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heero_yuy · 18-03-2020, 19:07

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Frozen veg is just as good heero if you can get it.

Frozen cabs were also stripped.

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If all you worry about is lettuce and mushrooms.... Wow.

I like to keep things well stocked as you never know what is around the corner. They had someone on the radio lunchtime complaining they only had 3 days food in the house. WTF.

We probably have enough for 4 months.

peanut · 18-03-2020, 19:08

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Originally Posted by heero_yuy

Frozen cabs were also stripped.

I like to keep things well stocked as you never know what is around the corner. They had someone on the radio lunchtime complaining they only had 3 days food in the house. WTF.

We probably have enough for 4 months.

How many days does a food parcel last from a food bank?

heero_yuy · 18-03-2020, 19:15

One thing I did notice in the store was the food donation box had nothing in it. Normally has quite a lot of stuff.

peanut · 18-03-2020, 19:16

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Originally Posted by heero_yuy

One thing I did notice in the store was the food donation box had nothing in it. Normally has quite a lot of stuff.

You've got 4 months worth, did you put anything in the box? Is this a wind up?

heero_yuy · 18-03-2020, 19:17

Even if I was minded to there wasn't anything useful in the store buy and put in the box.

pip08456 · 18-03-2020, 19:22

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Originally Posted by peanut

How many days does a food parcel last from a food bank?

https://vale.foodbank.org.uk/get-hel...a-food-parcel/

peanut · 18-03-2020, 19:27

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Originally Posted by pip08456

https://vale.foodbank.org.uk/get-hel...a-food-parcel/

It was a rhetorical question...

Though that it was blatantly obvious..

pip08456 · 18-03-2020, 19:35

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Originally Posted by peanut

It was a rhetorical question...

Though that it was blatantly obvious..

There are others who may wish to know. No need to get on your high horse.

Chad · 18-03-2020, 19:39

Chinook and Apache helicopters apparently arriving and departing Edinburgh Airport dispatching troops. Reports of military vehicles full of soldiers on motorways surrounding Edinburgh and Glasgow

pip08456 · 18-03-2020, 19:58

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**Chris** · 18-03-2020, 20:49

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Originally Posted by denphone

Indeed supermarket staff are very important in these times and should be classed as key workers as you can't feed the nation otherwise..

Err no. No disrespect to them but most most supermarket work is unskilled or low skilled, many of them work variable hours that can be increased and additional casual labour can easily be procured. Especially as other sectors of the economy are now making large numbers of people redundant. Supermarket staff are not key workers.

NHS staff on the other hand are with only relatively few exceptions skilled, highly skilled or professionally qualified and their absence at a time like this will not lengthen food queues, it will put lives at direct mortal risk.

There is no comparison here whatsoever.

**Hugh** · 18-03-2020, 20:52

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Originally Posted by Chad

Chinook and Apache helicopters apparently arriving and departing Edinburgh Airport dispatching troops. Reports of military vehicles full of soldiers on motorways surrounding Edinburgh and Glasgow

Any links, otherwise this is just scaremongering.

Apache helicopters are used for close-air support ground-attack roles - unless there has been a zombie outbreak in Glasgow (I know, how could you tell?), it’s unlikely they would be deployed on mainland U.K..

peanut · 18-03-2020, 20:57

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Originally Posted by Chris

Err no. No disrespect to them but most most supermarket work is unskilled or low skilled, many of them work variable hours that can be increased and additional casual labour can easily be procured. Especially as other sectors of the economy are now making large numbers of people redundant. Supermarket staff are not key workers.

NHS staff on the other hand are with only relatively few exceptions skilled, highly skilled or professionally qualified and their absence at a time like this will not lengthen food queues, it will put lives at direct mortal risk.

There is no comparison here whatsoever.

I'm sure I heard Supermarket delivery drivers will be classed as key workers, and on some news sites supermarket workers will be too.

Chad · 18-03-2020, 21:09

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Originally Posted by Hugh

Any links, otherwise this is just scaremongering.

Apache helicopters are used for close-air support ground-attack roles - unless there has been a zombie outbreak in Glasgow (I know, how could you tell?), it’s unlikely they would be deployed on mainland U.K..

Sorry no links or proof. Just passing on what I heard. 3rd hand news from an employee of the airport. It could all be poppy cock. I

pip08456 · 18-03-2020, 21:13

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Originally Posted by Chris

Err no. No disrespect to them but most most supermarket work is unskilled or low skilled, many of them work variable hours that can be increased and additional casual labour can easily be procured. Especially as other sectors of the economy are now making large numbers of people redundant. Supermarket staff are not key workers.

NHS staff on the other hand are with only relatively few exceptions skilled, highly skilled or professionally qualified and their absence at a time like this will not lengthen food queues, it will put lives at direct mortal risk.

There is no comparison here whatsoever.

So does this mean that in some areas of the economy key staff are being laid off and those unskilled/low skilled are being reilied upon to keep the nation fed?