View Full Version : Walmart closing stores early, Kroger, Publix, HEB begins limiting food purchases...
Walmart cuts hours at 24-hour stores and other locations nationwide starting Sunday due to coronavirus
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/5052603002
Grocers limit food purchases, urge shoppers not to hoard as panic buying continues. Kroger ramps up hiring
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/14/grocers-limit-food-purchases-urge-shoppers-not-to-hoard-kroger-is-hiring.html
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/03/14/coronavirus-store-closings-hour-changes/5051282002/
Temporary grocery store changes
Aldi: Some stores will be temporarily closed or have limited hours, the company announced, adding "At this time, we cannot provide specific location information."
Harris Teeter: Starting Sunday, Harris Teeter will close stores at 9 p.m. each night until further notice, the grocery chain posted on its website. Stores will open at their regular time.
H-E-B: Starting Sunday, all stores will be open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. until further notice.
Fred Meyer: Stores will not be open overnight. Updates will be posted at www.fredmeyer.com/i/coronavirus-update.
Straight Shooter
03-15-20, 16:16
People gonna be sittin there waiting to rush in at opening like many did for .22's several years back.
Coal Dragger
03-15-20, 16:18
People are stupid. This whole panic makes me wish more of them would actually die.
BoringGuy45
03-15-20, 16:58
People gonna be sittin there waiting to rush in at opening like many did for .22's several years back.
Yep. And stores will be getting multiple calls saying “when you get your toilet paper shipment, don’t bother putting it out. Just call me and I’ll come buy it all.” When I was at the gun store back during the panic years, that was every other call for .22.
Wife and I took the trip to Walmart and Kroger this afternoon, in search of a few stuff for us and our elderly parents. Things were surprisingly calm today, other than the lack of toilet paper, hand sanitizers/wipes, bread and cold medicine, most of the shelves were fairly stocked.
Pacific5th
03-15-20, 17:44
I had to run by ACE this morning so the wife gave me a list for the grocery store too. some basics, not much. I was happy to find that the store was not busy. got her few things, some bourbon and beer for me and was out in a few minutes. That was at a Yokes, small local store. Now yesterday I was a Albertsons in Pasco. Only needed a few items for work and we always stop there on the way from the Hotel to the Yard Office. The place was packed. Line took about 20 minutes. Local Bi-Mart is out of 9MM and 556 as of yesterday. I'm hearing of a ammo run on a few stores.
People are stupid. This whole panic makes me wish more of them would actually die.
Yeap. This is how Bam Bam got elected.
SeriousStudent
03-15-20, 18:40
I went to a local BBQ joint after church and picked up some smoked brisket and jalapeno-cheddar sausage. It was delicious, and the line was about normal.
Oh, and the peach cobbler was awesome as well.
That was all the staples I picked up today.
Diamondback
03-15-20, 19:04
Wife and I took the trip to Walmart and Kroger this afternoon, in search of a few stuff for us and our elderly parents. Things were surprisingly calm today, other than the lack of toilet paper, hand sanitizers/wipes, bread and cold medicine, most of the shelves were fairly stocked.
Pro Tip: if you can't get hand sanitizer, you can make your own with rubbing alcohol and aloe vera gel--four parts of minimum 80% strength to one part aloe will do ya at a 64% final strength, minimum for effective sanitation being 60, but 3 parts 91% to 1 part aloe ends up pretty close to the commercial 70% formulas.
Pro Tip: if you can't get hand sanitizer, you can make your own with rubbing alcohol and aloe vera gel--four parts of minimum 80% strength to one part aloe will do ya at a 64% final strength, minimum for effective sanitation being 60, but 3 parts 91% to 1 part aloe ends up pretty close to the commercial 70% formulas.
I work at a hospital. Hand sanitizer is everywhere. I refuse to use it. Anti-bacterial soap and water brother!
Pro Tip: if you can't get hand sanitizer, you can make your own with rubbing alcohol and aloe vera gel--four parts of minimum 80% strength to one part aloe will do ya at a 64% final strength, minimum for effective sanitation being 60, but 3 parts 91% to 1 part aloe ends up pretty close to the commercial 70% formulas.
Thanks, we were not really looking for them. I was only echoing others reports. We have enough pre-panic. And like ABNAK said, one of us work at the hospital and we have access to them :)
Diamondback
03-15-20, 20:32
I work at a hospital. Hand sanitizer is everywhere. I refuse to use it. Anti-bacterial soap and water brother!
That is always the most preferable option... :) not necessarily always an available one though, and I'm a big fan of "have a plan, have a backup plan and have a backup to the backup." Homebrew is pretty far down the options list.
Local Bi-Mart is out of 9MM and 556 as of yesterday. I'm hearing of a ammo run on a few stores.
Thank god I'm sitting on about 10,000 rounds of each.
SeriousStudent
03-15-20, 20:53
Pro Tip: if you can't get hand sanitizer, you can make your own with rubbing alcohol and aloe vera gel--four parts of minimum 80% strength to one part aloe will do ya at a 64% final strength, minimum for effective sanitation being 60, but 3 parts 91% to 1 part aloe ends up pretty close to the commercial 70% formulas.
https://i.imgur.com/ZFGWobR.png
We’re all in for a hellish summer
I went to a local BBQ joint after church and picked up some smoked brisket and jalapeno-cheddar sausage. It was delicious, and the line was about normal.
