General Chat

Hard on the heels of the petrol panic, theres now going to be a shortage of both charcoal and ferrero rocher chocolate treats.

Apparently the drought down south has affected the sapwood of the ash and hazel used to make the charcoal, plus the smelters have been put out of operation for health and safety reasons, as there is a hosepipe ban and they can't dowse the fires if they get out of control.

The chocolate shortage is due to a dispute with the emulsified cocoa powder which comes traditionally from Kenya and is imported into France by Ferrero. New EU rules say that it must come from Brazil as that is where the trade agreement is, so whilst the dispute is being sorted out production has stopped.

There are reports of large queues at both Homebase and speciality chocolate outlets throughout southern England and even in parts of rural Wales.

How much more can a man take. This government really does need to get its act together. Disgraceful.

:-D :-D not to mention Call me Dave's PastyGate and the shortage of Jerry cans!!! ;-)

Do you know how much danger the male population would be in if there was a chocolate shortage? :-0

Please tell me the charcoal shortage is true ;-) I am dreading the weekend barbecues that make being out working on the garden a similar experience to being a kipper in a smoking house :-0

Well, Im alright. I've still got last years easter eggs.

How!
Hoarding should be illegal :-)

ROFLMAO rural Wales is very badly affected, there was a mob of very angry women carrying placards outside of our local Choccy shop. Raging hormones and an increase of body fat due to the fall in chocolate intake are causing concern in the Welsh Assembly Government.

There is no concern about lack of Water in Wales......we send it to Birmingham and if necessary the WAG will considering turning the tap off

;-)

OHHHHHH Noooooooooo, I hope it doesn't spread to
Scotland, :-0

never mind we still have our deep fried Mars bars and Irn Bru. :-D

Emma x

STOP IT STOP IT NOW....STOP THE MADNESS :-(

OMG NO not a storage of chocolate as well when the madness end....... :-(



PS.....it is acceptable to rush out and panic buy in ones curlers and slippers?





PPS.....I am buy up and all the toilet rolls and washing poweder tablets just in case......OMG and powered eggs ;-)

It was a complete crush at our local shops today, queues for petrol and fights over jerry cans, the pasty shop has been looted, the co-op has been raided for charcoal and the remains of the chocolate delivery lorry is still smouldering outside, as firemen can't put it out...a) they have no diesel to fuel the fire trucks and b) there's a hosepipe ban.

It's carnage I tell you... :-S

PS, I forgot to mention the queues of pensioners panic buying postage stamp before the price rise....they are thinking of calling in the army just to control the pensioners, the rest can go to hell!

Weeps Ohhh Teresa are you ok ? ((((((((hugs)))))))) <3

chocolate hortage par who cares,
long as theres grapes ill be happy lol

I am now, I'm armed with Hagar's leg!!!

I'm lucky to escape with my life...those pensioners are viscious and wild with their shopping trolleys and zimmer frames...

I have built an underground storage facility and it's stocked up to the rafters with jaffa cakes and tins of My Mums chilli sauce. You really can't be too careful nowadays, although I understand there are regulations about the bulk storage of tinned spicy comestibles, I am prepared to court danger and ignore it, even if it means facing the wrath of the can police.

(that was a joke)

A GRAPE SHORTAGE??????


tHAT MEANS NO WINE!!!!! :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0

WARNING....Never never ever ever never underestimate a OAP with a shopping trolly they are lethal weapons ;-)

Muffy will be a lethal weapon if there's a grape shortage! There are some rumours you just NEED to keep quiet ;-)

Jaffa cakes you say.....hmmmmmmmmm ;-)

:-0

Yes, jaffa cakes. Been collecting them for years. Would you like to come and see them sometime?