“This is why ‘we’ were encouraging people to prep 4-6 weeks ago. I began to set aside stuff the last week of January. Was pretty much done with everything by the 20th of February.”
My starting gun was the lockdown of Wuhan. I’m still in SHOCK that we’ve had 7 full weeks to get ready, but a huge portion of the country is either in denial or trolling us.
That was pretty much our starting gun too. Watching them literally digging up the roads and dispatching the military to enforce the quarantine was a wakeup. Been watching the chicoms my whole life and never ever seen anything remotely like that before!
started to take stock of what we had and used that depended on China.
Got vitamins, etc all sorted.
Got small electronic things that we might not see again (for the prices we could get them for)
Got 2 new flip phones (smart phones are too spendy for us)
Got hubby the IPAD he’s been eyeing for a while.
started to stock up on winter coats, shoes, etc and other things either made in china or depend on things made in china (zippers, snaps, buttons, etc)
Started the grocery store runs/online ordering for staples and nonperishables
Bought seeds.
etc.
Made one last walmart and kroger run feb 25 and got another 30pk of TP and some more rice.
Haven’t been back since.
My lawnmower guy did the seasonal repair today, so I ventured out to pick up the lawnmower (N CT).
The radio had one caller after another complaining that sports events were “cancelled over nothing”.
They are in deep deep denial....they are _not_ trolling and they are _not_ faking it.