Oh, and the peach cobbler was awesome as well.
That was all the staples I picked up today.
I like the way you think.
SomeOtherGuy
03-15-20, 23:08
Thank god I'm sitting on about 10,000 rounds of each.
https://pics.me.me/you-gotta-pump-thosenumbers-up-those-are-rookie-numbers-memegenerator-net-27639726.png
The Dumb Gun Collector
03-16-20, 05:35
I think a lot of the old hands on this forum are going to be able to ride out this ammo panic fairly comfortably
SilverBullet432
03-16-20, 06:02
This really sucks bawls... We just got back from vacation and now stores are empty and we can’t even buy our normal groceries... (Thankfully we have dry goods on hand) 3 people were stabbed at a local Sam’s club on Saturday... This shit is way out of hand and is 100% driven by the MSM...
.... we can’t even buy our normal groceries... ....
Try go early in the morning, like before 8am. Most of the stuff should have been restocked (except of course toilet paper and sanitizers/wipes).
The HEB's down here changed hours from 8am to 8pm because folks were not allowing employees to get the goods on the shelves & rushing the carts as they came out of the back. The lines are now around the store at opening. Our household is in the same shape and need to restock but they were out of everything yesterday. Wife sent pics of bare shelves...you name it, no laundry detergent, tampons, cereal, soups, coffee along with the common milk, eggs, meds & TP you expect by now. Hoping the limits placed & the initial rush dies down & will try again in a few days. I have enough wild game in the deep freeze to last months but the insanity is unreal & hope it returns for the wife & kids sake at least. Wife showed me a vid of some clown on FB a town over selling a huge U-haul full of TP on a busy corner & folks were lined up to pay this jack leg?? Son was supposed to return to TCU yesterday & finish up for graduation, but looks like he'll get an extra week or two of spring break & start online classes. Man this kid can eat.
SilverBullet432
03-16-20, 08:46
Try go early in the morning, like before 8am. Most of the stuff should have been restocked (except of course toilet paper and sanitizers/wipes).
May end up having to... I know HEB operates 8 to 8 so they’re OOQ. Market Street (Albertson’s) is 24/7 so we may try there. My wife and I do Keto so hopefully we’ll still be able to find the foods we eat. Going to Tractor Supply later on to find dog food. Local schools are remaining closed for an additional two weeks here after SB.. If the situation wasn’t bad enough already.... Damn socialism test run!!
SomeOtherGuy
03-16-20, 08:47
I think a lot of the old hands on this forum are going to be able to ride out this ammo panic fairly comfortably
I'll know the shortage is bad when I start seeing the posts "I got my gen1 M&P .40 out to the range today, and it's not actually that bad..."
ChattanoogaPhil
03-16-20, 08:58
There's enough information that suggests corona isn't much different than a cold or flu among those under 65. But it can and does hit the elderly hard, particularly those with underlying respiratory and immune system issues.
Instead of shutting down America from coast to coast, how about we just ask those 65 and older (15% of the US population) to stay home for a bit. Many are retired anyway. Instead of local, state and federal governments chasing their tail testing countless millions of people and all the other things they're trying to do, focus on bringing food and meds to the elderly at home. Family, friends, neighbors, church, local community, as well as Amazon, UPS and FedEx. Setup a hotline phone bank and websites for the elderly. Let the rest of America go on with their lives.
Grand58742
03-16-20, 09:34
Wife sent pics of bare shelves...you name it, no coffee
Savages!
Yesterday Costco had toilet paper, sparkling water, canned food, rice, etc....
Local supermarket had just about everything except cleaning supplies. No shortage of food except pasta and pasta sauce.
Try go early in the morning, like before 8am. Most of the stuff should have been restocked (except of course toilet paper and sanitizers/wipes).
Sorry, that code has been cracked. The secret got out a day or two ago. All of the people taking off of work are waiting when the stores open now. That's a lot of people.
One place left in town with lots of T.P.. :cool:
Kidding... No T.P. left. Thanks CNN.
My two oldest sons, almost 18 and 16 1/2, work at Harris Teeter, baggers. Harris Teeter has likewise started closing at 9 pm, not because of inventory but so do a more thorough clean and to restock.
My wife is a morning shopper, usually out the door by 0630. She said the stores are getting progressively busier then, with more people buying more stuff. My sons say that by 4 or 5, a lot of product is off the shelf.
https://i.imgur.com/ZFGWobR.png
THAT is alcohol abuse!!! (to use it as hand sanitizer)
We’re all in for a hellish summer
I can hardly wait.....:rolleyes:
Just keep the power on and the water running at all costs and as long as we don't catch the damn thing (which is unlikely in our line of work) my wife and I will survive it.
If the lights go out and the water doesn't come out of the spigot we're screwed as a nation. I personally feel that the PRIMARY mission of any National Guard call-ups should be those two vital elements of infrastructure, enforcing shit should come further down the list of priorities.
