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spiriteagle99 wrote: »My 80 year old husband is getting cabin fever, already. So this morning he headed out on a TP hunt. Still no luck, but he brought back a lot of other stuff we don't need and that aren't in short supply. How many cans of Spam do we really need?
Even the spam was wiped out in my local grocery chain.
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spiriteagle99 wrote: »My 80 year old husband is getting cabin fever, already. So this morning he headed out on a TP hunt. Still no luck, but he brought back a lot of other stuff we don't need and that aren't in short supply. How many cans of Spam do we really need?
Toilet paper can be found online. I got some on Amazon. Thrive Market and Home Depot also had it. Walmart has it too. Target I believe as well. You might have to buy a certain amount to get free delivery, but it can be found online. It might take a week or two.
I predict some Hawaiian spam recipes in your future!4 -
I just saw a video that was posted of people from Italy giving a message to themselves of 10 days ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMY0-4p9P-M
I found myself tearing up a bit watching this.
Thanks for sharing their message. COVID-19 is becoming more real hour by hour.
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/19/generation-has-died-italian-province-struggles-bury-coronavirus-dead
I just read this and the pain feels very real. When people we know start dying it will become even more real.
There was a story of a person that was to have a kidney transplant and that has been put off because of dealing with COVID-19 and he expects death within 30 days without the transplant. The fall out of COVID-19 may cause more deaths than patients that will die from COVID-19 directly.6 -
spiriteagle99 wrote: »My 80 year old husband is getting cabin fever, already. So this morning he headed out on a TP hunt. Still no luck, but he brought back a lot of other stuff we don't need and that aren't in short supply. How many cans of Spam do we really need?
Haha my dh would say you can never have enough cans of Spam. Lol Ugh!!0 -
DecadeDuchess wrote: »Blood type might indicate, whom the virus affects most & worst:
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/people-with-blood-type-a-more-vulnerable-to-coronavirus/ar-BB11kJ4Y?;ocid=ientp&li=AA4RE4&pfr=1
This may be dumb, but it's somewhat related and it might be fun trivia. So I'm emetophobic (fear of vomiting)
OMG so many socially distant hugs from a fellow emetophobe.
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Every time I get brave enough to venture out to a store, I always look for hand sanitizer and Clorox wipes, neither of which I've been able to find.
I, thankfully, have bleach on hand and will make my own cleaning rags to keep things as clean as I can. But sure would like to find some hand sanitizer, especially for my ds and her dh. Has anyone made their own using rubbing alcohol and aloe vera gel? I've got the rubbing acohol but I assume I could order aloe vera gel thru Amazon. 1 -
juliemouse83 wrote: »But on my way to the register, some hoarding heifer came out of nowhere and rammed me. Evidently I was between her and the food she so desperately needed to put in her already overflowing cart. (I mean, who needs ten boxes of 3 or 4 types of kids' cereal and all the gatorade?)
While her behavior was exceedingly rude, I'd caution people against making snap judgments about what folks have in their carts. I belong to a large family and I'm currently the only one making grocery runs for 13 people spread across 3 separate homes. So, whilst it may look like I'm panic hoarding, I'm truly not. I'm trying to buy the bare minimum essentials to last 14 days for 13 people which is a crap ton of food (when I can actually find it).
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moonangel12 wrote: »Someone mentioned looting, and now I can’t find the post to quote it...
*now, this is through word of mouth, I can’t confirm it* but wanted to mention so people could be aware because it will likely be a reality soon if it isn’t right now...
My aunt in Ohio said they have already had home invasions in her area for food and basic supplies - people kicking in doors at ridiculous hours in the night holding homeowners at gunpoint. (They don’t live in the best area, but also not the worst). Something that had crossed my mind (thanks to a book series I read a couple years ago), but hadn’t really thought would be a reality for our situation just yet.
As this continues, be mindful of locking doors and taking precautions. Start talking about self/family defense now. Get a game plan with any children that might be in the home. We aren’t panicking, but we are aware of what could be as things progress.
Someone here was held up at gunpoint outside the grocery store and her groceries were stolen. People were also stealing out of each other's carts. A person in a group I'm in admitted to stealing two gallons of milk out of a cart with a lot of milk because it wasn't fair when she can't get food to support her diabetes diet. Another was robbed the other night. It's pretty sad.6 -
( Has anyone made their own using rubbing alcohol and aloe vera gel? I've got the rubbing acohol but I assume I could order aloe vera gel thru Amazon.
I have! You just have to make sure you get your ratios down pat. If Amazon is sold out, try ordering the Lily of the Desert brand from The Vitamin Shoppe. Just make sure it's not the dietary supplement kind you drink. It's not the same. You'll need the gel. It's hard to find in stores right now, because it's typically put out when stores put out summer items like sunscreen.
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Dh said all "non-essentials" to be shut down from Amazon.3
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Every time I get brave enough to venture out to a store, I always look for hand sanitizer and Clorox wipes, neither of which I've been able to find. I, thankfully, have bleach on hand and will make my own cleaning rags to keep things as clean as I can. But sure would like to find some hand sanitizer, especially for my ds and her dh. Has anyone made their own using rubbing alcohol and aloe vera gel? I've got the rubbing acohol but I assume I could order aloe vera gel thru Amazon.
