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Stock Piling

Sue’s purchased a huge baked bean mountain,
There’s ninety six tin’s  - she’s been countin'
From midnight to morn
She’ll toot like a horn
There’s a flatulent stench I’m not doubtin!

Her neighbours they sure are not smiling
They’ve noticed how Sue is stockpiling
By  hoarding loo rolls
And pasta in bowls
A report on Facebook they’re compiling

She claims all these things are ‘for me’
But sells them for an inflated fee
There’s a massive amount
In her e-bay account
It’s selfish I think you’ll agree!

Fiction poem but having seen stuff for sale on E bay it does have a ring of truth to it

04/02/20

04/02/20

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Maurice Rigoler April 9, 2020 at 7:56 PM Love your limericks Jan about hoarding. So true.Thanks for stopping by./ M

Jack Horne April 9, 2020 at 2:39 PM LOL, great minds think alike - I've just written about a hoarder too. Thanks for reading & commenting already.

Jennifer Proxenos April 5, 2020 at 2:11 PM This deserves POTD - _ thank you for your all your talented writes you post. This displays a greedy element which rears its ugly head in turbulent times - use and abuse - and which you so poetically perfectly you describe - wonderful poem! Blessings, Jennifer.

Lindsay Laurie April 3, 2020 at 9:54 PM G'day Jan … damn profiteers. Hope they get a decent dose of diarrhea - thank you Jan once again - Lindsay Jan Allison April 5, 2020 at 6:33 AM I'm trying not to write about the virus but this one just had to be written after I read a newspaper article abut the amount of stock people are accumulating and hearing how some are selling items on the web at extortionate prices. someone was telling me they paid £11 at their local shop for a bottle of calpol which normally sells for around £5 - blatant profiteering:-( hugs Jan xx

David Smith April 3, 2020 at 4:52 PM There is always a hidden cost for this type of behaviour. Glad you are still posting. I am emailing poems to as a many people as possible to keep them smiling and have recorded by phone for local radio. very best regards David in NZ Jan Allison April 3, 2020 at 4:58 PM Its dreadful to see folk suffering at the expense of greedy people. oh how wonderful you are trying to keep folk smiling David, that's what i try to do with many of my silly poems. keep on with the great work, you have made me smile:-) hugs Jan xx

Ronald D Thompson April 2, 2020 at 6:07 PM Pretty much sums up the mind of those who stockpile and the nonsense that accompanies this mindset. Great work. Ron x Jan Allison April 2, 2020 at 6:10 PM so sad especially when elderly and vulnerable people are going without because some selfish folk have stockpiled essential products:-( hugs jan xx

Andrea Dietrich April 2, 2020 at 5:26 PM Dang hoarders. They don't need to SELL it (just keep it, like I'm doing. hahaha) Jan Allison April 2, 2020 at 5:30 PM ha ha ha love that comment Andrea:-) hugs jan xx

Michelle Faulkner April 2, 2020 at 4:02 PM Oh yes, people are stock piling plenty of crazy things! And I don't doubt there's price gouging too! Jan Allison April 2, 2020 at 4:07 PM I've noticed the prices in our shops have increased and in one of the shops the size of the loo rolls has definitely decreased but the price remains the same - a 9 pack looked about the same size as a 3 pack of kitchen roll!! But we are fortunate we can still purchase it:-) hugs Jan xx

Ilene Bauer April 2, 2020 at 3:46 PM ha! you have nailed this as only you could do, jan! brilliant! Jan Allison April 2, 2020 at 3:47 PM Thanks Ilene I was being told about someone trying to stockpile loo roll and I got inspired:-) hugs Jan xx

Rico Leffanta April 2, 2020 at 1:29 PM Our newspaper published a map of COVID-19 reports on the island of O'ahu. Surprisingly, the highest concentration is among housing for the wealthy rather than the poor. Although it also appears Mormon missionaries are delivering more than the gospel, perhaps Karma is auditing E-bay? Well said! Aloha! Rico Jan Allison April 2, 2020 at 1:34 PM how interesting Rico!!:-) hugs Janxx

Mark Koplin April 2, 2020 at 11:45 AM Catchy one Jan! I like it! Great job and thanks for the smile Jan Allison April 2, 2020 at 12:15 PM Thanks Mark:-) hugs Jan xx

Tom Cunningham April 2, 2020 at 10:16 AM Brilliant Jan, there are many doing that for financial gain while the elderly get there too and find shelves empty. Certainly brings out the worst in folk. Thankfully lots of good folk out there too. Stay safe Tom Jan Allison April 2, 2020 at 12:13 PM Yeah the good outweigh the bad but I've seen hand sanitiser on the web for about £12 ... bless them they give free P & P lol, some real sharks out there:-( hugs Jan xx