>> backsides than I do or worry about seeing a reflection that includes
>> newspaper print when they look in the mirror.
>>
>> The train I take to and from work each day is now almost empty. Most of
>> my office is working from home but I want to stay at work for as long as
>> possible. IT hasn't been great for everyone and here at home while I have
>> broadband it runs on copper wire to the telephone pole outside my house and
>> most likely to the green 'GPO' box at the end of my straight and maybe
>> still copper to the exchange in the town centre.
>>
>> I don't have money worries but things can change fast and there are many
>> workers over hear in the wrong kind of job which now amounts to no job.
>>
>> The virus doesn't actually seem to kill that many people and I expect to
>> live but if I don't I'm insured. I'm also 'saved' (from my sins) so don't
>> have to worry about where I'm going to end up - Heaven, or no-where if I'm
>> mistaken in my beliefs.
>>
>> So apart from what you can read at the BBC news site (which I think has
>> some bias) things are unusual here. I almost forgot - motor racing has been
>> cancelled and the churches have closed.
>>
>> So maybe by a little extra now and again before panic buying takes off in
>> your part of the world and if 'Bird Flu Pandemic' (practically the same
>> book as 'Corona Virus' isn't your sort of thing maybe give a helpful vote
>> to the positive reviews or read 'Rich Girl' - more of a gear head story.
>> 'Course even if I sell vast amounts of books and can actually afford to
>> cross the pond for a meet or an o-shit - there might not be many planes
>> flying. And the winner in all this is - The Environment and the toilet
>> paper manufacturers - mostly likely short term for both.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Daniel1312
>>
>>
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Yep, the most people you will ever meet is when you are ou=
t shopping.=C2=A0 I don't think even the Italians closed all the shops.=
</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">=
On Fri, 20 Mar 2020 at 02:06, WFO Herb <<a href=3D"mailto:froggi60@gmail=
.com">froggi60@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail=
_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204=
,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Ditto what Mike said; much the sam=
e here.<div><br></div><div>As a single guy, I eat out (not much of a cook).=
=C2=A0 With all restaurants closed, I may be shedding a few pounds.=C2=A0 C=
razy!</div><div><br></div><div>Here's the rub...Why is it we can't =
eat out or be in a group of more than 10 people yet the grocery stores are =
packed with hundreds of people?=C2=A0 If the mean old virus is anywhere tha=
t's where it would be, right.</div><div><br></div><div>Look at the numb=
ers, things don't add up.=C2=A0 The liberal and the left has brought Am=
erica to a standstill.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Herb</div></div><br><=
div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar=
19, 2020 at 11:43 AM Weslake1330 via Spridgets <<a href=3D"mailto:sprid=
gets@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wro=
te:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px =
0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"=
ltr">Hi List,<div><br></div><div>Some (no LBC) news from England.</div><div=
><br></div><div>As I told my kids (22 and 17) earlier I am 56 years old and=
I have never seen supermarket shelves empty like I did earlier this evenin=
g.=C2=A0 Thursday is one of my normal shopping days, the other is Monday.=
=C2=A0 Call me a snob but I shop in Sainsburys and the other shoppers looke=
d like Asda shoppers!</div><div><br></div><div>Ever since 9/11 I have kept =
a diverse supply of canned and dried food along with some water and a few c=
artons of UHT milk - it would keep the family going for about 3 weeks.=C2=
=A0 I have a note of the use by dates and routinely an old tin comes out of=
the cupboard to be used and a new tin goes in the cupboard to replace it. =
Of course we do always have other food in the 'regular' cupboard an=
d we have a small freezer.=C2=A0 So, I'm constantly able to remind the =
rest of my family about this in case they need reassurance.=C2=A0 We have f=
ew elderly neighbours and we can share or shop for them if they need us to<=
/div><div><br></div><div>We call it toilet paper and I think you might most=
ly call=C2=A0it toilet tissue and not to put too fine a point on it it'=
s what you wipe your arse with.=C2=A0 In normal times we have occasionally =
had a martial row when the person who was supposed to buy some let stocks e=
xpire.=C2=A0 Kitchen roll makes a poor substitute and can block your househ=
old plumbing/outside drain and sewer.=C2=A0 We have a reasonable stock at p=
resent but I'm old enough to know that know is a good time to hang onto=
a few more old newspapers than we do normally.=C2=A0 Of course I'm not=
sure we have any 'bulldog clips' but I think we could manage witho=
ut if necessary.=C2=A0 I guess other folk must have softer backsides than I=
do or worry about seeing a reflection that includes newspaper print when t=
hey look in the mirror.</div><div><br></div><div>The train I take to and fr=
om work each day is now almost empty.=C2=A0 Most of my office is working fr=
om home but I want to stay at work for as long as possible.=C2=A0 IT hasn&#=
39;t been great for everyone and here at home while I have broadband it run=
s on copper wire to the telephone pole outside my house and most likely to =
the green 'GPO' box at the end of my straight and maybe still coppe=
r to the exchange in the town centre.</div><div><br></div><div>I don't =
have money worries but things can change fast and there are many workers ov=
er hear in the wrong kind of job which now amounts to no job.</div><div><br=
></div><div>The virus doesn't actually seem to kill that many people an=
d I expect to live but if I don't I'm insured.=C2=A0 I'm also &=
#39;saved' (from my sins) so don't have to worry about where I'=
m going to end up - Heaven, or no-where if I'm mistaken in my beliefs.<=
/div><div><br></div><div>So apart from what you can read at the BBC news si=
te (which I think has some bias) things are unusual here. I almost forgot -=
motor racing has been cancelled and the churches have closed.</div><div><b=
r></div><div>So maybe by a little extra now and again before panic buying t=
akes off in your part of the world and if 'Bird Flu Pandemic' (prac=
tically the same book as 'Corona Virus' isn't your sort of thin=
g maybe give a helpful vote to the positive reviews or read 'Rich Girl&=
#39; - more of a gear head story.=C2=A0 'Course even if I sell vast amo=
unts of books and can actually afford to cross the pond for a meet or an o-=
shit - there might not be many planes flying.=C2=A0 And the winner in all t=
his is - The Environment and the toilet paper manufacturers - mostly likely=
short term for both.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><br></div>=
<div>Daniel1312</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><br></div><div=
><br></div></div></div>
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