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

RadishRose said:
What is EMP?
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Electromagnetic Pulse. As a weapon of war it would most likely be a small nuke detonated above the earth's atmosphere that won't actually cause bomb damage but will fry pretty much anything electric beneath the atmosphere including electric plant equipment, computer circuitry etc.

That's likely why North Korea is focusing on small nukes and satellites ...but thankfully their tests so far have pretty much all gone awry ...here's hoping they never get it figured out. A satellite delivered nuke would allow detonation over a specific target. There's no need to spend a lot of money on lots of bombs to take out first world nations. Just cut off the power, wait a year or so and waltz right in ...that is if the first world nation didn't blow you to smitherines right after the EMP attack. A person evil enough to use a weapon like that would be long gone from his country of origin before he ordered the nuke strike though.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_electromagnetic_pulse
 
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hollydolly said:
...all I'm saying is that panic buying..stripping shelves where there''s been no reports of the virus, is never a good idea....it leaves those elderly and poor, and those unable to shop for very much at any one time, without food in the stores...
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That's why I posted here because we are a Senior forum and there are people here who will have difficulties once a lot of people start panicking ...in hopes that they can shop for extras before it's a madhouse. If I were trying to incite panic, I'd post on facebook, but haven't. I've let five friends and family members know it might get bad and all but one of those have elderly family members they care for.

Stripping shelves is a horrible idea, but it's what some panicked people do. That's why it's good to get to the stores beforehand and get what you need for a month at best ...at least two weeks and get stuff that you'll use if by some chance there isn't panic. Thanks to years of fairly minor but consistent prepping, all I've had to do is top off. In the next few days I'll probably buy some store brand basics for a few people in my hometown who are financially strapped and not the sharpest tools in the shed when it comes to planning ahead.
 
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AnnieA said:
That's why I posted here because we are a Senior forum and there are people here who will have difficulties once a lot of people start panicking ...in hopes that they can shop for extras before it's a madhouse. If I were trying to incite panic, I'd post on facebook, but haven't. I've let five friends and family members know it might get bad and all but one of those have elderly family members they care for.

Stripping shelves is a horrible idea, but it's what some panicked people do. That's why it's good to get to the stores beforehand and get what you need for a month at best ...at least two weeks and get stuff that you'll use if by some chance there isn't panic. Thanks to years of fairly minor but consistent prepping, all I've had to do is top off. In the next few days I'll probably buy some store brand basics for a few people in my hometown who are financially strapped and not the sharpest tools in the shed when it comes to planning ahead.
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My pantry is always stocked.. I may stock up a bit more to share if need be. When in panic mode people are thinking of survival for self...it's human nature.
 
C'est Moi said:
I'm seeing no "panic buying" in the Houston area. Calm down, Ethyl.
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*sighs* The whole point of the OP is you don't want to see it. People are starting and it'll snowball. The panic is when you want to be at home chilling out with a glass of red wine and some dark chocolate to boost the immune system ...that'll cost 4X as much in a few weeks. If crowds and high prices are your happy place, by all means sit at your computer, keep posting about something that you consider to be nonsense and hold off shopping until next week when it'll be really fun.

When Bill Gates writes an editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine saying this is a once in a century pathogen, people take note. He did just that today.
 
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Ladybj said:
...When in panic mode people are thinking of survival for self...it's human nature.
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Mine is more thinking of survival for younger family and less stress if I don't get sick. If I were to test positive for COVID-19 today (which is a complete joke thanks to our CDC who are hardly testing at all), I wouldn't seek medical care. Nothing much works but serum from a recently recovered patient and that's not mainstream medicine. Given that 50+ and pre-existing heath conditions have not so great odds, I wouldn't want to take up space that'll be needed to treat sick doctors and nurses.
 
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hollydolly said:
..I'm trying not to make light of this because it's a very serious issue,, but we mustn't start panic buying in areas where the coronavirus hasn't even taken hold... it'll cause absolute anarchy and mayhem..... incidentally, if there was only peanut butter to stock up on I'd starve I hate that stuff...:oops:

The thing is how much stuff is anyone expected to stock up on, even?..I mean for how long if you were to do it?... 2 weeks..? 2 months...a year ..?.....how can we know if in fact this virus isn't just going to fade away almost as quickly as it passes..

No harm in stocking up with essentials if you plan not leave the house for a while..perhaps you have someone at home who is weak, old, infirm , or recovering from serious illness and you want to reduce the chances of any coronarvirus entering your home..fair enough stock up and stay self quarantined.. ..but

..as long as we we practice good hygiene , ensure hands are washed thoroughly with soap and hot water several times a day, stay away from anyone who has coughs and sneezes... and by all means wear a mask if you have to go out where there are crowds..airports, stations, stores etc.. but really , we cannot allow this to spread to hysterical panic ..or we all lose control ..schools will close, no-one will go to work, no nurses, doctors, no police, no essential services, no water no electric .. no mechanics, no delivery drivers, no fuel pumps open, all because everyone is too frightened to leave the house..... panic everywhere... we are all very rightly concerned, but panic buying isn't the answer..
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I'm stocking up on peanut butter. I love it.

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Catlady said:
I'm going shopping tomorrow, will buy a few things like can foods (which I never buy) just in case this is NOT a false alarm.
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The way I see it, it's a hedge against food price inflation. Most anything with a chemical component is a least partly made in China and they're nowhere near producing normally. That includes things we don't normally think like food preservatives. So I'm buying canned stuff I know I'll eat like pineapple, mandarin oranges and some gluten free Progresso soups that are good. Idahoan baby red instant potatoes are super good. And it's a good thing I really like Spam. 🙃 This will give me a chance to justify eating it more! Thinly sliced and fried crispy with lots of mustard! And Dinty Moore beef stew has good childhood memories so I got some of that. Tomorrow I'll make my last big shop for lettuce, tomato and herb plants.

And in case you haven't noticed ...I really hate shopping in crowds.
 
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AnnieA said:
The way I see it, it's a hedge against food price inflation. Most anything with a chemical component is a least partly made in China and they're nowhere near producing normally. That includes things we don't normally think like food preservatives. So I'm buying canned stuff I know I'll eat like pineapple. And it's a good thing I really like Spam. 🙃 This will give me a chance to justify eating it more! Thinly sliced and fried crispy with lots of mustard!

And in case you haven't noticed ...I really hate shopping in crowds.
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I kind of remember buying Spam eons ago and I think I liked it, but I'm a vegetarian now for 35 years, so that's out.

Canned pineapple I like, but never buy it, will buy it tomorrow. I don't like canned food, lots of preservatives and in contact with that metal, YUK. The only canned food I buy is tomatoes for sauce, tomato paste, black olives, and diced chiles, can't remember anything else.
 
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