Keith Ode Wrote:
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> HUTCH 7.62 Wrote:
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> > 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.
>
> Are OR aren't???

Are. Even the slutty chick I know are not selling it for some potted meat. They got a job delivering for Safeway