I've been out and bought,

45Kg of Jasmine rice, cheese, spaghetti, flour, 2 bottles of Gin, and a bottle of Rum.

So that's emergency food for 3 months, and booze for a month.

 

How about you?

Am I panic buying, or are these reasonable precautions?

You missed the toilet roll ! 5555

The other item I stocked up on last time was bottled water.

 

Dont think things are going that way just yet are they ?

No loo roll??

 

Madam keeps enough rice for the next century, freezer well stocked (will be topped up at Makro tomorrow). We won't starve.

 

Only got beer for a week though, have to re-stock tomorrow too.

 

4 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

You missed the toilet roll ! 5555

The other item I stocked up on last time was bottled water.

 

Dont think things are going that way just yet are they ?

In Chiang Mai,

My kids school closed yesterday until further notice.

My other kids university sent a letter to all the 'work experience' sites saying expect to lose all your free staff in the next few days.

 

if that isn't 'going that way', I  don't know what is.

I did buy a 36 pack of toilet rolls while I was in Makro.

2 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

In Chiang Mai,

My kids school closed yesterday until further notice.

My other kids university sent a letter to all the 'work experience' sites saying expect to lose all your free staff in the next few days.

 

if that isn't 'going that way', I  don't know what is.

The grand kids here have been told school closed til the end of the month.

 

I did notice drivi g through the city yesterday a definite lack of traffic and many places still closed etc.

 

We did our top up shopping last week, you see back in March/April we stocked up for 3 months, and after that we continued doing our usual shopping as we went along to keep the stock for 3 months there.

 

Only thing I didn't see coming last time was the booze ban, so this time I grabbed a couple of boxes of beer which I won't open unless they lock us down, but to be honest, I can't see them doing that unless someone higher authorises it, the PM is just a puppet in my opinion who wants to get out of his position, but can't, well until the next election, might be wrong though.

If nobody panic buys there won't be a shortage.

during past Q. period, there were no particular shortages that effected us.. I expect it to be the same this time.. if not, we can eat the grass clippings from the yard... I did not see any panic buying... or empty shelves... maybe I should pick up some more coffee... 

Panic buying for what reason ? There was no shortage of anything last time.

 

Only thing i will buy extra is beer and some whiskey as the powers that be have some kind of puritanical hatred towards those that enjoy a beer and no doubt will be banning it again soon.

We are well stocked up on most things, loads of rice and pasta 2 freezers full of food just need to get a couple of cases of beers, the last time I just about lasted with the beers it was available for double the price I never bought any from them,

41 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

2 bottles of Gin, and a bottle of Rum

So that's breakfast sorted then, what about lunch and dinner? ????

Stocking up on booze

41 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I did buy a 36 pack of toilet rolls while I was in Makro.

 

You expect this to last for a couple of years?

As a spirit drinker, I have steadily put in a supply since well before Christmas. If it does crank up, I will finish with sangsom. Always available, but, uuuu-gh. Still I picked up my bar at Index living mall on Tuesday, chuffed at that. A bar table, for the view-rec room. Boozing, for sure, but will put in a stylish drip coffee maker from Hillkoff at one end. It's where I laptop at, like now. Pasta, rice, frozen chicken, duck  and shrimp, sure. Life goes on.

 

I'll buy more disinfectant, that for when the G's sister shows up. More to scare her away. Lockdown what lockdown? This is everyday living.

 

 

33 minutes ago, jackdd said:

If nobody panic buys there won't be a shortage.

Exactly. There will always be enough of everything to go round and the supermarkets will never close. 

Panic buying is beyond selfish.

 

53 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

You missed the toilet roll ! 5555

The other item I stocked up on last time was bottled water.

 

Dont think things are going that way just yet are they ?

 

Well I prefer a bum gun to bogroll and we have a decent filter for our drinking/cooking/fruit & Veg washing water.

The only panic buying I ever do is when I see egfruit at some local market....so hard to find in Bangkok area...I usually buy up most of the inventory. Addicted to it...great for smoothies

 

I've stocked up on beer, I expect that to be banned soon, don't see any point in stocking up on food, we did that last time and it was totally unnecessary, especially for us as we live in a small  rural community which is pretty well self sufficient. There are local markets all around and farmers/growers sell their produce, We do shop in the nearby Tesco but if it shut down it wouldn't really matter.

8 minutes ago, Susco said:

50 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I did buy a 36 pack of toilet rolls while I was in Makro.

 

You expect this to last for a couple of years?

Completely Seriously here  ...in the land of the bum gun why do you need toilet paper

Hard to believe there are long term expats here who still use bog roll. I gave up on using the dreadful stuff about a month after I first arrived in Thailand and got into the habit of using water. I use bog roll today to blow my nose.

2 minutes ago, TSF said:

I've stocked up on beer, I expect that to be banned soon, don't see any point in stocking up on food, we did that last time and it was totally unnecessary, especially for us as we live in a small  rural community which is pretty well self sufficient. There are local markets all around and farmers/growers sell their produce, We do shop in the nearby Tesco but if it shut down it wouldn't really matter.

Exactly the same here!

Apart from not being able to go into town for a beer in the evening there is no change to life here in the sticks whatsoever for me

1 minute ago, poohy said:

Completely Seriously here  ...in the land of the bum gun why do you need toilet paper

Well, for me, its used to dry off after using said gun. Ladies need it after weeing  for the same reaso , as I understand it.

Just now, TSF said:

Hard to believe there are long term expats here who still use bog roll. I gave up on using the dreadful stuff about a month after I first arrived in Thailand and got into the habit of using water. I use bog roll today to blow my nose.

I don't use it much, but the women in the house all use it instead of panty pads.

...... and like CharlieH says, and for kitchen tissue.

Probably too much information.

same item i always make damn sure to have supply of,

the rest i dont care, and in fact i cant have any food at home or i will just serial eat until its gone

4 minutes ago, TSF said:

Hard to believe there are long term expats here who still use bog roll. I gave up on using the dreadful stuff about a month after I first arrived in Thailand and got into the habit of using water. I use bog roll today to blow my nose.

almost all toilet paper is a joke that decay in a half time of 3 sec of use,

but scott brand works as god intended

11 minutes ago, Blue Muton said:

 

Well I prefer a bum gun to bogroll and we have a decent filter for our drinking/cooking/fruit & Veg washing water.

We know.....????

 

20 minutes ago, Susco said:

 

You expect this to last for a couple of years?

No bum washer then?????

1 minute ago, transam said:

We know.....????

 

Looks like I've been outed. No, wait.....where's my belly?

i panic bought a few hundred dollars in dutch passion seeds. 

Im just off to   buy  my gin  and  a carton of that stuff  called beer in this country.  I usually  stay around the house, got enought things to do to keep me busy, the wife, of course, being a typical Thai, has to go the marketys at least twice a day.  I spray her with Dettol  when she comes home..   Told her  I am considering  putting the garden hose over her as well.