I managed to get a delivery slot from Tescos, albeit about 2 weeks ahead of when I booked it. I've just been in to add some items - and was amazed at how many items are 'no longer available'.
I expected it for toilet rolls, pasta etc - the items that have been mentioned in the media thus precipitating even more panic buying (please, Boris, tell BBC News and Sky News to stop this wall to wall ARMAGEDDON COVERAGE. Its counterproductive).
Items I can no longer get - Lurpak butter, Twinings English Breakfast teabags etc etc, several items of cat food - even bl--dy custard!!
Why? I thought we'd been assured that there was plenty of stock, and my delivery isn't due for several days, so, again, why? I'm beginning to disbelieve absolutely everything the media tell me. They're just looking for sensationalism.
I'm in the 'danger' category. I'm 70 (just - I keep telling people I am not actually
OVER 70 so am totally immune!!!!) and I have an 'underlying condition' (nothing to do with breathing difficulties). I now have another problem - I have to pick up a repeat prescription from the chemist in the same building as my doctor. You have to walk through the doc's waiting room to get to it. Plus, I shall have to go on a bus. I've looked on the doctor's website but not a mention of any special arrangements! I shall have to ring them but I'll be lucky if I get through before I reach 71 (if I ever do!).
Aren't we all proud to be British?
Apparently the Italians, who have it far, far worse than us, have NOT stripped their supermarket shelves clean but are very supportive of each other.
One item I did manage to buy (from the local shop) was next week's Radio Times. In it, there is an article which made me chuckle - it referred to Huw Edwards on the BBC as "the One Horseman of the Apocalypse with his 'we're all going to die so you might as well put away that hand sanitiser' face".