Looking at the 'stockpiling' threads..

[EinsteinaGogo]

Is there genuinely ANYONE who could afford to get a couple of weeks shopping into the house, who hasn't?

And if so, WHY?

I could afford too, but I cant be arsed with it all.

@EinsteinaGogo In my world, only the insufferably smug use the phrase insufferably smug.

lolz OK well if that's your rule it must be true. No other possible way of viewing things. You've fucking told me! What precisely am I smug about? Genuinely confused.

Or as loads of others on the thread have said your post is actually goady and smug. But continue being you. I have no idea why you started this thread? You haven't really said. But as you don't want to listen to anyone it can only be to Lord it over people. So really think about yourself and tell me that's not smug.

@Aridane

People do understand that it's no use to you if the shops are open if you're self isolating, don't they?

Yes - and people also understand the concept of online deliveries, neighbours and friends. We’re not pig shit thick 🙄

But the whole point of having two weeks worth of shopping is to cover you if you get ill or have to self isolate, isn't it? And there are dozens of posters saying they'll just go to the shops. Have I misunderstood?

Our supermarket delivery was cancelled the week before we had to isolate. Our friends were mostly isolating too. Our parents were shielding.

No tests so we had to do the full WHO two weeks rather than the government 10 days.

We managed. I'm not the sort to dump my problems on other people. We think ahead and take responsibility for our own family.

(But I gravely under-estimated how much toilet roll we would get through when we were all at home all the time.)

I always have full cupboards, fridge and freezers so buy extra bits each shop because DP is self employed and if he has to have time off for illness or another reason i like to know we dont have to worry about food. We would have been stuffed in april/may because he couldnt work and we had no money coming in but we had plenty of food to see us through. I didnt rush out and buy loads in March though as i just buy a few extra bits in each shop to keep stocked up.

I do love your name @ChavvySexPond, gives me a giggle every time.

There's people admitting to being able to stock up ahead who will "just" get a priority delivery instead. There's no personal responsibility.

Here's hoping it's never like March again where people were waiting weeks for priority delivery when there's people who could have avoided needing one without hardship.

Which country is it where it's considered civic duty to look after yourself if you can so that those who can't can be given state help? I like that country.

I'm no Mother Theresa, I'm a bit of a bastard if I'm honest bit I don't expect others to sort out my shit if I'm given fair whack at doing it myself.

Which country is it where it's considered civic duty to look after yourself if you can so that those who can't can be given state help? I like that country

Was it Sweden? I'm sure someone said on another thread Sweden makes it law ti basically have sufficient supplies and something about fighting fir coffee to he on the list of items they have to stock up on. So maybe that's why?

I'm onboard with the coffee thing. Sign me right up.

Don't have the storage space and I think it's selfish and stupid anyway

@toconclude

Don't have the storage space and I think it's selfish and stupid anyway

Why is it selfish? All it means is buying things when they’re plentiful so you don’t have to if they’re scarce. It’s the antithesis of selfishness.

Yes, @ChavvySexPond - you have misunderstood . I did not say I would go to the shops (I said online deliveries). Nor did I say I would dump on others (during the last lockdown, in my community we each picked up items for each other depending on which shop we were visiting ). Appreciate not everyone can access online deliveries or lives in a community. However, I was responding to the question by OP asking essentially what fucking idiots don’t stock up with x2 weeks’ shopping in advance.

Weird attitudes on here about being helped out by others.

Is that why people become preppers, because they think asking others for help is weak or selfish?

Not at all. But when asking for help is asking for others to put themselves at risk in order to help you then why would you do it if you didn't have to.

If supermarkets start putting limits in the number if items they allow you to buy them the people you are asking may well have to forgo things they need in order to get what you need.

No one minds helping out in an emergency but look where ot got people last time . Frequent and unreasonable demands. Extra expense etc

I think it is a little selfish if you could avoid putting people out by planning (not talking about panic buying here).

"Is that why people become preppers, because they think asking others for help is weak or selfish?"
Yawn. General prepper here. No, that's not why I am a prepper.
Having a strong community mutual sharing thing is brilliant but assuming other people will look after you and that they have no personal challenges to deal with themselves is the height of selfishness if you actually can help yourself.
Otherwise you get in the way of people who actually need shared resources and community help.

I see some of the ‘preppers’ like this

Because I am a selfish cow who realises that other people also need to be able to get regular access to food and essential?

Unless you live in the middle of nowhere or are sick/disabled there is no reason for you to stockpile and contribute to creating empty shelves...

I live 5 minutes from several supermarkets and there is no reason for me to hoard.

@Aridane , so don't ask for help.

I can afford it and haven't because I am normal!!

This is hilarious. It's like the last few months when we were all stuck inside wrangling kids, elderly neighbours and our own shit as well as queues at the supermarket NEVER HAPPENED.
Good luck with No Deal Brexit. That will go swimmingly.

How said, @bellinisurge, you don’t understand living in a community. Where I live, we offer help - people don’t have to ask. I am glad I opened this thread as I now realise how lucky I am to live where I do and not be surrounded by ‘preppers’

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Yes, @Aridane , that's right. Our house has had to self isolate twice. I live in Greater Manchester which is in extra lockdown. But I should just assume that people around me have no issues of their own and will attend to my needs at a drop of a hat.

@Aridane ☺️

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Some of us live in communities where it's totally normal to ask and give help. If someone can't help or shop they'll just say. Lots of elderly, so we're used to fetching things for them. We organised a village veg delivery and bread delivery during lockdown. If I lived somewhere where I didn't have that kind of support network I'd probably stockpile a bit.