StovePipe_Jammer
03-16-20, 14:07
My wife and I went to Walmart at 0200 yesterday morning. I figured less people, less chance of catching something and a better chance of finding stuff on the shelves.
Bread isle was empty, meat was entirely gone outside of some pork ribs, the TP was entirely gone. One of the stock guys told us about how they're planning on closing at night to give them a chance to restock. He said people were whole cases of frozen pizzas off of his pallet before he could even put it on the shelf.
I understand closing to restock the shelves. But that's probably going to lead to a bunch of people waiting together then rushing to get what they need when they open the doors. So it'll be like Black Friday but instead of getting an elbow, you get an elbow and potentially a virus. No thanks.
There's enough information that suggests corona isn't much different than a cold or flu among those under 65. But it can and does hit the elderly hard, particularly those with underlying respiratory and immune system issues.
Instead of shutting down America from coast to coast, how about we just ask those 65 and older (15% of the US population) to stay home for a bit. Many are retired anyway. Instead of local, state and federal governments chasing their tail testing countless millions of people and all the other things they're trying to do, focus on bringing food and meds to the elderly at home. Family, friends, neighbors, church, local community, as well as Amazon, UPS and FedEx. Setup a hotline phone bank and websites for the elderly. Let the rest of America go on with their lives.
England is considering a 4-month quarantine for the elderly. They haven't actually done it yet but I wouldn't be surprised if they did.
My wife and I went to Walmart at 0200 yesterday morning. I figured less people, less chance of catching something and a better chance of finding stuff on the shelves.
Bread isle was empty, meat was entirely gone outside of some pork ribs, the TP was entirely gone. One of the stock guys told us about how they're planning on closing at night to give them a chance to restock. He said people were whole cases of frozen pizzas off of his pallet before he could even put it on the shelf.
I understand closing to restock the shelves. But that's probably going to lead to a bunch of people waiting together then rushing to get what they need when they open the doors. So it'll be like Black Friday but instead of getting an elbow, you get an elbow and potentially a virus. No thanks.
This is a life-or-death situation in the minds of the idiot sheeple out there. It ain't Black Friday where you don't get that $300 large screen TV. Someone's gonna get shot before too long, mark my words. Then it will require armed security, wanding people to prevent firearms or knives from being brought into the store, etc. The next logical criminal/sheeple step will be to rob sheep as they leave, having seen exactly what they loaded in their vehicles once out of the store.
Pro Tip: if you can't get hand sanitizer, you can make your own with rubbing alcohol and aloe vera gel--four parts of minimum 80% strength to one part aloe will do ya at a 64% final strength, minimum for effective sanitation being 60, but 3 parts 91% to 1 part aloe ends up pretty close to the commercial 70% formulas.
Hand sanitizer (the consumer type) didn't exist 20 years ago and everyone got by without it.
20 years ago, nobody had this product on their desk, by the coffee pot, next to the office copy machine, in women's purses, in their automobile, etc.
Now everyone has to have it everywhere they go.
People are stupid. This whole panic makes me wish more of them would actually die.
No kidding.
Grand58742
03-16-20, 15:03
THAT is alcohol abuse!!! (to use it as hand sanitizer)
I'm all about killing it from the inside out.
Hand sanitizer (the consumer type) didn't exist 20 years ago and everyone got by without it.
20 years ago, nobody had this product on their desk, by the coffee pot, next to the office copy machine, in women's purses, in their automobile, etc.
Now everyone has to have it everywhere they go.Guy I used to work with in the late 90s was a germaphobe and had sanitizer everywhere. Car, desk, locker, ...etc .
Life's a Hillary
03-16-20, 16:08
Hand sanitizer (the consumer type) didn't exist 20 years ago and everyone got by without it.
20 years ago, nobody had this product on their desk, by the coffee pot, next to the office copy machine, in women's purses, in their automobile, etc.
Now everyone has to have it everywhere they go.
Not sure if you heard but there is this virus going around, some are calling it the Coronavirus (like the beer). It’s pretty contagious and hand sanitizer can kill it so hand sanitizer is a valuable thing to have when you can’t wash your hands.
hand sanitizer can kill it
Not so and so many people believe it will.
Its a virus. Hand sanitizer kills bacteria.
The paper I read on hand sanitizer killing a virus was that it took 5 minutes of full wet saturation... you aint doing that with a little squirt of purel. All hand sanitizer does to a virus is to move it around.
Better to make up a 10:1 water:bleach solution which WILL kill it instantly but you will stink of bleach.
Not so and so many people believe it will.
Its a virus. Hand sanitizer kills bacteria.
The paper I read on hand sanitizer killing a virus was that it took 5 minutes of full wet saturation... you aint doing that with a little squirt of purel. All hand sanitizer does to a virus is to move it around.
