tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post292981867244666917..comments2024-03-28T18:09:20.551+09:00Comments on Hokkaido Kudasai: Elderly HoardingPamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04207344791348560569noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-47647221981510992442020-05-05T03:20:06.378+09:002020-05-05T03:20:06.378+09:00I heard Japan is having a bit of an issue with the...I heard Japan is having a bit of an issue with the staying inside/social distancing thing...maybe because many of the apartments are so small they feel uncomfortable more quickly?<br />I don't know that elderly hoarding is a problem around here, but many older people don't seem to take it all that serious anyways. They sit outside in groups talking and get close to people in the stores. All while I am being careful to protect those at high risk! It's crazy.Leonore Wintererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07681857834221038780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-36539330136267515272020-04-29T05:13:30.771+09:002020-04-29T05:13:30.771+09:00I've not been out the house for 46 days now. ...I've not been out the house for 46 days now. My children have been buying food and leaving it on the doorstep until 3 weeks ago when I was awarded an online food delivery slot at a supermarket. I order what we need and they deliver Friday mornings. Some things are not delivered if they haven't got them, some they substitute what they think we will want instead. We've had empty shelves my son tells me and at the moment flour and eggs are in short supply. Things have been limited to 3 of each item per person for a long time. For me, its been like watching a scarey movie with not being out and seeing it myself. Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13863899802782756191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-47273058471285719272020-04-26T02:42:17.727+09:002020-04-26T02:42:17.727+09:00Pamela: elderly hoarding is not in my area however...Pamela: elderly hoarding is not in my area however the younger people the gen xer's and the millennials are hoarding terribly, the ones who are working.<br />Target is now limiting how many items of the same can be bought.<br />This is a very scary time.<br />Stay Healthy<br />Have a great weekend<br /><br />Catherine<br />diamondchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16829382538662447211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-68021852889551497522020-04-25T18:57:15.913+09:002020-04-25T18:57:15.913+09:00Hoarding definitely was going in the very beginnin...Hoarding definitely was going in the very beginning of when this virus hit. I don't go to the store often, just if I need something. But I admit that if I see TP when I go, I pick it up just in case someone in the family needs it. The house we are moving to has 3 bathrooms so I guess if I don't gift it away, each one will have an ample supply. I would love to get my hands on Lysol, even though I make my own disinfectant spray, I use Lysol in the air and for odors.<br /><br />Being 68, I qualify for shopping during the "saved for the elderly" shopping hours but honestly we just don't get around that early in the morning.<br /><br />Be well and stay safe<br />xx, CarolCarol- Beads and Birdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11062821517519300477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-64783869913580686922020-04-25T10:12:21.651+09:002020-04-25T10:12:21.651+09:00From what I saw in the media, the people doing the...From what I saw in the media, the people doing the crazy hoarding here were younger, rather than older.<br /><br />I have signed up for a grocery pick-up service. Products are ordered and paid for online, then I drive to the supermarket at a given time and someone brings out all the items packed in shopping bags, which I then load into the car. I am doing the buying for my household and for my father. He is in his 90s and I don't want him going anywhere near shops.<br /><br />Vireyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-51700657822616262322020-04-25T07:07:22.907+09:002020-04-25T07:07:22.907+09:00Hoarding seems to be happening over all ages here,...Hoarding seems to be happening over all ages here, it started before we had the stay at home rules. The supermarkets then had elderly shopping hours, usually early in the morning to give elderly people and their carers a safe time to come and shop. People over 70 here are not supposed to be going out at all to try and keep them safe and healthy. I know of families where the children (in their 40's) are shopping and delivering for the parents so they do not have to go out at all except for medical appts. I am surprised the Japanese government hasn't brought in stricter measures. I guess many of the elderly have been thru the depression and WW2 so are gathering supplies while they can, fear of the unknown is very real. kiwikidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02267387525703999696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-34554898091017629602020-04-25T06:31:05.458+09:002020-04-25T06:31:05.458+09:00That's interesting. I haven't heard of eld...That's interesting. I haven't heard of elderly hoarding here. Just hoarding. Most of those I saw in the stores with overfull carts (back when I was in the stores, which has been six weeks) were not particularly elderly. Now they have senior hours here and some of those, I'm told, are wilder for shoppers than regular time. <br /><br />A correction to the quote above -- "We have nothing to fear is fear itself" was part of FDR's first inaugural speech. Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-15384831698707313752020-04-25T05:43:15.894+09:002020-04-25T05:43:15.894+09:00That is something to think about. I notice older p...That is something to think about. I notice older people seem to be more fearful in general. Maybe they think hoarding is some kind of a safety net. Can hoarding protect us from getting a virus, no.<br />Also I notice many older people seem to be addicted to bad news and they watch and listen to it all day and night. That's terrible for anybodies' mental health.<br />That kind of negativity is a recipe for hysteria.<br />I read a quilt blogger's post recently and she said, ' I live in fear,' really?<br />What's with that? Kind of like a Lemming following all the others off a cliff.<br /><br />Winston Churchill said, 'We have nothing to fear but fear itself.' How to help people with panic mentality I don't know but it starts with being aware.Janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494933770754796059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-32679690189390548332020-04-25T04:16:54.933+09:002020-04-25T04:16:54.933+09:00Elderly hoarding cannot be a problem in NZ as anyo...Elderly hoarding cannot be a problem in NZ as anyone over 70 is not allowed to leave their house.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08554874389968864826noreply@blogger.com