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> My take is that in the near term (1-2 months), there will be a shortage of a lot of produce I say this from a place of kindness and compassion: this is the s
by david-gpu 7y ago
> My take is that in the near term (1-2 months), there will be a shortage of a lot of produce
I say this from a place of kindness and compassion: this is the sort of mindset we should avoid.
It's understandable to have fear of an unknown situation, but look at the available data. Even in places with large outbreaks, grocery stores have continued delivering all essentials to the population.
Ensuring you have some food for the next couple of weeks (not the next couple of months/years) makes sense in case you need to self-isolate. That's about it.
- ma2rten 7y agoWe have yet to see most of the impact of supply chain disruption from China. That alone is going to impact most businesses. If in addition to that a lot of people in your own country are going to be sick or quarantined, I don't think we can assume things are going to work out the same as before.
- remote_phone 7y agoI say this also from a place of kindness and compassion: you should heed OP’s advice. My sister owns a pharmacy. She has been sold out of many things since end of January and isn’t receiving stock even though she orders it every day. She is starting to run out of canned foods. Her shelves are empty for many things. This is in Toronto, the largest city in Canada. The next step will be complete shut down for 2-4 weeks across the US and Canada in order to “flatten the curve”. Expect that supply chains will be impacted and food will run out not because of lack of actual food but disrupted supply chains and sick workers.