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56. Thank you. It's so weird.

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Pics from around the country of friday panic shopping [View all] Demovictory9 Mar 2020 OP

Could someone please tell me why people are buying water? dem4decades Mar 2020 #1

They have no confidence in Trump C_U_L8R Mar 2020 #6

They may be afraid the water supply will be contaminated? To drink when sick? 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #10

Don't know. Doesn't make sense at all captain queeg Mar 2020 #34

There's that and 2naSalit Mar 2020 #35

Also customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #68

Wow! Some people are losing their shit. They worry about living, while their diet says otherwise. TheBlackAdder Mar 2020 #52

That would explain all the toilet paper, though JHB Mar 2020 #113

You know, that makes sense! 🤔✅ TheBlackAdder Mar 2020 #139

You have it wrong Chainfire Mar 2020 #149

Dang! TheBlackAdder Mar 2020 #152

Thank you. It's so weird. mdelaguna Mar 2020 #56

My City's water is not safe. Baitball Blogger Mar 2020 #64

Every utility customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #66

What about police, fire,hospitals ? MichMan Mar 2020 #79

I'm sure customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #81

You nailed it. yonder Mar 2020 #127

Extra Joe Short Mar 2020 #100

It is highly unlikely that the utilities will fail, but not beyond the realm of possibility Chainfire Mar 2020 #108

S Pellegrino water Turbineguy Mar 2020 #110

Hurricane and earth preparedness lists is what I would imagine. LiberalArkie Mar 2020 #154

OK, I really don't get this. Why water? And why more than a month or two worth of toilet paper? Squinch Mar 2020 #2

If they have 2 months worth of toilet paper they'd better have 2 months of food. dem4decades Mar 2020 #9

But none of them seem to have much food. It's all water and toilet paper. Squinch Mar 2020 #11

There isn't much food at Costco that I 2naSalit Mar 2020 #37

I buy a lot of groceries at Costco DesertRat Mar 2020 #119

For me it's an expedition. 2naSalit Mar 2020 #156

Conversely, if they have 2 months worth of food they'd better have 2 months of toilet paper. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #15

60 rolls of toilet paper (2 packs of 30)? frazzled Mar 2020 #20

Pretty much our normal purchase. Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #29

Same here True Blue American Mar 2020 #128

Um . . . no. Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #131

2 people True Blue American Mar 2020 #133

Must be in the 16 added since about 8 PM last night. Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #135

Please keep us informed. True Blue American Mar 2020 #137

No confirmed cases in Ohio - yet. Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #140

Thank you. True Blue American Mar 2020 #141

So far - I'm just ramping up what I do normally to avoid seasonal illnesses - Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #142

Many are now True Blue American Mar 2020 #143

I wasn't able to convince one potential student to avoid shaking hands Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #146

Maybe they will learn True Blue American Mar 2020 #147

What of they have a big household? 2naSalit Mar 2020 #39

Some shop at Costco for businesses, group homes, daycares, etc. DesertRat Mar 2020 #122

63 million Americans voted for Donald Trump. John Fante Mar 2020 #30

Lol! Yep! Squinch Mar 2020 #32

+1000 llmart Mar 2020 #48

I also don't understand the water Renew Deal Mar 2020 #86

Spam!!! uppityperson Mar 2020 #3

Oh God, i just commented about 2 months worth of food, imagine if it's all Spam? dem4decades Mar 2020 #13

That's why they need Turbineguy Mar 2020 #44

low sodium spam! Demovictory9 Mar 2020 #95

Obligatory JHB Mar 2020 #118

I have been told that the new hickory-smoked SPAM is delicious. GoCubsGo Mar 2020 #134

I don't get why people are buying water. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #4

it's a habit - water buying for earthquake, storm, The Civil unrest after the Rodney King verdict Demovictory9 Mar 2020 #12

Whenever a snowstorm customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #69

lol...yeah..why not spaghetti and oatmeal? Demovictory9 Mar 2020 #94

A poster in another thread gets water from a private well. klook Mar 2020 #23

Why would there be power outages? MichMan Mar 2020 #59

See my post #66. n/t customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #70

Better go out and buy weapons and ammo for when the police department all gets quarantined & or sick MichMan Mar 2020 #82

That's the second time on this thread customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #83

I think it's ridiculous that we should prepare in case every public utility shuts down MichMan Mar 2020 #92

We shopped modestly customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #93

You can praise the people pictured in the OP for just being prepared if you like MichMan Mar 2020 #96

the "survivalist" nut job has now become stopdiggin Mar 2020 #98

I wonder how many are shopping for group homes, etc.? DesertRat Mar 2020 #117

There's a term for that logical fallacy- mahina Mar 2020 #103

Per that poster: klook Mar 2020 #80

Not at all "screwed" Chainfire Mar 2020 #109

See Post 80 in this thread for link to the other post I mentioned. klook Mar 2020 #125

private well Timewas Mar 2020 #136

They make buckets, Chainfire Mar 2020 #148

That works too... Timewas Mar 2020 #150

Disgusting. No stiff upper lip anywhere in sight. kairos12 Mar 2020 #5

Kick dalton99a Mar 2020 #7

I'm not stocking up on anything. smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #8

It's all over the place where I live. So I got enough for a 2 week quarantine and stuff for Squinch Mar 2020 #16

