Coronavirus

[Serene]

We went to the store for our usual weekly shopping. They were completely out of Mac and Cheese, toilet paper and towels, Pasta sauce, etc. Plenty of veggies and other miscellaneous stuff that you have to prepare. All stores in the area our out of mainly toilet paper and towels

 

[Mobjack Bay]

The TP section in my supermarket. They moved a few containers of wipes into the section in case someone is desperate.

 

[Obsidian]

Have you thought about making your own?

I actually tried and it came out really watery, would need to be in a spray bottle.
Gramma really needs things she is familiar with, she gets confused way too easy these days. She would probably clean her table with a spray bottle and not her hands.

@dibbles I could get on board with the fudgecicles, need to remember that next time.

I stocked up on things like beans, rice, meat, sauces, top ramen and canned goods. Even got flour and what not to bake with if neccessary.
I even bought spam, for the first time in like 30 years.

Didn't forget the pets either. Bought a big bag of cheap dog for a absolute emergency, otherwise I order from chewy.
Still need to get snake food and more bird seed, suppose some extra fish food would be a good idea too.

So far the only thing sold out is hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes. Cleaners are getting a little low but not bad. Lots of TP and paper towels. The only cleaner I bought extra of is bleach, should get vinegar too.

 

[Obsidian]

If I could paint, I would so make some of these.

 

[Nona'sFarm]

If I could paint, I would so make some of these.

 

[dibbles]

The TP section in my supermarket. They moved a few containers of wipes into the section in case someone is desperate.

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OMG the brushes hanging there. Reminds me of my grandma talking about corn cobs in the outhouse on the farm when she was a girl.

 

[Dawni]

I guess the same thing is happening everywhere, yeah? Yesterday I went to buy bread, not planning on stockpiling or anything and there was almost nothing in the nearby supermarket.

This stupid virus has finally hit close to home - as in literally less than 2km where our first local case, a husband with no history of recent outside travel, unfortunately infected his wife and she has passed on. I know this gated community where they live and used to have friends there. The whole place has been on lock down for a couple of weeks now. I'm praying for my classmates parents and everyone there....

Our president has yesterday decreed a lock down on Metro Manila starting Monday. Only those who have to go to work are allowed to cross from the outskirts (where I am) into the city and vice versa, and all schools have no classes until tentatively April 8th. I haven't checked the news again but we have 52 confirmed cases and already a couple of deaths. A bigger number of these are people who have travelled but the number of those who haven't is growing.

We as a country are severely lacking in financial resources to weather this if it goes on for a long time. We are unfortunately extremely dependent on China, and they on us - there's like a gazillion of them here lol and I feel really bad when I hear them being mistreated despite not having the virus. People who are barely making it between paychecks are going to have to struggle more now with some workplaces even closing down temporarily.

To make things worse, both my SO and my dad are not allowed to travel into the country until travel bans have been lifted. My baby hasn't seen his dad in a year and a half due to work. Yesterday we were talking and he said it's a strange feeling in his chest knowing he can't come home just yet. For me there's constant worrying for them - at least here we're together (me, my kids, grandma and mom) - and those two are alone. I can imagine what they're feeling as well.

 

[bookreader451]

I am trying to not not allow myself to be manipulated by fear or panic, but sensible is good. I thought carrying a little spray bottle of alcohol and a cleaning rag in my purse would be good, have you read the statistics about grocery store cart handles? The toilets are cleaner, so I will wipe my cart down before shopping. Also we have touch screens here for paying utilities and banking, not going to do that without a wipe. I already clean my phone regularly.

As a soaper, I prefer soap and water over hand sanitizer. Unless there is no water...... but that's rare. Best to everyone, be safe and be calm.

I have been wearing nitrile gloves for shopping and tossing them once the groceries are in the car. Keypads are just as filthy as carts.

 

[Kcryss]

@Obsidian I'm sorry, I went shopping after work yesterday. No hand sanitizer of any kind, no alcohol, no tp ... my husband is checking the other stores in the area today as they were already closed last night, but it's a small town with little shopping options so I don't have high hopes at this point.

