I haven’t bought a paper product since this whole thing started, am good for probably at least 2 months. Haven’t rushed to the gun store for guns or ammo, either. Bought some food, already had a lot in the pantry.
Heard a local story about a woman robbed of her groceries in the store parking lot. Know of another one had just got her CCW and thwarted a car-jecking / robbery attempt while in her car. This stuff doesn't happen around here, but is starting. The pandemic is affecting brains too....
Wife and I have done some mild prepping over the last 5-10 years, so all we needed to do was our regular shopping and load some extra magazines for when the looting phase of the panic starts. Food, paper products, cleaning supplies, etc were taken care of years ago.
And just to lighten the tone: "I got everything I need almost, but I don't have you...and you're the thing I need the most."
I haven't needed to buy anything since this hysteria got started. I may need more pasta in a couple of weeks.
I'm not a prepper, but I got caught with my pants down during Sandy and I'll never let that happen to my family again.
The Media has worked hard to demonize those who think ahead, study history, learn from the mistakes of others...
The Media did the same with the survivalist movement.
I always thought everyone wanted to survive. But some do not like to be reminded of their vulnerability.
They hate having their mortality pointed out.
Being prepared is not just an American virtue, it is a human virtue.
It has been hard for me to resist telling people who I warned about this MONTHS ago “I told you so”. I am not humble lol.
I wonder if they have come up with a way of eating it?
I have routinely kept a two-month supply of non-perishable or long shelf life goods. I’ve been doing it for years.
I have a large freezer so I can buy frozen items in bulk.
I have a generator and know how to backfeed the house. I have a 6 month supply of propane for my grill and a camping lantern and stove.
Does this make me a prepper?
I am a “mild” prepper. Always keep a few bushels of wheat (energy) and raw soybeans(complete protein) locked up in 5 gallon buckets.
Im glad my liberal non gun owning neighbors have finally started stockpiling apocalyptic food rations for me at their house for when it gets really bad.
This event is proving the entire just-in-time production model’s flaws - especially when combined with an international supply chain.
I support a small business that relies on a mix of domestic and international suppliers. I’d always advocated maintaining inventory on the moderately high side to handle peak orders without delays.
Now shipping from China is at a standstill till early April, and who knows how long it can take to get anything?
We have 2 months of most items in storage, and we’re still shipping. The only limit is when additional assembly labor is required, because a lot of people are home.
I argued with the boss previously about ordering parts from more expensive suppliers in Illinois and New York rather than China, given tariffs and trade wars. Yesterday, I was ordering from them to get parts, period.
This is going to force everyone to buy American more often though a lot of cheap goods will be sourced from Mexico and Central America. And having a 1-3 month supply is going to become routine for businesses.
Yep, this was not a shock to anybody paying attention.
Instead of sitting on your duff, you should have been
gathering stuff.
The reaction this successful FF has evoked suggests there will be more to follow, which is a very sobering thought indeed. Hindsight is 20-20 and that is why we should not have shut the entire economy down but identified the categories of individuals that needed special medical care to survive and concentrated our resources on that population. Thus, our economy would not be in collapse as it is today. If the figures are right, the Wahun virus is no worse than the flu for 80% of the population.
Good time to lose all that extra weight. Less food...less t.p needed. Less out of control diabetes...less obesity related diseases...
Some obscure benefits from this plague...
Less traffic.
Delayed tax issues
Less time spent on superfluous issues
More time bonding with family (could be a good thing)
Concern about existential issues and realities...I.e. Less atheists in toilet paper aisles
Finally get to use that stash of items you have stown away.
Less incessant commercials about buying things that no one has to sell.
Not too bright to show folks your stockpile and reveal your name and location.
By far this was the easiest and most obvious emergency to prepare for. When the virus started to spread unabated across the Far East anyone with any sense would have known it was just a matter of time until it got here.
Cheers to those who stocked up. It’s best to stay out of the stores now if possible.
So I was in Wallyworld yesterday and I was browsing. I wanted to check hand held Shower massagers. Clean out. It may be the apocalypse but we’ll be fresh and spiffy at the end!