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If people start trickling into stores to stock up now, as the Canadian government is urging it's citizens, there will be less of a rush later. Perhaps we can av
by allovernow 7y ago
If people start trickling into stores to stock up now, as the Canadian government is urging it's citizens, there will be less of a rush later. Perhaps we can avoid the chaos of empty store shelves.
- l4yao 7y agoYour wording seems a bit off mark. The Minister of Health is recommending everyone to always have an emergency reserve in case of any unforseen event, from illness to power blackout.
- mercer 7y agoI'd say the vast majority of people that I know don't have such a reserve, and are seriously considering it now. If they all go and stock up, what with the JIT-style of many supermarkets, I wouldn't be surprised to encounter shortages. Even just to avoid the inconvenience of that, stocking up now, while the majority of the population is not too concerned, seems prudent and even beneficial to everyone else