Anyone else getting concerned

[clamum]

So...1500 rnds of .40. What's that get me at hoarder house?

Think it's going to calm down if peeps aren't working and can't pay.

I could be wrong but I carry every day anyway so...

I actually ordered some 9mm early this morning.

I had gone to Freedom Munitions a few days ago and of course they were sold out of most stuff, but I added a bunch of "notify me when in stock" to the various 9mm ammo.

In the middle of the night/morning I woke up and went to bathroom and looked at my phone, what do ya know a notification. Went ahead and ordered some, took maybe two minutes.

Nice cause I've been thinking about ordering some since my last order of 500 a few years ago is almost out. Want to get some HPs too so I'm hoping another notification will come.

 

[sdifox]

I'd only use dried beans for something like soup. For anything else, the price premium of buying canned is worth it.

With IP you can just throw in dry beans.

 

[renz20003]

Was that about her or your true colors coming out? Not sure how to take your post.

Me

 

[ElFenix]

With IP you can just throw in dry beans.

Sweat some bacon, add thin sliced onion, some minced garlic, 3 tbsp fiesta pinto seasoning, 1 tbsp chicken base, a pint of pico, 1 pound picked/rinsed pintos, high for 1:05, fast release, stir in 1 cup chopped brisket, enjoy.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Sweat some bacon, add thin sliced onion, some minced garlic, 3 tbsp fiesta pinto seasoning, 1 tbsp chicken base, a pint of pico, 1 pound picked/rinsed pintos, high for 1:05, fast release, stir in 1 cup chopped brisket, enjoy.

Sounds good. I think I'll make some Boston baked beans in the oven.

 

[ponyo]

I just came back from Costco. I didn't need to go, but I wanted to go see for myself for investment market research purposes. It was definitely weird experience shopping today. It definitely made me reflect and appreciate what we had in the past. Hopefully, all this passes and we can go back to the new normal. I don't think it will be the old normal as the new normal will have little more restrictions but it will be better than what we currently have right now. Lot of the essentials and popular items had limit of 1. No toilet paper but just pallets and pallets of bottled water. I think they can stop ordering water for like 6 months. Never seen so much bottled water before.

No raw chicken of any type. That was crazy to see. Very little pork. I bought the last package of pork butt and one of the few package of spare ribs. Very low supply of ribs. Maybe like 5 packages total which is crazy. Beef and steaks seemed to be in good supply but I have couple hundred pounds at home so I didn't buy any other than some fresh ground beef for burgers tomorrow.

Veggies seemed to be in decent supply but costs have gone up. They had dry food like rice. I think the no return policy is helping on things like rice. Most Americans don't eat 40 lbs of rice so I think people are thinking twice about hoarding that. Certain cheeses are out of stock but they seemed to have plenty of eggs and milk. Limit 1 is helping there.

But what I noticed was hardly no one was browsing and buying anything other than food and house essentials. Discretionary items were left untouched and nobody seemed interested. Hardly no purchase of luxury and recreational items. That was pretty shocking. It made me think about sales of Costco, their earnings, and implication on the rest of the retailers and merchandise supply chain. It's something I need to think about further.

I ended up spending little over $500 at Costco. That's about twice what we normally spend on a typical Costco trip. We ended up buying some stuff we don't need now just because we were worried it might not be easily available later. Hopefully this passes soon when people return to work and the supply chain returns to normal.

PS. One thing I forgot to mention, hardly any line at the Costco gas station. Lot of unoccupied pumps. And gas is super cheap. I think I paid $1.4X something for gallon of unleaded. My wallet and my gas guzzling LX470 really appreciated that. It's like the perfect time to go on cross country road trip because of cheap gas if not for the coronavirus scare. Funny how that works out.

PPS. My wife and I wore our masks in the store. I was happy to see we're no longer freaks. I saw good number of people wearing masks. Where before it was like 0%, I would say it was like 10% today. Still not great but way better than before. I think more people would wear mask if they had it.

