Anyone over 70 is apparently being shortly to be advised to self-isolate for 4 months or risk a £1000 fine.
I will go over the corner shop each day and get a paper and my beer. If any flat footed pointy headed copper tries to stop me it will be to his disadvantage.
Nuff said.

A perfect example of why it will be difficult to contain & prevent spreading.

Are they paying tips for the arrest/conviction of the scofflaws yet?

Took a walk to my corner gas station earlier this evening to try my luck with some lottery tix they have a big hand-painted sign by the boulevard entrance saying: " NO BREAD / NO MILK / NO EGGS / LOTS OF GAS".

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Even The Babylon Bee has a bit of satirical fun with #TPCRISIS
Bernie: 'We Must Seize The Means Of Toilet Paper Production'

"1% of the people now own 99% of the toilet paper. Under a socialist system, each person would get an equal amount, which would probably be two or three squares. But at least we would all be equal."

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Two days ago I was at a local Walmart grocery store where many of the same supplies people bought when a hurricane was threatening were in low supply or out all together. one item I noticed was all their rubbing alcohol was gone.

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Bob DeWoody

My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events.

But... Most individuals needing to stock up a few weeks during extreme shortages and possible lock downs is not a negative. Nor an example of "Fantastic herd mentality really, and says a lot about how free people really are :-)"

Agreed.
But that isn't what is happening in many stores here, hence the comments on the stupidity of many people.
For those that don't like to be called stupid (or greedy scum for those buying up in order to rip off others), if they were to return the excess so that they end up with a few weeks extra, they would no longer be considered stupid.

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Grant
Darwin NT

I got abuse shouted at me while doing my weekly shop. I'd run out of rice, pasta and toothpaste thus they were on my list. Picked up the last pack of rice and the penultimate pack of pasta before the abusive shouter (who had obviously visited the loo roll section of the store and cleaned the shelves into their pair of large trollies) that I should leave some for everyone else, I ignored them and continued on my way collecting the stuff I need - ah toothpaste, any left, three tubes, so I picked up one, leaving two, abusive gob now shouted at me again to leave some, and they then picked up the last two tubes.... Justice at the check-out, none of their cards worked and they had no cash so had to leave the lot in the store. (I have to admit to having joined several other shoppers in smirking at their "misfortune"....)

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Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

This morning I got up early to go the the local donut shop. It is one of those old school donut shops where they actually make the donuts in there so they are always fresh. I get my donuts and head out to the grocery store for one item---carrots. Making corned beef for st. pats day and I have all I need. The corned beef, of course, potatoes and cabbage but no carrots. Damn. Went to the first grocery store they have no carrots, stopped by another one down the road...again no carrots. went to a third one and behold they had carrots! A St. Paddy's Day Miracle. I know everyone is buying mass quantities of toilet paper, but carrots?

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This morning I got up early to go the the local donut shop. It is one of those old school donut shops where they actually make the donuts in there so they are always fresh. I get my donuts and head out to the grocery store for one item---carrots. Making corned beef for st. pats day and I have all I need. The corned beef, of course, potatoes and cabbage but no carrots. Damn. Went to the first grocery store they have no carrots, stopped by another one down the road...again no carrots. went to a third one and behold they had carrots! A St. Paddy's Day Miracle. I know everyone is buying mass quantities of toilet paper, but carrots?

The supply truck didn't have room for carrots, just TP!

.... but carrots?

Perhaps carrots filled the gap somehow when no TP was available.!

Mmmm. Well buttered carrots ;) (Best with tops left on I imagine.)

The supply truck didn't have room for carrots, just TP!

That could be quite true. Or maybe so many people are buying and eating carrots and with all that fiber in their systems, they need mass amounts of toilet paper...lol

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people are hoarding bottled water here.
water.
is something wrong with their plumbing?
Fortunately supplies of vodka are still plentiful.

people are hoarding bottled water here.
water.
is something wrong with their plumbing?
Fortunately supplies of vodka are still plentiful.

Might not last. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-51927519
Vodka is the same as Gin, it just doesn't have Juniper berries in the process

Maybe someone in the SETI community can take advantage of this offer...
Coronavirus combo: Oregon restaurant offers pizza, toilet paper for $15

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I know it is extreme but would you drink from a public water fountain knowing that a possible infected person has used it or would you rather have a bottled water instead?

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The TP Daddio has now been released--(er---escaped)

+1 William.

+1

Like your art.

I knew sooner or later it would happen:
Police Beg People To Stop Calling 911 When Out Of Toilet Paper, Offer Creative Solutions

“It’s hard to believe that we even have to post this. Do not call 9-1-1 just because you ran out of toilet paper. You will survive without our assistance,” the Newport Police Department posted on its official Facebook page.

The humorous officer who penned the plea offered some options for those who can’t live without toilet paper...

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Well this afternoon I went to do a bit of shopping at my local Sainsburys (supermarket.)

Gob smacked I was at all the people wandering aimelessly until I noticed half the shelves were empty.

Even the beer isle was decimated (OMG!)

The checkout person said they had had a run on stock goods with ques of people at 8am raiding the shelves.

(Mostly car drivers I suspect given the area.)

Latter on this evening I looked at ordering some items I needed from the ASDA supermarket online only to be met with no delivery spots for the next 14 days..

What has got into these people.

I fear for the elderly or low income people who don't drive, don't use the internet and shop daily or weekly.

I also fear for the masses turning up in a supermarket jossling for items and condensing the chance of catching bugs.

Which brings me to protection.

Given the shortage of surgical masks there are some suprising alternatives.

The simplest being T-Shirt material.

I suspect "Never Mind The B*ll*cks" might be a suitable T shirt to wear around ones mouth.

That and avoid greedy people in cars who go home with 40 tins of beans.

No wonder the TP is in such demand.