When we arrived in February there were no shortages in supermarkets. Newspapers were saying there is no need for hoarding so of course everyone started hoarding. We didn’t start hoarding, not really, but whenever we went shopping, we bought maybe two instead of one of an item. Each time we did get more coffee, whether there was an immediate need or not. We drink a lot of coffee. Bill has marinated me in coffee. In many shops there were restrictions on how much of an item you could buy. Fair enough. And pay-less-if-you-buy-two-packs offers disappeared. Fair enough. In less than snap of the fingers all toilet paper disappeared. As did rice. And pasta. And flour. And yeast but I bake my bread with sourdough so I’m not much bothered by that. Everyone seems to bake. This is, apparently, universal. Even on-line stores have sold out; if not, the prices may be ridiculous. Supermarkets have new rules. A local shop allow only one customer in at a time. The Coop’s door is locked and a new customer is allowed in after someone comes out. Outside, we queue at 2m intervals. Traffic inside the stores is one way, with arrows on the floor two metres apart indicating the right way. There is hand sanitizer by to the door when you go in and if you can use the same door going out you can use the sanitizer again. Face masks are recommended when social distancing is not possible but not very many people wear them. To be fair, social distancing up here is easy and people are considerate.
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