Subject: [Spridgets] News from England (no LBC)

From: Weslake1330 via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 18:42:38 +0000

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Hi List,

Some (no LBC) news from England.

As I told my kids (22 and 17) earlier I am 56 years old and I have never
seen supermarket shelves empty like I did earlier this evening.  Thursday
is one of my normal shopping days, the other is Monday.  Call me a snob but
I shop in Sainsburys and the other shoppers looked like Asda shoppers!

Ever since 9/11 I have kept a diverse supply of canned and dried food along
with some water and a few cartons of UHT milk - it would keep the family
going for about 3 weeks.  I have a note of the use by dates and routinely
an old tin comes out of the cupboard to be used and a new tin goes in the
cupboard to replace it. Of course we do always have other food in the
'regular' cupboard and we have a small freezer.  So, I'm constantly able to
remind the rest of my family about this in case they need reassurance.  We
have few elderly neighbours and we can share or shop for them if they need
us to

We call it toilet paper and I think you might mostly call it toilet tissue
and not to put too fine a point on it it's what you wipe your arse with.
In normal times we have occasionally had a martial row when the person who
was supposed to buy some let stocks expire.  Kitchen roll makes a poor
substitute and can block your household plumbing/outside drain and sewer.
We have a reasonable stock at present but I'm old enough to know that know
is a good time to hang onto a few more old newspapers than we do normally.
Of course I'm not sure we have any 'bulldog clips' but I think we could
manage without if necessary.  I guess other folk must have softer backsides
than I do or worry about seeing a reflection that includes newspaper print
when they look in the mirror.

The train I take to and from work each day is now almost empty.  Most of my
office is working from home but I want to stay at work for as long as
possible.  IT hasn't been great for everyone and here at home while I have
broadband it runs on copper wire to the telephone pole outside my house and
most likely to the green 'GPO' box at the end of my straight and maybe
still copper to the exchange in the town centre.

I don't have money worries but things can change fast and there are many
workers over hear in the wrong kind of job which now amounts to no job.

The virus doesn't actually seem to kill that many people and I expect to
live but if I don't I'm insured.  I'm also 'saved' (from my sins) so don't
have to worry about where I'm going to end up - Heaven, or no-where if I'm
mistaken in my beliefs.

So apart from what you can read at the BBC news site (which I think has
some bias) things are unusual here. I almost forgot - motor racing has been
cancelled and the churches have closed.

So maybe by a little extra now and again before panic buying takes off in
your part of the world and if 'Bird Flu Pandemic' (practically the same
book as 'Corona Virus' isn't your sort of thing maybe give a helpful vote
to the positive reviews or read 'Rich Girl' - more of a gear head story.
'Course even if I sell vast amounts of books and can actually afford to
cross the pond for a meet or an o-shit - there might not be many planes
flying.  And the winner in all this is - The Environment and the toilet
paper manufacturers - mostly likely short term for both.

