the supermarket is crazy
I just got back and people are going are going nuts. (March 13/2020)
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It sure is. The checkout lines were backed up into every aisle.
shareHopefully in four weeks or longer things can go back to normal. I am starting to chill out. Bad time to start a diet regime. I was planning on losing weight.
Trump said there will be tests for those who need it and I rarely go out unless I'm at work for the most part. I am hoping it slows down but once there's test it is going to rise.
I did notice Canada is doing tests to the public before us though.
"but once there's test it is going to rise."
Yep. We've been very seriously lagging on testing. Now that soon there will be no-cost tests available for anyone who wants one, the number of confirmed cases will shoot way up. Which will panic people more, but should be expected.
For most it'll be mild, just like it's already been. Some will get very sick, just as has been happening, and unfortunately some will die.
Yes and once they start testing the mortality rates will drop and that should reassure some people. My husband is in a very high risk group so I have to be careful because if I catch it that will be a huge problem for him, so we are staying in for the next week or so.
I went out this morning before there were many people out and found TP at Target. I only bought one package but there were people with 4 or 5 jumbo packs in their carts. They really should put the limit at 2.
I decided to go to Kroger after 11pm and the store had very few people but lots of stuff was gone. I found what I wanted with the exception of hamburger, so the trip was a success.
"Yes and once they start testing the mortality rates will drop and that should reassure some people."
Yes! That will help mitigate the panic.
I was in the same position as you are with your husband with my elderly parents. They've both passed on now, but each flu season I'd stress over making sure I didn't catch anything or bring home viruses while I was caring for them. But this one is more serious than I had to deal with. Very wise to stay in for at least the next week. Doing whatever you can to help build up your immune systems is a good idea too.
Glad you managed to find some TP to buy. People are losing their minds over it, but if you're going to stay in for a week or two, no one wants to run out. I think they have limits on it here, but I didn't pay attention to the signs because I'm not stockpiling. Paper towels, cleaning supplies, etc, there limits on all of them, as there should be. Congrats on your (mostly) successful shopping trip. Now you can relax :)
I may make another quick trip to Kroger tomorrow morning when the store opens and everything is clean and fresh. A lot of people will have already rushed out this weekend and other's will be back to work. I would like to make a pot of chili so I still want some burger. With just the two of us anything like that lasts forever.
Wipes for grocery cart handles have been gone for a week, so I took a Clorox wipe with me and used it on the cart and the touch screen also. Will do that again if I go out. Kroger has on line shopping, so that is also always an option.
Wifey just told me this, she took a few pics of the chaos at Walmart and Trader Joe's
Empty shelves, lines out the door...it's ridiculous how people panic
We're going to be fine, Jeez!
A couple of waves and everybody wants to turn the boat around...people are nuts over a bad flu?
Iām not scared of the virus - itās people that scare me.
shareYes.
I hit the supermarket this week because I was more afraid of the panic runs clearing the shelves before I had a chance to do my shopping than I was of the virus. Sure enough, I was right. :-/
Yup...it's people that are the threat
We need to build walls around ourselves, that'll keep people awayš
I went to the grocery store early this afternoon to pick up a few things on my list I'd forgotten from yesterday. Holy crap, forget it! Even more packed than yesterday, and yesterday was crazy at the same time, when it should have been dead.
I drove back home.
May go this evening, as late as possible, to get what I need. If they're out, they're out.
I was thinking the same thing. I need a few items and I was thinking of hitting the 24hr Walmart about 2 am.
shareGoing at off hours seems like the best plan. It's the weekend, which is when most people normally grocery shop, so it'll be more crowded than usual.
We don't have any Walmarts here, let alone one that's open 24 hours, but I believe the grocery store is open fairly late.
If they have what we need, great. If they've run out, oh well.
I did that around Christmas one year and they had so few cashiers on it wasn't worth the wait. The only time I've left a cart and walked out. That was after 20 minutes. At least they have self checkouts at that walmart now.
shareI went last night. Did you? How was it?
I expected a number of things to be sold out, and they were, but it was so nice to leisurely shop and not feel like I was in the midst of a spooked herd. I got the majority of things I needed. Sigh, except bread. Going to have to go back tonight.
I got up at 4:00 am and went and Iām guessing about 30 vehicles in the parking lot. Many isles were nearly wiped out. Meats, pastas, oatmeal and grits, medicines, bread, cleaners and even clothes detergent. I did see a bunch of employees restocking though.
I was there to get a few things and I was able to find most of them. Glad to hear you got most of your stuff without getting in the crowd.
