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It's Time to issue ration books for food.

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Jane10 Fri 20-Mar-20 10:00:35

Don't use supermarkets. Stop inflammatory talk about rationing. It's not necessary!

Grandmaclampet Fri 20-Mar-20 09:58:42

The only fair way to enable people to buy food is ration books. I have seen man and wife splitting up at the supermarket and having a trolley each pretending to be a lone shopper. Hoarders go out of the shop pack their car and then go back in again. Frail, elderly, low income people are having a frightening time regarding food.

Jane10 Fri 20-Mar-20 09:56:22

IT'S ONLY THE SUPERMARKETS. LOCAL SMALL SHOPS ARE QUITE WELL STOCKED!

Riverwalk Fri 20-Mar-20 09:45:19

Although there's lots of kind and considerate behaviour around this virus, it hasn't shown us in the best of light, has it.

It's a good job we're not in an actual war, one with bombs and Isis militia roaming the streets, as the wretched people of Syria have suffered for so many years. Imagine your own government bombing you out of your home and having to flee for your life with the children truly traumatised, not just missing school.

Talk of spirit of the Blitz often forget the spivs, black marketeers, looters, etc.

Grandmaclampet Fri 20-Mar-20 09:32:39

Just read about an ITU nurse who went to buy food after a 12 hour shift to find the shelves empty.
Hoarders are returning time after time and buying up everything.
Frail and elderly unable to get to shops.
Please issue ration books now so that greedy selfish hoarders can not continue.