I was still in the mentality that toilet roll hoarding was one big meme and people were panicking about nothing. I thought that this was a Chinese flu that would never effect me in the UK.
Then I went to go get a weekly grocery shop about a week and a half ago. I slowly broke down.
A week later, I went back. This time, entire departments were cleaned out. Meat, alcohol, medicines, soaps, ready meals, fruit and vege, pet food. A 3 item limit was imposed. People walking around with their faces covered.
We could only buy three tins of dog food for our two dogs. The multipacks were cleaned out. We had to pick foods we normally wouldn't just because there was nothing else. Very little fresh food, no toiletries. No chance of getting any toilet roll.
It terrified me.