The country is shutting down
The overriding purpose of the government is collective security; Trump's government has failed miserably.
The country is doing a slow motion shut down because the government was not smart enough to accept, and act on, the early warnings to protect the nation from the virus, or have a plan to deal with the possibility of mass illnesses.
The present situation is much like a house fire; it would have been prudent and effective to call the fire department when the smoke was first seen rather than waiting for the house to be fully involved in flame. Instead, the government, without any investigation or evidence, kept saying the the smoke was from the BBQ grill, it is normal, and nothing to worry about. People Bar-B-Q every day.... We know that there will be house fires and we invest in systems to address the events to prevent the spread to the whole neighborhood, it was only a matter of time before a viral pandemic wold strike. We knew it would come.
So when the inevitable happened, instead of leadership is denial, censorship, and excuses and knee jerk reactions and went searching for the innocent to blame. Trump's continuing denials not only failed to help, but by convincing people that it was a hoax, and an attack on him personally and his presidency in general, he has contributed to the spread of the disease.
The deaths, the illnesses, the fear, the financial losses all rests on the shoulders of the President of the United States, who was unprepared either intellectually or emotionally to deal with a crisis. We will only be safe when the president has left the People's House.
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We are not going out!
I don't know how long our food supply will last but WE ARE NOT GOING OUT OK?
Thank you, I was unaware of this.
There is a Walmart about 30 miles from here. I will check into it.
I hope they will deliver or load the car as I am disabled w/MS and frightened to death!
n/t 
Having something to do is something that a lot of people don't think about. I mean, I've got plenty of tp, but using it doesn't really occupy that many minutes of my day. 
Seriously, though, I've been thinking a lot about what things to do while I'm pretty much isolating myself. I've always got a long list of projects, so hopefully I can motivate myself to do them. One very big plus is that we can interact online, which is something we couldn't do back in the day. I grew up in ND, and there were times we were stranded at home because of a blizzard. Often times the power would go out. Four days without electricity was horrible.
I was thinking that there probably wouldn't be any harm in going for a drive now and then. It'll probably be a mood-brightener. If we have nice weather, I can work in my yard.
I do feel bad for the people who own and/or work at establishments that are going to take a hit, but I won't be going out to eat or doing any shopping or going to any events. We're a spoiled civilization, it seems, so I'm sure a lot of folks are just going to live life as usual and do nothing to slow the virus so our medical facilities can better handle what's coming. 
I am shutting down too!
The state agency that my wife works for has decided to let anyone over age 60 or with other significant issues to work from home. (my wife qualifies on both points) My wife will have to go in on Monday, pick up a secure laptop and work from here. She retires in three weeks, so she will not go back to her office after Monday. On her retirement day, she will box up the laptop, send it back, and I am going to strongly suggest that she also change here cell phone number. I did that on my way home from my last day of work just to let the institution know, that while I was loyal as hell as long as I was on the payroll, that I no longer gave a damn about what happened at work.
It is my plan to not leave my property for at least the next three or four weeks, and I have provisions for eight weeks without having to make any dietary changes. I am changing the security code on my driveway gate and hanging a "No Trespassing" sign on it, and I will stay here and work on flower beds and fixing the roof on the barn, and building new fence. I am going to name my place The Hermitage and live up to it.
I am nearly 70, and I have heart issues; based on the proposition that it is better to be too cautious than too lax, I am going to let all of the heroes continue life as if everything was normal while I hide out......(I come from a long line of cowards with exceptionally long lifespans) 
I'm actually pretty furious at the folks who aren't bothering to educate themselves, and those who are minimizing this.
Sure, most of the younger people will either not get it, will have such a mild case that they barely notice it, or will recover quickly. Because they're too damned stubborn/arrogant/selfish/whatever, they'll end up hurting others. They just can't even comprehend the burden this is going to put on the health care system.
Hey, nothing wrong with being a "coward" with this thing. 
They must prove that the government is not needed by letting the free market take care of it all.
We should practice social distancing, staying away from crowds, but we can still go walking, hiking, camping, kayaking, whatever you enjoy or have been meaning to try.
I went for a hike today and felt so good afterward. A boost of Vitamin N (Nature) can keep your spirit healthy. 
It really helped to lift my spirits.