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Stray Electron:

--- Quote from: ataradov on March 13, 2020, 04:07:26 pm ---TP is gone everywhere. It is surreal. I thought it was just memes. But yesterday I went to buy some tea and saw that there was not a roll of TP in the whole store. This is just stupid.

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   Don't worry, the New York Times is still selling TP, albeit in large sheet size.
james_s:
The TP hoarding is indeed very strange. I mean it's convenient stuff to have on hand and I have plenty to last me for a few months because it's something I've always bought in bulk at Cosco because it doesn't go bad, but it wouldn't be a complete disaster if I ran out. I mean one can always hop in the shower and wash up, or improvise in various other ways. Modern TP has only been around since the 1800s, people survived without it even without all the other modern conveniences we have.
Siwastaja:

--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on March 13, 2020, 07:29:07 pm ---But OTOH, not preparing yourself and just relying on mother government to care for you may also be debatable.

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Yes, it's very debatable, I can't understand that line of thinking at all.

I normally buy my own food, and like to cook. I bet many think the same way. I don't normally expect the government to bring food to my door. Despite the corona, I want to keep living my life normally - this includes being able to prepare food, without special arrangements.

Why the heck should I throw my hands up and wait for government to start bringing me food now? Quite the opposite, they likely have better things to do right now.

So sorry everybody, but I will continue having some food in my household, and making my (our) own meals, like I always do. Due to the very real possibility of being 14 day in a quarantine, this includes bare minimum of 14 days of stock of ingredients for proper meals; realistically, a bit more than 14 days is a good margin. Call that panicking if you want; I call that the polar opposite of panicking.

The shortages we see right now are not "panicking", but people actually realizing this in one go - too many realizes it at the same time. The realization and the action isn't incorrect at all - just too concentrated. This does no big harm - the shelves will be filled again, it's just a nuisance. But it would be so much easier if a larger percentage of people acted earlier, spreading the stocking of their 2-4 week pile (which is good to have anyway) over a month or so; now it happens during a few days.
AndyC_772:
My wife and I just got back from doing our regular shopping, and it's quite interesting to see what is and isn't available.

There were shortages on:
- dried pasta, though one brand had just been restocked, so we could have bought whatever type we wanted, if we'd needed any)
- toilet paper (as with pasta, available but limited quantity and choice of brand)
- over-the-counter painkillers (no stock at all)
- tinned tomatoes

Some meat and vegetables were low too, but no more so than would be usual late in the evening.

It's scary to see just how easily some specific items can suddenly disappear from the shelves, but for now, we're not missing out on anything essential. We may end up eating more rice and potatoes for the next few weeks.
james_s:
The painkillers is an odd one too, I don't think I've ever taken a painkiller when I've had the flu, except for the stuff that is already mixed with a decongestant.
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