Are You Worried About Coronavirus?

[Baby Beluga]

It is super scary out. I have not ventured out in about 7 days. I have to go out either Tuesday or Wednesday for produce, and have to admit I am leery of doing it. That's IF I can even find any produce.

I am both interested and scared to see how this is going to change society as it amps up and then settles down.

Good luck finding flour if you want to bake it. Everyone is having to bake bread now and we were lucky that we had a big bag from Christmas break. We can make about 6-8 loaves with what we have. Sooooo annoying. We keep getting the message that the food supply chain is strong and that grocery store clerks are “heroes” for doing nothing more than stocking shelves...so why isn’t the food on the shelves :confused:

Flour, yeast and baking powder are so hard to come by!
I am part of a FB group with people from all over the world. They are mailing yeast to one another if they find it lovethis

[Blackcat31]

It is super scary out. I have not ventured out in about 7 days. I have to go out either Tuesday or Wednesday for produce, and have to admit I am leery of doing it. That's IF I can even find any produce.

I am both interested and scared to see how this is going to change society as it amps up and then settles down.



Flour, yeast and baking powder are so hard to come by!
I am part of a FB group with people from all over the world. They are mailing yeast to one another if they find it lovethis

The lack of certain things in other areas has me more freaked out than anything as my community hasn't really had a major issue with not being able to buy items but that means people are traveling from ALL over to come here to buy things they can't get at "home".

I get it, but it makes me scared that they are bringing germs etc from elsewhere and it makes the people in my own community to want to stock up on things when we don't yet know if it's necessary. kwim?

I stood in line yesterday at my local grocery store next to a man from Ohio. He said he traveled up here to buy things for several of his neighbors back home. He literally had 2 full carts of basics. My thoughts are so conflicted on that.

[Baby Beluga]

The lack of certain things in other areas has me more freaked out than anything as my community hasn't really had a major issue with not being able to buy items but that means people are traveling from ALL over to come here to buy things they can't get at "home".

I get it, but it makes me scared that they are bringing germs etc from elsewhere and it makes the people in my own community to want to stock up on things when we don't yet know if it's necessary. kwim?

I stood in line yesterday at my local grocery store next to a man from Ohio. He said he traveled up here to buy things for several of his neighbors back home. He literally had 2 full carts of basics. My thoughts are so conflicted on that.

I absolutely agree. I read on FB that one person's spouse went to 5 different stores looking for yeast. I understand the need for yeast, BUT one person going to 5 different stores is a lot of exposure. The person traveling. The family that person is going home to. The employees at the stores and whoever they are returning home to as well as the patrons in the stores and the people in their household.

[Michael]

Had to go to 4 stores here yesterday here in Westlake Village and a Thousand Oaks, CA to find what I needed. Some stores have waiting lines to get in. Only so many are allowed in at a time and certain food items are rationed to two. There is usually a worker sitting outside that wipes down your shopping cart with sanitizer. Inside workers are constantly cleaning the check-out stations including the moving product strip and the dividers we use to separate our goods from the person in front of you, credit card station and everything that you would touch there.

None of the workers are using gloves or face masks.

I went by my local police and fire departments offering to donate two large boxes of n95 masks. They said they were fully stocked and didn’t need them.

[Valerie928]

Had to go to 4 stores here yesterday here in Westlake Village and a Thousand Oaks, CA to find what I needed. Some stores have waiting lines to get in. Only so many are allowed in at a time and certain food items are rationed to two. There is usually a worker sitting outside that wipes down your shopping cart with sanitizer. Inside workers are constantly cleaning the check-out stations including the moving product strip and the dividers we use to separate our goods from the person in front of you, credit card station and everything that you would touch there.

None of the workers are using gloves or face masks.

I went by my local police and fire departments offering to donate two large boxes of n95 masks. They said they were fully stocked and didn’t need them.

Wait......they didn't need them? I thought there was a mass shortage.

[Michael]

Wait......they didn't need them? I thought there was a mass shortage.

I guess the governor had asked the President for help and he said they got everything they needed. Maybe the masks were supplied to the state. The first states that had the problems are probably in good shape supplywise since they were the ones that got all of the attention.

[e.j.]

I went by my local police and fire departments offering to donate two large boxes of n95 masks. They said they were fully stocked and didn’t need them.