Regards

Daniel1312

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi List,<div><br></div><div>Some (no LBC) news from Englan=
d.</div><div><br></div><div>As I told my kids (22 and 17) earlier I am 56 y=
ears old and I have never seen supermarket shelves empty like I did earlier=
 this evening.=C2=A0 Thursday is one of my normal shopping days, the other =
is Monday.=C2=A0 Call me a snob but I shop in Sainsburys and the other shop=
pers looked like Asda shoppers!</div><div><br></div><div>Ever since 9/11 I =
have kept a diverse supply of canned and dried food along with some water a=
nd a few cartons of UHT milk - it would keep the family going for about 3 w=
eeks.=C2=A0 I have a note of the use by dates and routinely an old tin come=
s out of the cupboard to be used and a new tin goes in the cupboard to repl=
ace it. Of course we do always have other food in the &#39;regular&#39; cup=
board and we have a small freezer.=C2=A0 So, I&#39;m constantly able to rem=
ind the rest of my family about this in case they need reassurance.=C2=A0 W=
e have few elderly neighbours and we can share or shop for them if they nee=
d us to</div><div><br></div><div>We call it toilet paper and I think you mi=
ght mostly call=C2=A0it toilet tissue and not to put too fine a point on it=
 it&#39;s what you wipe your arse with.=C2=A0 In normal times we have occas=
ionally had a martial row when the person who was supposed to buy some let =
stocks expire.=C2=A0 Kitchen roll makes a poor substitute and can block you=
r household plumbing/outside drain and sewer.=C2=A0 We have a reasonable st=
ock at present but I&#39;m old enough to know that know is a good time to h=
ang onto a few more old newspapers than we do normally.=C2=A0 Of course I&#=
39;m not sure we have any &#39;bulldog clips&#39; but I think we could mana=
ge without if necessary.=C2=A0 I guess other folk must have softer backside=
s than I do or worry about seeing a reflection that includes newspaper prin=
t when they look in the mirror.</div><div><br></div><div>The train I take t=
o and from work each day is now almost empty.=C2=A0 Most of my office is wo=
rking from home but I want to stay at work for as long as possible.=C2=A0 I=
T hasn&#39;t been great for everyone and here at home while I have broadban=
d it runs on copper wire to the telephone pole outside my house and most li=
kely to the green &#39;GPO&#39; box at the end of my straight and maybe sti=
ll copper to the exchange in the town centre.</div><div><br></div><div>I do=
n&#39;t have money worries but things can change fast and there are many wo=
rkers over hear in the wrong kind of job which now amounts to no job.</div>=
<div><br></div><div>The virus doesn&#39;t actually seem to kill that many p=
eople and I expect to live but if I don&#39;t I&#39;m insured.=C2=A0 I&#39;=
m also &#39;saved&#39; (from my sins) so don&#39;t have to worry about wher=
e I&#39;m going to end up - Heaven, or no-where if I&#39;m mistaken in my b=
eliefs.</div><div><br></div><div>So apart from what you can read at the BBC=
 news site (which I think has some bias) things are unusual here. I almost =
forgot - motor racing has been cancelled and the churches have closed.</div=
><div><br></div><div>So maybe by a little extra now and again before panic =
buying takes off in your part of the world and if &#39;Bird Flu Pandemic&#3=
9; (practically the same book as &#39;Corona Virus&#39; isn&#39;t your sort=
 of thing maybe give a helpful vote to the positive reviews or read &#39;Ri=
ch Girl&#39; - more of a gear head story.=C2=A0 &#39;Course even if I sell =
vast amounts of books and can actually afford to cross the pond for a meet =
or an o-shit - there might not be many planes flying.=C2=A0 And the winner =
in all this is - The Environment and the toilet paper manufacturers - mostl=
y likely short term for both.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><b=
r></div><div>Daniel1312</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><br></=
div><div><br></div></div></div>

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From: Rick Fisk via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 16:46:47 -0400

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Hi Daniel,

Things are pretty much the same over here.  Some stores have empty shelves, b=
ut this is slowing improving as the hoarding idiots run out of money.  My wi=
fe and I will be fine as we always have a good supply of stuff on hand.  Eve=
rything is pretty much closed down except for essential things like grocery s=
tores and pharmacys.  I don't drink so it doesn't bother me, but the bars ar=
e all closed.  Restaurants are closed except for those that do take-out busi=
ness.

One side effect that I don't really understand is that the price of gasoline=
 has dropped considerably.  Down to $1.64 per US gallon.  But since we're se=
lf isolating at home we don't need gas.  :-)

I brought my race car home from the storage barn yesterday as our first race=
 weekend is scheduled for May 1st.  So far it's still on, but that may chang=
e.

