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Lonesomerhodes · 13-03-2020 09:17AM

dontpanic wrote: »

There isn't one iota of jealousy within me. In fact I'm kind of embarrassed that the nation is acting like this.

Your embarrassed?. Yes I'm certain your cheeks are nice glowing rosy red now. :rolleyes:

People panic, don't trust government want to stock up it's their money, they can burn it if they want. Let them do as they please with their money.

Remember

It's better to be prepared five years in advance than one day too late.

Lonesomerhodes · 13-03-2020 09:19AM

JupiterKid wrote: »

So I thought that I would kick off a thread about people acting the complete maggot during this Covid-19 pandemic situation.

First one up - a 30 year old Dutchman, on a flight from Amsterdam to Dublin, has been jailed for causing pandemonium on the Aer Lingus flight after he told cabin crew that he needed to stay on his mobile phone call to his mother as she had the virus.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0312/1121915-hoax-covid-19-aer-lingus/

Complete tool who got what he deserved.

Yeahhhh. Just what we want

5000th thread on Coronavirus!.

dontpanic · 13-03-2020 09:19AM

Lonesomerhodes wrote: »

Your embarrassed?. Yes I'm certain your cheeks are nice glowing rosy red now. :rolleyes:

People panic, don't trust government want to stock up it's their money, they can burn it if they want. Let them do as they please with their money.

Remember

It's better to be prepared five years in advance than one day too late.

I'm assuming you were one of the people out stocking up with a years supply of stuff yesterday then.

Meanwhile other people can't get anything for their older parents like a previous poster mentioned because the shelves are empty.

leeside11 · 13-03-2020 09:19AM

In Supervalue in Douglas yesterday, one elderly lady got very upset when she saw all the toilet roll gone, one of the staff told her kitchen paper towels was the same so she loaded up.
Saw an another elderly shopper with a trolley full of gin, had to laugh.

RacoonQueen · 13-03-2020 09:20AM

colm_mcm wrote: »

He said his mother had it.

Article I read said he said he had been in close contact with her. Anyway, he pleaded guilty so...

13-03-2020 09:21AM

leeside11 wrote: »

In Supervalue in Douglas yesterday, one elderly lady got very upset when she saw all the toilet roll gone, one of the staff told her kitchen paper towels was the same so she loaded up.

Hope she sends him the plumbers bill if her toilet drain gets clogged up and over flows

I have been sending some of my "Jedi" around to the old folk around here to make sure they have everything - and trying to find the essentials if they don't in whatever store we can. Will give them something to do when they are out of school I guess.

leeside11 · 13-03-2020 09:23AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Hope she sends him the plumbers bill if her toilet drain gets clogged up and over flows

Fear of running out of toilet roll is unreal atm..

nullzero · 13-03-2020 09:25AM

In a queue in lidl right now. Occasionally go in before work and it's always empty. Car park is jammed, they even have 4 out of 5 tills open.

Deebles McBeebles · 13-03-2020 09:26AM

Its is, as said above, embarrassing. A nation full of selfish twats who just emptied supermarkets around the country so they can have the pleasure of throwing stale bread out in a week.

uck51js9zml2yt · 13-03-2020 09:26AM

Saw a guy in kenmare yesterday with face mask and eye mask. He also had gloves just in case.

One of the hotel staff told me later that the shelves were empty by 3pm.

13-03-2020 09:27AM

red_ken wrote: »

Genuine question - if whipping doesn't hurt, why do jockeys sometimes get reprimanded for their use of the whip?

It’s a rule almost fully rooted in appeasing the anti-racing clowns who go completely mad over it despite the reality that it’s a soft whip on a very large animal.

People complaining about it should try controlling a large animal with no stick, or to be honest they should try controlling one properly with a horse whip as it would be useless for handling cattle etc as they would ignore it. much stronger and harder sticks are needed.

pgj2015 · 13-03-2020 09:28AM

Idiocy in this time of crisis = Dublin District Court heard cabin crew were reduced to tears and pandemonium broke out among passengers.

why would you be reduced to tears? its not something that will kill you within ten seconds. even if he had it and the cabin crew contracted it, they would be in bed for a few days, then they will be ok.

Lonesomerhodes · 13-03-2020 09:29AM

dontpanic wrote: »

I'm assuming you were one of the people out stocking up with a years supply of stuff yesterday then.

Meanwhile other people can't get anything for their older parents like a previous poster mentioned because the shelves are empty.

