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nightclub bouncers at the door of our local Delhaize.
Local supermarket has bouncers and the Q8 petrol station Delhaize has lines like outside a nightclub but I was the only one shopping. Woman said they get a rush at 8am and one at 6pm and the rest of the day they're cleaning and restocking.
Didn't know the Belgians were allowed out except for essentials. Luxembourg is allowed out to exercise though; whatever that means in practice, it's just a catchall to avoid the 145e fine if the police stop you.
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Didn't know the Belgians were allowed out except for essentials.
Did you mean "Belgians were NOT allowed out except for essentials"? The PM said yesterday that outdoor exercise, including cycling and jogging, was encouraged. Indeed, yesterday evening cyclepaths and rural roads were unusually full of cyclists and joggers, most alone or in pairs as the rules dictate. It´s just that gatherings are banned. So no club runs for example.
Petteri
Dont´t panic. ;)
If the moderators could just block anybody who deploys the L-word that would be great. Cheers.
Lockdown is much loved by lazy journalists. I should know. I was one of them.
Your government will just copy other European countries´ policy in ordering everything but supermarkets (and chippies if they go Belgian) to close. School closures: ditto, so schools will remain open for key workers, including food logistics.
Go for a ride in the countryside here in lockdown Flanders like we did yesterday and you´ll see fields full of every conceivable bit of agricultural machinery while lorry drivers enjoy low-congestion driving on the motorways on their way to deliver food to the hoarding masses. Container barges still chugging along as always.
Over here big-box supermarket staff simply struggle to restack shelves fast enough. Yesterday I saw some suits who´d obviously been ordered down from HQ stacking shelves and nightclub bouncers at the door of our local Delhaize.
As has been mentioned on here before, smaller shops have ample supplies.