Hi folks. I live in greater London and things are getting very bad because of this Coronavirus thing. I normally shop online for my grocerys,(home delivery) but for the past 2 weeks both Tescos and Sainsburys have no delivery slots for 4 weeks. The ealists ones are 8th April and of courseI can't wait that long.
So I have had to go out to the shops to get my foods and esentials. But all of the 3 supermarkers in my town,ASDA, Sainsbuyrs and Tesco have got nothing the shelves are almost bare. No pototoes, no toilet rolls or boxes of tiisues, hardly any frozen foods and no tinned foods not even any baked beans or a can of s every day just ardines which I love.
So I have been forced to go to corner shops as they are the only ones who have things though they never had any tiisues or toilet rolls.
And the corner shop is the only one who is not rationing food,but with the big supermarkets you can only buy 2 packs of tiolet rolls and other things like rice and pasta.
If you try to buy more the shop assistant tells you to put it back and that they can only sell you 2.
But it's got even worse, now both Tesco and Sainsbuys have rations all their stock meaning you can only buy 3 of the same item. I understand why they are doing it because of the panic buying but that means. If I run out of tins of beans and want to buy say 4 tins to last me for the week, I can't as Tesco only allow you 2 tins. Same with soups like Baxters Tinned.(If you are lucky enough to find them as they are always out of stock by the time I get down there.) So now I am forced to go there every day just to get some beans or soup for tomorrow and even then I am going home withou anythingt as they have not got any, the shelives are empty.
So I end up back at the corner shop where I am paying twice as much for what tesco sell the same stuff for.
I have read the government wants to impose lockdown for the over 70's where they would have to stay in their homes for 4 months! I am 56 so it won't effect me, but what about the ones who are 70? I mean you cannot stay at home and never leave the house for 4 months. You have to buy food/suplys and pay the bills. And many old people have got no family or friends to go out and get the food for them.So they have to do it themselves. Which is not a problem under normal circumstances as they can get out. Not all old people are unable to and many of them still work and live full lives. But that is going to change for them.
The government is saying they can use the online grocery services but we can't, because they got no delivery slots for over a months.
So what do they expect them to do?
People are saying social services will help but they are not going to be there all the times. So if they run out of food and the social carer cannot come to them if this lockdown is imposed they won't be able to go out to the shops to get the fod themselves. Because of the lockdown which could mean they could be stopped from doing so by police every time they leave the house. Or at least that's what all of the online news articles seem to be saying.
Not only that but now I have just read that the government might put the whole of London in Loockdown by this weekend for all of us not just the over 70's. So none of us will be able to go out. And now I don't know what I am going to do if that happens. It's hard enough when I go out I find every supermarket I go to there is no food or esentials like washing up liquid. Now we are going to loose out freedom completely and won't even be allowed to leave out homes.
So how are we going to get our food when it runs out? If we are lucky enough to find any if we can get to the shops?
We can't order online as there are no delivery slots and I have tried every website, ASDA, Iceland and others, NOTHING.
I am finding things very hard as I think Im worried I might die of starvation not Coronavirus as finding even the basic foods like potates and rice is a problem and it should not be. And now even the corner shop is runing out as he had less stuff when I went there today.
Now we could be face with lockdown which they say could go on for months and I don't think I could cope with it for that long.
I don't want to live in third world conditions for months or even a years as they say it could be 18 months before they find a vacine for this virus. I don't think I could stand it that long,stuck at home not allowed as we would be arrested if we do, no food or even toilet paper. Is there any resolution for this so we can get back to normal living ASP?
Sorry for the long rant but I can't put up with much more of this and I'm sure most other people feel the same way as I do.