Didn't have time, was in work all day so no didn't stock up.

My point is I have nothing against those who did.

Those folk whinging about others being inconsiderate are the same folk who would trample all over others in a REAL crisis scenario.

People are inherently selfish. The 'care about everyone' bleeding heart millennial vacuous generation can post all day long about love and peace and equality on facebook and insta for 'likes' but drop them in the middle of South Sudan or Caracas or some other hellhole in the real World and you soon see what they are like. What are they gonna do?. Facebook like their way out of trouble. This, facebook, insta etc is not the Real World it's all back patting and feigning love or sympathy for total strangers. It's beyond false.

See I'm a realist, I know people can be tremendously good but equally tremendously selfish. That's EVERYONE.

Those that say they can't be or can never be are unbelievably delusional and usually a total narcissist.

nullzero · 13-03-2020 09:32AM

Deebles McBeebles wrote: »

Its is, as said above, embarrassing. A nation full of selfish twats who just emptied supermarkets around the country so they can have the pleasure of throwing stale bread out in a week.

A woman in front of me just bought 4 sliced pans.

dontpanic · 13-03-2020 09:33AM

Lonesomerhodes wrote: »

Didn't have time, was in work all day so no didn't stock up.

My point is I have nothing against those who did.

Those folk whinging about others being inconsiderate are the same folk who would trample all over others in a REAL crisis scenario.

People are inherently selfish. The 'care about everyone' bleeding heart millennial vacuous generation can post all day long about love and peace and equality on facebook and insta for 'likes' but drop them in the middle of South Sudan or Caracas or some other hellhole in the real World and you soon see what they are like. What are they gonna do?. Facebook like their way out of trouble. This, facebook, insta etc is not the Real World it's all back patting and feigning love or sympathy for total strangers. It's beyond false.

See I'm a realist, I know people can be tremendously good but equally tremendously selfish. That's EVERYONE.

Those that say they can't be or can never be are unbelievably delusional and usually a total narcissist.

I've been to developing countries. I understand that not everyone and everything is all rosy.

Truly, this is not a life or death situation for the hoardes of people acting the way they are.

If your life is in IMMINENT danger, then yes, I can understand the survival of the fittest instinct. Getting 50 rolls of toilet paper does not constitute a vital life or death need.

Widdershins · 13-03-2020 09:33AM

harr wrote: »

Normally do on line shop for delivery or click and collect and it’s all down this morning with nothing available. Only get paid today to do weekly shop and nothing left to purchase. My elderly parents in same situation pension today and I normally bring them in on a Friday for a shop and again nothing left. What people did yesterday was stupid and will leave vulnerable people short on essential supplies.

I normally could book a slot for the following day. Two days later at most, on the busiest times like Christmas. Yestetday, Tesco were almost fully booked 8 days into the future and I didn't check beyond that. I found one slot, the soonest available, for Wednesday night. So this presents an obstactle to self isolation. Also, they deliver from a Limerick store and they have approx 25 drivers covering as far as part of co. Cork and Clare (I think). If the drivers need to self isolate that will probably halt deliveries altogether? Of course they must if necessary, just a thought...

SEPT 23 1989 · 13-03-2020 09:34AM

The government should have made educational videos for the RTE News showing the size of the distribution centres of all the main supermarkets in this country

don't think your average sham on the street realises the scale of these operations

13-03-2020 09:35AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzD6-Id3IC8

Always by favourite end of the world song.

Deebles McBeebles · 13-03-2020 09:35AM

red_ken wrote: »

Genuine question - if whipping doesn't hurt, why do jockeys sometimes get reprimanded for their use of the whip?

The little men sometimes get angry at the big horse. Penis envy, most likely.

begbysback · 13-03-2020 09:35AM

Lonesomerhodes wrote: »

Your embarrassed?. Yes I'm certain your cheeks are nice glowing rosy red now. :rolleyes:

People panic, don't trust government want to stock up it's their money, they can burn it if they want. Let them do as they please with their money.

Remember

It's better to be prepared five years in advance than one day too late.

Absolute nonsesne, idiotic behaviour of the highest order, if it was a case of you stockpiling food and it miraculously ran out in the shops do you think people would let you happily keep your stockpile?? :pac::pac: Your door would be kicked in my friend and you would be asked kindly to hand over the doughnuts and cornflakes :pac::pac:

The government have a lot to answer, but to act like selfish prik and blame the government is a level above ignorance.

