So now: no meat, no veg, no fruit, no bread....

[OnlyFoolsnMothers]

Live in London- must be 7 supermarkets within a 10 minute drive of me, I went to 3 today- no meat, no veg, no fruit, no bread- on top of no cleaning products.
What exactly are we supposed to do? I haven’t seen a restocked supermarket in weeks.
FYI I consider all preppers scum!

If your supermarket has stock, Where are you? What time are you turning up to shop?

No. Don't need to. That was the point. well when did you decide you would start on your stash? Are we at that point? Or are preppers still shopping as normal whilst hoarding a stash?

Yesterday Tesco had no potatoes and no eggs. This morning we bought a 20kg bag of potatoes from a local farm shop and a dozen eggs from a tiny chicken farm. We’ll be fine. We may have live on egg and chips or jacket potatoes and cheese but we won’t starve. People are going to have to eat what’s available.

I am in London and have popped into 2 different supermarkets over the last couple of days as we just got back from holiday. Pasta and tins thin on the ground but plenty of fresh meat and veg, dairy etc. Tesco Metro actually had way more fresh meat than usual.

"Buy like you usually would" makes no sense for people whose "normal" would include some fast food meals, children eating school-provided meals, people buying hot beverages or lunch while working, and a restaurant meal sometimes.

Suddenly it's 3 squares a day at home, all week long. I think there are a lot of people who cook or home-prepare less than half those meals in a typical week. Their shops will all double or triple versus the normal even if they're shopping for the exact same time period they usually would.

Or are preppers still shopping as normal whilst hoarding a stash?

Run out of chocolate. Need to get more to hoard it.

I am focussing on growing stuff now, not buying stuff. I still need to buy some fresh vegetables and bread each week. Is that ok with you?

Are you shopping this week? Because if you do, you are selfish and adding to the problem (I don't really mean that).

The OP ladies and gentleman is a prime example of the kind of individual we will be relying on to abide by the rules of a lockdown if we have one. Doesn’t bode well really are you that ignorant of the situation in China and Italy? You think everyone is living off their tinned goods and anyone who’s unable to have prepped is left to starve?!
My MIL in Italy is able to shop, my colleagues in China are able to shop.
This poster ladies and gentlemen is an example of a person who needs to read beyond the headlines

Suddenly it's 3 squares a day at home, all week long. I think there are a lot of people who cook or home-prepare less than half those meals in a typical week. Their shops will all double or triple versus the normal even if they're shopping for the exact same time period they usually would.

How do they afford it? I'm earning a bit above the median wage and would be living a very limited life if even half the food I consumed were purchased pre-made.

Maybe if you hysterical "the world is going to end" preppers would be less snug, you wouldn't get such a bad reaction. It is ridiculous to think you are better than others because you have cans of beans under your bed. Not everyone has that option and quite frankly not everyone has that level of anxiety. The fact that families on low income, elderly and vulnerable people cannot buy the things they need and your reactions are all "I told you so" or "Well WE are fine because I prepped" is dispicable. It's sneery and unnecessary. Have a fucking bit of selflessness in a time like this.

I think peppers are hysterical. It's not normal to have anxiety about the possibility of something happening that you stockpile cans months before "just in case" 🙄 also all that canned food and soggy frozen produce sounds rank. They aren't scum but we really shouldnt be admiring preppers as its not a healthy mind set to have

Have you ever been in a situation whereby shit hit the fan? I was caught up in a major natural disaster. Huge, life changing, it killed a considerable number and displaced millions.

I prep now for natural disaster, pandemics (!), water shortages (we had one this weekend), snow, economic issues (hi 2008, hi 2016, hi 2020), power cuts. I also give to food banks and because I don’t have to worry about feeding my family currently, I can help those who are self isolating in my local community. I mean fuck me, what a hysterical, awful thing to do.

My providing a safe and secure way to feed and care for my family whilst removing my need for reliance upon the resources others might need is a good thing. If you think otherwise it’s because you’re selfish and irresponsible.

Lots of local shops have still got plenty of stock. Avoid the supermarkets.

