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by Plymtom
Thu Mar 19, 2020 12:03 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Will there be food shortages in the UK?
Replies: 84
Views: 16290

Re: Will there be food shortages in the UK?

At this point in time the issue is one ( or for 5 anyway) cannot do a whole weeks shopping for numerical restrictions, and unavailable items whether it's a shortage or a panic buying issue, What I will say is that blaming people as panic buying being the issue, where the truth is clearly the system ...
by Plymtom
Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:15 am
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: corona virus and the safety of your home.
Replies: 24
Views: 9415

Re: corona virus and the safety of your home.

Once in our own place we have never left anything unlocked on purpose, house, car, if the kids can return home with a key and not be noticed there's no doubt bad people would try, in fact we have heard the door handle being tried quite often.
by Plymtom
Mon Mar 16, 2020 9:12 pm
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: corona virus and the safety of your home.
Replies: 24
Views: 9415

Re: corona virus and the safety of your home.

HomeHardener wrote: Mon Mar 16, 2020 7:33 pm Have you taken extra measures at home? Are you Double locking your doors whilst in the house (if you didn’t already)
This is Plymouth I lock the door between trips to unload the car, and the car of course, I couldn't do more without a family member guarding so to speak :lol:
by Plymtom
Sun Mar 15, 2020 4:29 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Will there be food shortages in the UK?
Replies: 84
Views: 16290

Re: Will there be food shortages in the UK?

I always think when I see things like this that, although well-intentioned, it's going to have the opposite effect to what the shops' hoped. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51883440 Indeed a big red button with do not press written underneath, The press caused the very panic they are now critic...
by Plymtom
Sun Mar 15, 2020 3:58 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Will there be food shortages in the UK?
Replies: 84
Views: 16290

Re: Will there be food shortages in the UK?

jennyjj01 wrote: Sun Mar 15, 2020 3:47 pm You're thinking of c**k womble?
Indeed

jansman wrote: Sun Mar 15, 2020 3:49 pm Got to be a sportsman.
Sorry I can never take shooting game birds seriously - I blame Monty Python's upper class twits, then there's the NOBS.. not helping my mental pictures at all
by Plymtom
Sun Mar 15, 2020 3:39 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Lockdown?
Replies: 149
Views: 30102

Re: Lockdown?

Meanwhile the over 70s are being put under house arrest this week. Preppers, send me sweetie parcels. :twisted: I know we haven't decided if they serve any actual purpose but won't that take out a good proportion of the house of lords? How will we cope... Edit Joking aside but aren't there a lot of...
by Plymtom
Sun Mar 15, 2020 3:19 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Will there be food shortages in the UK?
Replies: 84
Views: 16290

Re: Will there be food shortages in the UK?

jansman wrote: Sun Mar 15, 2020 2:30 pm

Strictly rabbits and pigeons,and dare I say cock pheasant if I chance upon one ( hens off limits out of season) ;)
For a moment there I thought cock pheasant was a code word for a certain politician, forgive the confusion I'm a city boy and only shoot paper...not toilet paper I hasten to add ;)
by Plymtom
Sun Mar 15, 2020 9:58 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Lockdown?
Replies: 149
Views: 30102

Re: Lockdown?

I think your figures are out a little , china's population is more like 1.4 billion I stand corrected thanks I was going from memory and got confused remembering of what they said it will be it will be, should have googled first :oops: Otherwise the death toll accuracy is somewhat more reliable, al...
by Plymtom
Sun Mar 15, 2020 9:18 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Lockdown?
Replies: 149
Views: 30102

Re: Lockdown?

In the study published Feb. 18 in the China CDC Weekly, researchers found a death rate from COVID-19 to be around 2.3% in mainland China. That's my point 0.1% of what, total population? if we are talking total population and if China has 6 billion 2.3% would be almost 261 Million at the end of one ...
by Plymtom
Sun Mar 15, 2020 7:38 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Lockdown?
Replies: 149
Views: 30102

Re: Lockdown?

For my two penneth - the stats we are quoting here are by and large guesses, the experts do not know, the main figures from different countries we are hearing are confirmed cases, and deaths, no one knows how many cases altogether anywhere a doctor I know suggests the number who actually have it is ...