UK snow: panic buying hits supermarkets as shelves stripped

[RenewableCandy]

Hmm that all sounds horribly familiar...

But in the absence of a nice local sustainable economy, even other supermarkets are better than the dreaded tesco.

[Totally_Baffled]

Hmm that all sounds horribly familiar...

But in the absence of a nice local sustainable economy, even other supermarkets are better than the dreaded tesco.

Point taken, next time I will use the Co - Op, I have one fairly local too!

[Kentucky Fried Panda]

My local co-op doesn't even sell brown bread!

Locals only want white bread, cheap cider and fags.

[Kentucky Fried Panda]

Far too many people on here infected with the Smug. They seem to think that their "I'm alright Jack" attitude will see them through.
I'm sure this is the same kind of hypocritical attitude we would see on a Toyata Prius owner forum.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/155193/thanks

[emordnilap]

they (and their competitors) do offer the most convenient and cost effective option for most people - hence they take 1 pound in every 6 spent in the retail sector in the UK

That's what people are told and thus have come to believe. Advertising works! A sentence I uttered recently was, "People are too thick to realise how intelligent they are."

"Inconvenience" is another word for laziness of thought and action.

I've made some good friends and contacts simply by buying food direct from growers.

[Lord Beria3]

I have no intention of leaving my well-paid finance job. Why? Firstly there are virtually no 'sustainable' local jobs around and the few that are are minimum wage. I would like to own my own home (and land) eventually and that means a decently paid job.

Secondly, none of us know when the financial crash will happen and how it might evolve. It may be that the supposedly unsustainable industries like finance or real estate (for example) might do quite well for another twenty years.

If you want to acquire 'sustainable' skills or jobs, learn to be a blacksmiths, small time farmer etc in your own time as a hobby rather than giving up the well-paid main job. That’s my advise anyway.

There is nothing wrong will clinging on to the middle-class job if you prioritise your spending in light of the long-term Greerist need to down-size your lifestyle. What you shouldn't do is get caught up in the middle class lifestyle trap (e.g. central heating on all the time, ski holidays every year and the inevitable two flash cars).

[featherstick]

Far too many people on here infected with the Smug. They seem to think that their "I'm alright Jack" attitude will see them through.
I'm sure this is the same kind of hypocritical attitude we would see on a Toyata Prius owner forum.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/155193/thanks

I buy my diesel from the Co-Op. Can I have the Smug too?

[Totally_Baffled]

Far too many people on here infected with the Smug. They seem to think that their "I'm alright Jack" attitude will see them through.
I'm sure this is the same kind of hypocritical attitude we would see on a Toyata Prius owner forum.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/155193/thanks

I buy my diesel from the Co-Op. Can I have the Smug too?

You buy diesel? Outrageous for a PS member!!

[vtsnowedin]

Its New England's turn at a winter storm. Over two feet of snow predicted in Boston with winds to 50 mph tonight. I've plowed four inches with the first pass and expect to need to plow again every three hours or so through Saturday afternoon. I'll post an after picture then if the power is on.

[featherstick]

Its New England's turn at a winter storm. Over two feet of snow predicted in Boston with winds to 50 mph tonight. I've plowed four inches with the first pass and expect to need to plow again every three hours or so through Saturday afternoon. I'll post an after picture then if the power is on.

I hope you went panic-shopping beforehand!

[biffvernon]

An epic blizzard is bearing down on New England — fed in part by relatively warm coastal waters.
I asked Dr. Kevin Trenberth, former head of the Climate Analysis Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, to comment on the role climate change has on this storm. He explained:
This is a perfect set up for a big storm, with the combination of two parts: a disturbance from the Gulf region with lots of moisture and a cold front from the west.
Ingredients for a big snow storm include temperatures just below freezing. In the past temperatures at this time of year would have been a lot below freezing but the ability to hold moisture in the atmosphere goes down by 7% per degree C (4% per deg F), and so in the past we would have had a snow storm but not these amounts.
The moisture flow into the storm is also important and that is enhanced by higher than normal sea surface temperatures (SSTs). These are higher by about 1 deg C [almost 2°F] than a normal (pre-1980) due to global warming and so that adds about 10% to the potential for a big snow.

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/0 ... ange-play/

[vtsnowedin]

Its New England's turn at a winter storm. Over two feet of snow predicted in Boston with winds to 50 mph tonight. I've plowed four inches with the first pass and expect to need to plow again every three hours or so through Saturday afternoon. I'll post an after picture then if the power is on.

I hope you went panic-shopping beforehand!

No panic with a full days notice but I did get tractor fuel, propane and beer on my way through town yesterday headed to my regular dart game. Herself was EBAP this AM when she drove down to drive the school bus only to have them finally decide to cancel school while she was enroute.

[RenewableCandy]

EBAP? Sorry, wot's that in Metric?

[vtsnowedin]

EBAP? Sorry, wot's that in Metric?

Extremly bitter and erm..... Perturbed.

[RenewableCandy]

Oh right.