Better to make up a 10:1 water:bleach solution which WILL kill it instantly but you will stink of bleach.It also kills viruses but depends on the amount of alcohol. If you're doing 50% you're just playing with yourself. Need at least 60ish% better 70% and higher
And why bother mixing when you can just stick your hands in a bottle of bleach
It also kills viruses but depends on the amount of alcohol. If you're doing 50% you're just playing with yourself. Need at least 60ish% better 70% and higher
The paper I read said that, yes, it will kill it, but it can take 5 minutes of saturation... which aint happening with a little splooge of purell... Purell claims 70% alcohol, but again, without a lot longer saturation time, its not doing shit but moving things around. The author claimed that washing your hands with water only would do about 50% of what soap & water will do as far as washing the virus off of your hands... He claims that even soap does nothing to "kill" the virus, it simply removes it and washes it down the drain.
The "mist" spray the grocery store had yesterday smelled like bleach... and I think the stand it was in had a clorox label on it. Im ok with smelling like bleach.
The paper I read said that, yes, it will kill it, but it can take 5 minutes of saturation... which aint happening with a little splooge of purell... Purell claims 70% alcohol, but again, without a lot longer saturation time, its not doing shit but moving things around. The author claimed that washing your hands with water only would do about 50% of what soap & water will do as far as washing the virus off of your hands... He claims that even soap does nothing to "kill" the virus, it simply removes it and washes it down the drain.
The "mist" spray the grocery store had yesterday smelled like bleach... and I think the stand it was in had a clorox label on it. Im ok with smelling like bleach.
I don't particularly care about smells. My breakfast includes two cloves of garlic.
It's hard to wash your hands in the car
CrowCommand
03-16-20, 18:21
^ We have a clove or two daily, supposedly it is an anti viral.
Plus it keeps the politicians, I mean, vampires away.....
SilverBullet432
03-16-20, 18:45
Went to Market Street, found everything minus paper goods. Went to TSC for our regular dog/cat food run; everyone in that store was buying nothing but animal feed.
Grand58742
03-16-20, 19:08
Panic buying finally hit the base commissary at Tinker. Zero paper products of any type, zero bleach wipes, canned soups hard hit (though apparently Campbell's condensed Minestrone soup isn't that popular), zero bread, zero Ramen noodles and other areas hard hit.
Couple of us old timers had chuckles over the lack of items, but I was amazed at the amount of personnel there. Way more than I usually see. DECA must be loving it.
Panic buying finally hit the base commissary at Tinker. Zero paper products of any type, zero bleach wipes, canned soups hard hit (though apparently Campbell's condensed Minestrone soup isn't that popular), zero bread, zero Ramen noodles and other areas hard hit.
Couple of us old timers had chuckles over the lack of items, but I was amazed at the amount of personnel there. Way more than I usually see. DECA must be loving it.
If, as Trump alluded to at today's press conference, this shit carries on into July or August then retailers need to severely limit the amounts people can buy at one time. Can you imagine empty shelves for the next 4 or 5 months because of these assholes?
To be fair, I don't go to Costco, Sam's, and try to avoid Wal-Marts too, but most shoppers (not all) have been reasonable in what amounts they are buying.
I can hardly wait.....:rolleyes:
Just keep the power on and the water running at all costs and as long as we don't catch the damn thing (which is unlikely in our line of work) my wife and I will survive it.
If the lights go out and the water doesn't come out of the spigot we're screwed as a nation. I personally feel that the PRIMARY mission of any National Guard call-ups should be those two vital elements of infrastructure, enforcing shit should come further down the list of priorities.
You got it.
Grand58742
03-16-20, 19:40
If, as Trump alluded to at today's press conference, this shit carries on into July or August then retailers need to severely limit the amounts people can buy at one time. Can you imagine empty shelves for the next 4 or 5 months because of these assholes?
To be fair, I don't go to Costco, Sam's, and try to avoid Wal-Marts too, but most shoppers (not all) have been reasonable in what amounts they are buying.
Well, hopefully they won't need toilet paper over the next few...years.
Averageman
03-16-20, 19:42
If, as Trump alluded to at today's press conference, this shit carries on into July or August then retailers need to severely limit the amounts people can buy at one time. Can you imagine empty shelves for the next 4 or 5 months because of these assholes?
To be fair, I don't go to Costco, Sam's, and try to avoid Wal-Marts too, but most shoppers (not all) have been reasonable in what amounts they are buying.
Two main stores in town HEB and WalMart.
The toilet paper, paper towel and wipes isles are wiped out as soon as they are restocked.
It would be wise for you to get your hands on some Bleach, Paper Towels, dish Soap and an empty spray bottle. I'm mixing up my own cleaner/disinfectant. Straight bleach with dish soap in a spray bottle, I use it on everything let it set a minute then wipe off.
I was stocked up in January, this has little effect on me, but I'm checking on the neighbors.
Two main stores in town HEB and WalMart.
The toilet paper, paper towel and wipes isles are wiped out as soon as they are restocked.
It would be wise for you to get your hands on some Bleach, Paper Towels, dish Soap and an empty spray bottle. I'm mixing up my own cleaner/disinfectant. Straight bleach with dish soap in a spray bottle, I use it on everything let it set a minute then wipe off.
I was stocked up in January, this has little effect on me, but I'm checking on the neighbors.
Bleach and dish soap is a no-go. You are getting less benefits if each and possibly creating toxic chemicals.
Unless you KNOW what you are doing, do not mix bleach with anything but water.
