Made early raid on the shops today and I can report...

[clary]

...not too busy!

I was worried everyone would be out buying everything they now need as not going to family - but Aldi, not busy at all, shelves stocked; Morrisons busy but fine, also lots of stock.

Managed to get all veg (24 Dec date but fine) and everything I needed apart from some fruit and my Christmas flowers, plus the butcher on 23 Dec. My three huge bags at Aldi only cost £40! Feeling a bit smug now.

But also wanted to say to anyone panicking - don't, it's all fine.

I was going to brave Aldi tomorrow but snooped on Asda website & they'd released some click & collect time slots for 23rd!
Worth a nose guys.

We went yesterday - but there was a queue along the road and around the corner (early lockdown length queues). Took one look and thought ‘stuff that’. Will have to try again today at running out of some things... I’m dreading it as half the people who shop there don’t wear masks/have them hanging below their noses (which hacks me off - surely if you are exempt then you don’t wear one at all?)