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#2448131 27-Mar-2020 15:50

Went for a lunchtime run on a Wellington greenbelt reserve. Crowded with people (mainly dog walkers! Where did all these doggos come from all of a sudden?). Also a group playing football, a couple playing tennis, someone doing a beep test on the footpath. If our lockdown gets extended because of them I'll be pretty annoyed (understatement.) I might start running before breakfast when there'll be fewer people to make me grumpy.

Meanwhile while queuing at the supermarket my wife had to tell a smoke-wrinkled Granny not to stand so close. The Granny said she wasn't bothering with the 2m rule. My wife spat the dummy and told her we're all doing this to save people like her and offered to get the police over so they she could explain it to them. The Granny was quiet.

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#2448132 27-Mar-2020 15:50

From instagram stories of people waiting inline at super markets in Auckland, their appears to be long waits just to get into the store. People seem to be distanced about two metres, and some are wearing masks.

I understand there has already been a directive that only one person per bubble should enter the store, so confused as to why in some cases there are couples shoppings, and there do appear to be at least one couple in one of the queues together.

There are red lines that people stand by in the queue, which I presume are measured at about 2 metres so people maintain the distance.

A mad world we are living in.

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#2448135 27-Mar-2020 15:52

Been going to a supermarket for lunch (working as an essential worker); couple of people at the door restricting entry to "couples". Plenty of food on the shelf - anything that used to be free flow (like bread rolls or muffins) are now wrapped in plastic wrap. Shall see what the smaller local store is like at noon on Saturday when I do the weekly shop.

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#2448145 27-Mar-2020 15:59

I haven't been to the Supermarket yet but I've been out for my morning run most mornings. Not much different but then I never really encountered too many people at 5:30am before either.

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#2448156 27-Mar-2020 16:04

Went to the supermarket for the first time in a few days.

Turned up at countdown, some gang member looking type was shouting at an older looking cop and a staff member, F* this, F* that, I wanted 2, That m*f* . And so on.

Was ready to jump in and help if things went further south. Cop managed to get him to move, not sure if they arrested him afterward.

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#2448245 27-Mar-2020 17:21

Handsomedan: [snip]

Stock - not much beer (I just got the last 6 pack of Corona)

Everyone else is doing their best to avoid Corona at the moment🤪

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#2448323 27-Mar-2020 18:26

Did my run... in and out under an hour. Was only in queue of about 10 for 5mins before getting in. By time I came out, queue was about 40 deep.

Chocolate was the main thing that was gone. Didnt go down aisle with flour.

Bit surreal but meh, life goes on.

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#2448354 27-Mar-2020 19:06

i had to laugh at the perspex shield at the checkout , im sure the virus wont go around or over it, but hey at least it makes them feel safe. Quiet and plenty of stock and i had a choice of checkouts to go to.

Common sense is not as common as you think.

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#2448358 27-Mar-2020 19:08

heapsort:
I went to a Christchurch Pak n Save (Hornby) around 8am yesterday. It was quiet enough that no one needed to wait outside to enter. The only product completely out of stock (other than hand sanitiser, of course) that I noticed was flour. People were calm, keeping their distance, and shopping normal as far as I could see.

For milk and bread, we use Couplands (factory shop, Buchanans Rd) and they have reduced hours and reduced product lines (e.g. no donuts, muffins, or scones today) but lots of milk, bread, and their usual frozen products.

Suspect Couplands shouldn’t be open... if they’re part of the essential food supply chain then obviously the factory needs to open, but should the shop be open at level 4?

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#2448368 27-Mar-2020 19:19

antonknee:
heapsort:

I went to a Christchurch Pak n Save (Hornby) around 8am yesterday. It was quiet enough that no one needed to wait outside to enter. The only product completely out of stock (other than hand sanitiser, of course) that I noticed was flour. People were calm, keeping their distance, and shopping normal as far as I could see.

For milk and bread, we use Couplands (factory shop, Buchanans Rd) and they have reduced hours and reduced product lines (e.g. no donuts, muffins, or scones today) but lots of milk, bread, and their usual frozen products.

Suspect Couplands shouldn’t be open... if they’re part of the essential food supply chain then obviously the factory needs to open, but should the shop be open at level 4?

There seems to be some confusion about that. According to their latest Facebook post, they initially got written authorisation from MBIE to be open. But now having been asked to close in some areas by the police, they have closed all stores and will seek clarification.

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#2448385 27-Mar-2020 19:56

Why do people think masks will help the casual (I.e. not medical professional) person? This virus is spread via surface contact and is not airborne (unless there is new news). The best way to get this virus is to contact something within 72 hours of a carrier contacting the same surface.

This mask thing is ... well it’s silly.

Obviously this commentary is not relevant for high-exposure people.

Am I wrong here?

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#2448387 27-Mar-2020 20:02

BlinkyBill:

Why do people think masks will help the casual (I.e. not medical professional) person? This virus is spread via surface contact and is not airborne (unless there is new news). The best way to get this virus is to contact something within 72 hours of a carrier contacting the same surface.

This mask thing is ... well it’s silly.

Obviously this commentary is not relevant for high-exposure people.

Am I wrong here?

Droplets from sneezing or coughing. Is what I thought the main issue is. Masks from what I gather are not the panacea but if I am infected and I sneeze it must help others to a degree of if the next guy is infected and sneezes that must help me somewhat?

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#2448411 27-Mar-2020 20:40

Only thing I've had issues getting is flour, guess NZ will be pro bakers by the end of this

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#2448424 27-Mar-2020 21:00

You can use Google Maps to get an idea of which supermarkets are busy or not. Each supermarket will have a 'live' estimate shown in red. In general around 1 pm or 3 pm might be a good time as many people watch the Government briefings.

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#2448461 27-Mar-2020 21:57

tdgeek:

Droplets from sneezing or coughing. Is what I thought the main issue is. Masks from what I gather are not the panacea but if I am infected and I sneeze it must help others to a degree of if the next guy is infected and sneezes that must help me somewhat?

This is a good article on wearing masks vs not wearing masks. In China they all seem to wear them, and in some parts you can be arrested and punished for not wearing them.

Coronavirus: Why some countries wear face masks and others don't .

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-52015486

I guess it is up to people to make up their own mind. But people do need to know how to use them properly and put them on and take them off.

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