> "its just a flu" Yup, that's what they are saying. And it clearly isn't. I was at the store a couple of weeks ago and had this mental frame of reference wh

> "its just a flu" Yup, that's what they are saying. And it clearly isn't. I was at the store a couple of weeks ago and had this mental frame of reference where you are kind of watching from the outside while thinking "I wonder if these people understand what could happen here in a few weeks". I've talked to very well educated friends, some in the medical field, who are very dismissive and even think it is paranoid to think getting ready is a good idea. I don't get it. The point isn't to be paranoid. As I've put it in various conversations: I'd rather be wrong about making the assumption than discover the hard way I was wrong about not having made it. The assumption I made is that we might need to quarantine at home for 30 to 45 days. I made this decision about a month ago. I went out and got enough supplies for that as well as supplies relevant to the issue at hand (masks, gloves, disinfectants, etc.). I would say 95% of what I purchased (food and household items) are things we consume on a normal basis. So, we have a two month supply of food. It just means that, if I am wrong, we don't have to go to the market for a couple of months. No big deal. I've always had N95 masks around for work around the house and shop. This isn't a biohazard item, it's a normal industrial product. So even that isn't an out of the norm purchase. OK, so I have a bit more Clorox than we would normally stock. That's about the size of my "paranoid" purchases, more Clorox. Not sure why this is weird to some. Getting ready isn't that hard.