I agree. llmart Mar 2020 #49

If worse comes to worse customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #71

So do I True Blue American Mar 2020 #130

I was at Costco and a couple of other stores. It is crazy. And expensive. 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #14

I do not get it Bev54 Mar 2020 #19

My thinking, paranoid as it may be, is that I can get items before any supply is interrupted. 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #26

E-gads it's not a nuclear winter.. defacto7 Mar 2020 #17

But electrical workers can. The_jackalope Mar 2020 #47

It's possible I guess. defacto7 Mar 2020 #62

good god... it's like we're all dweller Mar 2020 #18

I will say what is the health officials say Bev54 Mar 2020 #21

That was my first thought. llmart Mar 2020 #50

Nice turn of phrase. klook Mar 2020 #24

👍🏻 dweller Mar 2020 #31

That's exactly what we've been doing for 3-1/2 years. defacto7 Mar 2020 #63

i know dweller Mar 2020 #67

Not seeing ANY of this where I live in NC. cwydro Mar 2020 #22

I saw this at my Costco on Thursday DesertRat Mar 2020 #120

What? No limit on Spam??? MissB Mar 2020 #25

Your last meal is Spam! 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #28

No panic buying here in northern RI/eastern MA. Totally Tunsie Mar 2020 #27

We had our panic buying event last Saturday MissB Mar 2020 #33

Are you also in New England Totally Tunsie Mar 2020 #40

PNW MissB Mar 2020 #46

Nice part of the country. Totally Tunsie Mar 2020 #75

I read about the RI case... stillcool Mar 2020 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #36

That is so true. llmart Mar 2020 #53

You may change your tune customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #73

This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #89

They can have customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #91

Spam, spam,spam spam! tblue37 Mar 2020 #38

Southern California water from the tab is not great for drinking . . Iliyah Mar 2020 #41

Well the stores Andy823 Mar 2020 #42

There's no rubbing alcohol on the shelves, either. klook Mar 2020 #43

Wouldn't Dawn dishwashing liquid do just as well? llmart Mar 2020 #54

If you wash enough dishes, thoroughly in hot water misanthrope Mar 2020 #57

Yes, soap is soap. You'll be fine. cbdo2007 Mar 2020 #65

Oh, I wasn't worried about me. llmart Mar 2020 #74

Right, people are going a little bit so about this coronavirus thing... cbdo2007 Mar 2020 #111

I get that... llmart Mar 2020 #114

Yes Tree-Hugger Mar 2020 #76

Shhh..... llmart Mar 2020 #78

I should stock up Tree-Hugger Mar 2020 #115

Remember one of the oil spills... llmart Mar 2020 #116

Yes! Tree-Hugger Mar 2020 #123

Carry on! Many of my family True Blue American Mar 2020 #144

Interesting. klook Mar 2020 #84

Yes, if you're at home DesertRat Mar 2020 #121

Trump better stock up on Depends.n/t Raven Mar 2020 #51

Things were normal marybourg Mar 2020 #55

"A person is smart. People are misanthrope Mar 2020 #58

Last week? Because it's quiet this week in Seattle. nolabear Mar 2020 #60

Hubby went to Publix a few days ago and when he came home he asked Why do all southerners buy napi21 Mar 2020 #61

PA changed Tree-Hugger Mar 2020 #77

I'm sorry to hear that! I remember so many mornings, driiving to work (downtown Pgh) on icy napi21 Mar 2020 #88

"What happened to the Pennsylvanians?" BumRushDaShow Mar 2020 #105

. PunkinPi Mar 2020 #107

Today I bought canned food, beans extra rice, pasta...soup makings...canned soup if too sick for Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #72

Spam! An american classic Renew Deal Mar 2020 #85

pork, not beef MrsMatt Mar 2020 #124

That works Renew Deal Mar 2020 #129

I went to Costco today north of Seattle ribrepin Mar 2020 #87

At Costco, I got eggs and laundry detergent... WestLosAngelesGal Mar 2020 #90

Was there a run on ribs:) True Blue American Mar 2020 #145

I'm going to try to get ribs today. WestLosAngelesGal Mar 2020 #157

Gas is dropping in price True Blue American Mar 2020 #158

Thanks for the good news! WestLosAngelesGal Mar 2020 #161

Proof people today never would have made it as pioneers nini Mar 2020 #97

So much toilet paper. What, are they living off of Hot Pockets? coti Mar 2020 #99

Went to Giant for my weekly shopping yesterday Freddie Mar 2020 #101

This virus Aussie105 Mar 2020 #102

Some days I swear I live in the Middle Ages. Throck Mar 2020 #104

... BumRushDaShow Mar 2020 #106

Oh bloody hell. nt a la izquierda Mar 2020 #112

I wonder how many are repugs and are thinking.... Hotler Mar 2020 #126

We're a country full of hoarders. liberalmuse Mar 2020 #132

Home or the brave, my ass. HarlanPepper Mar 2020 #138

That's the basmati rice I buy, but I pay less than that at the Walmart. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 #151

I have 3 stores True Blue American Mar 2020 #159

You can use cloth wipes instead of toilet paper janterry Mar 2020 #153

So far, COSTCO is the only place I've seen this ThoughtCriminal Mar 2020 #155

Problem True Blue American Mar 2020 #160