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"Panic buying"

I dunno about your local supermarket, but the one i work in (morrisons) has had its customers "panic buying" bottled water becasue of the war. WTF? We've been absolutely hammered the last few days down the drinks aisle, and today we had a delivery of bottled water that would usually last in excess of a week.

Thing i want to know is though, is why are they not "panic buying" toilet paper...As they seem to be themselves...

If it gets *that* bad, we could just drink the sea.

"Bottled Pacific Ocean"

"Bermuda Triangle Waters"

"Fizzy Atlantic"

er-no wrote:
> I now have four prostitutes downstairs...
>
> ...anybody?

Your mum, your sister, your gran and your hamster?

; )

I panicked brought.

I now have four prostitutes downstairs...

...anybody?

Mr Snuggly wrote:
> Why would the war in Iraq possibly affect water supplies over here?

I think its a fear of potential terrorist repercussions: poison in reservoirs, dirty bombs etc...

In the event of such an attack, I think panic-buying of video games would be more appropriate. If I'm gonna be holed up in a sellotape-sealed room for 2 months I'm gonna need plenty of high calibre entertainment.

No idea. Thats the "general public" for ya though...

Why would the war in Iraq possibly affect water supplies over here?

I dunno about your local supermarket, but the one i work in (morrisons) has had its customers "panic buying" bottled water becasue of the war. WTF? We've been absolutely hammered the last few days down the drinks aisle, and today we had a delivery of bottled water that would usually last in excess of a week.

Thing i want to know is though, is why are they not "panic buying" toilet paper...As they seem to be themselves...