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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2020 7:31 pm
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What is the matter with people???busterbill wrote:My 23 year old daughter went to Target today because she was getting antsy. When she was walking in a older guy with a walker asked her if she would check if there was any toilet paper, dry cereal or canned soup left since he didn't want to walk all the way into the store only to find empty shelves. He gave her his cell number and waited in his car. She cried when she hung up after telling him those shelves were bare. She also witnessed and called security on a woman who ripped a package of baby wipes out of the hands of a young mother holding an infant. In this case security told the lady to give them back, telling the lady he had seen her yesterday buying a carton of wipes so her claim that she needed them more than the mom with the infant was untrue. My daughter bought herself a bag of pretzels and saw a large well stocked display of a lip balm she needed. Another woman came up to her and told her, "I need those." My daughter said, "They're right there," pointing to the display. "No," the lady said. I want the ones in your hand.
This is why I did not leave the house today.
Good question. I read microbiologist Keith Warriner quoted as speculating that people are confusing coronavirus with norovirus. That could explain it.Mr.Gumby wrote:Not sure where the notion you need to stock up on toilet rolls came from, it seems a bit of an odd response, perhaps that is what reading facebook does to you?
Soap isn't a problem here, heaps of that. Hand sanitisers though, the alcohol based gels, they should not be unavailable (as they have been for several weeks now). i had a few small bottles, carry one in my jacket pocket to clean before and/or after going into a shop etc but I have nearly gone through that supply. Some places like libraries, and a concert venue (last week, before they all shut up shop) had them available at the entry for public use but most places who want/need the stuff are unable to get it and shops can't get the supplies. I managed to score a half litre dispenser of hospital grade virucidal hand gel three weeks ago, sheer luck. But I have seen it available otherwise for nearly a month now.And why are there no reports of shortages of the one product that absolutely everyone can agree is one of the most helpful under the circumstances: hand soap?
That's just insane. What makes an item in someone else's possession more attractive than a well-stocked display, close to hand, of the same thing? Besides, for all the woman knew, your daughter might have already been carrying the virus.busterbill wrote:Another woman came up to her and told her, "I need those." My daughter said, "They're right there," pointing to the display. "No," the lady said. I want the ones in your hand.
Once we start thinking it's okay to prey upon each other, that's a sad day indeed. Might as well erase the word "society" from our vocabulary.busterbill wrote:She also witnessed and called security on a woman who ripped a package of baby wipes out of the hands of a young mother holding an infant. In this case security told the lady to give them back, telling the lady he had seen her yesterday buying a carton of wipes so her claim that she needed them more than the mom with the infant was untrue.
Fear.benhall.1 wrote:What is the matter with people???
And this is only the beginning... wait a couple months (especially once the economy starts reflecting all this...).benhall.1 wrote:What is the matter with people???busterbill wrote:My 23 year old daughter went to Target today because she was getting antsy. When she was walking in a older guy with a walker asked her if she would check if there was any toilet paper, dry cereal or canned soup left since he didn't want to walk all the way into the store only to find empty shelves. He gave her his cell number and waited in his car. She cried when she hung up after telling him those shelves were bare. She also witnessed and called security on a woman who ripped a package of baby wipes out of the hands of a young mother holding an infant. In this case security told the lady to give them back, telling the lady he had seen her yesterday buying a carton of wipes so her claim that she needed them more than the mom with the infant was untrue. My daughter bought herself a bag of pretzels and saw a large well stocked display of a lip balm she needed. Another woman came up to her and told her, "I need those." My daughter said, "They're right there," pointing to the display. "No," the lady said. I want the ones in your hand.
This is why I did not leave the house today.
Where I live, there is.Tunborough wrote:And why are there no reports of shortages of the one product that absolutely everyone can agree is one of the most helpful under the circumstances: hand soap?
Good tactic. If someone comes up to you and tries to take what you have, promptly cough on it.Nanohedron wrote:That's just insane. What makes an item in someone else's possession more attractive than a well-stocked display, close to hand, of the same thing? Besides, for all the woman knew, your daughter might have already been carrying the virus.busterbill wrote:Another woman came up to her and told her, "I need those." My daughter said, "They're right there," pointing to the display. "No," the lady said. I want the ones in your hand.
Interestingly enough the kid has severe asthma and thought a trip to a Target with a self checkout could provide her with an outing where she could keep social distance and keep from going stir crazy. She is experiencing her typical end of winter bronchial wheezing cough and was given a clean "noninfectious" bill of health by her doctor Thursday. But if she were to haul off and let go with a wholehearted cough she'd be terrifying.Good tactic. If someone comes up to you and tries to take what you have, promptly cough on it.