My wife is at an HEB supermarket right now. She snagged a a pack of toilet paper for us. She didn't buy a cartful, but we thought we could use another 8-pack. She also stocked up on groceries. With all the talk of "we're 10-14 days away from where Italy is", I don't see how we won't get to a "shelter in place" situation for everybody.
Canceling the Houston Rodeo here is HUGE. the Houston Rodeo is not so much about cowboys ropin' and ridin' as it is about concerts from popular entertainers (the cancelation even included everybody's favorite fat-assed singer Lizzo!). The NBA cancelation adds more fuel to the panic fire. The Park and Ride where I was waiting for my carpool partner this morning was about 35% less crowded today and traffice was the lightest it's been all week. People are either starting to self quarantine or they are out panic-buying.
I definitely did a panic buying which was really silly.....Look at these webcams of Italy, so sad....never thought I’d see the Trevi Fountain empty!!!
https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/italia/lazio/roma/fontana-di-trevi.html
Park and Ride is likely empty (less crowded) due to Spring Break...next week will be a better barometer.
I’m just buying a little extra of some things every time I go shopping. I always try to keep a month’s worth of everything just so I can shop nothing but the sales. Saves us a bunch of money. We’re slowly working that up to 2 months worth. Local grocery store has Boston Butts for $0.99/lb so I’ll be buying a couple of two packs for the freezer because we have a smoker. Spare ribs for $2.49/lb too. Just got Baby Back ribs for $2.99/lb and whole chickens for $0.99/lb last week. Doing a bigger garden this year but that was already in the plans. Putting in a root cellar this year.