No, but a lot will, especially the old and sick. Nature thins out the herd, (so do predators) by taking the old and sick. This is our predator. At least it seems to be sparing the young.
Panic Buying in US
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Did a quick inventory and have enough food for at least 6 months. That's not counting the Summer garden.
Many of the meals will be repetitive, but nutritious and filling. I had to plan around my daughter's Celiac disease with lots of rice for her while we can eat pasta. Bought her some gluten free pasta, but rice will work.
One food people overlook is homemade popcorn. I have about 3 gallons. When you have to have a snack, it's great.
Many of the meals will be repetitive, but nutritious and filling. I had to plan around my daughter's Celiac disease with lots of rice for her while we can eat pasta. Bought her some gluten free pasta, but rice will work.
One food people overlook is homemade popcorn. I have about 3 gallons. When you have to have a snack, it's great.
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Just a little article I found.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/not-exactly-gloating-stockpiling-preppers-133444290.html
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/not-exactly-gloating-stockpiling-preppers-133444290.html
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Went to Publix to get some oranges, eggs, and bread. All good on those items at least. Produce dept was well stocked. The toilet paper isle was bare, but I didn't see any other bare isles. Some of the meat shelves had big empty spaces but not bare. Activity was about normal for this time of day. Nobody was wearing masks, but people were wiping down the cart handles.
I did see a lot of masks this morning. Probably going to be commonplace soon.
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I have seen bread and eggs empty here. . You may want to get a little extra while the getting is still good.
When I do go out I think it’s good to stock up as well. The supplies can stay as backups just in case this does drag on into a mess for a prolonged time.
I have stocked up,,,I could go maybe 6 to 8 weeks and need very little,,I will do my shopping as I do every week until there is a lock down,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I had 500rds of 45acp delivered today,,,,would that fall into panic buying
I had 500rds of 45acp delivered today,,,,would that fall into panic buying
I’d call the acp a good start! Lol
I just reorganized our entire pantry and food storage. I wanted to know what I could use more of and what I have excess of to better know what to buy when I have the opportunity.
Everyone was wiping down cart handles here. Normally maybe one person does every now and then but it's most people now. I saw someone wearing a mask and gloves today (but no goggles). But then she readjusted her mask (touching her face in the process) with her glove hands that had just been touching stuff other people had touched!
That’s a really good thing to do. Staying organized, rotate by date and know exactly what you have to work with.
I was watching other people too at the store. Like you I saw almost everyone wiping the cart handles but way too many not doing anything else and touching their faces while walking around.
NOT EVEN SCRATCHING THE SURFACE OF HOARDING GG.
That is a normal storage minimum for any prepper.
When my uncle died in OKC, Suicide after years of pain, the cops came and asked my aunt about the gun, other guns, ammo.....
When she showed them what all he had in the whole house, they evacuated everybody in 300 meters, brought a semi-truck, loaded most of it up, calculated the costs and paid my aunt with a cashiers check from the Oklahoma City mayors office. She had more in storage than the cops!!! Wish she'd been my mother instead of my aunt...GP
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Recommended MINIMUM amount
Got the minimum for all firearms, except for the 6.5 Creedmoor. Got to buy that little at a time, now that I know what shoots the best. $350 is a bit much for my poor old budget at one shot. Got to sneak up on it.
with all of this panic buying going.i just hope that i'll be able to do my primary shopping next month.on account i wont be able to buy anything else untill then.
My younger sister who lives in Virginia (she lives with one of my brothers so I'm not worried about her) went to Walmart today. She just needed to pick up eggs and a few routine things. She sent me pictures. . .
There were no eggs. But there was a fully stocked dairy case in the background if you look closely. I guess they must have just restocked or else they don't drink Milk in VA.
The lysol spray/wipes aisle was picked clean.
Toilet paper aisle. I still don't understand the TP. I have enough to last me a few months but I always keep that on hand.
The canned vegetable section is pretty well depleted as well.
There were no eggs. But there was a fully stocked dairy case in the background if you look closely. I guess they must have just restocked or else they don't drink Milk in VA.
The lysol spray/wipes aisle was picked clean.
Toilet paper aisle. I still don't understand the TP. I have enough to last me a few months but I always keep that on hand.
The canned vegetable section is pretty well depleted as well.
This is what every store here looks like and some are even worse.
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Sun into Mon we didn't have any ground meat or chicken to sell. Went back to work tues night into Wed still don't have any. A partner told me when she asked the meat market when they will get any, they told her maybe next week but more like two weeks out. Was also told the National Guard will be showing up along with putting in some other safety features.
My local Walmart was very similar. I did manage one pack of toilet paper surprisingly. There were a handful on the shelf.
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I went down to Publix this morning at 10 am to replenish normal supplies. I found everything I was looking for (bought two of everything this time) The parking lot was about normal, no problem finding parking spaces. More checkout lanes open than normal but no lines at all at checkout. I did a quick inventory isle by isle to see what was out. Every section has a sign saying sales limited to two items from that section.
These are the only items completely out of stock that I could find:
UHT Milk (plenty of flavored still in stock though)
Rice
Lysol
Bleach
Hand Sanitizer
Alcohol
Toilet Paper
Paper Towels
The Baby Wipes section was down to pocket packs.
Eggs were down to high priced organic and free range eggs
Fresh milk fully stocked
Bread 90% stocked (the bread I normally buy was on a buy one get one free sale!)
Meats 50% stocked, both fresh and frozen
Frozen vegetables 25% stocked
Cheese fully stocked
Canned vegetables 75% stocked
Pasta 25% stocked
Bottled water 75% stocked
Pet food fully stocked
Fresh produce fully stocked
Coffee fully stocked
So the panic buying is ramping up here but not at full tilt yet.
These are the only items completely out of stock that I could find:
UHT Milk (plenty of flavored still in stock though)
Rice
Lysol
Bleach
Hand Sanitizer
Alcohol
Toilet Paper
Paper Towels
The Baby Wipes section was down to pocket packs.
Eggs were down to high priced organic and free range eggs
Fresh milk fully stocked
Bread 90% stocked (the bread I normally buy was on a buy one get one free sale!)
Meats 50% stocked, both fresh and frozen
Frozen vegetables 25% stocked
Cheese fully stocked
Canned vegetables 75% stocked
Pasta 25% stocked
Bottled water 75% stocked
Pet food fully stocked
Fresh produce fully stocked
Coffee fully stocked
So the panic buying is ramping up here but not at full tilt yet.
Glad to hear that doc. I hope you took advantage of the trip and stocked up where you could. I figure if I risk going out I’m going to make it worth while. Monday morning at Walmart I didn’t see any limit signs but am sure they are up now.
I ordered 20 boxes of canning jar lids and bags for my vacuum sealer just to top off and they came today( Amazon via USPS). Took a little longer but I got them. Still have seed coming in the mail and baby chicks are supposed to be here tomorrow. They are all en route.
This was my last day out to get fresh stuff not held in my preps. I only had 7 eggs left so wanted to have more in the fridge. ALL the local big grocery stores completely out of eggs. I figured what the heck, try the Asian grocery store. Sure enough they had a nice selection. I got two dozen brown cage free eggs for $5. Cheaper than Costco's same type eggs. Wanted to make this last venture out as I have a feeling we are going to get a " shelter in place" ORDER very soon.
Are you in California?
