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Stirlingsays 21 Mar 20 1.43pm
Originally posted by DanH It’s quite clearly a demand issue! The supply side is fine (other than perhaps in some cases where demand is outstripping the pace of production). Consumers buying up and hoarding everything in sight is causing the problem. It really is economics 101 Groan....Really Dan....you should be doing better. Edited by Stirlingsays (21 Mar 2020 1.43pm) 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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21 Mar 20 1.43pm

Originally posted by DanH

It’s quite clearly a demand issue! The supply side is fine (other than perhaps in some cases where demand is outstripping the pace of production). Consumers buying up and hoarding everything in sight is causing the problem.

It really is economics 101

Groan....Really Dan....you should be doing better.

Edited by Stirlingsays (21 Mar 2020 1.43pm)

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Cucking Funt Clapham on the Back 21 Mar 20 1.46pm
Originally posted by DanH It’s quite clearly a demand issue! The supply side is fine (other than perhaps in some cases where demand is outstripping the pace of production). Consumers buying up and hoarding everything in sight is causing the problem. It really is economics 101 I'm inclined to agree with this summary. Massively increased footfall in supermarkets and stripping the shelves is the problem. Can't see what there is to argue with. Wife beating may be socially acceptable in Sheffield, but it is a different matter in Cheltenham
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Clapham on the Back 21 Mar 20 1.46pm

Originally posted by DanH

It really is economics 101

I'm inclined to agree with this summary. Massively increased footfall in supermarkets and stripping the shelves is the problem. Can't see what there is to argue with.

Wife beating may be socially acceptable in Sheffield, but it is a different matter in Cheltenham

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Stirlingsays 21 Mar 20 1.52pm
Originally posted by Cucking Funt I'm inclined to agree with this summary. Massively increased footfall in supermarkets and stripping the shelves is the problem. Can't see what there is to argue with. Well he argued. So how are you going to deal with the demand problem without increasing the supply? Supply needs to increase until normal behaviour resumes....and that's what is happening. Edited by Stirlingsays (21 Mar 2020 1.54pm) 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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21 Mar 20 1.52pm

Originally posted by Cucking Funt

I'm inclined to agree with this summary. Massively increased footfall in supermarkets and stripping the shelves is the problem. Can't see what there is to argue with.

Well he argued.

So how are you going to deal with the demand problem without increasing the supply?

Supply needs to increase until normal behaviour resumes....and that's what is happening.

Edited by Stirlingsays (21 Mar 2020 1.54pm)

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jeeagles 21 Mar 20 1.54pm
Originally posted by mezzer With all of this isolation going on, there's going to be a massive baby boom in a few months, as well as divorce. I'm not a betting man, but if I was I'd wager that there'll be thousands of kids called Corona running around in five years. Thought about that earlier. We are going to have a few months of the NHS being overloaded with Covid19 then it being overloaded with pregnancy.
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Originally posted by mezzer

With all of this isolation going on, there's going to be a massive baby boom in a few months, as well as divorce.

I'm not a betting man, but if I was I'd wager that there'll be thousands of kids called Corona running around in five years.

Thought about that earlier. We are going to have a few months of the NHS being overloaded with Covid19 then it being overloaded with pregnancy.

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Forest Hillbilly in a hidey-hole 21 Mar 20 1.55pm
the village pub had its last night (for a few weeks), yesterday. Pub was packed. So being f-cking stoopid is more contagious than a virus. Then,..a carpenter comes round to my house this morning to do a quote, and tells me about how he was in the pub and getting pizza last night,...then won't shake my hand in case he catches something. Went to out local butchers this morning, and it was something like Jones the butcher from Dad's army. All the counter trays were empty, apart from 3 sausages and a couple of bacon rashers. My missus asks "so no beef then ?" Butcher goes out the back and returns with something in a brown paper bag, and whispers "i've got a couple of chickens left for regulars. Do you want this one ?" So at least we've got a roast this weekend Edited by Forest Hillbilly (21 Mar 2020 2.02pm) I disengage, I turn the page.
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the village pub had its last night (for a few weeks), yesterday.
Pub was packed. So being f-cking stoopid is more contagious than a virus.

Then,..a carpenter comes round to my house this morning to do a quote, and tells me about how he was in the pub and getting pizza last night,...then won't shake my hand in case he catches something.

