26 minutes ago, Susco said:

 

You expect this to last for a couple of years?

Homepro get a bidet sprayer. 36 rolls will last 10 years then.

I do nothing as I did last time.

This country is a food full resource country.

They are not going to run out of food.  They are not going to totally close all the markets.

I guess it make some feel better, sure seems Paranoid and childish.

2 minutes ago, HAPPYNUFF said:

Told her  I am considering  putting the garden hose over her as well.

She might like that

We never took any precautions the last time around and we shall not be taking any this time. Food grows all around us and Madam Moon has not forgotten how to forage. There's tons of rice in the village and fish in the river and the ponds. And for added protein we have peanuts coming out of our ears at the moment!

The only precaution i ever took in my life is not to drink and drive and always wear a condom, this Covid business is totally new on me...

Reasonable precautions for the situation in Chiang Mai, schools are still open in Chiang Rai. It's wan dek ( Children's Day ) at the schools.

During the last lockdown, there were no shortages, and I spent the next few months eating what I had bought.

As far as booze went, I could buy anything I wanted at the store in the village, their stock doesn't move because it's too expensive for the locals, who mainly drink Lao Khao. Regular whisky or rum is like water to them.

I normally keep a stock of pasta, tinned fish and pesto for emergencies. It's a rice farming village, everyone has some.

10 minutes ago, poohy said:

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

I'm "the only gay in the village" (hope you're British and get the joke) ???? No other farang here, so I go weeks/months without seeing or talking to another farang, and often that means just seeing one in Big C in Korat. Fortunately I don't mind my own company and rather like drinking alone..."I drink alone, don't need nobody else..."  And really no change in my life since the covid lockdowns came in, apart from just being stuck here nothing had really changed at all. But very safe here, not having anyone to mix with keeps me safe.

1 minute ago, ezzra said:

The only precaution i ever took in my life is not to drink and drive and always wear a condom, this Covid business is totally new on me...

Put a condom over your head, then you won't have to worry about COVID either.

Stocked up on beer, wine, spirits etc... on the last day of sales before the last lockdown & it lasted me 1/2 as long as I planned (& only that long because I eecked out the Sam Song) so since then I gave up drinking at home. 

 

Of course I go out a lot more nowadays, last night (In Bangkok) it was pints of Singha in a coca cola cup, complete with lid & a straw... I'd forgotten how drinking beer through a straw gets you p155ed very quickly!!!

 

500 condoms.

My wife's relatives were with us last time and did a shopping run for us.  Jeez.  I've still got TP rolls left from back in March!!!

 

The only thing that was a problem last time was booze.  Even then, it was easily available at the mom and pop shops near us.  As was an abundance of food.

 

No stocking up this time....other than a few bottles of wine!!

I don't panic buy anymore

 

no reason

 

did it once in march before lockdown

 

still have 20 tins of tuna over

 

in case of shortage, never to late to learn to FAST and lose some FAT

 

most overweight people should learn as it is a big risk factor for DYING of covid

22 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

500 condoms.

Life in Thailand slowing you down?

 

32 minutes ago, ezzra said:

The only precaution i ever took in my life is not to drink and drive and always wear a condom, this Covid business is totally new on me...

No kids then?

I always make sure i am wearing clean under crackers every time i go out.

Did my extension of stay as early as possible. As I don't want to get caught in some post (forthcoming) amnesty crowd. Or worse, being locked up in some "field hospital" while getting into overstay.

I have started socially distancing again, had a couple of workers at my house the last few days, told them not to come within 5 meters of any of us, if they did I said I wouldn’t pay them.

 

I am eating at home instead of going out. And have ditched my daily coffee shop visit. Not socializing.
I also cancelled my trip up north at new year. 
 

There is no reported cases of covid in Phangnga still. 
My brother is in LA and tested positive when getting checked to fly out, just finding it a bit hard to breathe but no real drama.
 

I am concerned about the new highly infectious UK super covid strain that has now turned up in Perth and in Queensland Australia which is reeking havoc in Europe.
Daily deaths in the UK now are at where they were during March April, over 1,100 sadly passed away yesterday.

2 hours ago, Crossy said:

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.

 

Bought 6 litre coconut massage oil. Just in case.

2 hours 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.

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

What for?

 

My toilet has this "build-in" water cleaning backside thing.

Drying the private parts with a hair dryer.

3 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Am I panic buying, or are these reasonable precautions?

Depends if your in a high risk area IMO I say a precaution.

If you are in a risk area then the less venturing to shops and getting close to people obviously is best.

Nothing biz as usual!!!!????

Carry on pretty much as before ,dont go out as often to the supermarket , just take it day by day here just outside Pattaya ,

walking wide berths around foreigners camped in front of 7/11's drinking, if I owned the stores I'd get the cops to move em on..

8 hours ago, BritManToo said:

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?

As there are presently no real shortages, so you were not depriving others, I would say it is reasonable, just normal bulk buying 

we don't go out much any way, and I have given up my gym membership, so just the weekly shopping and meeting known friends for coffee. 

6 hours ago, AlfHuy said:

What for?

 

My toilet has this "build-in" water cleaning backside thing.

Drying the private parts with a hair dryer.

careful with the  hair dryer temperature, otherwise it could be roasted nuts for tea. 

You might have a bit of rice left.. but the rest will be gone in a week.. 

9 hours ago, tonray said:

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

 

Never seen or heard of this fruit.

9 hours ago, poohy said:

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

How do you dry yourself?

Yes, I think you're panic buying. Only thing that I recall running out during the lockdowns before was noodles, and that only lasted 2 days.