Panic buying next week?

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hubbabubbamomma · Yesterday 20:42

Ok very random but I work in retail and we’ve been told to expect panic buying/shortages on fuel next week due to something big happening. Am I really naive as when I was told this I have no idea what it is about? I do read the news in the morning but I haven’t seen anything that would relate to this?

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EstoyRobandoSuCasa · Today 00:11

Fireybricks · Today 00:08

Until reading this thread I hadn’t actually realised that yeah if diesel runs out, and haulage companies can’t get goods to shops and people can’t get around, it will be really useful to have a little stockpile of food!

It's generally a good idea to have a few tins in the cupboard or a few meals in the freezer. We ate some of our Brexit stockpile during Covid.

XenoBitch · Today 00:18

TheDorisCollective · Yesterday 23:17

It’ll be like that time Delia did a recipes on tv with fresh cranberries and you then couldn’t buy them for love or money.

I could not buy tinned sardine for ages. Turns out some Tik Tok folks were promoting them as cheap healthy protein.

Pearlyb · Today 00:34

ForeverTheOptomist · Yesterday 21:39

I've just posted re El Nino. Massive concerns regarding climate change and severe global warming. The news is full of it - just type el nino into google and chose which reports you'd like to read ... or indeed not. Here's one from the Guardian.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/24/the-guardian-view-on-a-supersized-el-nino-a-natural-phenomenon-and-human-folly-are-a-lethal-combination

And to those yelling 'scaremongering', yup, it's very, very scary.

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Oh my lord. El niño is not something that will "happen next week", it's a slow phenomenon and the impacts take many months to filter through. Also the direct impact on the UK won't be that severe - yes your coffee and chokkies probably go up in price, but in here there's no need to start stockpiling water, tins, batteries or bog roll because of it.

www.gov.uk/government/publications/impacts-of-el-nino-on-the-uk/impacts-of-el-nino-on-the-uk

realsavagelike · Today 01:05

Mansionscoldandgrey · Yesterday 21:21

Aliens are going to land on Tuesday afternoon and use up all our fuel reserves to drive their flying saucers
They're also going to empty all the supermarkets, as they need a lot of snacks for their journey back to Outer Space. 👽

Truth. Outer space is a long journey. Won't somebody think of the aliens?

randomchap · Today 01:07

Ratherhaveacupofteaandabiscuit · Yesterday 21:09

Me neither.

As far as I know MI5 does not involve Tesco staff in matters of national security.

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They do tell Waitrose staff though, just not Tesco, Asda or Morrisons

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