Went to out local butchers this morning, and it was something like Jones the butcher from Dad's army. All the counter trays were empty, apart from 3 sausages and a couple of bacon rashers.
My missus asks "so no beef then ?"
Butcher goes out the back and returns with something in a brown paper bag, and whispers "i've got a couple of chickens left for regulars. Do you want this one ?"
So at least we've got a roast this weekend

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Cucking Funt Clapham on the Back 21 Mar 20 2.08pm
Originally posted by Stirlingsays Well he argued. So how are you going to deal with the demand problem without increasing the supply? Supply needs to increase until normal behaviour resumes....and that's what is happening. Edited by Stirlingsays (21 Mar 2020 1.54pm) You impose limits on what people can buy and discourage people loading up with two week's worth when ordinarily they'd be shopping for a couple of days. The demand is entirely artificial and fuelled by illogical thought. Wife beating may be socially acceptable in Sheffield, but it is a different matter in Cheltenham
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Clapham on the Back 21 Mar 20 2.08pm

Originally posted by Stirlingsays

Well he argued.

So how are you going to deal with the demand problem without increasing the supply?

Supply needs to increase until normal behaviour resumes....and that's what is happening.

Edited by Stirlingsays (21 Mar 2020 1.54pm)

You impose limits on what people can buy and discourage people loading up with two week's worth when ordinarily they'd be shopping for a couple of days. The demand is entirely artificial and fuelled by illogical thought.

Wife beating may be socially acceptable in Sheffield, but it is a different matter in Cheltenham

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Stirlingsays 21 Mar 20 2.12pm
Originally posted by Cucking Funt You impose limits on what people can buy and discourage people loading up with two week's worth when ordinarily they'd be shopping for a couple of days. The demand is entirely artificial and fuelled by illogical thought. That's sensible and that's already being done and it will help a bit but it's easy to work around it and doesn't work better than increasing supply...which is what they are doing. Any fool can just send in their relation....make more trips....go to a different cashier or automated machine. People need to see full shelves again to calm the hell down....and only extra supply is going to do that. Edited by Stirlingsays (21 Mar 2020 2.25pm) 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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21 Mar 20 2.12pm

Originally posted by Cucking Funt

That's sensible and that's already being done and it will help a bit but it's easy to work around it and doesn't work better than increasing supply...which is what they are doing.

Any fool can just send in their relation....make more trips....go to a different cashier or automated machine.

People need to see full shelves again to calm the hell down....and only extra supply is going to do that.

Edited by Stirlingsays (21 Mar 2020 2.25pm)

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Forest Hillbilly in a hidey-hole 21 Mar 20 2.31pm
Mob mentality. People being reactionary and behaving like sheep Even at its peak, Supermarket Sweep was nowhere near as entertaining as watching shoppers now. Edited by Forest Hillbilly (21 Mar 2020 2.32pm) I disengage, I turn the page.
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Mob mentality. People being reactionary and behaving like sheep

Even at its peak, Supermarket Sweep was nowhere near as entertaining as watching shoppers now.

Edited by Forest Hillbilly (21 Mar 2020 2.32pm)

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Stirlingsays 21 Mar 20 2.37pm
Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly Mob mentality. People being reactionary and behaving like sheep Even at its peak, Supermarket Sweep was nowhere near as entertaining as watching shoppers now. Edited by Forest Hillbilly (21 Mar 2020 2.32pm) Yeah, though you feel for the vulnerable out there who are genuinely going short because of panic buyers. Edited by Stirlingsays (21 Mar 2020 2.38pm) 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly

Mob mentality. People being reactionary and behaving like sheep

Even at its peak, Supermarket Sweep was nowhere near as entertaining as watching shoppers now.

Edited by Forest Hillbilly (21 Mar 2020 2.32pm)

Yeah, though you feel for the vulnerable out there who are genuinely going short because of panic buyers.