Peppers are not hysterical, they are full of vitamin c though, which is always useful when a killer virus is spreading the globe.

For those suggesting we have a couple of hour early morning slots at supermarkets for the elderly to stock up, you do know that’s not gonna work? We will see elderly person accompanied by several of their extended family ‘to help’ but who will make sure a few extra stuff gets put in the trolley.

I can't believe it either. I have a child and she needs to eat more than me

Peppers are not hysterical

Yes they are. The ones on Mumsnet are the worst with their sneery attitude looking down at people who behave normally. The world isn't ending, get a fucking grip.

LOL

Not everyone has that option and quite frankly not everyone has that level of anxiety

You don’t need to be anxious to think about how you’d fare if you got flu or snowed in. We’ve been unable to get out for both reasons in the past and so we make sure we’ll be OK. Everyone has the option to do that.

FYI I consider all preppers scum!
Lovely. Calling people with the sense to have a bit of a backstop over months of buying things on offer, 2 packets instead of one etc scum because they had the sense to do it over time and without disruption to any supply lines when you didn't says more about you than preppers.😂🤣😂

I think people on mn have just discovered a new word and are using it as a "we arent prepared so we need to blame someone" one size fits all word. The complete ignorance of what normal household prepping not survivalist type in usa in uk actually is, is mindboggling

Preppers arent in the shops this week buying 8 boxes of tea bags, 8 blocks of butter, 8 loaves of bread, 4 bags of sugar, 8 packs of one biscuit, non butter spreads, 6 bottles of beach, 20 tins of soup and other things like one couple i served today!
We arent doing it because we dont need to!

I think peppers are hysterical. It's not normal to have anxiety about the possibility of something happening that you stockpile cans months before "just in case" 🙄 also all that canned food and soggy frozen produce sounds rank. They aren't scum but we really shouldnt be admiring preppers as its not a healthy mind set to have.
Maybe if you lived where the possibility of being snowed in or flooded or being unable to pay for your shopping due to unforseen circumstances or even foreseen circumstances like redundancies was real you would appreciate that not having to worry about feeding your family for a couple of weeks is priceless.
Nobody is forcinganyone to do it do why the feck should it bother anyone else enough to decide they are mentally unstable?
Preppers arent complaining that shop deliveries are backed up for 3 weeks, not complaining the shops are emptying faster than staff can restock them. I for one am shattered from work its been fecking full on queuing at tills from opening till closing for over a week. We must have moved tons of food over those belts every day my shoulders are wrecked! Not to mention the abuse, the stealing and the moaning about something people are making worse themselves!

Do people really think that uk doesnt import a huge % of the stuff on the shelves? Look up.where the key ingredient in paracetamol comes from!

I mean what time limit separates a prepper from a panic buyer?

Months? I mean, we're not the ones emptying the shelves now. We shopped gradually, when the shelves were full.

You don’t need to be anxious to think about how you’d fare if you got flu or snowed in.

Preppers hoard insane amounts of cans, frozen food and toilet roll. To constantly be worried about getting a flu, being snowed in, or any natural disaster is anxiety. The prepping for brexit was ridiculous

The ones on Mumsnet are the worst with their sneery attitude looking down at people who behave normally.

Sorry but I think it’s normal to try and provide for my family because I’m able and therefore leave food for people who are not able to stock up.

So sorry I think removing myself from the scrum should be a normal situation.

To constantly be worried about getting a flu, being snowed in, or any natural disaster is anxiety. The prepping for brexit was ridiculous

And I think you’re selfish but we can’t all have what want in life.

We came back from Spain 5 days ago to find my beautifully prepped freezer and fridge full of rotting food as the electricity had cut out.

This is why all my prep food is tins and packets. Stocked up across most of last year slowly, buying a bit extra each shop. If that makes me "scum" then I'll wear that label with pride.

But we’re not constantly worried. We don’t need to worry because we know we’ll be OK. It’s people who never think beyond today who are getting hysterical because the supermarkets are temporarily empty. That’s anxiety, is it not?