I’m glad it’s the weekend. What a terrible week. The Keane concert was fun, but didn’t have much of an effect on how the week unfolded. It was an historically bad week at work. The industry needs a break, so it’s good we’re at a weekend. Hopefully POTUS will stop making things worse by talking and tweeting. Because that’s what he does, makes it worse.

I went to the super market this morning to do my usual shopping. Holy crap! I’d read news stories about lines and shortages, but I didn’t think it would be bad before 6:30am! Was I wrong!!! If you wanted pasta, sauce, beans, water, pork, anything other than chicken thighs or really expensive cuts of beef, you were out of luck! Not to mention paper products!

The produce and freezer sections were sparse as well. I was lucky to get a four pack of russet potatoes!

Snack foods seemed well-stocked though. Same with ice cream and frozen pizza. I had to search for frozen broccoli, but not junk food, lol! I guess that’s a good sign that people are stocking-up on good food and not crap.

Odd thing, I couldn’t find Havarti cheese anywhere. So random! It’s the only cheese I buy regularly and I’ve never really had an issue finding it. Not today! Maybe Trader Joe’s will have it tomorrow? I’m thinking about heading over before they open so I can buy my favorite sourdough bread anyway. I might as well see if they have my cheese.

One thing I don’t get is the run on bottled water. It’s not like people are preparing for an earthquake, where water supplies can become unsafe or pipes might break and service is interrupted. We still have working faucets! Plus, I am fortunate enough to live in an area where our tap water is very safe. I mean, sure, I prefer bottled water, but tap water is fine. I drank from a hose throughout my childhood and survived!

I get that people are buying-up hand sanitizer and soap. In fact, I can even understand buying a little more toilet paper than usual, but the rest of this is just crazy.

So I got my few things (I keep a pretty well-stocked home, so I didn’t have to buy a ton of stuff) and stood in the long line to check-out / pay for my groceries. Seriously, it was looooong! It took around 40 minutes to get to the checker! I chatted with her for the few moments I was checking out. I feel bad, people were being so rude and nasty to her. She actually thanked me for being nice! Come on people, we’re all just trying to do our best! Be nice!

I’m hopeful that once folks have two weeks worth of supplies stocked that things will get back to normal. Things can’t continue like this, right? RIGHT??

Fingers-crossed Trader’s is a better experience tomorrow!

It’s pouring rain today, so I think I’m going to stay inside. If it clears up, I might go to Bev Mo or Total Wine and More....surely, their lines will be short. HA! Riiiiight.

Be safe out there and please be kind to service workers. You should be nice to them anyway, but especially now!