OMG, I went to the main grocery store to do some main shopping. It was a madhouse. And that was around 10:30 to 11:30 am on a weekday. There is obviously a bit of a panic. Some sections were stocked normally, but other whole sections were completely striped of product. For example, the whole entire raw chicken and bagged bread sections were empty, and the beef section was heading that way. The entire section with paper towels, napkins, and toilet paper was empty. In fact, I saw some woman take the last two rolls of Scott toilet paper (you know the ones individually wrapped in paper). The yogurt section was half empty. I definitely couldn't get our usual types. Eggs looked like they were going fast. I didn't really need another dozen, but I bought one anyway. Also, the frozen vegetable section was almost empty. All that was left were those frozen veggie mixes with sauces, some edamame, frozen Brussels sprouts, Asian stir fry mix, and lima beans. Some tomatoes in the fresh vegetable section were almost gone. I bought some, and some canned tomatoes. It was a rat race, with everyone in each others' way (more than usual) and the cashier lines were long. I overheard one cashier saying some lady spent over $500 in one shot.

I was sweating profusely towards the end of my shopping, a trip I did alone. I wondered if others thought I had a fever, but it was just anxiety sweating. I then went to the liquor store to pick up some beer and wine for hubby. Then I went to CVS, where I did find 2 packages of napkins, and did a transfer of most of our medications.

At the stores, I wore plastic gloves. Other than store staff, I was the only one I saw doing that. It was a hassle, but why not be safe? I'm now home resting a bit. I need to do some cleaning. Luckily, hubby helped haul a lot of the purchases into the house and unload them while I was preparing lunch.

I mentioned the other day that nine people in my husband's department got laid off. We found out that one is a guy that is currently receiving radiation treatments for cancer. Another guy was only three months from qualifying for retirement health insurance benefits. Yes, they laid him off three months before! Kind of like home Trump fired former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe, 26 hours before he qualified.