Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Who are these stupid, selfish people??!
I was just in Sainsbury's on Green Lanes and was appalled to see the way people are panic-buying. I was unable to buy pasta or soup. And the sight of so many people filling their trolleys with toilet roll made me want to scream!!! Totally pathetic and unnecessary!
Some people were clearly loving the drama but giving no thought to those who might now not be able to get the small supplies they need. Should be ashamed!!!
Tags for Forum Posts: coronavirus, coronavirus-antisocial behaviour
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Permalink Reply by Spiderman on
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Fair point Michael, and I hope that you can both get what you need either directly or with assistance from others. Im merely reacting to the repeated denigration of people as "stupid and selfish" when they are acting rationally and out of fear, in difficult circumstances.
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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on
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But they aren’t acting rationally. Supplies are exactly the same as they were four weeks ago so stockpiling is completely unnecessary. The impact is also broader. Increasingly a substantial number of people are going to rely on friends and neighbours (as I am at the moment) to keep them supplied. It will be a hard enough job for them without the need to scour the streets of north London for loo rolls. Increasing the workload of volunteers who have their own households to supply too rather than tackling the root cause, stockpiling, is a perverse use of resources.
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Sorry, I disagree. People are *anticipating* supply shortages in the future. If you are worried about those, it's rational to stock up now rather than waiting until there actually are shortages when, by definition, you may not be able to. That's not to say that it isn't an unfortunate situation or to underplay the problems it creates for people in your position.
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Permalink Reply by KP on
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So it's ok just to ignore government advice then when they say there will not be supply shortages!!! If just thinking about yourself is not the definition of selfish I don't know what is
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The issue is that there manifestly will be supply shortages, and people are anticipating that. I absolutely agree that steps need to be taken to make sure everyone gets what they need which is why it's right for supermarkets to step in and enforce this, as I said right at the outset. Happily that is now happening. Expecting individuals to coordinate this amongst themselves is unrealistic.
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That's your opinion and I continue to disagree. There are other people like Michael who cannot go to several shops to try and source what they need. I have actually tried to do that myself and the local shops are also running out of things. If people were less stupid and selfish there would be more for those who need it the most. It is not rational to load up your trolley to prepare for armageddon!
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I also disagree. Sure, they don't want to go without so they're stocking up. But they are very, very selfish. The do not give a crap about anyone but themselves. That is the very definition of selfish.
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A Holy Hour for the Elderly
From tomorrow (St Patrick's Day as it happens) ICELAND in the Kennedy Way Omniplex, West Belfast, will be reserving their opening hour each day (8.00-9.00am) for elderly shoppers. OK, not so convenient if you live in Harringay but maybe our local Iceland, Savers, Tesco, Yasar Halim on Green Lanes could show similar consideration for the 70+y.o. customers, the Venerable and the Vulnerable, before the Great Isolation Lockdown and for their helpers thereafter? They may, of course, call it the OLD-AGE EMPORIUM without charge if they wish. Visited Iceland this morning between 8.00 and 9.00. It was both bearable and fruitful though not so toiletrollful before those millennial, boomer & sub-boomer hoarders woke up.
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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This is an excellent idea.
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You got your wish! BBC.
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Right, John, so I see. All Lidl stores in Ireland are giving a two-hourly Elderly Shopping gang-bang (9 - 11) from this morning. Not sure how I could make use of it here when I'm locked down from this weekend.
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It’s genuinely selfish...
I badly need hand gel as I'm always on the move and can't find the stuff anywhere!
As for the virus , it’s scary. Cases risen to 16 for Haringey today on the government locate Corona cases charts.
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