interestrateripoff Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2263837/UK-weather-Snow-forecast-UK-motorists-told-travel-avoid-it.html After the panic headlines about not to travel I expected headlines about panic buying. Sure enough along they come. Job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone baby gone Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Was there not fuel panic buying in Q1 2012? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interestrateripoff Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 Was there not fuel panic buying in Q1 2012? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/fuel/9177951/Fuel-strike-government-fails-to-calm-panic-buying.html Thousands of drivers across the country continued to rush to forecourts to fill up their petrol tanks, ignoring pleas for restraint from ministers. UK retail sales boosted by petrol panic buying Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deflation Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 (edited) I found the roads very busy today near shops today. I'm not so sure it so much a panic as in the people who usually do a supermarket run on a Friday (they do like their routine, especially the retired), going today instead. Add that to the normal Thursday as well as, admittedly, a few people over-reacting and it would look like a mass panic. Edit: Those empty shelves are in Wales. Perhaps understandable because the forecast is so bad for South Wales, they are saying some places will be completely cut off by the snow for a few days. It's hardly the 'day after tomorrow' though is it? Edited January 17, 2013 by deflation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone baby gone Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I found the roads very busy today near shops today. I'm not so sure it so much a panic as in the people who usually do a supermarket run on a Friday (they do like their routine, especially the retired), going today instead. Add that to the normal Thursday as well as, admittedly, a few people over-reacting and it would look like a mass panic. Don't be ridiculous! The retired do their shopping at the weekend, around 10am to really clog up the aisles when the people who work have to shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19 year mortgage 8itch Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Don't be ridiculous! The retired do their shopping at the weekend, around 10am to really clog up the aisles when the people who work have to shop Don't need to go shopping. If the weather is as bad as they're saying, hedgerows throughout the village will be full of dead frozen pensioners. Should bag enough to last till the thaw. Best done in the slow cooker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deflation Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Don't be ridiculous! The retired do their shopping at the weekend, around 10am to really clog up the aisles when the people who work have to shop I often used to feel that, but nowadays I manage to avoid shops on a weekend mostly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@contradevian Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Lidl was stacked out with bread and milk this morning with a few customers. Sainsburys was rammed of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappycocco Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I've got a yogurt, a tin of tuna and a microwave sachet of rice but only 6cm coming here they say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rit Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 My local Lidl had high volumes of customers for a Thursday and thats Surrey based so no real need to panic. The real 'boost' to GDP will come from all the extra gas people could end up burning to keep warm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone baby gone Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I've got a yogurt, a tin of tuna and a microwave sachet of rice but only 6cm coming here they say. This is HPC - so that should see you through to mid-Feb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neon tetra Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I've got a yogurt, a tin of tuna and a microwave sachet of rice but only 6cm coming here they say. Funny, that's been my exact evening meal two days this week. With a bit of brown sauce. All bought at half price, of course... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Don't need to go shopping. If the weather is as bad as they're saying, hedgerows throughout the village will be full of dead frozen pensioners. Should bag enough to last till the thaw. Best done in the slow cooker. We had a slow cooker receipe thread in off topic a few weeks back. HPCers - as always, prepared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StainlessSteelCat Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Yep, the powers that be could be indulging in some heavy duty cloud seeding to manipulate GDP. Could be a good time to invest in silver iodide? Where's erranta when you need him/it/her? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Self Employed Youth Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I went to LIDL and bought some T-shirts. I needed bread, but did not buy any! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interestrateripoff Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 Just thinking, we only now need a govt minister to come on TV and tell everyone there's enough food and please don't panic buy, followed by a story how the army is preparing to keep the road network open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olliegog Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 saw queues of cars trying to find a parking space in my local Tesco yesterday - madness not one of them I hasten to add. this morning - about an inch of snow - how long do they really think the snow will last - week at most. what would happen to most people's mindset if we had a 'real crisis' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I "panic bought" some videos recently! I want to be entertained until the shops open tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interestrateripoff Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 saw queues of cars trying to find a parking space in my local Tesco yesterday - madness not one of them I hasten to add. this morning - about an inch of snow - how long do they really think the snow will last - week at most. what would happen to most people's mindset if we had a 'real crisis' It's amazing how panic can quickly and easily set in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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