Yes, exactly! I would meal plan for a week at a time, before.
Two weeks from now me - hell, ONE week from now me - is gonna be bored by the fact that all the (many) freezer meals I portioned out and froze are very, very beany.
Now it’s not only “what do I want to eat weeks from now, in case I am sick or things get so bad we are locked down so that we can’t even grocery shop” but also “I had better buy this now because people are hoarding and it might be out of stock for a while if I wait.”
The prices actually seemed pretty in line with what I normally pay - I don’t keep a price book or anything but I shop at Aldi a lot in person - or, well, I did. The only things that made my eyes bug out were the prices on maple syrup (didn’t buy it), some fancy cheese that’s normally really cheap there (didn’t buy it) and bell peppers (did buy them as they’re one of the few veggies Boyfriend likes).
Next question is, will the delivery get cancelled at the very last minute as has happened to several of my friends, and will I actually get anything I ordered?
This - right now, looking at my food stash and seeing it full calms me more than looking at my savings account.
yup
People are weird. Then again, I still get the occasional “I’m pregnant and it’s yours”. I haven’t been in the same state as those people in at least 5 years. Also, we never got past the first date.
Though I wonder what it is about dudes. I woke up the other day with a phone number in my head. I had to search through my email to find out who it was. Why do I remember an ex’s mom’s phone number? Whyyyyyy?
I’m with you on this but starting to think the problems may be more supply chain or manufacture than hoarding. We weren’t set up as a society for everyone to eat at home all the time, and that’s before workers, shippers, etc started getting sick. I don’t see a real way for the logistics to get revamped with everything on lockdown, and for suppliers I’m not sure it would even be wise since the situation is (probably) not permanent.
That’s fair. I think it is a combination of both, honestly.
And, I’m not hoarding but I am definitely buying more at one time than I ever have before in my life. That’s just not how I shopped.
You’ve the the situation nailed down. When this started, I ran some of my supply chain and fragile vendor models and stocked up on certain things before they became scares. About half of the toilet paper use in the country used to take place in the workplace. People rarely eat at home if they can help it.
Weirdly, one of the models thought coconut oil was going to be scarce. Still haven’t figured out where that came from.
All the exes that do reconnect
i don’t have models but am starting to think through the things that logically just can’t be restocked until harvest. Those things are a result of, not exactly hoarding, but increased usage. I don’t anticipate hunger (beyond the usual) in the US if things don’t take a marked turn for the worse, but I do expect many of us will have to change how we eat.
Folks with sensory issues are going to have a rough time with that. I have a friend with 2 kids with autism and it has been rough since they will only eat very specific brands of very specific foods and will melt down if there is deviation from that. 
I was very discreet until middle age. I’m slightly offended that only one of my indiscretions has been checking on me during coronaworld.
I’ve seen communities on baby centre shipping the right Kraft dinner to help with that. Humans can be good
My office mate is moving to Seattle 
It’s an excellent career opportunity and I’m happy for her but I might literally not see her before she moves.
Yep, it’s going to be hard. Also for folks with allergies.
It’s raining. 
It’s snowing so hard I can hardly see the road when I drive.
Your precipitation complaint is worse. You win.
I don’t want to win.
Part 2 of why I should always shop in person, apparently. I ordered a decent chair online so I can stop using the kitchen chair at all times while I’m trying to work since it’s neither particularly comfortable nor at an appropriate height, but after assembling the new one I’ve found that I have a wheeled base, a very nice seat+headrest, and no way to connect the two. Well, not unless I want to try kludging something together with wood scraps, anyway. Not sure where the post ended up, but clearly not at my house. Off to bother Staples customer service…
oh no! What a bummer!
I ordered the wrong battery for my stick vaccuum which isn’t the same thing but a similar frustration of thinking I’d be able to use an item and ohhhh nope!
Hopefully they’ll send one to you ASAP!