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[oldno7]

[BasinCruiser]

With all of this media driven and government knee jerk reaction to this thing, never at any time has the lyrics to Green Day American Idiot been more applicable:

Don't wanna be an American idiot
Don't want a nation under the new mania
And can you hear the sound of hysteria?
The subliminal mind-$&@“ America
Welcome to a new kind of tension
All across the alien nation
Where everything isn't meant to be okay
Television dreams of tomorrow
We're not the ones who're meant to follow
For that's enough to argue
Well maybe I'm the ****** America
I'm not a part of a redneck agenda
Now everybody do the propaganda
And sing along to the age of paranoia
Welcome to a new kind of tension
All across the alien nation
Where everything isn't meant to be okay
Television dreams of tomorrow
We're not the ones who're meant to follow
For that's enough to argue

[BasinCruiser]

[dougrz]

With all of this media driven and government knee jerk reaction to this thing, never at any time has the lyrics to Green Day American Idiot been more applicable:

Indeed. What scares me, too, is it shows the power of the media. Project that on to the global warming fraud, Trump colluding with Russia and Ukraine fraud, etc. Without a thinking public, all bets are off in terms of anything happening. There's no stability and normalcy possible.

Given the reality, I probably sound like an alarmist now. No. I'm alarmed about what everyone else is and is going to do.

[rockgremlin]

[erial]

1629, Thu 3/12

[twotimer]

Just got back from the big grocery store up my street...busy as usual but no panic type stuff. Hit the store just before a big blizzard and then it's mayhem.

I take it back...this was the canned goods aisle today. Also, the frozen vegetables were wiped out as well. Cereal aisle, too.

I asked the guy working there how long before they're stocked back up, he said no idea. Funny, there were plenty of fresh fruits and veggies...also, there weren't very many people in there, at least no more than usual. I reckon in a few days or a week things will be "normal" at the grocery stores 'cuz everyone who felt like going apeshit already did.

The diner up the street where I eat breakfast often shut down today until April 6th...although I think the owner is taking advantage of this to do some remodel work.

[twotimer]

Indeed. What scares me, too, is it shows the power of the media. Project that on to the global warming fraud, Trump colluding with Russia and Ukraine fraud, etc. Without a thinking public, all bets are off in terms of anything happening. There's no stability and normalcy possible.

Given the reality, I probably sound like an alarmist now. No. I'm alarmed about what everyone else is and is going to do.

Ahhhh...I think what's happening here is pretty much as I would expect...except the toilet paper.

I'm a house painter and when I do kitchens, most people don't really have a lot of extra food. Many years ago, most folks had considerable canned goods...but I reckon most these days are buying fresher stuff. The only time I see a jam packed pantry or fridge is if there's a bunch of kids in the house. I think this rush for the goods comes from a number of things....kids home from school, restaurants being closed or not really safe places to visit, lots more people working from home, concern that the distribution system may be disrupted, a lot of folks just plain hunkering down (especially the older ones)...so it kinda makes sense that people want to fill the cupboards up.

Sure, the media is hyping the whole thing up like carnival barkers...but I reckon this food thing is more of a natural move by people.

[kiwi_outdoors]

Interesting to see if we follow suit

Source for the graph ??

[middlefork]

Ahhhh...I think what's happening here is pretty much as I would expect...except the toilet paper.

I'm a house painter and when I do kitchens, most people don't really have a lot of extra food. Many years ago, most folks had considerable canned goods...but I reckon most these days are buying fresher stuff. The only time I see a jam packed pantry or fridge is if there's a bunch of kids in the house. I think this rush for the goods comes from a number of things....kids home from school, restaurants being closed or not really safe places to visit, lots more people working from home, concern that the distribution system may be disrupted, a lot of folks just plain hunkering down (especially the older ones)...so it kinda makes sense that people want to fill the cupboards up.

Sure, the media is hyping the whole thing up like carnival barkers...but I reckon this food thing is more of a natural move by people.

A lot of wants versus needs. But the idea anyone can't have what they want right now is a total shock to a lot of people.

[twotimer]

A lot of wants versus needs. But the idea anyone can't have what they want right now is a total shock to a lot of people.

Yeah...so easy to take it for granted, huh?

About 5 years ago, I was working a remodel job and there was tile guy in the master bath doing a lot of work. He was good...I got to talking to him.

He was Russian and migrated to the states in the mid 90s. I asked him about how things were when the Soviet Union collapsed, specifically if the distribution system shut down. I wondered why there weren't riots or heavy crime with the entire government collapsing.

He said "What distribution system?" and laughed. He said that EVERYONE saw it coming and were stocked and ready for the long haul. He said Russia was absolutely NOTHING like America in regards to goods and services. Said he'd make more money doing this one tile job than his father would make in an entire year.

[rockgremlin]

[Iceaxe]

On a positive note you can walk into any restaurant in SLC at 7:00 on Friday or Saturday night and be seated immediately... normally you would have at least a 30 minute wait.

And to top it off the wait staff is extra attentive in hopes of a decent tip.

Nothing like making lemonade from lemons...

Climb-Utah.com

[dougr]

when I do kitchens, most people don't really have a lot of extra food. Many years ago, most folks had considerable canned goods...but I reckon most these days are buying fresher stuff. The only time I see a jam packed pantry or fridge is if there's a bunch of kids in the house.

That's a very good point and it got me to thinking about myself. I had bare cupboards and little in my refer 2 weeks ago. I've been that way awhile for exactly those reasons. Getting some supply this past week (like 3 to 4 weeks of canned and dry goods now) has caused me to contribute to the rush. I didn't even have enough for a large blizzard or extended power outage. As a kid, my parents, from depression era and Cuban Missile Crisis and Cold War roots, had a lot of supplies always.

You nailed it.

[BasinCruiser]

[BasinCruiser]

[BasinCruiser]

I hope someone tells them they need to start panicking.

[BasinCruiser]

[accadacca]

[BasinCruiser]

If anything good comes out of this, maybe a couple of anti (or fence sitting) gunners might wake up a bit about the truth of what one has to go through to obtain a gun legally





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