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Re: Museums- "plan to be shut down until August 1,2021-Thanks for the source....
Author: HUTCH 7.62
Date: 04-04-2020 - 19:43
FUD Wrote:
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> Out here in The Valley (Central, not San
> Fernando), food availability (fresh, frozen, or
> packaged) isn't a serious issue. The shelves
> stripped by the hoarders have mostly been
> restocked. Paper products, bleach, and household
> cleaners are still pretty much unobtainium, and we
> don't have a lot of non-chain stores with robust
> suppliers so with the Safeways and Raley's and
> Wincos and Costcos still having problems so do we.
> I was, as I usually am, prepared for 2-3 weeks of
> store problems; not 2-3 months (among other
> things, where would I store it?).
>
> I recently tried a Raley's delivery. They filled
> about 1/3 of the order, even with substitutions.
> And I wasn't even asking for TP. Guess their
> warehouse isn't getting deliveries, like the rest.
> Delivery or in-car pickup doesn't matter if the
> goods aren't there.
>
> It's funny, though, seeing people still loading up
> multiple baskets of bottled water. Um, the city
> water still works, it's chlorinated and otherwise
> disinfected and filtered (ok, it probably has some
> fluoride in it to *Contaminate your Precious
> Bodily Fluids* (look up the term)), is tested
> regularly and has to be reported on annually to
> the customers, and anyway where do you think that
> bottled water comes from? Most of it is bottled
> right out of a city water main; the more expensive
> brands might run it through another filter or
> reverse osmosis. And unless they're pulling a
> fiddle like having the kids do separate purchases
> on multiple cards, the store won't let them buy
> more than a couple of packs anyway. I was even
> limited to 2 distilled water - not a problem,
> since that was what was on my list anyway (a
> couple weeks' supply), and distilled water is not
> recommended for general consumption.
>
> Distilled alcohol, now ... has anybody seen
> Everclear in the last week or 2, even the diluted
> stuff that's legal in California?
>
> The stores around here are enforcing distancing
> conspicuously, some demand masks for patrons (to
> protect the employees if not the other patrons;
> wear one when out of the house, just like those
> Asian Masses do), and meter access to the store so
> things don't get too crowded. So the shopping
> experience isn't bad: still, prepare a list and
> use it to minimize your time in the building
> (reduce exposure, and improve throughput for the
> line outside) especially if you're an olde farte
> like many of us railfans.
True story
Worked with a guy who lived during the Serbo Croatian war. He told me once that back then a bottle of Vodka was with it’s weight in gold and a can of potted meat could buy yourself some sexy time with a single mother.
We are very far away from that point.
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> Out here in The Valley (Central, not San
> Fernando), food availability (fresh, frozen, or
> packaged) isn't a serious issue. The shelves
> stripped by the hoarders have mostly been
> restocked. Paper products, bleach, and household
> cleaners are still pretty much unobtainium, and we
> don't have a lot of non-chain stores with robust
> suppliers so with the Safeways and Raley's and
> Wincos and Costcos still having problems so do we.
> I was, as I usually am, prepared for 2-3 weeks of
> store problems; not 2-3 months (among other
> things, where would I store it?).
>
> I recently tried a Raley's delivery. They filled
> about 1/3 of the order, even with substitutions.
> And I wasn't even asking for TP. Guess their
> warehouse isn't getting deliveries, like the rest.
> Delivery or in-car pickup doesn't matter if the
> goods aren't there.
>
> It's funny, though, seeing people still loading up
> multiple baskets of bottled water. Um, the city
> water still works, it's chlorinated and otherwise
> disinfected and filtered (ok, it probably has some
> fluoride in it to *Contaminate your Precious
> Bodily Fluids* (look up the term)), is tested
> regularly and has to be reported on annually to
> the customers, and anyway where do you think that
> bottled water comes from? Most of it is bottled
> right out of a city water main; the more expensive
> brands might run it through another filter or
> reverse osmosis. And unless they're pulling a
> fiddle like having the kids do separate purchases
> on multiple cards, the store won't let them buy
> more than a couple of packs anyway. I was even
> limited to 2 distilled water - not a problem,
> since that was what was on my list anyway (a
> couple weeks' supply), and distilled water is not
> recommended for general consumption.
>
> Distilled alcohol, now ... has anybody seen
> Everclear in the last week or 2, even the diluted
> stuff that's legal in California?
>
> The stores around here are enforcing distancing
> conspicuously, some demand masks for patrons (to
> protect the employees if not the other patrons;
> wear one when out of the house, just like those
> Asian Masses do), and meter access to the store so
> things don't get too crowded. So the shopping
> experience isn't bad: still, prepare a list and
> use it to minimize your time in the building
> (reduce exposure, and improve throughput for the
> line outside) especially if you're an olde farte
> like many of us railfans.
True story
Worked with a guy who lived during the Serbo Croatian war. He told me once that back then a bottle of Vodka was with it’s weight in gold and a can of potted meat could buy yourself some sexy time with a single mother.
We are very far away from that point.