I went through a mega flood in 2016 and bread was wiped out then too. For some reason crackers were still plentiful. They are a great alternative to bread in a pinch.
I'm glad you were able to find most of the things you needed :). Sounds like here, down to the employees restocking. I gather with only 30 cars in the lot you escaped the crowds too š
I'm well stocked with crackers, but since I've got a number of sandwich-making stuff I need to use up before it goes bad (bought pre-this situation), I really need bread. But, it won't be the end of the world if I can't get some. There are lots of other things to eat.
I can live on peanut butter or grilled cheese sandwiches for a while if I have to. Not very exciting, but I can survive if I have to.
shareI had a grilled cheese last night! Thinly sliced up some garlic cloves and put in tomato slices for extra vitamin C and immune system building :). Bonus, it was delicious!
I expect most people have ample food in their pantries to survive a few weeks just fine. May not be the best meals we ever had (although you never know!) but nutritious and filling enough.
This is what I was thinking. They may be strange meals, but that's okay. It's sustenance. I have enough baking supplies that I can make things like muffins, pancakes, biscuits to get me through. Breakfast for dinner is fine.
shareWe may even discover a great new combo we'd have never eaten otherwise :). Necessity being the mother of creativity and all.
Baking sounds like a very nice thing to do during a self-quarantine. Cozy, comforting, and the end result is delicious! I have no baking supplies since I have little room for anything, plus have never gotten into baking. Don't know about you, but I love breakfast for dinner!
Breakfast for dinner - me too! And you're right - creating new combos sounds like fun.
shareI stopped at mine just a few minutes ago on my way home. Yes, it was pretty crazy for a time of day that it's usually quiet. Yesterday was normal; not so today. TP aisle was wiped. Same with pasta/rice aisle, and bottled water. š Oh, and they did put a limit of 1 per customer on the TP.
Here's the explanation for the TP situation: for every person sneezing into a tissue, one hundred
others are crapping their pants. š
And by the way, I just read that almost all our TP is made here in the US. Proctor & Gamble is doing its best to increase production.
It was worse here today, and I thought yesterday was bad. Today I didn't even try going in.
Yesterday the TP, paper towel, sanitary wipes and other cleaning products, cold remedy, and dried beans and rice shelves were wiped.
Yep, I heard that the TP is made in China rumour is just a rumour. Probably spread by those who felt like they needed to justify hoarding a years' supply š
I learned this during Christmas holiday shopping. Go first thing in the morning or the last hour the store is open. Fewer shoppers, although you're dealing with shelves that may not have been restocked yet.
shareI suspect around here first thing in the morning is likely to be crowded. Although, probably the shelves are better stocked, since they've had a chance at night to restock some of it.
These poor cashiers, and the people doing the stocking. They must be worn out.
I can only imagine how stressed the cashiers and stockers are. I honestly don't know if my local grocery store has an overnight stock crew, which is why the shelves might still be empty first thing in the morning.
shareSeriously. Under normal circumstances there are rush periods, and the checkers are used to that. It ebbs and flows. But from chatting with the ones I know, it's been non-stop craziness all day and evening. I can only imagine how exhausted they must be when their shifts are over.
I didn't know my grocery store had a nighttime restocking crew either until last night. If the shelves at yours are still empty, they probably don't and restock throughout the day.
Kroger just announced that they will open at 7am and close at 9pm - probably to give the workers a chance to restock and not fight the crowds. Usually they are open 24/7.
I just saw an article that mentioned that some stores are changing their (long) hours to allow time for restocking and cleaning. Makes sense. Trying times, for sure.
shareInteresting. It'll also give these poor people a chance to rest. They must be wiped out.
shareOver here as well. Rice, pasta, toilet paper. I don't get it.š¤·āāļø
shareFor some reason the pasta shelves were left unmolested here.
shareThey're going to be next! People are actually selling toilet paper on auction sites. Someone is selling one role for 100 euros.š
shareš People are bat shite.
shareThis movie with its apt and analogous title has steadily been coming to mind since the beginning of the present hysteria https://moviechat.org/tt0042832/Panic-in-the-Streets
shareI've never seen it but it certainly does sound aptly descriptive of the past few days, and probably a few more to come.
shareThanks for reminding me of that movie. Iām going to search for it. What would you call this thought: watch a movie about panic in the streets to get your mind off the panic in the streets around you currently?
shareUhm, maybe it's similar to this mindset? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD5ha9mENzw
And to answer your previous question, I'm fine.
Very good answer! Fits perfectly! šš»šš»
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