Edited by Stirlingsays (21 Mar 2020 2.38pm)

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blackheatheagle Beckenham 21 Mar 20 2.50pm
Originally posted by NEILLO I am interested to hear what steps your employers have taken during this crisis. Mine has always provided the capability to work from home. Recently a check was made by our I.T. guy that everybody had fully functioning kit located in the best possible environment. Being a small company of <20 employees this wasn't too onerous. The decision to close the office and work from home until further notice was made last Tuesday. Contrast that with my partners employers, a CHINESE bank in the City. No working from home capability Most of the Chinese staff have bailed out with even the slightest hint of a cough, leaving local staff to run the back office Senior Chinese boss insisting that some of those off sick return to the office ( against the banks stated policy ) Senior Chinese boss displaying all the symptoms of having the virus but continuing to work No meaningful attempt to make the working environment safer via distancing And the icing on the cake - the remaining Chinese women in the office, including that senior manager, have been observed still not washing their hands after using the toilet ( they never do ) despite what's going on. This is no surprising. Unfortunately `empathy` world does not exist in eastern geography especially where hierarchy is still dominating culture / governance etc. I hope after this mayhem ends, world will realize that system which exploits people by being fed by this pathetic culture is not sustainable (cheap labour & low life quality). This is the same pathetic mindset who hid the epidemic and spread out to the world.
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Originally posted by NEILLO

I am interested to hear what steps your employers have taken during this crisis.

Mine has always provided the capability to work from home. Recently a check was made by our I.T. guy that everybody had fully functioning kit located in the best possible environment. Being a small company of <20 employees this wasn't too onerous.

The decision to close the office and work from home until further notice was made last Tuesday.

Contrast that with my partners employers, a CHINESE bank in the City.

No working from home capability
Most of the Chinese staff have bailed out with even the slightest hint of a cough, leaving local staff to run the back office
Senior Chinese boss insisting that some of those off sick return to the office ( against the banks stated policy )
Senior Chinese boss displaying all the symptoms of having the virus but continuing to work
No meaningful attempt to make the working environment safer via distancing

And the icing on the cake - the remaining Chinese women in the office, including that senior manager, have been observed still not washing their hands after using the toilet ( they never do ) despite what's going on.

This is no surprising. Unfortunately `empathy` world does not exist in eastern geography especially where hierarchy is still dominating culture / governance etc.

I hope after this mayhem ends, world will realize that system which exploits people by being fed by this pathetic culture is not sustainable (cheap labour & low life quality).

This is the same pathetic mindset who hid the epidemic and spread out to the world.

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becky over the moon 21 Mar 20 2.57pm
Originally posted by Stirlingsays Yeah, though you feel for the vulnerable out there who are genuinely going short because of panic buyers. Edited by Stirlingsays (21 Mar 2020 2.38pm) It was amusing on Thursday that although Tescos had not a single bottle of cow's milk, the shelf with the cartons had lots and lots of 'oat' milk, 'soy' milk and 'almond' milk being looked at by the desperate hoards, who then shook their heads and walked on by. Obviously not desperate enough yet to put that in their tea A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers
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over the moon 21 Mar 20 2.57pm

Originally posted by Stirlingsays

Yeah, though you feel for the vulnerable out there who are genuinely going short because of panic buyers.

Edited by Stirlingsays (21 Mar 2020 2.38pm)

It was amusing on Thursday that although Tescos had not a single bottle of cow's milk, the shelf with the cartons had lots and lots of 'oat' milk, 'soy' milk and 'almond' milk being looked at by the desperate hoards, who then shook their heads and walked on by.

Obviously not desperate enough yet to put that in their tea

A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers

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cryrst The garden of England 21 Mar 20 3.27pm
Originally posted by becky It was amusing on Thursday that although Tescos had not a single bottle of cow's milk, the shelf with the cartons had lots and lots of 'oat' milk, 'soy' milk and 'almond' milk being looked at by the desperate hoards, who then shook their heads and walked on by. Obviously not desperate enough yet to put that in their tea I saw that with some multi coloured pasta at £1.29p Some tart on the phone asking if her mate wanted to pay that much against the basics which had all ran out. Ooh that's dear I dont want to pay that. Clearly not in need then just being a greedy t***.
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The garden of England 21 Mar 20 3.27pm

Originally posted by becky

Obviously not desperate enough yet to put that in their tea

I saw that with some multi coloured pasta at £1.29p
Some tart on the phone asking if her mate wanted to pay that much against the basics which had all ran out.
Ooh that's dear I dont want to pay that.
Clearly not in need then just being a greedy t***.

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