Prudence Is Not Panic

American Conservative ^ | March 12, 2020 | Rod Dreher

[DouglasKC]

I think for most people who have been advocating preparation on this board it's because we've seen quarantine and isolation coming. That's exactly what has happened everywhere else it hit previously. Therefore it's MORE than prudent to have supplies for at least 2 months JUST IN CASE.

Nobody seriously thinks it's the zombie apocalypse.

[Okeydoker]

Dreher is an idiotic anti trumper

[LIConFem]

Ya think? ;o)

[sarge83]

When this crap started in early January I slowly began stocking a few things. Masks, plentiful then, then some TP-side note wife has TP issue anyway so I always have that stuff. Then on grocery trips, extra dry or canned food. Not buggies full, maybe like Kroger’s 10/$10 on chef boy stuff or extra box of pop tarts or cereal. Then I bought an extra bottle of Tylenol or Motrin and couple bottles of rubbing alcohol here and there. About the only thing I really made an effort to buy extra was diapers for my 2 yr. old grandson, I did buy extras on those and wipes.

Today my sister-in-law who is a lab tech texted me this morning, do you have an extra N95 mask? She has 3 and needs one more. Yes I gave her one. Prudence not panic is right.

[sarge83]

This is what I told my wife was my concern. I am less concerned about the virus than people losing their minds and the media and Democrats are stoking these fears. They are actually playing with fire for sick ratings and politics and will end up getting people killed. When people panic bad crap happens every where, not good.