Rick

Sent from my keyboard

> On Mar 19, 2020, at 3:18 PM, Michael MacLean via Spridgets <spridgets@auto=
x.team.net> wrote:
>=20
> =EF=BB=BF
> Not too different on this side of the pond.
> Mike MacLean
>=20
> On Thursday, March 19, 2020, 11:42:56 AM PDT, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <s=
[email-masked]> wrote:
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
> As I told my kids (22 and 17) earlier I am 56 years old and I have never s=
een supermarket shelves empty like I did earlier this evening.  Thursday is o=
ne of my normal shopping days, the other is Monday.  Call me a snob but I sh=
op in Sainsburys and the other shoppers looked like Asda shoppers!
>=20
> Ever since 9/11 I have kept a diverse supply of canned and dried food alon=
g with some water and a few cartons of UHT milk - it would keep the family g=
oing for about 3 weeks.  I have a note of the use by dates and routinely an o=
ld tin comes out of the cupboard to be used and a new tin goes in the cupboa=
rd to replace it. Of course we do always have other food in the 'regular' cu=
pboard and we have a small freezer.  So, I'm constantly able to remind the r=
est of my family about this in case they need reassurance.  We have few elde=
rly neighbours and we can share or shop for them if they need us to
>=20
> We call it toilet paper and I think you might mostly call it toilet tissue=
 and not to put too fine a point on it it's what you wipe your arse with.  I=
n normal times we have occasionally had a martial row when the person who wa=
s supposed to buy some let stocks expire.  Kitchen roll makes a poor substit=
ute and can block your household plumbing/outside drain and sewer.  We have a=
 reasonable stock at present but I'm old enough to know that know is a good t=
ime to hang onto a few more old newspapers than we do normally.  Of course I=
'm not sure we have any 'bulldog clips' but I think we could manage without i=
f necessary.  I guess other folk must have softer backsides than I do or wor=
ry about seeing a reflection that includes newspaper print when they look in=
 the mirror.
>=20
> The train I take to and from work each day is now almost empty.  Most of m=
y office is working from home but I want to stay at work for as long as poss=
ible.  IT hasn't been great for everyone and here at home while I have broad=
band it runs on copper wire to the telephone pole outside my house and most l=
ikely to the green 'GPO' box at the end of my straight and maybe still coppe=
r to the exchange in the town centre.
>=20
> I don't have money worries but things can change fast and there are many w=
orkers over hear in the wrong kind of job which now amounts to no job.
>=20
> The virus doesn't actually seem to kill that many people and I expect to l=
ive but if I don't I'm insured.  I'm also 'saved' (from my sins) so don't ha=
ve to worry about where I'm going to end up - Heaven, or no-where if I'm mis=
taken in my beliefs.
>=20
> So apart from what you can read at the BBC news site (which I think has so=
me bias) things are unusual here. I almost forgot - motor racing has been ca=
ncelled and the churches have closed.
>=20
> So maybe by a little extra now and again before panic buying takes off in y=
our part of the world and if 'Bird Flu Pandemic' (practically the same book a=
s 'Corona Virus' isn't your sort of thing maybe give a helpful vote to the p=
ositive reviews or read 'Rich Girl' - more of a gear head story.  'Course ev=
en if I sell vast amounts of books and can actually afford to cross the pond=
 for a meet or an o-shit - there might not be many planes flying.  And the w=
inner in all this is - The Environment and the toilet paper manufacturers - m=
ostly likely short term for both.
>=20
> Regards
>=20
> Daniel1312
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Hi Daniel,<div><br></div><div>Things are pr=
etty much the same over here. &nbsp;Some stores have empty shelves, but this=
 is slowing improving as the hoarding idiots run out of money. &nbsp;My wife=
 and I will be fine as we always have a good supply of stuff on hand. &nbsp;=
Everything is pretty much closed down except for essential things like groce=
ry stores and pharmacys. &nbsp;I don't drink so it doesn't bother me, but th=
e bars are all closed. &nbsp;Restaurants are closed except for those that do=
 take-out business.</div><div><br></div><div>One side effect that I don't re=
ally understand is that the price of gasoline has dropped considerably. &nbs=
p;Down to $1.64 per US gallon. &nbsp;But since we're self isolating at home w=
e don't need gas. &nbsp;:-)</div><div><br></div><div>I brought my race car h=
ome from the storage barn yesterday as our first race weekend is scheduled f=
or May 1st. &nbsp;So far it's still on, but that may change.</div><div><br><=
/div><div>Rick</div><div><br></div><div><img src=3D"cid:C738E058-369E-49E5-B=
6CF-4597188CFA1A"><br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my keyboard</div><div d=
ir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Mar 19, 2020, at 3:18 PM, Michae=
l MacLean via Spridgets &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br></blo=
ckquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div class=
=3D"ydp5b68007ayahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-family: times new roman, new y=
ork, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div></div>
        <div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Not too different on this sid=
e of the pond.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Mike MacLean<br><=
/div><div><br></div>
       =20
        </div><div id=3D"yahoo_quoted_5205507414" class=3D"yahoo_quoted">
            <div style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sa=
ns-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;">
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                <div>
                    On Thursday, March 19, 2020, 11:42:56 AM PDT, Weslake133=
0 via Spridgets &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:
                </div>
                <div><br></div>
                <div><br></div>
                <div><div id=3D"yiv6296035078"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi List,<div=
><br></div><div>Some (no LBC) news from England.</div><div><br></div><div>As=
 I told my kids (22 and 17) earlier I am 56 years old and I have never seen s=
upermarket shelves empty like I did earlier this evening.&nbsp; Thursday is o=
ne of my normal shopping days, the other is Monday.&nbsp; Call me a snob but=
 I shop in Sainsburys and the other shoppers looked like Asda shoppers!</div=
><div><br></div><div>Ever since 9/11 I have kept a diverse supply of canned a=
nd dried food along with some water and a few cartons of UHT milk - it would=
 keep the family going for about 3 weeks.&nbsp; I have a note of the use by d=
ates and routinely an old tin comes out of the cupboard to be used and a new=
 tin goes in the cupboard to replace it. Of course we do always have other f=
ood in the 'regular' cupboard and we have a small freezer.&nbsp; So, I'm con=
stantly able to remind the rest of my family about this in case they need re=
assurance.&nbsp; We have few elderly neighbours and we can share or shop for=
 them if they need us to</div><div><br></div><div>We call it toilet paper an=
d I think you might mostly call&nbsp;it toilet tissue and not to put too fin=
e a point on it it's what you wipe your arse with.&nbsp; In normal times we h=
ave occasionally had a martial row when the person who was supposed to buy s=
ome let stocks expire.&nbsp; Kitchen roll makes a poor substitute and can bl=
ock your household plumbing/outside drain and sewer.&nbsp; We have a reasona=
ble stock at present but I'm old enough to know that know is a good time to h=
ang onto a few more old newspapers than we do normally.&nbsp; Of course I'm n=
ot sure we have any 'bulldog clips' but I think we could manage without if n=
ecessary.&nbsp; I guess other folk must have softer backsides than I do or w=
orry about seeing a reflection that includes newspaper print when they look i=
n the mirror.</div><div><br></div><div>The train I take to and from work eac=
h day is now almost empty.&nbsp; Most of my office is working from home but I=
 want to stay at work for as long as possible.&nbsp; IT hasn't been great fo=
r everyone and here at home while I have broadband it runs on copper wire to=
 the telephone pole outside my house and most likely to the green 'GPO' box a=
t the end of my straight and maybe still copper to the exchange in the town c=
entre.</div><div><br></div><div>I don't have money worries but things can ch=
ange fast and there are many workers over hear in the wrong kind of job whic=
h now amounts to no job.</div><div><br></div><div>The virus doesn't actually=
 seem to kill that many people and I expect to live but if I don't I'm insur=
ed.&nbsp; I'm also 'saved' (from my sins) so don't have to worry about where=
 I'm going to end up - Heaven, or no-where if I'm mistaken in my beliefs.</d=
iv><div><br></div><div>So apart from what you can read at the BBC news site (=
which I think has some bias) things are unusual here. I almost forgot - moto=
r racing has been cancelled and the churches have closed.</div><div><br></di=
v><div>So maybe by a little extra now and again before panic buying takes of=
f in your part of the world and if 'Bird Flu Pandemic' (practically the same=
 book as 'Corona Virus' isn't your sort of thing maybe give a helpful vote t=
o the positive reviews or read 'Rich Girl' - more of a gear head story.&nbsp=
; 'Course even if I sell vast amounts of books and can actually afford to cr=
oss the pond for a meet or an o-shit - there might not be many planes flying=
.&nbsp; And the winner in all this is - The Environment and the toilet paper=
 manufacturers - mostly likely short term for both.</div><div><br></div><div=
>Regards</div><div><br></div><div>Daniel1312</div><div><br></div><div><br></=
div><div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div>-------------------=
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From: Kent McLean via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
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Weslake1330 wrote:
> We call it toilet paper and I think you might mostly call it toilet =
tissue

