I'm sure folks will call you kook for suggesting a person should prepare for such a thing as "your town gets quarantined". I'm also sure the residents of Northern Italy, who would have called you a kook just a few weeks ago, would not do so today.
It is quite easy at this point to keep making "another run" to grab an item you think of, or something you consumed over the past 3 or 4 weeks since you began stocking up. But if quarantines are implemented, or even if you have a outbreak in your town, restocking might not be an option.
Social life will have to be mostly by distance, as will church. Many churches already stream their services, and I could see church services being like sporting events, being held without congregation/crowds. If your church doesn't have this capability, it might be a good time to establish it.
ST Patricks day a week from Tuesday
will cities have the will to cancel festivities
“If your church doesn’t have this capability, it might be a good time to establish it.”
Yeah, we’re already working on it.
“It is quite easy at this point to keep making “another run” to grab an item you think of, or something you consumed over the past 3 or 4 weeks since you began stocking up.”
I top off perishables when I go out, but the last thing I *had* to get was an extra set of prescriptions (3 months). And that’s long done. The stuff we got for hunkering is set aside. I would recommend that people just ignore those supplies until you need them rather than trying to incorporate them into your normal cycle, but that’s just me. But if people are posting lists maybe someone will mention something somebody else didn’t think of.
I wonder if those broadcast systems for christmas light displays might work for churches. Tune to low band FM that is limited in distance and broadcast the sermon instead of music.