Dishsoap wash, followed by bleach would be most effective. Its still overkill and should be reserved for situations with likelihood of contamination (common areas with high volumes of unknown traffic). More liberal application if you are at risk.
The paper I read said that, yes, it will kill it, but it can take 5 minutes of saturation... which aint happening with a little splooge of purell... Purell claims 70% alcohol, but again, without a lot longer saturation time, its not doing shit but moving things around. The author claimed that washing your hands with water only would do about 50% of what soap & water will do as far as washing the virus off of your hands... He claims that even soap does nothing to "kill" the virus, it simply removes it and washes it down the drain.
The "mist" spray the grocery store had yesterday smelled like bleach... and I think the stand it was in had a clorox label on it. Im ok with smelling like bleach.
Cdc says 60% or higher and rub until dry.
Washing your hands is obviously the best, bleach 2nd, hand sanitizer or alcohol 2nd.
Anything labeled “disinfectant” will kill 99+% viruses, but as you say, most need to sit. They are ussually meant to be applied and air dried, not sprayed and wiped like most people do. Again, washing, followed by sanitizing/disinfecting is the best.
FromMyColdDeadHand
03-16-20, 23:27
There's enough information that suggests corona isn't much different than a cold or flu among those under 65. But it can and does hit the elderly hard, particularly those with underlying respiratory and immune system issues.
Instead of shutting down America from coast to coast, how about we just ask those 65 and older (15% of the US population) to stay home for a bit. Many are retired anyway. Instead of local, state and federal governments chasing their tail testing countless millions of people and all the other things they're trying to do, focus on bringing food and meds to the elderly at home. Family, friends, neighbors, church, local community, as well as Amazon, UPS and FedEx. Setup a hotline phone bank and websites for the elderly. Let the rest of America go on with their lives.
It sounds like the UK might go this way. I’m still hearing about 30-40yo having issues that need hospitalization. We’ll see.
Not so and so many people believe it will.
Its a virus. Hand sanitizer kills bacteria.
The paper I read on hand sanitizer killing a virus was that it took 5 minutes of full wet saturation... you aint doing that with a little squirt of purel. All hand sanitizer does to a virus is to move it around.
Better to make up a 10:1 water:bleach solution which WILL kill it instantly but you will stink of bleach.
Somethings better than nothing until you get home. The washing with soap rinsing and then letting bleach stand out it was the standard when we had to do parent stuff at the preschool.
Bananas were back-in force today, but no pasta. Surprised that people have not cleaned out the hotdogs and the cheese. A fair amount of pork tenderloin was actually in stock. I eat that on a good day. Was able to save the day and find some single servings of Lucky charms for my daughter. But I got the wrong kind of singleserve mac & cheese. Fail. They really need to limit people from boarding. Restrictions on the amounts of stuff they buy or something.
My wife has for bid me from going to the store or buying any more food. Not hoarding, but enough food.
Are you guys still ordering takeout or pick up from restaurants?
I don't mind stores limiting the quantity of stuff people can buy. Wife went to Costco last night and they limited the purchase to only two similar items. Stuff were aplenty. Although she didn't check the toilet paper.
It sounds like the UK might go this way. I’m still hearing about 30-40yo having issues that need hospitalization. We’ll see.
Somethings better than nothing until you get home. The washing with soap rinsing and then letting bleach stand out it was the standard when we had to do parent stuff at the preschool.
Bananas were back-in force today, but no pasta. Surprised that people have not cleaned out the hotdogs and the cheese. A fair amount of pork tenderloin was actually in stock. I eat that on a good day. Was able to save the day and find some single servings of Lucky charms for my daughter. But I got the wrong kind of singleserve mac & cheese. Fail. They really need to limit people from boarding. Restrictions on the amounts of stuff they buy or something.
My wife has for bid me from going to the store or buying any more food. Not hoarding, but enough food.
Are you guys still ordering takeout or pick up from restaurants?
I think what UK wants to do is get everyone sick that way there's immunity to it and it won't be passed on to the elderly. How they plan on limiting contract with the elderly prior to that no one knows.
Always cook at home. Take out is on rare occasions. In the last 3 months I had take out twice and feel like I was overdoing it.
Went out for dinner last night. It was quite refreshing to be around non-retarded people. Since the grocery stores are temporarily wiped clean by imbeciles, I'm eating out to keep my house food inventory up in case the media manages to continue to scare the brainless masses.
HEB is again allowing order / curbside pickup to assist with the distancing...wife placed order yesterday & will be available on the 30th. Crazy but at least she doesn't have to fight the mental.
Went out for dinner last night. It was quite refreshing to be around non-retarded people. Since the grocery stores are temporarily wiped clean by imbeciles, I'm eating out to keep my house food inventory up in case the media manages to continue to scare the brainless masses.
Yes!!!!
