“Not being someone who waits for a panic to stock up may be depriving me of a better understanding regarding how they think.”
I’m guessing that they don’t think. Three weeks ago I told my family to get ready. One thought it wouldn’t get bad, the other was focused on their vacation and this wasn’t even on their mind.
I did get the one to go out and do some preps about two weeks ago. I have no idea what the other one will find (after their airplane flight) what things are like back home.
The one that did get some stuff and changed their travel plans asked me how I knew in advance. “Well - there is this website that I’m on and.....”
My sister actually THANKED ME yesterday. Because she is a bit stubborn and I didn’t want to get into a row with her, all I did was tell her what I had done in prep, and it was a lot. She took my words as advice and stocked up (by her standards at least), and doesn’t have to deal with this round of store-rushing. She’s very happy for that!