Tonight after purchasing more groceries than I've bought in the last decade, I'm reflecting on how strange it felt. I've never filled a shopping cart. A groce

Tonight after purchasing more groceries than I've bought in the last decade, I'm reflecting on how strange it felt. I've never filled a shopping cart. A grocery basket, sure, but an entire cart with the bottom shelf filled with bottled water, never. I lived through Hurricane Sandy in NYC. That was something. But I never felt the urge to go preemptively shopping before. Food has always been in abundance and regularly available a few blocks away 24/7. Shoutout to Westside Market in the UWS. Yesterday I became convinced I needed almost a months supply of non-perishables _right now_. Tonight, there was no other customers shopping with urgency at my local Target as I was buying six spare toothbrushes with two bottles of NyQuil and two cans of saline nasal spray along with all of the food I could fit. All of the aisles were well stocked, mostly. They were less so once I went by. There was one lady with 7 cans of lysol spray, but we just winked at each other and hurried off. I think both of us were trying to not get any more shocked glances from the people just strolling trying decide which flavor of double stuffed Oreo's to buy this Saturday night. Deep down those people know what's going on, but aren't yet ready to take action. Sure, I'm early and feel guilty because it was so easy to get everything right now. But also feels really good to have it stocked away in my pantry. If I don't use these supplies my local food bank will get everything I don't need. I'd like to ask of you to consider doing the same! If all of this preparation is unnecessary, there are hungry people that will appreciate it later on. If the possibility to make something good come out of this possibly tragically bad situation motivates you take some time to get ready, I'm pleased.