ChattanoogaPhil
03-17-20, 12:47
Amazon told sellers and vendors on Tuesday that it was suspending shipments of all nonessential products to its warehouses to deal with the increased workloads following the coronavirus outbreak. Amazon is now prioritizing medical supplies, household staples, and other high-demand products to its warehouses until April 5.
https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-amazon-suspends-all-non-essential-shipments-to-warehouses-2020-3
ChattanoogaPhil
03-17-20, 13:39
Stores beginning to adopt a time for 'seniors only shopping' Early in the morning when things are restocked and no one else is allowed in store but the elderly. Makes sense. Overnight things can be sanitized and shelves restocked before the hordes enter hacking and coughing on everything.
https://www.newsweek.com/grocery-stores-senior-citizens-elderly-1492663
Stores beginning to adopt a time for 'seniors only shopping' Early in the morning when things are restocked and no one else is allowed in store but the elderly. Makes sense. Overnight things can be sanitized and shelves restocked before the hordes enter hacking and coughing on everything.
https://www.newsweek.com/grocery-stores-senior-citizens-elderly-1492663
Okay, not a slam on "old people" as I hope to be there one day (otherwise you're dead), but those early hours? LOL
Shit, you know how many of my patients won't even think of an appointment before 10:00 or noon? Hell, most want it in the afternoon. God forbid they get their asses up early.
Sure, there are a number of seniors who go to bed early and get up early. In my experience they are in the minority. My own mother is a go-to-bed-late, get-up-late person.
Okay, not a slam on "old people" as I hope to be there one day (otherwise you're dead), but those early hours? LOL
Shit, you know how many of my patients won't even think of an appointment before 10:00 or noon? Hell, most want it in the afternoon. God forbid they get their asses up early.
Sure, there are a number of seniors who go to bed early and get up early. In my experience they are in the minority. My own mother is a go-to-bed-late, get-up-late person.
I'm just glad they are making the effort, since the older folks are going to be most vulnerable.
I did some grocery shopping at a local Walmart this morning. They were out of toilet paper and hand sanitizer. Some food items were only available in generic brands, but there was sufficient stock to fill the shopping list. The bottled water was out of stock on Sunday, but the shelves were completely restocked with water this morning.
I did some grocery shopping at a local Walmart this morning. They were out of toilet paper and hand sanitizer. Some food items were only available in generic brands, but there was sufficient stock to fill the shopping list. The bottled water was out of stock on Sunday, but the shelves were completely restocked with water this morning.
Florida taught me long ago to rinse out those 2 liter soda bottles and fill them with drinking water. They are far more durable, stack better and usually the water out of the tap is better tasting. It's also a way to stock up all year long.
Time to start implementing "buy 10 days of food" every week. You barely feel it and you keep the pantry stocked without having to make a panic run to costco. My wife has complained every time I came home with two megapacks of toilet paper in the past saying "Where are we gonna put all that toilet paper." Thankfully now I can keep a tactical reserve of TP without listening to her talk about how stupid it is.
The really funny thing is people have only been deprived of TP, the food they wanted to eat instead of what they were going to get and things like that. Conveniences like movie theaters, dining out and going to the gym have been curtailed until the end of the month. And swear to god some people think this is what TEOTWAWKI looks like. It's not even close, Wal Mart delivery trucks haven't been raided en route to the stores by biker gangs and marauders. Today the closest anyone came to getting hurt is a bunch of shithead farmers who were loading THREE grocery carts full of food into their minivan. I almost went over to explain why they were assholes but I needed to make a Taco Johns run so I just kept walking.
People here would absolutely lose their shit if they took a Cat 5 hurricane hit that took out everything for several counties and you were on your own for 3-4 weeks. The only thing that kept everyone in Florida in line was despite the law, open carry became the way things just were and nobody wanted to start some shit over a 2 liter bottle of Coke.
Criminals operated, but they operated in fear and if they got caught they were praying it was going to be the police and not a tired, armed, annoyed and fed up homeowner who is going on week two with no electricity and very little sleep.
Publix had some tasty Ribeye's and shrimp! Plenty of Jai Alai as well.
My wife and I went out yesterday evening on a scouting mission just to see what was available. She's been out more than I have recently, and while not as bad as I was expecting, it was still bad. Fresh meat has been hit hard, canned goods, flour, dry goods like rice and beans are gone, TP is extinct, and dairy has been picked over pretty badly. My wife said things were worse on Saturday when she was out, which is both a good and bad sign. On the plus side, that means the stores are still being restocked. The downside is that even with being restocked, they don't have the inventory to completely restock everything, which gives the impression they're running low, and continuing the shortage. This was across two stores (Aldi's and Dillions), so it was interesting to compare and contrast what was missing between the two. We picked up stuff for the stockpile, mostly canned meats to fill the protein gap I have in stored food, and some canning salt. We also hit up Academy, and it was busy. Several people buying guns, lots of people picking over ammo. They still had most calibers in stock, but your selection was pretty limited. Had a guy grab a 200rd pack of Winchester 5.56 pretty much right out from under me (I wasn't going to buy it, just pointing it out to my wife, and thought it was kinda funny) Ended up just buying the last two boxes of 9mm Sig V-Crown defense ammo. Not my idea load, but I don't have very much 9mm defense ammo right now, so I'll take what I can get.
I should also add that a local range/gunstore has stopped selling ammo, and is limiting it to use on their range. They're doing this so they can keep the range open instead of selling out and having to close down. Understandable, in part, but they also have either ownership of or contracts with a reloading factory, which means they're one of the few stores in the region with a clear source of ammo, and you'd think they'd be able to produce enough to support both. Either way, it shows the level of strain the ammo market is under right now.