Badly Drunk Boy · 13-03-2020 09:35AM

Zebra3 wrote: »

Only utter vermin are into horse racing.

Get their jollies off by watching horses being whipped.

At least they're not stripey horses, eh Zebra3?

Widdershins · 13-03-2020 09:36AM

Lonesomerhodes wrote: »

Didn't have time, was in work all day so no didn't stock up.

My point is I have nothing against those who did.

Those folk whinging about others being inconsiderate are the same folk who would trample all over others in a REAL crisis scenario.

People are inherently selfish. The 'care about everyone' bleeding heart millennial vacuous generation can post all day long about love and peace and equality on facebook and insta for 'likes' but drop them in the middle of South Sudan or Caracas or some other hellhole in the real World and you soon see what they are like. What are they gonna do?. Facebook like their way out of trouble. This, facebook, insta etc is not the Real World it's all back patting and feigning love or sympathy for total strangers. It's beyond false.

See I'm a realist, I know people can be tremendously good but equally tremendously selfish. That's EVERYONE.

Those that say they can't be or can never be are unbelievably delusional and usually a total narcissist.

Believe what you wish, I would roll my sleeves up and do what I could as that is how I was raised. Yes plenty are just virtue signallers but if it was so unnatural for humans to care, why would anyone bother with a pretence at all.

RacoonQueen · 13-03-2020 09:36AM

Deebles McBeebles wrote: »

That Dutch guy is nothing. There are people who can't get a loaf of bread at the moment because of the reprehensible, selfish, lumps of sh*t who went out and filled a couple of trolleys full of "essentials" yesterday.

For info, fruit and veg are still available (if you can get inside a shop), whilst microwave burgers and sugary cereals had a record sales day. Well done, you stupid c*nts.

I wanted to make doughnuts. Can't get fu*king strong flour anywhere because they're all hoarding flour even though none of them know how to f*cking bake. :mad:

Blazer · 13-03-2020 09:37AM

Deebles McBeebles wrote: »

Its is, as said above, embarrassing. A nation full of selfish twats who just emptied supermarkets around the country so they can have the pleasure of throwing stale bread out in a week.

err you ever hear of freezers?
A lot of people would have really woken up yesterday with the school's announcement and would have decided to self isolate for at least 2 weeks buying in enough food to minimize their trips to the supermarket.

Ohmeha · 13-03-2020 09:38AM

My Tesco near work still had empty shelves of the staples this morning....

dontpanic · 13-03-2020 09:39AM

Blazer wrote: »

err you ever hear of freezers?
A lot of people would have really woken up yesterday with the school's announcement and would have decided to self isolate for at least 2 weeks buying in enough food to minimize their trips to the supermarket.

Not the point. Some freezers will be full to the brim.

Others will be empty as a result!

This is not a famine. People don't need to wipe the shelves just to sustain themselves for a couple of weeks.

Deebles McBeebles · 13-03-2020 09:41AM

Blazer wrote: »

err you ever hear of freezers?
A lot of people would have really woken up yesterday with the school's announcement and would have decided to self isolate for at least 2 weeks buying in enough food to minimize their trips to the supermarket.

I have. Have you ever heard of figurative speaking? Not taking every word as literal? Even if the mongoloids who filled Tescos pockets yesterday realise they can freeze bread, there will be waste and others will have to go without because of their selfish behaviour.

JohnnyFlash · 13-03-2020 09:41AM

William Cool Yogurt wrote: »

It’s a rule almost fully rooted in appeasing the anti-racing clowns who go completely mad over it despite the reality that it’s a soft whip on a very large animal.

People complaining about it should try controlling a large animal with no stick, or to be honest they should try controlling one properly with a horse whip as it would be useless for handling cattle etc as they would ignore it. much stronger and harder sticks are needed.

I’d say you have a trusted length of wavin pipe for dealing with a load of young bullocks, Nox.

Multipass · 13-03-2020 09:42AM

The same people panic buying now will be bored and shopping deprived in a weeks time. I predict they'll all be out again, looking for mixed herbs.

Deebles McBeebles · 13-03-2020 09:43AM

RacoonQueen wrote: »

I wanted to make doughnuts. Can't get fu*king strong flour anywhere because they're all hoarding flour even though none of them know how to f*cking bake. :mad:

Reminds me of all the responsible people you see out walking their dogs in the first few days of January and then, poof, no sign of them for a year.

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