2/26/20 A day to just a few days left before panic buying. Get to stores before.

AnnieA said:
@hollydolly Get what you can while you can, my friend! I keep seeing 30 day's worth in multiple publications.

UK panic buyin has begun.


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I'm fortunate that I already always have kept a store cupboard, so I'm pretty much stocked up with those type of things because I buy in bulk every few months... but it looks like the panic has started here too... even though we only have a handful of confirmed cases in the whole country.. :(...
 
CatGuy said:
I've got 200 bags of ramen noodles and enough beer to re-float the Titanic. Bring on the bugs!
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Ugh, ramen, are you aware how SALTY that stuff is? You must not have any blood pressure problems. I've cut down a LOT on salt.

BTW, your avatar is simply fabulous, I LOVE that cat picture!
 

Times like this make us prepper's smile. 🙂 I have only been off my property 3 times in the last month. I'm good for at least 10 years with a few adjustments... I do feel bad for those who must face exposure to this latest scare.
As for the virus itself,
COVID-19: Confirmed Cases in the United States
Travel-related - 12
Person-to-person spread - 2
Total confirmed cases - 14
Total Deaths - 0
Total tested - 426
350 million people in the US
Numbers as of 4 p.m. EDT. 2/25/2020

SOUND THE DAMN ALARM. Ok, sarcasm off.
 
AnnieA said:
They may be doing that right at the first. But as their distributors run out of stuff due to China's nearly at standstill production, the retailers will be paying more at their end due to shortages. That increased cost will be passed along to us.
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Given that the entire global manufacturing base seems to be built around the cheap Chinese labor, and the limited stockpiles of consumer goods, this Contravirus issue is going to have increasing long term effects on the entire global economies. Even if a treatment/cure was found today, the ripple effects may well be extended for weeks/months. There was a report on the news this morning that even Prescription Drugs may soon be affected....since many of the basic components of these drugs come from China. The longer this thing drags on, the more we will All be affected, both by shortages and increasing prices.

Today, the US stock market moved into "Correction" territory, and there is a real possibility that the markets may dip into "lows" not seen in years. I can't recall any events in decades which have such a high level of "uncertainty" as this CoronaVirus scare. If this virus becomes an issue here, much of the nations economy may grind to a halt.
 
I'm going to try to stay positive. I remember in late Dec of 1999 when there was worry about Y2K, and everyone was sort of in a panic. When I went to the supermarket the last night of 1999, almost everything was gone off the shelves. But I bought 3 can of beans for 99 cents just to say if anyone asked that I was prepared.

Seriously, I think this will probably motivate a lot of us to change our life-styles in the coming months.
 
AnnieA said:
They may be doing that right at the first. But as their distributors run out of stuff due to China's nearly at standstill production, the retailers will be paying more at their end due to shortages. That increased cost will be passed along to us.
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It'll be interesting how soon the USA can get back into production
I wouldn't mind buying sugar from California or Hawaii under the C&H brand again.
Same with everything else, for sure meds.
I don't mind paying a higher price for something with reputable quality controls.
The stock markets will be in a tizzy for awhile
Heh, China's pricing was edging up anyway
It's the way the world economy works

It all should be interesting
 
Gary O' said:
I remember the false gas shortage
Gas stations, with cars lined up for miles
Tankers in the bay.....waiting for prices to peak
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I remember being in those long lines, wondering if I would run out of gas before getting to my turn at the pump. Then some guy told me that he had a friend at a gas station that told him to go after hours, there was plenty of gas available. What a scam!
 
This` is Y2K, all over again. The coronavirus is a normal flu virus. It is not some flesh eating ebolla. If you catch it, you will most probably survive it, by a wide margin, as you have survived other flues. Is it serious? Yes. Millions of people could get sick from the virus. And those with health issues could die, from getting the flu. That is a distinct possibility for those, who have significant health issues. Those are the people most at risk. If you can keep the virus at bay, then those compromised people won't die. So this is serious, but you don't need to freak out,-this is the flu. The vast majority of people, who get the flu will be ill for several days, but will survive. All those people infected on cruise ships are alive-NOT one of them has died. This is not the plaque. It's the flu.
 
Just something to think about ...

