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Post by M. Hawbaker on Mar 12, 2020 10:22:23 GMT
And Re the toilet paper hoarding that has been happening in many places: my cousin the mailman reports that he has started to have some of the people on his mail route getting massive Amazon.com shipments of toilet paper the last few days.
Whole cases of TP taking up space in the mail truck and having to be left sitting by the mailbox.
I have to wonder how many cases of TP are being stolen by the porch pirates.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Mar 12, 2020 11:52:24 GMT
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Mar 12, 2020 11:52:42 GMT
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Mar 12, 2020 11:52:59 GMT
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Mar 12, 2020 15:00:30 GMT
A friend posted this picture on Facebook of the toilet paper aisle in our local Walmart yesterday:
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Mar 12, 2020 23:34:58 GMT
Walmart here in town has now posted signs that customers will be limited to a maximum of 2 packages each of toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and disinfectant wipes.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Mar 13, 2020 0:55:29 GMT
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Post by barb43 on Mar 13, 2020 5:30:18 GMT
The commissary had an okay stock of toilet paper today. I bought 2 pkgs of the Charmin we prefer - It was 6 Mega Rolls = 24. I usually buy the 12 Mega Rolls = 48, but that part of the top shelf was empty. That's okay, we didn't really need T.P. - I just thought I'd pick up a pack for the fun of it. I think those Charmin Bears should have some of their wealth re-distributed about this point in time, don't you? (just kidding, really ) There was no hand sanitizer, no Clorox wipes (or any other brand). I did find a pack of Electronics Wipes that we're going to wipe down our computers & cell phones with. We'll see what we think of that product - it was a bit pricey. I didn't need much, so wasn't particularly upset - the shelves weren't very empty. I'm going to Wal-Mart on the west side of town tomorrow around lunchtime because I want to pick up a couple of items that I can't get at the commissary. Hopefully, they'll have the dog food in stock that the central Wal-Mart has been out of for a couple of weeks.
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Post by barb43 on Mar 13, 2020 5:44:28 GMT
I'm not this far into my reading yet ... but a dear Christian lady posted this today on facebook and I think it's a pretty universal statement. ___________________________________________ There's a Meatless-May (not their exact name) group, out there in cyberspace. They're "out there" all right. One of the posters was busy telling people to die, if they said anything about being meat eaters. I told her that was pretty evil, and suggested she read the Bible and find out where God gave man meat to eat (after the flood). She told me to die twice, I think. Finally told me my life was worth no more than any of those animals I'm eating. I assured her that's not correct ... I think I finally told her to enjoy May, I'm going to - probably will have a couple of Angus steak burgers to celebrate the start of summer. I get so tickled with people like that - they're another bunch insisting we should stop eating meat to save the poor animals, to let them live out their lives. My question of course, is how would they do that? Afterall, beef cattle are not generally kept as pets, and it wouldn't be practical to turn them loose & simply let them run wild. The group leader asked me if I'm capable of logical thought? She didn't think I was using any when I asked that. I assured her, I'm an aggie - I've been around farm animals all of my life, and I don't have much confidence in that group's knowledge of those animals. That's when the other gal started telling me to "die already". Goodness, it's about 12:45 CDT - I've got to be up in 7 hrs, so I'd best take out my contacts & go to bed. I love you all! See you later . . .
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Mar 13, 2020 8:33:18 GMT
There's a Meatless-May (not their exact name) group, out there in cyberspace. May loves meat! Especially bacon.
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Post by barb43 on Mar 13, 2020 14:51:06 GMT
Well, little Miss May shouldn't be deprived of her bacon. That would be a great injustice. It's cold & raining here this morning. I'm with our tenant & he's paying bills. He's all stirred up, believing this coronavirus hype. Listening to him made me think of something - people do not have enough in their lives to fulfill them, & so this panic allows them to be involved in something, feel something, care about something. Even if they're way off track. I'll stay off my soapbox. ;) If it's raining where you are, stay dry. If it's cold, stay warm.
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Post by scott on Mar 13, 2020 15:12:05 GMT
Maria jumped on the toilet paper thing. I'm like, "seriously?" "Well, everybody else is doing it." Reminds me of what my ma (and probably yours) used to say. "If everybody was jumping off a bridge..." You know how that one goes!
edit to add: I told her that if she wanted to hoard something she should hoard a couple of 50 pound sacks of rice and beans just in case it gets like in Italy, entire country shut down. You might not think so but rice and beans isn't bad at all. If it doesn't come to that we'll never run out.
Another example of how quickly things change. Today was supposed to be Maria's last day at work. The powers that be decided to offer her a job to input exam notes for one of the optometrists. Then the next day they decided to give this job to the office bully since she will now be segregated from the rest of the employees. Maria says it works for her. She's staying.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Mar 13, 2020 16:39:18 GMT
I have no intention of joining in on all the the panic buying and hoarding; but if I were going to, I would be stocking up on non perishable food stuffs rather than insane amounts of toilet paper. I could see keeping a few extra rolls on hand in case the stores have to close for a while, but not hundreds or thousands of extra rolls. I stopped at the grocery store this morning to do my regular weekly shopping for myself and my parents, and there was not a single roll of toilet paper of any brand to be had. TP wasn't on my shopping list anyway so it didn't mater to me, but I felt bad for the store employees getting cursed out by one customer after another because they didn't have any and weren't sure when more would be coming.
After I dropped off my parent's groceries, I drove around to a couple of other grocery stores just to be nosy, and none of them had any toilet paper either. At one store, I saw one of the cashiers freaking out and having a total meltdown because another employee used some of her bottle of hand sanitizer after theirs ran out. The media has done a really great job of convincing people that this virus is like the Black Plague 2.0 or something.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Mar 13, 2020 16:44:07 GMT
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Mar 13, 2020 17:11:04 GMT
Our local sheriff is quite the character. His office posted this on their official Facebook page this afternoon: Due to the Coronavirus, the Sheriff's Office is asking that all criminal activities stop until further notice. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. We will update you when we deem it appropriate that you may proceed with your naughtiness.
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