Grocery store shelves are being emptied all over the country...

Sounds like everybody took their paychecks to market last night. Some of the local 24 hour stores will close this evening for cleaning and restocking for reopening tomorrow morning.

 

trader joe's is ground zero for some reason

 

not anymore

 

Went to Jewel for a few groceries. Lunch for the week, eggs, milk, etc. nothing special planned.

The store - no toilet paper. no paper towels. No kleenex. no wipes. the shelves were bare. People lined up with carts with cases of water and soda pop (is the virus going to turn off the water supply?). Lines from the registers to both sides of the store and halfway down to the back.

Absolutely crazy and ridiculous.

The strange thing is, there were lots of dishwashing gloves on the hooks. You'd think those would have been the first to go...

 

ironically, you're probably more likely to catch it, lined up for empty shelves

 

Can I order everything from Amazon? With Prime, they may get here faster than the virus. Oh, there was a study out that Covid-19 virus can stay viable on cardboard for 24 hours (and longer 2-3 days on plastic and stainless steel). If I don't have a disinfectant spray for the delivered box, I would have to quarantine the box for 24 hours. LOL
How Long Does the Coronavirus Last on Surfaces? | WIRED

 

Walked through for a laugh and left. No way I was waiting in those lines for no reason. Went out to a highly rural area to grab groceries for the father in law. Only lavendar scented TP was left, but there was no panic, no major run on any other stuff, and no lines. Dropped his groceries and left to reduce any exposure for him. That's the scary part. You need to help, but helping can hurt...

 

we'll be wiping down everything coming into the house

 

Only in states that allow alcohol to be sold in grocery stores. Pennsylvania is one such, but with requirements.

Friend said Amazon was out of things like hand sanitizer.

 

PA is closing state wine & liquor stores in Bucks, Chester, Delaware & Montgomery counties on Monday until further notice.

Of note, they are pushing people to mail order their hooch.

 

Drove by a Lidl on the way to work yesterday at 7:15 AM and there was a line all the way down the side of the store. They open at 8.

 

According to Google, the place is busy right now.

 

huge difference between the mid atlantic and northeast from what i've seen

 

So everyone's out standing in line at Isolation-mart, stocking up on social distance? Anyone want to carpool?

 

I have a Krauszers convenience store a block from here. All the essentials, no empty shelves, no waiting.