COVID-19 cases will likely increase in the winter months for three reasons: "First, the virus that causes COVID-19 is a coronavirus and other coronaviruses spread more in winter months," said CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen.
And then there's this:
The outlook for the virus pandemic is worsening across the country, with more than twenty states reporting case numbers at or near record levels. As cases rise, so do anxieties among consumers who have already started panic hoarding for the second time this year as the COVID winter approaches.
As the panic hoarding begins, food makers are prepared this time, unlike the first round that started in March, which resulted in widespread shortages of food products.
-WiscoDave
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I was in town yesterday and noticed that there's a run starting on baking goods and a few other items but I don't know if people are buying in preparation of the election, Covid, or just stocking up for holiday dinners.
The shelves weren't empty, but they weren't as full as they usually are.
Notice many barren shelves at an area Costco on my monthly run this week.
ReplyDeleteNow not that I wasn't hoping to top up my stocks to make any return something that could be pushed out a month...
Just seems that other folk beat me to it?!
WE SEE IT HERE IN WYOMING. BUT (THEY) THE STORE SAY'S IT'S THE TRUCK IS LATE. SNOW IN THE PASS ECT... THE CONDIMENTS SECTION IS FULL THE MEAT AND POTATO SECTION IS EMPTY.ALSO THE CLEANING PRODUCTS IS LOW. WALMART HAS A LIMIT ON HOW MANY YOU CAN BUY.BUY MORE COFFEE............
ReplyDeleteWe are seeing shortages in Alberta as well. Last week TP, tin foul and cleaning supplies in short supply again.
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Wifey prefers mayo made from Canola oil, which as you know largely comes from Canada; and we have not seen a jar of it since March. Exile, you got any you want to trade?
DeleteWell Bill, condiments may not be nutritious but they're usually very tasty!
DeleteAnonymous, if you have a food processor and a jar of canola oil, mayo is extremely easy to make yourself at home. Mayo is basically just whipped oil, plus flavor (vinegar) and stabilizer (egg) to keep it in suspension.
End of the summer the Wal Mart grocery shelves had started to fill up again. This week they had quite a few shelves empty again. Can goods and paper products mostly. Say what you want about Wal Mart, but they know down to the inch how much they get in sales from shelf space. So empty shelves are not a good sign.
ReplyDeleteA quick update on my wife. She had a 2nd stroke back in July, many of you donated to help with expenses. I still appreciate that. She went from the hospital to a nursing home. She has not had any physical recovery, with all the china flu restrictions physical therapy is greatly curtailed. The stroke did take some of her cognitive ability; memory and processing speed. Yesterday she tested positive for the china flu. The nursing home is having a major outbreak with 20 staff members testing positive and 1/3 of the residents testing positive as of yesterday. So far she is not having any symptoms, no fever and her O2 levels were good. Again thank you all for your prayers and the donations.
I've been meaning to ask about your wife. Thanks for the update and I hope she gets better.
DeleteCanned veggies, at the grocery store I frequent, have NEVER RECOVERED from the panic buying of late winter/early spring. Anyone that is now caught short of at least a months worth of food stocked in their pantry, HASN'T BEEN PAYING ATTENTION FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS or more.
ReplyDeleteCanned goods for the most part are around $1.00 each, less on sale. Can't afford a couple extra $ on your grocery bill each week, but can buy crab legs and filet mignon. Idjits.
Just like people that are complaining about the current shortage of gun food. Are you/have you been brain dead or living under a rock since Obuttface tried his end runs around 2A?
Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.
Nemo
We're not preppers. At all. My wife(mostly) buys things when they are on sale. Paper products, food, canned goods etc. We do it to save money, not 'stock up'. We didn't need anything when this whole nonsense started and still don't. That includes ammo.
ReplyDeleteImagine what this country will look like if there is even a moderate disruption in product distribution. Imagine all the idiots dialing 911 because stores are Out.
I don't consider myself to be a prepper either but I have known some hard times and that's taught me to stock up when I'm flush.
DeleteI'm not a prepper. But I am well stocked with months of what I need. My parents both lived through depression times. We had to make do most our lives - not poor but appreciating the effort it took to have what we had and always saving for rainy days. Having a garden and knowing how to can teach immeasurable skills. Knowing WHY to can teaches profound lessons. Knowing history teaches that the gravy days don't last.
DeleteLife has thrown some curve balls. You learn from experience. Adapt and overcome. It seems anymore that those treasured lessons gotten from hardship and past generations are not valued much these days. People about to find out in a hurry.
For years now we have been picking up extras of things we regularly use even if we're not yet, toothpaste, paper products, cleaning supplies, etc. I grow a garden every year so depending which vegetables didn't do well is what we stock canned extras. A little extra regularly doesn't hurt like lots of stuff you should already have.
DeleteJD
If the shelves at your grocery are empty call Joe Biden-he has a play, ya know?
DeleteI'm not so much worried about the virus as I am concerned about disruptions due to social unrest after the election. A prudent person would already have extra supplies on hand by now.
ReplyDeleteA guy in a local area FB group said just the other day that the nearest Costco was out of TP.
ReplyDeleteWe've been looking for Lysol spray since at least mid February when TSHTF and it took 2 1/2 hours to check out at the grocery. Well, finally yesterday at the local Wal-mart we found about 20 cans of it; we bought 2. Not seeing shortages of anything else at this time, even toilet paper is in good supply.
ReplyDeleteWas at WallyWorld last week; on the way out I saw a whole end cap full of liquid Pine-sol at 99 cents/24 oz. bottles-there must've been 7 shelves-they all looked like Chinese soldiers.
DeleteLeaving work on Sept. 11, 2001, I passed a gas station where cars were lined up for gas, maybe five in each of the two lanes. I had 3/4 tank and knew, I knew, there was no reason to think of a gas shortage, but I stopped and filled up anyway. I won't make that mistake of apprehension again. A mob will not rule my actions.
ReplyDeleteWent to a major local hospital last week for some tests.......EMPTY. Where's the Coivd???
ReplyDeleteI posted elsewhere here-the virus appears to be mutating into a much less harmful form. Time will tell.
DeleteIn the ICU and overnight stay rooms. Did you take a complete census of the hospital?
DeleteNo shortages that I have seen here in rural CA. WalMart, Winco, FoodMaxx, are all fully stocked. We're prepped here, need to fill up on gas for 2 vehicles and we're good to go.
DeleteI drove past the Walmart yesterday and the parking lot was PACKED. Normally, I can park within 3-4 spaces of the door, but the lot was almost completely full.
DeleteThe Piggly Wiggly had normal traffic though and the shelves were stocked when I ran in for milk.