The flu has already killed 10,000 across US as world frets over coronavirus
PUBLISHED MON, FEB 3 2020 .. UPDATED TUE, FEB 4 20208:20 PM EST

KEY POINTS
  • The flu remains a higher threat to U.S. public health than the new coronavirus.
  • This flu season alone has sickened at least 19 million across the U.S. and led to 10,000 deaths and 180,000 hospitalizations.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/03/the...cross-us-as-world-frets-over-coronavirus.html
 
Bonnie said:
Just something to think about ...

The flu has already killed 10,000 across US as world frets over coronavirus
PUBLISHED MON, FEB 3 2020 .. UPDATED TUE, FEB 4 20208:20 PM EST
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Good point. We should be ignoring neither.

If this new coronavirsu were only as virulent or deadly as a typical seasonal influenza, China wouldn't be shutting cities down.
 
I have more concerns over people's reactions to the Coronavirus than I do the virus itself.

It seems to be human nature that whenever we face something that we fear and don't really understand our first thought is to take some sort of action, to fight, to spend or buy our way out of it.

I'm very concerned that over the next few weeks any con man or huckster worthy of the name will be using our fear and be selling worthless protective clothing, vitamins, emergency rations, investment products for things that will benefit from the crisis, etc...

IMO all we can do is take a few common-sense precautions to prevent exposure to the virus as we continue to go about our daily lives.
 
squatting dog said:
Times like this make us prepper's smile. 🙂 I have only been off my property 3 times in the last month. I'm good for at least 10 years with a few adjustments... I do feel bad for those who must face exposure to this latest scare.
As for the virus itself,
COVID-19: Confirmed Cases in the United States
Travel-related - 12
Person-to-person spread - 2
Total confirmed cases - 14
Total Deaths - 0
Total tested - 426
350 million people in the US
Numbers as of 4 p.m. EDT. 2/25/2020

SOUND THE DAMN ALARM. Ok, sarcasm off.
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I hope you're right but C.I.C reports even fewer cases for U.S. But then CDC and WHO have different figures.
 
Our pantry and emergency water supply remain well-stocked year round. Bought masks some time ago for hubby to use while sanding. No, they're not respirator quality, but if this goes bad a little protection will be better than none.

At this point, our only purchases motivated by this potential crisis will be additional hand sanitizer and topping off our vehicles with fuel. None of which will be wasted if this turns out to be a tempest in a teapot.
 
squatting dog said:
Total tested - 426
350 million people in the US
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Every time I read how little testing we've done I just shake my head in disbelief. That's proof right there that people making top decisions in govt (and media) knew it was coming and there was nothing to do about it. If you don't test, cases aren't reported and people keep going to work and buying useless crap until the lid blows in multiple communities nationwide. According to the long incubation period, that should be about now.
 
Internet buying will soar and those buyers then offer them on line for huge mark ups. I have seen this in the protective masks category. So we now have three things to deal with, 1. the virus, 2. the economy and 3. the price gougers looking to make an extra buck off the whole mess. Remember those merchants when it's over and never use them again.
 
I went to the grocery in my little island town in Alaska (when I lived there) and looked around for milk, bread, butter, eggs; there were none. I asked a man who worked there and he said, "Yea, This will all come up on the barge a week from next Thursday." "Hopefully."
I went home and told my husband. He said, "You didn't complain about it, did you?" I said,"No." He said "Don't." "This happens all the time! Sometimes the barges can't get here because of the weather. We make do with what we have."
Wow! Really made me understand how spoiled I was to expect everything there for me. (They DID have T.P.)
 
Posts like these panic susceptible people unnecessarily. People don’t raid the stores during a bad regular flu season. Practice your normal good hygiene, follow RELIABLE news and health information sources, keep your food shopping at normal levels. The “sky isn’t falling.”
 
Geezerette said:
Posts like these panic susceptible people unnecessarily. People don’t raid the stores during a bad regular flu season. Practice your normal good hygiene, follow RELIABLE news and health information sources, keep your food shopping at normal levels. The “sky isn’t falling.”
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I hope you're right. But re-posting part of the OP. No one has said this about the flu in my lifetime or my retired nurse mom's lifetime. But maybe you don't consider Messionnier a reliable source...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday warned that it expects the novel coronavirus that has sparked outbreaks around the world to begin spreading at a community level in the United States, as a top official (Nancy Messonnier, director of CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases) said that disruptions to daily life could be “severe.”


My point in making the thread is that people are going to panic and if you're smart, you'll go ahead of it. We're seeing it in other parts of the world and are being told by high ranking officials that it's likely here.
 

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