toilet paper apocalypse

[deird1]

Aussies really suck at prepping.

Apparently every supermarket in the entire country is now sold out of toilet paper. My local supermarket certainly is. They're also sold out of flour, spaghetti, rice, bread, and long-life milk.

They're not sold out of dried lentils/chickpeas/beans, or dried soup mix, or dried fruit, or canned vegetables/fruit.

Apparently everyone in Australia thinks that one should spend food shortages having nothing but plain white carbohydrates – in which case they'll all be so constipated that I'm not sure why they'll need so much toilet paper.

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[sevilemar]

Apparently, we Germans are no better in our hording tendencies, just a bit further along in the process: toilet paper, noodles and long lasting milk were the first to go, potatoes, rice, tobacco, flour and toast have since followed. Butter was in short supply when I was shopping on Monday, as were frozen berries and the like, frozen pizza and frozen baked goods, as well as dried fruits and nuts. The rest of the dairy aisle was fine, though.

Canned food was interesting: Everything that had an italian, spanish or greek name or logo was still there, which meant a lot of canned tomatoes, olives, and other antipasti. Whereas the same products with a german name or logo were out, despite it also clearly giving Italy or Spain as the land of origin. Everything else was more or less in normal supply.

There still was a lot of fresh and frozen meet and veggies still available, as well as fresh fruits. And I also had no problems with baking soda, but a friend since reported that there was no more yeast to find anywhere for love or money. It seems we are learning to make our own bread again^^

On the whole, it's really bizarre. We are expecting Ausgangssperre any moment, which means the same restrictions as in Wuhan, Italy and France. I think people are trying to grasp at anything they think they can control, however foolish. And we have a lot of time, since schools and a lot of businesses are already closed. Fear, idle hands, and close quarters. Not exactly the best combination. But whatever happens, we will always have shiny arses. At least half of us ;)

[deird1]

Everything that had an italian, spanish or greek name or logo was still there, which meant a lot of canned tomatoes, olives, and other antipasti. Whereas the same products with a german name or logo were out, despite it also clearly giving Italy or Spain as the land of origin.

How bizarre!

And we have a lot of time, since schools and a lot of businesses are already closed.

Ours aren't, but I think they probably should be. A lot of kids have been pulled out of school, but the schools are still running. (I think the government is trying to delay until the end of term.)

[sevilemar]

How bizarre!
I know! People are so weird sometimes. Anyway, I am due for another grocery run today, not because I really need to, more because I need to be doing something. Which is also irrational and stupid, I know. But I know myself, and I know that I will not be able to relax again until I go. Stupid, irrational, annoying panic, I am so sick of it.

Ours aren't, but I think they probably should be.
It's the right thing to do, even though it creates a lot of other problems. They also need to close play parks and other things like that at the same time, but still allow people to go outside alone or as a family, so that children can still move around and get fresh air, but are not clustered together and touching plastic and metal constantly. Adults, too^^