Was just cleaning my eyeglasses with a wipe ... smells like alcohol. I don't know what the percentage is, but the smell is strong. I wonder if those would work as well? In the absence of other alternatives, it might work ... at least to some degree? I don't know ... just a thought. I wonder what other items out there might contain high percentages of alcohol that are still sitting on store shelves?

 

[Obsidian]

@Kcryss thanks for trying. Pretty sure it going to be like that everywhere.

 

[Kcryss]

I'm trying to verify what I'm seeing with regard to the eyeglass cleaning wipes. It looks like Zeiss has wipes that are 70% alcohol.
I went to the walmart site and, at least in my area, they are still available. Also, Home Depot maybe have the industrial size bags of hand sanitizer that find in public stores/restaurants.

 

[Jersey Girl]

My niece said she read that the biggest gain in grocery sales was gummy bears. The biggest decline was celery.

Haha! I make chicken soup all the time from the Costco chickens so I just bought two bags of celery...doing my part!

 

[Megan]

"...For the vast majority of people nationwide and worldwide, this virus is not about you. This is one of those times in life, in history, when your actions are about something bigger. They are about someone else. They are about something greater, a greater good that you may not ever witness. A person you will save who you will never meet...."

http://gretchenschmelzer.com/blog-1/2020/3/10/can-we-make-this-our-finest-hour

Deanna, I wish more people understood this...in the midwest it is looking bad because (although the powers that be are taking some of the right measures), most people I've talked with are not concerned and I feel many people will not follow the rules put in place. I would expect this from the teenagers that were just put on an extended spring break, but I just wish their parents had enough sense to explain the severity of the situation to them (or at least understand it themselves).

 

[Jersey Girl]

I have been wearing nitrile gloves for shopping and tossing them once the groceries are in the car. Keypads are just as filthy as carts.

Im doing the same.

 

[Kcryss]

Sadly, the eyeglass wipes are only 4% alcohol. Lysol wipes work though.
https://www.winknews.com/2020/03/13/heres-a-list-of-disinfectants-you-can-use-against-coronavirus/

Here's link of approved disinfectants that kill the virus.
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-03/documents/sars-cov-2-list_03-03-2020.pdf

 

[Adobehead]

I have been wearing nitrile gloves for shopping and tossing them once the groceries are in the car. Keypads are just as filthy as carts.

good idea. will look for some.

 

[Claudette Carignan]

The TP situation is starting in NY too. It is so weird to go into a store and see empty shelves all over, TP, paper towels, no clorox wipes, no alcohol, soup section depleted. I have taken to wearing my soapin' gloves in stores so I am not touching carts or payment keypads.

My hubby is at risk so I am being very mindful of everything I touch in public. Unfortunately, he isn't taking this as serious as I am and thinks I am overreacting.

I’m in the same situation. My husband is on the heart transplant list and is not worried at all. I’m the one taking all the precautions and he gives no fluffs!!! It’s so frustrating!! I cant Get through to him. Even our daughter has been lecturing him about not going out and if he has to to take the necessary steps to protect himself.

 

[shunt2011]

I just got back from NY, things were pretty normal there. They've closed all schools here for the next 3 weeks. All concerts and large gatherings have been canceled. It's crazy. I can't even get a salad a work right now. Lines all the way around Costco when my daughter drove by and she waited in line 45 minutes to check out at the grocery store just for weekly shopping. No toilet paper, no ramen noodles, no mac and cheese.

 

[Saffron]

Are we the only country that hasn't closed schools and public places? It's the Cheltenham races this week (aka Cheltenham Festival) and lots of people from work are there now. Saw pictures - the place was absolutely packed!! Thousands of people crowded together watching the races and betting on horses! Hope they've all washed their hands

... keep calm and carry on!

 

[Nanette]

All the farmers markets here are planning on closing, Including Mine! I am waiting for the official email notice.....I understand it is a precaution to help the community but boy is it a bummer....loss of income.....foo.