Thread: Corona Virus

Originally Posted by johntins

And it persists: People bulk buy toilet paper. I tried to buy tomato soup, something my 101 year old mum likes, and I find that morons have 'stocked up" on such a staple.

Can anyone find a more pertinent example of the idiocy of Man?

Do not agree with your choice of words one bit.
And to be honest im a little confused.

You are aware people are hording yes? Its been on the news and on here.

If you are unable to purchase something because you ignored the rush....

Then who is the moron? The one eating soup or the one not?

The one wiping his bum with toilet paper or not?



I have plenty of everything in my house of 6. We took notice of the demand and purchased accordingly.
I call that intelligence not idiocy.

Anyway back to my soup.

Originally Posted by Johndoe

Do not agree with your choice of words one bit.
And to be honest im a little confused.

You are aware people are hording yes? Its been on the news and on here.

If you are unable to purchase something because you ignored the rush....

Then who is the moron? The one eating soup or the one not?

The one wiping his bum with toilet paper or not?



I have plenty of everything in my house of 6. We took notice of the demand and purchased accordingly.
I call that intelligence not idiocy.

Anyway back to my soup.

Cut him some slack, he's worried about his Mum. On a number of levels, I'm sure.

Originally Posted by trout1105

Isn't the waiting room at the dentist or doctors surgery the Very BEST place to pick up the flue/virus of the moment
Unless I have a broken bone, chronic tooth ache or a deep laceration these are the LAST places I would be hanging out at

What Ariples said. If any one thinks they may have the virus, don't just turn up, ring first.


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Originally Posted by Johndoe

Do not agree with your choice of words one bit.
And to be honest im a little confused.

You are aware people are hording yes? Its been on the news and on here.

If you are unable to purchase something because you ignored the rush....

Then who is the moron? The one eating soup or the one not?

The one wiping his bum with toilet paper or not?



I have plenty of everything in my house of 6. We took notice of the demand and purchased accordingly.
I call that intelligence not idiocy.

Anyway back to my soup.

The reason why people are hoarding is because they are Panicking and Not thinking straight .
When people rush in and grab all that they can even if they know that they will be depriving others is Selfish.
The main items being hoarded are dunny rolls, pasta and longlife milk, You Cannot live on that for 14 days.
Most of this panic buying is being done out of Fear and is Mob behaviour.

That is a pretty "Moronic" way for "Civilised" people to behave

Well, I'm certainly taking things seriously!
Why, just yesterday I sewed some more carrot and lettuce seeds and planted a few 'taties.
Perhaps I should plant a date tree and produce my own 'Date Rolls'?

Originally Posted by trout1105

That is a pretty "Moronic" way for "Civilised" people to behave

Its quite natural behavior actually mate.
Survival of the fittest sort of mentality.

Our own Government started stockpiling certain products weeks ago!
That lit the fuse perhaps for the public stockpiling in general.
So its certainly not unreasonable to follow suit.

You snooze you loose.

it's a free society. people can buy what they want.

Originally Posted by Saitch

Well, I'm certainly taking things seriously!
Why, just yesterday I sewed some more carrot and lettuce seeds and planted a few 'taties.
Perhaps I should plant a date tree and produce my own 'Date Rolls'?

I have spent the last few weeks building a new veggie patch (Including a new shade house) because my old one was continually being invaded by sheep and roos But it has absolutely Nothing to do with any virus.
It now has a tin fence around it to stop unwanted "Guests" and to mostly stop the wind from damaging the plants
I have never found that growing my own veggies to be cost effective or to supply veggies that are unavailable in the shops I simply enjoy pottering about in the garden and I do this every year because I Enjoy doing it.