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Re: OT: Quarantine supplies
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 1:10 pm
by Wulfman...
Like I said in another thread.......Stock up on the necessities BEFORE you need them rather than waiting until you run out.
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Re: OT: Quarantine supplies
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 1:17 pm
by chunkyfrog
Of couse, existing preppers had it over the rest of us--now the panic shoppers have cleared
the shelves of necessities to the point that the rest of us have no choice but to venture forth.
I normally check the traffic cams when weather impacts street conditions.
Now we can check for current traffic density before leaving the house.
Re: OT: Quarantine supplies
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 4:37 pm
by squid13
Pretty well stocked up and will keep it that way cause hurricane season is just about upon us. If you live on the Gulf coast you keep a good supply of non perishable food that you can eat for when the power goes out and my not come back on for awhile. We can cook cause we use natural gas and it has never gone out in the 46 years we've been here.
Re: OT: Quarantine supplies
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 8:37 pm
by palerider
Pugsy wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 7:00 pm
prodigyplace wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 6:37 pm
Except those in rural US especially are ignoring the rules and the roads & stores are busier than ever.
That's not happening around here and I am in SW Missouri which is mostly rural.
Hubby is an OTR truck driver and he says the traffic has reduced considerably. People are still out and about but not nearly like they were. I have noticed it as well when I go into town...and it really dries up a lot earlier when it does dry up. Late afternoon and evening much less traffic than in the mornings now.
There's no ban on driving somewhere. Just on where we go and what we do when we get there and this group thing.
When we are in our cars/trucks...we are either alone or have a family member with us who we live with so it doesn't hurt anything to be in a car with them.
I had to drive into Springfield last Friday....I had to take my mom to the doctor so she could be seen so we could continue to get home care nurse see her 3 times a week. This home care visit is critical and Medicare said they wouldn't pay for it anymore until she saw the doctor. We didn't have a choice...so off in the car we went.
Sometimes people have very valid reasons for being out on the roads....
Now I do understand that some people are simply rule breakers and likely part of the hoarding of TP problem...but most people are trying to stay home as much as possible given their circumstances.
Traffic in my rural area is reduced....hubby says traffic in the bigger cities is markedly reduced. Just got off the phone with him and he is in Oklahoma City and he said I 44 and OKC traffic is way down.
Even Google says Bruce is full of it:
https://www.google.com/covid19/mobility/