Posted on 03/14/2020 9:24:09 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA
Suburban Harrisburg, PA - March 14, 2020
I was somewhat dreading the weekly shopping trip due to all the news stories about shortages and hoarding. On the other hand I was curious to see what it was like. I wanted some fresh vegetables, meat and fish, so off I went shopping.
Traffic was unusually light for a Saturday morning. I was thinking shopping might not be too bad. However, as I turned into the local supermarket (Karns, for folks in South Central PA) the parking lot was jammed packed. Actually, that's not too unusual for a weekend shopping trip.
I get a cart and head towards the entrance. Exiting from the store was a woman with a cart full of toilet paper and bottled water. "So", I say to myself, "there's TP still in the store, but I don't get the water part, maybe that is normal for that woman. She must piss lot."
I go about my normal shopping. Everything is about normal, except a few more people. First stop, veggies. All is normal. Good sale on broccoli, cabbage and mushrooms - all on my list, this is going good. Next up, around the corner to the meat department. (No shrink wrapped meat at this store - all fresh cut/in case) Wow, there's a line! That's where all the people are. The line is almost the length of an aisle. It takes 20 minutes to get to the counter, everyone is friendly, just talking away and taking things in stride. Then a woman walks by. She's wearing an ear loop face mask and latex gloves. I wonder if she's sick. That type of mask doesn't stop the virus going into your lungs, but does protect others from your breath. Anyways, I get my chopped chuck, and score a deal on chicken - $1.09 for boneless/skinless thighs (5 lbs or more)
Onto more shopping ... Pasta aisle, shelves are pretty bare, but there's a 10 item for $10 sale. It must be the sale that has the shelves depleted. But, I get my $1 pasta that I need. Going to make chicken tetrazzini, among other chicken dishes this week.
I venture to the other side of the store to get dairy products and I pass the dreaded TP aisle. It is trashed. Along comes two palettes of TP rolling to the aisle. Hungry vultures await. It really is sort of frenzy. People anxiously waiting, but they take their turn and get what they need. Doesn't seem to be a limit on how much TP you can buy. Alas, I don't need TP. I got my normal amount last week and I'm good for a month.
The rest of the shopping trip is uneventful. Everything seems to be fully stocked. No one is going to go without. I get the feeling the grocer is loving this since there are so many people stocking up.
Not mine. I shop every Saturday morning in a virtually empty store. Not today. More later.
JoMa
And you got enough for all of us right??
This hasn't reached a crisis level. Geez, the mention of snow in the forecast fills the liquor store.
This morning all the Aldi has was those hams.
Perhaps you should consider spraying your house if you have insects that eat your TP...
Might as well get raisins because bread pudding tastes awful without ‘em.
I live in the Socialist state of NJ (South Jersey). For the most part everything is normal with very few exceptions.
The canned ones or the creepy ones in burlap shrouds?
:D
The latter.
I need to go back to WalMart to see if that batch of fresh cow tongues is still there.
:D
*ew*
I went last night because I had a taste for Hummus. (about the only good thing from the middle east)
I thought all the socialists were up north, outside NYC.
If you need a recipe...
Plenty of everything at my store this morning in the Des Moines Iowa area.
Including toilet paper.
Er, I do believe you meant Nucking futs.
The former is what pete would do.
It's the fat finger syndrome with the n and b. :-)
I make fried egg sandwiches, or soft-boiled eggs & bread in a bowl. Never tried making bread pudding; I get it at the market.
That's why you put it (dry foods) into the freezer for 2-3 days before you hermetically seal it.
The freezing kills any bugs and also destroys the eggs where most of the bugs in pantries originate.(the eggs)
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