Can we do a lighthearted thread?

[MrsMaryBOOface]

I am as worried and terrified as the next person but wondered if a lighthearted thread would help to ease the stress?

On a lighter note, we have no chocolate or crisps at home, hoping to rectify this in the next few days but how does one refrain from eating the apocalypse supplies?!

I fear I've ruined my chances of getting more loo roll after discovering a stocked place yesterday.

Because I rang dr surgery to ask about whether in current climate they were still doing elective testing (had smear letter) as due to working 8n school I wanted to see if I could book for Easter hols.

Have to say she was lovely. We were chatting. Booked in and I said we should confirm my details are up to date and system set up for emails and texts should it need to be cancelled. Then conversation went on to loo roll and I retold her where I'd managed to get a 9 pack from the day before (as it's round corner from surgery).

We had a giggle about not telling joe public or we might find we've shot ourselves in the foot!

The stress on nhs staff atm must be horrendous.

@Ricekrispie22I am saving The Mirror and the Light for just that purpose

The Mirror as loo roll????

Mrsmary im GF too. By the look of shelves for once we might be the only ones not wistfully looking at food!

@MrsMaryBOOface,

I will sell you a bar of chocolate for £80 and the deed to your house

@itsgettingweird so lovely you had a giggle with an NHS worker. They must be on the ceiling. My cousin is a nurse and is eat sleep work repeat GOD BLESS HER

@SecretWitch what if I swapped you some loo roll and Zoflora instead?

@MrsMaryBOOFace,

It’s a deal. I need a new wing on my pyramid.

Is this you @SecretWitch?

I know mrsmary she sound so anxious in voice until I made it clear I wasn't even sure if that sort of standard appointment would still exist in current climes.and laughed even harder when I said maybe nurses would be glad to swab another body part for a change right now

If I get isolated I'm going to do a calculation that shows when 'prepping' becomes 'panic buying'.

I'm not sure if it'll be a sliding time scale or if there's an cut off time. But I'll get back to you.

'On a lighter note, we have no chocolate or crisps at home, hoping to rectify this in the next few days grin but how does one refrain from eating the apocalypse supplies?!'

You do what my husband has done and bulk buy tinned peas and tinned potatoes. Things will need to get seriously dire before I contemplate going anywhere near these!

MrsMaryBOOface how could you say such a thing! To READ. For God's sake, to READ. Some people!

Prepping isn't panic buying. You just leisurely panic buy over a period of time.

Although if it was just The Mirror, then you could be on to something...

@itsgettingweird OMG 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@SecretWitch PM me hun I'm wrapping the Zoflora in bubble wrap as we speak

@crazydiamond222 oh dear. Ummm tinned potatoes in loads of mayo might be ok??

I might get some Fray Bentos pies and Vesta curries. I feel that the 2 weeks will be some sort of 70s food festival with all the tins.

Thanks @Squigean

I've worked from home 2 days this week, I've now been told to stay home until my cough goes (that I've had for the last 5 weeks).
On that note, my backup cupboard has already been seriously depleted of biscuits and crisps and I will need to stock up again

@PIPinghell :slowly places the Mirror back on the floor: Oh sorry...

@Dk20 this is the problem! Eating apocalypse food before the apocalypse

I read alcohol kills the virus - so I'm self isolating at home with the gin!

My annoying as fuck colleague has now cancelled his trip abroad, and subsequently, his leave from work, so I don't get that glorious week of peace and quiet I was hoping for.

MrsMaryBOOface I have needle and thread if you need some stitches in your botty after using the mirror for loo paper...