Clothing is non-essential?
yes it is..,,if you supposed to shelter in place why do you need new clothes
what a about TV’s, video games, and 1000;s of other stuff
China allowed 1 person per household to go to the store every 3 days to get essentials
the problem here is that big box stores aren’t just grocery stores
.....”the problem here is that big box stores aren’t just grocery stores”.....
I don’t see that as a “problem”. Kids now at Home-schooling need supplies, same with people planting food gardens, independent plumbers and electricians needing supplies, those doing home improvements, even our Emts and other front line workers shop Wal-marts for supplies.....
Let's think about what you wrote, because it floored me.
Your position is that 1)[if] there is a shelter-in-place order then 2) why would you need new clothes.
In other words, in your mind there's few, if any reasons you would need new clothes.
I can think of dozens of reasons you would need new clothes in such a situation including:
1) Cut resistant pants to use when cutting firewood
2) Work pants and shirts if working in attic or other spaces during home repairs that may contain fiberglass insulation.
3) Purchase new T-shirts and recycle old sorts for use in cleaning windows.
In other words, there's plenty of reason someone may need to get new clothes.
But your statement "..if you['re] supposed to shelter in place why do you need new clothes" was so shocking to me, I called up a friend and sent her the URL. She read your comment and said to me:
"Is this person a supporter of fascism?"
When that's the first thing someone mentions in response to your comment, it should give you pause.
Thank god for that. They just set up hospitals at Javits Center in NYC. How often do you thing someone had to go to the local hardware store to buy stuff to get it all set up? You thing the central planners at the Army Corps of Engineers have a complete list of everything needed for all contingencies?
You people just have no clue.