 

[lxskllr]

It's like the perfect time to go on cross country road trip because of cheap gas

There's also no traffic. I've *really* been digging my drives to/from work. Driving's almost enjoyable again.

 

[Kaido]

I kinda feel like the planet is making us take a mandatory "Earth Day" & stop polluting & whatnot:

CNN reporter: 'Unimaginable' scenes in central London | CNN

CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports from central London after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed the most stringent social restrictions on the British public since the end of the Second World War.

www.cnn.com

 

[pete6032]

It's pretty crazy to see for sure. Never in my life have I ever seen a completely empty grocery store shelving section from one end to the other or even lot of empty sections, outside of renovation related work or if they are moving stuff etc. It's just such an odd thing to see, and is a quick reminder of how fragile our way of living is as we rely so much on things that are out of our control. It almost gives you a feeling of vulnerability knowing there's certain things you can't just easily do yourself, like make toilet paper or certain foods, if you're not properly setup/prepared.

Food wise we are ok here so far, grocery stores are still getting food stock regularly, and most take out places are open. You can't be picky but there is still plenty of food.

But lot of certain products are impossible to get, such as TP and I won't even bother trying to find masks or anything sanitation related but I don't really need any right now. If I do find masks I'll buy a bunch just so I can donate to the hospital, they probably need them. But I'm not going out unless I have to so it's more of a thing I check while I'm already there.

On one hand I don't want to order take out as it comes with a small risk, on the other hand I want to take advantage of it while it's available, so I can save the food I already have here.

I'm not sure if Home Depot is considered essential or not but I may do a trip if it's still open, I want to get stuff to grow vegetables. I hope they'll have top soil indoors as the garden centre is not opening any time soon.

Right now the food situation is ok at the grocery stores but I should probably prepare for it to get like the toilet paper situation.

HD is considered essential in the US. Not sure about CAN.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Just left Walmart, minimal pasta, no flour, no yeast.

Related, I saw an Uber asshole. Woman put together her own hazmat suit. She was wearing goggles, most of a ski mask covered down to her nose, ghetto looking face mask with what appeared to be a jury rigged elastic around her head, two layers of gloves, rain coat and rain boots and some sort of light scarf around her neck.

 

[nakedfrog]

People must be getting desperate if they're buying up yeast.

Though I guess some of them may own bread machines.

 

[Kaido]

Woman put together her own hazmat suit. She was wearing goggles, most of a ski mask covered down to her nose, ghetto looking face mask with what appeared to be a jury rigged elastic around her head, two layers of gloves, rain coat and rain boots and some sort of light scarf around her neck.

If you're willing to capitalize on anxiety, the market is ripe for profiteering. That's what smarthomes are really all about. Sure, there's a handful of convenience items (voice & app-controlled lights, locks, etc.), but there's kind of a finite amount of legitimately useful things for the average home owner. But, if you're willing to market & sell to people through the anxiety marketing angle, then you can sell all kinds of stuff! Masks that don't work, security systems that don't get the police there any faster, magic protein power that will get you jacked, shredded, and a 6-pack, etc.

 

[Kaido]

People must be getting desperate if they're buying up yeast.

Though I guess some of them may own bread machines.

Most people don't realize how easy it is to make your own yeast (i.e. sourdough). You literally just stir it up once a day & ignore it for a week or two...as long as you have flour & water available, you've got yeast!

Easy Sourdough Starter (with new troubleshooting tips) - Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day

You can create an easy sourdough starter without dedicating your whole day to the project. It only takes a few minutes a day to get it up and running.

artisanbreadinfive.com

 

[nakedfrog]

Most people don't realize how easy it is to make your own yeast (i.e. sourdough). You literally just stir it up once a day & ignore it for a week or two...as long as you have flour & water available, you've got yeast!

