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Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

Blue in Munich said:
But do they? We've barely set foot in a supermarket since all this started, having gone to home deliveries.

Essentially I agree with what you're saying, that we will have to do some shopping, but even that can be vastly reduced. And frankly I'm not missing the supermarket; once this is all over, food deliveries look likely to be our new normal.
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I'll hopefully be doing what you will. At the moment my daughter does the clicking, I do the collecting.
But most people still do it the original way?
 
BiMGuy said:
Nope. You can get your groceries and pretty much anything else you need delivered.
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I suspect that's what Churchill used to say?
Seriously though, you know that the majority of people go into shops to get goods, supplies etc.
I agree there are deliveries , and Amazon et all, but overall it's a small number in comparison.
 
BiMGuy said:
Nope. You can get your groceries and pretty much anything else you need delivered.
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Not if you’re on budget or have no access to IT and unfortunately these days these people still number in their millions.

For a lot of older people it is the only time they get out of their home and have some social contact.
 
We used home deliveries during the last lockdown and the biggest problem was the number of substitutions, many of which were nothing similar to what had been cancelled. One of the main reasons HID decided t mask up each week and go and do a shop in store. FIL still has home deliveries as MIL has significant health issues but he is still struggling to not have as much as 5-10% of any order changed/
 
HomerJSimpson said:
We used home deliveries during the last lockdown and the biggest problem was the number of substitutions, many of which were nothing similar to what had been cancelled. One of the main reasons HID decided t mask up each week and go and do a shop in store. FIL still has home deliveries as MIL has significant health issues but he is still struggling to not have as much as 5-10% of any order changed/
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No issue if you elect not to have substitutions? We would occasionally ask for them on items like bread or potatoes, but otherwise declined them; one occasion we forgot we simply declined it on the doorstep & got refunded.
 
HomerJSimpson said:
We used home deliveries during the last lockdown and the biggest problem was the number of substitutions, many of which were nothing similar to what had been cancelled. One of the main reasons HID decided t mask up each week and go and do a shop in store. FIL still has home deliveries as MIL has significant health issues but he is still struggling to not have as much as 5-10% of any order changed/
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We had the same issue then changed from Friday AM to Thursday PM.
The driver told us the crate Packers come in at 4am so for morning delivery the shelf's won't have been restocked and Friday was a busy day for weekend shoppers.

Or it may just be no one else likes the *** we like ?
 
Blue in Munich said:
No issue if you elect not to have substitutions? We would occasionally ask for them on items like bread or potatoes, but otherwise declined them; one occasion we forgot we simply declined it on the doorstep & got refunded.
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I get that and we've done the same but then you're left without items you asked for. Can be a pain if you want specific items to cook a particular menu or it is a store cupboard staple
 
Blue in Munich said:
No issue if you elect not to have substitutions? We would occasionally ask for them on items like bread or potatoes, but otherwise declined them; one occasion we forgot we simply declined it on the doorstep & got refunded.
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Tesco substitutions policy is that the substitution means that you don't pay more. For example if Tesco white bread is not available they will replace it with Hovis white bread but only charge you the Tesco white bread price. Morrisons don't seem to have the same policy. For example, We ordered 100 dishwasher tablets for £11. They weren't available and got substituted for 70 different tablets for £10. But can be simply declined at the door.

HomerJSimpson said:
I get that and we've done the same but then you're left without items you asked for. Can be a pain if you want specific items to cook a particular menu or it is a store cupboard staple
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Had this last week with Morrisons. Had planned to make a fish pie but the frozen fish pie mix wasn't available so they substituted 4 frozen haddock fillets. Had to skip making the fish pie that week.
 
HomerJSimpson said:
I get that and we've done the same but then you're left without items you asked for. Can be a pain if you want specific items to cook a particular menu or it is a store cupboard staple
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And if you couldn't get it off the van, what guarantee is there that you could get it off the supermarket shelf? And if it's that much of a staple for us, there's always one & a spare in our cupboards, it would have to be out of stock for weeks to end up running out of it.
 
chrisd said:
Well, I for one am not going to play in a shotgun Christmas comp where it's necessary to go into the clubhouse for the prize giving as everyone gives a prize, and everyone gets one, according to their finishing position.

