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.
Cool. I stop in at that one occasionally.
Oh no!
Are you okay today?
So now I’m craving that but the date on the eggs in the fridge shows that they’re probably about ready to hatch shortly.
:D
If I had a dollar for every time Himself asks me why there’s brownie mix, flour, etc in the freezer, I’d be rich.
I just had another Soft-Boiled Eggs w/ Toast In a Bowl, for breakfast. Mmmmmmm!
Nah, one batch of ‘rice weevils’ would fix that :)
We don’t get weevils...we get meal moths.
He keeps forgetting that one box of macaroni that had an entire functional society going on in there.
:D
We’ve had those too!
My cat loves those moths. They’re catertainment.
Lawn care for hoarders ensues.
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