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We couldn't get any tinned tomatoes yesterday in Asda. Heard last night on one of the TV channels that nothing is coming out of Italy - not even goods - so I suppose that is why there is a shortage of tinned tomatoes because most come from there.

Kath. x

Being in NW London, we have plenty of shops and supermarkets not too far away.

Thursday: Got in the car at 06:50 to drive to a big Sainsbury which had a 70+ hour from 07:00 (opening) to 08:00. Finally crawled to the carpark entrance by 07:15. It was solid. Deciding that there was no point in waiting we carried on to an Asda - about 5 minutes away. Car park was about 80% full. But the store itself was heaving. It took a while to get some of the things on our shortish list. Our drive home took us past a Lidl. It had a large throng (not a queue) milling around waiting for opening at 08:00. I parked a short way away and walked back, arriving just as the doors opened. I didn't bother with a trolley nor a basket. Just moved through the throng and went only to the aisles where what was still unticked on our list was usually displayed. I picked up three items from there usual places, plus a 9-pack of loo rolls which were piled up at various locations. The only item I didn't find was a tin of chopped tomatoes.
Oh well, chilli con quorn can wait...….

Friday: Daughter was going elsewhere by car and asked if I fancied a trip? So I went. On the way back to the car park, we popped into a small Lidl and picked up some fruit, veg and cheese. Walked straight to a self checkout. No queues!

Today: With a clear blue sky decided to walk to yet another Sainsbury, thus getting some exercise and hoping to get the elusive tinned toms. No luck. And some shelves were bare. But again there were no queues.

Maybe the Thursday panic buyers have nowhere to store any more goods?

I won't identify them but there are a couple of villages near us, one with a huge caravan park where the city chavs come to fight away their summers and play Bingo.Then they aspire to move there. You can only get sausages and a few gammon steaks in the butchers I am told.

The other is where the yachties live.

In one village the supermarket shelves are bare and there has been fighting in the aisles.

We went to the other yesterday and OH popped into a well stocked butchers and the greengrocers had everything you could ever need. You can only buy two loaves of bread in the Co-op but that is sensible I think.

A bit of class at play there I feel.