Got Covid written all over it as a great Crissy present ??
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Just read through this thread. Paid £50 this morning for a function at our Golf club next Friday. What makes everything worse is that the roof came off 2 weeks ago from the high winds and the lounge space reduced by half. 50 people going. Guess what. just phoned up the organiser and cancelled. The power of GM Monthly Forum AND listening to sensible people who post. Thank you
 
Leftitshort said:
Reading this, I genuinely worry about all of you. How do you ever return to normal? Seems that real fear has taken hold. I understand some maybe high risk, but all perspective seems to have gone out of the window
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Whilst part of me is minded to agree, I don’t know the demographic of those here who display the caution.

They may be in the senior age bracket, may have significant underlying conditions, or may live with or have regular close contact with someone who ticks those boxes.

For that reason I would never criticise anyone I do not have personal knowledge of if Covid scares them.

Me? I’m 55, have a minor underlying condition, but have within the last couple of months had major cancer surgery (hopefully successful) which has left me feeling like I have gone 15 rounds with Mike Tyson in his prime. Whilst I am not unduly concerned now by Covid, I’d rather not have to find out how I’d cope with it right now if it was to dodge my three doses of Pfizer.
 
Billysboots said:
Whilst part of me is minded to agree, I don’t know the demographic of those here who display the caution.

They may be in the senior age bracket, may have significant underlying conditions, or may live with or have regular close contact with someone who ticks those boxes.

For that reason I would never criticise anyone I do not have personal knowledge of if Covid scares them.

Me? I’m 55, have a minor underlying condition, but have within the last couple of months had cancer surgery (hopefully successful) which has left me feeling like I have gone 15 rounds with Mike Tyson in his prime. Whilst I am not unduly concerned now by Covid, I’d rather not have to find out how I’d cope with it right now if it was to dodge my three doses of Pfizer.
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It’s not a criticism as such, and must be demographic specific. I don’t know of any other group that sounds like the previous 3 pages of posts. Not @ work, not @ the golf club, not socially.
I’m no denier, though some in my social circle are. I’ve worked all the way through & I don’t really get this paralysis of fear.
I fully get it’s all about risk & perspective. I’m double, soon to be triple jabbed. Will wear a mask, have 2 kids that test twice a week.
It’s an inconvenience for me, but presents a greater risk for some.
I just don’t know how, at some time in the future, some on here are gonna carry on living.
 
Leftitshort said:
It’s not a criticism as such, and must be demographic specific. I don’t know of any other group that sounds like the previous 3 pages of posts. Not @ work, not @ the golf club, not socially.
I’m no denier, though some in my social circle are. I’ve worked all the way through & I don’t really get this paralysis of fear.
I fully get it’s all about risk & perspective. I’m double, soon to be triple jabbed. Will wear a mask, have 2 kids that test twice a week.
It’s an inconvenience for me, but presents a greater risk for some.
I just don’t know how, at some time in the future, some on here are gonna carry on living.
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They’ll find a way. But you need to understand that one or two here know someone who has succumbed to Covid, so their concerns are understandable. And don’t even get me started on the two years of scaremongering which the press and media appear to have taken perverse pleasure in. That has had a bigger impact than I think most of us will ever realise.
 
Leftitshort said:
It’s not a criticism as such, and must be demographic specific. I don’t know of any other group that sounds like the previous 3 pages of posts. Not @ work, not @ the golf club, not socially.
I’m no denier, though some in my social circle are. I’ve worked all the way through & I don’t really get this paralysis of fear.
I fully get it’s all about risk & perspective. I’m double, soon to be triple jabbed. Will wear a mask, have 2 kids that test twice a week.
It’s an inconvenience for me, but presents a greater risk for some.
I just don’t know how, at some time in the future, some on here are gonna carry on living.
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As one of those (I think) that you have concerns about , it really is quite straightforward for me.,My wife and I are elderly. If we get Covid it's a toss up what might happen, notwithstanding the three jabs. I would bet on a good outcome but it wouldn't be a cert. what would be better is not getting it at this time.
I believe we are heading towards herd immunity and in that respect Covid will become something like flu. Probably like flu it won't be as potent then and people will likely handle it the same, I.e. Better than now.
As we progress towards that, we can manage the restrictions that Covid is demanding, believing they will lessen. Because we know it is the sensible way to be. Yes, it would be easy to think with "our hormones" ( as I describe heart ruling head), but now is a time for reason and logic.
That keeps us going.
BTW - There is a helluva a difference physically from being 50 or less to being 70 or more, believe me!
I was playing squash at 62, which now seems light years away.?
 
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