By any chance are you willing to ship them to MA if you can't find anyone who can use them locally? My brother is a paramedic who no longer works on the ambulance but does work in some type of management/training position. His wife is a nurse who works in a relatively small hospital. He told me on Saturday things are getting stressful where they both work because they're running out of supplies and having to reuse masks.

[Cat Herder]

By any chance are you willing to ship them to MA if you can't find anyone who can use them locally? My brother is a paramedic who no longer works on the ambulance but does work in some type of management/training position. His wife is a nurse who works in a relatively small hospital. He told me on Saturday things are getting stressful where they both work because they're running out of supplies and having to reuse masks.

Same on medical helicopters.

[e.j.]

Same on medical helicopters.

I'm not sure if they've received more supplies by now but a couple of large hospitals in Boston were on the news because their supplies were getting to critical levels. One larger hospital closer to me said they had about a 2 day supply left. That was as of Saturday. Not sure what their status is right now.

[Michael]

By any chance are you willing to ship them to MA if you can't find anyone who can use them locally? My brother is a paramedic who no longer works on the ambulance but does work in some type of management/training position. His wife is a nurse who works in a relatively small hospital. He told me on Saturday things are getting stressful where they both work because they're running out of supplies and having to reuse masks.

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[Ariana]

The lack of certain things in other areas has me more freaked out than anything as my community hasn't really had a major issue with not being able to buy items but that means people are traveling from ALL over to come here to buy things they can't get at "home".

I get it, but it makes me scared that they are bringing germs etc from elsewhere and it makes the people in my own community to want to stock up on things when we don't yet know if it's necessary. kwim?

I stood in line yesterday at my local grocery store next to a man from Ohio. He said he traveled up here to buy things for several of his neighbors back home. He literally had 2 full carts of basics. My thoughts are so conflicted on that.

Exactly! We are doing this right now. I have a cold so my asthmatic husband is having to do the grocery shopping. We figure the town 30 min away is a safer bet for exposure AND product in stock. We tried doing the click and collect in town but the wait is a week and they don’t have certain stuff in stock. I haven’t had a salad in 5 days because I am avoiding the stores. I am really hating the stress from all of this and think the grocery food chain could be doing more to stock shelves.

I feel guilty asking volunteers to help . Why did I have to get sick right now. So stressful.

[Cat Herder]

My state just went to no more than 10 people on the premises for home providers. That includes DCK's, family members and providers, total.

This includes the centers that just took in school-agers. No more than 10 people per room "self-contained". Age ratios still apply. Seems a lot of people will be out of childcare tomorrow at lunchtime.

[e.j.]

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Thanks so much, Michael! I checked with my brother just now. His company just got a shipment in just today and it sounds as though my sil's hospital also got one in, too. I would imagine if they got supplies in, the larger hospitals probably did, too. Maybe CH has some info on the medical helicopters she mentioned. Thanks, again. Offering those masks is such a generous thing to do.

[Cat Herder]

Thanks so much, Michael! I checked with my brother just now. His company just got a shipment in just today and it sounds as though my sil's hospital also got one in, too. I would imagine if they got supplies in, the larger hospitals probably did, too. Maybe CH has some info on the medical helicopters she mentioned. Thanks, again. Offering those masks is such a generous thing to do.

That I do. My husbands bases are desperate.

[Valerie928]

The lack of certain things in other areas has me more freaked out than anything as my community hasn't really had a major issue with not being able to buy items but that means people are traveling from ALL over to come here to buy things they can't get at "home".

I get it, but it makes me scared that they are bringing germs etc from elsewhere and it makes the people in my own community to want to stock up on things when we don't yet know if it's necessary. kwim?

I stood in line yesterday at my local grocery store next to a man from Ohio. He said he traveled up here to buy things for several of his neighbors back home. He literally had 2 full carts of basics. My thoughts are so conflicted on that.

I live in NY, the worst state by far for infection...but, I have a family to feed so grocery shop I must. My near by grocery store was pretty bare last week 1/2 ago when all the panic began. But as people around here have come to realize, we are not going to run out of food and the world is not going to end, there was a big change today in the store. Things were stocking up nicely, the parking lot was normal.
A kind lady was disinfecting carts. It still creeps me out but I guess it is what it is right now.