This topic came up on another list I subscribe to.  Do a search on =
"bidet shower". You'll find something like this:

=
https://www.amazon.com/Diaper-Sprayer-Stainless-Handheld-Washing/dp/B07DR8=
3GQB/ =
<https://www.amazon.com/Diaper-Sprayer-Stainless-Handheld-Washing/dp/B07DR=
83GQB/>
=
https://www.amazon.com/Garosa-Intelligence-Electricity-Automatic-Adjustabl=
e/dp/B07V2HNNSK =
<https://www.amazon.com/Garosa-Intelligence-Electricity-Automatic-Adjustab=
le/dp/B07V2HNNSK>

Adherents swear by them.  I'm still an old fashioned kind of guy.

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-webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""><span class=3D"" =
style=3D"font-family: Palatino-Roman; float: none; display: inline =
!important;">Weslake1330 wrote:</span><div class=3D""><div><blockquote =
type=3D"cite" class=3D""><span class=3D"" style=3D"font-family: =
Palatino-Roman; float: none; display: inline !important;">We call it =
toilet paper and I think you might mostly call it toilet =
tissue</span><br class=3D"" style=3D"font-family: =
Palatino-Roman;"></blockquote><br class=3D""></div></div><div>This topic =
came up on another list I subscribe to. &nbsp;Do a search on "bidet =
shower". You'll find something like this:</div><div><br =
class=3D""></div><div><a =
href=3D"https://www.amazon.com/Diaper-Sprayer-Stainless-Handheld-Washing/d=
p/B07DR83GQB/" class=3D"" style=3D"font-family: =
Palatino-Roman;">https://www.amazon.com/Diaper-Sprayer-Stainless-Handheld-=
Washing/dp/B07DR83GQB/</a></div><div><a =
href=3D"https://www.amazon.com/Garosa-Intelligence-Electricity-Automatic-A=
djustable/dp/B07V2HNNSK" =
class=3D"">https://www.amazon.com/Garosa-Intelligence-Electricity-Automati=
c-Adjustable/dp/B07V2HNNSK</a></div><div><br =
class=3D""></div><div>Adherents swear by them. &nbsp;I'm still an old =
fashioned kind of guy.</div><div><br =
class=3D""></div><div>-&nbsp;</div><div>Kent McLean</div><div>'56 =
BN2</div><div><br class=3D""></div></body></html>=

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