Easy Sourdough Starter (with new troubleshooting tips) - Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day

You can create an easy sourdough starter without dedicating your whole day to the project. It only takes a few minutes a day to get it up and running.

artisanbreadinfive.com

Results may vary, wildly. My partner tried this on a few occasions, and the results were never satisfactory.

 

[lxskllr]

Results may vary, wildly. My partner tried this on a few occasions, and the results were never satisfactory.

Your house is probably too clean. As long as it isn't too cold, I bet putting it outside would kickstart it.

 

[Red Squirrel]

HD is considered essential in the US. Not sure about CAN.

Yeah yesterday they declared a bunch of essential stuff (almost all big stores really, even liquor and weed stores) and HD is one of them too. On one hand, it's good to know I can go there, on the other hand, with everything that is staying open, it's starting to defeat the purpose of this. Seems it's only small businesses that are closing and taking a hit.

 

[Kaido]

Results may vary, wildly. My partner tried this on a few occasions, and the results were never satisfactory.

Lots of factors involved. I always tell people bread is about developing a relationship, similar to the dating process...gotta find out what works & what doesn't, and learning how to talk to flour to make stuff like consistent sourdough starter, amazing pizza, etc. is a process that requires time & persistence.

Generally though, sourdough is super crazy easy. When you say the results weren't satisfactory, what do you mean? Didn't rise well?

 

[Red Squirrel]

I feel something that involves bacteria or cultures etc should probably be done in a highly controlled environment. I would not want to chance doing that myself without the right knowledge in that kind of stuff and the proper lab grade test equipment. I guess a microscope is all you really need I think? But you still need to know what you're looking at.

 

[Hans Gruber]

I just got back from the grocery store. Totally stocked with everything. I didn't check the paper products isle. They have limits on how much you can buy. A lot of people shopping. I saw very few wearing masks.

 

[snoopy7548]

Lots of factors involved. I always tell people bread is about developing a relationship, similar to the dating process...gotta find out what works & what doesn't, and learning how to talk to flour to make stuff like consistent sourdough starter, amazing pizza, etc. is a process that requires time & persistence.

Generally though, sourdough is super crazy easy. When you say the results weren't satisfactory, what do you mean? Didn't rise well?

The last time I took a loaf of bread out on a date, things didn't end up so well...

 

[Kaido]

The last time I took a loaf of bread out on a date, things didn't end up so well...

Any way you slice it, you deserve butter, my friend. Sometimes you just have to recognize when they're being too kneady, you know?

 

[njdevilsfan87]

We are going back to a grocery delivery service we've used in the past. The only problem is they seem to be constantly sold out of milk, eggs, potatoes and bread. I'll keep checking every day to see if I can add those to my next delivery, but at the very least if we have the produce delivered I can reduce grocery visits to a place like Co-Op where I'll be in and out of there in about 5 minutes, and possibly only every other week. I'm not worried about food supply at this point - I just want to reduce the amount of time I need to be in any grocery store.

 

[IronWing]

The last time I took a loaf of bread out on a date, things didn't end up so well...

It's an ATOT thing; we can't handle bread dates.

PICS i am stuck in my friend's jeep in the mud

so my friend and i went out for a loaf of bread at 3am and on our way home we decided to do some offroading in his jeep liberty on a service road... car got stuck, and we've been here ever since trying to get it out. both rear wheels get no traction in the mud and the front underside of the car...

forums.anandtech.com

 

[Red Squirrel]

It's all fun and games until there's a yeast infection.

 

[nakedfrog]

Lots of factors involved. I always tell people bread is about developing a relationship, similar to the dating process...gotta find out what works & what doesn't, and learning how to talk to flour to make stuff like consistent sourdough starter, amazing pizza, etc. is a process that requires time & persistence.

Generally though, sourdough is super crazy easy. When you say the results weren't satisfactory, what do you mean? Didn't rise well?

Yeah, it was some pretty dense bread. She may have done other things wrong, I wasn't present for any of the bread-making process.