My wife and I went out yesterday evening on a scouting mission just to see what was available. She's been out more than I have recently, and while not as bad as I was expecting, it was still bad. Fresh meat has been hit hard, canned goods, flour, dry goods like rice and beans are gone, TP is extinct, and dairy has been picked over pretty badly. My wife said things were worse on Saturday when she was out, which is both a good and bad sign. On the plus side, that means the stores are still being restocked. The downside is that even with being restocked, they don't have the inventory to completely restock everything, which gives the impression they're running low, and continuing the shortage. This was across two stores (Aldi's and Dillions), so it was interesting to compare and contrast what was missing between the two. We picked up stuff for the stockpile, mostly canned meats to fill the protein gap I have in stored food, and some canning salt. We also hit up Academy, and it was busy. Several people buying guns, lots of people picking over ammo. They still had most calibers in stock, but your selection was pretty limited. Had a guy grab a 200rd pack of Winchester 5.56 pretty much right out from under me (I wasn't going to buy it, just pointing it out to my wife, and thought it was kinda funny) Ended up just buying the last two boxes of 9mm Sig V-Crown defense ammo. Not my idea load, but I don't have very much 9mm defense ammo right now, so I'll take what I can get.
I should also add that a local range/gunstore has stopped selling ammo, and is limiting it to use on their range. They're doing this so they can keep the range open instead of selling out and having to close down. Understandable, in part, but they also have either ownership of or contracts with a reloading factory, which means they're one of the few stores in the region with a clear source of ammo, and you'd think they'd be able to produce enough to support both. Either way, it shows the level of strain the ammo market is under right now.It seems to vary greatly from place to place. Except for a few specific things there wasn't much of empty shelves here. Not even water. All the pasta and sauce were gone, cleaning supplies, a lot of over the counter meds and oddly enough toothpaste. Obviously TP as well. Otherwise I bought chicken breast on sale, and there was plenty of them, beef was plenty, and pork ribs. No one touching fish! Canned food was ok, plenty of chips, crackers, soda...etc ..
Grand58742
03-18-20, 11:06
I'm telling you right now, if Waffle House starts closing, you know shit's about to get real.
Where has a country restricted anyone's ability to go grocery shopping?
Why are people stocking up so much food?
Are they that stupid thinking the grocery stores will close? That the kings men wont allow them to buy any?
I dont get it. Unless it's ignorant, animal, unnecessary panic.
Ammo, same thing. Why do people think theyll need more ammo, TP, and pinto beans in the next few weeks than the last few weeks?
Soap and cleaning supplies I can understand a big uptick in sales.
StovePipe_Jammer
03-18-20, 13:01
Where has a country restricted anyone's ability to go grocery shopping?
Why are people stocking up so much food?
Are they that stupid thinking the grocery stores will close? That the kings men wont allow them to buy any?
I dont get it. Unless it's ignorant, animal, unnecessary panic.
Ammo, same thing. Why do people think theyll need more ammo, TP, and pinto beans in the next few weeks than the last few weeks?
Soap and cleaning supplies I can understand a big uptick in sales.
I've been increasing the amount of stuff I've bought over the past 2 months just in case this got big. My reasoning isn't that grocery stores are going to close, it's solely to avoid going to them when this is working on peaking. Less potential for exposure.
The ammo, I didn't see that coming. Though I do have to laugh when people in Illinois who have never owned a gun are trying to buy a gun. You can't even touch one without a license, which takes a couple of months to get to you and then you have to wait again after buying it. Maybe they'll finally see all those restrictions they voted for only kept them from buying a gun when they needed it and not the banger on the corner who got it off the black market.
No one touching fish!
I've noticed this too. I swung by on Monday afternoon, and all chicken breasts and ground beef was gone, but the seafood selection was fully stocked.
Today the closest anyone came to getting hurt is a bunch of shithead farmers who were loading THREE grocery carts full of food into their minivan. I almost went over to explain why they were assholes but I needed to make a Taco Johns run so I just kept walking.
How long have you lived in Iowa? Around here that's pretty much the norm if you live twenty or so miles from the big grocery store.
grizzlyblake
03-18-20, 13:33
Yeah, even around here a family with 3-4 kids will do a huge grocery trip every couple of weeks and load up. Not out of the norm to see moms with grocery carts piled to the ceiling before this virus happened.
I have no problem with people buying a bunch of extra consumables for their family. Now, if people were doing that and then scalping those groceries in the parking lot for 100% markups I'd call them assholes.
How long have you lived in Iowa? Around here that's pretty much the norm if you live twenty or so miles from the big grocery store.
On an off most of my life. I don't think they were stocking for the month, I think they were hoarding.
On an off most of my life. I don't think they were stocking for the month, I think they were hoarding.
Could very well be the case. I was trying to think of someone who was posting about hoarding firearms for resale, not sure if I'm correct, but UniVibe came to mind. He's been MIA for a while hasn't he?
