Is my girlfriend being paranoid?

jer31244 · Post by **jer31244** » Sat Apr 11, 2020 7:14 pm

Thanks for the info, everybody! I guess I'll be headed to the market with my girl tomorrow to stock up on emergency supplies.

Duncan · Post by **Duncan** » Sat Apr 11, 2020 8:23 pm

jer31244 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 7:14 pm Thanks for the info, everybody! I guess I'll be headed to the market with my girl tomorrow to stock up on emergency supplies.

Take your fishing line

BR549 · Post by **BR549** » Sat Apr 11, 2020 9:12 pm

Siem Reap has no supply challenges so far.
2 weeks is the norm by people with common sense.
Upping that is a good idea.
Lucky to have a generator and 2 fridges with freezers.
I keep restocking them from Angkor Market and my wife keeps restocking from Khmer markets.
I really feel for you Brits and Euros.
I am buying Roquefort cheese and mature cheddar.
Cans are just back up...tuna..mackeral..milk..tomatoes..etc..
Rice..noodles...FLOUR!
I see stacks of toilet paper upstairs when I shop for cleansers...paper towels etc...
No need for toilet paper here...spray guns work superb..
I go once a week looking for inventory issues.
I even bought fresh parsley..lemons and romaine a few days ago...
Maybe there will be shortages of Khmer goods...Western goods are plentiful because most have left and new shoppers are not arriving.
I am so glad I remained in Cambodia...
Going out tomorrow for more supplies.
Toss in the mango trees are full and like the other Gent said...I have my fishing poles and lures and can try and catch my wife a snakehead..
I heard back in Kampong Cham things were fine.
Fish..rice..veggies..fruits..ducks..chickens..eggs...
See what happens in coming weeks...

Phnom Poon · Post by **Phnom Poon** » Sat Apr 11, 2020 10:58 pm

BR549 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 9:12 pm I am buying Roquefort cheese and mature cheddar.
. . .
Western goods are plentiful because most have left and new shoppers are not arriving.

but nor are new supplies
good luck buying roquefort in a month or two

markets won't close
but individual stalls may
and if there is a sudden lockdown
it would surely be better to be prepared

BR549 · Post by **BR549** » Sat Apr 11, 2020 11:17 pm

Yes, I am aware the imported cheese is store or purveyor inventory. I am stocking up with that in mind
For example, my Kiwi butter has been frozen for over a year in a warehouse...it has a packed date and best by date on the label.
Your comment is why I have been checking fresh milk dates and buying canned milk.
I 100% agree about being prepared.
I grew up growing my own food and canning it.
Fishing and smoking it ..making jerky out of venison.
My wife dried several kilos of buffalo.
Being prepared is crucial.
It is also a good time to help those in need and perhaps buy extra rice..mama noodles..canned fish etc. for people who are not prepared.

John Bingham · Post by **John Bingham** » Sat Apr 11, 2020 11:26 pm

jer31244 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 12:39 pm In the past week my girlfriend has repeatedly warned me that the local market she buys food at here in Battambang might be closing soon and maybe the large central market as well. She is encouraging me to stock up on food in preparation for this. So I asked her: "If all the markets close how will people get food to eat?" She replied: "I don't know." I know drastic preventative measures are in order to prevent viral spread but mass starvation seems a little extreme. Have any of your significant others or perhaps a Cambodian friend given any of you this same warning?

This country thrives on rumors and gossip. This is why the government has to shut down idiots who spread dangerous advice. There has never been any suggestion that markets or shops should close. Unfortunately when the government does have a reasonable initiative such as cancelling festivities or stopping travel between provinces the populace prefers to rely on dumb rumors and evacuates.

frizzie77 · Post by **frizzie77** » Sun Apr 12, 2020 12:03 am

John Bingham wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 11:26 pm This country thrives on rumors and gossip. This is why the government has to shut down idiots who spread dangerous advice. There has never been any suggestion that markets or shops should close. Unfortunately when the government does have a reasonable initiative such as cancelling festivities or stopping travel between provinces the populace prefers to rely on dumb rumors and evacuates.

Couldn't agree more.

So, to answer OP's question: Is my girlfriend being paranoid?

Yes!
(And you seem to be too, by now.)

Electric Earth · Post by **Electric Earth** » Sun Apr 12, 2020 3:52 am

I don't think a bottle of multi-vitamins, a big bag of rice, a big bottle of soy sauce, a bag of chicken seasoning powder, some jugs of water, and a lot of eggs(last a while even if refrigeration fails) are a bad idea. Ramen is always a good fallback too. Get an extra gas can if you'll need it to keep your stove going. Vitamins, protein, carbs, flavoring, hydration. You'll get by and be pretty healthy without too much in the way of supplies. It's no problem using those things anyway as this all passes, but if things do kinda go to shit for a bit, you'll be OK for two or three weeks. And of course if things do go to shit, you get proactive and start worrying about supplies, so hopefully you can make it longer than two or three weeks. I don't think things will get crazy here, though. As mentioned, people are already poor and living on what's in front of them. The government would be crazy And stupid to close the markets. They probably are a little crazy, and definitely have problems, but I don't think they're that stupid.

pczz · Post by **pczz** » Sun Apr 12, 2020 6:32 am

BR549 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 9:12 pm Siem Reap has no supply challenges so far.
2 weeks is the norm by people with common sense.
Upping that is a good idea.
Lucky to have a generator and 2 fridges with freezers.
I keep restocking them from Angkor Market and my wife keeps restocking from Khmer markets.
I really feel for you Brits and Euros.
I am buying Roquefort cheese and mature cheddar.
Cans are just back up...tuna..mackeral..milk..tomatoes..etc..
Rice..noodles...FLOUR!
I see stacks of toilet paper upstairs when I shop for cleansers...paper towels etc...
No need for toilet paper here...spray guns work superb..
I go once a week looking for inventory issues.
I even bought fresh parsley..lemons and romaine a few days ago...
Maybe there will be shortages of Khmer goods...Western goods are plentiful because most have left and new shoppers are not arriving.
I am so glad I remained in Cambodia...
Going out tomorrow for more supplies.
Toss in the mango trees are full and like the other Gent said...I have my fishing poles and lures and can try and catch my wife a snakehead..
I heard back in Kampong Cham things were fine.
Fish..rice..veggies..fruits..ducks..chickens..eggs...
See what happens in coming weeks...

Yeah, well dont forget to stock up on fuel for the generators or ur efforts will have been in vain

talltuktuk · Post by **talltuktuk** » Sun Apr 12, 2020 10:22 am

It’s a great time to plant a garden

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