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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I'm not local-I'm in Fl and was the pp who wondered why people were buying water, when the faucets will function just fine. I was at Sams last night (not hoarding, our regular monthly run) and people were buying water (and Diet Coke, oddly) like a hurricane was approaching. And EVERY pack of any kind of toilet paper was GONE. Only a few paper towels left. Of course, no hand sanitizer.

I then went to local Walgreens to get eye drops (allergies in full blast lately) and they had PLENTY of toilet paper and water...no hand sanitizer but plenty of wipes.

People need to relax and be logical. Most people can outlast a few weeks on what's in the house already-most folks have peanut  butter, oatmeal, flour, ect not to mention food in the fridge and freezer. I mean it's good to have some non perishables but people need to think.[/quote]

You make sense. However, the difference between this and an approaching hurricane is that with the latter: 1) you generally know in advance how strong the storm will be, and; 2) you generally know in advance how long the storm will last. That information makes planning for emergency supplies (or the decision to evacuate) easier.

With this virus, however, we really have no idea how long it will impact people’s health and the global economy. We also don’t really know the severity of the impact, especially on the economy and global supply chains. These unknown factors are causing some people to (maybe) oversupply themselves. However, is one week enough? Two weeks? Three weeks? Longer? We really don’t know.[/quote]

Yeah, but the difference between this and a hurricane is 1) we won't lose power, so food in the freezer won't go bad, 2) we won't lose water, and 3) we will know if/when things start getting bad and it looks like a quarantine is likely.  There is no way we will be quarantined without the ability to buy food for weeks on end.  It won't happen.  The hysteria is unnecessary.[/quote]

OK. You do you. 
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