Only on mumsnet do people prep.

[Notlong20]

There is not one person I know in real life that is prepping for a coronavirus outbreak. In fact, no one I speak to even mentions the threat of the virus.

Of course we know of it as the hysteria surrounding it is all over the news / social media, but aibu to think preppers only exist on mumsnet?

Bought an emergency bottle of gin. Must get some drain cleaner to. And bought the big sack of pancake mix as recommended on the prepping thread.

I have the following for morale purposes:

Gin, tonic, lemon
Massive multi pack of crisps
2 jars of Nutella
Wine

I never 10 packs of super noodles, will trade for your first born...

Have not never, also need a better phone with autocomplete

Ok first born seems a no.. second born up for negotiation though, third born free but not accepted sadly :(

It seems quite a few people are stocking up now

It is getting out of hand! Even in my small area of Scotland people are emptying the shelves of toilet rolls, paracetamol, carpol, soap and hand gel even in my job as a HCP we are struggling to get hand gel! The toilet roll baffles me though? It doesn’t give you the shits? Probably the same people buying that that don’t wash their hands after using the toilet! You wouldn’t believe the amount of people I still see not washing their hands 🤮

Went to my local very large supermarket today. Still lots of everything left.

I have bought several packs of Corona Beer today- to help us struggle through if we do end up eating plain pasta and loo roll.

The other advantage to having full cupboards and freezers is that as a supply teacher, if the schools shut, I don’t get paid.
But we’ll still eat well.

well this thread has gone out of date quickly😂

OP do you know anybody buying loo roll?

Quite Sleeping. DS1 (19yo) who laughed at me 10 days ago when I bought a few extra tins, some hand soap and ONE pack of toilet rolls, just in case, came in from work genuinely concerned to find out if we have plenty of loo roll tonight. I was prepared, this is panic.

DH has been and stocked up on wine today. He has a boozy fortnight with Netlix planned.

I hope none of the people who criticised the preppers were out panic buying this weekend.

Well, it seems I am indeed surrounded by preppers. Not one roll of toilet paper in Asda this morning. And it’s a good job pasta wasn’t on my list!

So what you’re saying is you wish you’d thought about this a few weeks ago and prepped?
Because now the unprepared, panic-buying, have emptied the shelves of what you want to buy. Imagine how much less stressful life in general is if you plan ahead rather than reacting to events.

Gin
I knew I forgot something...

Would happily trade my first (only) born for it today....and yes, I am only on the train commuting into work yet...

oh give it a rest Biddy. Your halo might strangle you.

Notlong20 - any revisions to your OP you'd like to make?!

I have a large number of packs of Lidl antibacterial wipes which, for some reason, the DH loves to buy even when we don't need them. I feel like they could be currency.

sorry Biddy not you at all! Apologies!🍸💐

That should of read All Points North😉

Logged in to do my Ocado shop last night and it would appear a lot of people are stockpiling. It did make me panic, if I’m honest.
I had to take a delivery slot near midnight this weekend or wait until next Thursday! It would also appear that a lot of home baking will be going on - absolutely no yeast left or ‘normal’ bread mix.

A cursory look around at store cupboard items indicates the UK will be surviving on frozen chicken, tinned carrots and spam sandwiches

Prepping is very far from being an "only on Mumsnet thing"

www.google.com/search?q=doomsday+preppers&oq=doomsday+preppers&aqs=chrome..69i57j46j0l2.8974j0j9&client=ms-android-ee-uk-revc&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

My halo is above my head, not around my neck.
Do you think that people have grasped the difference between prepping and panic-buying yet?
Or are they going to continue taking the piss, whilst simultaneously complaining about not being able to buy pasta?