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Coronavirus (COVID-19) is too exciting for adults to discuss (CLOSED)

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So, just got back from Costco, where I went on a whim after my doctor's appointment, and got there around 12:30. Holy. Fucking. Shit. Parking lot completely full and every through-way was filed with cars circling around waiting for a spot. It had taken me almost 10 minutes to get from the stoplight about a block from the entrance to in to the actual lot area. Then after not getting anywhere for about another five minutes, I followed the lead of the some who had parked on the curbed grass median and parked there. Fuck 'em. I then observed that, almost without exception, everyone headed out to their cars had a large package of TP and one of paper towels (one each, so obviously Costco was limiting). When I got into the store itself, lines were completely to the back, and like those outside the store, virtually everyone had TP and paper towels. JFC, people, you can't eat toilet paper or paper towels.

And, no, I didn't buy either toilet paper or paper towels.
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
So, just got back from Costco, where I went on a whim after my doctor's appointment, and got there around 12:30. Holy. Fucking. Shit. Parking lot completely full and every through-way was filed with cars circling around waiting for a spot. It had taken me almost 10 minutes to get from the stoplight about a block from the entrance to in to the actual lot area. Then after not getting anywhere for about another five minutes, I followed the lead of the some who had parked on the curbed grass median and parked there. Fuck 'em. I then observed that, almost without exception, everyone headed out to their cars had a large package of TP and one of paper towels (one each, so obviously Costco was limiting). When I got into the store itself, lines were completely to the back, and like those outside the store, virtually everyone had TP and paper towels. JFC, people, you can't eat toilet paper or paper towels.

And, no, I didn't buy either toilet paper or paper towels.
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After seeing the line I would have left.

What are you a broad?
 
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I stopped at Kroger at about 11 last night on the way home just out of morbid curiosity. It wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting -- about 3 times the usual number of people there at that hour. Canned goods were pretty well depleted and TP was mostly gone, but there was still at least some of everything there.

I ended up grabbing a couple 6 packs of beer and just wandering the store bemusedly watching people do people things.

People are so fucking weird.
 
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Fungo Squiggly said:
I stopped at Kroger at about 11 last night on the way home just out of morbid curiosity. It wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting -- about 3 times the usual number of people there at that hour. Canned goods were pretty well depleted and TP was mostly gone, but there was still at least some of everything there.

I ended up grabbing a couple 6 packs of beer and just wandering the store bemusedly watching people do people things.

People are so fucking weird.
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Went to a Costco today around 3PM....wasn't too bad. Plenty of parking, no lines for products, no idiots, even the check out line was only about 3 people deep for each one and i was in and out in 20 minutes. This is all surprising because apparently people forget to be like this during Easter, July 4th, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, etc. etc. etc.
 
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I went to my Doctors office, no lines. To the Library, no lines. Got a haircut no lines. Went to an Eagles for perch dinner, they had about 1/5 the people they usually have ( they usually have a 20-30 minute wait in line) Not so today. Especially after I wore my oxygen and a face mask, some people left in a hurry. wink. slappy.gif
Then I went home and had a nap, no lines there either, no lines no idiots, plenty of TP and everything else we will need for 3 months.
I was too smart to got to Costco, Walmart or any other place just to see the lines.
 
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bigdog3300 said:
Went to a Costco today.......no idiots
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NJ-Buckeye said:
Insanity... Amazon (who is completely out) has a third party provider for a 4 roll package of Scott TP.. for (better sit down) $35.15 plus $5.37 shipping
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Pro tip: if you actually run out during this nonsensical journey we are all on, these are much cheaper and likely to always be in stock. You won't have to buy a pallet of the fucking things.

(military guy know what I mean)
 
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bigdog3300 said:
Went to a Costco today around 3PM....wasn't too bad. Plenty of parking, no lines for products, no idiots, even the check out line was only about 3 people deep for each one and i was in and out in 20 minutes. This is all surprising because apparently people forget to be like this during Easter, July 4th, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, etc. etc. etc.
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The Easton Costco had at least 500 out front before opening, most of them in a stationary moshpit for 30+ min inside the breezeway entrance.

There were 2+ carts side by side backed up in both food aisles back to the tp. The line to checkout was about 20 min. The smallest line by the non food aisle backed up about 30 carts.

Literally not one parking spot in the Easton lot at 10:30. Only those being vacated. The spots backed up to the road by the gas station were even full.
 
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Unless shit goes sideways fast the stores aren't closing down completely any time soon, and there shouldn't be a shortage of most food and paper goods. Went to Walmart last night to get some items we needed to get anyway, and some bulk snacks because we both have nearly a two week paid "vacation" with nowhere really to go. I'll go back out for a pack of TP and other groceries next week after the panic buying has stopped and the number of tourists are far less.
 
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