"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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On 22/12/2020 08:40, alan_m wrote:
On 22/12/2020 07:39, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
Well, I still don't understand panic buying. If there is a problem you
are
merely forcing it to be quicker, and if there is not, in the end you are
giving a lot of people who are sensible, a big headache to find
essential
goods. We should by now be over all this ****. The people predicting
rationing will by their actions bring it about. Stupid or what?
Brian


Panic buying seems to mean just your normal shop but with less on shelves
to begin with. Even with the initial toilet roll shortage, tell people
that they are going to be in lockdown for months then you get in supplies
that last for months! That's not panic buying - just common sense.

Except anyone with sense would have realised that e.g. you cant stockpile
6 months of fresh veggie, so shops would HAVE to stay open.

I didn't stockpile a damned thing. Then or now...

I didn't either but then the biggest packs of dunny
paper that I buy for the lowest price per sheet lasts
more than a year and I had got a new pack before
the virus showed up and knew that the shortage
wouldnt last anything like that long.