We have a few small spray bottles of a "natural" hand sanitizer that we bought quite a while back. When those empty, we've been pouring our 70% isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol in them, and that can just be sprayed directly on hands. It's of course a fire hazard, so keep away from flames!! We only use when really necessary.1 -
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juliemouse83 wrote: »But on my way to the register, some hoarding heifer came out of nowhere and rammed me. Evidently I was between her and the food she so desperately needed to put in her already overflowing cart. (I mean, who needs ten boxes of 3 or 4 types of kids' cereal and all the gatorade?)
While her behavior was exceedingly rude, I'd caution people against making snap judgments about what folks have in their carts. I belong to a large family and I'm currently the only one making grocery runs for 13 people spread across 3 separate homes. So, whilst it may look like I'm panic hoarding, I'm truly not. I'm trying to buy the bare minimum essentials to last 14 days for 13 people which is a crap ton of food (when I can actually find it).
That's a great point. I also know of people picking up items for a number of others who are more at risk.7 -
moonangel12 wrote: »Someone mentioned looting, and now I can’t find the post to quote it...
*now, this is through word of mouth, I can’t confirm it* but wanted to mention so people could be aware because it will likely be a reality soon if it isn’t right now...
My aunt in Ohio said they have already had home invasions in her area for food and basic supplies - people kicking in doors at ridiculous hours in the night holding homeowners at gunpoint. (They don’t live in the best area, but also not the worst). Something that had crossed my mind (thanks to a book series I read a couple years ago), but hadn’t really thought would be a reality for our situation just yet.
As this continues, be mindful of locking doors and taking precautions. Start talking about self/family defense now. Get a game plan with any children that might be in the home. We aren’t panicking, but we are aware of what could be as things progress.
Someone here was held up at gunpoint outside the grocery store and her groceries were stolen. People were also stealing out of each other's carts. A person in a group I'm in admitted to stealing two gallons of milk out of a cart with a lot of milk because it wasn't fair when she can't get food to support her diabetes diet. Another was robbed the other night. It's pretty sad.
Well i look like a fool (sort of). Dh wanted to but another gun yesterday and I berated him over it. I don't see how that's the answer, he has guns. And it's not the solution anyone wants. The government needs to step in an start handing some of this *kitten* out!
Take a shopping buddy yall!
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juliemouse83 wrote: »But on my way to the register, some hoarding heifer came out of nowhere and rammed me. Evidently I was between her and the food she so desperately needed to put in her already overflowing cart. (I mean, who needs ten boxes of 3 or 4 types of kids' cereal and all the gatorade?)
While her behavior was exceedingly rude, I'd caution people against making snap judgments about what folks have in their carts. I belong to a large family and I'm currently the only one making grocery runs for 13 people spread across 3 separate homes. So, whilst it may look like I'm panic hoarding, I'm truly not. I'm trying to buy the bare minimum essentials to last 14 days for 13 people which is a crap ton of food (when I can actually find it).
Thank you for that viewpoint, JaxxieKat. That is not something I would have considered. I wouldn't have noticed her at all had she not rammed me with her cart. Color me mad from that and the look she shot me.
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janejellyroll wrote: »
Last I read it was receipt of third-party shipments to their warehouses of non-essential items. Outbound shipments aren't affected.6 -
janejellyroll wrote: »
https://businessinsider.com/coronavirus-amazon-suspends-all-non-essential-shipments-to-warehouses-2020-3
I am sure this can be read many different ways but it seems to be from Amazon.0 -
GaleHawkins wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »
https://businessinsider.com/coronavirus-amazon-suspends-all-non-essential-shipments-to-warehouses-2020-3
I am sure this can be read many different ways but it seems to be from Amazon.
This is shipments *to* warehouse, not to customers. Yes, eventually this will impact customers as items fall out of stock in the warehouses and aren't replenished. But there is not yet any indication that shipments to customers are being suspended.7 -
This is interesting and will bear watching.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-iceland-might-key-understanding-162800806.html
>>So far, there have been 3,787 tests administered in Iceland (the government says that's a higher proportion of the population than any other country), which have yielded a total of 218 positive tests. The early results show "a low proportion of the general population has contracted the virus and that about half of those who tested positive are non-symptomatic." <<7 -
I have a couple anti-gun family members that are currently asking my dad if they can borrow one of his... it’s pretty crazy...moonangel12 wrote: »Someone mentioned looting, and now I can’t find the post to quote it...
*now, this is through word of mouth, I can’t confirm it* but wanted to mention so people could be aware because it will likely be a reality soon if it isn’t right now...
My aunt in Ohio said they have already had home invasions in her area for food and basic supplies - people kicking in doors at ridiculous hours in the night holding homeowners at gunpoint. (They don’t live in the best area, but also not the worst). Something that had crossed my mind (thanks to a book series I read a couple years ago), but hadn’t really thought would be a reality for our situation just yet.
As this continues, be mindful of locking doors and taking precautions. Start talking about self/family defense now. Get a game plan with any children that might be in the home. We aren’t panicking, but we are aware of what could be as things progress.
Someone here was held up at gunpoint outside the grocery store and her groceries were stolen. People were also stealing out of each other's carts. A person in a group I'm in admitted to stealing two gallons of milk out of a cart with a lot of milk because it wasn't fair when she can't get food to support her diabetes diet. Another was robbed the other night. It's pretty sad.
Well i look like a fool (sort of). Dh wanted to but another gun yesterday and I berated him over it. I don't see how that's the answer, he has guns. And it's not the solution anyone wants. The government needs to step in an start handing some of this *kitten* out!
Take a shopping buddy yall!
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