Could very well be the case. I was trying to think of someone who was posting about hoarding firearms for resale, not sure if I'm correct, but UniVibe came to mind. He's been MIA for a while hasn't he?
Speculating firearms, gold or other commodities with hopes of strong returns on investments is one thing. Buying three grocery carts full of canned goods and other basics so nothing is left for anyone else is a dick move.
I was at the store today when several items were restocked. I got a weeks worth of what I need, I know trucks aren't gonna stop coming and I know other people besides me need food. The problem is nobody in this part of Iowa has ever experienced a declared state of emergency. I've done it plenty of times post hurricane, but people here are getting their info from twitter and facebook and it's all "OMG...buy all the toilet paper or we are gonna die."
Speculating firearms, gold or other commodities with hopes of strong returns on investments is one thing. Buying three grocery carts full of canned goods and other basics so nothing is left for anyone else is a dick move.
I was at the store today when several items were restocked. I got a weeks worth of what I need, I know trucks aren't gonna stop coming and I know other people besides me need food. The problem is nobody in this part of Iowa has ever experienced a declared state of emergency. I've done it plenty of times post hurricane, but people here are getting their info from twitter and facebook and it's all "OMG...buy all the toilet paper or we are gonna die."
Which is why these stores need to enforce a limit on how much you can buy at one time on most things. Hell, they see what sells out right away, put those items on your list.
grizzlyblake
03-18-20, 19:07
My local Publix is doing that. They have a limit of two on things like chicken, eggs, cereal, etc.
Which is why these stores need to enforce a limit on how much you can buy at one time on most things. Hell, they see what sells out right away, put those items on your list.
Yep. I'd be fine if they told me I could only buy ONE 12 pack of toilet paper. I could just come back next week when I need one more 12 pack. But nobody is doing anything yet and I'm constantly reminding myself that I'm armed so don't start anything if you see some dickcheese buying all the TP he can wedge into a shopping cart.
Where has a country restricted anyone's ability to go grocery shopping?
I mean, it happened here:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/17/us/kentucky-refused-quarantine-coronavirus-trnd/index.html
A coronavirus patient refused to quarantine, so deputies are surrounding his house to force him to
A Kentucky novel coronavirus patient checked himself out of the hospital against medical advice. So to prevent him from spreading the virus, officials are surrounding his house to keep him there.
The 53-year-old man in Nelson County refused to quarantine himself after testing positive for Covid-19, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said.
Nelson County officials "forced an isolation" on the man, one of the first 20 confirmed Covid-19 cases in the state.
It's an extreme case, but it can happen. People are also concerned about supply lines getting disrupted and want to be prepared. Ideally, people would be prepared well before this, but delayed preparation is still better than none at all.
I mean, it happened here:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/17/us/kentucky-refused-quarantine-coronavirus-trnd/index.html
It's an extreme case, but it can happen. People are also concerned about supply lines getting disrupted and want to be prepared. Ideally, people would be prepared well before this, but delayed preparation is still better than none at all.Or those people in the Baton Rouge church. Some 300 people attended. If one is infected then some are as well. They'll go home and infect others.
Averageman
03-19-20, 08:51
Time to start implementing "buy 10 days of food" every week. You barely feel it and you keep the pantry stocked without having to make a panic run to costco. My wife has complained every time I came home with two megapacks of toilet paper in the past saying "Where are we gonna put all that toilet paper." Thankfully now I can keep a tactical reserve of TP without listening to her talk about how stupid it is.
I've been doing this for years and I highly recommend that if you can afford it, do it. Having three to six months of non perishables is a relief.
All this panic that is likely to be for naught certainly shows the reality of humanity at it's best doesn't it?
I mean, it happened here:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/17/us/kentucky-refused-quarantine-coronavirus-trnd/index.html
It's an extreme case, but it can happen. People are also concerned about supply lines getting disrupted and want to be prepared. Ideally, people would be prepared well before this, but delayed preparation is still better than none at all.
Or maybe not:
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/488095-kentucky-man-who-reportedly-refused-quarantine-denies-he-was
RioGrandeGreen
03-20-20, 03:42
I'm smoking three briskets on Saturday to feed my shift some brisket and pulled pork dinner on Sunday. So wife and I go to Sam's and load up three briskets and groceries. We get to the cashier to pay and she says only one brisket per account. F#ck me! Then we forgot our Sam's cards and had to get temp cards. Anyway wife bought one, I got one and a random lady buying one pack of wheat tortillas bought one WTF. Adventures in Sam's. If I didn't come thru with the briskets there would be a revolution. We gotta feed about 30-40 coworkers plus some 101st Airborne Troopers helping us out. The shift really enjoys eating good for a day plus it's a treat for the Army guys to eat some good stuff.
Take care guys be safe. Pray that the brisket comes out juicy and tender for the troops.
Or maybe not:
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/488095-kentucky-man-who-reportedly-refused-quarantine-denies-he-was
That actually makes the situation worse; you don't even have to have the virus to be forcibly quarantined, just potentially have it. If government is willing to lock someone down they just think has it, just wait til they know for a fact someone is. Stocking up is certainly reasonable, its just too bad people have waited til now to do so.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.2.5 Copyright © 2024 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved.